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Talking with Patients and Families About Medical Error
Truog, Robert D.; Browning, David M.; Johnson, Judith A.; Gallagher, Thomas H.
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Description for Talking with Patients and Families About Medical Error
Narrative examples of common situations demonstrate how conversations about medical error can lead to healing. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBDC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
More than a million patient safety incidents occur every year, and medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Illuminating the experiences of those affected by medical error-patients, their loved ones, and physicians and other medical professionals- Talking with Patients and Families about Medical Error delves deeply into the challenges of communicating honestly and openly about mistakes in medical practice. Based on guidelines from the Institute for Professional and Ethical Practice and the authors' own experiences, the practice-based approaches outlined here offer concrete guidance on * initiating discussions * dealing professionally and compassionately ... Read more
More than a million patient safety incidents occur every year, and medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Illuminating the experiences of those affected by medical error-patients, their loved ones, and physicians and other medical professionals- Talking with Patients and Families about Medical Error delves deeply into the challenges of communicating honestly and openly about mistakes in medical practice. Based on guidelines from the Institute for Professional and Ethical Practice and the authors' own experiences, the practice-based approaches outlined here offer concrete guidance on * initiating discussions * dealing professionally and compassionately ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801898044
SKU
V9780801898044
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99-50
About Truog, Robert D.; Browning, David M.; Johnson, Judith A.; Gallagher, Thomas H.
Robert D. Truog, M.D., is a professor of medical ethics, anaesthesiology, and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a senior associate in Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston. David M. Browning, M.S.W., B.C.D., F.T., is a senior scholar at the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice at Children's Hospital Boston and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Judith A. ... Read more
Reviews for Talking with Patients and Families About Medical Error
Professional health collections will consider this essential. Midwest Book Review 2011