Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients

Author: Anthony Back
Edition: 1
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B00AKE1VDQ
Category: Medical

Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients

Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Download Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients medical books for free.
Patients and family members can react to difficult news with sadness, distress, anger, or denial. This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other conflicts at the end of life. Drs Anthony Back, Robert Arnold, and James Tulsky bring together empirical research as well as their own experience to provide a roadmap through difficult conversations Get Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients our bestseller medical books.

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