Jeanette Bresson Ladegaard Knox (Denmark)
Jeanette
Bresson Ladegaard Knox (Denmark) - PhD, Associate Professor at the Department
of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, she is a board member of the
Clinical Ethics Committee for Pediatrics, University Hospital of Copenhagen and
member of the Steering Committee for the Nordic Network for Narratives in
Medicine, former Vice-President of the Danish Association of Clinical Ethics
(2012-2018), former President of the Danish Association for Philosophical
Practice (2011-2018).
Philosophical practice in medicine: Illness as a Gateway to Self-Care and Self-knowledge (Panel Discussion)
Presentation Language: English
Illness
can leave a significant mark on individuals and launch a fundamental upheaval
of existence that creates a disconnect to self and a weariness about life
direction. This is certainly true of many cancer survivors and people suffering
from mental conditions. The traditional psycho-social-medical way of addressing
their situation, or most others with an illness story, is unsatisfactory as it
does not seem to entirely meet their needs, leaving them with a sense of
invisibility and in despair. For a segment of these people existential and
moral questions are posed again and again as they simultaneously deal with
effects such as sensory impairments, neuropathic pain, lymphedema or stigma,
social isolation and discrimination. The panel discussion draws on the
panelists' work with philosophy and healthcare to show how peoples' experiences
with serious illness can inform patient care programs and how philosophy as a
way of life can play a crucial role in these programs.