2nd Edition

Storytelling in Medicine How narrative can improve practice

Edited By Colin Robertson, Gareth Clegg, James Huntley Copyright 2024
184 Pages 2 Color & 29 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

184 Pages 2 Color & 29 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

184 Pages 2 Color & 29 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Throughout our lives, story is the medium each of us uses to make sense of our environment and relationships. Stories provide meaning and context, enriching our experiences and equipping us with a framework to navigate our existence. This unique, practical book for healthcare trainees, practitioners and educators explores the ideas and practice of narrative and storytelling that lie at the very... Read more
  1. To begin at the beginning
  2. Colin Robertson and Gareth Clegg

  3. The power of narrative and story
  4. Colin Robertson and Gareth Clegg

  5. Stories in the consultation
  6. Graham Easton

  7. The patient’s story, the doctor’s story
  8. Fiona Nicol

  9. Children and story
  10. Jim Huntley

  11. Story as performance
  12. Jacques Kerr

  13. A student’s story
  14. Sarah Richardson and Colin Robertson

  15. Stories in medical education and training
  16. Allan Cumming

  17. A hospital’s story
  18. Jim Huntley

  19. A paramedic’s story
  20. Joel Symmons

  21. You should write
  22. Jim Huntley

  23. The end of the story?

Colin Robertson and Fiona Nicol

Index

Biography

Colin Robertson is Honorary Professor, Accident and Emergency Medicine and Surgery, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Gareth Clegg is Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant, Emergency Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK.

James Huntley is Professor of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.