Pediatric and Psychiatric Care Environments

Scenes depicting healthcare settings with patients receiving treatment. Focus on interactions between medical staff and patients in varied healthcare contexts.

Elderly physician examining asian patient

Reportage on the Jeunes Pousses, a follow-up care and pneumo-pediatric rehabilitation unit specialising in climate therapy for asthma. The centre is located in Briançon, Frances highest town, which is part of WHOs Healthy Cities programme. At this altitude the oxygen partial pressure is reduced which has a positive effect on the cardio-vascular system. The concentration of allergens is also reduced. Briançon is one of the top places for high-altitude climate therapy due to its hours of sunlight, almost total lack of fog, its very low hygrometry, its almost total lack of dust mites, the scarcity of damp, its short pollen season and a very low levels of pollution. Romane, 12, suffers from asthma and comes from Lyon. She arrived at the Jeunes Pousses this year. Since she arrived her illness has stabilised. The children spend the morning and evening in the infirmary to take their medication.

Reportage in a weekly hospitalization service in the endocrinology unit of a hospital in Savoie, France. Diabetic patients are hospitalized for a week to undergo an assessment on their diabetes: evolution of the diabetes, dietary habits and therapeutic education. Doctors and nurses team meeting.

Elderly physician examining asian patient

Reportage in a psychiatric hospital in Malévoz, Swizerland. The hospital treats adults suffering from mental illness requiring care that aims to relieve existential and/or relational suffering. A nurse gives a patient his medicine.

Reportage in a psychiatric hospital in Malévoz, Swizerland. The hospital treats adults suffering from mental illness requiring care that aims to relieve existential and/or relational suffering. A nurse chats to a patient.

Consultation with a dietician in Geneva. Cardiac coherence test to measure the degree of anxiety.

Clinical research in the GHICL. General neurology department at St Vincent de Paul hospital in Lille, France. A patient suffering from multiple sclerosis in its primary progressive form. A mental calculation test.

Clinical research in the Saint-Philibert hospital (GHICL) in Lille, France. A deaf patient having a cognitive evaluation. It involves various tests and exercises as well as a questionnaire on the patient's everyday life.

doctor talking about xray in stomatology clinic

Consultation with a dietician in Geneva. Cardiac coherence test to measure the degree of anxiety.

Resources and Research Memory Centre (CMRR), specializing in Alzheimers disease, Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice, France, Test to detect Alzheimers disease. The MMS (Mini-Mental State) test. The questionnaire enables the overall working cognitive functions such as memory, calculation, learning, spatio-temporal steering to be gauged, and all in the space of fifteen minutes. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

Medical check-up run by IPL (Lille Institut Pasteur) in Arras, France. IPL delocalise these check-ups to help fragile sectors of the community who cannot travel to the Institute itself. An electrocardiogram that will be analysed by a cardiologist at Lille's Pasteur Centre.

Ophthalmology office. Masked patient and doctor - Covid 19. Scan of the retina, an examination that allows you to precisely visualize the different parts of the eye. This imaging makes it possible to observe the retina in order to detect, for example, a retinal uplift with edema or a diabetic retinopathy. It is used to monitor wet AMD about every two months and complements the fundus to see if an injection of treatment is needed. OCT is also used to examine the optic nerve, and therefore screen for or monitor glaucoma.

Reportage at the Jérôme Lejeune Institute in Paris, France. The Institute treats patients suffering from Down's Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities of genetic origin. A multidisciplinary team deals with all care for these patients, offering specialised Down's Syndrome consultations. Consultation with a pediatrician.

Medical secretary

Medical practice, elderly patient talking to his doctor and the assistant, Germany, Europe

Clinical research in the GHICL. Physical medicine unit in Saint Philibert hospital in Lille, France. Instrumental evaluation of balance and posture. The patient's posture is evaluated using a force plate in order to reveal balance-related problems or a pathology.

Photo essay in a country doctor's office, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Reportage at the Lyon-Nord Rillieux polyclinic with an ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) and Head and Neck surgery specialist. Consultation with a child.

Patient receiving medical care from a healthcare worker

Medical and Health Service Manager

Photo essay at Rouen hospital, France. Parents-to-be in consultation with an anesthetist.

Assistant with coverall measuring patient temperature

Top view of hospital waiting room with diverse group of people talking while nurse is checking appointment

Throughout the year, the hospital's nursing staff continues to train on new technologies and new recommendations.

Reportage in a part-time therapeutic care centre (CATTP) attached to the Léman hospitals in Haute-Savoie, France. The CATTP deals with looking after, prevention, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care of stabilised patients, through activities that favour rehabilitation and reinsertion. Welcome over a coffee.

Clinical research in the Saint-Philibert hospital (GHICL) in Lille, France. A deaf patient having a cognitive evaluation. It involves various tests and exercises as well as a questionnaire on the patient's everyday life.

