Patient Care and Professionalism

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and School of Public HealthFormer Editor-in-Chief of JAMA and the JAMA Archive Journals

• Foreword ; Uwe E Reinhardt, PhD ; Acknowledgements ; Contributors ; Introduction ; Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D. MPH ; 1. Medical professionalism from the patient's perspective: is there an advocate in the house? ; Martha E. Gaines, JD, LLM, Rachel Grob, MA, PhD, Mark J Schlesinger, PhD, Sarah Davis, JD, MPA ; 2. The hippocratic oath as an example of professional conduct ; Howard Markel, MD, PhD ; 3. Professionalism and politics in the United Kingdom ; Carol Black, MD, FRCP, Cyril Chantler, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH ; 4. The role of specialty boards in promoting professionalism: The case of the American Board of Internal Medicine ; Clarence H Braddock III, MD, Eric Holmboe, MD PhD, Christine K.Cassel, MD ; 5. Medical professionalism in the twenty-first century ; Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH ; 6. Professionalism and nursing - A quest or an accomplishment? ; Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN NEA-BC ; 7. Public health: The "population" as patient ; Lawrence O. Gostin JD, LLD (Hon) ; 8. Exploring the role of law and legal systems in the therapeutic relationship ; James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM ; 9. Professionalism and fiduciary responsibilities in health care leadership ; Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA ; 10. Professionalism, medicine, and religion ; Patricia M. Fosarelli, MD, D Min ; 11. Professionalism: The science of care and the art of medicine ; James C. Harris, MD ; Index

The title says it all, this is patient focused and patient centred. . . This is a well written book with easy to read chapters and well referenced at the end of the chapters. [It] is a must for novices and experts, and is a must for any professional in contact with a patient.