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Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?

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Published on Apr 16, 2012

http://www.ted.com Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine -- with fewer cowboys and more pit crews.

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  • reafdaw01

    You know it's ted when you're clapping at home.

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  • ostkartong

    In fact, I think his check list idea might even reduce costs due to lower frequency of infections, relapse, complications etc.

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  • Vihsadas

    You should check out the family medicine capitation system in Ontario...we are moving that way (at least in Canada)

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  • Quoc-Dien Trinh

    america has relatively lax rules for allowing foreign doctors to work. this is coming from a canadian doctor.

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  • Gregg Trueman

    Not sure what veganism has to do with Dr Gawande's talk ...?

    If interested in the surgical checklist, google WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

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  • veganath

    What is it about my comment ur responding too that refers to veganism?

    I can agree with u that advocating a non-violent society in which we don't cause unnecessary suffering to any living creature is desirable.

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  • mphello

    A patient cured is a paying customer.

    You STILL have ZERO proof for your CONJECTURES.

    Stop pretending that you have. You make vegans look bad.

    Veganism should be FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS, ONLY! Ending the HOLOCAUST of factory farming.

    All other reasons are distracting BULLSHIT.

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  • veganath

    PROBLEM: A PATIENT CURED IS A CUSTOMER LOST!! Modern pharmaceutical companies know this, it isn't in their economic interest to cure you!

    SOLUTION: A health care system in which Doctors are paid only when you are healthy!! Additional, the last thing a convalescing patient needs when faced with a debilitating disease is the financial burden of the health care costs!!

    A HEALTHY PATIENT A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE!!... Every body wins

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  • mecher3k

    Oh you're a retarded subhuman vegan.

    No wonder you think "All major chronic diseases are the result of poor nutrition" is true.

    Even creationists aren't as anti-science as that statement is.

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  • veganath

    The largest study ever conducted into the links between disease & nutrition, "The China Study" has concluded that most chronic diseases e.g. cancers, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis.. etc are attributable to lifestyle choices of foods consumed. Thumbs down from me!

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  • veganath

    Couldn't have said it better myself, fortunately there is a growing number of people like us who get it... Thumbs up from me

    When pharmaceutical companies understand that a patient cured is customer lost, the medical system is inherently disingenuous.

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