Reportage on a mountain rescue doctor working in both the Carroz and de Flaine ski resorts in Haute-Savoie, France. He treats skiers and snowboarders who have been injured on the slopes. A patient comes for a check-up after a skiing accident.

Photo essay in a country doctor's office, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Reportage on Maureen during her second pregnancy. Gynecology appointment during her second term. Medical file and health card.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital in France. Department of medically assisted procreation (MAP).

Clinical research in the Saint-Philibert hospital (GHICL) in Lille, France. A deaf patient having a cognitive evaluation. It involves various tests and exercises as well as a questionnaire on the patient's everyday life.

Reportage in a psychiatric day care centre in Haute Savoie, France. The day care centre is a part-time psychiatric care unit with a dozen patients a day. Each patient follows a specific programme: interviews, nursing care and activities. Patients have an art therapy lesson.

Reportage in a doctor's office (Brittany, France).

Two female friends using an ATM, one with Traumatic Brain Injury and one Amputee

Receptionist talking about checkup visit with senior patient while telling him to wait for physician

Reportage on Elsa, 10, who has been deaf from birth and wears bilateral cochlear implants. Her deafness was detected when she was 10 months old and she had implants for the first time when she was 17 months and then again at 3. She said her first word when she was 22 months old. Every 6 months, Elsa has to go to hospital to adjust her implants. A sound engineer gives her an hearing test enabling them to be adjusted.

Reportage in the Obesity Clinic (IPCO) in Mulhouse, France. Physical exercise session with a masseur-physiotherapist. Patients must attend these sessions before and after surgery for obesity. The aim is to get the patient used to doing regular physical exercise again.

A medical professional consulting with a colleague in a bright office

Reportage in a functional neurological exploration unit. Epilepsy screening and follow-up consultation. The patients take a video EEG (electroencephalogram), during which they are subjected to various stimuli, both auditive and visual. The patterns are then analysed by the neurologist. The neurologist talks to a patient.

Reportage with a team from SOS Médecins (emergency doctors) based in Essonne in France. Doctors practice in Chevannes, France.

Report in the medical practice of Clamart (92). General medicine consultation.

Reportage on the use of virtual reality in cognitive therapy, at the EHPAD retirement home in Laval, France. Ride in EHPAD is a virtual reality app that offers a recreational bike ride in various environments. The app is designed for elderly people and Alzheimers sufferers. The patients relax, get some exercise, and stimulate cognitive functions through simple games (with no failure).

Photo essay in a country doctor's office, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Photo essay on a country doctor in Picardie, France. He shares his time with consultations at his two offices and home visits. He has also launched an Emergency Medical Service.

Reportage in Nollet Clinic in Paris, France. Consultation with Dr Nogier, a hip surgeon. Gathering data.

Mother sitting with daughter while sharing problems to male therapist at community center

Photo essay in a country doctor's office, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Photo essay at Henry Gabrielle hospital in Lyon, France. Dr Nicolas Morel-Journel, surgeon-urologist.

Social assistant discussing healthcare medication with elderly disabled pensioner

Reportage at the Lyon-Nord Rillieux polyclinic with an ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) and Head and Neck surgery specialist. Consultation with a teenager accompanied by his mother who is suffering from epistaxis (nosebleeds).

Report at the L'eau vive pharmacy in Alsace.

Pharmacy.

Reportage in an allergy specialist practice in Geneva.

Reportage on a pediatrician who specializes in attachment theory in Lyon, France. A consultation at 14 months old.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital, France.

Diabetes workshop, education programme for diabetic patients led by a nurse, Angouleme hospital, France.

Reportage in an independent midwife practice in Ham, in the Somme region of France. Consultation with a pregnant woman, with her husband and son.

Reportage at the Lyon-Nord Rillieux polyclinic with an ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) and Head and Neck surgery specialist. Consultation with an elderly patient to carry out an audiogramme.

Reportage in an adult psychiatric unit in the Nant Foundation in Switzerland. A doctor and two nurses look at a patient's file.

Patients wait in a gymnasium to be vaccinated against Covid.

Medical consultation of the patient before having an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine in a vaccination center. Covid 19 vaccination center in Abbeville (80), Pfizer vaccine.

$Reportage in a ophtalmological practice in Geneva, Switzerland. The medical secretary carries out an optical biometry with an auto kerato-refracto tonometer.$

Reportage in the OSE health centre in Paris, France. Appointment with a specialised doctor in order to diagnose Alzheimers. The doctor carries out various tests on the patients.

Top view of hospital reception diverse group of people waiting for next doctor appointment while talking

Report from a general practitioner in Clamart.

