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Communication skills for medicine / Margaret Lloyd, Robert Bor ; contributions by Geraldine Blache, Zack Eleftheriadou.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 212 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • FOR
ISBN:
  • 9780702030581
  • 9780702042034
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.696 22
LOC classification:
  • R118 .L565 2009eb
Contents:
Basic communication skills -- The medical interview -- Giving information -- Breaking bad news -- Taking a sexual history -- Communicating with patients from different cultural backgrounds -- Guidelines on communicating with children and young people -- Communication with a patient's family -- Mistakes, complaints and litigation -- Challenging consultations : special problems in doctor-patient communication -- Communicating with patients and colleagues : learning more about how personal issues affect professional relationships.
Summary: A practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview the text covers other aspects of communication, including how to promote healthy behaviour and the need for the doctor to work as part of the health care team.
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2 Week Loan Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Open Shelves W 610.696 LLOY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0010212410
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.

Basic communication skills -- The medical interview -- Giving information -- Breaking bad news -- Taking a sexual history -- Communicating with patients from different cultural backgrounds -- Guidelines on communicating with children and young people -- Communication with a patient's family -- Mistakes, complaints and litigation -- Challenging consultations : special problems in doctor-patient communication -- Communicating with patients and colleagues : learning more about how personal issues affect professional relationships.

A practical account of communication for medical students, backed up with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview the text covers other aspects of communication, including how to promote healthy behaviour and the need for the doctor to work as part of the health care team.

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