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The title of this profound work conveys the bold, uncertain, and often dangerous adventure in which medical professionals and their organ transplant and dialysis patients are engaged. Built around a……続きを見る

This book provides an important contribution to the new and growing field of ‘narrative-based medicine’. It specifically addresses the largest area of medical activity, primary care. It provides bot……続きを見る

Being a doctor and going to the doctor are theological issues. A major thesis of the book is that a de-medicalization of physicians is necessary and should be replaced by a Scripto-centric approach ……続きを見る

Offering a format that is significantly different than that offered by other books, Ethical Health Care beings by asking what is meant by health and how it is achieved. The book then proceeds to exp……続きを見る

An indispensable guide to reducing the sufferingーof patients and caregivers alikeーand to improving healthcare delivery for all In our efforts to treat patients, cure illness, and manage institutio……続きを見る

'Heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise' Julia Samuel, author of This Too Shall Pass. Perfect for fans of This Is Going to Hurt. Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions w……続きを見る

Inappropriate health care is an escalating and expensive problem. It affects high income, middle income, and low income countries and wastes billions of dollars annually as well as harming individua……続きを見る

Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantial burden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs……続きを見る

This book and its companion, Skills for Communicating with Patients, Second Edition, provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication in medicine. Fully updated and revised, and greatly e……続きを見る

A Patient-Centered Approach to the Chronically-Ill addresses the unique needs of chronically-ill patients and the challenges they present for medical doctors. This book features four principles of t……続きを見る

This is a remarkable book. It is the story of just one person but it is repeated time and time again by many, all over the world. She has a complex but potentially curable cancer from the outset - o……続きを見る

The impressive progress of medical science over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has tended to overshadow the art of caring for the patient and their families. This book aims to restore the ba……続きを見る

Focusing on the personal lives of doctors, this annotated indexed anthology explores personality, behavior and doctor-patient relationships as portrayed in novels, short stories and plays. The Docto……続きを見る

This extraordinary and practical book examines neuro linguistic programming (NLP) - the knowledge and skills to detect and affect thinking patterns - and applies it to each phase of the medical cons……続きを見る

How is modern medicine failing? Why is a more human approach required? This book challenges the dogma of modern technological medicine that ignores both the therapeutic effect of the doctors and the……続きを見る

Doctors need hospitals and hospitals need doctors. Then why do they continue to communicate their needs to each other so badly? Why all the animosity, conflict, and mistrust? In The Physician's Surv……続きを見る

There is an excellent chance this book will save your life. You will see doctors, the practice of medicine, and community hospitals as you have never seen them before. You will learn about things yo……続きを見る

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT HOW DOCTORS BEHAVE - AT BEST , AT WORST AND IN BETWEEN. - WITH EXAMPLES FROM THE AUTHOR'S OBSERVATIONS OF THE EFFECTS, GOOD OR BAD, OF HIS OWN AND HIS COLLEAGUES' HEALTH, ATTITUDE……続きを見る

This step-by-step guide will share strategies on preparing for doctor visits and communicating with doctors to get the most out of limited time. Taking the approach of working with your physicians a……続きを見る

Doctor Kate Scannell abandoned her academic career in 1985 expecting to enter an "ordinary" medical practice in Northern California. Instead, the thirty-two-year-old physician found herself assigned……続きを見る

You would not believe what patients say to their health-care providers. I am not breaking any confidentiality rules, but I am giving you an insight into what we have to deal with to provide quality ……続きを見る

Whether you have already been, or want to go, on a Humanitarian Clowning Tour, this day-by-day trip journal will entertain and enlighten you with its informal, conversational and silly style. Clowns……続きを見る

What happened that changed the priestーthe revered healer of antiquityーinto a person of science? How was the modern doctor made? Physician is Rajeev Kurapati’s earnest attempt to answer this questi……続きを見る

Narrative-Based Practice in Health and Social Care outlines a vision of how witnessing narratives, paying attention to them, and developing an ability to question them creatively, can make the perso……続きを見る

'While emphasising caring for others, this book also place great importance on the practitioner caring for and developing themselves. Contemporary care environments place high demands upon students ……続きを見る

"The Performance of Medicine is a witty, funny, folksy, intimate, yet serious, and detailed discussion about issues surrounding 'patient satisfaction' in today's world of health care. --Samuel Harri……続きを見る

The book is grounded upon the author's extensive professional involvement with physical diseases that are a powerful expression of the patients' emotional themes and life-stories. They are meaning-f……続きを見る

Due to new developments in prenatal testing and therapy the fetus is increasingly visible, examinable and treatable in prenatal care. Accordingly, physicians tend to perceive the fetus as a patient ……続きを見る

The involvement of children and young people in consultations about aspects of their health or illness is often limited, with their role in diagnosis and decision-making on treatment options seconda……続きを見る

This book provides the best information available on the ways priorities are currently set for health care around the world. It describes the methods now used in the six countries leading the proces……続きを見る