SIGs 2017 - The Self
Our Self SIG aims establish a body of work in an area that we consider to be a key basic science of person-centred primary care. We wish to give clinicians ‘permission’ to do person-centred care by offering a language of self that they can use to describe and defend their practice. Over the past year we have been examining ways in which the current primary care consultation enhances or inhibits a sense of self in both the doctor and the patient and explore contemporary concepts of the person and the self. We have also been considering whether and how differing concepts of the (doctor and patient) self might affect our understanding and management of common health problems. During the SIG meeting in Warwick, we will
1. feedback on progress with our multi-author book - Person-Centred Primary Care: Searching for the Self; and
2. open discussions on a range of research and education initiatives to explore and expand our understanding of the self and its impact on clinical practice