Do Patients Miss the Handshake?

Do Patients Miss the Handshake? - Physical Therapy Products

A year ago the handshake was the gold standard in polite greetings for most social encounters. Now it elicits a reaction similar to letting a pit bull off the ...

COVID-19 Killed the Handshake. What Will Replace It? - Time

Dr. Mark Sklansky has always hated shaking hands. He can think of about a dozen better ways to greet patients than the icky exchange.

Are you shaking hands with patients now? : r/medicine - Reddit

183 votes, 179 comments. I am starting to have patients offer a handshake much more frequently. What are you doing/saying?

Don't Fear the Handshake - The Atlantic

The gesture has survived plenty of outbreaks before COVID, and it will almost certainly outlast more to come. ... Mark Sklansky, a pediatric ...

Is it time to forgo the handshake? | I.M. Matters from ACP

With hand hygiene compliance rates so low in health care facilities, some are advocating for physicians to avoid shaking hands and considering other ways of ...

The Loss of the Handshake is an Opportunity for Connection

Droplets, quarantine, social distancing are now common, everyday words. Toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizer are the new gold. Vacation plans ...

An Evidence-Based Perspective on Greetings in Medical Encounters

BackgroundWidely used models for teaching and assessing communication skills highlight the importance of greeting patients appropriately, ...

Handshakes: How, When and Why You Should Shake Hands

A handshake is a type of greeting that involves grasping hands followed by a brief up and down movement. Handshakes are used as both a greeting and parting ...

After COVID-19, are handshakes a thing of the past? - YouTube

With COVID-19 Social distancing, we have essentially eliminated the handshake. I happen to like the handshake and wonder if in the new ...

Handshake-Free Zones Target Spread Of Germs In The Hospital

Hospital-acquired infections can be life-threatening, and unwashed hands are often to blame. One hospital in California thinks banishing ...

Shaking off the handshake? Expert says its post-pandemic return is ...

It's been more than a year since we were asked to stop shaking hands — but have no fear, hand shakers. Paleoanthropologist and stand-up ...

An etiquette expert on how to decline a handshake - Quartz

You don't have to shake hands out of obligation, or look like a jerk for abstaining.

The handshake went on hiatus during the pandemic. Some doctors ...

Part gesture of respect, part germ spreader, the handshake took a hit during COVID. Will it come back? Should it?

Cultural Competence: Reconsidering the Handshake - SHRM

However, he greatly dislikes limp or sweaty hands. “I like a good firm handshake and go by the old school. … A weak handshake kind of turns me off,” said Mary ...

Is COVID-19 the end of the handshake as we know it?

Health experts have recommended that people to avoid shaking hands, since hands tend to carry a lot of germs.

Fist bump better than handshake for cleanliness - Harvard Health

Two researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales make the case that handshaking exchanges a lot more germs than a modern alternative, the fist bump.

The Physical Exam Begins with a Handshake - The Rheumatologist

The musculoskeletal physical examination, which includes careful observation of the hands through everyday gestures like handshakes, is part of ...

What to know about hugs and handshakes when it comes to COVID ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci has famously said he hopes the handshake never comes back. “I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be ...

The Uncommon Handshake | Donna Cardillo, RN

This program is to teach nurses the significance of handshaking in their daily practice, to teach the acceptable method for shaking hands in a variety of ...

Handshake habit amongst medical practitioners, need to abandon ...

1. Handshake has a cross cultural acceptance and is a standard norm for greeting internationally. In hospital set up doctors often shake hands ...