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Timeless values of medicine explored through classical wisdom for modern practice.
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Anesthesia and the Classics

Essays on avatars of professional values

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    265 pages

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    7 March 2022

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Summary

A collection of 25 thought-provoking essays which create a bridge between the classical personification of values and link them to current training and education in Western Medicine. This readable and erudite text provides a framework for modern clinical values - with a particular emphasis on anesthesiology - set in the context of ageless dilemmas facing each generation of physicians.

Medicine as a profession carries some specific obligations. The qualities of empathy, knowledge, gene…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781032049014
ISBN-10:1032049014
Author:Robert S. Holzman
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:CRC Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:265
Release Date:7 March 2022
Weight:380g
Dimensions:138mm x 216mm
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Critics Review

“Anesthesia and the Classics: Essays on Avatars of Professional Values warrants being chewed, digested, and ruminated upon. It deserves to be the foundation of, and stimulus for, lively and productive discussions of professionalism in anesthesiology programs throughout the nation. Trainees and faculty alike, as well as certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants, will benefit from reflecting on the messages about the enduring values, traits, and behaviors integral to professionalism contained within its pages.”

Douglas R. Bacon MD, MA

About The Author

Robert S. Holzman

Robert S. Holzman M.D., M.A. (Hon), FAAP

Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital

Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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