Challenges And Solutions in Patient-centered Care: a Case Book: A Case Book (Patient-Centered Care Series)

By Judith Belle Brown, W. Wayne Weston, Moira Stewart

Series Editors: Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R Freeman The application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition. This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care, abuse, dying patients, ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences, providing perspectives of great power and value. The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals, teachers and students in primary care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857759869
• ISBN13: 9781857759860
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"