Medical Technology: A Critical Perspective - Learning to Become Loving Resistance Fighters

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Robert L. Sanders Ed.D., Professor (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: Medical technology has embedded itself in our culture and has been a positive and powerful force in the improvement of life for millions of people. However, for every yin there is a yang, and with all things that are positive, there is also a negative component that must not be ignored. Most Americans are familiar with the benefits of technology, specifically medical technologies; the media reports on these benefits every day. However, it is not often that physicians have the opportunity to discuss what has been given up or lost as a result of using these same technologies. This commentary is about those unintended consequences resulting from our use of technology, in particular, physicians’ use of medical technologies.

Additional Information

Publication
Sanders, R.L. (2005). Medical technology: A critical perspective - learning to become loving resistance fighters. Internet Journal of Medical Technology. (ISSN: 1559-4610) Published by Internet Scientific Publications. Available open access at: http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijmt/vol2n1/medical.xml
Language: English
Date: 2005
Keywords
Technology, Medical, Diagnosis, Iatrogenic Disease, Diagnostic Errors, Ethical Theory

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