Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Victoria Sweet on slow medicine

In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Victoria Sweet about rediscovering how to practice slow medicine. Dr. Victoria Sweet is an associate clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of California in San Francisco, a general internist and the author of two bestselling books, God’s Hotel and Slow Medicine. She has a PhD in the history of medicine and is a Guggenheim fellow. Dr. Horton and Dr. Sweet discuss the following: - Dr. Sweet's unconventional view of medicine - efficiency/inefficiency of practice beyond measures of cost - physician's capacity for healing versus therapeutic nihilism - the meaning of slow medicine - parts of medical history that have influenced Dr. Sweet - and much more Dr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlife Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191711 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill is an easy-to-use mobile and web solution that truly simplifies the way you do medical billing. Join over 1500 physicians already using our billing software to save time, boost productivity and earn more. Visit www.dr-bill.ca for more information. ----------------------------------- The opinions stated in this podcast are made in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect those of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.