Health Professionals and Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare

Introduction - Miwako Hosoda and Mike Saks Part 1: Patient and Public Involvement: The Context 1. The History of Patient and Public Involvement - Mike Dent 2. The Tensions Between Biomedicine and Patient and Public Involvement - Mike Saks 3. The Interface of Patients and the Public with the Allied Health Professions - Danielle Hitch and Rosalie Boyce 4. Patient and Peer Support in an Era of Digital Technology - Miwako Hosoda 5. The Rise of the Professionalising Patient - Jonathan Gabe and Joana Almeida 6. Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare Research - Junji Kayukawa 7. The Management and Relationships of Patient and Carers Organisations in Healthcare - Guido Giarelli Part 2: Patient and Public Involvement in Specific Societies 8. The Role of Patient and Public Involvement Through Peer Support for People with Intractable Disease in Japan - Takuya Matsushige 9. The Involvement of Users and Health Professionals in Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Brazil - Nelson Barros, Pamela Siegel, Elaine da Costa and Renata Carnevale 10. Patient and Public Involvement in Maternal Care in India - Mohammad Akram 11. Health Lifestyles and Status Groups at Midlife in the United States - William Cockerham Conclusion: The Future - Mike Dent