Multidisciplinary Approaches to Theory in Medicine

How do theoretical understandings in molecular biology, computer science, and statistics impact the decisions a doctor makes at a patients bedside? Why does clinical medicine need knowledge developed in other fields, and how can other fields benefit from engaging with medical experts? This volume brings together international perspectives on the unique nature of medicine as an inherently multidisciplinary field, with contributions from such highly respected thinkers, teachers, clinicians and researchers as Werner Arber, Paul Thagard, and David Weatherall. In essays that range from the practical to the historical, from the prescriptive to the deeply reflective, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Theory in Medicine describes how the central concern of medicine disease and healing has acted as a catalyst for novel transdisciplinary collaborations involving an astounding range of disciplines, including chemistry, decision science, history, computer science, ethics, physics, mathematics, statistics, biology, and philosophy.McNamara, Laura A. is the author of 'Multidisciplinary Approaches to Theory in Medicine ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780444518064 and ISBN 0444518061.