I definitely 100% agree with this... as a future healthcare practitioner (student physical therapist) and a chronic back pain patient who has undergone to back surgeries... I understand the importance of empowering patients. I was lucky because I have access to a plethora of information, especially clinical trials. In my future career, I plan to empower my patients to question their doctors and learn as much as they can about their diagnosis/pathology. If patients do not feel they readily have access to this information, then I'd be more than happy to provide them with it.
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I definitely 100% agree with this... as a future healthcare practitioner (student physical therapist) and a chronic back pain patient who has undergone to back surgeries... I understand the importance of empowering patients. I was lucky because I have access to a plethora of information, especially clinical trials. In my future career, I plan to empower my patients to question their doctors and learn as much as they can about their diagnosis/pathology. If patients do not feel they readily have access to this information, then I'd be more than happy to provide them with it.
April 7, 2010 - 4:24pmThis Comment
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