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Books by Alumni Authors Critical Care Emergency Medicine, by David Farcy, M.D., Fifth Pathway ’01, William C. Chiu, M.D., Alex Flaxman, M.D., and John P. Marshall, M.D. (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2011). This comprehensive resource examines the overlap between emergency medicine and critical care. Incorporating the perspectives of intensivists and emergency physicians, it aims to teach emergency physicians everything they need to know and do to better care for critically ill patients in an emergency department or to provide care in an ICU. The book includes algorithms that speed decision making in a wide variety of situations, and displays full-color illustrations demonstrating anatomy and technique. David Farcy, M.D., a 2001 graduate of the New York Medical College Pre-Internship Program, is medical director of the surgical intensivist program and director of emergency department critical care at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla. He has a special interest in critical care, and serves as president of the Florida American Association of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Farcy was a first responder at the World Trade Center on 9/11/01, forced to flee when the buildings collapsed.
The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in Today’s Modern Medical WorlD, by Daniel Morhaim, M.D. ’75 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011). By confronting the barriers to this difficult but essential topic, Dr. Morhaim offers readers hope, empowerment, dignity and control in managing medical crises and end-of-life care. The author details care choices available to patients and explains why living wills and advance directives are a necessity for every American. Readers are encouraged to make their own decisions and communicate them to their families to help avoid the uncertainty and trauma of dealing with unclear end-of-life wishes in a time of crisis. Daniel Morhaim, M.D., has more than 30 years of clinical experience treating patients in emergency medicine and internal medicine, and is on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Maryland Medical School. As the only physician member of the Maryland State Legislature since he was first elected to office in 1994, he has dealt with health policies surrounding end-of-life issues.
Seductive Screens: Children’s Media—Past, Present and Future, by Michael Brody, M.D. ’66 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012). Dr. Brody describes the rise of media aimed at children, from its early beginnings on radio to the ubiquity of Facebook. He traces the collision of economics, psychology, needs of parents, and technology in creating the perfect storm for the unprecedented growth of children’s media. Using case studies and personal anecdotes, Dr. Brody explores children’s media from the perspectives of education, civility, celebrity, violence, play and child rearing. Michael Brody, M.D., practices adult and child psychiatry. He is chair of the Media Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics and is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. He was a key advocate in the creation of the children’s televisions rating system and the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA). ■