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Chapter-19 Patient-centred Practice

BOOK TITLE: Communication Skills in Clinical Practice (Doctor-Patient Communication)

Author
1. Sethuraman KR
ISBN
9788171798490
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11607_20
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2001
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1. JIPMER, Pondicherry
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Abstract

This chapter discusses patient friendliness, behaviour of a patient-centred physician and of an empowered patient, tips for patient centred practice and preventing patient drop-out. The finer points have been adopted from management sciences and adapted for clinical interviews. The end of chapter exercises are designed to provide effective teaching-learning experiences of the skills highlighted in the chapter.

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