Analysis Of Dr. Charon's To Render The Lives Of Patients

In the field of occupational therapy a lot of writing is required from doctors and students becoming therapists. The question that constantly crossed my mind was why do they need to write? Before I began to research the writing styles and practices that took place in the field, I knew I needed to educate myself about Occupational therapy. I scheduled interviews with a licensed occupational therapist and a student studying to be one to help me understand what took place in their field of work as a student and as an experienced therapist. In addition to studying and reading magazines, medical journals, etc. to spread my understanding of occupational therapy. So, I could understand why they use certain types of writing styles and

He relates this experience to the fact that medicine is “anonymous, thankless, faceless, and uncertain” but also “necessary”. I think it is interesting how he feels that it is “necessary” that most of the practice of medicine is faceless. In my opinion, this may be a result of the field of medicine he is in. For some fields of medicine like emergency medicine, most doctors see the patient at the onset of the emergency and then rarely again. However, other doctors like Pediatricians or Family Medicine Physicians see their patients on a regular basis and in that case their practice of medicine, in my opinion, can’t be faceless or not caring about establishing empathy with

When the doctor meets his patient, a young girl, he first addresses the symptoms that were present. For instance, the doctor notes her flushed face, rapid breathing, and high fever. However, he then veers off track and proceeds to describe her in a manner that is unbecoming in a doctor-patient relationship, where he almost comes across as pedophilic. In fact, the doctor at one point states that he has fallen in love with the girl. And while doctors are supposed to care for their patients, there is a line between care and love.

Prominently featured in the mission statements of virtually of every medical school and medical institution in the world is the call for empathetic doctors. These institutions wish to train medical professionals that possess qualities of sympathy and compassion, and hospitals wish to employ health professionals that showcase similar qualities. The reality, however, is starkly different, as physicians, jaded by what they have seen in the medical world, lose the qualities that drove them to medicine in the first place. In Frank Huyler’s “The Blood of Strangers,” a collection of short stories from his time as a physician in the emergency room, Huyler uses the literary techniques of irony and imagery to depict the reality of the world of a medical professional. While Huyler provides several examples of both techniques in his accounts, moments from “A Difference of Opinion” and “The Secret” in particular stand out. Huyler uses irony and imagery in these two pieces to describe how medical professionals have lost their sense of compassion and empathy due to being jaded and desensitized by the awful incidents they have witnessed during their careers.

All too often in regards to medical treatment, physicians are taught everything known about the scientific approaches to disease but still fail to realize the important details of how the disease impacts the individual. Many physicians do not show empathy to their patients and instead just focus on the current diagnosis and the probable outcome. This creates a divide between patient and provider and can even lead to negative feelings of the patient that far outweigh the diagnosis itself. A feeling of hopelessness and despair may accompany the empty feeling that comes with failing to explore the patient’s perspective on care. In this essay, Parrish states,

Pearson fixates her memoir on several different instances of medical mishaps that have happened in her career. For instance, she talks about the tragic death of her patient Mr. Rose. This patient provides Dr. Pearson with a life lesson that it is important to cherish the things you have then the things you wish you had. In this case, Dr. Pearson regrets cherishing the remaining time she had with Mr. Rose before he passes away. Another instance she learns a life lesson would be with her patient Elias, a young boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Even though Elias was slowly dying, his parents continued surgical procedures and heavily depended on the hospital staff to create a miracle. Dr. Pearson knew that Elias would not be able to recover, but she continued to assist through the surgeries as her “hands were tied”. Nevertheless, Dr. Pearson reflects that she could have put down her surgical tools and said no; instead, she participated in the surgeries. Later, Dr. Pearson realizes that her role and her identity as a doctor is to help her patients with their problems and to try to solve them as much as she can in a humane and respectable

These feelings begin very early in life for many, and later for others. I think both in personal and professional life we should practice transformative practice. As I am going to work in a hospital where my intention to provide and deliver quality of care to our all patients and makes them feel equal and treated them equally. A hospital should be a place where all kinds of patients should feel safe and positive. When we are educated than we have more responsibilities toward the society and educated others and keep sharing our knowledge with others. We are in the medical profession and know about the more human body and physiology which is conveyed us treated a human as a human, not with their physical appearance. Doctors and nurses had a great responsibility to teach patients and his or her

But instead, it seems that what they are doing is feeding on each other hope. For example, patients remain hopeful that doctors can cure their diseases and doctors are hopeful that technology can deliver these changes to their patients. However, by feeding on their unrealistic hope, physicians enter without knowing into this vicious cycle for pushing for harsher and unrealistic means or treatments that endanger in the process the patient’s sense of dignity. That said, Susan ‘s physicians and his son, at one point, were victims of this cycle because they allowed, instead of alleviate the pain in Susan’s

Without a doubt, medical students will encounter patients that are less than pleasant to deal with and situations that are not ideal. As a medical scribe I have encountered a few myself. On one instance, I was part of a care team for a psychiatric patient who harbored negative views towards Hispanics and wished to "kill them all". Despite his views and constant belittling remarks, I assisted in his care as best as I could and remained courteous, professional, and objective during his stay in the ER. This was not the first time I faced such situations, and it will undoubtedly not be the last. I am aware, however, that is is important for medical students and physicians alike to place their personal views to the side in order to treat patients and offer them the best health outcomes possible.

