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    The human side of medicine : learning what it's like to be a patient and what it's like to be a physician / Laurence A. Savett ; foreword by William H. Harvey.

    • Title:The human side of medicine : learning what it's like to be a patient and what it's like to be a physician / Laurence A. Savett ; foreword by William H. Harvey.
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    • Author/Creator:Savett, Laurence A., 1936-
    • Published/Created:Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Physician and patient.
      Medicine--Miscellanea.
      Medical care--Miscellanea.
    • Medical Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations.
      Nurse-Patient Relations.
      Patients--psychology.
      Attitude to Health.
      Attitude of Health Personnel.
    • Description:xxxiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-260) and index.
    • ISBN:0865693188 (alk. paper)
      0865693196 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Foreword / William H. Harvey
      Introduction: Defining the Human Side of Medicine and Identifying the Audience
      Pt. I. What It's Like to Be a Patient
      1. Medical Care Starts with the Patient's Story
      2. Learning from End-of-Life Stories
      3. Time
      4. Learning from Patients' Experiences
      5. Learning from Students' Experiences
      6. Learning about Uncertainty
      7. Learning How Patients Handle Illness
      Pt. II. What It's Like to Be a Physician
      8. Day in the Life of Physician
      9. Medical History
      10. Diagnosis: How Physicians Reason
      11. Treatment and Prognosis
      12. Medicine Is a Collaborative Profession
      13. Rituals
      14. Language and Communication
      15. What Can Go Wrong
      16. Physician as Professional
      17. Values and Dealing with Change
      18. Becoming a Physician: The Evolution of a Career
      Pt. III. Doctor-Patient Relationship
      19. Qualities of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
      20. What Can Go Wrong with the Doctor-Patient Relationship
      21. Addressing Some of the Myths about the Doctor-Patient Relationship
      Pt. IV. Human Side of Medicine: Bringing It All Together
      22. Another Look at a Day in the Life of a Physician
      Pt. V. Teaching the Human Side of Medicine
      23. Teaching the Human Side of Medicine
      Pt. VI. Summing Up
      24. Fashioning the Best System of Medical Care Possible: What Would Be Ideal for the Patient; What Would Be Ideal for the Physician
      25. Epilogue and My Personal Journey. App. Outline of the "Seminar in the Human Side of Medicine" Course at Macalester College.
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