Communicating in the Health Sciences

by Higgs, Joy; Ajjawi, Rola; McAllister, Lindy; Trede, Franziska; Loftus, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780195551402
• ISBN10: 0195551400
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Communicating in the Health Sciences introduces students to the nature and importance of communication in the health sciences, with comprehensive coverage of all the written, electronic, visual and interpersonal communication skills essential for professions in the health sciences. This newedition has been completely restructured with a more logical flow, building skills and giving students the best access to information.

Table of Contents

Learning to Communicate

Communication in the health and social sciences

Theories of Communication

Getting Organised for Effective Study

Academic honesty and ethical communication

Plagiarism

Learning to do academic writing

Learning to write essays and assignments

Reference systems and strategies

Electronic Communication and communicating in flexible learning

Communicating in problem-based learning classes

Giving feedback

Communicating in the Workplace

Talking with colleagues, patients, clients and carers

Interviewing patients and clients

Working with groups: Consulting, advocating, mediating and negotiating

Intercultural communication

Communicating clinical reasoning

Writing records, reports and referrals in professional practice

Case conferences and student case presentations

Preparing a community health proposal

Communicating with the community about health

Communication and Duty of Care

Giving Presentations

Designing tables and graphics

Preparing posters

Giving talks in class

Doing PowerPoint presentations

Presenting talks at conferences

Communicating in Teams

Working as a member of a health care team

Communicating in teams

Being assertive in terms and workplaces

Leading groups and meetings

Advanced Writing

Searching the literature and managing the collected data

Writing papers for journals

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