2017/01/01 by Annegret F. Hannawa, Albert W. Wu, Robert Juhasz · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Engineering · Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues #Engineering #Ethics in medical practice #Health care #Health, Medicine and Society #Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity #Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues #Medicine #New horizons #Patient Safety and Medication Errors #Patient safety #Political science #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1515/9783110455014
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
This case studies book is a unique, practical, cutting-edge, and indispensable go-to resource for front-line practitioners and educators in medicine. Each case study (chapter) is framed by a set of introductory learning objectives, an evaluation section, thought-provoking discussion questions, and references to further readings. Furthermore, the book is conveniently organized along the continuum of medical care delivery, providing quick access to ad-hoc solutions in safety- and quality-compromised situations, illustrating how skillful communication can be the key to a more effective prevention, intervention, and response to “close calls” and adverse events. The case studies book is unique and innovative in its interdisciplinary integration of the contemporary literature in communication science with current “hot buttons” of patient safety. It manifests a valuable interdisciplinary collaboration by translating the basic tenets of human communication science for practitioners of medicine, providing a conceptual, evidence-based foundation for formulating communication-based practice guidelines to advance patient safety and quality of care. The case studies put communication theory into practice to facilitate experiential learning, granting insights into the breadth and diverse aspects of safe and high quality healthcare delivery. Thought-provoking discussion questions and references for further reading make this book a valuable reference for medical practitioners across the world.