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Book SynopsisOur current healthcare system is sick, and the cure is simple: We need to bring compassion back to healthcare. In The Cutting Edge of Compassion, board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Barry Rose reflects on how physicians and patients can create the best healing outcomes by appreciating personality differences, addressing fear, being open to Eastern and Western medical philosophies, and working together to address insurance, legal, and pharmaceutical obstacles to optimal care. Rose presents a compassionate vision for healthcare where health professionals and patients work together to heal. The Cutting Edge of Compassion will open your eyes and your heart and reveal that compassionate healthcare is possible when patients and health professionals work together to achieve it. Dr. Barry Rose is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and chief of orthopedic surgery and surgical division head for the Alameda division of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, one of the largest multi-specialty groups in California. He resides in San Francisco with his wife Rose.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: In the Beginning Part 1: Called to Care The Responsibility The Influence The Dream The Grind Real Patients Ego and Compassion in the Operating Room The New Physician Graduates Part 2: Healing the Physician/Patient Relationship The Practice of Medicine Avoiding the Terrible Triad: Ego, Greed, and Fear Finding Balance Appreciating Allied Health Addressing Personality Differences in Patients and Physicians Part 3: Healing Our Healthcare System The Need for Patient Advocates Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine The Insurance Industry The Legal System The Pharmaceutical Industry Conclusion: A Vision for Compassionate Healthcare Acknowledgements About the Author
