Critical Decisions, Peter A. Ubel
Critical Decisions, Peter A. Ubel
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

Critical Decisions

Author: Peter A. Ubel

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/04/2012

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

“As a physician and a social scientist, Peter Ubel is unparalleled in his understanding of some of the most important decisions we are facing, or will face.”
—Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational“His ideas are important, his style is accessible (with the right balance of humor and compassion) and his topic is timely.”
—Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness and host of “This Emotional Life”All too often, problems in communication between a doctor and patient can lead to bad medical decisions. As a practicing physician and a behavioral scientist, Dr. Peter Ubel has a unique understanding of this dangerous situation—and in Critical Decisions he addresses the problem while revealing a new revolution in medical decision-making. Critical Decisions combines eye-opening medical stories with groundbreaking behavioral science research, while offering important information and common sense solutions to promote better doctor/patient relationships thereby ensuring that the right decision will be made in life-saving medical situations.

About Peter A. Ubel

Peter A. Ubel, M.D.,is a physician and a behavioral scientistat Duke University. An internationally renownedwriter and researcher, he is theauthor of three books: Pricing Life, You'reStronger Than You Think, and Free MarketMadness. He writes for numerous sciencepublications as well as the New York Times,the Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today,and The New England Journal of Medicine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam

Lots of studies and statistics, but it boils down to the fact that you and your doctor have to talk and listen to each other. Ubel shows that the medical field has come a long way in making the patient a participant in their medical decisions, but that there is still a ways to go before communicatio......more

Goodreads review by Ross

It isn't often the case, but I know Peter Ubel, the author, so I'm a bit biased. I think Peter's done a nice job of summarizing important lessons that he and other researchers have learned about how we can improve communication between physicians and patients. I'd say as a whole he's done a very sol......more

Info about things to consider when making a medical decision along with some case studies and history of medical decision training.......more