Reportage in the Obesity Clinic (IPCO) in Mulhouse, France. Physical exercise session with a masseur-physiotherapist. Patients must attend these sessions before and after surgery for obesity. The aim is to get the patient used to doing regular physical exercise again.

Day Therapy Center for people with Alzheimer's disease, Here, neuro-psychological assessment with a psychologist, le Verger des Balans, Dordogne, France.

Consultation in an orthopaedic practice, here in the centre of Cologne on 28.8.1997, with the preparation and performance of operations, DEU, Germany, Europe

Photo essay at Saint-Jean hospital in France. Occupational therapy session for a shoulder rehabilitation. Here, the patient has to push a cube upward.

Report from a general practitioner in Clamart.

Throughout the year, the hospital's nursing staff continues to train on new technologies and new recommendations.

Reportage on Elsa, 10, who has been deaf from birth and wears bilateral cochlear implants. Her deafness was detected when she was 10 months old and she had implants for the first time when she was 17 months and then again at 3. She said her first word when she was 22 months old. Every 6 months, Elsa has to go to hospital to adjust her implants. A sound engineer gives her an hearing test enabling them to be adjusted.

Photo essay in a country doctor's office, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Report in the medical practice of Clamart (92). General medicine consultation.

Reportage in a rehabilitation centre in Germany, specialising in neurological rehabilitation after a stroke or head injury. The centre is equipped with a number of robotic technologies which facilitate exercises. A patient who suffered a head injury uses the SaeboFlex with the help of a physiotherapist. The SaeboFlex, which is worn like a glove, helps the patient to open his hand when grasping an object.

Report from a general practitioner in Clamart.

Reportage in the Resources and Research Memory Centre (CMRR), specializing in Alzheimers disease in the Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice, France. Cognitive rehabilitation and stimulation session with a patient suffering from light to moderate cognitive disorders run by a psychologist. The MeMo app offers a series of specific exercises on memory and concentration. An exercise to work on memory. The patient must recognize images already seen.

Woman with achondroplasia having presentation

Reportage in a doctor's office (Brittany, France).

Senior woman looking at sight test chart with help of magnifying glass.

Blood analyzes in a laboratory with the LabPad system, a portable analyzer designed to perform rapid tests from a small volume of blood sample.

Asian receptionist helping patient with appointment

Medical check-up run by IPL (Lille Institut Pasteur) in Arras, France. IPL delocalise these check-ups to help fragile sectors of the community who cannot travel to the Institute itself. The check-up ends with a consultation with a doctor.

Reportage at the Lyon-Nord Rillieux polyclinic with an ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) and Head and Neck surgery specialist. Consultation with a teenager accompanied by his mother who is suffering from epistaxis (nosebleeds).

Report at the Lys Pharmacy in Saint-Venan.

Reportage on the Rossetti health centre in Nice, France. This rehabilitation centre is a hub of excellence with cutting-edge technology. Seen here, a quantified motion analysis test carried out in the Clinical Motion Analysis Unit, a technical platform enabling a better understanding of walking anomalies. The patient is following a rehabilitation program following a stroke.

Elderly physician medic using tonometer instrument to measure patient pulse pressure and hypertension

Reportage on a psychiatric liaison team in a hospital in the Haute-Savoie region of France. The teams psychiatrists and nurses intervene throughout the hospital at the doctors request.

Reportage at the Lyon-Nord Rillieux polyclinic with an ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) and Head and Neck surgery specialist.

Physiotherapy center specializing in shoulder pathology before or after operation. Rehabilitation session. Learning self-rehabilitation exercises for the home.

Reportage in the Obesity Clinic (IPCO) in Mulhouse, France. Information meeting on surgery for obesity.

All calls to the department of Herault are centralized at this location. Here are coordinated emergency services. Calls are received and processed by the ARMs, Medical Regulation Assistants. Then, depending on the case, the calls are transmitted to an emergency doctor who will decide to trigger and adapt the emergency services. Emergency physicians dealing with calls to assess the seriousness of emergencies and thus deploy the appropriate means.

Reportage in a rehabilitation centre in Germany, specialising in neurological rehabilitation after a stroke or head injury. The centre is equipped with a number of robotic technologies which facilitate exercises. A patient does motor exercises on the Pablo Plus with the help of a physiotherapist. The Pablo Plus offers the possibility of actively exercising parts of the upper limbs. This technology uses virtual reality to motive the patients.

The supervisor makes sure that the coordinators and the doctors are able to work.

Rehabilitation centre for adult disabled persons, Dordogne, France.

$Physiotherapy center specializing in hand, elbow and shoulder pathologies before or after operation. Biceps strengthening coupled with electrotherapy following an unoperated radial head fracture.$

Students and their teacher during an echography simulation workshop on a robot mannequin.

Woman accompanied by her daughter in memory consultation with a geriatrician and a psychologist, Le Verger des Balans, Dordogne, France.

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