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Atul Gawande
From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.
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One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the…
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Explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of…
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Originally published: New York: Henry Holtt & Company, 2014.
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The New York Times -bestselling author and surgeon reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist. Dr. Gawande explains how this simplest of technologies has helped doctors and nurses respond…
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel’s edge. Complications lays bare a science…
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Drawing from compelling true accounts of patients and doctors, a provocative examination of the power and limits of modern medicine reveals a world where science is uncertain, information is limited…
The New York Times bestselling author examines the complex and risk-filled medical profession and how those involved progress from merely good to great. Gawande provides rare insight and offers an…
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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande - Includes & Analysis
Preview The Checklist Manifesto is a non-fiction investigation of human fallibility in high-stakes environments, such as medical surgeries, airline flights…
William Carlos Williams
A new edition of one of the best books ever written about being a doctor: writing as aware and memorable as Chekhov’s.
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Dr Atul Gawande
IS IT TIME THE MEDICAL PROFESSION RETHOUGHT ITS APPROACH TO THE OLD AND TERMINALLY ILL? IN WHAT WAY? SHOULD DOCTORS BE TRAINED TO PREPARE PEOPLE TO DIE RATHER THAN SIMPLY…
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF COMPLICATIONS EXAMINES, IN RIVETING ACCOUNTS OF MEDICAL FAILURE AND TRIUMPH, HOW SUCCESS IS ACHIEVED IN A COMPLEX AND RISK-FILLED PROFESSION THE STRUGGLE TO…
Giving an account of the life of a surgeon, this book looks at what it is like to cut into people"s bodies and the - literally life and death -…
Oliver Sacks
Originally published in the UK: London: Gerald Duckworth, 1985. Originally published in the US: New York: Summit Books, 1985.
Atul Gawande,Manjusha Amdekar
Gawande Atul
Ultra Violet light emitting lamps coated with fluorescent material are used for many skin treatment applications e.g. tanning- and photo-therapies. The phosphors possessing emission in the range 200 nm -…
