Effective Communication Skills for Doctors: A Practical guide to clear communication within a hospital environment/ Teresa Parrot and Graham Crook
Material type:
- 9781445379562
- R118.P37 2011
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Includes Bibliographical References and Index.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. Introduction --
Why do doctors need to communicate better --
How the role of doctors is changing --
The changing NHS --
Changes in demographics --
Traditional communication skills training --
The patient-centred approach --
The new role of doctors --
A new philosophy --
Chapter 2. How doctors communicate --
Introduction --
Background --
How do medical students rate on communication skills --
What do patients want to talk to doctors about --
What do doctors want patients to talk about --
How much do patients want to be involved in decision-making --
What is good communication --
What is poor communication --
Outcome studies --
Patient satisfaction --
Patient compliance/concordance --
Health outcomes --
Medical failure --
Chapter 3. Communication theory --
The mechanics of communication --
Models of communication --
The semiotic tradition --
Phenomenology --
Cybernetics --
The sociopsychological tradition --
The sociocultural tradition --
The critical tradition --
The rhetorical tradition --
Verbal and nonverbal communication --
Communication skills training --
Efficacy of communication skills training --
How are skills learned --
Cognitive input --
Modelling --
Practice of key skills --
Chapter 4. Communication skills --
Opening the session --
Gathering information and questioning --
Explanation and planning --
Closing the session --
Chapter 5. How to improve communication --
The patient-centred approach: a model for clinical interviewing --
The benefits of improved communication --
Empathy --
Rapport --
Relationship --
Emotional intelligence --
Chapter 6. Models of the medical interview --
The doctor, the patient and the contex --
The medical model --
The biopsychosocial model --
The psychodynamic model --
The psychodynamics of the doctor-patient relationship --
The holistic model --
Chapter 7. Barriers to communication --
Racial and cultural differences --
The balance of power --
Attitudes --
Time constraints --
Chapter 8. Healing through relationship --
The value of the holistic approach --
How to hear what isn't said --
Therapeutic communication and intervention --
Being authentic in the moment --
Chapter 9. Life and death --
Introduction to breaking bad news --
How to break bad news --
Assessment of urgency --
Self-preparation --
Practical issues --
Determining what patients know already and how much information they want --
Determining whether to tell a patient alone or with relatives --
Giving the news --
Discussing the prognosis --
Allowing the patient to react --
Hope and support --
Offering time to answer questions and to talk --
Communication and documentation --
The dying patient --
Coping with dying and looking after yourself --
End-of-life care --
Chapter 10. Dealing with difficult situations --
Managing conflict in the team --
Handling difficult patients --
Demanding patients or relatives --
Managing aggression and violence --
Patients with mental health problems --
Complaints --
Chapter 11. New directions --
Looking after ourselves --
Support and supervision --
Reflection --
Chapter 12. Learning points.
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