Medical Technology into Healthcare and Society: A Sociology of Devices, Innovation and Governance (Health, Technology and Society) - Softcover

Faulkner, A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349280089 ISBN 13: 9781349280087

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

“The book represents informative reading for the STS scholars interested in knowledge claims and expertise, and of course those interested in the life-course of medical devices, particularly on a meso or macro level. ... Further, this work would surely help to paint a more complete picture of the medical innovation process that would be valuable to regulators and policy makers in this area, and even designers of health devices.” (Conor M. W. Douglas, Science Studies, Issue 1, 2012)

'Faulkner has...given us a broad-ranging scholarly analysis of a topic that will never cease to fascinate and challenge modern societies...[the] book brings a significant contribution to the current literature on health technology and society' - Sociology of Health and Illness

Book Description:

This book offers a new understanding of the relationship between medical technology, healthcare innovation and society

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1349280089
• ISBN 13: 9781349280087
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 257