Two Doctors Explain How To Avoid Misdiagnoses at Weymouth Library

Two authors will visit the Tufts Library on Tuesday night to present their new book “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests.”

The authors, Dr. Leana Wen and Dr. Joshua Kosowsky, will discuss patients’ rights and responsibilities within the healthcare community.

“Our consumer health collection is seeing an increase in circulation, said Maura Deedy, Head of Reference and Adult Services in a written statement. “More and more people seem to be interested in becoming engaged with their health care.”

The doctors will discuss their book, answer questions, and hold a book signing. The Friends of Weymouth Public Libraries will provide refreshments. While the event is free, reservations are encouraged.

The event is scheduled for January 22^nd at 7:00 p.m. To reserve a space, call 781-337-1402 or visit the event calendar at www.weymouth.ma.us/library

About the book:

Written by two Harvard E.R. physicians, “When Doctors Don’t Listen” argues that diagnosis, once the cornerstone of medicine, is fast becoming a lost art, with grave consequences. In straightforward, engaging language, Doctors Wen and Kosowsky give voice to what a growing number of healthcare workers have come to believe: that the way medicine is taught and practiced is in urgent need of change, and that now is the time to address it. Theirs is not, however, a top-down approach; instead, it requires patients to take the lead to usher in a new era that will not only improve individual medical care, but also lead the way to meaningful healthcare reform.