Healthcare Education as a Mechanism for Advancing Patient-Centric Care Frameworks

Ahmed, Gupta, Pujari and Panigrahi

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 2, 317

Abstract: Healthcare education is very important for changing the way patients are cared for, especially when it comes to promoting patient-centered frameworks that put each person's wants, desires, and values first. Changing our emphasis to patient-centered approaches is more crucial than ever as it grows more difficult for healthcare systems all over to manage big numbers of complex patients and enhance outcomes. Emphasising the need of healthcare professionals knowing what they are doing and for individuals to be active in their treatment, this article explores how healthcare education might assist bring about these significant improvements. Patient-centered care (PCC) is based on the principle that, with an eye towards cooperation among healthcare professionals, people should participate in choices regarding their own treatment. Education is mostly responsible for ensuring that patients and healthcare professionals with the knowledge, tools, and attitudes required for their dynamic cooperation. It enables physicians to better understand the cultural concerns, needs, and challenges that could compromise the treatment of a patient. It also enables patients to participate actively in their treatment regimens and make independent decisions. Furthermore, healthcare education promotes the development of interdisciplinary teams, therefore enabling individuals from several healthcare disciplines to collaborate and offer improved general treatment. By means of evidence-based practices, it also creates the conditions for continuous improvement, ensuring that patient care reflects the developments in medical knowledge and technology. Future healthcare professionals also acquire from their education empathy, cultural awareness, and effective communication skills that will enable them to handle the difficulties of patient-centered care. Ultimately, healthcare education not only improves the quality of the healthcare professionals but also makes patients happier, more inclined to follow their treatment programs, and generally healthier. This article argues for investing a lot of time in healthcare education to obtain patient-centered care models adopted by many people and thus increase the flexibility, openness, and fairness of the healthcare system.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2023317

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