TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gawande, Atul
TI  - Better : a surgeon's notes on performance
SN  - 1847651232
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London
PB  - Profile Books
KW  - ETHICS, MEDICAL
KW  - PERSONAL NARRATIVES
KW  - PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
KW  - QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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