Doctor / patient relationship Books
HarperCollins Publishers Its Probably Nothing
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Orion Publishing Co Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain
Book Synopsis'A SUPERB ACHIEVEMENT' IAN MCEWAN* * * * *What is it like to be a brain surgeon?How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut through the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason?How do you live with the consequences when it all goes wrong?DO NO HARM offers an unforgettable insight into the highs and lows of a life dedicated to operating on the human brain, in all its exquisite complexity. With astonishing candour and compassion, Henry Marsh reveals the exhilarating drama of surgery, the chaos and confusion of a busy modern hospital, and above all the need for hope when faced with life's most agonising decisions.* * * * *Winner:PEN Ackerley Prize South Bank Sky Arts Award for LiteratureShortlisted:Costa Biography AwardDuff Cooper PrizeWellcome Book PrizeGuardian First Book AwardSlightly Foxed Best First Biography PrizeLonglisted:Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionTrade ReviewNeurosurgery has met its Boswell in Henry Marsh. Painfully honest about the mistakes that can 'wreck' a brain, exquisitely attuned to the tense and transient bond between doctor and patient, and hilariously impatient of hospital management, Marsh draws us deep into medicine's most difficult art and lifts our spirits. It's a superb achievement * Ian McEwan *An enthralling read . . . a testimony of wonder . . . Marsh's style is admirably clear, concise and precise . . There is no forcing of a narrative arc or a happy ending, just the quotidian frustrations, sorrows, regrets and successes of neurosurgical life -- Gavin Francis * GUARDIAN *An elegant series of meditations at the closing of a long career. Many of the stories are moving enough to raise tears, but at the heart this is a book about wisdom and experience -- Nicholas Blincoe * DAILY TELEGRAPH *[Do No Harm] simply tells the stories, with great tenderness, insight and self-doubt . . . Why haven't more surgeons written books, especially of this prosaic beauty? Well, thank God for Henry Marsh . . . What a bloody, splendid book: commas optional -- Euan Ferguson * OBSERVER *Incredibly absorbing . . . an astonishingly candid insight -- Bill BrysonRiveting . . . extraordinarily intimate, compassionate and sometimes frightening . . . [Marsh] writes with uncommon power and frankness * NEW YORK TIMES *Offers an astonishing glimpse into this stressful career. This is a wonderful book, passionate and frank. If Marsh is even a tenth as good a neurosurgeon as he is a writer, I'd let him open my skull any time -- Leyla Sanai * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Henry Marsh . . . sets a new standard for telling it like it is . . . His love for brain surgery and his patients shines through, but the specialty - shrouded in secrecy and mystique when he entered it - has now firmly had the rug pulled out from under it. We should thank Henry Marsh for that -- Phil Hammond * THE TIMES *When a book opens like this: "I often have to cut into the brain and it is something I hate doing" - you can't let it go, you have to read on, don't you? . . . I trust completely the skills of those who practise [brain surgery], and tend to forget the human element, which is failures, misunderstandings, mistakes, luck and bad luck . . . Do No Harm by Henry Marsh reveals all of this, in the midst of life-threatening situations, and that's one reason to read it; true honesty in an unexpected place -- Karl Ove Knausgard * FINANCIAL TIMES *As gripping and engrossing as the best medical drama, only with the added piquancy of being entirely true, this compelling account of what it's really like to be a brain surgeon will have you on the edge of your sunlounger -- Sandra Parsons * DAILY MAIL *A mesmerising, at times painful journey through a neurosurgeon's extraordinary career. As delicate as he can be brutal, Marsh's account of himself is always honest and moving. Human frailty at its strongest -- Jessie Burton, author of THE MINIATURISTA strikingly honest and humane account of what it means to hold the power of life and death in your hands . . . elegant, edifying and necessary -- Erica Wagner * NEW STATESMAN 'Books of the Year' *Marsh has written a book about a love affair, and one cannot help feeling similarly smitten . . . 'Elegant, delicate, dangerous and full of profound meaning'. All four of those epithets might describe this book -- Ed Caesar * THE SUNDAY TIMES *A fascinating look inside the head of a man whose job it is to fiddle around in ours. He acknowledges that surgeons are arrogant, that they play God, but that they are also afflicted by despair, sorrow and doubt. He is scathing on NHS bureaucracy and his picture of doctors doing their best but basically flailing in the dark made me respect the profession more -- Nick Curtis * EVENING STANDARD *
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Victory Belt Publishing Common Sense Labs
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Vintage Publishing And Finally: A Neurosurgeon’s Reflections on Life
Book SynopsisFrom the No.1 bestselling author of Do No Harm, an entrancing and uplifting meditation on the gift of life.‘A book to treasure and reread’ Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human BeingAs a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but even he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer.In And Finally, he navigates the bewildering transition from doctor to patient. As the days pass, his mind turns to his career, to the people and places he has known, and to creative projects still to be completed.Yet he is also more entranced than ever by the mysteries of science and nature, by his love for his family, and – most of all – by what it is to be alive.* A Daily Telegraph, The Times and Financial Times Book of the Year *‘Magnificent’ Rachel Clarke‘Vividly wry and honest’ The Times‘I admire this book enormously’ Philip Pullman‘Enthralling’ GuardianTrade ReviewHenry Marsh may have retired from medicine but let's hope he keeps producing books as good as this one, which enthral as well as teach. * Observer *[And Finally] is unexpectedly fun, and the author is pretty much irresistibly likeable... diagnoses and remissions are described with wonderful candour... [and Marsh's] discussion of end-of-life care and assisted dying is the best essay I have read on the subject. * Guardian *[Marsh is] deeply reflective, the result is a bit like sitting in the pub with the smartest person you know. * Spectator *Beautifully written... A thoughtful journey into his experience as a doctor-turned-patient, enlivened with a wonderful black humour and a gimlet eye for comforting nonsense... One couldn't wish for a better guide. -- Steven Poole * Daily Telegraph, 5 stars *His dignified introspection is a joy. -- Clare Chambers, author of SMALL PLEASURES
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Zoe Lawson Natural Remedies: Ultimate Guide on Herbal
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Elsevier Health Sciences Health Behavior Change
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Principles 3. Getting started; rapport and agendas 4. Assessing importance, confidence and readiness 5. Exploring importance and building confidence 6. Exchanging information 7. Reducing resistance 8. Ending the consultation 9. Common clinical encounters 10. Learning to practice this approach 11. Calls from the consulting room 12. Example of a consultation Appendices: Practitioner and Patient Worksheets
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Intellect Books Fighting for the Soul of General Practice: The
Book SynopsisThis collection of stories from two practising GPs describes the reality of working within a failing and highly bureaucratic system, where there is a balancing act: regulation versus relationships; autonomy versus standard practice; algorithm versus individual attention. We aren’t suggesting a return to a ‘better’ time. We don’t object to being bureaucrats, embedded within and accountable to the systems we are in. But we do want to consider how and with what the gap left by the old-fashioned GP has been filled. We use stories based on our experience to describe the effect of different facets of bureaucracy on our ability to maintain a nuanced, individualised approach to each patient and encounter; and to question the prominence and effect of protocol. We are interested in the way professional relationships are influenced by protocol: between and within organisations; and most importantly with patients/clients/service users.. We are accustomed nowadays to automated telephone lines, chatbots, website FAQs- the frustration of being unable to connect with another human being who will listen to our particular question and give us something other than a generic answer. The same issues that are facing society at large have changed the way in which we work as GPs and the care we give.Trade Review'With increasing bureaucracy, doctors struggle to take the life pressure [sic] of their patients. This book offers a compelling reflection on the importance of listening to patient stories as opposed to applying chilly algorithms for human care. The authors provide the reader with a lively under-the-rug inspection of street-level medical practice and the turbulent business of managing through bureaucratic demands.' -- Professor Paul Crawford, University of Nottingham, UK'UK general practice is at a precarious crossroads. This book captures the essence of traditional, relationship-based, family doctor care, which is now under threat from a number of forces—not least the technologization of medicine and the inexorable encroachment of algorithmic, if-then decision-making on relational and narrative-based clinical method. At the very least, Shah and Foell have documented the essence of what we risk losing. Perhaps, if their warnings are heeded, they will also succeed in retaining and restoring what they rightly describe as general practice’s “soul”.' -- Trish Greenhalgh'This is an honest dispatch from the frontlines of the conflict between industrializing bureaucracies and the ongoing care of each person. It is a hopeful song for clinicians who, when the algorithm says no, breach the protocol and go the extra mile for each patient.' -- Victor M.Montori, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic.'A rich, wonderful, profound and moving book. I was immersed in the many stories and heartfelt, sometimes harrowing, observations. The need to innovatively transform health and social care, and particularly mental health care, by integrating the work of primary care with social care, local councils, voluntary sectors, communities, patients and families is now vital. Written in an authentic and deeply compassionate way, Fighting for the Soul of General Practice provides a broad and comprehensive understanding of the issues and challenges we face.' -- Michael West, Professor of Organizational Psychology, Lancaster University Management SchoolTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Prologue Introduction: Standardising General Practice 1. Weaponized Bureaucracy: Bureaucracy as a Source of Injustice 2. Pigeonholes: Medical Categories 3. Guidelines, Tramlines, Mindlines: Interpreting the Evidence 4. Waiting to Connect: Algorithms That Dictate Access 5. Taking Liberties: Regulating the Mental Health Act 6. Passports for Passing: The Bureaucracy of Death 7. A Labour of Love: Why It Is That General Practice Is Still a Good Place to Work 8. Final Reflection – Image Reviewing Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Awdish R In Shock
Book Synopsis''I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe.'' Sunday Times''Tense, powerful and gripping... her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional.'' Adam Kay, ObserverAt seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event, haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. She spent months fighting for her life in her own hospital, enduring a series of organ failures and multiple major surgeries.Every step of the way, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected and shocking than her battle to survive: her fellow doctors' inability to see and acknowledge the pain of loss and human suffering, the result of a self-protective barrier hard-wired in medical training.In Shock is Rana Awdish''s searing account of her extraordinary journey from doctor to patient, during whichTrade ReviewOutstanding... What marks it out is not the scale or urgency of the trauma, although I read the first chapters at such a pace that I almost had to remind myself to breathe. It is the writing. It sparks and crackles with a dark energy... The writing is not just intense, but intelligent... In Shock stands above other patient memoirs. -- James McConnachie * The Sunday Times *Tense, powerful and gripping... her writing style is often nothing short of beautiful - evocative and emotional. -- Adam Kay * The Observer *In Shock is both an enthralling page-turner and a haunting call to arms for the medical profession to practice with greater kindness, compassion and humility. Awdish captures beautifully how and why doctors, against our best selves, can lose sight of our patients in furious pursuit of the diagnosis, the save, the cure. Anyone – doctor or otherwise – whose life has been touched by illness will be transfixed by this deeply moving tale of catastrophic illness and everything it teaches us. -- Rachel Clarke, author of Your Life in My Hands: A Junior Doctor's StoryAwdish looks at the way we practice medicine with a combination of love and outrage. She writes beautifully about the secret, shameful feelings many doctors feel they have to hide and she shows us how we might do better. After reading this book, I feel like a different doctor. -- Gabriel Weston, author of Direct Red: A Surgeon's StoryA brave, powerful memoir about what it is like to be both a doctor and a patient... There is a widsom that literally comes from suffering. * The Times *There are few recent books to compare it to. Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air, another physician’s account of illness, ended with his death. Awdish lives to tell the tale, but her cascade of medical problems is appallingly severe. Like [Adam] Kay’s, her writing is motivated by trauma, both her own and that of her medical colleagues…The dramatic story of her illness and recovery alone would make the book compelling, but in the growing genre of medical non-fiction, it is her reflections on medical practice that really stand out. -- Dr Alexander Van Tulleken * TLS *Compelling and insightful, this story of what a doctor learns through coming close to death is packed with both action and reflection. * Cathy Rentzenbrink, bestselling author of The Last Act of Love *Urgent and supremely eloquent... In Shock is a book to set alongside the likes of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, Direct Red by Gabriel Weston and, of course, Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air. -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *An extraordinary memoir. * Daily Mail *Awdish describes her experiences powerfully... In Shock is a reminder that the sick are not subhuman, doctors are not superhuman, and that medicine needs to be human in order to truly heal. -- Sarah Ditum * Mail on Sunday *In Shock is a notable, ambitious and welcome contribution to an emerging dialogue concerning the quality and orientation of acute hospital care. -- Paul D'Alton * Irish Times *Awdish's book is the one I wished we were given as assigned reading our first year of medical school, alongside our white coats and stethoscopes ... dramatic, engaging and instructive. * New York Times *Harrowing and enlightening... This is a story of darkness and light, horror and hope. It's not an easy read, but it is a fascinating one, and highly recommended. * The Sunday Business Post *Had me hooked right from the start. Incredible story, and even more incredible story-telling... has had an unexpected impact on me and will change the way I practice medicine from here on. * Dr Ranj Singh *
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Anatomy PathologyThe Worlds Best Anatomical
Book SynopsisThe Sixth Edition of Anatomy & Pathology: The World’s Best Anatomical Charts features 52 new and updated anatomical charts created by some of the world's best medical illustrators. This reference is an essential addition to every library, whether you are a health professional, student, or interested consumer. These anatomical charts show the human body in a format that provides a clear and visual understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and diseases. Medical terminology and easy-to-understand supporting text are printed directly on each chart so you never have to refer to a separate key card or manual. The convenient size and format make it ideal for studying, patient consultation or quick reference.Systems of the Body: 12Structures of the Body:16Diseases, Disorders and Conditions: 2458 pages52 full color chartssize 10' x 12'Spiral bound, soft coverTable of ContentsSYSTEMS OF THE BODYThe Digestive SystemThe Endocrine SystemThe Female Reproductive SystemThe Lymphatic SystemThe Male Reproductive SystemThe Muscular SystemThe Nervous SystemThe Respiratory SystemThe Skeletal SystemThe Spinal NervesThe Urinary TractThe Vascular System and VisceraSTRUCTURES OF THE BODYThe BrainThe Ear—Organs of Hearing and BalanceEar, Nose and ThroatThe EyeFoot and AnkleHand and WristAnatomy of the HeartHip and KneeLigaments of the JointsPregnancy and BirthThe ProstateShoulder and ElbowThe Skin and Common DisordersThe Human SkullAnatomy of the TeethThe Vertebral ColumnDISEASES, DISORDERS AND CONDITIONSDangers of AlcoholUnderstanding AllergiesUnderstanding ArthritisUnderstanding AsthmaUnderstanding High Blood PressureUnderstanding Breast CancerCardiovascular DiseaseUnderstanding High CholesterolUnderstanding Colorectal CancerUnderstanding the Common ColdUnderstanding DepressionUnderstanding DiabetesDiseases of the Digestive SystemGastroesophageal Disorders and Digestive AnatomyUnderstanding InfluenzaUnderstanding Lung CancerDiseases of the LungRisks of ObesityUnderstanding PainUnderstanding Prostate CancerSexually Transmitted InfectionsDangers of SmokingHuman Spine DisordersUnderstanding Stroke
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HarperCollins Publishers THE PRISON DOCTOR My time inside Britains most
