The Words Matter Podcast with Oliver Thomson

Dr Oliver Thomson speaks with philosopher Dr Carlo Martini in part 2 of their discussion on the public's perception of expertise.

Show Notes

Welcome to another episode of The Words Matter Podcast.

So this is part 2 of my conversation with philosopher and epistemologist Dr Carlo Martini, discussion the nature of expertise and how we recognise the associated attributes of an expert. If you haven’t listened to the first part of our conversation, go back and listen to that first so that this episode makes more sense.

So in this episode we speak about:
  • The two dimensions to medical communication and we distinguish between scientific misinformation and disinformation.
  • We talk about how the we recognise expertise while standing in the shoes of the layperson?
  • We talk about who should be tasked with recognizing expertise
  • And we talk about public perception of expertise and unsurprisingly we use the current pandemic as an exemplar of when experts disagree as well as as the propagation of medical misinformation and in some cases disinformation.
So I hope you enjoy this second part of my chat with Carlo, it’s been great to have him share his own expertise on the subject of expertise. 

Find Carlo on Twitter @MartiniCarlo

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The Words Matter Podcast brings you insights, reflections and conversations focused on the latest evidence, theory, philosophy and practice of communication-focused healthcare.

Find out about the more tacit, 'softer' and personal side of clinical practice such as the role of philosophy, beliefs, behaviours, developing therapeutic relationships or the purposeful use of language with people experiencing pain from expert academics, clinicians and researchers from across the world and spanning the musculoskeletal disciplines. This podcast will help you reflect on your own current practice and inform and stimulate you to consider new ways of approaching your practice and patients, to create a better clinical experience and outcomes in people with musculoskeletal pain.

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