As a person that aspires to become a doctor I find this man trully inspiring. Besides being an interesting factual documentary, it reminds us that we, the ones that want to become doctors and are doctors, will cure other humans and for that we have to be humans as well. We should never forget that the person we have in front of us has a life, other than the biological and physical componement of it that we can see. I look forward to get in university and be able to study this area of knowledge that has always interested me since a little child. Hopefully I won't ever forget the message this amazing man delivers and I will be able to have the passion he seems to have after a long period of having worked in the medical field.

Yes, qorilla, we fully agree with you that it is vitally important that a doctor in charge of blood transfusions knows about the make up of blood and how to avoid incompatibilities. It is also essential that a cardiac surgeon knows his/her way round the detailed anatomy and physiology of the heart and has taken the time and trouble to acquire the very considerable skills needed - but there is a problem. The Bristol Heart Enquiry into deaths after children's cardiac surgery did not find that the deaths were due to lack of knowledge or technique on the part of the surgeons but rather due to a breakdown in relationships and poor communication amongst the teams they led. Nor were the deaths reported in the North Staffordshire Hospitals due to lack of knowledge but attributable to a lack of care and compassion

Thank you. I wholeheartedly agree.

Beautiful

Very nice presentation, and in keeping with how I teach medicine. There is, however, an essential error at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1270">21:10</a>. The patient presented with a complaint of orthopnea and indeed a history consistent with likely progression to left ventricular failure. The good doctor called this "angina"(chest pain), which is of course incorrect. Though it is entirely possible the patient has atheroscleotic cardiovascular disease he did not present with chest pain. It is perhaps a small infraction in the context of the presentation but important as it is a point I am constantly correcting for medical students and residents. The holistic approach has, in my opinion, been a core component of medical practice all along. With the emergence of better scientific understanding there was a shift in concentration and focus on the patient in the larger context fell into the background, but I believe it has always been a core component of the practice of every good physician, including the specialists. That this is being more formally recognized over the past 20 years is extremely important. It is in fact increasingly tested on qualifying exams in the United States (USMLE). Sadly, it is also the most powerful leverage in quackery where the relationship with the patient is primarily abused by charlatans. We in medicine have only ourselves to blame as the profession reduced the human side of medicine to secondary or tertiary for too long. Thank you for a very nice presentation.

Seems like such a nice guy, very interesting documentary too

I insist that my heart surgeon know about molecular biology and has his science straight in his head. I insist that I get blood transfusion done by a doctor who understands in detail how blood cells work and can confidently make sure no incompatibilities happen! He can be a good communicator, he may make me comfy, if he doesn't know his stuff, then get out of the way and let someone do the job who has learned the facts.