Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1 TAKING YOUR SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
- 2 GETTING A GOOD START
- 3 TALKING ABOUT SERIOUS NEWS
- 4 DISCUSSING EVIDENCE FOR MAKING TREATMENT DECISIONS
- 5 DISCUSSING PROGNOSIS
- 6 BETWEEN THE BIG EVENTS
- 7 CONDUCTING A FAMILY CONFERENCE
- 8 DEALING WITH CONFLICTS
- 9 TRANSITIONS TO END-OF-LIFE CARE
- 10 TALKING ABOUT DYING
- 11 CULTIVATING YOUR SKILLS
- APPENDIX A THE ROADMAPS IN OUTLINE FORM
- APPENDIX B ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1 TAKING YOUR SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
- 2 GETTING A GOOD START
- 3 TALKING ABOUT SERIOUS NEWS
- 4 DISCUSSING EVIDENCE FOR MAKING TREATMENT DECISIONS
- 5 DISCUSSING PROGNOSIS
- 6 BETWEEN THE BIG EVENTS
- 7 CONDUCTING A FAMILY CONFERENCE
- 8 DEALING WITH CONFLICTS
- 9 TRANSITIONS TO END-OF-LIFE CARE
- 10 TALKING ABOUT DYING
- 11 CULTIVATING YOUR SKILLS
- APPENDIX A THE ROADMAPS IN OUTLINE FORM
- APPENDIX B ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX
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- Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill PatientsBalancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope, pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009