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Author: Marie-Georges Fayn – Forewords by: Nicolas Brun and Yann Bubien

What if vulnerability could become a source of strength?

94- 06/11/2025 This book offers a unique exploration of the process of patient empowerment — how individual vulnerability, far from being a limitation, can turn into a collective force capable of transforming our healthcare system for good. Through inspiring stories of determined patients and an analysis of strategies developed by more than twenty associations of people living with chronic illnesses, Marie-Georges Fayn highlightsthe impact of their commitment on care and support practices, research strategies, and public policy..

The book reveals how patients organize to gain autonomy, innovate, and co-create new approaches with caregivers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers. Driven by their collective action, illness is no longer a solitary ordeal but a shared experience — a social force for change working toward a more inclusive and tolerant world.

Who is this book for?

Healthcare professionals, whether in training or already practicing
Engaged patients, patient partners, and user representatives
Institutions seeking to involve citizens more actively in decision-making
Researchers, policymakers, and all those who believe in participatory health democracy

Both an essay and a practical guide, this book calls to recognize and support the collective dynamics driven by patients.These citizen movements are writing a new page in the history of medicine, day after day.

Fayn, Marie-Georges, L’empowerment des patients, Rennes, Presses de l’EHESP, 2025.
208 p. 25 € – released on November 6, 2025, written in french

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