Physicians’ feelings and reactions in Taiwan

A rejoinder

Authors

  • Wen-Hsuan Hou National Cheng Kung University Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.23425

Keywords:

physicians, feelings and reactions, Taiwan, rejoinder

Abstract

A rejoinder to the review by Elywn and colleages.

Author Biography

  • Wen-Hsuan Hou, National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Wen-Hsuan Hou received her MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from Taipei Medical University, her PhD in Public Health from Kaohsiung Medical University and her MPH from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a physician with specialism in geriatric medicine and physical therapy and rehabilitation, as well as being a researcher at Cochrane Taiwan and board member of the Taiwan Evidence-Based Medicine Association. Her research focuses on the development and validation of assessment tools in functional assessment and patient-reported outcomes. Recently, she has devoted her time in advocating for shared decision-making by providers and patients, and for empowering health literacy for health communication across the life course for healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion.

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Published

2024-01-16

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Forum Discussion

License

copyright Equinox Publishing Ltd.

How to Cite

Hou, W.-H. (2024). Physicians’ feelings and reactions in Taiwan: A rejoinder. Communication and Medicine, 19(1), 82-85. https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.23425