Healing Through Empathy
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595663451 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 122 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr. . Adams has been named as one of the best doctors in the city by New York Magazine and in Top Doctors: New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. About the Author Francis V. Adams, M.D., is a pulmonologist in private practice in New York City and is the author of The Asthma Sourcebook and The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York University and Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York
Physicians have been known as healers long before they could provide cures for common ailments, but the art of healing is rarely found in the current era of managed care and five-minute office visits. Healing Through Empathy allows the reader to see into the mind of one physician as he seeks the best outcome for his patients' problems. Francis Adams illustrates the vital importance of the doctor-patient relationship through seven of his patients' histories. Patients cry out for a physician who "cares," someone who will take the time to listen to their complaints. Adams offers suggestions for choosing a physician, and challenges physicians and managed care institutions to restore the balance between technology and the art of medicine.. Adams describes the role of empathy in this vital relationship and illustrates how a physician's emotional response to his patient's illness may educate him rather than blur his thinking. Dr. In these life stories Dr. In Healing Through Empathy, Dr
Adams, M.D., is a pulmonologist in private practice in New York City and is the author of The Asthma Sourcebook and The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook. . Adams has been named as one of the best doctors in the city by New York Magazine and in Top Doctors: New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Francis V. Dr. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York
Rebecca of Amazon said The Daily Challenges of a New York City Doctor. The art of healing requires vital communication between physician and patient. ~Francis V. Adams, M.D.Being in a hospital can be a very disconcerting experience with different nurses almost daily and doctors who come by once a day to talk to you about your condition. Without family to visit, it can become a frustrating and lonely experience. A Doctor Who Listens Dr. Adams is a pulmonologist in private practice in New York City as well as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York University. He gives here seven case studies of patients of his, all with serious illnesses, some whom he was able to help "heal," one who lived for many years after seeing him, a young woman who died quickly . Hope for the Future A Customer As someone with a chronic illness, I found hope for a better healthcare system while reading Healing Through Empathy. Dr. Adams' Healing Through Empathy crystallizes what is missing from today's healthcare. Fifty years ago, it was the healing hands of the physicians and nurses who gave patients compassionate care. Today technology, the 10 m