This
book and its companion, Teaching and Learning Communication Skills
in Medicine, provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication
in medicine. They are an invaluable resource for practitioners,
course organizers, facilitators and learners at all levels, from
undergraduate to continuing medical education, and apply equally
to specialist and family medicine. Up
This book explores in detail the specific skills of doctor-patient
communication and provides comprehensive evidence of the
improvements that these skills can make to health outcomes
and everyday clinical practice. It is unique in providing a secure
platform of core skills which represent the foundations for doctor-patient
communication in every circumstance. It examines how to use these
skills in the medical interview, and is essential reading for learners,
facilitators and programme directors.
‘I hope that all those involved in medical education, and students
and doctors of all ages, will browse through these pages, mull over
what they have read, and then go straight to their wards, outpatients
or practices and start really talking to sick people’ FROM THE FOREWORD
BY DAVID WEATHERALL
Contents
Defining what to teach and learn: an overview of the communication
skills curriculum Initiating the session Gathering
information Building the relationship Explanation
and planning Closing the session Relating
specific issues to core communication skills
Review
Quotes
''A
"must buy", something interesting or relevant on every
page'' PRACTICE
LIBRARY
''A detailed exploration'' GENERAL PRACTITIONER
''Comprehensive and interesting. I strongly recommend that
you read it'' LONDON CALLING
''Impressive, readable and helpful guide to the familiar
and unfamiliar skills of communication'' PALLIATIVE
MEDICINE
Companion
volume:
Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine
Suzanne Kurtz, Jonathan Silverman and Juliet Draper
This essential book provides the material necessary for facilitators
and programme directors to plan, develop and facilitate communication
programmes and for learners to participate more effectively. ''Enables
educators to build curricula or a course properly informed by research
finding'' COUNSELLING IN PRACTICE
