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OverviewDrawing on his extensive experience as both a medical practitioner and a patient, acclaimed author, award-winning physician and ethicist Philip Hebert creates a brave and intimate portrait of the complex ethical questions raised by revolutionary advances in medical diagnosis and treatment. Award-winning physician Philip C. Hebert creates a brave and intimate portrait of the complex ethical imperatives at the heart of good medicine- doctors do not have all the answers; patients must be heard; and their needs, desires, fears, and experiences must be reflected in how practitioners look after them. Medical science continues to advance to previously unimagined heights in its diagnostic and treatment capabilities. With these advances, however, come unexpected ethical dilemmas for practitioners, patients, and families. In Good Medicine, Dr. Hebert approaches these questions of pressing and fundamental importance from the dual point of view of acclaimed physician and long-time patient. With remarkable balance and sensitivity, he explores a range of politically, constitutionally, and ethically contentious matters, including assisted suicide, treatment refusal and suspension, and the overall allocation of medical resources. Hebert pairs his artful analysis with the real-life, often deeply moving stories of those who have lived these challenges. Hebert offers piercing and compassionate insight into the relationship between patients and medical professionals, and guides readers towards the open and empathetic communication needed to ensure good medicine for everyone. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip HebertPublisher: Random House Canada Imprint: Doubleday Canada Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.80cm Weight: 0.336kg ISBN: 9780385683258ISBN 10: 0385683251 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 19 April 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsDr. Hebert is the family doctor we all wish we had: curious, caring and patient. In this book he takes us to the bedside of some memorable cases and gives us an insider's look at the challenges Canada's physicians face. Like a good doctor, Philip is willing to probe a wound in order to heal it. With articulate prose and great humility he looks unflinchingly at his own flaws and those of our medical system. I highly recommend this book. These stories will not only touch you, but teach you how to be a better patient. Wanda Lewis, CEO of Dying With Dignity Canada Good Medicine offers no easy solutions to the moral dilemmas within the practice of medicine. Instead, with the humanity of a conscientious physician, and the vulnerable realism of a patient, PhilipHebert offers the power of subtle observations and an empathic vision. This book is a testament to the real core of medicine, where amidst the technical prowess of modern tools and drugs lies a profoundly human endeavour, imbued with ethical significance, intertwined values and the potential for human beings to assist each other on their journey through this life. Vincent Lam, award-winning author of Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures and The Headmaster's Wager Philip Hebert is the family doctor we all wish we had: curious, caring and patient. In this book he takes us to the bedside of some memorable cases and gives us an insider's look at the challenges Canada's physicians face. Like a good doctor, Philip is willing to probe a wound in order to heal it. With articulate prose and great humility he looks unflinchingly at his own flaws and those of our medical system. I highly recommend this book. These stories will not only touch you, but teach you how to be a better patient. Wanda Morris, CEO of Dying With Dignity Canada Author InformationPHILIP H BERT is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. In 2008, he received the William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics. In 2011, the College of Family Physicians of Canada named him Ontario's Family Physician of the Year. From 1989 to 2010, he was on full-time medical staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre where he also acted as a bioethics consultant and chaired the Research Ethics Board. He is the author of Doing Right, a practical guide to ethics for medical trainees and physicians. He lives in Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |