The Language of Caring Guide for Physicians
Author | : Wendy Leebov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780988258716 |
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Author | : Wendy Leebov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780988258716 |
Author | : Wendy Leebov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2012-10-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780988258709 |
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2015-03-19 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309303133 |
For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the United States is often characterized by fragmented care, inadequate treatment of distressing symptoms, frequent transitions among care settings, and enormous care responsibilities for families. According to this report, the current health care system of rendering more intensive services than are necessary and desired by patients, and the lack of coordination among programs increases risks to patients and creates avoidable burdens on them and their families. Dying in America is a study of the current state of health care for persons of all ages who are nearing the end of life. Death is not a strictly medical event. Ideally, health care for those nearing the end of life harmonizes with social, psychological, and spiritual support. All people with advanced illnesses who may be approaching the end of life are entitled to access to high-quality, compassionate, evidence-based care, consistent with their wishes. Dying in America evaluates strategies to integrate care into a person- and family-centered, team-based framework, and makes recommendations to create a system that coordinates care and supports and respects the choices of patients and their families. The findings and recommendations of this report will address the needs of patients and their families and assist policy makers, clinicians and their educational and credentialing bodies, leaders of health care delivery and financing organizations, researchers, public and private funders, religious and community leaders, advocates of better care, journalists, and the public to provide the best care possible for people nearing the end of life.
Author | : Anthony Back |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2009-03-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1139477927 |
Physicians who care for patients with life-threatening illnesses face daunting communication challenges. Patients and family members can react to difficult news with sadness, distress, anger, or denial. This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other conflicts at the end of life. Drs Anthony Back, Robert Arnold, and James Tulsky bring together empirical research as well as their own experience to provide a roadmap through difficult conversations about life-threatening issues. The book offers both a theoretical framework and practical conversational tools that the practising physician and clinician can use to improve communication skills, increase satisfaction, and protect themselves from burnout.
Author | : Stephen C. Beeson |
Publisher | : Fire Starter Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : |
So much of a medical organisation's success rides on the leadership, conduct, and performance of its physicians. How does a health care organisation engage its physicians to lead by example? And how does a physician, in the midst of 25 appointments, 30 phone messages, hospital rounds, and the details of managing a clinical practice, do what needs to be done to foster satisfaction and loyalty among patients? This book eloquently answers these questions. Beeson has created a brilliant guide to implementing physician leadership and behaviour that will create a high-performance workplace built on collaboration, commitment, purpose, and making a difference in the lives of the patients it serves.
Author | : Joan Naidorf |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2022-02-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780996663212 |
Physicians enter their professions with the highest of hopes and ideals for compassionate and efficient patient care. Along the way, however, recurring problems arise in their interactions with some patients that lead physicians to label them as "difficult." Some studies indicate that physicians identify 15% or more of their patients as "difficult." The negative feelings that physicians have toward these patients may lead to frustration, cynicism. and burnout. Changing How We Think about Difficult Patients uses a multi-tiered approach to bring awareness to the difficult patient conundrum, then introduces simple, actionable tools that every physician, nurse, and caregiver can use to change their mindset about the patients who challenge them. Positive thoughts lead to more positive feelings and more effective treatments and results for patients. They also lead to more satisfaction and decreased feelings of burnout in healthcare professionals. How does this book give you an advantage? Caring for difficult patients poses a tremendous challenge for physicians, nurses, and clinical practitioners. It may contribute significantly to feelings of burnout, including feelings of exhaustion, cynicism, and lost sense of purpose. In response, Dr. Naidorf offers a pragmatic approach to accepting patients the way they are, then provides strategies for providers to find more happiness and satisfaction in their interactions with even the most challenging patients and families. Here are just some of the topics the author discusses in detail: What Makes a "Good" Patient? The Four Core Ethical Principals of the Clinician-Patient Relationship The Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship What Challenges Anybody with Illness or Injury? How "Good" Patients Handle the Challenges of Illness and Injury Six Common Reactions to Illness and Hospitalization On "Taking Care of the Hateful Patient" Standards for Education in Medical Ethics De-escalation Strategies Cultural, Structural, and Language Issues Types of Patients Who Tend to Challenge Us The Think, Feel, Act Cycle Recognizing Our Preconceived Thoughts Three Common Thought Distortions About Patients Asking Useful Questions Getting Out of the Victim Mentality Guiding our Thoughts Through a Common Scenario Show Compassion, Feel Compassion If you're a healthcare provider or caregiver, Changing How We Think about Difficult Patients will give you the benefit of understanding your most challenging patients, and a roadmap to positively changing your mindset and actions to better deliver care and compassion for all.
