Medical technology into healthcare and society: a sociology of devices, innovation and governance
Faulkner, Alex
From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care. ÍNDICE: - Preface - Innovation, Evidence and Governance of Medical Technology - Approaching Technology - The World of Medical Devices - Artificial Hips:The Surveillance of Success - The PSA Test for Prostate Cancer: Risk Constructs Governance? - Infusion Pumps: Usership and the Governance of Error - Coagulometers: Healthcare Governance at Home - Device or Drug? Governation of Tissue-engineering - Devising Healthcare and Society - Notes - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-00171-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 07/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés