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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.
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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-
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Published/Created:Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2002.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: W62 .S283 2002
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Physician and patient.
Medicine--Miscellanea.
Medical care--Miscellanea.
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Medical Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations.
Nurse-Patient Relations.
Patients--psychology.
Attitude to Health.
Attitude of Health Personnel.
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Description:xxxiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-260) and index.
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ISBN:0865693188 (alk. paper)
0865693196 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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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.