Overview
Brings together a discussion of the nature and problems of aging as they apply to physicians in a high-stress occupation
Addresses themes essential and universal to all critical care medicine specialists
Written by experts in the field
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About this book
This book brings together personal narratives from critical care medicine specialists around the world. Most of these physicians started in critical care at or before the exponential increase in technological modalities to reverse or sustain organ function, have seen patient care both ways, and have worked as many as 30 years or more at the bedside. The narratives are organized around such themes as : how and why these physicians entered the discipline of critical care; what was critical care like in the beginning; how they have experienced the flood of innovations in critical care; why they decided to retire (or not); and what their retirement options have been (or not).
Composed by influential critical care medicine specialists, The Intensivist’s Challenge: Aging and Career Growth in a High-Stress Medical Specialty is a valuable resource bringing together a discussion of the nature and problems of aging as they apply to physicians in a high-stress occupation, while assessing the value of clinical experience at the bedside in a world increasingly full of soulless technology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
University of Pittsburgh
Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Neurological Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Intensivist's Challenge
Book Subtitle: Aging and Career Growth in a High-Stress Medical Specialty
Editors: David Crippen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30454-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30452-6Published: 23 May 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30454-0Published: 02 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 165
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Practice and Hospital Management