What Do I Say?: Communicating Intended or Unanticipated Outcomes in Obstetrics

Woods, James R.; Rozovsky, Fay A.

ISBN 10: 0787966541 / ISBN 13: 9780787966546

Editore: Jossey-Bass, 2003

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<i>What Do I Say</i>? Communicating Intended or Unanticipated Outcomes in Obstetrics will help physicians and other health care professionals improve their communication skills with patients and their family members. Written by James R. Woods, a perinatologist, and Fay A. Rozovsky, an attorney, risk management consultant, and authority on informed consent, <i>What Do I Say?</i> explores how to explain risk to patients, how to obtain patient consent, and how to talk with patients when adverse events occur. <i>What Do I Say?</i> is a comprehensive book that <ul> <li>Explains consent as a foundation of the caregiver-patient relationship</li> <li>Explains the legal context for disclosing bad news</li> <li>Outlines the practical issues associated with OB consent</li> </ul> In addition to the information, research, and practical advice contained in this helpful volume, What Do I Say? is filled with useful case examples that can prepare physicians and other health care professionals for handling communications in potentially high-risk situations.

Informazioni sull?autore: <b>James R. Woods,</b> M.D., is the Henry A. Thiede Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York. <p><b>Fay A. Rozovsky,</b> J.D., M.P.H., is senior vice president in the Healthcare Practice of Marsh Inc. She has more than twenty years experience as a health care risk management consultant and attorney.</p>

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Titolo: What Do I Say?: Communicating Intended or ...
Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: As New
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