{"product_id":"abc-of-clinical-communication-isbn-9781119246985","title":"ABC of Clinical Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003eClinical communication underpins safe patient care.  The effective health professional sees illness through the patient’s eyes and understands what matters most to him or her.  Effectiveness means gathering hard clinical data about the physical changes affecting the patient, understanding why the patient is concerned, conveying this to other health care professionals and involving the patient at every stage of management decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe evidence for good clinical communication is well established, although there are challenges.  While \u003ci\u003elistening\u003c\/i\u003e is the basis of sound diagnosis and clinical reasoning, its absence affects patient outcomes particularly when patients are not permitted to make their concerns known or when there are gaps in information flow or communication between the professionals caring for them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eABC of Clinical Communication\u003c\/i\u003e considers the evidence pertinent to individual encounters between patients and their health professionals, how to achieve efficient flow of information, the function of clinical teams and developing a teaching programme.  Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe consultation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClinical communication and personality type\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShared decision making\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in clinical teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in medical records\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in specific situations, including mental health and end of life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaching clinical communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapter authors are clinicians involved in communicating with patients, research and training healthcare professionals of the future.  This team reflects the multidisciplinary approach required to develop effective clinical communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Clinical Communication Matters, 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Frain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Consultation, 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Silverman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Communication and Personality Type, 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian B. Clack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Shared Decision-Making, 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Frain and Andy Wearn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Communication in Clinical Teams, 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Cracknell and Nicola Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Communication in Medical Records, 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel D.C. Sturrock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Advanced Communication for Specific Situations, 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNivedita Aswani, Vanessa Cox and Julia Surridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Communication and Mental Health, 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Communication at the End of Life, 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Walczak, Phyllis Butow and Josephine Clayton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Teaching Clinical Communication, 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Frain and Magdy Abdalla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Books, Articles and Websites, 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 71\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicola Cooper,\u003c\/b\u003e Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Frain,\u003c\/b\u003e Director of Clinical Skills, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Clinical communication underpins safe patient care. The effective health professional sees illness  through the patient's eyes and understands what matters most to him or her. Effectiveness means  gathering hard clinical data about the physical changes affecting the patient, understanding why  the patient is concerned, conveying this to other health care professionals and involving the patient  at every stage of management decisions.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The evidence for good clinical communication is well established, although there are challenges.  While \u003cem\u003elistening\u003c\/em\u003e is the basis of sound diagnosis and clinical reasoning, its absence affects patient  outcomes particularly when patients are not permitted to make their concerns known or when  there are gaps in information flow or communication between the professionals caring for them.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cem\u003eABC of Clinical Communication\u003c\/em\u003e considers the evidence pertinent to individual encounters  between patients and their health professionals, how to achieve efficient flow of information,  the function of clinical teams and developing a teaching programme. Topics covered include:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe consultation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClinical communication and personality type\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShared decision making\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in clinical teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in medical records\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication in specific situations e.g. mental health, end of life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaching clinical communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e The chapter authors are clinicians involved in communicating with patients, research and training healthcare professionals of the future. 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