About this book
Physicians have long pledged to adhere to four basic moral principles — a concise framework for the larger field of medical ethics: 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.
This book underscores that idea and advances the field of patient education, drawing on health-literacy research that has been published in high-impact journals including JAMA Internal Medicine.
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-Author
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-Author
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.