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The current health care system often prioritizes industrial processes over genuine human connection, necessitating a revolution towards "careful and kind care." 

In this episode, Dr. Victor Montori, a practicing endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and founder of The Patient Revolution, discusses the harmful trend of industrialized health care, where patients are often treated like tasks rather than people. He advocates for a patient-centered approach that takes into account an individual’s biology, life story, circumstances, and goals to create minimally disruptive care plans together. Victor explains the origins of The Patient Revolution, a movement striving to change health care so it better supports such personalized care. He also examines how AI could either worsen dehumanization or enhance human connection, emphasizing that reclaiming care requires both clinicians and patients to act together against systemic learned helplessness.

Tune in and learn how to collectively work towards a health care system that truly centers on human care and connection!

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