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What do I say? : communicating intended or unanticipated outcomes in obstetrics / James R. Woods, Jr., Fay A. Rozovsky ; foreword by David S. Guzick.
LIBRA RG526 .W665 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, James R., 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obstetrics.
- Informed consent (Medical law).
- Medical personnel and patient.
- Patient education.
- Pregnancy Outcome--psychology.
- Informed Consent.
- Physician-Patient Relations.
- Truth Disclosure.
- Medical Subjects:
- Pregnancy Outcome--psychology.
- Informed Consent.
- Physician-Patient Relations.
- Truth Disclosure.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Communicating intended or unanticipated outcomes in obstetrics
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2003]
- Summary:
- What Do I Say? 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 professional, and authority on informed consent, What Do I Say? explores how to explain risk to patients, how to obtain patient consent, and how to talk with patients when adverse events occur.
- Contents:
- 1 The Legal Context for Disclosing Bad News 1
- 2 Consent as a Process 17
- 3 The Challenge of Full Disclosure 53
- 4 Conversations to Diffuse Anger 61
- 5 Conversations to Educate 111
- 6 Conversations to Improve Quality of Care 139.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0787966541
- OCLC:
- 51046837
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