From my understanding, DPC would work well in a country where the primary healthcare system is well established, and the people are economically better off, which is not the case in my country. … To cater for the majority of Nigerians, a healthcare financing system that demands less from the people in terms of economic input would be a way to go. There is, however, a growing middle class that would benefit from the direct primary care model if introduced.
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2017 BRI Leadership Conference—VIDEOS: Healing Our Healers Through the Patient-Doctor Relationship
Healing Our Healers Through the Patient-Doctor Relationship: Speaker and student presentations from BRI’s 5th Annual Leadership Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Direct Primary Care: A Return to Innovation
Despite the potential problems, the ideas presented at this conference were discussed with a sense of optimism for the field that I had not previously encountered, and I walked away understanding that there are many opportunities after graduation that extend beyond just being someone else’s employee.
Using technology to streamline medical care delivery
Last September, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the American Academy of Private Physicians’ (AAPP) annual conference to learn about the most current state of private medicine. Many attendees at the conference were physicians looking to start their own private practice or a concierge practice, and many were looking for tips to enhance current […]
Why medicine needs "irrational" patients
We need all 320 million Americans asking “irrational” questions about healthcare. Questions that challenge the assumptions of the system like, “Why do I get more time with my hairdresser than my doctor?”