Book SynopsisSUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAs seen on BBC BreakfastHorrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars.Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor.Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK's most infamous prisons first in young offenders' institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe's largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield.From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all.In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget.Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.Trade Review‘Written with both humour and deep concern for the lives of her incarcerated patients. It’s a poignant, compassionate read, giving an insight into the complicated and damaged lives of some of the offenders … a thoroughly enlightening and engaging book.’ Mail on Sunday ‘A fascinating, sometimes funny, often gruelling account of working behind bars.’ Observer ‘Not only features startling anecdotes but also the more rewarding aspects of her job – the prisoners who sent her letters of thanks, the ones for whom there remains hope.’ i newspaper ‘eye-opening … harrowing … Though so many of the tales are unbearably sad, and some details quite difficult to read without flinching, frequent moments of hope and humanity mitigate what could otherwise be a bleak look at life on the lowest rung of society’s ladder.’ The Telegraph ‘All of the highs and lows of prison life, with heart-warming honesty and anecdotes to make your sides split and your jaw drop in equal measure … Amanda has filled her book full of funny tales that both she and the inmates have had a good giggle at.’ Sunday Express S Magazine ‘An enthralling account.’ The Sun
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HarperCollins Publishers All Her Secrets The brand new gripping
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Patient comes another powerful novel about betrayal, family and the secrets of the past.Jane Shemilt is a mistress at skilfully weaving seemingly perfect family lives with deadly secrets from the past in stunning locations.' Jane CorryPAXOS, GREECEA young girl meets two boys on the beach one hot summer night. Her life will never be the same again.LONDON, ENGLANDJulia is the perfect spouse, mother, cook, cleaner and speech writer to her husband, James. But behind it all is a stifled woman trapped in a gilded cage. When she meets Laurel, a therapist who promises fulfilment, Julia opens herself up to the hope of a different future.BOUND BY THE PASTBut what happened in Greece all those years ago that binds these two women together? And will uncovering the truth destroy everything or set them free?THE QUEEN OF THE WHAT-IF NOVEL IS BACK WITH A TENSE, EMOTIONAL READ THAT WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHINGNetgalley readers LOVE All Her Secrets:Jane is one of mTrade Review Praise for Jane Shemilt: ‘Gave me goosebumps’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS ‘This elegant, multi-layered story has taken my breath away. Much more than a murder mystery . . . luring you to the edge of your seat’ JANICE HALLETT ‘A masterclass in upmarket thriller writing’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘[A] gripping tale of desire, betrayal and murder’ T.M. LOGAN ‘Constantly surprising’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Beautifully paced’ CARA HUNTER
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Forefront Books Everyday Miracles: Curing Multiple Sclerosis,
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HarperCollins Publishers In Stitches
Book SynopsisThe true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit. Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E. Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a near standstill. He shows just how bloody hard it is to look after the people who turn up at the hospital door. But he also shares the funny side – the unusual ‘accidents’ that result in with weird objects inserted in places they really should have ended up – and also the moving, tragic and heartbreaking. It really is an unforgettable read.
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Vintage Publishing Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive
Book Synopsis'Heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise' Julia Samuel, author of This Too Shall Pass.Perfect for fans of This Is Going to Hurt. Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For Aoife Abbey, a doctor in intensive care, these experiences are part of the job - from grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake to joy when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Seven Signs of Life is Abbey's extraordinary account of what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living. An insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the reality of life on the NHS front line. 'Brilliant, compelling... A hugely life-affirming book' Mail on SundayTrade ReviewA brilliant, compelling account of what it is like to spend your days caring for patients "on the fringe of existence" ... A hugely life-affirming book. In between the many grim situations encountered on a daily basis, Abbey shows us moments of both joy and deep emotional connection -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *Heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise – a wonderful book that I would urge everyone to read -- Julia Samuel, author of Grief WorksA powerful glimpse into the high stakes of intensive care …Above all this book is insightful about the grey areas where a doctor must go ... Some readers may be wearying of doctor memoirs. This one ... has a freshness and a sincerity that moved me. She is a gifted writer ... honest, compassionate, sensitive… [and] the doctor we would crave in our greatest need -- Melanie Reid * The Times *Abbey’s book stands out among the current crop of doctor-penned memoirs for its thoughtful, compassionate reflections on life in Intensive Care. Abbey presents the usual case studies with an unusual depth of feeling and evident love for those in her care. She may be in the earlier stages of her career, but the author writes with a maturity and vocational fervour well beyond her years. An unsung classic of the genreA thoughtful and necessary book about a world all of us might inhabit at some point in our lives -- Rosita Boland * Irish Times *
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Simon & Schuster How Do You Feel
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Headline Publishing Group Blacklisted
Book Synopsis''The Lawton siblings are as charming as ever, and Presley and Shot''s opposites attract dynamic makes for a passionate, unyielding union'' Publishers Weekly, starred review!From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes Jay Crownover''s latest steamy and suspenseful romance. Return to Loveless in this passionate opposites-attract tale where cautious Presley and bad boy Shot have to find a middle ground, risking their hearts in the process...''Crownover delivers the goods'' Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author ''Crownover writes cowboys that make you want to pack your bags in search of a small-town ranch!'' Melissa Foster, New York Times bestselling authorAn irresistible romance between a doctor who plays by the rules and the outlaw who breaks them in order to protect her!Dr Presley Baskin has always lived a quiet, calm life. Unfortun
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Oxford University Press Handbook of Communication in Anaesthesia Pain
Book SynopsisCommunication in anaesthesia, pain management, and intensive care can have profound impacts on patients and healthcare colleagues. Good communication can result in better patient outcomes and experiences of the hospital setting, whereas poor communication is frequently at the heart of adverse incidents, complaints, and litigation.This handbook outlines two model frameworks to improve communication: one to give structure to an interaction and one that explores language structures and the layers of meaning to our words. The frameworks are essential tools for communicating with children, obstetric patients, and those with needle phobia. A practical guide, the book is packed with useful tips to enhance interactions with both patients and colleagues. Numerous examples and vignettes clearly demonstrate ideas that will improve patient care, safety, and bring out the best in everyone around. Fully updated with new clinical guidelines and literature, the second edition includes new chapters on how to talk to patients in pain, featuring motivational interviewing techniques, and on social media. Increased coverage of managing challenging situations, includes communicating with distressed relatives, dealing with complaints, and working with interpreters. The contributors and editors are senior clinicians from North America, Europe, and Australasia, working at the coalface of perioperative and critical care. Blending theory, science, and practicality, this book complements resources for communication skills teaching in anaesthesia and other related professional groups.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Patient the gripping new suspense thriller
