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Technological Medicine: The Changing World of Doctors and Patients
Stanley Joel Reiser
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Description for Technological Medicine: The Changing World of Doctors and Patients
Hardback. This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created and how society, patients, and practitioners respond to the problems and successes of their use. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: MBG; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Advances in medicine have brought us the stethoscope, artificial kidneys, and computerized health records. They have also changed the doctor-patient relationship. This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created and how we respond to the problems and successes of their use. Stanley Joel Reiser, MD, walks us through the ways medical innovations exert their influence by discussing a number of selected technologies, including the X-ray, ultrasound, and respirator. Reiser creates a new understanding of thinking about how health care is practiced in the United States and thereby suggests new methods to effectively meet the challenges of living with ... Read more
Advances in medicine have brought us the stethoscope, artificial kidneys, and computerized health records. They have also changed the doctor-patient relationship. This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created and how we respond to the problems and successes of their use. Stanley Joel Reiser, MD, walks us through the ways medical innovations exert their influence by discussing a number of selected technologies, including the X-ray, ultrasound, and respirator. Reiser creates a new understanding of thinking about how health care is practiced in the United States and thereby suggests new methods to effectively meet the challenges of living with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521835695
SKU
V9780521835695
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Ref
99-1
About Stanley Joel Reiser
Stanley Joel Reiser, Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences and of Health Policy at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is known nationally and internationally for his scholarship and teaching in ethics, history, technology assessment, and health policy. Before coming to The George Washington University, he held teaching positions at Harvard University and the University of ... Read more
Reviews for Technological Medicine: The Changing World of Doctors and Patients
'Wrap a physician, historian of science, philosopher/health policy expert, and accomplished writer and parable-maker (storyteller) all in one author at the same time, and you have Stanley Reiser. This important book uses the spotlight of history to illuminate the conundrums facing today's healthcare industry.' Roger Bulger, Past President of the Association of Academic Health Centers and Chairman of the Board ... Read more