Film Clips that Illustrate the Patient’s Perspective in a Medical Interview

Abstract

An important element in patient?centred care is the need to acknowledge the patient’s perspective during a medical interview. At our medical school we have found that students often have difficulty understanding and effectively eliciting the patient’s perspective. Six film clips that focus on doctor?patient consultations are presented and discussed. These clips illustrate three facets of the patient’s perspective (background, manifestations, acknowledgement) that can be used in discussion with students and that can easily be incorporated into a clinical communication curriculum.

Keywords

• películas
• cine
• comunicación
• participación de los pacientes
• educación médica
• curriculum.