The new consultation : developing doctor-patient communication / David Pendleton ... [and others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pendleton, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physician and patient--Study and teaching.

Physician and patient.

Physicians (General practice).

Clinical medicine--Study and teaching.

Clinical medicine.

Medical consultation--Study and teaching.

Medical consultation.

Physicians, Family--education.

Physician-Patient Relations--education.

Medical Subjects:

Physicians, Family--education.

Physician-Patient Relations--education.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

The New Consultation builds on the success of The Consultation, published almost 20 years ago and written by the same authors. The Consultation described an approach to learning and teaching about the interview between doctor and patient. It has now been completely rewritten in the light of evidence and experience accumulated since then. The consultation is 'the central act of medicine': the meeting between the patient and the doctor. The first part of the book takes the reader from the context of the consultation in society and the medical profession, to the intimacy of the consulting room, and then delves into its processes. The reader is invited to share the individual perspectives of doctor and patient and to consider what will lead to positive outcomes. The last chapter of the first section summarizes and provides a coherent, evidence-based description of the processes needed for an effective consultation for the patient, the doctor, and society.

The second part of the book takes the reader into the practicalities of learning and teaching effective consultations. It starts with a brief description of the evidence for effective teaching and outlines the authors' experience of teaching in this way with over 1,000 doctors. Realizing that many doctors organize their own self-directed learning, the authors have included a chapter that enables individuals to develop their own consulting technique. Help is offered for teachers of the consultation in both undergraduate and postgraduate settings. There is a chapter on the assessment of the consultation undertaken in medical royal colleges in order to measure competence. The last chapter discusses the difficulties that many doctors still have in conducting patient-centred consultations and makes some suggestions for effective implementation of skills. The New Consultation will be an essential aid for all doctors and their educators to increase the effectiveness of their consultations and help to make their practice more patient-centred. It includes theoretical background as well as practical help for both consulters and teachers.

Contents:

2 The cycle of care 6

3 The context of the consultation 11

4 Understanding the patient 21

5 Understanding the doctor 36

6 Understanding the consultation 48

7 Learning and teaching about the consultation 63

8 Putting the tasks into practice 85

9 Teaching in educational settings 98

10 Describing and assessing consultations 108

11 Implementation of the approach to teaching and learning 120.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The consultation / David Pendelton ... [et al.]. 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [130]-138) and index.

Related Work:

Pendleton, David. Consultation.

ISBN:

0192632884

OCLC:

51194175