Main description:

Communicating in the Health Sciences, third edition is an accessible and engaging introduction to communication within the health sciences. It explores the nature of communication and the communication issues facing students and professionals in the health sciences. It explores the nature of communication and the communication issues facing students and professionals in the health sciences. It addresses a number of important skills, such as interpersonal communication; preparation for
effective study; writing records, referrals and academic pieces; intercultural communication; and leading groups.

This third edition follows a new five part structure: Understanding Communication, Learning to Communicate, Communicating in the Workplace, Communicating in Teams and Doing Advanced Communication. It also includes a new chapter on 'Digital Communication in a Networked World' and key term definitions in the margins.

Contents:

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION; 1. COMMUNICATION IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES; 2. THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION; 3. COMMUNICATION AND DUTY OF CARE; 4. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND HONESTY; PART 2: LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE; 5. GETTING ORGANISED FOR EFFECTIVE STUDY; 6. LEARNING TO DO ACADEMIC WRITING; 7. LEARNING TO WRITE ESSAYS AND ASSIGNMENTS; 8. SEARCHING THE LITERATURE AND MANAGING REFERENCES AND RESOURCES; 9. REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIES; 10. FORMATTING AND TEXT STYLES; 11. COMMUNICATING IN PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING CLASSES; 12. GIVING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS IN CLASS; 13. PROJECTED PRESENTATIONS; 14. DESIGNING TABLES AND GRAPHICS; 15. GIVING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK; 16. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORKED WORLD; 17. AVOIDING PLAGIARISM; PART 3: COMMUNICATING IN THE WORKPLACE; 18. TALKING WITH COLLEAGUES, PATIENTS, CLIENTS AND CARERS; 19. INTERVIEWING PATIENTS AND CLIENTS; 20. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION; 21. COMMUNICATING CLINICAL REASONING; 22. WRITING RECORDS, REPORTS AND REFERRALS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; 23. CASE CONFERENCES AND STUDENT CASE PRESENTATIONS; 24. PREPARING A COMMUNITY HEALTH PROPOSAL; 25. COMMUNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH; PART 4: COMMUNICATING IN TEAMS; 26. WORKING WITH GROUPS: CONSULTING, ADVOCATING, MEDIATING AND NEGOTIATING; 27. WORKING AS A MEMBER OF A HEALTH TEAM; 28. COMMUNICATING IN TEAMS; 29. BEING ASSERTIVE IN TEAMS AND WORKPLACES; 30. LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH PRACTICE; PART 5: DOING ADVANCED COMMUNICATION; 31. THESIS WRITING; 32. WRITING PAPERS FOR JOURNALS; 33. PREPARING POSTERS; 34. PRESENTING TALKS AT CONFERENCES