The Obvious Hidden. A paradoxical term, but directly refers to the hidden truth of death. Today, deaths are vividly on display; real-time dashboards, ceaseless breaking news, online charts and bars of death toll rates among… Read More »Multi-layered cadavers; Invisible griefs. Paradoxical logic of mortality during COVID
Contemporary images of healthcare practitioners(1,2,3,4) depict individuals as faceless . Professional codes mandate that practitioners “make the care of the patient your first concern”(5,6) ; being self-effacing. Healthcare, medical humanities and media discourses increasingly generalise… Read More »Re-Facing the De-faced Doctor; Injustice and the Wounded Healer
This paper examines two main themes. Firstly on the macro-level, it investigates the primary conduit in any relationship: communication. Focussing on doctor-patient communication, my paper hopes to shed light on the gaps within the diagnostic… Read More »Communication, Culture and Affect in the Diagnostic Process