Medicine
- onlinesprakcafe
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
Part 1
What is medicine?
What does a doctor do?
What does a nurse do?
Are there assistant nurses (undersköterskor) in your home country and do you know what they do in Sweden?
Should each country have its own medicine or should everyone agree on how to treat certain conditions?
What is a good doctor like in your opinion?
What is a good nurse like in your opinion?
How important is hygiene when it comes to medicine – is it okay for hospital patients to smell bad and not be washed? Explain.
From 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how would you rate today's medicine? Explain.
What would you like to see improved in modern medicine in the future?
Are you afraid of any medical procedures such as blood tests, etc.?
What are your thoughts on vaccines?
Tell us about a positive experience you had with healthcare.
Have you had any negative experiences with healthcare?
Have you ever been hospitalized and what was that experience like?
What are the differences between healthcare in your home country and in Sweden?
Do you sometimes travel to your home country to solve health problems that you cannot solve in Sweden?
From 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how would you rate Swedish healthcare? Explain.
From 1 to 10, with 10 being the best, how would you rate healthcare in your home country? Explain.
What would you like to see improved in Swedish healthcare in the future?
Part 2
Do you think healthcare should be free for everyone regardless of whether they work or not? Explain your opinion.
Do you think a doctor would recommend certain medical procedures just to make more money, and how does one prevent that from happening?
Do you think healthcare should be private or state-run?
What are the advantages of private healthcare and what are the advantages of a state healthcare system?
Should pharmaceutical companies be private or state-run? Explain your opinion.
What homemade remedies are used in your home country?
Do you think that traditional medical knowledge, for example about herbs, should be included in official medicine? Why yes or why not?
How much is that knowledge used in healthcare in your home country?
How important is lifestyle to our health, and do you think doctors are well-educated about these issues?
Do you think that scientific progress is sometimes stopped by the interests of large pharmaceutical companies?
How often do you search for health information on the internet?
Do you prefer your doctor to decide for you or do you want to be informed and then make the decision yourself?
How do doctors react if a patient comes to them with information they found on the internet and do you think it is wrong for patients to google their symptoms?
Have you ever used AI to help you with your health problems? Do you think AI will replace doctors and would it be a good thing if it did?
How often do you take medication on your own, without consulting a doctor?
Have you ever thought about becoming a healthcare professional yourself? Why yes or why not?
How would you ensure that healthcare professionals have empathy?
How would you motivate people to take better care of their own health - to eat better, exercise, take food supplements, etc.?
Do you think a patient should be able to see a specialist if they want to, or should their general practitioner be able to prevent them from doing so if they don't think it is necessary?
Should dental care be free or should it be expensive so that people take better care of their teeth?
Bonus questions
Do you think that as a patient you have the right to know all information about your health? If not, what information should you not have access to and why?
Should patients be able to buy the medicine they want at the pharmacy without consulting a doctor?
Who should be the head of a hospital department in your opinion, a nurse or a doctor, and why?
