Summary
In this conversation, Dr. Zed Zha and Dr. Zeest Khan discuss the complexities of the patient-doctor relationship, particularly in the context of Long COVID. They explore the systemic issues that lead to mistrust in the medical system, the importance of patient advocacy, and the need for a shift in medical culture towards collaboration and understanding. Dr. Zha shares insights from her platform, 'Ask the Patient,' where she gathers feedback from patients to improve medical practice. The discussion emphasizes the need for physicians to recognize their power dynamics with patients and to adopt more compassionate, patient-centered approaches in their care.
Dr Zed Zha, MD
Zed is a physician and author. As a medical culture critic, she is committed to addressing critical issues such as medical misogyny, racism, anti-fatness, and ableism. As a feminist patient advocate, her writing brings to light the often-unspoken challenges within the healthcare system that fracture trust between patients and clinicians and find the common path for us to move forward together. Her nonfiction book defining medical consent is currently in the process of being acquired.
Zed is also a storyteller. Her upcoming nonfiction children's book titled Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year, comes out in January 2025 by becker&mayer! Her Iive performance about her thieving mother is available on The Noturnists Podcast and on Youtube by the Bellevue Literary Review.
Subscribe for more at LongCovidMD.substack.com, and follow Dr Khan on X @doctor_zeest
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