Afflicted
How Vulnerability Can Heal Medical Education and Practice
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2018
Summary
How medical education and practice can move beyond a narrow focus on biological intervention to recognize the lived experiences of illness, suffering, and death.In Afflicted, Nicole Piemonte examines the preoccupation in medicine with cure over care, arguing that the traditional focus on biological intervention keeps medicine from addressing the complex realities of patient suffering. Although many have pointed to the lack of compassion and empathy in medical practice, few have considered the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262037396 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262037394 |
| Author: | Nicole M. Piemonte |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Afflicted |
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About The Author
Nicole M. Piemonte
Nicole M. Piemonte is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education at Creighton University, School of Medicine, and Academic Consultant at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix.
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