Galler Dr David (3 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 240 pages. An intensive care specialist reflects on life and death through his fascina ting stories of working in emergency medicine. In this highly articulate, down-t o-earth, generous and thoughtful book, Dr David Galler tells stories of life and death from his position as head of intensive care at a busy city hospital . W eaving his own personal stories throughout - including the death of his parents - David frames a number of chapters around key organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys; talking about their physical nature as well as their importance emotion ally and holistically. He discusses wider issues like difficult conversations wi th patients and the doctor patient relationship in general as well as broader to pics like organ donation . While Things That Matter isn't sentimental or mawki sh, neither is it clinical. It's an intelligent read, and an eye-opener for thos e not in the medical world. David doesn't shy away from the political either, an d covers topics like treating people not diseases; where medicine has gone wrong and how we might fix it; and when doing less can be more and doing things diffe rently can be life saving for patients and hospitals alike . Chapter 1. The he art -- Chapter 2. Hat and hope is not a plan -- Chapter 3. The kidney -- Chapter 4. The modern day plague -- Chapter 5. Medical revolutionaries -- Chapter 6. Cl ose calls -- Chapter 7. The ultimate gift -- Chapter 8. The art of medicine -- C hapter 9. My best ever patient Includes bibliographical references.…