#116 The art of healthcare
With Dr Paul Coulter
The idea that medicine is an art runs from the thought of Aristotle through the Hippocratic Oath into modern times. But there is much confusion over what the art of healthcare is and how it relates to scientific knowledge.
This is more than a theoretical issue – it makes a real difference to how we think of our patients, our relationships with them, the nature of health and the shape of excellent care.
This webinar will consider some deficient understandings of the art of healthcare and will propose an integrative understanding that is thoroughly evidence based but more than merely scientific.
Dr Paul Coulter
Paul began his working life in medicine before moving into cross-cultural pastoral ministry, studying theology to PhD level, and teaching practical theology. He has written three books and numerous articles on pastoral care, discipleship, leadership, apologetics, and ethics.
Since 2019 he has been Head of Ministry Operations for Living Leadership, training and supporting Christian leaders across the UK and Ireland, and occasionally elsewhere in Europe. He is also Executive Director of Christianity in Society, which connects Christ with contemporary culture online and in Ireland. He lives in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with wife Gar-Ling (a geriatrician) and two teenaged children.
