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Communicating with Todays Patients

Communicating with Todays Patients

ISBN: 9780787947972
Published by: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Drawing on the author's experience in health care communications and backed up by research, this book presents techniques and strategies physicians and other clinicians can put into action. The activity presented in this book has been reviewed, and is acceptable for up to 6 prescribed credit hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.... Read more at Amazon

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Communication in Cancer Care

Communication in Cancer Care

ISBN: 9781405100274
Published by: Blackwell Publishers

This text provides a pragmatic and concise account of how busy health professionals can integrate emotional support into the NHS services offered to people with cancer. The book aims to provide professionals with the counselling skills needed to understand and assist those affected by cancer.... Read more at Amazon

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Communication Skills in Medicine

Communication Skills in Medicine

ISBN: 9780443074110
Published by: Elsevier Health Sciences

Offers an account of communication for medical students, with numerous case histories. In addition to the clinical interview, this book 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.... Read more at Amazon

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Communication Skills in Practice

Communication Skills in Practice

ISBN: 9781853022326
Published by: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

This text aims to show the health professional how to develop communications skills. The first section offers a description of the verbal and non-verbal behaviours that constitute communication. Later sections deal with clinical and professional communication contexts.... Read more at Amazon

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Difficult Conversations in Medicine

Difficult Conversations in Medicine

ISBN: 9780198527749
Published by: Oxford University Press

Difficult conversations in medicine covers ethical and legal issues, planning difficult conversations, the patient's and doctor's perspectives, issues surrounding special groups such as children and the elderly, and conversations with patients from different cultural backgrounds. Outlines of possible clinical cases posing specific problems are included with guidance on how to handle them.... Read more at Amazon

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Doctor, What's Wrong?

Doctor, What's Wrong?

ISBN: 9780415351553
Published by: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Being promised we'll be able to choose our hospital tomorrow is cold comfort when fighting to see a doctor today. From the pitfalls of communication to waiting lists, MMR to MRSA, this book discusses things we know of but may know little about; the ins and outs, drivers and obstacles, to treating each other well. The first half is a novel, an engaging story set across doctors' surgeries, cafes, pubs and homes. A story about a woman with a neurological illness who also has depression, her conscientious consu... Read more at Amazon

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Experiencing and Explaining Disease (Bk. 8)

Experiencing and Explaining Disease (Bk. 8)

ISBN: 9780335208371
Published by: Open University Press

Examines the different accounts of disease causation produced by research in epidemiology, biology and sociology, and the different meanings attached to states of illness by doctors, patients and the media. This book explores the ways in which prevailing social norms affect the status of the sick person.... Read more at Amazon

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Health Care Communication Using Personality Type: Patients Are Different!

Health Care Communication Using Personality Type: Patients Are Different!

ISBN: 9780415213745
Published by: Routledge

This groundbreaking text draws upon examples from everyday health care situations to demonstrate that the behaviour differences we all experience in others actually fit within a readily understandable framework (the MBI).... Read more at Amazon

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Health Communication in the 21st Century

Health Communication in the 21st Century

ISBN: 9781405155946
Published by: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Health Communication in the 21st Century provides an in-depth look at one of the fastest growing areas of the communication field. Written in an engaging style by three experts in the field, this text explores how different aspects of health and communication processes are intertwined in complex ways. Covering traditional areas of research and current issues, the text demonstrates how better understanding the communication of health care issues can improve health outcomes.Real life cases illustrate conce... Read more at Amazon

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Health Communication: Theory and Practice

Health Communication: Theory and Practice

ISBN: 9780335218707
Published by: Open University Press

Effective health communication is recognised to be a critical aspect of healthcare at both the individual and wider public level. Good communication is associated with positive health outcomes. This book assesses research and practice in the area and provides some practical guidance for those involved in communicating health information.... Read more at Amazon

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Health Professional and Patient Interaction

Health Professional and Patient Interaction

ISBN: 9781416022442
Published by: Elsevier Health Sciences

Health Professional and Patient Interaction, Edition 7, is a unique, user-friendly perspective examining the respect that is essential for building positive relationships between health professionals and patients. You'll learn strategies for effectively communicating with patients of all ages with various levels of physical and emotional impairment in a wide range of health care settings.... Read more at Amazon

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Medical Histories for the MRCP and Final MB

Medical Histories for the MRCP and Final MB

ISBN: 9781846191527
Published by: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd

