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    Intentional presence and the accompaniment of dying patients
    with Mélanie Vachon and Dominique Girard
    Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 26 (3): 477-486. 2023.
    In this paper, we offer a phenomenological and hermeneutical perspective on the presence of clinicians who care for the suffering and dying patients in the context of end-of-life care. Clinician presence is described as a way of (1) being present to the patient and to oneself, (2) being in the present moment, and (3) receiving and giving a presence (in the sense of a gift). We discuss how presence is a way of restoring human beings’ relational and dialogical nature. To inform a different perspec…Read more