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Medical Humanities

Martyn Evans (Editor), Ilora G. Finlay (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-7279-1610-5
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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

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