The Covid pandemic has led us into an upheaval that has made us question the certainties underlying what it means to be a human being in our age; the ability to control medical and social facts through evidence. For the first-time western and developed countries have had to confront what many populations from the developing world (Africa. Latin America, etc) face on a daily basis with HIV and Ebola, etc. The Interconnectedness of Globalization has been the real disseminating catalyst of COVID 19, and many scientists wonder if this virus is the result of the Anthropocene age, with its indisputable lack of respect for the natural ecosystems. The virus has demonstrated that our frailty is only skin deep, and it has not only brought death, despair, but it has broken our interdependency as human beings, by imposing self- isolation as well as creating new ways of connections so that safety cannot imply loneliness. In this book, the coping strategies that originate from the multiple languages of care such as narrative, literature, science, philosophy, art, digital science are shown not only as reflective tools to promote health but also wellbeing amongst carers, patients, students, and citizens of our planet Earth. These strategies should be supported by the decision makers since they are low-cost investments necessary to make the health care system work. They however require a change of cultural paradigm. This book is a useful toolkit for patients, citizens and care services physicians who want to learn more on how to live better with this new world.
Author(s): Maria Giulia Marini, Jonathan McFarland
Series: New Paradigms in Healthcare
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 174
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Introduction
1: The Grand Narrative of COVID-19 Pandemic, Among Health, Science, History, and Citizenship
From the Spanish Flu to the Covid Age
The Grand Narrative of Evidence-Based and Narrative Medicine
The Citizenship Grand Narrative
Learning from the Myth
References
2: Long Covid, Medical Research and the Life-World: A View from Bioanthropology
Introduction
Part I
Part II
Part III
Take a Wide View of Any Aspect of the Formation of Long Covid
Embrace Heterogeneity
Facilitate Cross-Cultural Comparisons, Giving Full Attention to the Experience of the Developing World
Conclusion
References
3: Looking Behind the Veil: Why Narrative Medicine Matters in Times of Uncertainties
Looking Behind the Veil
Narrative Medicine and Bioethics
Pandemic Narratives and Art: Bridge to the Future
References
4: The Consolation of the Written Word: Reading to Engage and Escape Our Pandemic Year
References
5: Without Words: The Art and Therapy of Grief and Loss in Pandemic Times
Situating the Author and Chapter
Art in Death and Dying
Art Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement
Interview with Sarah Tevyaw, Art’s Therapist
Interview with Karine Bouchard, Art Therapist
Grief and the Fine Arts Museum During the Pandemic
The Art of the Memorial
Discussion
References
6: Spirituality as the Basis and Foundation of the Medical Profession
What is a Physician?
Doctor-Patient Relationship
Biological Sphere
Psychological Sphere
Social Sphere
Spiritual Sphere
Patient Spirituality
Physicians
Patients
Conclusion
References
7: Covid 19 and Butterfly Thinking in the Flow of Time
Introduction
Time Present (In-Covid Age): Freedom and Normality
Time Past (Ante-Covid Age): Mimesis and Solitude
Time Future (Post-Covid Age): Uncertainty and Ancestor
Conclusion: Stillness
Postscript
COVID-19 Pandemic, Possible Condition for Homecoming
Amid a Pandemic Crisis
Human as Dasein
Unconcealment of the Homelessness- (Unheimlichkeit)
Reflection on Homelessness of the Modern Health System
A Way Towards the Possible Condition for Homecoming
References
8: Heroes, or Rather Not. The Healthcare Professionals’ Year of the Pandemic
Being Healthcare Providers Before the Pandemic
Then, the Pandemic Came
Today, Not Heroes Anymore
Resources for Tomorrow, to Bring Wellbeing
Why Writing About the Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences?
References
9: So Far, So Near: Telemedicine Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Recipients of Telemedicine Services
Is It Possible to Remain “Clinical”, Even at a “Distance”?
The Limits of Telemedicine and Remote Visits
The Evaluation of the Patient in an Ecological Context
Telemedicine for Screening and Monitoring
Telerehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Does the Patient “Feel Cured”?
Possible Solutions and Methodologies
The Patient Perception: Is the Cure Real or Virtual?
References
10: Rethinking Sustainability in Healthcare in Times of COVID-19
Sustainable Post COVID-19 Healthcare Mindset
What Is Sustainability and Sustainable Development?
Sustainable Healthcare
Sustainable Development Goals for Post COVID-19 Healthcare
Post COVID-19 Sustainable Ideas and NHS Sustainability Model
Conclusion
References
11: Maybe In, Maybe Out, May Be with the Pandemic
The Gift of the Bio-Psycho- Social and Existential Model
Tell Me Where Do the Children Play
The Play
References
Glossary
Art Therapy
Bioethics
Coping
COVID-19 and Long Covid
Ecosystem
Humanities for Health/Health Humanities
Metaphor
Narrative Medicine
Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM)
Pandemic
Pandemic Fatigue
Telemedicine
Wellbeing
Biographies of the Editors and Authors
Biographies of the Authors
