[The contribution of the fight against AIDS to the health democracy]

Catherine Tourette-Turgis

doi:10.1016/j.soin.2019.04.016

[The contribution of the fight against AIDS to the health democracy]

Soins. 2019 Jun;64(836):58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2019.04.016.

[Article in French]

Author

Catherine Tourette-Turgis¹

Affiliation

¹ Sorbonne université, bâtiment stomatologie, 3(e) étage, 91, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: catherine.tourette-turgis@sorbonne-universite.fr.

PMID: 31208586
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2019.04.016

Abstract

There is a debate on the place and the role of users in the healthcare system. It is important to remember that the people concerned by AIDS and associations fighting against this pathology have initiated a new type of patient involvement in care and public policies. This could be taken as a model.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; VIH/sida; association; démocratie sanitaire; health democracy; healthcare policy; patient; politique de santé.

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / prevention & control*
Democracy*
Humans
Patient Participation*