Explores the development of patient-consumerism from the 1960s to 2010 in relation to seven key areas: patient autonomy, representation, complaint, rights, information, voice and choice.
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Rethinking therapeutic culture
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Social critics have long lamented America's descent into a "culture of narcissism," as Christopher Lasch so lastingly put it fifty years ago. From "first world problems" to political correctness, from the Oprahfication of emotional discourse to the development of Big Pharma prod…
Rethinking therapeutic culture
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Social critics have long lamented America's descent into a "culture of narcissism," as Christopher Lasch so lastingly put it fifty years ago. From "first world problems" to political correctness, from the Oprahfication of emotional discourse to the development of Big Pharma prod…
"The Renewal of Generosity evokes medicine as the face-to-face encounter that comes before and after diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and surgeries. Frank calls upon the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, and literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin to reflect on s…
'The Renewal of Generosity' presents stories that show demoralized medicine being tranformed through caring relationships. In the age of technology dominance, Frank shows how generosity is being rediscovered through dialogue between physician & patient.
"In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation's top physicians, examines what he calls medicine's "Gutenberg moment." Much as the printing press liberated knowledge from the control of an elite class, new technology ... from the smartphone to machine learning .…
Compendium of articles from recent surgical literature that address ethical issues chosen by surgeons.
First aid for the USMLE step 2 CK
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Medical law and ethics
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"In the weeks following Richard Nixon's resignation from the presidency, America was fundamentally shaken. Many wondered if the nation would ever recover from the Watergate scandal. During this time of intense paranoia, Nixon's every action was scrutinized and questionned. Exile…
