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Clinical communication skills / edited by Peter Washer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford core text seriesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: xvi, 157 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199550463 (pbk.) :
  • 9780199550463
  • 0199550468
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.696 22
  • 610.696
LOC classification:
  • R118 .C55 2009
  • HMU M
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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4 Week Loan St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny Lost 610.696 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 029764
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Includes bibliographical references 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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