Jeff Nisker

Dr. Jeff Nisker is a Professor of Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Oncology and Coordinator of Medical Ethics and Humanities at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Jeff uses narrative forms, particularly theatre, to bring to the surface health care issues for the general public, medical students, and clinicians of many disciplines. He has received many teaching awards. He was chosen by the CBC's Peter Gzowski as one of the 13 "Best Minds of Our Time."


Books for Pottersfield Press

From the Other Side of the Fence: Stories from Health Care Professionals
Edited by Jeff Nisker, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Anthology
196 pages
$19.95
6" x 9" Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-895900-98-9
ISBN-10: 1-895900-98-0

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This important volume portrays the desire in the hearts of Canadian health care providers to give compassionate care to those who need it. It also brings into focus the limitations on both sides of the "fence" for the medical professionals and their patients. The writings in this book, resonating with wisdom and honesty, will help validate your concerns with health issues and confirm your resolve to push for the need for compassionate care.

In Our Hands: On Becoming a Doctor
Edited by Linda E. Clarke and Jeff Nisker

Nonfiction: Medicine, Hospitals, Health Care
192 pages
$19.95, 6"x9" Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-895900-86-6
ISBN-10: 1-895900-86-7

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In Our Hands is an anthology written by medical students and residents from across Canada. The collection includes fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to provide a taste of the wonder, the challenges and the graphic realities that are the experiences of those learning to care for us all. It is an emotionally charged and rich territory indeed, this place of "laying on of hands" that is medicine at its finest.

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