How to present negative medical news in a positive light
Subtitle: a prescription for health care providers
By: by Michael J. Cavallaro
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Ocala, Florida
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781601385857
Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Truth Disclosure; Communication
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Dynamics of the doctor/patient relationship; title: Establishing doctor/patient rapport; title: Physician responses to patients; title: How to discuss prognosis; title: How to support patient decision making; title: Communication during conflict; title: Communicating with the patients family; title: Ethical issues of communication in palliative care; title: Transitioning patients to palliative care; title: How to handle end-of-life plans and postmortem discussions.