Name: Rethinking the Clinical Gaze: Patient-Centred Innovation in Paediatric Neurology
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Author: John Gardner
ISBN: 9783319851105

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Rethinking the Clinical Gaze: Patient-Centred Innovation in Paediatric Neurology

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Gardner

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

Language

English

Pages

250

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.0 x 14.8 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.33 kg.

ISBN13

9783319851105

Synopsis "Rethinking the Clinical Gaze: Patient-Centred Innovation in Paediatric Neurology"

This book draws on medical sociology and science and technology studies to develop a novel conceptual framework for understanding innovation processes, using the case study of deep brain stimulation in paediatric neurology. It addresses key questions, including: How are promising and potentially disruptive new health technologies integrated into busy resource-constrained clinical contexts? What activities are involved in establishing a new clinical service? How do social and cultural forces shape these services, and importantly, how are understandings of 'health' and 'illness' reconfigured in the process? The book explores how the ideals of patient-centred medicine influence innovation in the clinic, and it introduces the concept of patient-centred proto-platforms. It argues that patient-centred innovation can constitute an expansion of medical power, as the clinical gaze is directed not only towards the body but also towards the patient as a social being. This willbe an innovative and insightful read for academics and advanced students, as well as health service researchers with an interest in technology adoption processes.

John Gardner

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John Champlin Gardner Jr. (Batavia, New York, July 21, 1933 – Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, and literary critic. He studied at Washington University in St. Louis and earned his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Iowa. His academic career included teaching at various institutions, such as San Francisco State University and Binghamton University.

Among his most notable works is "Grendel" (1971), a novel that reimagines the Beowulf myth from the monster's perspective. In the field of literary criticism, he published "On Becoming a Novelist" (1983), a guide for aspiring writers. His novel "October Light" (1976) earned him the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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