Communication Skills for Foreign and Mobile Medical Professionals

• Main Authors: Poel, Kris. (Author), Vanagt, Eddy. (Author), Schrimpf, Ulrike. (Author), Gasiorek, Jessica. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Language and languages.; Medical Education.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Language Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35112-9

Around the world, the number of internationally mobile medical professionals is steadily increasing, posing potential difficulties for the good communication with patients and colleagues that is vital to satisfactory outcomes and personal professional success. � Communication Skills for Foreign and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basics of Interpersonal Communication in Health Care
• Structure of the Consultation
• General Communication Strategies and Skills
• Communication Skills Specific to the Consultation
• Special Challenges in Medical Communication
• Intercultural Challenges in Medical Communication.