About this book
Physicians have long pledged to adhere to four basic moral principles — autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. To advocate for those principles on behalf of patients, clinicians must first ensure patients have appropriate medical resources from which to glean information. The second edition revisits that thesis and extends it across new domains of patient communication.
Building on the first edition, this updated volume incorporates additional studies on the readability of online medical materials, socioeconomic and demographic determinants of health literacy, and language-specific assessments of comprehension in underserved populations. The work continues a programmatic line of inquiry whose findings have appeared in JAMA Internal Medicine and other high-impact venues.
Published by Nova Science Publishers as part of the Public Health in the 21st Century series.
About the Editors
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Nitin Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACS
Editor
Associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, director of the Minimally Invasive Spine and Robotics Surgery program, and associate program director of the UPMC/Pitt neurological surgery residency. His research and writing center on spine outcomes, neurotrauma, and patient education.
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David Hansberry, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Editor
Interventional radiologist in the Department of Radiology at Inspira Health Network. Completed his Diagnostic Radiology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University. He has published widely across medical, scientific, and engineering journals.
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Arpan Prabhu, M.D.
Co-Editor
Radiation oncologist whose research focuses on health literacy and patient education. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in venues including the JAMA consortium and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology · Biology · Physics, and has presented his work at numerous regional and national conferences.