Author

Sehouli, Jalid

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher

CRC Press

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

xiii, 81 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Truth Disclosure

Communication

Physician's Role - psychology

Empathy

Attitude of Health Personnel

Abstract

As Head of Oncological Surgery and the Gynecology Clinic at Berlin's Charit Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jalid Sehouli is one of the world's leading cancer specialists. Every day, he experiences situations in which conversations take on a life-or-death significance. Delivering bad news is one of the most difficult tasks we face in life, especially for professionals such as doctors, police, or crisis intervention personnel, yet it is rarely touched on during training. Over the course of their career, a doctor will hold conversations with around 200,000 patients and their relatives that invariably involve delivering good or bad news. Either way, existential questions will arise, and the way the news is delivered is vital: recent studies show that it has a significant impact on patients' quality of life and the way they experience treatment. Mixing his wide-ranging professional experience with personal stories, Sehouli describes the emotions and perspectives of those who have to give and receive bad news from a broad perspective. His book can be helpful for anyone who has to deliver bad news--managers, friends, or parents. - Cover

Notes

Originally authored in the German language by Jalid Sehouli, with the original title, Von der Kunst, schlechte Nachrichten gut zu überbringen, 2018.

ISBN

9780367356682

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

W62 S456 2020

Copies

Author

Allison, Helen

Allison, Irene

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

She Writes Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xviii, 265 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Terminal Care

Empathy

Life Change Events

Spirituality

Caregivers - psychology

Palliative Care--methods

Professional - Family Relations

Professional - Patient Relations

Notes

CN Library copy is housed at UHNBC Library.

ISBN

9781631520624

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Library

CN Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WB310 A413 2016

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Author

Harpham, Wendy Schlessel

Corporate Author

American College of Physicians

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

ACP Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvii, 195 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Professional-Patient Relations

Empathy

Neoplasms - psychology

Communication

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

Patients - psychology

Quality of Life

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781934465394

1934465399

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

W62 H295 2009

Copies