Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
16.06.2009
Verlag
VDMSeitenzahl
316
Maße (L/B/H)
22/15/1,9 cm
Gewicht
435 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-639-01735-9
Preventive medicine is among the most expansive
activities in contemporary healthcare. The
discipline however faces major practical, ethical
and epistemic challenges. Linn Getz argues that
individually oriented preventive medicine is
becoming so risk focused, technified and
dehumanized that its integrity and clinical
potential may begin to deteriorate. Departing from
everyday, clinical scenarios including
cardiovascular disease prevention and pregnancy
care, she documents that the current knowledge
foundation and theoretical underpinnings
of modern, preventive medicine are too limited.
Despite the medical profession s intent to do good,
these fundamental shortcomings imply a potential for
inflicting harm, both on the individual and societal
level. Some prerequisites for a more sustainable and
responsible preventive medicine are outlined. This
work is based on an innovative doctoral thesis where
empirical research is combined with theoretical
reflections with reference to scholars such as
Martin Heidegger, Hans Jonas, Charles Taylor, Ivan
Illich, Arthur Frank, Drew Leder, Ian McWhinney, Gro
Harlem Brundtland and Eric Cassell.
activities in contemporary healthcare. The
discipline however faces major practical, ethical
and epistemic challenges. Linn Getz argues that
individually oriented preventive medicine is
becoming so risk focused, technified and
dehumanized that its integrity and clinical
potential may begin to deteriorate. Departing from
everyday, clinical scenarios including
cardiovascular disease prevention and pregnancy
care, she documents that the current knowledge
foundation and theoretical underpinnings
of modern, preventive medicine are too limited.
Despite the medical profession s intent to do good,
these fundamental shortcomings imply a potential for
inflicting harm, both on the individual and societal
level. Some prerequisites for a more sustainable and
responsible preventive medicine are outlined. This
work is based on an innovative doctoral thesis where
empirical research is combined with theoretical
reflections with reference to scholars such as
Martin Heidegger, Hans Jonas, Charles Taylor, Ivan
Illich, Arthur Frank, Drew Leder, Ian McWhinney, Gro
Harlem Brundtland and Eric Cassell.
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