the imperfections of the medical profession. The author‚ Atul Gawande‚ includes gripping accounts of true cases while exploring the power of medicine‚ offering a determined view from a hardly-seen point of view. Gawande begins the book with an introduction to medicine and the misconceptions associated with learning how to become a successful doctor. Many patients do not feel comfortable having interns operate as the main surgeon‚ yet Gawande notes that if interns do not learn hands on‚ then there
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from Dr. Atul Gawande’s medical residency. In this book‚ he tells some of his most traumatic and intense stories from a surgeon’s point of view. He explains the need for good decision making skills‚ judgment‚ and the importance of education in an important career. His stories are very inspiring and fascinating. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is uncertain‚ perplexing‚ and profoundly human. In the first section of the book‚ “Fallibility‚” Gawande provides
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it for the first time. Atul Gawande‚ being an experience general and specialized surgeon‚ speaks with an intellectual and knowledgeable tone throughout the book. Topics range from what someone might think is unusual for a surgeon to speak about‚ handwashing. You would think that a surgeon would be far enough in the field of medicine to where handwashing was just another part of daily life‚ however the book is called “A Surgeon’s Notes of Performance” for a reason. Gawande goes step by step through
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section of Atul Gawande’s novel‚ “Piecework‚” he gives the reader a life lesson on how doing right in the medical field can be extensive and expensive. One must consider all the factors that go into a medical decision before assuming the worse. Atul Gawande sees the medical profession more as a business rather than actual healing. Today doctors get so caught up in mess of how much a particular surgery should cost that many forget about the patient’s care. At the beginning of “Piecework‚” Gawande recently
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Dr. Atul Gawande’s extensive surgical experience‚ and research for his books makes him an incredibly qualified individual to discuss the issues within the healthcare industry. He addresses many of the questions that doctors‚ patients‚ and insurance companies are asking as the world of medicine continues to advance rapidly‚ for better or for worse. Many of the things Dr. Gawande addresses align well with my preconceived notions of the healthcare field. In both the TED Talk and Dr. Gawande’s book
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package. “And that package has produced dramatic results”. Gawande highlights some flaws of Obstetrics such as their lack of double blind‚ controlled randomized trials (obstetrics uses the least double blind controlled trials in all of medicine)‚ use of fetal heart rate monitoring device‚ forceps eliminated even though better for mothers Gawande though absolves them of blame because they are so successful at saving lives. Gawande even complements obstetrics for not relying on clinical trials
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As a result of reading Dr. Atul Gawande’s Being Immortal‚ I found myself contemplating old age and end of life care from a couple different angles‚ which I suppose was the goal of Gawande while writing his book. As it turns out‚ I knew very little about end of life care before reading this book‚ but now feel as though I have some guidance to at least begin thinking about what that should look like. Not only did this book encourage me to think about my own mortality‚ but also that of my loved ones
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In this book‚ Atul Gawande‚ the author‚ grips medicine in all its complex and chaotic glory. This book’s three essays talk about diligence‚ doing right‚ and ingenuity based on the essential components‚ “for success in medicine or in any endeavor that involves risk and responsibility.” Each essay focuses on a problem such as the importance of hand-washing‚ health care delivery in India‚ and the role of physicians in executions. This book does not just talk about how to be successful in the medical
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Healthcare leaders emerge from diverse backgrounds yet share some common traits. These individuals have insights that alter how people think about the future. Moreover‚ their confident and humble mentorship inspires others to consider new possibilities. Healthcare leaders conceptualize innovations that improve the medical practice. They challenge norms and‚ instead solely identifying existing problems‚ they conceptualize what’s missing. Inspirations cam emerge from anywhere. The following seven TED
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courage to explore beyond accepted boundaries “despite colleagues’ preferences for stability and familiarity.” An example of such a leader is found in Atul Gawande’s 2007 article from The New Yorker. Despite his colleagues’ insistence they knew how to prevent line infections‚ Dr. Pronovost made a checklist which he distributed to nurses (Gawande 2007). Nurses found physicians skipped at least one step more than a third of the time. This checklist was able to lower the line infection rate in the
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