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Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment choices. In this invaluable book, Dr. Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their families, and their caretakers. Dr. Frank empowers patients by unlocking the mysteries of the disease and explaining in plain language the ways to confront and combat it. An award-winning medical oncologist recognized for his humanitarian approach as well as his research accomplishments, Dr. Frank understands that cancer patients and their families need insight into the disease.

So gelingt die Kommunikation mit Ihrem Arzt. "Echte Zuwendung und Vertrauen sind oft wichtiger als High-Tech-Medizin", sagt Yael Adler. Leider mangelt es in der Arzt-Patienten-Beziehung aber genau daran. Zeitdruck, Fachchinesisch oder fehlende Empathie führen bei Patienten häufig zu Frustration und Zweifeln und können im schlimmsten Fall gravierende Folgen für die Gesundheit haben. In diesem Hörbuch zeigt Yael Adler pointiert und anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele, welche Typen von Ärzten und Patienten es gibt, wie beide ticken und welche Rollen sie in ihrer Beziehung spielen.

Physician is Rajeev Kurapati’s earnest attempt to answer this question and others central to the practice of medicine. For instance, how have the advances of medical technology influenced society’s perception of death? How do physicians balance thinking with feeling when dealing with critically ill patients? How do we meet the needs of patients seeking a personal connection to their doctor in what may seem to be an emotionally deficient medical landscape? What is the promise of modern medicine and its limitations?

Carte Blanche is the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to risky medical research is eroding at a time when we are racing to produce a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19. This medical right that we have long taken for granted was first sacrificed on the altar of military expediency in 1990 when the Department of Defense asked for and received from the FDA a waiver that permitted it to force an experimental anthrax vaccine on the ranks of ground troops headed for the Persian Gulf.

Encontrar la vocación profesional en la vida es, sin duda alguna, una de las decisiones más importantes que se pueden tomar. Si además esa vocación tiene una relación directa con el trato con los pacientes donde determinadas cualidades resultan imprescindibles para el bienestar de todos ellos, este audiolibro ofrece las herramientas necesarias para el descubrimiento de estas cualidades. Un audiolibro idóneo para todos los que sienten una vocación de servicio a los demás en cualquier profesión del campo de la salud, tanto si aún no se han formado como si llevan años de ejercicio profesional.

Renowned scientist Professor Michael Briggs was many things: a Space expert at NASA, an adviser to the World Health Organisation, a successful Big Pharma executive. But Michael Briggs had a secret. A scandal broke out in 1986 when research he conducted was revealed to be compromised. Patients were also claiming that a pregnancy test he pioneered had caused devastating birth defects. Soon after his fall from grace, Briggs was dead, struck down by a mystery illness in a foreign country.

Im Laufe des Medizinstudiums lernt man eine Auswahl möglicher klinischer Karrieren kennen und wird einzig auf diese klar definierten Karrierewege vorbereitet. Wer danach über alternative ärztliche Berufe nachdenkt, fühlt sich oftmals nicht nur alleine gelassen und unvorbereitet, sondern erfährt auch häufig eine Stigmatisierung aus dem Kreis der Kolleg:innen. Völlig zu unrecht, denn es gibt viele wunderbare Karrieren abseits des Krankenbetts, in denen man einen hohen gesellschaftlichen Mehrwert schaffen kann.

What if we could see a doctor faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost? With the emergence of telemedicine, we now can. And this book is a primer on telemedicine for anyone who wants to take charge of their health and understand all their healthcare options. This valuable guide illustrates why telemedicine is not only a viable solution to many of our healthcare problems but also an inevitable and crucial one.

While Covid-19 has brought increased attention to chronic and complex illnesses, these conditions have impacted millions worldwide, long before the pandemic. Covid was not the first exposure to cause long-term disease and disability, nor will it be the last. In Invisible No More, Dr. Ilene Ruhoy aims to empower the long-term patients of chronic and complex diseases, delving into her own harrowing experience as a patient.

Neue Quanten-Erkenntnisse für ein langes und gesundes Leben. Gemeinsam mit dem Quantenphysiker Dr. Jack Tuszynski und dem Endokrinologen Dr. Brian Fertig zeigt der Bestsellerautor und ganzheitliche Mediziner Deepak Chopra, wie sich die Erkenntnisse der Quantenwissenschaft darauf auswirken, wie wir leben und altern. Der Schlüssel dabei ist der Quantenkörper. Dieser beeinflusst von seiner subatomaren Ebene aus unsere Gedanken, Gefühle, aber auch unseren Stoffwechsel und damit die Energieproduktion unserer Zellen.

In a world where the practice of medicine is constantly evolving, Physician Reborn offers a lifeline to healthcare professionals seeking clarity, resilience, and fulfillment in their careers. Through a compelling narrative and practical insights, this book serves as a guiding light through the complexities of modern healthcare.

「せん妄」という、薬の副作用に苦しめられる高齢者、続出!もし、あなたが同じ医者から5種類以上の薬を処方されて飲んでいたら、医者を変えた方がいい。なぜなら、複数の薬を飲むことによる恐ろしい副作用があるからだ。

As a physician, you’ve devoted years of your life to training. From classrooms and textbooks to residency and beyond, you’ve honed your clinical expertise and technical abilities. But these skill sets are only half of the equation to achieving excellence. What is the other half? Emotional intelligence. In Extraordinary Doctor, top neurosurgeon Nimesh H. Patel explores the importance of emotional intelligence in physicians and how it is pivotal to succeeding in the field.

If you are a new nurse practitioner, physician assistant, new physician resident or any type of new healthcare professional that will be working with patients, this is a unique book about patient interaction and different scenarios that can occur. The book discusses tips on how to approach different situations when trying to be an effective healthcare provider for your patient.

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognizing the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work—shame, stigma, suffering, and sacrifice—and offers practical steps to emotional and physical recovery.

Pharmacist Cory Jenks had all the elements to make a competent healthcare professional. Good looks, academic accolades, multiple board certifications, and a competitive residency. However, none of these items prepared him for truly caring for his patients in a chaotic healthcare environment, and he was struggling. After implementing lessons he learned as an improv comedian, Cory’s perspective began to shift. In this audiobook, Cory takes you through the comical and powerful tools needed to create a memorable, humanizing experience for your patients and colleagues.

Dare to Care is a book about the magic of medicine and life. Patients long for caring and connection when they are ill, and the doctors who come to this profession full of care and compassion often leave feeling drained and diluted as human beings because they forget who they are. In this audiobook, you will be reminded that essential harmony and well-being is your natural state, and what you have been looking for in any doctor you have sought. It offers an invitation to join a new bandwidth of caring, intuition, holism, and love, to ride the waves of living beyond the norm.

Новая книга автора бестселлера The Sunday Times "Все, что осталось"! Наши кости - молчаливые свидетели той жизни, которую мы ведем, и на них записывается вся наша биография. Основываясь на годах исследований и огромном профессиональном опыте, всемирно известный судебный антрополог, кавалер Ордена Британской империи профессор Сью Блэк приглашает нас в потрясающее путешествие, полное неожиданных открытий.

Filled with firsthand insights and stories from the frontlines of healthcare, as well as innovative solutions, Care After Covid shows all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem exactly what needs to change and, more importantly, how to do it.

“The shortest distance between a human being and the truth,” so goes the saying, “is a story.” These stories, told by Dr. Scott Abramson based on his 40 years of medical experience and from coaching colleagues in the mission of physician communication, embody some of these human truths: truths about listening, connection, faith, bereavement, death, teamwork, empathy, courage, grace, joy, leadership, parenting, burnout, the challenges of work-life balance, and the secret of happiness.