My
younger daughter is a constant visitor to the ted talks. In March she
got an opportunity to hear Dr. Greenberg (Oncologist in Pediatrics -
Sick kids hospital ,Toronto) and after coming she recommended us to
listen to this talk. It took a while for Waterloo to upload this video .
After listening to it I thought it would be worth sharing . I am also
sharing here what she thinks about it in her own words,
"At
TedxWaterloo this year in March I had the privilege of watching Dr. Mark
Greenberg from Sick Kids Hospital talk about curing versus healing.
Many of his points resonated strongly with me. In his talk Dr. Greenberg
addressed points that I think are highly relevant to majority of the
public. Especially as we become more and more aggressive "consumers" of
our healthcare system.
He brings to light the shifting paradigm
in healthcare from one of need to one of want, and this will ultimately
ruin the objectives of healthcare and its compassionate
and giving aspects turning it rather into a booming business full of
selfish needs with monetary criteria that will need to be met in order
to create profits. He notes that patients will be redefined as clients -
shifting the position of power even further. Lives and treatments will
be weighed in terms of profits and losses rather than one of compassion
and giving.
Doctors should aim to be healers and not just
curers. Medicine is a profession that cannot be left at the office door
at 5pm, but follows a doctor around after hours, and throughout their
lifetime. Conversely, patients should understand the limitations of a
doctor while crediting their experience and weigh their professional
recommendation heavily.
The subject of curing vs. healing
though is a difficult one. Is it possible for a doctor to achieve both
always? Are healed families special cases with many contributing factors
leading to such a conclusion? Should one fore-go curing to heal
instead? Can a system be derived for such a call to be made? Each case
will be unique and complex in its own ways, and I think the topic brings
up many valid questions and address many relevant current topics, yet
its hard to arrive at a conclusion with any amount of certainty. Dr.
Mark Greenberg definitely provides a lot of food for thought."
My
younger daughter is a constant visitor to the ted talks. In March she
got an opportunity to hear Dr. Greenberg (Oncologist in Pediatrics -
Sick kids hospital ,Toronto) and after coming she recommended us to
listen to this talk. It took a while for Waterloo to upload this video .
After listening to it I thought it would be worth sharing . I am also
sharing here what she thinks about it in her own words,
"At TedxWaterloo this year in March I had the privilege of watching Dr. Mark Greenberg from Sick Kids Hospital talk about curing versus healing. Many of his points resonated strongly with me. In his talk Dr. Greenberg addressed points that I think are highly relevant to majority of the public. Especially as we become more and more aggressive "consumers" of our healthcare system.
He brings to light the shifting paradigm in healthcare from one of need to one of want, and this will ultimately ruin the objectives of healthcare and its compassionate and giving aspects turning it rather into a booming business full of selfish needs with monetary criteria that will need to be met in order to create profits. He notes that patients will be redefined as clients - shifting the position of power even further. Lives and treatments will be weighed in terms of profits and losses rather than one of compassion and giving.
Doctors should aim to be healers and not just curers. Medicine is a profession that cannot be left at the office door at 5pm, but follows a doctor around after hours, and throughout their lifetime. Conversely, patients should understand the limitations of a doctor while crediting their experience and weigh their professional recommendation heavily.
The subject of curing vs. healing though is a difficult one. Is it possible for a doctor to achieve both always? Are healed families special cases with many contributing factors leading to such a conclusion? Should one fore-go curing to heal instead? Can a system be derived for such a call to be made? Each case will be unique and complex in its own ways, and I think the topic brings up many valid questions and address many relevant current topics, yet its hard to arrive at a conclusion with any amount of certainty. Dr. Mark Greenberg definitely provides a lot of food for thought."
"At TedxWaterloo this year in March I had the privilege of watching Dr. Mark Greenberg from Sick Kids Hospital talk about curing versus healing. Many of his points resonated strongly with me. In his talk Dr. Greenberg addressed points that I think are highly relevant to majority of the public. Especially as we become more and more aggressive "consumers" of our healthcare system.
He brings to light the shifting paradigm in healthcare from one of need to one of want, and this will ultimately ruin the objectives of healthcare and its compassionate and giving aspects turning it rather into a booming business full of selfish needs with monetary criteria that will need to be met in order to create profits. He notes that patients will be redefined as clients - shifting the position of power even further. Lives and treatments will be weighed in terms of profits and losses rather than one of compassion and giving.
Doctors should aim to be healers and not just curers. Medicine is a profession that cannot be left at the office door at 5pm, but follows a doctor around after hours, and throughout their lifetime. Conversely, patients should understand the limitations of a doctor while crediting their experience and weigh their professional recommendation heavily.
The subject of curing vs. healing though is a difficult one. Is it possible for a doctor to achieve both always? Are healed families special cases with many contributing factors leading to such a conclusion? Should one fore-go curing to heal instead? Can a system be derived for such a call to be made? Each case will be unique and complex in its own ways, and I think the topic brings up many valid questions and address many relevant current topics, yet its hard to arrive at a conclusion with any amount of certainty. Dr. Mark Greenberg definitely provides a lot of food for thought."
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