Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance.

Intro -- Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance -- Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1 Medical ethics and law -- 1 What is medical ethics? -- 2 Ethical theories and principles -- 3 Ethical reasoning -- 4 What is medical law? -- 5 The English legal system -- 6 Relationship between ethics, law and professionalism -- 7 Ethical decisions in practice -- 8 Negligence -- 9 Battery and assault -- 10 Confidentiality -- 11 Consent -- 12 Reproduction -- 13 Termination of pregnancy -- 14 Organ donation and transplantation -- 15 Mental health -- 16 Safeguarding children and adults -- 17 Public health -- 18 Allocation of resources -- 19 Clinical genetics -- 20 Human research -- 21 Care of older adults -- 22 End of life care -- 23 Health management -- 24 Primary care -- Part 2 Communication -- 25 The importance of good communication -- 26 The patient-centred consultation -- 27 Building the relationship -- 28 Listening and questioning -- 29 Explanations -- 30 Explaining procedures -- 31 The computer in the consultation -- 32 Shared decision making -- 33 Communication of risk -- 34 Talking about lifestyle changes -- 35 Breaking bad news -- 36 Bad news: patients' reactions -- 37 Dealing with anger and aggression -- 38 Talking about sex -- 39 Communicating across cultures -- 40 Communicating with people with disabilities -- 41 Communicating with colleagues -- 42 Professionalism -- 43 Feedback -- 44 Looking after yourself -- 45 Kindness -- Index -- EULA.

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