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Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance

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Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance provides a succinct overview of essential topics in the medical curriculum. It is divided into two parts: the first explores the ethical and legal foundations relevant to medical practice, while the second addresses crucial communication skills. This book serves as an accessible introduction to the principles underpinning good medical practice, making it a valuable resource for undergraduate medical students, nurses, and newly qualified healthcare professionals.
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This book is ideal for undergraduate medical students, nursing students, and newly qualified healthcare professionals seeking a foundational understanding of medical ethics, law, and effective communication.

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Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance presents a succinct overview of these key areas of the medical curriculum. This new title aims to provide a concise summary of the three core, interlinked topics essential to resolving ethical dilemmas in medicine and avoiding medico-legal action.

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Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance presents a succinct overview of these key areas of the medical curriculum.

This new title aims to provide a concise summary of the three core, interlinked topics essential to resolving ethical dilemmas in medicine and avoiding medico-legal action.

Divided into two sections; the first examines the ethical and legal principles underpinning each medical topic, while the second focuses on communication skills and the importance of good communication.

Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance offers an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of good medical practice, and will provide indispensable support for undergraduate medical students and nurses, as well as newly qualified healthcare professionals.

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Doody Enterprises praises the book as a solid overview and a unique resource combining communication skills with medical ethics and law. The Electric Review commends it for its clear, no-nonsense approach and usefulness to both prospective and practising healthcare providers, highlighting its role in guiding readers towards further research.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470670644

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Edited by Michael Dunn
  • Edited by Charles Foster
  • Edited by Patrick Davey
  • Edited by Anna Rathmell
  • Edited by Helen Salisbury

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Patrick Davey, consultant cardiologist, has extensive experience in publishing, having edited the best selling 'Medicine at a Glance', as well as 'ECG at a Glance', and is currently editing a major new textbook for Oxford University Press on diagnosis and treatment in internal medicine.

Anna Rathmell works in the pharmaceutical industry, has recently completed an MA in medical law and ethics at Manchester University. She teaches on the undergraduate course in medical ethics and law at Oxford University. She has contributed chapters on medical ethics to 'Medicine at a Glance'.

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