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Atul Gawande Video, Clip 1: How To Pick the 'Best Place' for Treatment
During a public reading of his book Better, author Atul Gawande fielded questions from patients and doctors in the audience. In this clip, the father of a patient inquires how you go about identifying the best doctors or hospitals? When do you just "trust your gut?" -
Atul Gawande Expert Video: Reputation? Outcomes Data? What Does "Right Doctor" Mean?
Dr. Atul Gawande discusses the difficulty of selecting a specialist doctor or surgeon, when outcomes data is sparse and reputation serves as a weak proxy for actual ability. He responds to the father of a patient, during a public reading of his book Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance.
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Atul Gawande Video, Clip 3: The Art to Being a Patient - When to Google, When to Push, and When to "Let Go"
Dr. Atul Gawande discusses the "art to being a patient," which ranges from knowing when to get angry to doing your Internet research homework to letting go and putting yourself "in the hands of those you know are fallible." The discussion is part of a public reading of his book Better.
