13-07-2016 11:35 AM
13-07-2016 11:35 AM
Making patients feel stupid is a treatment all doctors should eschew
Read this article by a doctor in The Guardian - it's good to hear this coming from a medical professional. 🙂 Also, yes, I know, #notallmedicalprofessionals. 🙂
13-07-2016 05:57 PM
13-07-2016 05:57 PM
13-07-2016 06:16 PM - edited 13-07-2016 06:19 PM
13-07-2016 06:16 PM - edited 13-07-2016 06:19 PM
Hi @CannonSalt,
thanks for this article, I found it very moving. Yes, like any professionals, doctors can be condescending and rude. Some are great and some are not so great.
I guess I just never had a very high expectation of them to begin with, so I have not ended up being offended by them!
I can think of three separate instances where, in hindsight, the doctors did not treat me with the appropriate treatment that my symptoms warranted. In each case, I felt a bit intimidated and went along with what they wanted me to do, even though I had my doubts.
In each case, it turned out I got the wrong treatment.
13-07-2016 06:28 PM
13-07-2016 06:28 PM
When doing some volunteer work many years ago, my eyes were opened to the lunchroom attitudes. It was extremely upsetting to know how much the "professionals" despised those they were supposed to be helping. Since then, it has become even easier to spot the negative attitudes. Maybe there should be a subject on Respect in their courses that requires a 100% mark to pass. It would take someone with professional acting talent to pass off a respectful attitude, when the reality is the opposite. Even the professionals I most respect, occassionally slip up, either inadvertently or deliberately. It's frustrating that assumptions are made, but i guess even the "professionals" are human too. It would just be nice if they could acknowledge that too sometimes.
20-07-2016 09:02 AM
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