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Attending - Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

by Dr. Ronald Epstein M.D.
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The first book on mindfulness and medical care for the general public, a ground-breaking, detailed analysis of what physicians work and what matters most from the field's leading specialist. In Attending, his first book, Dr. Epstein uses compelling and personal medical narratives to provide a guide for physicians and other healthcare practitioners to refocus their approach to healthcare and medicine. Based on his medical observations and other recent studies Dr. Epstein proposes a groundbreaking concept: by finding inner peace by the means of mindfulness, healthcare professionals will improve their capacity…
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The first book on mindfulness and medical care for the general public, a ground-breaking, detailed analysis of what physicians work and what matters most from the field’s leading specialist. In Attending, his first book, Dr. Epstein uses compelling and personal medical narratives to provide a guide for physicians and other healthcare practitioners to refocus their approach to healthcare and medicine. Based on his medical observations and other recent studies Dr. Epstein proposes a groundbreaking concept: by finding inner peace by the means of mindfulness, healthcare professionals will improve their capacity to deliver high-quality treatment and flexibility when their patients need it. Epstein provides a critical, important book of empathy and wisdom that tells us how we can return improve healthcare, lead us to a higher overall level of life, and remind us of what matters most.


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The first book on mindfulness and medical care for the general public, a ground-breaking, detailed analysis of what physicians work and what matters most from the field’s leading specialist. In Attending, his first book, Dr. Epstein uses compelling and personal medical narratives to provide a guide for physicians and other healthcare practitioners to refocus their approach to healthcare and medicine. Based on his medical observations and other recent studies Dr. Epstein proposes a groundbreaking concept: by finding inner peace by the means of mindfulness, healthcare professionals will improve their capacity to deliver high-quality treatment and flexibility when their patients need it. Epstein provides a critical, important book of empathy and wisdom that tells us how we can return improve healthcare, lead us to a higher overall level of life, and remind us of what matters most.

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