Overview

First Do No Harm is an interdisciplinary study examining how various members of academic physicians organisations 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. It analyses the usage of language in describing the patients in five editions of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) , spaced 30 years apart - March 25, 1828; March 25, 1858; March 29 1888; March 28, 1918; and March 25, 1948. This book provides a unique study on this topic.

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Author:   Mary Ellen Knatterud
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780415933872

ISBN 10:   0415933870
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   07 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"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"

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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.

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