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Health professional and Patinet Interaction

Covering strategies for effective communication, this book provides tools to help establish positive, respectful relationships with patients. Practical examples and scenarios show how to show respect and professionalism to patients of all ages and o...

Beyond These Walls - Readings in Health Communication

This book is an invaluable collection of fundamental and cutting-edge readings from leading scholars in the rapidly evolving field of health communication. This innovative anthology demonstrates that health care and health communication often takes place in...

Patient Listening - A Doctor's Guide

From the fictional portrait of Dr Gregory House to Jerome Groopman's bestseller How Doctors Think, doctors and the public alike are realising that a doctor's job is more than a technical practice. However, why do so many patients leave surgeries ...

Health professional and patient interaction

Covering strategies for effective communication, this proven guide offers the tools needed to establish positive relationships with patients and staff. It not only covers respectful action and appropriate decision-making, but also shows how these...

Health Communication Strategies and Skills for New Era

Health communication: new age strategies and skills presents a practical model for the process of developing health communication interventions. The book also explores media contact and how this shapes our conceptions of health and illness. Using...

Relationship-centered healthcare communication

The REDE model is a conceptual framework for teaching relationship-oriented communication. The model applies specific skills to optimise unique and personal connection. It is based on the premise that authentic connection is an essential therapeutic agent that...

Health Communication in Pratice

This book contains detailed case studies that demonstrate in-depth applications of communication theory to real-life situations. With chapters written by clinicians as well as communication scientists, the cases included herein...

Effective Communication Skills For Doctors

There is an urgent need to improve doctors' communication skills. Research has shown that poor communication can contribute to patient dissatisfaction, patient non-compliance and increased medico-legal problems. Improved skills...

Illness narratives: time, hope and HIV

Life-threatening diseases such as HIV/AIDS also threaten people's sense of identity and taken for granted assumptions about the temporal shape of their lives. In response, people often experience shifts in values, spirituality and life...