{"product_id":"narrative-matters-9781421437521","title":"Narrative Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from the popular Narrative Matters column in the journal Health Affairs, these essays embody a vision for a health care system that centers the humanity of patients and doctors alike.   Health care decision making affects patients and families first and foremost, yet their perspectives are not always factored into health policy deliberations and discussions. In this anthology, Jessica Bylander brings together the personal stories of the patients, physicians, caregivers, policy makers, and others whose writings add much-needed human context to health care decision making.   Drawn from the popular Narrative Matters column in the leading health policy journal Health Affairs, this collection features essays by some of the leading minds in health care today, including Pulitzer Prizewinner Siddhartha Mukherjee, MacArthur fellow Diane Meier, former Planned Parenthood president Leana S. Wen, and former secretary of health and human services Louis W. Sullivan. The collection also presents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by Abraham Verghese, MD \u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Practice of Medicine \u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Being\u003cbr\u003eAbraham Verghese\u003cbr\u003eRethinking the Traditional Doctor's Visit \u003cbr\u003eMaureen A. Mavrinac\u003cbr\u003eIn the Safety Net: A Tale of Ticking Clocks and Tricky Diagnoses \u003cbr\u003eMaria Maldonado\u003cbr\u003eThe Personal Toll of Practicing Medicine \u003cbr\u003eElaine Schattner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Medical Innovation and Research \u003cbr\u003eCancer, Our Genes, and the Anxiety of Risk-Based Medicine \u003cbr\u003eSiddhartha Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003eBeating a Cancer Death Sentence \u003cbr\u003eJonathan Friedlaender\u003cbr\u003eA Black Alzheimer's Patient Wants to Be Part of the Cure \u003cbr\u003eKatti Gray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Patient-Centered Care \u003cbr\u003e\"Nothing Is Broken\": For an Injured Doctor, Quality-Focused Care Misses the Mark \u003cbr\u003eCharlotte Yeh\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of the Bundle: Lessons from My Mother's Partial Hip Replacement \u003cbr\u003eTimothy Hoff\u003cbr\u003eEven in an Emergency, Doctors Must Make Informed Consent an Informed Choice \u003cbr\u003eCindy Brach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Doctor-Patient Relationship \u003cbr\u003eHow to Win the Doctor Lottery \u003cbr\u003eDonna Jackson Nakazawa\u003cbr\u003eAt the VA, Healing the Doctor-Patient Relationship \u003cbr\u003eRaya Elfadel Kheirbek\u003cbr\u003eWhen Patients Mentor Doctors: The Story of One Vital Bond \u003cbr\u003eAroonsiri Sangarlangkarn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Disparities and Discrimination \u003cbr\u003e\"Go Back to California\": When Providers Fail Transgender Patients \u003cbr\u003eLaura Arrowsmith\u003cbr\u003eA Simple Case of Chest Pain: Sensitizing Doctors to Patients with Disabilities \u003cbr\u003eLeana S. Wen\u003cbr\u003eGrasping at the Moon: Enhancing Access to Careers in the Health Professions \u003cbr\u003eLouis W. Sullivan \u003cbr\u003eBridging the Divide between Dental and Medical Care \u003cbr\u003eGayathri Subramanian\u003cbr\u003eIn Rural Towns, Immigrant Doctors Fill a Critical Need \u003cbr\u003eYasmin Sokkar Harker\u003cbr\u003eAn Uninsured Immigrant Delays Needed Care \u003cbr\u003eCheryl Bettigole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Aging and End-of-Life Care \u003cbr\u003e\"I Don't Want Jenny to Think I'm Abandoning Her\": Views on Overtreatment \u003cbr\u003eDiane E. Meier\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall: Aligning the Best Care with Standards of Care at the End of Life \u003cbr\u003ePatricia Gabow\u003cbr\u003eGetting It Right at the End of Life \u003cbr\u003eDina Keller Moss\u003cbr\u003eThe Evolving Moral Landscape of Palliative Care \u003cbr\u003eMyrick C. Shinall\u003cbr\u003eNecessary Steps: How Health Care Fails Older Patients, and How It Can Be Done Better \u003cbr\u003eLouise Aronson\u003cbr\u003eA Family Disease: Witnessing Firsthand the Toll that Dementia Takes on Caregivers \u003cbr\u003eGary Epstein-Lubow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Maternity and Childbirth \u003cbr\u003eWatching the Clock: A Mother's Hope for a Natural Birth in a Cesarean Culture \u003cbr\u003eCarla Keirns\u003cbr\u003eIn the \"Gray Zone,\" a Doctor Faces Tough Decisions on Infant Resuscitation \u003cbr\u003eGautham K. Suresh\u003cbr\u003eReversing the Rise in Maternal Mortality \u003cbr\u003eKaty B. Kozhimannil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Opioids and Substance Abuse \u003cbr\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole: A Chronic Pain Sufferer Navigates the Maze of Opioid Use \u003cbr\u003eJanice Lynch Schuster\u003cbr\u003eIn Opioid Withdrawal, with No Help in Sight \u003cbr\u003eTravis N. Rieder\u003cbr\u003eThe Fine Line between Doctoring and Dealing \u003cbr\u003ePooja Lagisetty\u003cbr\u003eIntoxicated, Homeless, and in Need of a Place to Land\u003cbr\u003eOtis Warren\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529536971095,"sku":"9781421437521","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421437521.jpg?v=1731876004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narrative-matters-9781421437521","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}