Professor Michelle Leech Too Human For Words

Happy New Year! Today we sneak into to 2021 an interview with Rheumatologist, Head of the Medical Course at Monash University and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor Michelle Leech of Monash University in Melbourne.
We cover a whole lot from moving forwards with digitally empowered patients and the value of the patient voice, social media and isolation,
the idea of giving real hope and removing fear in health care, how medical validation impacts quality of life, and the emotional impacts of the phrase "the burden of disease" to individuals and the community.
We also hear about Prof. M. Leech's experience with breast cancer and the perspective she gained returning to work as a medical professional after being a patient with a critical illness.
The books mentioned were:
-The Patient Will See you Now by Eric Topol 
-The Way We Die Now by Charles Willeford
-Illness as Metaphors, Aids and it's Metaphors by Susan Sontag
And lastly, we learn to ask ourselves "How do we like to be supported".
Have a wonderful new year! See you in 2022.


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