"Our Lords, the Sick"
Subtitle: McGovern Lectures in the History of Medicine and Medical Humanism
Contributors: Philip M. Teigen (Foreword); Lawrence D. Longo (Editor)
Edition: Original Ed edition
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Published: June 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781575242361
Subjects: History of medicine; Medicine; Humanism; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Social medicine; General; History
Description: Comprises eighteen essays in medical humanism, the history of medicine, and health care delivery. They are the John P. McGovern Lectures to the American Osler Society during the past two decades. Each of the essays, given by eminent physicians, historians, and educators, are timeless in their relevance to medicine and health care delivery. In many respects they are "lay sermons" on the philosophy and ethics of health care, ministering to the sick, and professionalism. The contributors, from differing backgrounds and with different points of view, discuss social and cultural factors that have influenced the history of medicine and medical humanism.