Maximizing the advantages of caring for international patients
| Demonstrate gratitude for the opportunity to care for and learn from the patient |
| Verbally thank the patient |
| Tell the patient how caring for them has made you and your team better |
| Teach patients and families |
| Teaching provides an opportunity for deeper learning and mastery of a concept—potentially improving both clinician expertise and patient satisfaction/compliance |
| Provide education on medical conditions and treatments; create a counseling appointment as needed for this |
| Develop international relationships—these may establish rapport and potential international collaboration |
| Collaborating with international care providers and institutions may generate opportunities for advancement of clinical practice, quality improvement, education, or research initiatives |
| Collect data and experiences |
| Perform internal quality improvement on the process of caring for international patients and use this to continually improve the process and experience; consider research initiatives to improve the evidence base and expand expertise |