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9780230001718

Medical Technology in Healthcare and Society A Sociology of Devices, Innovation and Governance

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    9780230001718

  • ISBN10:

    0230001718

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-01-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines " evidence," regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care.

Author Biography

ALEX FAULKNER is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. viii
List of Tablesp. ix
Prefacep. x
Series Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgementsp. xv
List of Abbreviationsp. xvii
Innovation, Evidence and Governance of Medical Technologyp. 1
Approaching Technologyp. 13
The World of Medical Devicesp. 27
Artificial Hips: The Surveillance of Successp. 42
The PSA Test for Prostate Cancer: Risk Constructs Governance?p. 72
Infusion Pumps: Usership and the Governance of Error with Mara Clecia Dantas Souzap. 100
Coagulometers: Healthcare Governance at Homep. 131
Device or Drug? Governation of Tissue Engineeringp. 159
Devising Healthcare and Societyp. 188
Notesp. 210
Bibliographyp. 213
Indexp. 234
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