"Our Lords, the Sick"

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Sept, 2004

"Our Lords, The Sick"

Lawrence D. Longo, editor

Krieger Publishing Company

PO Box 9542, Melbourne, FL 32902-9542

www.krieger-publishing.com

1575242362 $37.50 1-800-724-0025

Compiled and edited for publication by Lawrence D. Longo (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physiology, and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California), "Our Lords, The Sick": McGovern Lectures In The History Of Medicine And Medical Humanism is a collection of scholarly essays that have been presented as John P. McGovern Lectures to the American Osler Society for the past two decades. Written by learned physicians, historians, and educators, all of these essays deal with timeless yet critical issues of the philosophy and ethics of health care, ministering to the sick, and professionalism in practice. The contributors come from a wide range of backgrounds, and discuss social and cultural factors that affect the evolving history of medicine and medical humanism. Dealing with concerns such as "Who and What is a Healer?" to "Can the literary tradition of the heroic physician continue in the present day?" and much more, "Our Lords, The Sick" is a highly recommended barometer of forces that shape our understanding and application of modern medical ethics.