Dealing with uncertainty--the hypermodernity of general practice

The general practitioner is fundamentally dealing with uncertainty. On the one hand, we want to demonstrate that uncertainty cannot simply be stipulated as a matter of fact. Instead, we will show that this uncertainty is a performative effect of the primary care setting. On the other hand, we want t...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, 2014, Vol.108 (1), p.59-65
Main Authors: Barth, Niklas, Nassehi, Armin, Schneider, Antonius
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Clinical Competence
Communication
Cooperative Behavior
Forecasting
General Practice - organization & administration
General Practice - trends
Germany
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Physician's Role - psychology
Physician-Patient Relations
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Primary Health Care - trends
Social Change
Social Conditions
Specialization - trends
Uncertainty
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Summary:The general practitioner is fundamentally dealing with uncertainty. On the one hand, we want to demonstrate that uncertainty cannot simply be stipulated as a matter of fact. Instead, we will show that this uncertainty is a performative effect of the primary care setting. On the other hand, we want to point out that the general practitioner's ability to bear uncertainty is a genuinely hypermodern way of productively dealing with uncertainty.
ISSN:2212-0289
DOI:10.1016/j.zefq.2013.11.004