Doctors, patients, and society : power and authority in medical care / edited by Martin S. Staum and Donald E. Larsen ; essays by David J. Roy ... [et al.]

Staum, Martin S. Larsen, Donald E. Roy, David J. Calgary Institute for the Humanities

1981, First Edition. Waterloo, Ont. : Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #238398
ISBN: 0889201110

Physical description; 285 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; "Papers presented at an interdisciplinary workshop held in Calgary, May 1980." Includes bibliographical references. Summary; What moral and legal issues are involved in the physician-patient relationship? What is bioethics? What social and environmental factors are involved in health and disease? An interdisciplinary workshop of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities in May 1980 considered these issues, as well as health care delivery, the history of public health in Canada, conflicting "health cultures," and responsibilities of professionals on the health care team. Participating in the conference were prominent scholars and professionals in social edicine, community health, nursing, law, medical research, medical education, and various academic disciplines. They included Dr. Thomas McKeown, Dr. David Roy, Professor Hazel Weidman, Professor Benjamin Freedman, Dr. Anthony Lam, and Dr. Robert Hatfield. Subjects; Physician and patient - Congresses. Medical care - Congresses. Power (Social sciences) - Congresses. Medical care - Canada - Congresses. Delivery of Health Care - trends - congresses. Delivery of Health Care - trends - Canada - congresses. Ethics, Medical - congresses. Health Policy - Canada - congresses. Physician-Patient Relations - congresses. Doctors - Interpersonal relationships with patients - Conference proceedings. Public health policy. doctors - interpersonal relationships - patients - conference proceedings. Illness & addiction: social aspects ; Medicine: general issues. Medical / Physician & Patient. Social Science / General. Literary Collections / Essays. Genres; Bibliography. Conference publication.

Price: €195.00