Publications abroad

This collection of short stories, poems and essays celebrates the humanity of medicine, the wonders of the medical profession and the problems as well as the challenges. It deals with the confrontation of doctors and patients with the choices of writers such as WH Auden, Anton Chekov

Modern medicine, with its advanced technology and approach to managed care, has eliminated much of what constitutes the art of treatment: those elements that go beyond prescribed medication. The usually brief office visit leaves doctors with little time to...

Narrative-based practice in health and social care outlines a vision of how being a narrative witness, This text presents the practical application of ideas and skills from contemporary narrative studies to health and social care. Promoting the practice of...

In Every Patient Tells a Story, Dr Lisa Sanders takes a closer look at the process of solving diagnostic dilemmas, providing first-hand knowledge and intuition that leads a doctor to make the right diagnosis. Never in the history of mankind have doctors...

Narrative medicine shies away from conventional models of the 'doctor-patient relationship' and instead invites a fascinating exploration of the dynamics of the encounter. It reminds us that it is only when we allow ourselves to move beyond the clichés arising from assertive strategies that we...

Derived from the humanities and patient-centred care, narrative medicine unites patients, doctors, nurses, therapists and health activists to reimagine healthcare based on trust, credibility, humility...

Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified healthcare system with corporate and bureaucratic demands. It was formed from a combination of sources, including the humanities and medicine, narratology and relationship studies....

The publication presents narrative medicine from two perspectives: medical and literary/language studies. The texts collected in it focus on: the role of narrative medicine in clinical practice, the importance of narratives about the experience of illness and disability in...

This article aims to describe the Italian programme to improve relationship and communication skills (PERCS-Italy) in difficult healthcare conversations. PERCS-Italy has been offered in two versions in different hospitals in Milan since 2008. Each workshop lasts ...

Effective communication between healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is particularly needed.... Nurses and doctors are very important parts of the healthcare system. Therefore, identifying strategies that would improve communication between...

The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on factors affecting nurse-physician communication and interventions developed to improve nurse-physician communication. The review considers...

Effective communication between healthcare professionals contributes to safe and efficient patient care, while lack of communication can lead to adverse patient outcomes and increased healthcare expenditure. The preference for communication...

The aim of this article is to identify opportunities for the development of future curricula and tools to support communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 89 sources were included in the review. All but three articles described ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the paradigm of doctor-patient communication with the rapid adoption of video-based medical visits by most of the medical community. The purpose of this article is to identify effective techniques for surgeons to build rapport during...

Video consultation is gaining importance as a possible alternative to outpatient visits. However, little is known about satisfaction and quality of care using video instead of face-to-face consultation. The aim of this observational survey study was to ...