Dr Kotei discusses a scoping review of the placebo and nocebo effects.
About this episode
Dr Kotei discusses the impact of placebo and nocebo effects in emergency medicine and how communication can influence patient outcomes.
In the ED, your words can be as powerful as your meds. In this episode, PGY-3 Dr Kotel unpacks the science of placebo and nocebo, showing how communication shapes patient outcomes—and how small shifts in framing, empathy, and reassurance can turn talk into treatment.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Kotei
Topics covered
- placebo effects
- nocebo effects
- patient communication
- empathy in medicine
- treatment outcomes
Keywords
- placebo
- nocebo
- emergency medicine
- patient outcomes
- communication
- framing
- empathy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UC Department of Emergency Medicine
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