Washer, Peter <br/><br/>
Clinical communication skills / 
edited by Peter Washer. 
 - xvi, 157 p. :  ill. ; 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-154) and index. 
<br/><br/>Why learn communication skills? / Peter Washer -- The structure and process of the medical interview / Peter Washer -- How to take a medical history / Peter Washer -- Writing about patients / Peter Washer -- Giving presentations / Katherine Woolf, Jayne Kavanagh, and Melissa Gardner -- Talking with other health professionals and patients' families / Peter Washer -- Talking with disabled people / Peter Washer -- Talking with people from other cultures / Peter Washer -- Talking about sex and sexuality / Peter Washer -- Talking with children and young people / Caroline Fertleman and Peter Washer -- Talking with people with mental health problems / Simon Michaelson and Peter Washer -- Giving information and managing uncertainty / Peter Washer -- Talking about mistakes and dealing with complaints / Peter Washer -- Shared decision making and communicating risk / Peter Washer -- Breaking bad news / Judith Cave. 
<br/><br/> 'Clinical Communication Skills' is a ground-breaking resource for medical students. It provides a practical introduction to the subject, with acknowledgement of key theories. Pragmatic worked examples will be of immediate benefit in clinical environments 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199550463 0199550468 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication in medicine.<br/>Physician and patient.<br/>Physician-Patient Relations.<br/>Clinical Medicine.<br/>Communication.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R118  / .CLI 2009