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Innovatively intertwines STS studies and medical sociology, taking a Foucauldian lens to understand the impact of patient-centricity on technical innovations
Explores the topical fields of medical innovations and neurotechnologies
Discusses problems that can arise with the introduction of new health technologies
Part of the book series: Health, Technology and Society (HTE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book draws on medical sociology and science and technology studies to develop a novel conceptual framework for understanding innovation processes, using the case study of deep brain stimulation in paediatric neurology. It addresses key questions, including: How are promising and potentially disruptive new health technologies integrated into busy resource-constrained clinical contexts? What activities are involved in establishing a new clinical service? How do social and cultural forces shape these services, and importantly, how are understandings of ‘health’ and ‘illness’ reconfigured in the process? The book explores how the ideals of patient-centred medicine influence innovation in the clinic, and it introduces the concept of patient-centred proto-platforms. It argues that patient-centred innovation can constitute an expansion of medical power, as the clinical gaze is directed not only towards the body but also towards the patient as a social being. This will be an innovative and insightful read for academics and advanced students, as well as health service researchers with an interest in technology adoption processes.
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Authors and Affiliations
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
John Gardner
About the author
John Gardner is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. His research is situated in medical sociology and science and technology studies, and he has published widely on neurostimulation, regenerative medicine, and innovation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rethinking the Clinical Gaze
Book Subtitle: Patient-centred Innovation in Paediatric Neurology
Authors: John Gardner
Series Title: Health, Technology and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53270-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53269-1Published: 13 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85110-5Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53270-7Published: 31 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3386
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3378
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 250
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Medical Sociology, Sociology of the Body, Innovation/Technology Management, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology