title: On a practitioner's "being" as the true healing agent.
abstract: The healing power of a doctor comes not just from professional competence but from what the doctor is as a person.
authors.affiliation: Centre Universitaire de Santé de L'Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devroede
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians