Difficult conversations in medicine

In all branches of medicine, effective communication between health care professionals and patients, families and carers is essential to ensure first-class treatment. Increasingly public awareness of health issues and the ready availability of health information have lead the public to be more widel...

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Autor principal: MacDonald, Elisabeth
Outros Autores: Elisabeth MacDonald
Idioma:Undetermined
English
Publicado em: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2004
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Resumo:In all branches of medicine, effective communication between health care professionals and patients, families and carers is essential to ensure first-class treatment. Increasingly public awareness of health issues and the ready availability of health information have lead the public to be more widely informed about common conditions and the treatments available. Patients therefore attend a medical consultation better informed so the need for improved communication skills is even greater. Skill in communication is a matter of personal ability which varies widely between individuals in the medical profession as in any other. In response, the aim of this book is to dispel the anxieties which contribute to poor communication
Descrição Física:231 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0198527748
9780198527749