Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine Free

Author: Robert Buckman
Edition: 1 Pap/DVD
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801895588
Category: Medical

Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine: Strategies That Work in Breaking Bad News

Although they receive extensive clinical training, medical practitioners are given little or no instruction about the best way to break bad news. Download Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine medical books for free.
In this book and DVD set, Robert Buckman, author of How to Break Bad News, offers solid, practical, and practicable guidelines for such conversations as the diagnosis of a serious or fatal illness, the death of a loved one in the hospital, or a disclosure of medical error.This is a book about communication techniques that work in everyday clinical practice. It is not a series of prefabricated scripts but a collection of strategies and approaches that any clinician can use to effectively communicate with patients. Using basic, honest communication tools, Buckman shows doctors how to approach Get Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine our bestseller medical books.

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