Book SynopsisShe is his doctor. He will be her downfall.The bestselling phenomenon returnsBeautifully paced' CARA HUNTERBeautifully written with an achingly real romance at its heart' SARAH HILARYA masterclass in upmarket thriller writing' CHARLOTTE PHILBYI raced through it!' EMMA CURTISWhen Rachel, a GP in Salisbury, meets Luc, the attraction between them is instant. But Rachel is married with a daughter and Luc isn't well.Despite themselves, a heady love affair begins one that threatens to risk everything Rachel has worked for. And when someone in the town is found dead, the spotlight turns to Luc. Torn between her career, her marriage and her heart, Rachel finds herself in the middle of something much darker than she could have imaginedA beautifully written domestic suspense story from the master of the what-if novel.PRAISE FOR THE PATIENT:This elegant, multi-layered story has taken my breath away. Much more than a murder mystery, it explores mental health, middle age, marriage and love, whileTrade Review PRAISE FOR THE PATIENT: ‘Constantly surprising’ The Sunday Times ‘A twisty- and sexy- tale’ Heat ‘Plenty of tension and atmospheric moments’ Candis ‘A gripping exploration of power, relationships and revenge’ My Weekly ‘Tingling…Beautifully written and paced’ CARA HUNTER ‘A powerful obsession turns dark in this gripping tale of desire, betrayal and murder’ T.M. LOGAN 'Engaging and masterful with a taut plot and intriguing characters.' ALEX DHAL ‘With plenty of tension and shocking moments, this atmospheric story is perfect for fans of Apple Tree Yard and Doctor Foster.’ CANDIS MAGAZINE ’A beautifully written thriller with satisfying twists and an achingly real romance at its heart’ SARAH HILARY ‘A multi-layered thriller. I raced through it!’ EMMA CURTIS ‘A spellbinding, twisty tale of love and lies – utterly absorbing. The Patient drew me in and kept me rapt until the very last word.’ MARION TODD ‘A beautifully written, suspenseful portrait of a settled life fracturing violently’ GILLY MACMILLAN ‘The Patient is magnificent: a masterclass in upmarket thriller-writing’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY ‘Twisty and perfectly paced’ VICTORIA SELMAN ‘A compulsive, dark thriller that simmers with tension’ LUCY CLARKE ‘Beautifully written, The Patient is both a psychological thriller and a redemptive love story with twists galore’ SARAH VAUGHAN
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Consulting in a Nutshell
Book SynopsisPraise for the first edition:a unique book, written by a unique GP. There is no one better placed to pull together decades of learning and experience on how to achieve the greatest success in the general practice consultation. The relaxed pace of writing, the accessible examples, the clear narrative and the engaging anecdotes make this a resource that is accessible and useful to all who seek to improve their clinical consulting skills.'Helen Stokes-Lampard, former Chair of the Royal College of General PractitionersExcellent and easy to remember structure; this is the approach I'll use daily.'GP ST3The second edition of this well-received book, fully revised to reflect changes to the RCGP Membership examination, helps GPs to establish ways of thinking, talking and behaving in the consultation that are most likely to lead to good outcomes. It describes a simple three-part approach to the consultation's essential task, which is to converTable of Contents As we begin The big picture The consultation in a nutshell Making a success of the three-part consultation Some particular challenges Before you go Index
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MIT Press Ltd Eyes by Hand
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd PersonCentred Practice in Nursing and Health Care
Book SynopsisPerson-centred Practice in Nursing and Health Care is a comprehensive and practical resource for all nurses and healthcare practitioners who want to develop person-centred ways of working.Trade Review"The book is a simple and easy read. However, it clearly states the importance of patient-centered practice and is filled with pertinent examples of how readers can use this framework in every nursing/healthcare setting." (Doody Enterprises, 2016)Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xv 1 Introduction 1 Brendan McCormack & Tanya McCance Section I: A framework for person-centred practice 2 Underpinning principles of person-centred practice 13 Brendan McCormack & Tanya McCance 3 The Person-centred Practice Framework 36 Tanya McCance & Brendan McCormack Section II: The building blocks to enable person-centredness 4 Person-centred approaches: a policy perspective 67 Jon Glasby 5 Person-centredness in nursing strategy and policy 77 Annette Solman & Val Wilson 6 Person-centred nursing leadership 86 Shaun Cardiff 7 Person-centred nursing education 99 Deirdre O’Donnell, Neal Cook & Pauline Black 8 Person-centred research 118 Belinda Dewar, Aisling McBride & Cathy Sharp Section III: Developing person-centred cultures: a practice development approach 9 An overview of practice development 133 Kim Manley 10 Creating flourishing workplaces 150 Jan Dewing & Brendan McCormack 11 Helping health-care practitioners to flourish: critical companionship at work 162 Angie Titchen & Karen Hammond 12 Navigating organisational change: being a person-centred facilitator 172 Famke van Lieshout Section IV: Adapting the principles of person-centred practice 13 A narrative approach to person-centredness with older people in residential long-term care 183 Catherine Buckley 14 Person-centred health services for children 193 Val Wilson & Annette Solman 15 Meeting the challenges of person-centredness in acute care 205 Christine Boomer & Tanya McCance 16 Person-centredness, recovery and user involvement in mental health services 215 Marit Borg & Bengt Karlsson 17 Weathering the seasons of practice development: moving towards a person-centred culture incomplex continuing care 225 Nadine Janes, Barbara Cowie, Jennifer Haynes, Penney Deratnay, Shannon Burke & Barbara Bell 18 Person-centred community nursing 236 Caroline Dickson 19 Person-centredness in palliative care 248 Antonia Lannie & Lorna Peelo-Kilroe 20 A considered reflection and re-presenting the Person-centred Practice Framework 259 Tanya McCance & Brendan McCormack Index 265
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Penguin Books Ltd 34 Patients
Book SynopsisDiscover the profound and moving portrait of one doctor''s life and work in the NHS''Wonderful - insightful and compassionate'' Dr Richard Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes________They can''t teach you how to be a doctor at medical school . . .As a junior doctor, Dr Tom Templeton learnt how to do his job from books, professors and other doctors and nurses. But the most important lessons - tolerance, kindness, resilience and bravery - he learnt from his patients.Here, he shares the stories of just 34, and how they changed his life while he was helping theirs.From a stillbirth to the old woman who lived a century, from the inhabitants of stately homes to the homeless, these stories whether heartwarming or heartbreaking, funny or tragic, are always inspiring and illuminating.We are all patients, but discover for the first time how the doctors see us . . .________''An admTrade ReviewWonderful - insightful and compassionate -- Dr Richard Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural CausesAn admirably told story * The Spectator *Informative and personal, humbling and healing * Observer *
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New York University Press Trans Medicine
Book Synopsis**Finalist, PROSE Award in Clinical Medicine**A rich examination of the history of trans medicine and current day practice Surfacing in the mid-twentieth century, yet shrouded in social stigma, transgender medicine is now a rapidly growing medical field. In Trans Medicine, stef shuster makes an important intervention in how we understand the development of this field and how it is being used to treat gender identity today. Drawing on interviews with medical providers as well as ethnographic and archival research, shuster examines how health professionals approach patients who seek gender-affirming care. From genital reconstructions to hormone injections, the practice of trans medicine charts new medical ground, compelling medical professionals to plan treatments without widescale clinical trials to back them up. Relying on cultural norms and gut instincts to inform their treatment plans, shuster shows how medical providers' lack of clinical experience and scientific research underminesTrade ReviewTrans Medicine is a brilliant study of how the context of scientific uncertainty shapes the ways medical professionals work with trans people. While appreciating the dilemmas facing doctors, shuster holds them accountable for upholding normative understandings of gender essentialism. This beautifully rendered story of medical improvisation and the search for professional credibility will be of great interest to readers of transgender studies, medical sociology, and the sociology of knowledge. -- Arlene Stein, author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of IdentityTrans Medicine is original, empirically rich, and beautifully written. shuster masterfully integrates a wide range of data with a nuanced theoretical story of power, control, and medical regulation. This is truly an urgently needed study that is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of gender, sexuality, bodies and embodiment, and healthcare. -- Georgiann Davis, author of Contesting Intersex: The Dubious DiagnosisA powerful examination of the history and present of medical providers seeking to 'treat gender.' Demonstrating how uncertainty unsettles the relationship between expertise, evidence, and clinical decision-making, Trans Medicine illuminates the path to a more inclusive, gender-affirming health care system. -- Rene Almeling, author of GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men's Reproductive Healthshuster...expertly documents how the medical field as often failed trans patients...