How do you cope with an ill system, in desperate need of human attention?

We all depend on the healthcare system to keep us and our loved ones safe, healthy, and alive. But what does it mean for us if the very system responsible for our welfare is in desperate need of attention itself?

In Careless, practicing physician and medical educator Dr. Aviva Elad delves into how and why doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are caught in a system that renders them unintentionally careless – and harmful.

Dr. Elad highlights a collection of potentially life-saving tips and recommendations for patients and their loved ones as they interact with their caregivers, drawn from her decades of experience from both sides of the healthcare system.

Combining specific case studies with her own personal experience, she demonstrates firsthand how overworking, understaffing, unreasonable expectations, and detachment, all contribute to the sickness of modern-day healthcare.

We deserve to live in a world where we can depend on our doctors to care and treat us more effectively – and while we may never be able to guarantee perfection, there are most certainly improvements within our reach.