Dr. Abraham Verghese on Reviving the Culture of Bedside Care

Abraham Verghese, MD, gave the opening keynote speech for the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health System's 2012 Annual Conference. The bestselling author of "Cutting for Stone" and professor at Stanford University discussed the role and ritual of bedside care. He gives a brief history of the practice of medicine and emphasized the physical exam, which he calls a partnership between provider and patient, "a ritual at the heart of health care."

[@jeanettesdaughter]

What doctors ought to be and do, what they seldom are anymore. So happy he is teaching doctors. So needed on the frontline.

[@biswasa69]

Physicianhood explained brilliantly and the humor is a big bonus.I am not a doctor but the speaker Dr Verghese had me hooked.

[@lauratorchio1541]

Me too. I would like to find a doctor like him when I need one.

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[@JMSalmeron]

A true Teacher

[@bumbledouche3323]

An eloquent discussion on the evolution of primary care examinations, particularly in the western world, where reliance on technology is essentially "trained" in students from a very young age. The latter Q&A topics are really a sad indictment of the American healthcare system. The system here in Australia isn't perfect, but at least the doctors' paycheck isn't determined by how many tests he can force on the patient.