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Introduction

PART 1: FRAMEWORK AND BACKGROUND

Three possible futures

Peak what?

Historical perspective

Awareness and denial

Medical literature review

Legal and ethical issues

Financing a practice

Armed conflict

Peak population and dieback

Personal preparation

Further reading

PART 2: SPECIALTIES

Anesthesiology

Dentistry

Dermatology

Emergency medicine

Family medicine

General surgery

Internal medicine

Midwifery

Nursing

Obstetrics and gynecology

Optometry

Orthopedic surgery

Otolaryngology

Pediatrics

Pharmacy

Psychiatry

Psychology

Public health

Radiology

Urology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otolaryngology

I am looking for an otolaryngologist to write this section.

Among other things, you might want to consider how hearing impaired people may fare in a world of diminishing resources.  There may be difficulty in obtaining supplies of miniature batteries for hearing aids, for example, but a way round this might be to use rechargeable miniature batteries (not widely used because they don't perform as well, but they are currently available) or by adapting small electronic devices such as MP3 players to function as hearing instruments.

The Romans used to do tonsillectomies without anesthetic: can you see this making a popular comeback?

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