Contact: Richard P. Gulla
Tel: 781-434-7101
Email: rgulla@mms.org
Waltham, Mass. -- August 26 -- Since the days of the Greek physician Hippocrates (and for whom the Hippocratic oath is named) some 2,000 years ago, the physician-patient relationship has generally been regarded as the foundation of good health care. Yet the doctor-patient relationship, like medicine itself, is constantly evolving.
The September edition of Physician Focus with the Massachusetts Medical Society discusses the many aspects of this critical part of health care in today’s world of medicine. With an emphasis on primary care, the conversation will address a range of issues, including: What are the elements of a good relationship? What factors can disrupt a relationship? What should patients think about when seeking a new doctor? How might the new care models such as medical homes and accountable care organizations change the physician-patient relationship?
The guest for the show is Dennis M. Dimitri, M.D., a board-certified family physician in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Medical School, and Vice President of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Hosting this program is Mavis Jaworski, M.D., a board-certified family physician in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Physician Focus is a noncommercial production of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Hopkinton (Mass.) Community Access Television, HCAM-TV. Approaching its tenth year, the monthly half-hour program brings viewers health and medical information on timely topics from physicians and other healthcare experts. Distributed as a public service, the program reaches some 275 communities in Massachusetts each month through the courtesy of public access television stations. For details on the program, visit the home page at www.physicianfocus.org.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 24,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society, under the auspices of NEJM Group, publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and NEJM Journal Watch alerts and publications covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country.
HCAM-TV was founded April 1, 2004 by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hopkinton as a nonprofit corporation to manage local access to cable broadcast facilities. For information on HCAM, visit http://www.hcam.tv
