Rachid Azizi welcomes Professor Tarik Asselah to explore what medicine reveals about our relationship with humanity, trust and collective responsibility. In a society characterised by the rapid flow of information, health concerns and debates surrounding scientific discourse, how can we maintain a relationship of trust between doctor and patient? What does healthcare still tell us today about the way we organise society?
Tarik Asselah, a professor of hepatology and a recognised specialist in liver diseases and viral hepatitis, has devoted much of his career to research, teaching and patient care. Throughout his career, he has upheld a high standard of medical practice, in which scientific rigour goes hand in hand with active listening, knowledge-sharing and care for others.
In this conversation, he reflects on the spectacular progress made in the treatment of hepatitis, on the lessons learnt from the health crisis, and also on the contemporary challenges facing prevention, medical education and collective trust.
Straddling the worlds of science and humanity, research and the doctor-patient relationship, this interview invites us to reflect on what heals a society as much as it heals individuals, and on how knowledge can still serve as a unifying force.
Beaujon Hospital – Université Paris Cité – Inserm