Forgive and Remember - Managing Medical Failure, 2nd Edition

On its initial publication, "Forgive and Remember" emerged as the definitive study of the training and lives of young surgeons. Now with an extensive new preface, epilogue, and appendix by the author, reflecting on the changes that have taken place since the book's original publication, this updated second edition of Charles L. Bosk's classic study is as timely as ever.

About the author

Charles L. Bosk is a professor of sociology and medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of "All God's Mistakes: Genetic Counseling in a Pediatric Hospital," also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Summary

"Forgive and Remember" is a work about errors in the practice of surgery, written by a sociologist who spent 18 months with the surgical service of a major American teaching hospital.

Product details

• Authors: Charles L Bosk, Charles L. Bosk, Bosk Charles L.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2003
• EAN: 9780226066783
• ISBN: 978-0-226-06678-3
• No. of pages: 301
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 21 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Surgery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Surgery / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology