Exploring and Teaching Healthcare Communication

This book brings together clinicians involved in patient care from different contexts - including Medicine, Intensive care, Neurology, Geriatrics, Oncology, Palliative care, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Physiotherapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Veterinary Medicine - to explore their thoughts, experiences and advice on effective clinical communication. The author provides evidence-based and practical suggestions for teaching, researching, and implementing effective communication, paying particular attention to the importance of local cultural expectations. The book uses Hong Kong as a case study, drawing on its unique mix of Western and Chinese values to create a comparative perspective that can be applied in other contexts and settings. It argues for the need to develop a specific culturally-appropriate communication model, based on recommendations from clinicians, which may ultimately improve therapeutic relationships and ensure patient safety. This book will be of value to medical educators, allied health professionals, doctors and nurses in training, medical students; health communication researchers, students, and those already working or researching in fields such as applied linguistics.