[Trans Medicine] successfully makes the case that trans medicine should be part of the medical training of all physicians…This well-researched book is eminently readable and, in fact, quite a page-turner. It is an essential story, one that is not yet complete, as shuster acknowledges. A must-read. * Library Journal *Trans Medicine is remarkable for the way in which shuster captures health care providers speaking and acting with exceptional candor about what they think and feel about working with trans populations. -- Danya Lagos - University of California, Berkeley * American Journal of Sociology *Overall, shuster’s book is an engaging exploration of the histories of trans medicine with an emphasis on health care administration and politics…Trans Medicine holds immense value for medical school and continuing education programs and would promote fruitful dialog about inclusive, accountable, and just health care practices. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *Sociologist Stef M. Shuster’s Trans Medicine is a unique monograph that combines historical analysis with ethnography. * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Supercharge Your Brain: How to Maintain a Healthy
Book Synopsis'Some people improve mentally with age - here's how you can be one of them.' Mail on Sunday'More than a game-changer, this book's a no-brainer for anyone who wants to optimise their brain.' Piers MorganWith a new chapter on Covid and the Brain, this is the definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life, by one of the world's leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing.The brain is our most vital and complex organ. It controls and coordinates our actions, thoughts and interactions with the world around us. It is the source of personality, of our sense of self, and it shapes every aspect of our human experience.Yet most of us know precious little about how our brains actually work, or what we can do to optimise their performance. Whilst cognitive decline is the biggest long-term health worry for many of us, practical knowledge of how to look after our brain is thin on the ground.In this ground-breaking new book, leading expert Professor James Goodwin explains how simple strategies concerning exercise, diet, social life and sleep can transform your brain health paradigm, and shows how you can keep your brain youthful and stay sharp across your life. Combining the latest scientific research with insightful storytelling and practical advice, Supercharge Your Brain reveals everything you need to know about how your brain functions, and what you can do to keep it in peak condition.Trade ReviewMore than a game-changer, this book's a no-brainer for anyone who wants to optimise their brain. * Piers Morgan *Some people improve mentally with age - here's how you can be one of them. * Mail on Sunday *Little things you do every day can help ensure your brain is fit and healthy - and it's never too late to start, says ageing expert James Goodwin. * New Scientist *The secrets to a better brain. Goodwin unwraps the mystery of the brain - and how to give it a boost so that you can keep on enjoying life. * Top Sante *A remarkable book, which turns cutting-edge science into simple strategies for a healthier life that all of us should use. * Phillip Polakoff *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Stitched Up: Stories of life and death from a
Book Synopsis'Stories that will curl your toes, make you laugh out loud and break your heart all at the same time.'PROFESSOR DAME SUE BLACK, author of All That Remains Told from the inside out, this is a harrowing, humorous and hard-hitting tale of life behind bars by a prison doctor who has seen it all. Literally.Dr Shahed Yousaf spends his time running between emergencies - from overdoses to assaults, from cell fires to suicides - with one hand perpetually hovering over the panic button. Being a prison doctor is not for the faint-hearted.An outsider on the inside, in Stitched Up he introduces us to a cast of unforgettable characters, including killers, con men and auto-cannibals. To Dr Yousaf, they are patients first and prisoners second - because any one of us could end up on the wrong side of the law.Dedicated to caring for people on the margins of society, he tells us honestly and compassionately what it's like to be their doctor in a system that's chronically overcrowded, drastically under-resourced and all too easy to ignore. But while the system is failing, he and his colleagues are doing their very best to prop it up. In stories that are frequently harrowing, sometimes humorous and always hard-hitting, we discover how difficult it is to be locked up - but that there is still hope for all those who dare to care.For fans of This is Going to Hurt, The Secret Barrister and A Bit of a Stretch Trade ReviewA raw and honest glimpse into the frightening but rewarding life of a prison GP. Stories that will curl your toes, make you laugh out loud and break your heart all at the same time. Dr Y is everything we would ever want in our own GP - caring, pragmatic, self-effacing and hugely competent. What a tour-de-force! -- Professor Dame Sue BlackWritten with wit and humility this extraordinary account of life as a prison doctor is the sort of book that has you reaching for the internet halfway through a paragraph. The detail, the stories, the statistics. 'That can't be true, can it?' Yes it is. Whatever you think you know about prison, a Yousaf's memoir will open your eyes and your heart and make you wish things were different. There's laughter (bright and grim), redemption and much heart on the pages and whatever your view of locking people up, you will come away wiser and more compassionate after reading Stitched Up. -- Kit de Waal
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Transgender Health: A Practitioner's Guide to
Book SynopsisBMA Medical Book Awards FinalistThe number of people coming out as transgender continues to rise, and this book shows healthcare and medical practitioners how to deliver excellent primary and secondary care to gender diverse patients.This guide provides accessible and practical advice on tailoring the social and ethical aspects of practice to the needs of each individual. Beyond setting out how clinical procedures should work for gender reassignment, it explains how to use language and pronouns in a respectful way, provides information on transgender services and resources, and offers insights into the challenges commonly faced by transgender people in both medical and social contexts. Based on cutting edge research and the lived experience of the author as a non-binary person, this is essential reading for all those working to meet the needs of transgender people in healthcare settings.Trade ReviewAt last, a book that fulfills the very real need among medical practitioners, faced with growing numbers of transgender or non-binary service users in everyday practice. This is a very comprehensive volume, packed with up-to-date advice from a clinical expert. A must-have on every shelf. -- Christine Burns MBE, author and transgender activistI can't think of anyone, working in any aspect of general healthcare, who wouldn't be likely to provide much better care to trans people as a result of reading this book. -- Dr James Barrett, Lead Clinician of the Charing Cross Gender Identity ClinicDr Vincent's book, 'Transgender health', is comprehensive and thorough in its scope and detail; historically and philosophically well grounded, giving much food for thought, yet it is also direct and practical. Dr Vincent brings their characteristic scholastic integrity to this excellent book. On behalf of GIRES, Bernard and Terry Reed recommend it to professional as well as lay readers. -- Terry Reed OBE and Bernard Reed OBE, founders of the trans charity GIRESOne of the best and easiest to read medical texts I've found. It's very informative and answered many questions that I had...The text is broken into easy-to-read chunks and well-referenced and includes a nice personal touch at the end. * BMA Medical Book Awards Judging Panel *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Introducing Trans Terminology. 2. Fundamental Concepts: Sex, Gender, and Transgender History. 3. Administration, and Patient Interactions. 4. The Referral Process. 5. Care Separate from Transition. 6. Children and Adolescents. 7. Gender Affirmation: Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Non-Surgical Interventions. 8. Gender Affirmation: Surgeries. Concluding Remarks. References.