Creating a disconnect with the patient. In Jewson’s article, the disconnection between the physician and the patient is presented in the title. The article overall discusses how the patient becomes invisible as the medical team focuses on the illness rather than how the patient feels emotionally as a person. At first, the patient has a connection with the physician, as the physician tries find the diagnosis, he/she will eventually consult with other physicians, eventually they will request lab test that will be performed by lab technicians or nurses. Through this process the physician is gradually disconnecting with the patient and submerging themselves in the science.

ADHD, defiance disorder, pregnancy, these are just few of the things medicalized in the West (Davies 1995). With the rising prestige of Doctors in the 19th century, came a widening of the gap of knowledge between Doctors and the general population (Davies 1995). Doctors have kept a sort of lock on medical knowledge, enabling them to medicalize all sorts of “issues” aided by the idea of the medical mystique. But with the emergence of medicalization and cures that are being searched for by Doctors, a new problem has arisen. This fixation on curing illnesses has led to Doctors viewing patients as experiments and not as human beings, this is seen especially in technologically advanced societies as exemplified in the movie Wit. In addition to this new problem, there are clear establishments of hierarchy between medical professionals such as Doctors and nurses as well as the emotional detachments with the patients which can lead to patients feeling left out and alone.

Medical students and surgeons avoid harm, but violence to break apart patients or cadavers’ body with the movement of objectification and personhood (Prentice, 2013, p. 60). Surgeon activates patients’ personhood in the operating room to remind themselves that patients is a person, and they need to be mindful of no harm to patients’ body; but at the same time, surgeons need to objectify patient’s body part in order to manage their emotions and avoid harm. Medical students do the same things as surgeon, they need to shift back and forth from objectification to the personhood of cadavers so that they can respect and not damaging

While Dr. Miranda stays overnight as a guest, Paulina ties him up, as she recognizes him as her past perpetrator. When he wakes up in the morning, Paulina delivers a striking monologue as he listens, unable to speak. “I hope you don’t mind that this must remain, for the moment, a monologue. You’ll have your say, doctor, you can be sure of that” (20). Paulina’s first monologue in the play showcases to the audience a shift in her character. With a new day in Paulina’s life comes a new Paulina, motivated by her past rather than silenced by it. The stark contrast between this monologue and previous appearances of Paulina is that she is now the only character speaking. In the previous scene, Paulina is portrayed as a captive of her past, unable to speak out and possessing a fearful outlook throughout encounters. This is the first direct interaction between Paulina and a living aspect of her past, her rapist. She speaks to Dr. Miranda in a condescending tone and is in control of him. He is bound to Paulina’s actions, as she is the sole individual who has the authority to allow him to speak or express himself. This introduces a significant shift in Paulina’s approach towards her past, and how the past shapes her actions within the play. Her trauma remains a heavy influence on her actions. However, her outlook towards circumstances regarding

To explain this point, Goleman asks the reader to imagine a doctor, a successful heart surgeon, who is emotionally distant from his patients. Not only is he lacking in compassion, but is also quite dismissive, even disdainful of them and their feelings. Goleman tells the story of a surgeon who had just operated on a patient who had jumped out of a fifth-floor window in a suicide attempt and

In essence, life in and around the medical school plays a significant role in the range of attitudes and behaviours adopted by the diversity of students checking in and out of the building. With the large range of societies, interests, and cultures at large it is safe to say that students may identify with one or two groups and it was the social psychologist, Henri Tajfel [1] who was one of the first to claim an association between the groups we consort with and the attitudes we display. He explained with his own experimental evidence in the minimal groups paradigm study of 1979 [2], further supported by the independent study by Muzafer Sherif in the Robber’s Cave experiment of 1954 [3], that we embrace and endorse, on a sub-conscious and sometimes conscious level, the philosophy, work ethic and more importantly, the temperament of the groups we belong to. Recognising the impact of the ‘Doctors in Society’ lectures, SGTs as well as the CBM sessions, it becomes clear to see that the duty of candour and the weight on building upon values such as compassion, conscientiousness, must be universally accepted by medical students as fundamental to a prosperous medical career. Psychologically speaking, certain peer groups may have an impact on the timeliness and application of these values, for example the one who spends time with charity-based societies may find themselves more capable of demonstrating and appreciating compassion and conscientiousness and so therefore, a first piece