Better : a surgeon's notes on performance
Gawande, Atul
Better : a surgeon's notes on performance - London Profile Books 2010
On washing hands -- The mop-up -- Casualties of war - Naked -- What doctors owe - Piecework -- The doctors of the death chamber -- On fighting -- The score -- The bell curve -- For performance -- Afterword: suggestions for becoming a positive deviant.
The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. His vivid stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, to a polio outbreak in India and to malpractice courtrooms around the country. He discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections, examines the influence of money on modern medicine and recounts the astoundingly contentious history of hand-washing. Finally, he gives a brutally honest insight into life as a practising surgeon. Unflinching but compassionate, Gawande's investigation into medical professionals and their progression from good to great provides a detailed blueprint for success that can be used by everyone.
1847651232 9781861976574
ETHICS, MEDICAL
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
Better : a surgeon's notes on performance - London Profile Books 2010
On washing hands -- The mop-up -- Casualties of war - Naked -- What doctors owe - Piecework -- The doctors of the death chamber -- On fighting -- The score -- The bell curve -- For performance -- Afterword: suggestions for becoming a positive deviant.
The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. His vivid stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, to a polio outbreak in India and to malpractice courtrooms around the country. He discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections, examines the influence of money on modern medicine and recounts the astoundingly contentious history of hand-washing. Finally, he gives a brutally honest insight into life as a practising surgeon. Unflinching but compassionate, Gawande's investigation into medical professionals and their progression from good to great provides a detailed blueprint for success that can be used by everyone.
1847651232 9781861976574
ETHICS, MEDICAL
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE