Description
This book examines the practices of teaching oncology communication to health professionals. Drawing from this interprofessional discipline, this book aims to bring each of the parties together to share their thoughts, experiences, and advice on teaching oncology communication drawing from the Chinese perspective.
It brings together different stakeholders around patient care in oncology including oncologists, palliative care specialists, nurses, counselors, physiotherapists, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, cancer patients, and health communication experts.
This book, informed by theory, research, and/or clinical practices, will be of value to clinical educators, allied health professionals, doctors/nurses in training, medical students, health communication researchers, students, and those who are already working or researching in the field.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Talking with Chinese Patients about Cancer – What Do We Know?.- Being an oncologist in the Chinese context: doctors’ professional identity and the oncology care process.- Language Matters: Breaking Bad News to Chinese Cancer Patients.- A Narrative Approach of Comfort: Love within Boundaries.- Navigating Cultural Sensitivities: Communication in End-of-Life Care for Chinese Cancer Patients.- “How Much Time Do I Have?” Prognostication in Palliative Care from a clinician perspective.- Specific roles of family members in oncology communication in Chinese setting from a clinician perspective.- End-of-Life Care: Navigating Death, Dying, and Survivorship from a clinician’s voice.- Conclusion.
