Robert M. Arnold ( The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Anthony L. Back (University of Washington Medical Center), Elise C. Carey (Minnesota Mayo Clinic)

Navigating Communication with Seriously Ill Patients

Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essential guide for clinicians on how to communicate better with seriously ill patients and their families. This book deconstructs communication challenges and offers tools to help the reader enhance their skills and teach others. A must-read for all clinicians seeking to improve communication with patients.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9781108925853
• ISBN-10: 1108925855
• Artikelnr.: 70056581

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Arnold, MD, FACP, FAAHPM is Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Bioethics and Health Law at the University of Pittsburgh. He was the Past-President of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities as well as the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). He has mentored both investigators and educators and helped start VitalTalk, a non-profit organization whose aim is to ensure that every seriously ill patient has clinicians who can talk about what matters most.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Taking your skills to the next level
2. Foundation communication skills
3. Talking about serious news
4. Discussing prognosis
5. Planning for the future: discussing what's important, well before a crisis
6. Discussing treatment decisions
7. Between the big events
8. Goals of care in late- stage disease
9. Conducting a family conference
10. Dealing with conflicts between clinicians and patients
11. Working through conflicts with colleagues
12. When you're really stuck
13. Talking about dying
14. Cultivating your skills
Index.