Changing Roles of Doctors

Name: Changing Roles of Doctors
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ISBN: 9781846199912

ISBN-10: 1846199913

ISBN-13: 9781846199912

Edition: 2013

Authors: Penny Cavenagh, Sam Leinster, Veena Rodrigues, Mick Collins, Susanne Lindqvist

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The profession of medicine is changing, more rapidly perhaps than many doctors think. Whether it relates to the professional power base or the changing demographics of the profession itself, both topics discussed in this book. The topics are thought provoking as they should be, but all come back asking what doctors are for. This remains a key issue and one which needs discussion and debate. -- Sir Kenneth Calman, in the Foreword. This fascinating new book describes the evolution of the medical profession and how the role of the doctor and expectations of that role have changed over time. It critically examines developments in the light of both external influences such as the ageing…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.25" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword


About the editors


List of contributors



Drivers for change in the medical profession




The changing working environment: work patterns




Changes in postgraduate medical education and training




The shifting sands of professional power




Doctors in management




Accountability, performance and targets




The 'expert patient' and the internet




Regulation and revalidation




Interprofessional practice and rank dynamics: evolving effective team collaboration through emotional, social, occupational and spiritual intelligences




Changing demographics of the medical profession




Doctors as educators




Personal perspectives



Index