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Routledge Technology and Medical Practice - Theory and Society

Name: Routledge Technology and Medical Practice - Theory and Society
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complex relationship between advanced medical technology and clinical care in Technology and Medical Practice: Blood, Guts and Machines. This Routledge publication examines how modern diagnostic and care tools support medical practices while simultaneously creating friction with established traditions of medicine. As hospitals become increasingly technologized, this book investigates the impact on the patient experience and the changing roles of doctors, nurses, and medical scientists. It provides a deep look into how medical knowledge is negotiated and how power relations are reconfigured when technical artifacts are introduced into the healthcare environment. This text is an essential resource for those studying the sociotechnical systems that shape modern healthcare and the dilemmas faced by professionals working within these evolving medical landscapes.

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Examines how advanced technologies in diagnosis and care impact established medical traditions and healthcare practices.

Analyzes the changing roles and professional practices of doctors, nurses, and medical scientists in a technologized environment.

Investigates the patient experience within modern, technology-driven medical settings and sociotechnical systems.

Provides insight into how medical knowledge is negotiated when technical artifacts are integrated into clinical work.

Explores the reconfiguration of power relations within hospitals and modern medical practice settings.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754678369
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 February 2010
Listed Since: 21 October 2009

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