TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kirkcaldy,B.D.
AU  - Siefen,R.G.
AU  - Siefen,George R.
TI  - The Making of a Good Doctor
T2  - Public Health in the 21st Century
SN  - 9781617616556
AV  - R728 -- .K545 2009eb 
U1  - 610 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Hauppauge
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Medicine -- Practice
KW  - Physicians
KW  - Medical anthropology
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- THE MAKING OF A GOOD DOCTOR -- THE MAKING OF A GOOD DOCTOR -- Contents -- Introduction -- Anthropological Influences and Resultant Lifestyle Issues -- Anthropological Factors -- Preventive Medicine and Personal Lifestyle -- Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- Perceived Health -- Reasons for Seeking Treatment -- Regional Differences in Prescribed Medications -- Gender Differences -- Issues In Traditional Societies -- Treatment of the Psyche Versus Organic Disease -- Patient Assessments of the Quality of Practice -- Physician Assessments of Good Practice -- Motivators, Stressors, Job Satisfaction and Personal Qualities of a Good Physician -- Motivation -- Stressors -- Job Satisfaction -- Optimal Personal Characteristics -- Economic Assessments of the Quality of Health Care -- Policy Implications for Medical Education, Care of the Physician and Health Service Management -- Selection and Training of Medical Students -- Selection Criteria -- Curriculum -- Development of Personal Attributes -- Care of the Physician -- Monitoring and Maintenance of Personal Health -- Adverse Consequences of Stress -- Maintaining a Current Knowledge Base -- Development of Personal Skills -- Dealing with Uncertainty -- Management of Risks and Errors -- Implications for Health Service Management -- Medical Doctors in the Focus of Attention and of Contradictory Interests in Health Care -- Conclusions -- References -- Contributors -- Index
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