The Recognition Gap - MCS & Medical Classification: Geoffrey Bowker, PhD

Why do some health conditions gain recognition while others remain difficult to classify, diagnose, or accommodate?

Aaron Goodman speaks with Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences, about medical classification systems and what they can teach us about MCS.

You'll hear:

• Why MCS remains difficult for many healthcare systems to classify and recognize
• How medical classifications influence diagnosis, accommodation, and support
• Why some health conditions fit established categories while others remain contested
• The role of patient knowledge and lived experience in healthcare
• What lessons Long COVID may offer for the future recognition of MCS
• What could help MCS gain broader recognition within medicine and society

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