Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview (Field Guide Series)
Authors: Frederic W Platt, Geoffrey H Gordon Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Keywords: Medical test ISBN: 0781747740
Book description Written by physicians skilled at coaching colleagues in physician-patient communication, this pocket guide presents practical strategies for handling a wide variety of difficult patient interviews. Each chapter presents a hypothetical scenario, describes effective communication techniques for each phase of the interaction, and identifies pitfalls to avoid. The presentation includes examples of physician-patient dialogue, illustrations showing body language, and key references. This edition includes new chapters on caring for physician-patients, communicating with colleagues, disclosing unexpected outcomes and medical errors, shared decision making and informed consent, and teaching…
Book review: Belongs in every doctor's coat pocket. Here's a `Field Guide' destined to become dog-eared from regular use. Consider Patient X who gets mad, no matter what you do; Family B whose mother died unexpectedly on the operating table; or Patient… This is an effective, concise tool to help any medical student with virtually any patient encounter. It's easy to read, accurate and useful.Strengths: Brief, imaginative and educational on several… |
