Positive medicine : disrupting the future of medical practice / David Beaumont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaumont, David (Medical doctor), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Data processing.

Medical care.

Physician and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The book proposes a new relationship between people and their doctors, fostering self-efficacy so that people can be empowered to manage their own health and live happier, healthier lives. It gives practical advice and provides an accessible, challenging, thought-provoking view of how medical practice needs to change to become person focused.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Positive Medicine

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: There Is a Third Way for Health

1. Doctor Becomes Patient

2. There's Something Wrong

3. The Art of Medicine

4. What Are 'Health and Wellbeing'?

5. Disability, Chronic Pain, and Medically Unexplained Symptoms

6. Why Should Health and Wellbeing Matter to Doctors?

7. How to Reclaim Your Life

8. Physical Health-.Te Taha Tinana

9. Psychological Health-.Te Taha Hinengaro

10. Emotional Health-.Te Taha Whanau

11. Spiritual Health-.Te Taha Wairua

Epilogue: A Response to Ivan Illich

Appendix 1. Rehabilitation and Retention in the Workplace-. The Interaction Between General Practitioners and Occupational Hea

Appendix 2. Consensus Statement on the Health Benefits of Good Work

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-265977-4

0-19-193745-2

0-19-265976-6

OCLC:

1259593805