Medical Lessons on Videotape
“In a perfect world, doctors know a lot about the science of treating asthma in children. But children with asthma live in the real world where doctors cant always control what they do or the circumstances of their lives.
Dr. Michael Rich, director of Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA) at CMCH uses videotapes created by his patients to learn how their chronic illness is managed in real life.
What I do is hand a patient a video camcorder and say, teach me about asthma, Rich says. I can tell them what the science says about asthma. What I cant tell them is what it does to them and their lives.
Dr. Michael Rich, director of Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA) at CMCH uses videotapes created by his patients to learn how their chronic illness is managed in real life.
What I do is hand a patient a video camcorder and say, teach me about asthma, Rich says. I can tell them what the science says about asthma. What I cant tell them is what it does to them and their lives.