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Clinical communication has been formally taught to medical students in the first few years of their course for several years, but it is only in relatively recent times that clinical communication has become routinely assessed. Increasingly, students recognize the fact that their "general" communication skills do not automatically translate into effective clinical communication.L L This textbook reflects the shifts described above and presents the medical student with a compelling resource in a field which has come of age. Clinical Communication Skills is designed to be the first textbook of choice for lecturers and students alike, for early use in the medical degree. The book recognizes that this subject is often taught in parallel with Clinical Skills, and makes appropriate links.L L The book is unapologetically practical in its remit--it aims to equip students to deal with all kinds of clinical encounters, and to optimize the ways in which they communicate with patients and colleague

ISBN 9780199550463Edition 01Binding Paper