{"product_id":"practical-plans-for-difficult-conversations-robert-buckman-9780801895586","title":"Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine: Strategies That Work in Breaking Bad News [With DVD ROM]","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2011 American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award for Physicians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough they receive extensive clinical training, medical practitioners are given little or no instruction about the best way to break bad news. In this book and DVD set, Robert Buckman, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Break Bad News\u003c\/i\u003e, offers solid, practical, and practicable guidelines for such conversations as the diagnosis of a serious or fatal illness, the death of a loved one in the hospital, or a disclosure of medical error.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about communication techniques that work in everyday clinical practice. It is not a series of prefabricated scripts but a collection of strategies and approaches that any clinician can use to effectively communicate with patients. Using basic, honest communication tools, Buckman shows doctors how to approach conversations dealing with the most sensitive medical topics. He explains what to anticipate in various situations and provides guidance on keeping the discussion as constructive as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor each of several scenarios, Buckman supplies alternative responses, indicating which can work best and why. Each protocol is given an acronym to provide a mnemonic aid to help clinicians respond quickly and effectively. The accompanying DVD illustrates the protocols with recordings of unscripted and unrehearsed conversations with standardized patients, showing how the strategies can actually work in real situations in a realistic time frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on sound, proven strategies and peppered throughout with illustrative examples, \u003ci\u003ePractical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e provides the tools and knowledge necessary to start and sustain a genuine conversation at a moment when the first thought is \"I have no idea what to say now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Buckman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801895588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801895586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.38w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011","brand":"Robert Buckman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072783806719,"sku":"9780801895586","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e73df5d9-051a-47cc-9ad2-23368a0dc484.jpg?v=1685443935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practical-plans-for-difficult-conversations-robert-buckman-9780801895586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}