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Dying for a Chat: Penguin Special

Dying for a Chat: Penguin Special

The Communication Breakdown Between Doctors and Patients

by Ranjana Srivastava
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/04/2013

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Winner of the 2013 Human Rights Literature Award

Medical oncologist Ranjana Srivastava contends that the best medicine begins with a good chat, to guide the decision-making of both doctors and patients.

Increasingly, people are unable to properly comprehend the complex treatment choices on offer, or are self-diagnosing and demanding unnecessary or risky procedures.

Doctors, in turn, feel unable to deny the requests of patients and their families. Narrow specialisation also means no-one is discussing the overall picture of a patient's health. Srivastava warns that people are suffering - even dying - as a result, and the medical profession should be taking responsibility.

In a frank and clear-eyed assessment of an unacknowledged crisis, she makes an impassioned case for healthcare training to incorporate effective communication skills.

ISBN:
9780143569640
9780143569640
Category:
Family & health
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
24-04-2013
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
96
Dimensions (mm):
179x111x8mm
Weight:
0.07kg
Ranjana Srivastava

Ranajana Srivastava is an award-winning author, broadcaster, Fulbright Scholar, oncologist and mother of three.

Ranjana is a frequent columnist for The Guardian and broadcaster for the ABC

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