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Doctoring
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 19.99In this title, Eric Cassell discusses the new generalism and the skills that physicians-in-training must be taught to practice the art of doctoring, which centres on the person, not a disease or organ system, as well as the relationship between the physician and the individual. more...
Empathy in Patient Care
Springer 2007; US$ 59.99Human beings are designed by evolution to form meaningful interpersonal relationships through verbal and nonverbal communication. This book presents the theme that empathic human connections are beneficial to the body and mind. It views empathy from multidisciplinary perspectives that include evolution, neuropsychology, clinical and social. more...
Putting Patients First
Wiley 2008; US$ 52.00The second edition of Putting Patients First showcases what Planetree facilities and the Planetree organization have learned about the commitments, conditions, practices, and policies that are needed to do more than give lip service to being--patient-centered.--It should be read by every student, nurse, physician, administrator, trustee, policy maker,... more...
International Perspectives on Health and Social Care
Wiley 2009; US$ 98.99Partnership Working in Health and Social Care adopts a thematic approach to health and social care partnerships. With chapters by leading international commentators, the book covers key topics in partnership with a dual focus on both policy and practice. more...
Unexpected Death in Childhood
Wiley 2008; US$ 155.95For families who have experienced the death of a child, their private tragedy is all too often exacerbated by an inappropriate or incompetent professional response. For the professional charged with the responsibility of having to deal with unexpected child deaths, such as a pediatrician, a police officer, or social worker, this title offers... more...
The Renewal of Generosity
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 20.00Contemporary health care often lacks generosity of spirit, even when treatment is most efficient. Too many patients are left unhappy with how they are treated, and too many medical professionals feel estranged from the calling that drew them to medicine. Arthur W. Frank tells the stories of ill people, doctors, and nurses who are restoring generosity... more...
A Fortunate Man
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 13.95In this quietly revolutionary work of social observation and medical philosophy, Booker Prize-winning writer John Berger and the photographer Jean Mohr train their gaze on an English country doctor and find a universal man--one who has taken it upon himself to recognize his patient's humanity when illness and the fear of death have made them unrecognizable... more...
Doctors, Patients, and Society
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 32.95This book is a collection of papers presented at an interdisciplinary workshop at the Calgary Institute for the Humanities in May 1980. The three broad issues covered are: the physician-patient relationship, the allocation of responsibility among doctors and nurses, and the political and social framework of the health care system. The first set of... more...
Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011; US$ 18.99Patients increasingly and correctly feel that they are on their own in an impersonal and dangerous medical system. Offering an insider's perspective, Kussin's book teaches readers how to be better patients in order to get better care, offers access to industrial-strength resources, and promotes an attitude that will prevent alienation and manipulation.... more...
The Knowledgeable Patient
Wiley 2011; US$ 57.95Learn how to place communication and participation at the heart of evidence-based healthcare The Knowledgeable Patient: Communication and Participation in Health sits at the forefront of the challenging, changing 21 st century landscape. The 'knowledgeable patient' as an individual can take many forms: patient, family carer, consumer advocate,... more...









