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Second Edition
Communicating in the Health Sciences, 2nd edition introduces students to the nature and importance of communication in the health sciences, with comprehensive coverage of all the written, electronic, visual and interpersonal communication skills essential for professions in the health sciences. This new edition has been completely restructured with a more logical flow, building skills and giving students the best access to information.
Part 1 Learning to Communicate
1. Communication in the health and social sciences
2. Theories of Communication New
3. Getting Organised for Effective Study
4. Academic honesty and ethical communication
5. Plagiarism New
6. Learning to do academic writing
7. Learning to write essays and assignments
8. Reference systems and strategies
9. Electronic Communication and communicating in flexible learning
10. Communicating in problem-based learning classes
11. Giving feedback
Part 2 Communicating in the Workplace
12. Talking with colleagues, patients, clients and carers
13. Interviewing patients and clients New
14. Working with groups: Consulting, advocating, mediating and negotiating
15. Intercultural communication
16. Communicating clinical reasoning
17. Writing records, reports and referrals in professional practice
18. Case conferences and student case presentations
19. Preparing a community health proposal
20. Communicating with the community about health
21. Communication and Duty of Care New
Part 3 Giving Presentations
22. Designing tables and graphics
23. Preparing posters
24. Giving talks in class
25. Doing PowerPoint presentations
26. Presenting talks at conferences
Part 4 Communicating in Teams
27. Working as a member of a health care team
28. Communicating in teams New
29. Being assertive in terms and workplaces New
30. Leading groups and meetings
Part 5 Advanced Writing
31. Searching the literature and managing the collected data
32. Writing papers for journals
33. Thesis Writing
34. Formatting and text styles