https://padlet.com/klee1191/2tl8fmxwbun5ja5l en-us 2023-02-23 04:21:13 UTC 2023-02-23 23:43:29 UTC hello@padlet.com klee1191 https://padlet.com/klee1191/2tl8fmxwbun5ja5l/wish/2492802925 In this week reading, The Writing Cure, Thernstrom talks about how a 36-year-old Dominican male seeks aid for back pain. He begins to feel emotional based on a provider actively listening and showing empathy. Dr. Rita Charon, who has a Ph.D in literature and is the director of the pioneering Program in Narrative Medicine. Dr. Charon is glorified based on how she relates literature to medicine, which correlates to the provider showing empathy towards the patient, actively listening, and providing the best care. Psychological testing has shown that levels of "empathy" continue to decline during medical school and residency. SCARY! These are doctors who are entering the medical field with a fresh start and empathy is gone right out the gate. That is bedside manner 101, to actually show your patient's that you actually care. Can you imagine how much chaos this can cause? So many errors can occur from not actively listening to a patient. Wrong medication dosage, wrong patient, or it can be as serious as being careless during a surgery. It's so important for physicians to form a basic relationship with their patient's to truly understand what they are going through, so that they receive the proper treatment. I really was drawn to the question, " Does narrative medicine really work or is it merely fiction in love with fiction?" I believe that there are physicians in the healthcare field who truly care about each and every patient they come across. A great example is Dr. Groves's interaction with her first patient. How she felt the pain to provide the diagnosis to her patient with HIV and how that would alter her life. She explained how she felt like she didn't do much, but I am sure that the young woman will remember that day for the rest of her life, but during such a traumatic experience, she received  comfort from her physician. Dr. Charon teaches her students to view the patient's description of their illness as a story. 

1. How did your illness narrative interview relate to "The Writing Cure"?
2. What changes would we see if physicians implemented these changes within their plan of care in biomedicine?

]]> 2023-02-23 16:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/klee1191/2tl8fmxwbun5ja5l/wish/2492802925 klee1191 https://padlet.com/klee1191/2tl8fmxwbun5ja5l/wish/2492820476 Kleinman speaks about the importance of listening to patient's is the key to understanding their pain and experiences. Although this seems like the bare minimum for a physician to do, unfortunately it is still not happening within healthcare. Yes, physicians attend prestigious universities and endure countless hours of studying and lectures, but how can you deliver a proper diagnosis without the key element? Kleinman's strategies demonstrate how treatment is not always one-sided and that every answer does not have to come from the physician. In today's medicine, everything is so controlled and major decisions are decided by the provider. This relates back to our film last week "The Medicated Child" and how the decisions were left up to the provider to experiment on the child at such a tender age. During my illness narrative interview, my person explained how important is to be heard and her pain taken serious. Dealing with a disease that not a lot of research is provided seems to leave healthcare professionals unaware and oblivious. Kleinman advocates for physicians to indulge in heavy dialogue with their patients instead of controlling or treating them like an object.

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