2009-The Physician of the Future English and Catalan

F UNDACIÓN E DUCACIÓN M ÉDICA (FEM) 44 1.8. New Demands Along with current socio-economic trends, health care is becoming a consumer commodity and the former patient becomes a health client . In this industrialisation process of the health care system humanism is considered biology and the subject becomes merchandise. O%en this understanding of health care as a commodity is supported by the medical profession and the physician becomes a necessary collaborating agent for large health care lobbies or at least enters in serious con&icts of interest.