From Outside Looking Further Out
Essays on Current Issues in Medical Care
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The publication is a personal account of experiences in the world of science, medicine, public health, drug development, and international health care, obtained from many different areas of the world, in the midst of a rewarding and diverse career of Thomas Jones MD. That career has included major activities in the United States, Switzerland, the Philippines, Thailand and Brazil, as well as smaller experiences in virtually every corner of the globe; and it has included work in universities, the corporate world of drug research, and work with government organizations.
The basic message is that there have been misdirections in health care that have been partially overlooked, perhaps because of attention given to the numerous primarily technical advances that have been made. Many of the views recorded here were presented as a part of the author`s activity as Editor of the Brazilian Journal if Infectious Diseases during the 5 years from 2000-2005.
The account, in spite of its rather negative message, is planned to be a pleasure to read--- that is, coherent, logical, tasteful, and accurate, with humor where appropriate but severity where needed. In addition, it tries to offer solutions to the problems raised, in the hope that this contribution is viewed overall as a positive force to our various social ills
The Essays have been divided into three types: 1) those that are relevant to social, governmental, and drug policy issues in our society, 2) those relevant to special approaches to health care from the viewpoint of a specialist in infectious diseases, and 3) those regarding specific infectious diseases. These three areas overlap at numerous points, but they allow the reader to direct his or her attention to policy issues, health care approaches or specific disease.
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This publication is a personal account of experiences in the world of science, medicine, public health, drug development, and international health care, obtained from many different areas of the world during the rewarding and diverse fifty-year career of Thomas Jones, MD. That career has included major activities in the United States, Switzerland, the Philippines, Thailand, and Brazil, as well as smaller experiences in virtually every corner of the globe. It has included work in universities, the corporate world of drug research, and work with government organizations.
There have been misdirections in health care that have been partially overlooked, perhaps because of attention given to the numerous—primarily technical—advances that have been made. The essays, in spite of their rather negative message, are intended to be a pleasure to read—coherent, logical, tasteful, and accurate, with humor where appropriate but severity where needed.
The essays have been divided into three types: first, those that are relevant to social, governmental, and drug policy issues in our society; second, those relevant to special approaches to health care from the viewpoint of a specialist in infectious diseases; and third, those regarding specific infectious diseases. These three areas overlap at numerous points, but they allow the reader to direct his or her attention to policy issues, health care approaches, or the specific disease.
About the Author
Thomas C. Jones, MD is an emeritus professor of medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York. He lives with his wife in Basle, Switzerland. He has had an extensive career in medicine, in clinical practice, research, and education. He trained in infectious diseases and international medicine. He has written two other books, been a medical journal editor, and written over two hundred scientific articles.