This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created; how society, patients, and practitioners respond to the......more
Medical philosophy: integrating physics, psyche and patient care...more
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Through hands-on lab exercises, this lab manual teaches the syntax and semantics of C++ constructs in a flexible framewo......more
Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-Based Approach to Training Health Professionals provides the necessary tools to me......more
Communicating to Manage Health and Illness is a valuable resource for those in the field of health and interpersonal com......more
I would like to tell you a bit about the sort of bookshop we are. We are fiercely independent and will never be part of ......more
Written by an award-winning researcher and professor whose work straddles the fields of communication and healthcare, Ta......more
The doctor-patient relationship can reach impasses that cause physicians to feel frustrated and helpless. This title foc......more
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Emily Transue earned her credentials in medical school, but learns lessons of a different kind when she embarks on priva......more
Written by two prominent urologists Concise, easy-to-read paperback book The question and answer format mimics an actual......more
Take Control of Your Aging Skin 100 Questions & Answers About Your Aging Skin is a comprehensive guide to understanding ......more
Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and fa......more
What distinguishes the consulting of experienced family doctors from their newly qualified colleagues? The question is o......more
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The second edition of Putting Patients First showcases what Planetree facilities and the Planetree organization have lea......more
Physician Entrepreneurs: The Quality Patient Experience Improve outcomes, boost quality scores, and increase revenue Wen......more
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If you’ve ever gotten wrapped up in the arcana of "E.R." or "House," or been absorbed by a piece in The New Yorker by Ga......more
This book explores the psychosocial impact of serious illness - its effect on a person s identity and relationships - an......more
Margaret Cromarty was a nurse who suffered a catastrophic stroke aged just 43, which left her with Locked-In Syndrome. S......more
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There are multiple approaches within the reach of the physician which will increase the satisfaction of both the physici......more
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Who would have thought that something so commonplace as iron deficiency would lead to prehistoric ochre, Egyptian amulet......more
Decision making is a key activity, perhaps the most important activity, in the practice of healthcare. Although physicia......more
Narrative medicine has developed an identity already. Clinicians of many disciplines are being summoned to a practice th......more
In this astonishing read, we follow Vigour s journey into darkness and loss, a gripping pilgrimage that leads to eventua......more
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In "Role Play and Clinical Communication", John Skelton critically considers the practice and benefits of this mainstrea......more
The search for a set of skills which can be identified and taught as ’good clinical communication’ has been of considera......more
Good Practice is a course for doctors and medical students who need to communicate with patients in English, and can be ......more
Take the lead to enhance your Patient Access department... a step-by-step guide on how to run an efficient department Pa......more
Communicating Health provides an overview of current research in health communication. In particular, the book highlight......more
Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic co......more
When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, he or she is taking the first step on a challenging and confusing jour......more
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Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health inf......more
For many doctors, their role as powerful healer precludes thoughts of ever getting sick themselves. When they do, it ini......more
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Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medi......more
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Do sleek high-tech hospitals teach more about medicine and less about humanity? Do doctors ever lose their tolerance for......more
Is there a right to die? Should the elderly or the terminally ill be allowed to take their own lives? Should the familie......more
Globally, at least one in four women experiences domestic violence at some point in her life, according to World Bank fi......more
Sexual boundary violations are considered the most serious ethical infractions in the mental health profession, as well ......more
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Beyond These Walls is an invaluable collection of foundational and cutting-edge readings from top scholars in the rapidl......more
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This work includes Forewords by Benyamin Maoz and John Salinsky, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Faculty for Health Sc......more
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A New Yorker staff writer, bestselling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the mystery of how docto......more
A New Yorker staff writer, bestselling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the mystery of how docto......more
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Improve your patient s health through a fresh view of their behaviors Patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) and presc......more
This work includes a foreword by John D Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Coordinator for Kings College Center f......more
How is it possible for practitioners of the healing arts to cope with the deaths of children and the devastating grief o......more
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This work includes forewords by Sir Liam Donaldson and Peter Wheeler, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health; Dean,......more
In today’s medical education curriculum, it is necessary for students to learn the proper technique for taking medical h......more
Focusing on the personal lives of doctors, this annotated indexed anthology explores personality, behavior and doctor-pa......more
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Publisher s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authentic......more
The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result i......more
In When Sickness Heals, Dr. Siroj Sorajjakool draws on more than ten years of studies on health benefits in relation to ......more
This book contains a foreword by Elliot G Mishler - professor of Social Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Me......more
It doesn t take a trip to the doctor to know that the bond between physicians and patients isn t what it used to be. Spe......more
This work includes a Foreword by Jonathan Silverman, Associate Clinical Dean and Director of Communication Studies, Scho......more
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101 Ways To The Best Medical Care, is the medical guide that could save your life or the life of a loved one. A gold min......more
Providing a comprehensive discussion of communication between doctors and patients in primary care consultations, this v......more
Providing a comprehensive discussion of communication between doctors and patients in primary care consultations, this v......more
This is published in association with the Nuffield Trust. There is a foreword By Sir Kenneth Calman Vice Chancellor, Dur......more
You will have partners when you practice medicine but now you have a partner to help you negotiate for that job and enha......more
Provides an overview of the theory and practice of client education and highlights its critical role in all areas of hea......more
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