TACKLING POWER IMBALANCES IN HEALTHCARE
Why we exist
While doctors try their best, they often have limited bandwidth in a healthcare system designed for short appointments and high churn.
Patients understand these challenges and try really hard to 'be prepared' and 'not be a bother'. They invest a lot of time and energy in the hope to 'speed things up'. Yet learned helplessness is ingrained in our culture and prevent patients from understanding what more is expected of them (beyond
Net, while both patients and doctors share the same goal of health, silences and miscommunication often get in the way, leading to poor patient experience (and outcomes) and staff burnout.
At Qassandra we work from both ends to build a bridge towards better and faster care everyone will benefit from.
Our vision and content are based on our own primary research and lived experience across cancer, endometriosis, hypermobility, trauma and neuro-divergence. We bring you practical frameworks so you can make change happen NOW, one small step at a time.