Barry Baines

There are things that can make it very helpful and things that make it not. And actually, Matthew, I think your story is the perfect example of the double-edged sword, not to say geographically that because you're in South Carolina, it was not so good. And then in Minneapolis, it was actually very helpful.

There are things that can make it very helpful and things that make it not. And actually, Matthew, I think your story is the perfect example of the double-edged sword, not to say geographically that because you're in South Carolina, it was not so good. And then in Minneapolis, it was actually very helpful.

So I'd like to just break that down because this is something that goes back from a medical history perspective centuries. And at the very basis, this is labeling or stereotyping, depending where you go, men and women had always in medicine up to, actually it still happens, so I'm not going to say up until recently, are treated differently within the medical care system.

So I'd like to just break that down because this is something that goes back from a medical history perspective centuries. And at the very basis, this is labeling or stereotyping, depending where you go, men and women had always in medicine up to, actually it still happens, so I'm not going to say up until recently, are treated differently within the medical care system.

And all you have to do is look at a lot of the research that's done. Now, things have been changing, so there is a bit of self-correcting with mistakes, but almost all research has been done, you know, on men. And biologically, men and women are different. And so these broad generalizations of treatment go across the whole population when that's not the case.

And all you have to do is look at a lot of the research that's done. Now, things have been changing, so there is a bit of self-correcting with mistakes, but almost all research has been done, you know, on men. And biologically, men and women are different. And so these broad generalizations of treatment go across the whole population when that's not the case.

And then when we had our pre-meeting to just talk about this topic a bit, some of us brought up this very idea that in research, labeling can be very helpful. Because you can identify groups that have specific health care needs depending on, you know, quote, their profile might be. So there is a positive for that.

And then when we had our pre-meeting to just talk about this topic a bit, some of us brought up this very idea that in research, labeling can be very helpful. Because you can identify groups that have specific health care needs depending on, you know, quote, their profile might be. So there is a positive for that.

But where I see this thing coming down as being, you know, more on the more negative side for stereotyping is that you make assumptions and you almost de-individualize a person by doing that. I remember reading articles when I was in medical school and in residency. I don't have the citations now, but, you know, you could find it where it looked to group ethnic groups by what they need medically.

But where I see this thing coming down as being, you know, more on the more negative side for stereotyping is that you make assumptions and you almost de-individualize a person by doing that. I remember reading articles when I was in medical school and in residency. I don't have the citations now, but, you know, you could find it where it looked to group ethnic groups by what they need medically.

So that one group, you know, literally one group, because they're educated, if you're treating them, you need to explain everything to them. so that they can make choices. And then if you're part of this other ethnic group, you don't really have to explain stuff, you just tell them what, you know, what you're going to do. And what it, you know, clearly, people are individuals.

So that one group, you know, literally one group, because they're educated, if you're treating them, you need to explain everything to them. so that they can make choices. And then if you're part of this other ethnic group, you don't really have to explain stuff, you just tell them what, you know, what you're going to do. And what it, you know, clearly, people are individuals.

And unless you decide to delve in to the individual goals of a person, what they know, what they don't know, what they'd want to know, If you don't have that approach that every patient you see is an individual, you're going to wind up going down a path that's totally inappropriate.

And unless you decide to delve in to the individual goals of a person, what they know, what they don't know, what they'd want to know, If you don't have that approach that every patient you see is an individual, you're going to wind up going down a path that's totally inappropriate.

And as a result of that, when you go down those inappropriate paths, you're not going to be able to deliver individualized medical care. And necessarily, you know, how do you deliver good medical care if you don't you know, kind of wash away this lumping piece that we tend to do to make things more simple and more efficient.

And as a result of that, when you go down those inappropriate paths, you're not going to be able to deliver individualized medical care. And necessarily, you know, how do you deliver good medical care if you don't you know, kind of wash away this lumping piece that we tend to do to make things more simple and more efficient.

So I, you know, and obviously that idea of ethnicity, maybe as a larger group, there might be some truths to it, but every individual in that group, it does not, they don't have the playbook for how they're supposed to be because they're part of an ethnic group. What does that even mean?

So I, you know, and obviously that idea of ethnicity, maybe as a larger group, there might be some truths to it, but every individual in that group, it does not, they don't have the playbook for how they're supposed to be because they're part of an ethnic group. What does that even mean?

The answer is, yeah. I mean, the thing is, you know, yes, because number one, humans are not infallible. Okay. Quite the opposite. And you cannot take a person out of their environment and And the biases that all of us have.

The answer is, yeah. I mean, the thing is, you know, yes, because number one, humans are not infallible. Okay. Quite the opposite. And you cannot take a person out of their environment and And the biases that all of us have.