Healthy Conversations
(now titled The Talking Cure)
We know that the doctor-patient relationship is changing. Sources of health information have multiplied and the GP’s monopoly on knowledge is wobbling. But as we move from paternalism to ‘patient-centred’ how should we think about professionalism and expertise? What are the advantages and challenges of patients and the public playing a more active role in their own healthcare? As the questions patients ask of their doctors become more complicated, how do conversations with doctors need to change?
The Talking Cure
at 10:43am on Monday, 19th May 2008
Wednesday morning was the launch of The Talking Cure. Faizal and I wrote the pamphlet to try to capture the changing conversations taking place between professionals and patients around health. The discussion at the launch was fascinating and impassioned. Howard Stoate gave us his perspective as the only practising GP in the House of Commons. Richard Horton was as thoughtful and fired up as ever. You can listen to all of the speeches, questions etc. here.
The pamphlet has been picked up by a few publications involved with questions of health, medicine and professionalism. The Pharmaceutical Journal picked up on our discussion of concordance and the changing role of pharmacists. We also have a podcasted discussion, and I have written a piece for Comment is free - attracting the usual agora/crucible backlash.
So please have a look at the pamphlet and let us know what you think.
The pamphlet has been picked up by a few publications involved with questions of health, medicine and professionalism. The Pharmaceutical Journal picked up on our discussion of concordance and the changing role of pharmacists. We also have a podcasted discussion, and I have written a piece for Comment is free - attracting the usual agora/crucible backlash.
So please have a look at the pamphlet and let us know what you think.
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