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SEADOC

We're thrilled to announce a series of updates of SEADOC Chat on both iOS and Android devices, designed to enhance the user experience for our local users. These updates include:

- **Vietnamese and Bahasa Indonesian Languages:** we've added these languages, this means you can now use SEADOC Chat in your preferred language.
- **Enhanced User Interface:** we've made significant improvements to the user interface, making it more intuitive and easier to navigate, especially for users who are new to the app.

We're continually working to enhance SEADOC Chat with new features and improvements. With these updates, SEADOC Chat is more accessible and user-friendly than ever before. Download the latest version today and stay tuned for more features. Let's Connect and Communicate Seamlessly with your Patients and Care Team Members!

SEADOC Chat: Vietnamese and Bahasa Indonesian Languages

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SEADOC Chat: New Updates! Enhanced User Experience for Local Users

In healthcare, doctors and pharmacists play complementary roles in patient care. Doctors are responsible for making diagnostic and treatment decisions. Possessing a comprehensive knowledge base, doctors are tasked with gathering all relevant patient information to make the most appropriate treatment choices. Meanwhile, pharmacists are highly trained drug experts responsible for in-depth investigations into optimizing drug therapy for individual patients, including drug selection, dosage, administration route, and monitoring for adverse drug reactions. Therefore, the role of pharmacists in collaborating with doctors to provide medication advice is increasingly valued. By working together, these healthcare professionals can optimize patient outcomes. 

Without a reliable online communication platform, pharmacists may struggle to contact prescribing doctors promptly to verify or clarify medication orders. This can result in delayed responses or hinder the timely resolution of medication-related issues. The increasing importance of this issue is evident in today's world, driven by technological advancements, rising patient expectations, and the emergence of new health threats. Effective collaboration and information sharing are crucial. To achieve this, investments from healthcare professionals, institutions, and the wider healthcare sector are needed. 

Telemedicine has the potential to significantly enhance the collaborative model, leading to improved patient outcomes. To optimize the medication dispensing process and ensure accurate medication delivery by enhancing communication and verification between pharmacists and prescribing doctors. [SEADOC Chat App](https://www.seadoc.co/app) allows care team members (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc.) and patients to connect easily and share prescriptions, facilitating collaboration from anywhere. 

- Unclear prescription: pharmacists can initiate instant messaging or video call with prescribing doctors to clarify ambiguous or missing information regarding dosage, frequency, route of administration, or duration of treatment.
- Incomplete prescription: doctors can share the electronic patient health records for pharmacists to retrieve patient demographics, allergies, or current medications.
- Complex medication: pharmacists can provide patients with clear and automated instructions on medication usage, including dosage, timing, and potential side effects.

Become a Verified Healthcare Provider on [SEADOC Chat](https://www.seadoc.co/professional-community) to access exclusive features and connect with patients and colleagues.

Doctors and pharmacists play complementary roles in patient care. While doctors diagnose and prescribe treatments, pharmacists ensure that medications are used safely and effectively. By working together, these healthcare professionals can optimize patient outcomes.

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Collaborative Healthcare: Doctors and Pharmacists Working Together for Better Patient Outcomes

SEADOC, a healthcare professional community for the SouthEast Asia region, offers a unique Q&A feature that can benefit both providers and patients.

**Do you ever wish there was a convenient way to connect with colleagues and directly answer patient questions online?** Improved patient interactions through a healthcare delivery model that leverages online information resources. 

**SEADOC’s Q&A platform empowers a provider to:**

- **Become a trusted source and enhance your reputation:** directly answer patient concerns and build trust by providing accurate and timely medical information in a secure online environment. Promoting your reputation by showing a commitment to patient education and cost-effectiveness, which can reflect positively on a provider's image.
- **Expand your reach and increase engagement:** share your expertise and  answer questions on a trusted platform for  a wider audience, potentially attracting new patients seeking qualified healthcare professionals who actively engage online with their community. Increase engagement by providing convenient access to information and answer patient queries directly, fostering better communication, patient confidence and satisfaction. 
- **Reduced patient inquiries and boost efficiency:** address common patient inquiries efficiently through the Q&A platform. Freeing up valuable time for in-person consultations by lessening the number of basic questions.

