Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the current medical literature for a resource that presents some of the classic wisdom of medicine, presented in a manner that can help today's physicians achieve their full potential. This book details the lessons every physician should have learned in medical school but often didn't, as well as classic insights and examples from current clinical literature, medical history, and anecdotes from the author's longand distinguished career in medicine. Medical Wisdom and Doctoring: the Art of 21st Century Practice presents lessons a physician may otherwise need to learn from experience or error, and is sure to become a must-have for medical students, residents and young practitioners. Applicable to physicians in all specialties and career stages Contains both clinical information and anecdotal advice An excellent resource for young physicians and students INDICE: Medical wisdom in the 21st century.- Caring for the patient.- Clinical dialogue and communication.- The art of clinical diagnosis.- Disease management and prevention.- Caring for dying patients and their families.- Making a living as a clinician.- Staying up to date.- Mentoring tomorrow's physicians.- About your family and community.- Caring for you, the physician.- Ethics, credibility and trust.- Planning for tomorrow.- Wise physicians, 21st century challenges, and doctoring.- Epilogue.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-5520-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 220
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés