{"title":"Christine S. Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristine S. Davis offers insightful explorations into sensitive and complex topics, with a particular focus on communication around life’s final stages. Her works provide thoughtful guidance that supports education and understanding in challenging emotional contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect carefully researched, compassionate writing that encourages reflection and effective dialogue. These books serve as valuable resources for those interested in enhancing their communication skills within healthcare, education, and personal care settings.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"end-of-life-communication-by-christine-s-davis-9781138231719","title":"End of Life Communication","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a Terror Management theoretical lens, Davis and Crane explore the intersections of life and death, experience and fiction, to understand the relationship between them. The authors use complementary perspectives to examine what it means when we speak and think of death as it is conceived in cultural media and as it is constructed by and circulates between patients, health professionals, and supportive family members and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLayering analysis with evocative narrative and an intimate tone, with characters, plot, and action that reflect the voices and experiences of all project participants, including the authors’ own, Davis and Crane reflect on what it means to pass away. Their medical humanities approach bridges health communication, cultural studies, and the arts to inform medical ethics and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnd of Life Communication\u003c\/em\u003e by Christine S. Davis and Jonathan L. Crane offers a profound exploration of these themes, making it a significant contribution to the fields it touches upon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605630927084,"sku":"9781138231719","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138231719-end-of-life-communication.jpg?v=1778136628"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/christine-s-davis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}