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Being a doctor : understanding medical practice /

Sometimes caring for patients can leave clinicians feeling overwhelmed with the daily tasks of doctoring. As an antidote, this book explores principles and assumptions of modern medicine seldom taught in medical school. Starting with the meaning of suffering and how the "science" of medici...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Wilson, Hamish (Hamish John) (Autor), Cunningham, Wayne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Dark Matters Glenn Colquhoun; Introduction; 1. Medicine, Suffering and Healing; 2. The World of the Patient; 3. The Assumptions of Modern Medicine; 4. The Doctor-Patient Relationship; 5. The 'Heartsink' Experience; 6. Models of the Consultation; 7. Illness Without Disease; 8. Doctors' Health and Wellness; 9. The Culture of Medicine; 10. Reflective Practice; 11. Adverse Outcomes and Patient Safety; 12. The Place of General Practice in Primary Health Care; 13. The Doctor of the Future