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Octopus Publishing Group Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless
Book Synopsis'Brilliantly funny.' - Matt Lucas'You have to read this book.' - Tim Harford'It's funny, touching and gobsmacking in equal measure. At its heart is a breathtaking account of life on the COVID frontline.' - Jay Rayner'Ed's journey is funny, sad, harrowing, hilarious... I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO READ THIS.' - Colin Mochrie'Very Funny.' - Fern Brady'I love your book Catch your Breath, it just feels so personal and so refreshing.' - Adil Ray, Saturday LiveA gut punch of a memoir by a doctor - and comedian - whose job is to keep people alive by putting them to sleep.Ed Patrick is an anaesthetist.Strong drugs for his patients, strong coffee for him. But it's not just sleep-giving for this anaesthetist, as he navigates emergencies, patients not breathing for themselves and living with a terrifying sense of responsibility. It's enough to leave anyone feeling numb.But don't worry, there's plenty of laughing gas to be had.'Very funny, very timely, scary in places. Ed writes with wit, insight, surprise and pathos. He is cutting his teeth in anaesthetics, taking people as close to death as you can take them, and then trying to wake them up again. And makes it funny. A joy to read.' - Phil Hammond
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Oxford University Press Positive Medicine Disrupting the Future of
Book SynopsisThe book proposes a new relationship between people and their doctors, fostering self-efficacy so that people can be empowered to manage their own health and live happier, healthier lives. It gives practical advice and provides an accessible, challenging, thought-provoking view of how medical practice needs to change to become person focused.Table of Contents1: David Beaumont: Doctor becomes patient 2: David Beaumont: There's something wrong 3: The art of medicine 4: What are 'health and wellbeing'? 5: Disability, chronic pain, and medically unexplained symptoms 6: Why should health and wellbeing matter to doctors? 7: How to reclaim your life 8: Physical health - Te Taha Tinana 9: Psychological health - Te Taha Hinengaro 10: Emotional Health - Te Taha Whanau 11: Existential health - Te Taha Hinengaro
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Cambridge University Press Clinical Communication
Book SynopsisGood communication is necessary for good clinical care, but defining good communication has been surprisingly difficult and controversial. Many current ideas that identify good communication with certain communication behaviours, or ''skills'', were ethically inspired to help doctors see beyond disease to the whole patient. However, promoting specific behaviours is problematic because communication is contextually dependent. In recent decades, observational research into practitioner-patient relationships has begun to provide a scientific basis for the field, identifying patients'' vulnerability and practitioners'' authority as defining features of fundamentally asymmetric clinical relationships. Future educators can learn from research that explores the judgments that experienced practitioners make when they manage communication dilemmas arising from this asymmetry. In future, instead of the current emphasis on teaching communication behaviours, educators could provide practitioners with knowledge about relationships to inform those judgments, while addressing the attitudes and values that motivate and guide their communication.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medical Humanities and Medical Education
Book SynopsisThe field of the medical humanities is developing rapidly, however, there has also been parallel concern from sceptics that the value of medical humanities educational interventions should be open to scrutiny and evidence. Just what is the impact of medical humanities provision upon the education of medical students? In an era of limited resources, is such provision worth the investment? This innovative text addresses these pressing questions, describes the contemporary territory comprising the medical humanities in medical education, and explains how this field may be developed as a key medical education component for the future.Bleakley, a driving force of the international movement to establish the medical humanities as a core and integrated provision in the medical curriculum, proposes a model that requires collaboration between patients, artists, humanities scholars, doctors and other health professionals, in developing medical students' sensibility (clinical acumTable of ContentsForeword Arno K. Kumagai Introduction 1. Where do the Medical Humanities Come From and Where are They Going? 2. What are the 'Medical Humanities'? Definitions and Controversies 3. The Distribution of the Sensible 4. Empathy and its Discontents 5. Towards a Medical Aesthetics: Creativity and Imagination in Medical Education 6. Close Noticing 7. Can Narrative Medicine take the Strain? 8. Hyper-Realism and the Chemical Regulation of Mood 9. Evaluating the Impact of Medical Humanities Provision
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American Academy of Pediatrics Communicating Visually in Pediatrics: A
Book SynopsisThis spiral-bound visual communication aid is designed to help pediatricians and others who work in medical settings with children who are nonverbal, including toddlers; children with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, language disorders, intellectual disabilities, or oral-motor apraxia; or children who do not speak English. Nearly 400 easy to understand, full color images depict common medical procedures, from bandaging to vaccine administration as well as important patient-provider communication, including describing symptoms or post-visit instructions. Each image is captioned in both English and Spanish for maximum in-office utility, and the pages are fully wipeable for simple disinfecting after each patient. Interactive use of this resource will improve communication, reduce fear and anxiety, and boost patients’ understanding and participation in the medical visit. Key Features Four-color interior Captions in both English and Spanish Includes both office-based and inpatient procedures Wipeable pages for easy disinfecting Spiral binding for lay-flat, easy use with patients
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Wolters Kluwer Health The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal
Book SynopsisFocusing on the essential information you need to know for the most commonly encountered problems in outpatient internal medicine, this practical volume in the Washington Manual® series provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s advances in patient evaluation and management. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of everything from hypertension and diabetes to sleep disorders, nutrition, and care of the cancer patient—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. Edited by Drs. Maureen D. Lyons, Peter J. McDonnell, and Jennifer M. Schmidt, The Washington Manual® of Outpatient Internal Medicine, 3rd Edition, is an excellent companion to the Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, which thoroughly covers inpatient care. Covers common ambulatory/outpatient problems encountered in each medical subspecialty, all in the famous fast-access Washington Manual® outline format that includes easy-to-follow guidelines, diagrams, and algorithms. Thoroughly revised from cover to cover, including new content on telehealth, the trauma-informed approach, immunization reaction and allergy, functional assessment and safe prescribing for pain, breast masses, sexually transmitted infections, and more. Includes a new, full-color insert of dermatologic images to illustrate skin diagnoses and rashes. Addresses all areas of medicine and core subspecialties, including neurology and toxicology. Provides need-to-know diagnostic and therapeutic guidance from the outstanding house staff and faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by Wolters Kluwer Health under license from Washington University. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook,powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.
