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The New Medical Conversation. Media, Patients, Doctors and the Ethics of Scientific Communication.
Dennis J. Mazur
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Description for The New Medical Conversation. Media, Patients, Doctors and the Ethics of Scientific Communication.
Paperback. Today patient-physician relationships are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the communication of scientific information to citizens. This gives us new obligations for clearer communication than ever before. This text argues for better communication practice in the doctor-patient relationship. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
'The New Medical Conversation succinctly and effectively brings together a range of relevant perspectives. It outlines the tensions and opportunities that exist for physicians who seek to discuss risk matters effectively with their patients. It explores the current contexts of patient safety, individual rights to treatments or information, the legal requirements of informed consent, the ethical perspectives and the constraints on patients and professionals in seeking to achieve greater shared understanding about treatments and care choices. Mazur explores the way physicians can effectively discuss relevant information with their patients, using appropriate 'information messages,' being aware of the pitfalls of framing ... Read more
'The New Medical Conversation succinctly and effectively brings together a range of relevant perspectives. It outlines the tensions and opportunities that exist for physicians who seek to discuss risk matters effectively with their patients. It explores the current contexts of patient safety, individual rights to treatments or information, the legal requirements of informed consent, the ethical perspectives and the constraints on patients and professionals in seeking to achieve greater shared understanding about treatments and care choices. Mazur explores the way physicians can effectively discuss relevant information with their patients, using appropriate 'information messages,' being aware of the pitfalls of framing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742520295
SKU
V9780742520295
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About Dennis J. Mazur
Dennis J. Mazur is professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, senior scholar at the Center for Ethics in Health Care, and chairman on the Institutional Review Board at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.
Reviews for The New Medical Conversation. Media, Patients, Doctors and the Ethics of Scientific Communication.
Dr. Mazur has provided the first thoughtful examination of our responsibilities as physicians in an age when patients are being bombarded with medical information from advertisers and vendors. I hope physicians heed his call to rise to the occasion by asserting the primacy of trust, good science, and one's responsibility to the individual patient.
Mark Helfand, Oregon Health & ... Read more
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