I’ve been ICEd
I took part in a Twitter exchange about this article. It’s about doctors asking about “ideas, concerns, and expectations” (ICE) a patient might have. As it happens, a day before the discussion I actually saw my GP and I had been asked about my ideas about my condition. Continue reading “I’ve been ICEd”
When did it start?
“When did it start?” A question I’ve been asked by doctors more times than I care to remember. Ever since I became interested in medicine, I have not understood this question. Somehow, it doesn’t matter how I feel, how bad it is, what it means to me. The crucial bit, asked immediately after I say what I came with, is when it started. It just might be the most irritating question doctors can ask (me).
Linguistics of empathy
At a recent conference I heard a paper on empathy. The presenter made two assumptions. First, that there is a ‘yardstick’, a golden standard of empathy, second, that there are clear linguistic structures which can be easily classed as empathic (or not). Continue reading “Linguistics of empathy”
I do have a surname
When I wrote the post about my ‘strange foreign name’, I didn’t realise it would be so relevant so soon.