Reconciling power and walking alongside patients

In this episode, I chatted with Dr. Marcus Greatheart, a family physician and social worker, who works with a large population of patients with mental health and substance use issues. We talk about the importance of recognizing our privilege and how we can walk alongside our patients. 

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Dr. Greatheart’s resources

1. Trans Pulse Study: https://www.cmajopen.ca/content/9/4/E1213.short
2. Serious Illness Conversation Guide (Ariadne Lab): http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/new-patients-site/Documents/SeriousIllnessConversationGuideCard.pdf
3. Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli
4. Cleveland Clinic R.E.D.E to Communicate model of communication in Healthcarre: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513605/

Introduction References

1. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PSSG0010-000188
2. https://vancouver-fraser.cmha.bc.ca/facts-and-figures/