Changes in Medicine : The Way Forward

This book was written by Kenneth M. Heilman, a neurologist with a long and productive clinical and academic career, including being a researcher and teacher. Based on his experiences and achievements, as well as his frustrations and failures, he examines the challenges of healthcare, including what problems exist and how these problems may be improved. Each chapter in this book focuses on integral areas of medicine, including research, creativity, career development, patient-physician relationship, wellness, medications, social considerations such as race, and medicine's future. Changes in Medicine offers a unique view to the rapidly evolving field of neurology and practicing medicine. Contents 1: Introduction Reference 2: Research Funding Peer Review Whispers of Nature Institutional Review Board (IRB) References 3: Creativity References 4: Age Discrimination 5: Relative Value Units Reference 6: Patient-Physcian Relationships and Interactions Obtaining Patients’ History The Physical Examination and Laboratory Tests Cognitive Evaluation References 7: Grand Rounds Reference 8: Specialization 9: Case Reports References 10: Physician’s Health Depression and Anxiety Physician Morbidity and Mortality References 11: Medications References 12: Race and Medicine Reference 13: The Future Robot Surgery Video-Medicine Funding Tenure Training Education of the General Population. References Index