Mastering communication with seriously ill patients : balancing honesty with empathy and hope / by Anthony Back, Robert Arnold, James Tulsky.

By:

Back, Anthony

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: 172 p. : illISBN:

9780521706186 (pbk.) :
0521706181 (Paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

610.696 BAC
610.69/6

LOC classification:

R118

Contents:

Summary: This title guides the physician through the daunting communication challenges of explaining life-threatening illness to patients and families.

Holdings ( 2 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	610.696 BAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00213669
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	610.696 BAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00213683

1. Taking your skills to the next level--2. Getting a good start--3. Talking about serious news--4. Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions--5. Discussing prognosis--6. Between the big events--7. Conducting a family conference--8. Dealing with conflicts--9. Transitions to end-of-life care--10. Talking about dying--11. Cultivating your skills.

This title guides the physician through the daunting communication challenges of explaining life-threatening illness to patients and families.