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HOW NOT TO BE A DOCTOR
And Other Essays
The essential book on how not to be a doctor - and how to be a better one
Sales Points
? Launer is a well-known British medical columnist and author of Duckworth's Sex Versus Survival
? Pulls back the curtain revealing the day-to-day life of a doctor, combining erudition with humour and a human touch
? Discusses taboo medical topics: Are men evolutionarily obsolete? How do doctors mitigate their sexual desires when examining a patient?
? A perfect gift book for doctors and medical students but written for the general reader
? For readers of Oscar London's Kill as Few Patients as Possible and Atul Gawande's Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
? Pitching for serialisation in the Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail and Telegraph
Description
How Not To Be a Doctor is the thought-provoking collection of Dr Launer's most insightful anecdotes, musings and commentaries on the medical profession, which provides us with an understanding of what it takes to be a doctor in the UK. Based on his work as a doctor, as well as his own experiences as a patient, it includes accounts of his travels to far-flung places, including the moment when he was the only doctor in the house' on a train to Cairo where a ten year-old boy needed an emergency appendectomy. He also shares lessons on the secret language of patient-doctor relations learnt through challenging consultations, concluding that of all professions, doctors are almost invariably the most proficient at not listening.' He explores the medical taboos so rarely discussed in or outside the medical profession. Are men evolutionarily obsolete? How do doctors reconcile their sexual desires with the objectivity required to examine a patient?
In this remarkable collection, Launer pulls back the curtain to uncover the day-to-day life of a doctor, and reveals the often humorous and personal aspects of the clinical environment. Combining expertise with humour, directness and a human touch, these essays are a delight to read for the general reader as much as for those working in the medical profession.
Author Biography
JOHN LAUNER is a doctor, medical educator and writer known in the UK and internationally for his work on consultation skills, clinical supervision and narrative-based medicine. After graduating from Cambridge with an MA in English Literature, he studied medicine and became a Member of the Royal College of Practitioners in 1983. He has contributed columns and articles to periodicals and journals for over thirty years, including the BMJ, PMJ, Times Educational Supplement, Times Health Supplement and the Daily Mail. He has worked both as a GP and consultant and practices medicine in London.
? Launer is a well-known British medical columnist and author of Duckworth's Sex Versus Survival
? Pulls back the curtain revealing the day-to-day life of a doctor, combining erudition with humour and a human touch
? Discusses taboo medical topics: Are men evolutionarily obsolete? How do doctors mitigate their sexual desires when examining a patient?
? A perfect gift book for doctors and medical students but written for the general reader
? For readers of Oscar London's Kill as Few Patients as Possible and Atul Gawande's Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
? Pitching for serialisation in the Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail and Telegraph
Description
How Not To Be a Doctor is the thought-provoking collection of Dr Launer's most insightful anecdotes, musings and commentaries on the medical profession, which provides us with an understanding of what it takes to be a doctor in the UK. Based on his work as a doctor, as well as his own experiences as a patient, it includes accounts of his travels to far-flung places, including the moment when he was the only doctor in the house' on a train to Cairo where a ten year-old boy needed an emergency appendectomy. He also shares lessons on the secret language of patient-doctor relations learnt through challenging consultations, concluding that of all professions, doctors are almost invariably the most proficient at not listening.' He explores the medical taboos so rarely discussed in or outside the medical profession. Are men evolutionarily obsolete? How do doctors reconcile their sexual desires with the objectivity required to examine a patient?
In this remarkable collection, Launer pulls back the curtain to uncover the day-to-day life of a doctor, and reveals the often humorous and personal aspects of the clinical environment. Combining expertise with humour, directness and a human touch, these essays are a delight to read for the general reader as much as for those working in the medical profession.
Author Biography
JOHN LAUNER is a doctor, medical educator and writer known in the UK and internationally for his work on consultation skills, clinical supervision and narrative-based medicine. After graduating from Cambridge with an MA in English Literature, he studied medicine and became a Member of the Royal College of Practitioners in 1983. He has contributed columns and articles to periodicals and journals for over thirty years, including the BMJ, PMJ, Times Educational Supplement, Times Health Supplement and the Daily Mail. He has worked both as a GP and consultant and practices medicine in London.
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Published 2018-06-01 by Overlook Duckworth |