**Can free health answers save patients money on doctor visits?** Minimizing unnecessary diagnostics through patient empowerment strategies that utilize online health information.

**SEADOC’s Q&A platform empowers patients to:**

- **Gaining direct access to qualified doctors, expert advice and finding the right care provider:** discover healthcare professionals who are actively engaged in online communities, potentially indicating their commitment to patient communication. Moreover, Q&A platform can help patients identify doctors who align with their needs and approach to care.
- **Empowering themselves by improving health literacy:** receive reliable medical information from verified sources and have their healthcare questions answered directly by trusted healthcare professionals, can promote patient education and  empower them to make informed decisions about their well-being. 
- **Improved communication with doctors:** SEADOC can help patients prepare better for doctor appointments, patients can come with specific questions and a clearer understanding of their health concerns, leading to more productive conversations with their doctor. The right questions during consultations, leading to more focused and potentially less expensive diagnostic tests and treatment plans.
- **Improved medication management:** SEADOC can be a resource for patients to learn about medications, including potential side effects and interactions. This knowledge can help patients discuss treatment options more effectively with their doctors, potentially leading to more cost-effective medication regimens.
- **Preventive care with peace of mind insights:** reduce anxiety and gain clarity by finding answers to your health questions in a supportive online community. Early detection of potential health issues can significantly reduce the need for expensive interventions down the line. 

**How does it work? Ready to see how SEADOC can help you?** By providing a platform for open communication, SEADOC fosters a collaborative patient-doctor relationship, leading to better healthcare outcomes for everyone.

- **For providers:** leave your work email at [https://www.seadoc.co/professional-community](https://www.seadoc.co/professional-community) to explore more about the Q&A feature and how it can benefit your practice and patient interactions.
- **For patients:** leave your email at [https://www.seadoc.co/calculators](https://www.seadoc.co/calculators) to explore more about the Q&A feature and how it can benefit your health progress.



SEADOC, a healthcare professional community for the SouthEast Asia region, offers a unique Q&A feature that can benefit both providers and patients.

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SEADOC Community: Where Patients Get Answers & Providers Build Reputation

## Signs of Burnout

- Stressful workload
- Not enough sleep
- No recognition
- No work-life balance
- No feedback
- No coaching
- No meaning

## Signs of Mental Health

- Noticeable change in your personality, sleep schedule or eating pattern
- Inability to perform daily activities
- Withdrawing from social or normal activities
- Frequent and intense mood swings
- Prolonged feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness or depression
- Substance abuse
- Thoughts about suicide or harm to others 

## Resilience Tips to Prevent Burnout and Mental Health

The more you can cultivate resilience and decrease your risk of burnout, the better you will be able to take care of your patients as well as yourself. 

- Personal resiliency
    - Bring joy in work: what is really meaningful in my life?
    - Proactive self-care: what do I want to do for myself?
    - Promote self-compassion:  you are doing the best you can in an unprecedented situation, it’s OK to take breaks when you need 
    - Improve efficiency and resources: redesign workflow, who is part of my healthcare team that can give me support in difficult times? 
- Social community support
    - Healthcare organization: enhance staff well-being in culture, values, programs that supported staff with cultivation of resilience through cognitive behavioral training, health counselling, communication skill building, relaxation training, music therapy, and other such measures were able to decrease levels of emotional exhaustion.
    - Medical social network: shared mission, knowledge, resources and support each other in accomplishing the professional success in healthcare
    - Telehealth platform: as a doctor, you will be much better off if you have control of work hours, patient consultation lengths, and the number of patients you are expected to see daily. You will also be more likely to thrive if you have a voice in changes at the institutional level. Therefore, it may be worth it to think about the relative value of time versus money; one option is to live more frugally in exchange for more freedom to spend time the way you would like.

Medical social network: shared mission, knowledge, resources and support each other in accomplishing the professional success in healthcare

BURNOUT - MENTAL HEALTH & RESILIENCE TIPS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Signs of Burnout

Signs of Mental Health

Resilience Tips to Prevent Burnout and Mental Health