In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XWFRPKB |
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| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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An unrivaled view of healthcare as it really isits triumphs and misstepsthrough the riveting, nakedly honest story of a physician who became seriously illreads like a page-turning novel.” Leonard L. She clearly demonstrates the necessity and urgency for us to move away from "The House of God" culture, where we were trained to detach and depersonalize, to one that needs to be centered around empathy and caring, not just for the sake of our patients, but for our own humanity. She reminds us all of the critical importance of maintaining our “human-ness” when we are taking care of the very ill." Lynn E. The moment toward the end when she takes
Awdish is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. DR. She was recently named Medical Director of Care Experience for the ($6 billion, 24,000 employee) Health System. Dr. She was awarded the Speak-Up Hero award in 2014 for her work on improving communication, as well as the Critical Care Teaching Award in 2016. . RANA AWDISH is the Director of the Pu
Shatteringly personal, and yet wholly universal, she offers a brave road map for anyone navigating illness while presenting physicians with a new paradigm and rationale for embracing the emotional bond between doctor and patient.. At each step of the recovery process, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected: repeated cavalier behavior from her fellow physicians—indifference following human loss, disregard for anguish and suffering, and an exacting emotional distance. A riveting first-hand account of a physician who's suddenly a dying patient and her revelation of the horribly misguided standard of care in the medical worldDr. Awdish finds herself up against the same self-protective partitions she was trained to construct as a medical student and physician, she artfully illuminates the dysfunction of disconnection. Awdish spent months fighting for her life, enduring consecutive major surgeries and experiencing multiple overlapping organ failures. As Dr. But after her first visit, Dr. Hauntingly perceptive and beautifully written, In Shock allows the reader to transform alongside Awidsh and watch what she discovers in our carefully-cultivated, yet