A direct helping relationship with dialogue Sample Clauses

A direct helping relationship with dialogue. Good practice to establish such a relationship is: - when information sources (doctors and medical staff) establish the direct relationship with their patients, and use it to educate and dialogue. EAGLE Mental Models study showed that many people have good awareness of the need to reduce unneeded exposure to IR, especially for children; they also trust their doctors, which creates a good basis on which to create an intelligent relationship of dialogue. - when the medical establishment, including the ministerial level, creates a context that helps people to become more active and responsible in managing their own risk. An example drawn from the USA shows recognition of the need for dialogue, and a means of creating such a context: “People considering CT (computerized tomography) should talk with their doctors about whether the procedure is necessary for them and about its risks and benefits. Some organizations recommend that people keep a record of the imaging examinations they have received in case their doctors don’t have access to all of their health records. A sample form, called My Medical Imaging History, was developed by the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It includes questions to ask the doctor before undergoing any x-ray exam or treatment procedure.” (xxx.xxxxxx.xxx, US National Cancer Institute) But it is a bad practice: - when in order to perform their work, medical personnel rely on the existing trust people tend to give to doctors (or rely on the positive cultural stereotype of medicine). When medical personnel fail to engage people in a meaningful exchange which would help individuals to understand the risk situation and empower them to take needed decisions. This bad practice could happen when the medical establishment has a very high prestige, making it hard for patients to take the initiative to dialogue with doctors, and also when doctors or other personnel do not wish to (or feel they cannot) take the time to listen and dialogue. We can imagine that a similar situation may exist outside the medical area, for instance in cases when the professional sources of information about ionizing radiation have a prestigious educational level. Some engineers with responsibility for nuclear power production, for example, may consider that it is beneath their interest or that it creates a waste of time to educate and dialogue with people who don’t have a direct respons...
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