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Good Medicine

The Art of Ethical Care in Canada

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Award-winning physician Philip C. Hébert creates a brave and intimate portrait of the complex ethical imperatives at the heart of good medicine: doctors do not have all the answers; patients must be heard; and their needs, desires, fears, and experiences must be reflected in how practitioners look after them.Medical science continues to advance to previously unimagined heights in its diagnostic ... Read more

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Award-winning physician Philip C. Hébert creates a brave and intimate portrait of the complex ethical imperatives at the heart of good medicine: doctors do not have all the answers; patients must be heard; and their needs, desires, fears, and experiences must be reflected in how practitioners look after them.Medical science continues to advance to previously unimagined heights in its diagnostic
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In Shock

My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope

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**A riveting first-hand account of a physician who's suddenly a dying patient, In Shock "searches for a glimmer of hope in life’s darkest moments, and finds it.” —The Washington PostDr. Rana Awdish never imagined that an emergency trip to the hospital would result in hemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. But after her first visit, Dr. Awdish spent months ... Read more

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**A riveting first-hand account of a physician who's suddenly a dying patient, In Shock "searches for a glimmer of hope in life’s darkest moments, and finds it.” —The Washington PostDr. Rana Awdish never imagined that an emergency trip to the hospital would result in hemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. But after her first visit, Dr. Awdish spent months
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Malpractice

A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk

by Lawrence Schlachter, MD ...

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most ... Read more

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In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most
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The Good Doctor

A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics

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The story of two doctors, a father and son, who practiced in very different times and the evolution of the ethics that profoundly influence health careAs a practicing physician and longtime member of his hospital’s ethics committee, Dr. Barron Lerner thought he had heard it all. But in the mid-1990s, his father, an infectious diseases physician, told him a stunning story: he had physically placed ... Read more

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The story of two doctors, a father and son, who practiced in very different times and the evolution of the ethics that profoundly influence health careAs a practicing physician and longtime member of his hospital’s ethics committee, Dr. Barron Lerner thought he had heard it all. But in the mid-1990s, his father, an infectious diseases physician, told him a stunning story: he had physically placed
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What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

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Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health?Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two vastly different things.Patients, anxious to convey their ... Read more

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Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health?Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two vastly different things.Patients, anxious to convey their
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Contemporary Guide to Adult ADHD™

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Contrary to popular belief, most children who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not outgrow the disorders; they become adults who suffer from ADHD. Written by an acknowledged expert in the adult phase of ADHD, this guide will fill the void of available medical information with the latest clinical guidelines and recommended pharmacotherapies for the treatment of the ... Read more

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Contrary to popular belief, most children who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not outgrow the disorders; they become adults who suffer from ADHD. Written by an acknowledged expert in the adult phase of ADHD, this guide will fill the void of available medical information with the latest clinical guidelines and recommended pharmacotherapies for the treatment of the
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The Good Doctor

What Patients Want

by Ron Paterson ...

Drawing upon real accounts of negligence, incompetence, and distrust, this book seeks to identify the key competencies of a good doctor, the ways in which medical care fails, and the roadblocks to ensuring that every licensed doctor is capable. Arguing that it is possible to improve patient care—by lifting the veils of secrecy and better informing patients, by establishing more effective ways of ... Read more

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Drawing upon real accounts of negligence, incompetence, and distrust, this book seeks to identify the key competencies of a good doctor, the ways in which medical care fails, and the roadblocks to ensuring that every licensed doctor is capable. Arguing that it is possible to improve patient care—by lifting the veils of secrecy and better informing patients, by establishing more effective ways of
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Choosing Children

Genes, Disability, and Design

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Progress in genetic and reproductive technology now offers us the possibility of choosing what kinds of children we do and don't have. Should we welcome this power, or should we fear its implications? There is no ethical question more urgent than this: we may be at a turning-point in the history of humanity. The renowned moral philosopher and best-selling author Jonathan Glover shows us how we ... Read more

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Progress in genetic and reproductive technology now offers us the possibility of choosing what kinds of children we do and don't have. Should we welcome this power, or should we fear its implications? There is no ethical question more urgent than this: we may be at a turning-point in the history of humanity. The renowned moral philosopher and best-selling author Jonathan Glover shows us how we
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Trusting Doctors

The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine

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For more than a century, the American medical profession insisted that doctors be rigorously trained in medical science and dedicated to professional ethics. Patients revered their doctors as representatives of a sacred vocation. Do we still trust doctors with the same conviction? In Trusting Doctors, Jonathan Imber attributes the development of patients' faith in doctors to the inspiration and ... Read more

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For more than a century, the American medical profession insisted that doctors be rigorously trained in medical science and dedicated to professional ethics. Patients revered their doctors as representatives of a sacred vocation. Do we still trust doctors with the same conviction? In Trusting Doctors, Jonathan Imber attributes the development of patients' faith in doctors to the inspiration and
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Un témoignage sur les manipulations sexuelles et affectives La première édition de ce livre-choc, mystérieusement étouffée en 2006, fit l'objet d'une procédure à la Cour Supérieure du Québec. Sans doute parce qu'il constitue le document le plus complet, puissant et osé à ce jour sur le culte des apparences, couronné par un abus médical dont les répercussions sont comparables au viol ou à l’inceste ... Read more

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Un témoignage sur les manipulations sexuelles et affectives La première édition de ce livre-choc, mystérieusement étouffée en 2006, fit l'objet d'une procédure à la Cour Supérieure du Québec. Sans doute parce qu'il constitue le document le plus complet, puissant et osé à ce jour sur le culte des apparences, couronné par un abus médical dont les répercussions sont comparables au viol ou à l’inceste
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Death House

The True Story of an American Community Hospital and Its Physicians Who Murder for Money

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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 you never could have believed existed before. For what is written in this book has never been told before in its entirety, anywhere and by anyone.Doctors with respectable credentials and good reputations ... Read more

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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 you never could have believed existed before. For what is written in this book has never been told before in its entirety, anywhere and by anyone.Doctors with respectable credentials and good reputations
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In mental health, as in other medical disciplines, the role of the professional is changing. The availability of information, enhanced roles of other healthcare professionals and changes in training have altered the doctor-patient relationship and left professionals accountable to the needs of clients, politicians, policy makers and funding agencies. This book seeks to redefine the professional ... Read more

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