Talking About Goals

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DR. JAIN: There’s no goal that would be off-limits for a patient to share with me.

Everyday goals are really, really important. First of all, ‘cause, y’know, they’re often vital things that we need to do—to, y’know, go about our day.

Something as simple as opening a water bottle, or buttoning up one’s shirt, right? Being able to sit in a car for an hour on a long commute.

Setting treatment goals is really a two-way street.

One of the most important things to me as a rheumatologist is to empower my patients, both with an open line of communication, but also with the information that they need so we can make the right treatment decisions together.