Portait de Sylvie Bouchard.docx
« Portrait of a Fighter : Sylvie Bouchard
On 22 April, the first meeting with the expert first patient of the Red Cross ! The expert patient is a person suffering from a chronic disease, which over time has developed a strong knowledge of his own illness , to draw expertise . This expertise , however, is not scientific but after the experience of the disease and its symptoms everyday. Supported by the medical team, he managed to gain autonomy in managing their disease. The expert patient is a patient who exceeds his case to help other patients better manage their lives with the disease. It acts as reinforcement of the medical team on a voluntary basis . » Who better than a sick patient can understand ? » This is the case of Sylvie Bouchard, who after a serious bicycle accident occurred in 1993, has faced intense physical pain and irreversible damage . Continuer la lecture de Un article de la Croix-Rouge Française (National) • An article in the French Red Cross (National)
