Health Educator Course Content
From Bird's Eye View Book
Module 2: The Nuts and Bolts
of Patient Centred Care
Lesson Plan 4: The Great Debate -- Patient Centred Care v. Relationship-Centred Care
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to clearly express the pros and cons of patient centred care and relationship-centred care.
Activities
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Read the Bird’s Eye View Chapter by Sue Robins called The Bedrock of Health Care.
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Read Dr. Van Aerde’s opinion piece from the Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership called Relationship-centred Care: toward real health system reform.
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Select one of two debate positions:
a. Patient-centred care is the best approach
b. Relationship-centred care is the best approach
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Prepare a 3-minute talk defending your position based on the readings and your own web-based research.
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For the debate, select a partner who has chosen the other position.
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Schedule a video teleconference with your partner. Consider inviting a debate referee to track time and keep things friendly!
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Conduct the debate by presenting your talk for 3 minutes. Then your partner presents their points.
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Take notes of your partner’s position and arguments.
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Present your 2-minute rebuttal based on your partner’s talk and then your partner does the same. A rebuttal is where you explain the flaws in your partner’s arguments.
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Optional: Summarize your experience in a short essay (500 words)
Supplemental Reading
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How to Debate – from Simon Fraser University.
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The Art of Debate – A 5 minute YouTube video from Thinkr.
References
Relationship-centred Care: toward real health system reform. Dr. Johny Van Aerde, Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership, page 3, Winter 2015.
Bird’s Eye View: Stories of a life lived in health care by Sue Robins
ISBN: 978-1999156015
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