Main description:

This book was written by Kenneth M. Heilman, a neurologist with a long and productive clinical and academic career, including being a researcher and teacher. Based on his experiences and achievements, as well as his frustrations and failures, he examines the challenges of healthcare, including what problems exist and how these problems may be improved. Each chapter in this book focuses on integral areas of medicine, including research, creativity, career development, patient-physician relationship, wellness, medications, social considerations such as race, and medicine's future.

Changes in Medicine offers a unique view to the rapidly evolving field of neurology and practicing medicine.

Contents:

Introduction.- Research.- Creativity.- Age Discrimination.- Relative Value Units.- Patient-Physician Relationships.- Grand Rounds.- Specialization.- Case Reports.- Physician's Health.- Medications.- Race and Medicine.- The Future