Oxford textbook of communication in oncology and palliative care

Kissane, David (ed)

Oxford textbook of communication in oncology and palliative care - 2nd - OXFORD : Oxford University Press, 2017

Section A - Introduction to communication studies in cancer and palliative medicine; Section B - A core curriculum for communication skills training for oncology and palliative care; Section C - Nursing; Section D - A specialty curriculum for oncology; Section E - Communication issues across the disciplines; Section F - Education and international initiatives in communication training; Section G - Research in cancer communication

This book s filled with tips and strategies for effective communication about difficult and challenging communication. In focusing on cancer and the end-of-life, it deals with the existential and spiritual challenges found across all of medicine, providing deep insights into what is at stake and how clinicians might optimally respond. This authoritative and wide-ranging book provides clinicians with state-of-the-art and evidence-based guidelines to achieve effective, patient-centred communication in the clinical settings of oncology and palliative care.

0198736134 9780198736134


Communication
Communication in Nursing
Oncology
Palliative Care
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