The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine.
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 people in every area of human endeavour.
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The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine.
The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important that in medicine. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores grippingly 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. And 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 people in every area of human endeavour.
| ISBN | 9781861976574 |
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| Length (cm) | 13.0000 |
| Width (cm) | 2.0000 |
| Height (cm) | 20.0000 |
| Publisher | Picador |
| Publication Date | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Pages (number) | 288 |
| Genre | Education and Reference |
| Author | Atul Gawande |
| Signed | No |
| Format | Paperback |
| Editorial Reviews | “Gawande . . . manages to capture medicine in all of its complex and chaotic glory, and to put it, still squirming with life, down on the page. . . . With this book Gawande inspires all of us, doctor or not, to be better.” ―Pauline W. Chen, The New York Times Book Review
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