First Do No Harm

Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Mary Ellen Knatterud

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First Do No Harm is an interdisciplinary study examining how various members of academic physicians have constructed certain images of patients on paper over time. The study pays special attention to the classical concept of pathos, or its modern equivalent, empathy.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-04
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in American Popular History and Culture
Antal sidor144
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138969841

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Mary E. Knatterud, Ph.D. is a research associate and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Dr. Knatterud is a fellow of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), a member of the Conference of College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and of the Council of Science Editors (CSE). She has published articles about medical communication in the AMWA Journal, Dialysis& Transplantation, and Minnesota Physician among others.

Chapter I. Overview: A Rhetorical Shift, Over Time, in the Social Construction of Patients in the New England Journal of Medicine Tables 1-5 Chapter II. New England Journal of Medicine , March 25, 1828: On a Last-Name Basis with Fleshed-Out Patients Chapter III. New England Journal of Medicine , March 25, 1858: Medical Priests Constructing Good and Bad Patients Chapter IV. New England Journal of Medicine , March 29, 1888: Reductionist Measurements and Refractory Patients Chapter V. New England Journal of Medicine , March 28,1918: Nationalistic and Metaphoric Constructions of Patients Chapter VI. New England Journal of Medicine , March 25, 1948: Problem Patients to Perform on and Manage Chapter VII. Conclusion: Speculation about Causes and Consequences of Less Empathetic Language Appendix A: Classical Roots and Modern Meaning of Empathy Appendix B: Suggestions for Avoiding Nonempathetic Language Appendix C: Brief Summaries of New England Journal of Medicine Chapters