The engines of Hippocrates : from the dawn of medicine to medical and pharmaceutical informatics

The engines of Hippocrates : from the dawn of medicine to medical and pharmaceutical informatics / Barry Robson, O.K. Baek.

A unique, integrative look at information-based medicine. The convergence of medical science, biology, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, healthcare, and information technology is revolutionizing medical and scientific practice, and has broader social implications still being understood. The Engi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robson, Barry
Other Authors: Baek, O. K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2009.
Series:Wiley series on technologies for the pharmaceutical industry.
Subjects:
Medical informatics.
Human-machine systems.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Biomedical.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.
MEDICAL > Biotechnology.
MEDICAL > Lasers in Medicine.
Human-machine systems
Medical informatics
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Table of Contents:
  • A short preview of mankind, medicine, molecules, and machines
  • From prehistory to Hippocrates
  • The road to the new medicine
  • The imminent challenge : medicine as an industry
  • The next decade : personalized medicine and the digital patient record
  • Enforcing your rights : medical ethics, consent, privacy, and IT
  • Holistic medicine and IT
  • Architecting it all
  • Guardian angels : knowing our molecules, drug and vaccine design, medical decision support, medical vigilance and defense
  • What next? At one with the engines of Hippocrates.

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