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Book SynopsisGiven our aging population, there will sadly be an increasing number of terminally-ill patients over the next ten to twenty years. A Patient-Centered Approach to Medicine for the Terminally-Ill explains that a more humane patient-centered approach is necessary to ensure that terminally-ill patients are cared for effectively at the end of life. It is a well-known fact that terminally-ill patients are very difficult to care for by their physicians and other medical specialists, and paternalism is no longer a viable way of caring for the terminally-ill. In this book, Switankowsky argues that there are five conditions for physicians to bring about patient-centered medicine. These are: effective physician-patient disclosure of treatments, successful decision-making, effective communication, development of effective physician-patient relationships, and advance directives. By following these five necessary conditions, physicians could ensure that all terminally-ill patients die with some degree of dignity and are given essential, humane care until the end of their days.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 2 The Physician-Patient and Patient-Centered Approaches Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The Physician-Centered Approach Chapter 5 Chapter 4 The Patient-Centered Approach Part 6 Part II Chapter 7 Chapter 5 Effective Physician-Patient Disclosure Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Successful Decision-making Chapter 9 Chapter 7 Effective Communication Chapter 10 Chapter 8 Developing Effective Physician-Patient Relationships Chapter 11 Chapter 9 Advance Care Planning Chapter 12 Chapter 10 A Humane Patient-Centered Approach to Care Chapter 13 Notes Chapter 14 Bibliography
