TY - JOUR T1 - The act of communicating JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 147 LP - 148 VL - 55 IS - 511 AU - JE Thistlethwaite Y1 - 2005/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/511/147.4.abstract N2 - I read the discussion paper on communication skills by Professor Skelton with interest.1 Having been involved in the teaching of communication skills to medical students and GP registrars for some years I feel that the paper raised interesting issues about the subject and its future. Traditionally the model of medical expertise used to design teaching (and assessments) considered the three domains of knowledge, skills and attitudes. A fourth domain of problem-solving skills was later added. In … ER -