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Details for Professor Trevor Thompson
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Trevor Thompson |
| Job title | Reader in Healthcare Education |
| Department | Bristol Medical School (PHS) University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | M.A. (Oxon), M.B.,B.S.(Lond.), D.R.C.O.G., M.R.C.G.P., F.F.Hom., Ph.D.(Bristol), M.Sc.(Dund.) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | homeopathy popularity paradox homeopathic care therapeutic consultation placebo effect therapeutic approaches |
| Areas of expertise | My research interests are centred around my PhD, which is entitled "Homeopathy: players, process and outcome". This is a qualitative exploration of what I term the "popularity paradox" - the fact that homeopathy is increasingly popular despite inconclusive clinical evidence in support of it. Pursing this I have sought to understand the narratives of doctor practitioners of homeopathy, the process of homeopathic care and the ways in which homeopathy has traditionally been researched. Aside from homeopathic medicine I am interested in therapeutic consultation, unpacking the placebo effect and CAM in general. I am interested particularly in the models we create of health and healing and how these determine and constrain our therapeutic approaches. |