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The Art of Medical Communication: Bringing the Humanities into Clinical Practice book cover

1st Edition

The Art of Medical Communication Bringing the Humanities into Clinical Practice

By Charlie Guy Copyright 2024
226 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

226 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

226 Pages 9 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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The field of medical humanities is growing rapidly and offers many valuable insights for medical education generally and for enhancing and improving communication specifically. Through practical and thought-provoking examples, this innovative new text demonstrates how engaging with the arts and humanities can benefit the work of doctors and make them better, more effective practitioners with a... Read more
  1. Chapter 1: Introduction

    2. 1a. Establishing Rapport - People are Social Animals

    1b. When Rapport Breaks Down

    1c. The Role of the Humanities within Professional Distancing

    1d. Models of Communication

    1e. Modes of Communication

  2. Chapter 2: A Definition of the Humanities

    3. 2a. The Two Hemispheres

    2b. C.P. Snow - The Great Divide

    2c. What Can the Humanities do for Science?

    2d. Cool Story, Poe - Theory of Mind

    2e. The Notes Between the Notes Between the Notes: Talking to Eds Chesters

    2f. Issues of Accessibility

  3. Chapter 3: The Role of the Humanities in Medicine Through Time

    4. 3a. Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus (Frankenstein)

    3b. Typhoid Fever: There’s Something About Mary Mallon

    3c. The AIDS Crisis: ‘Art Lives on Forever’

    3d. Write Your Own Narrative Journey

  4. Chapter 4: Medical Ethics

    5. 4a. The Ethics of Persuasion

    4b. Fake News - When Storytelling Cancels Science

    4c. The Telephone Game: When Storytelling Goes Wrong

    4d. The Tabloid Press

    4e. Children in the Media

  5. Chapter 5: Case Scenarios 1

    6. 5a. Case Scenario 1a: Azzura (Aggie) Romano

    5b. Case Scenario 1b: Oscar James Thompson

    5c. Case Scenario 1c: Arnold Gaylor

    5d. Case Scenario 1d: Nihal Anand

    5e. Case Scenario 1e: Abby Sable-Adamson

  6. Chapter 6: The Art of Communication in Practice

    7. 6a. Gillian Lynne - ‘Wriggle Bottom’

  7. Chapter 7: Case Scenarios 2

    8. 7a. Case Scenario 2a - Dermatology

    7b. Case Scenario 2b – DNACPR

    7c. Case Scenario 2c – ‘Wild Goose Chase’

    7d. Case Scenario 2d – Neurosurgery

  8. Chapter 8: The Art of Reflection

    9. 8a. Jean-Dominique Bauby - The Case of Patient A

  9. Chapter 9: Reflective Models

    10. 9a. Rolfe et al.’s Three-stage Model of Reflective Practice (2001)

    9b. Kolb’s Reflective Model of Experiential Learning (1984)

    9c. Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988)

  10. Chapter 10: Conclusion

  11. Appendix 1 – Structured Reflective Templates

          11a. Template 1 – Rolfe et al.’s Three-Stage Model of Reflective Practice (Rolfe et al, 2001)

          11b. Template 2 –Kolb’s Reflective Model of Experiential Learning (1984)

         11c. Template 3 –Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988)

Index

Biography

Charlie Guy is a qualified anatomist and social historian who has undertaken a variety of roles within the NHS and is based in Fife, Scotland.

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