The Words Matter Podcast with Oliver Thomson

Dr Oliver Thomson talks with philosopher Dr Rani Lill Anjum about dispositions and the unique patient in The Words Matter Podcast CauseHealth Series.

Show Notes

Welcome to another episode of The Words Matter Podcast, and second in The CauseHealth Series, exploring the book 'Rethinking Causality, Complexity and Evidence for the Unique Patient (download here).

n this episode I’m speaking again with Dr Rani Lill Anjum, philosopher at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), and CauseHealth project leader, talking about her chapter 2, Dispositions and the unique patient. 

On this episode we talk about:
  • Why the unique patient and the concept of medical uniqueness.
  • Why do we need to think about philosophy when we address these clinical and evidential concerns?
  • The ontological foundations of EBM, with particular respect to the nature of causation (see Rani's paper here and recent BMJ paper here).
  • Dispositionalism as an alternative philosophical framework for person-centred healthcare.
  • Practical implications: What does this mean for the clinician? How does the philosophical foundation matter in practice? (dispositionalist take home messages).
Find Rani on Twitter @ranilillanjum and @Cause_Health

See here for more about Rani.

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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.

Hosted by Dr Oliver Thomson PhD, an osteopath and Associate Professor who is passionate about researching and educating clinicians on a revised narrative, communication and biopsychosocial approach to musculoskeletal therapy. If you like the podcast, subscribe and check out the online learning and resources at www.wordsmatter-education.com.

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