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Reviews Review in Cell 2 Soul - Elaine Adler, editor of electronic journal cell2soul.org, gives a thorough summary and review of The Patient from Hell. (Summer, 2006) The Worst Patient - The Washington Post gives an overview of The Patient from Hell. (24 January, 2006) Book and Media Reviews - Patient-Physician Relationship - Dr. Rosemarie Conigliaro of the University of Kentucky reviews The Patient from Hell for The Journal of the American Medical Association. Though she is skeptical of whether all patients and doctors will take to the book, and she questions the consistency of Schneider's approach, she agrees that the book is empowering. (11 January, 2006) Are you absolutely sure about that, doctor? - Canadian publication Maclean's gives a favorable review of The Patient from Hell, commenting that Canadian patients are fortunate to have full time patient representatives in each hospital but that patients in Canada will likely face the same resistance from doctors as Schneider did. (9 January, 2006) The Patient from Hell - Book Heaven, a blogging Web site, calls The Patient from Hell "A highly recommended book that I simply cannot praise enough." (4 January, 2006) Active patients get the best medicine - Dr. Albert Howard Carter III praises The Patient from Hell and this Web site in The News & Observer (18 December, 2005): "This is a clear, dramatic, and very informative book...For some readers, it may be somewhat scary because Schneider described vividly his bone marrow biopsies, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, side effects, and emotional turmoil. As a fellow cancer survivor, however, I can attest that these are accurately and sensitively told." His own best advocate - Dr. Myron Goldsmith reviews The Patient from Hell in the journal Community Oncology (November / December, 2005): "Dr. Schneider is to be congratulated for his many achievements. And if a national dialogue can be started on payment of patient advocates and cancer quarterbacks, that would be one more." His own best advocate - Dr. Myron Goldsmith reviews The Patient from Hell in the journal Community Oncology (November / December, 2005): "Dr. Schneider is to be congratulated for his many achievements. And if a national dialogue can be started on payment of patient advocates and cancer quarterbacks, that would be one more." The Patient from Hell - The Lymphoma Information Network's Lymphoma Blog reviews The Patient from Hell. (14 October, 2005) Lessons of Climatology Apply as a Vicious Front Moves In - Schneider is interviewed by Claudia Dreifus of the New York Times regarding The Patient from Hell and how Schneider's decades of experience in the field of climate science prepared him for making medical decisions. (3 May, 2005) Comments "This is a compelling story of a frightening medical adventure. Although few of us will bring Steve Schneider's scientific skills to such an experience, there's a lesson for all of us: be your own advocate, question everything, and don't take less than a clear answer." - Donald Kennedy, Editor, Science magazine "Congratulations on completing your exceptional manuscript -- and even more, for the extraordinary personal journey it portrays. I prefer to think you are the model for "the empowered patient" rather than "the patient from Hell." As a physician, my patients from Hell were the ones in denial about their illness who failed to take any responsibility for their care or follow up, and you are the opposite." - Harvey Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine "Both I and my wife [a cancer survivor] find your book terrific. In many ways, it is without precedent." -Gary Schoolnik, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine "As a fellow lymphoma patient, I found this book indispensable. But it is tremendously useful for anyone who interacts with doctors--which means everyone. Schneider shows how to talk back to your doctor politely and begin the conversation that might save your life." - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek "I know it's a cliche, but I couldn't put [The Patient from Hell] down. I know you have also heard this, and undoubtedly will hear it far more once it is published, but I wish I had had it in 2001 when my mother-in-law was struggling with cancer. It's a terrific book, and I hope it will have a large and much-needed impact on both the practice and training of medical professionals. The points you make about the role of process data and subjective updating are terribly important. I plan to get copies for a number of my colleagues who work in medical decision making and public health." - John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
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