Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000OYA7KU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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National BestsellerThe struggle to perform well is universal: each of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives may be on the line with any decision.Atul Gawande, the New York Times bestselling author of Complications, examines, in riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, how success is achieved in this complex and risk-filled profession. At once unflinching and compassionate, Better is an exhilarating journey, narrated by "arguably the best nonfiction doctor-writer around" (Salon).
Lloyd's quietly authoritative reading lends an unhurried air that is appropriate for a book fundamentally about taking the time to care, and care diligently, about the things that matter most. Gawande's writing works well on audio as several chapters appeared as discrete essays in the New Yorker and the New England Journal of Medicine, and still bear the stamp of stand-alone material. He rightly senses that these tales do not constitute the heart of this book. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Some parts are necessarily slow-moving and methodical, including a lecture on the proper way to scrub hands or a complex rundown of India's health care system. . While the book has its share of sensational and bloodcurdling tales of virulent infections and medicine gone wrong, Lloyd resists the urge to sensationalize his reading. It's perfect for listeners who pref
How We Can Provide Better Healthcare: True Stories to Motivate Us to Become Positive Deviants Loved this book. Read it twice. Very interesting true life examples. Anyone employed in a medical field or just interested would probably enjoy this. Book is divided into chapters each exploring a different concept and considering different points of view. Areas explored include:achieving handwashing by healthcare workers to reduce the spread of infections,attempts to erradicate polio in India by chasing hotspots,reducing mortality in the Iraq/Afghanistan wars by new strategies of battlefield care,aspects of chaperones for intimat. I would like to attend Dr Gawande's ward rounds to learn more Ruan Grobler An insight into the formula for the successful practice of medicine on an individual as well as systemic perspective, a formula which seemingly ever eludes our grasp. I would like to attend Dr Gawande's ward rounds to learn more about the smaller seemingly insignificant measures that can be taken everyday to improve in the quality of care of patients. This book will be enjoyed by those interested in health policy making, community health care and members from other professions seeking an external perspective on how service deliver. Guwande is a good writer who makes you want to keep reading media girl This is one of several Gawande books I purchased. I enjoy reading about medical cases. This doctor writes well and keeps the reader entertained and informed. It's good to hear the other side of the story. I think people forget that doctor's are human and make mistakes.