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    Summary: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande | Discussion Prompts
    Summary: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande | Discussion Prompts
    Summary: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande | Discussion Prompts
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    Summary: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande | Discussion Prompts

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    In his critically-acclaimed book Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande discusses the hardest challenge that the medical profession faces. That is, how medicine can not only improve life but how does it also improve the process of its ending. Medicine has many triumphs in modern times. This field has transformed birth, disease, and injury from being harrowing to getting more manageable. However, in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the medical field has goals that seem to often run counter to the common interest of the human spirit. Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal is full of eye-opening research combined with riveting storytelling. Gawande asserts that the medical field can enhance and comfort our experience even to the very end, as it provides not only a good life but eventually, also a good end.



    In this comprehensive look into Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, you'll gain insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions. Be prepared to lead with the following:
    • Discussion aid which includes a wealth of prompts and information
    • Overall plot synopsis and author biography
    • Thought-provoking discussion questions for a deeper examination
    • Creative exercises to foster alternate “if this was you” discussions
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    Disclaimer: This is a companion guide based on the work Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande and is not affiliated to the original work or author in any way. It does not contain any text of the original work. If you haven’t purchased the original work, we encourage you to do so first.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherbestof.me
    Release dateFeb 5, 2019
    ISBN9788832508727
    Summary: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande | Discussion Prompts

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      Foreword

      Chapter One: Introducing Being Mortal

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