This guide has been designed for anaesthetists interested in Communication in Anaesthesia to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.
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Communication skills in medicine: promoting patient-centred care by Patient-centred medicine is increasingly being adopted as a model of practice by doctors and other front-line health professionals in Australia and New Zealand. Central to patient-centred practice is effective communication, which encompasses four essential tasks: to establish rapport and trust, to empathise with patients' problems and view of the world, to educate patients about their immediate problem and their health in general, and to empower patients to be active partners in the decision-making and management processes related to their own health. This book aims to introduce its readers to communication skills that are based on the principles of patient-centred care, and are applicable in a wide variety of healthcare-delivery settings.
Smith's Patient Centered Interviewing: an Evidence-Based Method, 4e by A comprehensive, evidence-based introduction to the principles and practices of patient communication in a clinical setting Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition presents a step-by-step methodology for mastering every aspect of the medical interview. Readers will learn how to confidently obtain from patients accurate biomedical facts, as well as critical personal, social, and emotional information, allowing them to make a precise diagnosis, develop effective treatment plans, and forge strong clinician-patient relationships.
Pengelly L, Cousins J, McKechnie A. Communicating risks of obesity before anaesthesia from the patient's perspective: informed consent or fat-shaming? Anaesthesia. 2020 Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/anae.15195.
Jelly CA, Ende HB, Freundlich RE. Terminology, communication, and information systems in nonoperating room anaesthesia in the COVID-19 era. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2020 Aug;33(4):548-553. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000882
Brinkler R, Edwards Z, Abid S, Oliver CM, Lo Q, Stewart A. A survey of antenatal and peripartum provision of information on analgesia and anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2019 Sep;74(9):1101-1111. doi: 10.1111/anae.14745.
Communication in Anaesthesia SIG
For more information about this Special Interest Group (SIG), including events, activities and membership, please visit the Communication in Anaesthesia page on the ANZCA website.
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