"What If ...? A Survival Guide for Physicians" was inspired by passion for health care quality
| For Immediate Release | Contact: Joyce Faria Brennan |
| August 7, 2007 | 508-961-5270 |
| brennanj@southcoast.org | |
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Download the cover of What If ... ? and promotional flyer (PDF / 7.8 MB)The book was co-authored by Bruce Y. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling at the University of Pittsburgh, and published by F.A. Davis Company of Philadelphia.
"Despite rigorous medical training, medical students, residents and physicians might not be adequately equipped to handle all the situations they might face in their professional and personal lives," Dr. Goodspeed said. "This book explains what to do in many of these situations, from the common to the unusual.
"Some of the scenarios we present deal with life-threatening situations. Some do not, but all are important and present challenges that physicians need to be able to face."
Dr. Goodspeed will donate all proceeds he earns from the book to Southcoast Hospitals Group.
What If ... ? provides advice and useful information for handling situations not only in a hospital setting but also in social settings or where there is limited or no access to a medical facility. Step-by-step instructions explain how to be prepared for the unexpected in any environment and possible steps for preventing the situation.
Dr. Goodspeed, who also serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, said the inspiration for writing the book was directly related to his passion for providing patients with the highest quality care possible.
"Quality care combines good clinical outcomes, compassionate care and a focus on safety for both the patient and the provider," he said. "It also extends beyond the traditional health care scenarios to unusual and unexpected scenarios and even unexpected locations. This book helps prepare physicians at all experience levels to provide quality care no matter what the circumstance."
Scenarios handled in the book include:
- A patient brings a pet snake into the exam room.
- Delivering a baby outside of a hospital.
- Having to give a patient or family member bad news.
- Providing medical care in a wilderness situation.
- A patient refusing treatment.
- A person collapsing at a social function.
What If ... ? is available through Amazon.com. Barnes & Noble's website, Borders Booksellers website and the publisher's website at www.fadavis.com.
About Southcoast
Southcoast Health System, a not-for-profit charitable organization, is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of advanced health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes Southcoast Hospitals Group, formed in 1996 from the merger of Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
Southcoast has more than 40 ancillary facilities, including the Southcoast Health Van, home health care, hospice and infusion services, numerous outpatient medical services, an assisted living facility and a wellness center. For more information visit www.southcoast.org.
Southcoast is one of three community hospitals approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to perform open heart surgery and primary angioplasty beginning in Spring 2002.
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