It's fascinating that the rise of misinformation and distrust in medicine appears to have coincided with the advent of artificial intelligence tools, which are considered to be particularly potent for flattening the information divide between physician and patient. But while ChatGPT and other chatbots are empowering a certain subset of patient-customers, others are worse off today than they have ever been — mired in conspiracy theories and pure quackery, despite living within striking distance of the most sophisticated science and medicine in all of human history. Would love your thoughts on an essay I published with Harvard Medicine this week. As with many such phenomena, I firmly believe in the role of navigation companies like Thyme Care to help bridge these social vulnerabilities. https://lnkd.in/gQ-d7q4S
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This piece hits so close to home for anyone working in oncology communication. There’s so much talk about closing the “knowledge gap,” but this will only help if we close the “trust and narrative” gap first. Data can’t do its job if people don’t feel seen, understood, or safe enough to believe it.
Senior Medical Director @ Thyme Care + Medical Oncologist @ Tennessee Oncology
1dthank you for the opportunity Amos Esty!