John Launer’s articles on CIC

As one of the originators of CIC, John Launer published many articles related to the narrative-based practice in his monthly column ‘On Reflection’ in the Postgraduate Medical Journal between 2008 and 2022. John compiled a book of these, published by CRC Press with the title:  Reflective Practice in Medicine, Medical Education and Multi-Professional Healthcare. Here is a selection of the articles that appear in it. At the end of the list are three earlier articles he published in QJM, an international medical journal.

Effective clinical conversations: the art of curiosity

Digging holes and weaving tapestries

Is taking a history outmoded? Why we should listen to stories instead

The Yin and Yang of medical consultations

Teaching and facilitating groups online: adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic

Whatever happened to silence?

Interprofessional supervision

Complexity made simple

Why metaphors matter: the semantic determinants of disease

Below are three earlier articles from QJM. These also appear in John’s book How Not To Be A Doctor, And Other Essays.

It takes two

Uniqueness and conformity

How not to be a doctor