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Clinical communication skills / edited by Peter Washer.

By: Contributor(s): Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009Description: xvi, 157 p. : illContent type:
  • txt
Media type:
  • n
Carrier type:
  • nc
ISBN:
  • 9780199550463
  • 0199550468
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R118 .CLI 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: '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
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Medical Library General Stacks Medical Library Non-fiction R118.CLI 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available 032560
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-154) and index.

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.

'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

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