£54.62
Wolters Kluwer Health The Primary Care Clinical Encounter
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Springer International Publishing AG Communicating With Families: Taking The Language
Book SynopsisThis textbook uniquely highlights the particular complexities of working systemically with couples and families with children. It is designed to be student and practitioner oriented by drawing on real world examples of therapeutic encounters in mental health settings to illustrate how theory can inform practice. Good communication is the cornerstone of good clinical practice and is foundational for building therapeutic alliance. Although therapists and counsellors are often highly skilled in their therapeutic modalities, this book offers additional practical suggestions about how families engage in social actions and positioning themselves and others in their talk. The book also takes wider micro and macro ecological systems within which systemic psychotherapists and counsellors work into account and consider the ways that these larger social influences are experienced within institutional discourses. The book will be a valuable resource across a broad spectrum of professions and researchers, including counsellors, psychotherapists, family therapists, psychiatrists, nurses, play therapists, speech and language therapists, and mental health social workers.Table of ContentsPrefaceIn this short preface, which serves an introduction to the book, we will be clear about our focus in the book, the audiences for the book, and our theoretical foundation for the empirical research contained in the chapters. Here we will explain that our focus on families is those families that have a child, under the age of 18 years in the interaction, rather than being on adult family interactions. PART ONE: THEORETICAL CONTEXT 1. Systems within systems: Families in societya. This chapter sets the theoretical foundation for the rest of the book. All other chapters are primarily practical, but will draw upon the theoretical framework introduced in this opening chapter. We position the practical and empirical findings from our research into mental health interventions with families and children, in relation to the integration of social ecological theory, systems theory and social constructionism. Each of these theoretical frameworks will be briefly outlined and their intersection will be described to provide readers with a clear understanding of where mental health family conversations are societally situated. Different explanations of normality have different trajectories for the direction of our understanding of mental health and illness. Thus, this chapter will cover: i. The language of mental health and illness ii. The language of deviance iii. Social ecological theory iv. Systems theoryv. Social constructionism vi. Biomedical and social explanations of mental health vii. Political systems, health systems and the Western context (including UK). viii. How these ideas are integrated to present our position through the book 2. Communicating with families a. Bearing in mind the wider context outlined in chapter one, and the debates around normality and it biomedical or social underpinnings, we move in this chapter to the history of how family interventions have become an important part of the institutional landscape for working in child mental health. We discuss what family therapy is, and the different kind of work with families (such as mental health assessments). Thus, this chapter will cover: i. What constitutes the family – Western context ii. What constitutes the family – other cultures – we will use real world examples iii. The modern diverse family - including boxes of lived experience – to include new ways of thinking about the family (same sex couples etc)iv. Family interventions – family therapy (and its history), mental health assessments v. Introduce research projects that chapters are based on vi. Introduce language-based approaches to research and analysis (Conversation analysis and discourse analysis, e.g., the social action of language – performative discourse) 3. Forming and maintaining good therapeutic relationships a. Language-based therapy relies heavily on the relationship between all parties involved. It is crucial to understand how to develop mutual relationships and to maintain them without encountering rupture. When rupture does occur, the professional needs communication strategies to ‘fix’ the rupture. The language and communication are thus the cornerstone of the intervention. Thus, the chapter will cover: i. The importance of the therapeutic relationshipii. Language as a vehicle for change iii. Alignment in multi-party conversations iv. Rupture v. Who takes responsibility to fix a rupture and how?vi. Data examples PART TWO: ENGAGING CHILDREN 4. Managing interruptionsa. In the context of multi-party conversations, it is common to find that people may overlap in talk or interrupt one another. This chapter looks at what the social meanings and functions of interruptions are in the context of child and family mental health interventions. Thus, this chapter will cover: i. What constitutes interruptions – interruptions as a social construct ii. Questioning the notion of power in interruptions iii. Politeness markers and their role iv. Children’s interruptions and their treatment in the conversation v. Therapists’ interruptions vi. Parents’ interruptions 5. Engaging children through questions a. This is a very practical chapter that draws upon previously published empirical research exploring specific techniques used to engage children in therapeutic conversations. While lots of information about the child can be gathered from other family members, it is important for professionals to find ways to communicate directly with children to ascertain their thoughts and feelings. Thus, this chapter will include: i. The importance of question design ii. You said prefaces; using the phrase you said as a preface to introduce difficult topics iii. Three wishes; using the phrase ‘if you had three wishes’ to elicit goals from children in therapy or assessments iv. Why are you here? Establishing the extent children understand their attendance in the mental health setting v. Using why questions 6. Engaging children through creative techniques a. This is a very practical chapter that draws upon empirical research and the wider literature to explore creative techniques, such as play and art used to engage children. Thus, this chapter will include: i. The importance of participatory techniques - creative and visual (art and play) ii. Subjective Units of Distress as a quantitative measure of children’s feelings (e.g., on a scale of one to ten) iii. The use of art, play, drawing family trees, role play through television programmes etc (mostly drawn from the literature)7. Children’s competence a. This chapter specifically focuses on children and young people, and how they are treated in multi-party, multi-generational interactions in mental health environments. What is negotiated in these interactions is the competence of children to be able to answer questions asked of them and provide reliable information about their wellbeing. Thus, this chapter will include: i. The socially constructed nature of competence ii. Expectations adults have of children and how they are aligned with or contested by the children in these settings iii. Relevance of children’s developmental age iv. Therapists’ competence and cultural competenciesv. The types of question adults ask of children and assumptions made about whether they are competent to answer vi. The notion of children holding half-membership in adult conversations and its relevance in mental health vii. Data examples PART THREE: ATTENDING TO THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS 8. Managing sensitive conversations with children presenta. Through the course of multi-party conversations there are likely to be instances where members treat the topic or content as in some way inappropriate or difficult for one of more of the people present. This is particularly the case where adult may be talking about topics that they orient as being inappropriate to discuss in front of children. In situations where one person is talking about another present party, the talked about person may choose to disagree with the appraisal. Thus, this chapter will cover: i. Determining the appropriateness of adult topics while children are in the room. ii. The social construction of the adult and of the child – and the social construction of what topics are categorised as ‘adult’ iii. Managing the delicacy of what might be socially determined as an adult topic but may be relevant (or not) to the child iv. Managing topic choice in multi-party and multi-generational interactions v. Managing disagreement between parties vi. Data examples 9. Avoiding shame and blame a. In multi-party conversations, and especially in settings like family therapy, an understanding of the child’s difficulties is positioned as being to some extent the responsibility of the parents. This positioning means that parents often need to do discursive work to construct themselves as good parents. This identity construction deflects blame for the child’s difficulties. i. Parents positioning as responsible for the child’s difficulties ii. A social construction of a systemic dysfunction in separated and blended families.iii. The management of blame and accountability iv. Identity construction and subject positions v. Data examples 10. How to talk about risk a. This chapter addresses the important issue about how risk is assessed and discussed in multi-party conversations in mental health settings. Where frequently self-harm and suicidal ideation are found to be present in those with mental health need, and therefore it is important to explore this difficult topic. Nonetheless mental health practitioners may find talking about risk, especially with children and young people, a challenging endeavour. We discuss useful techniques that mental health practitioners can use to facilitate these conversations. i. The context of self-harm, suicide and mental health ii. Regulatory requirements to assess for risk iii. The challenges of eliciting information about sensitive topics iv. Communication techniques for asking difficult questions about risk v. Data examples. 11. Using recordings for reflective practice a. The foundation of this book has been how recordings of multi-party interactions within mental health settings have been used to learn valuable lessons about good practice and developing practice. This chapter provides reader with an opportunity to use some of the techniques represented by the authors for their own clinical reflective practice. i. Clinical use of reflective practice ii. Pragmatics of recording mental health sessions iii. Using four column analysis for developing practice iv. Working with recordings in supervision and training v. Using discursive methodologies in clinical reflection (Reflective Interventionist Conversation Analysis; Video Reflexive Ethnography).
