At this conference/seminar Patch discussed many different topics, including a short FAQ regarding the movie “Patch Adams”.
I have read both of Patch’s books and had the absolute pleasure of meeting him in person at one of his conferences/seminars a number of years ago. In 1998 a movie was made about Patch Adams (starting Robin Williams as Patch), titled…Patch Adams.Īccording to Patch he had attempt to persuade the powers that be to name the film Gesundheit! (after his planned free hospital/clinic) but this idea was rejected for a variety of different reasons. Patch’s “alternative” approach to medicine is largely based in his use of humour and clowning in the clinical setting, as well as the concept of free + equal healthcare for all (a concept that many of us here in Canada, take for granted, as individuals living in other parts of the world, such as the USA, do not have access to free healthcare). I know what you are thinking…did the Skeptical Samurai just endorse an “alternative medicine” healthcare practitioner!? Fear not dear reader, as this is not the case. Hunter “Patch” Adams is an American physician known for his alternative approach to “traditional” medicine. The Skeptical Samurai’s Guide to the Movies!