Making consultations run smoothly

An analysis of doctors' skilful use of time inspired by science and technology studies

Bibliographic Data

ID4847865
AuthorsAstrid Pernille Jespersen (0000-0002-7583-1701, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Torben Elgaard Jensen (0000-0001-9008-0988, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark)
Year2012
Volume21
Issue3
Pages330-350
Publication date2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTime & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-463X • E-ISSN: 1461-7463
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0961463x11431652
OpenAlexW2319319148
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited25

This article investigates the skilful use of time in general practice consultations. It argues that consultation work involves social and material interactions, which are only partially conceptualized in existing medical practice literatures. As an alternative, this article employs ideas from the field of science and technology studies (STS), including notions of relationality, multiplicity and otherness. Through this lens, and based on extensive fieldwork, it describes the daily work of arranging time before, during and after consultations. In conclusion, it suggests that a STS-inspired analysis opens up a wider discussion of time as a complex resource and problem in general practice

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Medical education · Medical science · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Empathy and Medical Education · Engineering · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Medicine · Philosophy

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