This volume contains the edited transcript of the third Totts Gap
Colloquium held at Totts Gap, Pennsylvania, June 14-16, 1976. The
Colloquium was aimed at sensing and evaluating anticipated pat
terns of medical responsibility and practice and preparing for im
minent change - specifically as it will concern the role of the
doctor. Recognizing that community values and social behavior are
powerful forces affecting health, the participants explored ways in
which the physician and the rest of the health care professionals
may exert their salutary influence. What are the boundaries in
which the doctor can function most usefully and effectively? The
problem was examined from the view point of the philosopher, the
public, the social scientist, the medical educator, the legislator,
and the practicing physician. Currently available literature is
unidimensional in the sense that it consists largely of essays
written from an advocate point of view. In contrast, the
participants of this Totts Gap Collo quium examined disparate data
and opinion in the hope of achieving, insofar as possible,
reconciliation and synthesis. The dialogue dealt with values and
priorities attached to health and health care by our society and
with the shifting perspectives occasioned by rapidly expanding
scientific knowledge. Questions of economic choice and of public
policy were dealt with, assessing anticipated costs of the various
options to the community, as well as their implications for medical
education."
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2012 |
First published: |
1978 |
Editors: |
Stewart Wolf
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Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
156 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4615-8839-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Interdisciplinary studies >
General
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LSN: |
1-4615-8839-1 |
Barcode: |
9781461588399 |
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