Communicating in the health sciences / Joy Higgs [and others].

Previous ed.: 2008.

First published 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding communication -- Communication in the health sciences -- Theories of communication -- Communication and duty of care -- Academic integrity and honesty -- Learning to communicate -- Getting organised for effective study -- Learning to do academic writing -- Learning to write essays and assignments -- Searching the literature and managing references and resources -- Reference systems and strategies -- Formatting and text styles -- Communicating in problem-based learning classes -- Giving effective presentations in class -- Projected presentations -- Designing tables and graphics -- Giving and receiving feedback -- Digital communication in a networked world -- Avoiding plagiarism -- Communicating in the workplace -- Talking with colleagues, patients, clients and careers -- Interviewing patients and clients -- Intercultural communication -- Communicating clinical reasoning -- Writing records, reports and referrals in professional practice -- Case conferences and student case presentations -- Preparing a community health proposal -- Community with the community about health -- Communicating in teams. Working with groups: consulting, advocating, mediating and negotiating -- Working as a member of a health team -- Communicating in teams -- Being assertive in teams and workplaces leadership in health practice -- Doing advanced communication -- Thesis writing -- Writing papers for journals -- Preparing posters -- Presenting talks at conferences.

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