Useful for the PACES and OSCE exams, this book provides you guidance and practice for taking medical histories. It features 50 complete case studies, including referral letters, medical histories, suggested data gathering methods, points to consider, warning signs, management of uncomfortable topics and differential diagnosis.... Read more at Amazon

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Narrative Based Medicine

Narrative Based Medicine

ISBN: 9780727912237
Published by: John Wiley & Sons

A book which discusses the role of narrative in medicine from various angles, covering both theoretical and practical aspects. It includes real examples of patients' narratives, the use of narrative as a therapeutic tool, teaching narrative to students and the narrative medical record. It is aimed at General Practitioners and medical educators.... Read more at Amazon

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Narrative Research in Health and Illness

Narrative Research in Health and Illness

ISBN: 9780727917928
Published by: BMJ Publishing Group

This comprehensive book celebrates the coming of age of narrative in health care. It uses narrative to go beyond the patient's story and address social, cultural, ethical, psychological, organizational and linguistic issues.Introducing the reader to these conceptual discussions will facilitate an engagement with theory and its application to practice. This book will help health professionals and social scientists to use narrative more effectively in their everyday work and writing.... Read more at Amazon

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Patient Participation in Health Care Consultations

Patient Participation in Health Care Consultations

ISBN: 9780335219643
Published by: Open University Press

How does patient participation work in practice? What does it look like when it happens? This book provides answers to these questions by exploring interconnections between theory, research and practice. It draws on different disciplinary perspectives in health and social sciences.... Read more at Amazon

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Physical Diagnosis

Physical Diagnosis

ISBN: 9780071455510
Published by: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Containing high-yield facts and mnemonics, this book is suitable for course review and clinical rotations. It includes 500 USMLE-style questions and answers referenced to core textbooks and journal articles. It provides explanations which discuss right and wrong answer options.... Read more at Amazon

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Spanish Terminology for Chiropractic Care

Spanish Terminology for Chiropractic Care

ISBN: 9780323025256
Published by: Elsevier Health Sciences

This practical handbook will guide you through the initial greeting with the patient, recording the patient's history, assessing the patient's overall health, and discussing any kind of chiropractic procedure.... Read more at Amazon

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Surviving Fears in Health and Social Care: The Terrors of Night and the Arrows of Day

Surviving Fears in Health and Social Care: The Terrors of Night and the Arrows of Day

ISBN: 9781843101802
Published by: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Fear can have significant and complex effects on the lives of those working in health and social care, yet it is rarely discussed or investigated. Drawing on powerful first-hand accounts, this book explores the fears experienced when working in child protection, mental health, and with marginalized groups of people, and suggests how these fears can be understood and managed.Offering innovative and creative ways of thinking about and coping with fear, this book is essential reading for health and social c... Read more at Amazon

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The Medical Interview

The Medical Interview

ISBN: 9780803612464
Published by: F.A. Davis Company

This title provides valuable, succinct information on conducting patient interviews for students in medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant programs. It is intended to focus on interactive skills as tools for gathering data objectively and precisely, and for building relationships with patients.... Read more at Amazon

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The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine

ISBN: 9780195156164
Published by: Oxford University Press

This is a revised and expanded edition with three new chapters and a new preface summarizing the progress in the area of pain management. In addition, the argument will appeal to psychologists and psychiatrists interested in the nature of pain and suffering.... Read more at Amazon

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The Overweight Patient

The Overweight Patient

ISBN: 9781843103660
Published by: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

The Overweight Patient explores the underlying beliefs and behaviours that may contribute to obesity, including psychological needs, addiction, fear of deprivation, parental influences and sexual fears. Kathy Leach draws a useful distinction between the need to eat and the need to maintain a large body size, and addresses the reasons for both long-term obesity and short-term weight gain. She provides a clear and accessible introduction to the theory of Transactional Analysis psychotherapy and details how th... Read more at Amazon

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The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care

The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care

ISBN: 9780443053191
Published by: Elsevier Health Sciences

This text discusses such topics as the nature of health and healing; healing in complementary health practice and orthodox practice; towards a model of health care; what do patients want?; what makes change happen?; harnessing the placebo effect; and communication and explanation.... Read more at Amazon

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Understanding the Difficult Patient

Understanding the Difficult Patient

ISBN: 9781891845321
Published by: Blue Poppy Press

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When the News is Bad

When the News is Bad

ISBN: 9780748733453
Published by: Nelson Thornes Ltd

Each chapter includes exercises to encourage reflection, linking with the reader's own experience. The guidelines make compelling reading as they are the fruit of this well-known author's wide experience in both the clinical and teaching fields of health care.... Read more at Amazon

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