Medical ethics, law and communication at a glance / edited by Patrick Davey [and four others]
Contributor(s): Davey, Patrick [editor] | Rathmell, Anna [editor] | Dunn, Michael [editor] | Foster, Charles [editor] | Salisbury, Helen [editor].
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BookSeries: At a glance series.Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2017Description: ix, 110 pages : color illustrations.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470670644.Subject(s): Medical ethics | Medical laws and legislation | Communication in medicine | Medicine| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Main Library Reference Section | Reference | R 174.2 M489 2017 (Browse shelf) | Room use only | 50896QC |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Medical ethics and law
1. What is medical ethics?
2. Ethical theories and principles
3. Ethical reasoning
4. What is medical law?
5. The English legal system
6. Relationship between ethics, law and professionalism
7. Ethical decisions in practice
8 Negligence
9. Battery and assault
10. Confidentiality
11. Consent
12. Reproduction
13. Termination of pregnancy
14. Organ donation and transplantation
15. Mental health
16. Safeguarding children and adults
17. Public health
18. Allocation of resources
19. Clinical genetics
20. Human research
21. Care of older adults
22. End of life care
23. Health management
24. Primary care
Part 2. Communication
25. The importance of good communication
26. The patient-centred consultation
27. Building the relationship
28. Listening and questioning
29. Explanations
30. Explaining procedures
31. The computer in the consultation
32. Shared decision making
33. Communication of risk
34. Talking about lifestyle changes
35. Breaking bad news
36. Bad news : patients reactions
37. Dealing with anger and aggression
38. Talking about sex
39. Communicating across cultures
40. Communicating with people with disabilities
41. Communicating with colleagues
42. Professionalism
43. Feedback
44. Looking after yourself
45. Kindness
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