Medical HumanitiesISBN: 978-0-7279-1610-5
Paperback
306 pages
June 2001, BMJ Books
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Section 1: Humanities Reflecting Society.
The nature and role of the medical humanities.
Society, community, well being.
Evaluating the outcome of arts and health initiatives.
Medical record as catalogues of experience.
Section 2: Patients and Professionals.
The consultation as Rubik's cube.
The new genetics - re-telling and re-interpreting an old story.
Poetry as a key for healthcare.
Spirituality as an integral part of care.
Section 3: Changing Attitudes.
Portfolio learning.
Creative arts in the medical curriculum.
Memorials.
Why medical humanities now?.
Medical humanities - means, ends and evaluation.
Section 4: Understanding Medical Knowledge.
Validating the facts of experience in medicine.
The humanities role.
Philosophy's gaze