Book, Clinical Communication Skills for Medicine 4/21[LS]

For effective, patient-centered communication. Objective and didactic, this book addresses clinical communication skills for medicine and presents tools for successful and sensitive communication with those receiving medical care. With chapters that cover everything from basic skills to those necessary to communicate effectively and with empathy, In challenging situations, Clinical Communication Skills for Medicine offers case examples, guidelines, and opportunities to encourage the reader to develop critical thinking. Additionally, it provides: Fundamental elements of clinical communication, including skills to collect and share information effectively, discuss sensitive topics and how to deliver bad news;Shared decision-making, reflecting rapid changes in expectations for medical care and skills to support patients in making appropriate decisions;Communication with a patient's family, children and young people, patients from different backgrounds cultural, communication through an interpreter and communication with the hearing impaired;Diversity in communication, including examples of communication with patients with learning difficulties, transgender people and the elderly;Communication about medical error, emphasizing the importance of doctors being honest when faced with difficult situations.