RESUMO
Storylines of Family Medicine is a 12-part series of thematically linked essays with accompanying illustrations that explore the many dimensions of family medicine, as interpreted by individual family physicians and medical educators in the USA and elsewhere around the world. In 'V: ways of thinking-honing the therapeutic self', authors present the following sections: 'Reflective practice in action', 'The doctor as drug-Balint groups', 'Cultivating compassion', 'Towards a humanistic approach to doctoring', 'Intimacy in family medicine', 'The many faces of suffering', 'Transcending suffering' and 'The power of listening to stories.' May readers feel a deeper sense of their own therapeutic agency by reflecting on these essays.
Assuntos
Medicina de Família e Comunidade , Médicos de Família , Humanos , Reflexão Cognitiva , Emoções , HumanismoRESUMO
The difference in the quality of care provided in nursing home facilities in Brazil proved to be important for facing the COVID-19 pandemic.