Overview
Comprehensiveness – address four different roles of a physician in academic medicine - clinical practitioner, teacher, researcher, and administrator
Accessibility – can be understood by physicians and non-physicians. I tested this in people of varied backgrounds
Conversational style – makes use of anecdotes to maintain interest as well as illustrate points
Concrete examples of application of knowledge of complex systems
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Starting Out
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Research and Administrative Roles
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Educator Role II: Teaching Complex Systems in a Business School
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About this book
This unique title explores complex systems in clinical medicine and the subsequent implementation of that knowledge into practice. Written conversationally and as a reflection on the journey of learning about complex systems, the book explores how knowledge of these systems can be applied to four key roles in academic medicine: clinical practice, education, research, and administration. Further, this title emphasizes how gaining an understanding of complex systems can greatly help a physician deal with the many challenges found in academic medicine. Unlike other books on complexity in medicine, which tend to focus on only one aspect of the management of patients, Complex Systems in Medicine deals with the multifaceted roles of a physician. The approach in this book is uniquely qualitative rather than mathematical, and is written to make it not only of interest to physicians, trainees, and allied health providers, but also to make it more accessible to a non-medical audience. The inclusion of personal anecdotes by the author provides concrete examples of the application of knowledge of complex systems in academic medicine. A first-of-its-kind contribution to the literature, Complex Systems in Medicine: A Hedgehog’s Tale of Complexity in Clinical Practice, Research, Education, and Management is not only a novel reference for medical professionals, it is an accessible tool for the non-medical audience hoping to learn more about complex systems and their direct relevance to medicine, a field that deals with the infinite variety of humans and their ills. It illustrates the consequences of the interactive elements of patient care that make medicine both a science and an art.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
IIRECC Room 5M677 EUL
Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System
10701 East Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
216-791-2300 x45702Mobile 216-701-9385
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
School of Medicine and
Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior,
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Complex Systems in Medicine
Book Subtitle: A Hedgehog’s Tale of Complexity in Clinical Practice, Research, Education, and Management
Authors: David C. Aron
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24593-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24592-4Published: 20 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24593-1Published: 30 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 255
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general