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Auckland University Press Good Doctor
Book SynopsisWhat makes a good doctor? Are there bad doctors out there - and if so how do we protect patients from them? Can we inject more information, more trust and more assured competence into the medical system to solve these problems? Drawing on his years of dealing with patient concerns, Ron Paterson tackles these important questions. The book makes challenging arguments: that patients don't demand the sort of information about doctors that they should; that doctors who feel put upon by information overload, patient demands, complaints and growing requirements from employers, colleges, medical boards and government, will be resistant to any additional regulation of their activity; that doctors are reluctant to judge problem doctors and prefer the `quiet chat'; And that current law and practice is lax when it comes to checking that doctors remain up-to-date. Paterson concludes the book with proposals to lift the veil of secrecy, to inform patients better and to revalidate doctors periodically, all key ways we might improve patient care. The Good Doctor will be prescribed reading for doctors, patients and policymakers-all of those determined to make sure patients get the medical care they deserve.Table of ContentsPreface -- Part One: The Good Doctor: the ideal -- Part Two: Problem doctors: part of the reality -- Part Three: The roadblocks: why is change so difficult? -- Part Four: Prescription for change: what can we improve? -- Epilogue -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
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University of Alberta Press Ordinary Deaths: Stories from Memory
Book SynopsisIn Ordinary Deaths, Dr. Samuel LeBaron reminds us of our need for human connection when experiencing death and loss. Based on more than thirty years of working with children and adults dying from cancer, LeBaron’s memoir contains stories of longing, confusion, love, and humility—often woven together. Sharing recollections from his childhood in rural Alberta and experiences from his career, LeBaron reveals a life of vital, intimate connection with others. His employment at a morgue during medical school, his early years as a clinical psychologist, and later careers in primary care and hospice in California, all translate into compassion and a deep understanding of death. Writing as he faces his own terminal illness—Stage IV lung cancer—LeBaron helps readers find acceptance and solace.Trade ReviewSamuel LeBaron … has collected his lessons from a lifelong dance with death into a profound memoir…. LeBaron’s recollections brim with emotional insights, celebrate the virtue of honesty between caregiver and patient, and authentically depict the value of letting each person find their particular way to peace and acceptance…. Ordinary Deaths reminds us that each individual’s path to death is as different and unique as their own life has been. In our death-denying world, that is extraordinary indeed.” John Terauds, Quill & Quire, August 31, 2022 [Full review at https://quillandquire.com/review/ordinary-deaths-stories-from-memory/]"Writing [Ordinary Deaths] was a 15-year process made all the more poignant by the fact that LeBaron is, himself, dying. Two and a half years ago, LeBaron was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer…. LeBaron’s ability to hold space for the uncertainty, mystery and doubts we have about dying is anything but ordinary." Deb Cummings, Alumni News, October 10, 2022 [Full article at https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/news/ordinary-deaths-anything]"Through LeBaron’s stories and the filter of his imagination, we witness his experiences as psychologist, physician and person. His clinical testimony makes us reflect: We may not want to look at death, but we can’t look away from it either. Our fascination with the death of others is often accompanied by the denial of our own death.... But the book is more than a memoir of how to face death: Ordinary Deaths is about how to face life." Tony Errichetti, The Intima, October 24, 2022 [Full review at https://www.theintima.org/book-reviews-intima/ordinarydeathbysamuellebaron]Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Magic Medicine 2. Worms 3. Voices 4. Under Water 5. In the Barn 6. Aunt Margie 7. Charlie Gough 8. In the Field 9. To Tell the Truth 10. The Laughing Cure 11. La Llorona 12. Día de Muertos 13. Second Chances 14. Permission to Breathe 15. The Ferryman 16. Winterreise 17. Fathers 18. Lost Horses 19. The River Styx 20. Dream Baby 21. Safe Harbor 22. The Tillandsia Epilogue Notes Appreciations"
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Puddle Dancer Press Humanizing Health Care: Creating Cultures of
Book SynopsisHealth care regulatory agencies demand that patients receive efficient, competent, compassionate care; however, because of caregivers' own unhealed issues along with other factors, care often falls short of those goals. Melanie Sears, RN, MBA, PhD, leverages more than thirty years of nursing experience to look at what really prevents patients from getting the care they need and health care workers from getting the support needed to thrive in the stressful environment of health care. From domination-style management, fear and judgment-based practitioner relationships, and a poignant separation between physical, mental, and emotional care, the costs of these factors are enormous. Sears argues that the most effective way to evolve this problematic culture is to shift the language used by those providing care.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Spiritual Care in Common Terms: How Chaplains Can
Book SynopsisEncouraging a broad, compassionate, humanistic approach to spirituality, this book shows how patients' spiritual needs can be communicated well within interdisciplinary teams, leading to better patient wellbeing.This book describes the art of charting patients' spiritual perspectives in an open way that will help physicians and nurses to better direct medical care. It includes practical information on how to distil spiritual needs into pragmatic language, helping to demystify spiritual experience. Drawing on his extensive practical experience, the author also suggests key points to emphasise that will enrich chart notes for medical records, including brief, relative narratives, trusting one's own impressions, reflecting holistically on the patient's life, patient attitudes towards treatment and recovery, and describing families' opinions on the health care situation of their loved one. The book shows healthcare professionals of all disciplines how to engage in a shared responsibility for the spiritual care of their patients.Trade ReviewHumanistic care is the result of a collaborative effort across all the disciplines including clinical chaplains. Gordon Hilsman in his book successfully makes a case and provides a practical framework for chaplains to document the state of the patient's human spirit in the face of uncertainty and adversity in the medical chart. This act of "humanizing" the medical chart creates the climate for spiritual care to complement medical care and therefore promote healing. This book is a must read for every member of the interdisciplinary medical team. -- Juan C. Iregui, MD Palliative Medicine & EthicsMagnificent work - a must-read for health care professionals. Hilsman's artful analysis of spirituality fills a gap in the caring professions' knowledge base. Providing insight into healing, Hilsman's theory draws the reader into recognizing what makes up the human spirit from surprising angles. -- Brenda Miller, MSN, RN, BC-NE, Nursing Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.Kudos for Spiritual Care in Common Terms, an inspiring and self-revealing look at the science and art of spiritual care. Hilsman reveals the best-kept secrets of professional chaplaincy and openly welcomes all who care for the body, mind and spirit of the human person. A must read! -- Tim Serban, Chief Mission Integration Officer at Providence Health & Services, Oregon, National Volunteer Lead at American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care, Author, and Board Certified ChaplainWeaving together a lifetime of experience with a growing body of research, Gordon Hilsman has crafted a guide that proves beneficial to both the novice clinical pastoral education student as well as the seasoned clinical spiritual care giver. This book, both expansive in breadth and thoughtful in depth, is warmly accessible yet never trite, making it also a significant resource for interdisciplinary teams interested in the practice of spiritual care. -- Trace Haythorn, Ph.D., M.Div., Executive Director, The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc.I have had the privilege over recent years in diverse professional learning settings to experience Gordon examining this topic of capturing in common language the soul of another so that this vital knowledge can be understood by the multidisciplinary care team to inform goals and plans of care. Combining theory, cases, numerous examples of goals of care, and spiritual care wisdom honed from years of clinical education and practice, Gordon masterfully provides (using his criteria for quality chart notes) a very understandable, significantly substantive, and exceptionally readable volume that will serve very well the chaplains and health care professionals to whom he has devoted his life for the benefit of the care recipient's healing and wholeness. -- David A. Lichter, D.Min., Executive Director, NACCThis is a marvelous and important book. In lucid prose, Gordon Hilsman explains the importance of succinct, earthy spiritual assessment notes for the medical record. He shows us the how and the why, and reminds us how important it is to create an image in the chart of the entirety of a person. The patients we all serve, and our poor beleaguered healthcare system, will be the better for listening to his call, recounted with warmth, wisdom, empathy, and good humor. -- David K. Urion, M.D., FAAN, Director of Education and Residency Training Programs in Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Co-Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee, Boston Children's HospitalSpirituality of patients is an essential domain of whole-person care. Patients often suffer in silence; that suffering or spiritual distress must be recognized and treated. Professional chaplains are essential members of the healthcare team. It is critical that they communicate verbally and in the chart note the spiritual needs of the patient, how they are addressing that need and what outcomes the team should look for to help the patient heal. Spiritual Care in Common Terms offers the language and format for chaplains to communicate this clinical aspect of spiritual care that can be understood in the reductionist clinical framework but keeps the patient's inner narrative in the forefront of their care for all members to provide compassionate care for our patients. This is a must read for not only chaplains but for other members of the interdisciplinary team. -- Christina Puchalski, MD, FACP, FAAHPMTable of ContentsForeword by James H. Gunn, ACPE Supervisor, Retired. Preface: Common Language for Charting Spiritual Care. 1. Why Record the Intangible in Health Care Culture. 2. The Theory - A Humanist View of Spirituality: Universal Sources of Patient Stories. 3. The Content - Twenty-Two Spiritual Needs Common among Hospitalized People, and their Goals of Care. 4. The Format - A Shape for an Elegant Chart Note. 5. The Process - Extracting the Relevant. 6. The Outcomes - A Phenomenological Approach. Epilogue: Becoming and Remaining a Spiritual Clinician. Appendix: The Use of Chaplain Chart Notes by Interdisciplinary Team Members at a Leading U.S. Hospital. References. Index.
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Collective Ink Patient in Room Nine Says He′s God, The
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Oxford University Press The Nature of Healing
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