Author | : Wendy Leebov |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003-06-24 |
Genre | : Medical care |
ISBN | : 0595283667 |
Designed for department directors, physician chiefs, product and service line managers, improvement team leaders and facilitators, administrators, and trainers, this book is a practical guide to managing for continuous improvement in clinical and service processes. Part I lays out the concept of continuous quality improvement, the customer-driven management model and an exploration of the manager's role in quality improvement. Part II explores customer-driven management and process improvement--two models that build data-driven self-correction into daily management routines. Part III presents an in-depth discussion of the most useful and user-friendly tools of process improvement--tools that make processes, root causes of problems, decisions and plans visible and therefore easy discuss and reengineer. Part IV addresses typical concerns managers identify in their pursuit of quality improvement.
Author | : Felecia N. Sumner Do |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2019-01-23 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9781794182752 |
Product Description: Do you feel stressed, tired, sick or overwhelmed? Do you feel like you never have time for yourself, even though you're exhausted taking care of others? When life's daily stresses and responsibilities take up all of your time, neglecting yourself can be all too easy - and often the first step to an unhealthy life. Far too frequently, poor self-care leads to illness, emotional distress and a stunted sense of purpose - but it doesn't have to. In her inspirational new book, nationally recognized family medicine physician Dr. Felecia Sumner takes you on a fascinating journey to discover the importance of self-care. Fill Your Cup will teach you all about: - "Living your best life" without guilt. You'll receive actionable steps that will allow you to begin a mindset transformation and a feeling of empowerment when saying "no." - Energizing your life, and pouring that energy into your purpose. You'll finish this book feeling revived and with a better knowledge of the next steps to take in order to reach your goals. - Improving your overall health and wellness through proper self-care. You'll feel much more confident in starting the journey to improve your well-being. Whether you're a health care provider, caregiver, parent, companion, or minister - Fill Your Cup will enable you to not only better care for your own self, but also effectively harness your own purpose and passion to care for those around you. If your own cup is empty, what are you pouring for others? Pick up your copy of "Fill Your Cup" today to re-energize, re-focus and feel well again! About the Author: Dr. Felecia Sumner is a family medicine physician, speaker, and community health advocate focused on empowering her patients and their communities to being WELL - Whole, Energized, and Loving Life. Dr. Sumner is actively involved in community health education, and has presented at a number of events about healthy lifestyle, nutrition, wellness and disease prevention. She is affectionately known as Dr "Break it down" due to her reputation for simplifying medical jargon in a way that even a child can understand it. Of personal note, Dr. Sumner lives in Pennsylvania with her devoted husband and 2 little diva daughters. She provides wellness coaching nationwide and telemedicine services to residents in the state of PA and GA - medical care online - whenever and wherever you need it.
Author | : Byron Cole |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 1997-02 |
Genre | : Medical care |
ISBN | : 9780965676403 |
Author | : Clifton K. Meador MD |
Publisher | : Square One Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2020-04-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0757054935 |
Clearly the science of medicine has progressed by leaps and bounds over the last twenty years—from computerized surgery to genetic modification. Yet medicine is more than just a science. It is also an art. As medical students complete their education, however, they may find that their training has been focused solely on the mechanics of diagnosis and treatment. While this scientific knowledge is fundamental to proper healthcare, it can overlook the importance of interacting with patients. In an attempt to refocus on how vital it is for doctors to consider their patients in full, Dr. Clifton K. Meador has written The Little Book of Doctors’ Rules. It offers simple and concise suggestions to humanize the practice of medicine. In this book, Dr. Meador draws on his nearly sixty-year medical career for nuggets of advice with both compassion and humor. Although there may not be a defined medical disease behind every physical symptom, Dr. Meador reminds us that the reason behind a symptom may be found if a doctor observes and listens carefully to a patient. He believes an effective physician treats a patient, not just a patient’s disease. The Little Book of Doctors’ Rules offers insightful rules that address a host of topics, which include developing a rapport with patients, treating dementia, and prescribing drugs. Designed for any healthcare professional, these short rules are easily understood and (mostly) non-technical. Here is a small sampling of Dr. Meador’s advice, from the sage and somber to the clever and sometimes controversial. While listening to a patient, do not do anything else. Just listen. Stop drug use in treatment whenever possible. If impossible, cease a patient’s use of as many drugs as possible whenever possible. Just because you know a lot of physiology, biochemistry, and anatomy does not mean you know anything about people. If all you listen to are symptoms, then all you will hear from your patients are symptoms. In addition to his own rules, Dr. Meador has included advice offered by some of the past giants of medicine. It is no coincidence that their words echo the message of this book, which gets to the true center of the healing arts.