328 Pages
by CRC Press

328 Pages
by CRC Press

328 Pages
by CRC Press

Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning communication skills throughout all levels of medical education in both specialist and family medicine. Since their publication, the first edition of this book and its companion, Teaching and... Read more
Defining what to teach and learn: an overview of the communication skills.  Curriculum. Initiating the session.  Gathering information.  Providing structure to the interview.  Building the relationship.  Explanation and planning. Crossing the session.  Relating specific issues to core communication skills.

Biography

Jonathan Silverman, Suzanne Kurtz, Juliet Draper

"… an outstanding resource in which clinicians in any health profession and at any level of experience can find insights to help them advance their communication competence. It offers very specific, practical descriptions of communication techniques and the evidence base in which they are grounded..."
—Anthony L. Suchman (in the Foreword)

"The importance of this skills-based consultation model cannot be overstressed. The Calgary-Cambridge Guides describe the core skills useful for all learners and teachers in medical sciences, for all levels of education, for specialists as well as for family doctors. These skills are useful in all conditions."
—Myriam Deveugele (in the Foreword)