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The making of a good doctor / B.D. Kirkcaldy, R.J. Shephard and R.G. Siefen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirkcaldy, Bruce D. (Bruce David), 1952-
- Series:
- Public Health in the 21st Century
- Public health in the 21st century series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Practice.
- Medicine.
- Physicians.
- Medical anthropology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (94 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the criteria necessary for competent patient care and compassion to address the emotional needs of the patient.
- Contents:
- ""THE MAKING OF A GOOD DOCTOR ""; ""THE MAKING OF A GOOD DOCTOR ""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Anthropological Influences and Resultant Lifestyle Issues""; ""Anthropological Factors""; ""Preventive Medicine and Personal Lifestyle""; ""Cross-Cultural Comparisons""; ""Perceived Health""; ""Reasons for Seeking Treatment""; ""Regional Differences in Prescribed Medications""; ""Gender Differences""; ""Issues In Traditional Societies""; ""Treatment of the Psyche Versus Organic Disease""; ""Patient Assessments of the Quality of Practice""; ""Physician Assessments of Good Practice""
- ""Motivators, Stressors, Job Satisfaction and Personal Qualities of a Good Physician""""Motivation""; ""Stressors""; ""Job Satisfaction""; ""Optimal Personal Characteristics""; ""Economic Assessments of the Quality of Health Care""; ""Policy Implications for Medical Education, Care of the Physician and Health Service Management""; ""Selection and Training of Medical Students""; ""Selection Criteria""; ""Curriculum""; ""Development of Personal Attributes""; ""Care of the Physician""; ""Monitoring and Maintenance of Personal Health""; ""Adverse Consequences of Stress""
- ""Maintaining a Current Knowledge Base""""Development of Personal Skills""; ""Dealing with Uncertainty""; ""Management of Risks and Errors""; ""Implications for Health Service Management""; ""Medical Doctors in the Focus of Attention and of Contradictory Interests in Health Care""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61761-655-9
- OCLC:
- 923653787
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