LM322 - Artisan, Guardian, Idealist, Rational? Who Are You? Who Are Your Patients? Why Does This Matter?

Abstract: Clinical care can be rewarding or frustrating, straightforward or circular. Why? Because there are fundamental differences among us in how we see the world and take in information (concrete or abstract) and then make decisions and take actions (cooperative or utilitarian). This session will explore how patterns of thought and action lead to characteristics that drive the behavior of ourselves and our patients, impacting clinical interactions. The concepts are based on Keirsey’s theory on the Temperament prototypes of Artisan, Guardian, Idealist, and Rational and the session objective is to improve knowledge of self and others, thereby improving clinical interactions.