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Critical Decisions
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 21.99?As a physician and a social scientist, Peter Ubel is unparalleled in his understanding of some of the most important decisions we are facing, or will face.? ?Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational ?His ideas are important, his style is accessible (with the right balance of humor and compassion) and his topic... more...
Better Patient Feedback, Better Healthcare
M&K Update Ltd 2011; US$ 12.99Until recently, patient feedback has not had a very high profile in clinical practice. There has been no tradition of systematically gathering and tracking patient feedback over time let alone using the findings to continually review and improve services. Why is it so vital to gather patient feedback? The fact is that involving patients leads... more...
Innovating for Patient Safety in Medicine
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 33.00This book helps the next generation of doctors understand how they can contribute to making healthcare safer. more...
After the Error
ECW Press 2013; US$ 14.99In a series of true stories from across Canada, this collection seeks to point out the considerable human toll that medical errors cause. Victims of medical errors and their families who speak out often do so at considerable emotional, psychological, and financial expense. But their willingness to share their harrowing stories has helped to lay the... more...
Understanding and Using Health Experiences
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 49.99Improving patient experience is a global priority for health policy-makers and care providers. The need to look at healthcare delivery through the eyes of patients is widely accepted, but how should it be done? What use can be made of this information, and what evidence is there that such exercises lead to better care?Understanding and Using Health... more...
Health Communication in the 21st Century
Wiley 2012; US$ 59.95This popular and engaging text on health communication is now revised and updated in a second edition that incorporates recent research and boasts new material on topics such as crisis communication, social disparities in health, and systemic reform. Fully revised second edition of this popular and authoritative text Includes fresh material on... more...
Critical Decisions
The Text Publishing Company 2012; US$ 32.99Critical Decisions is the most important book on the patient-doctor relationship to date. In this revolutionary book, practicing physician, behavioural scientist, and bioethicist Peter Ubel reveals how hidden dynamics keep us, and our loved ones, from making the best medical choices. more...
Health Communication in Practice
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 67.95Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach offers a comprehensive examination of the complex nature of health-related communication. This text contains detailed case studies that demonstrate in-depth applications of communication theory in real-life situations. With chapters written by medical practitioners as well as communication... more...
Patient Treatment Adherence
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95This new book summarizes the adherence literature for a number of specific health behaviors and populations. It provides a comprehensive source on the conceptualization, interventions, and measurement of treatment adherence and a synthesis of the research across demographic and chronic diseases. The text presents problems associated with treatment... more...
Doctoring
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 19.99In this title, Eric Cassell discusses the new generalism and the skills that physicians-in-training must be taught to practice the art of doctoring, which centres on the person, not a disease or organ system, as well as the relationship between the physician and the individual. more...









