Anesthesia and the Classics av Robert S. M.D. (Boston Children's Hospital) Holzman

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<P>A collection of 25 thought provoking Essays which create a bridge between the Classical personification of values and link them to current training and education in Western Medicine. This readable and erudite text provides a framework for modern clinical values - with a particular emphasis on anesthesiology - set in the context of ageless dilemmas facing each generation of physicians.</P><P>Medicine as a profession carries some specific obligations.The qualities of empathy, knowledge, generosity, respect, and scholarship provide a "family" of values that was personified by the Ancients in the <EM>family of Asklepios, </EM>and which form the basis of professional values today. Moreover, a substantial amount of professional growth should come from reflection based on the experience of caring for real patients - an appreciation of <EM><B>the human condition</B>. </EM>Each essay within this beautifully crafted book illustrates the importance of expertise, skill, focus, mindful