 | Challenges and Solutions in Patient-Centered Care: A Case Book Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Medicine Dentistry Nursing & Allied Health; Business Management and Accounting; Medicine; Medical Education; Public & Nonprofit Management; Series Editors: Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R FreemanThe 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. |
