A quarter of a century later, the emergency doctor is reviving his communication on the web with the same freedom of tone and an intellect still intact. However, far from stopping there, Dr. Cael is launching a free monthly print magazine titled “Vivre Nice” which you can find at many practitioners’ offices.
Nice Premium met with Hervé Cael for a consultation… pardon, for an interview.
So, what’s new, Doctor?
Nice Premium: Can you tell us a little about www.le-medecin-enchaine.fr?
Hervé Cael: In the “80s” I launched a first newsletter for medical students at the University of Nice called “Le Petit Carabin”. It seemed interesting to see what would become of this “Le Petit Carabin” a few years later as it faces an evolution of its profession it did not imagine: It thought to practice medicine in total freedom in the service of its patients, but today it is directly struck by the evolution of society, and by the transformation of the medical profession image, by its relationships with the Health Insurance Funds…
“Le Petit Carabin” may keep its illusions, but it has become… on the web “Le Médecin Enchaîné” !!
This site is mainly intended for private doctors in the Alpes-Maritimes with the collection of the latest official texts related to our practice. But everyone will also find useful links, the magazine page, medical topics…
NP: You also publish a monthly paper. What is its purpose?
HC: The free magazine “Vivre Nice” has indeed just been published. We are currently publishing 15,000 copies.
As indicated in the editorial of “Vivre Nice”, this publication focuses on the following themes: “daily worries of all those who, like us, work or live in Nice: security, transport, housing, intergenerational cohabitation, health, environment, education, community facilities, leisure, culture…”
We reiterate the articles on the website:
www.vivrenice.com offers the magazine online and practical sections on everyday life in Nice.
NP: You want to involve artists in the hospital environment. Why this approach?
The opening of the first “meeting of artists in health institutions” took place in November 2006 at the Emergency Service of the Clinique Belvédère in Nice. As the title of this event indicates, it is about involving artists in clinics or hospitals. The vast majority of the staff and medical professionals immediately supported the project. Rare negative reactions were heard:
Contemporary art should stay in specialized museums!
A clinic is not a place for modern art!
It is risky to shock the patients!
A broad audience cannot understand Contemporary Art!
Two artists from Nice participated in this event: Patrick MOYA and Kristof EVERART.
The goal of these Artists’ Meetings is not to provoke but to arouse interest, to not leave the patients, staff, and medical corps of a health facility indifferent. We have simply tried to contribute to the humanization of health facilities, to their opening to the external world.
NP: Any other projects in view for Dr. Cael?
HC: The “political” news, in the noble sense of the term, in the coming weeks and months will be rich in events… We are indisputably at the end of a 25-year cycle, and the choices that our fellow citizens will make will have major consequences for the years to come, both nationally and locally. I will not mince words. I will support François BAYROU, the only credible candidate, who has a clear and no demagogue discourse on education, Europe, employment, SMEs, exclusion, environment, public debt…
NP: Finally, what do you think of the Azurean media landscape?
HC: Just like the presidential campaign, the Internet is changing the game… and it’s a good thing. The multiplication of media offerings (of all types) can only encourage debate and therefore democracy.
