Handbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care Book

Section A: Introduction to communication studies in cancer and palliative medicine
1. The history of communications skills knowledge and training, Mack Lipkin
2. The art of teaching communication skills, Stewart M Dunn
3. Theoretical models of communication skill training, Richard Brown and Carma Bylund
4. Shared treatment decision-making and the use of decision aids, Cathy Charles and Amiram Gafni
5. The ethics of communication in cancer and palliative care, Laura A Siminoff
6. Gender, power and nonverbal communication, Marianne Schmid Mast, Christina Klockner and Judith A. Hall
7. Medical student training in communication skills, Joshua Hauser & Gregory Makoul
8. Overview of interventions to enhance cancer patients' participation in medical consultations, Donald J. Cegala & Dana Eisenberg
Section B: A core curriculum for communication skills training for oncology and palliative care
9. Breaking bad news, Walter F. Baile and Patricia A. Parker
10. Discussing prognosis and communicating risk, Phyllis N Butow, Martin NH Tattersall & Martin Stockler
11. Communication training to achieve shared treatment decisions, David W Kissane
12. Responding to difficult emotions, Jennifer Philip and David W Kissane
13. Denial and communication, Linda Sheahan and Simon Wein
14. Communicating with relatives/companions about cancer care, Terrance L. Albrecht, Susan S. Eggly, John C. Ruckdeschel
15. Conducting a family meeting, Nessa Coyle & David W Kissane
16. Communication about coping as a survivor, Linda E. Carlson & Barry D. Bultz
17. Dealing with cancer recurrence, Lidia Schapira
18. Communication about transitioning patients to palliative care, Josephine M. Clayton & David W. Kissane
19. End-of-life communication training, Tomer Levin & Joseph S. Weiner
Section C: A specialty curriculum for oncology
20. Enrolment in clinical trials, Richard Brown & Terrance Albrecht
21. Working as a multidisciplinary team, Jane Turner
22. Communicating genetic risk, Elizabeth Lobb & Clara Gaff
23. Rehabilitative and salvage surgery, Andrea Pusic, Rachel Bell & Diana Harcourt
24. Discussing unproven therapies, Penelope Schofield, Justine Diggens, Sue Hegarty, Catherine Charleson, Rita Marigliani, Caroline Nehill & Michael Jefford
25. The effect of internet use on the doctor-cancer patient relationship, Carma L. Bylund & Jennifer A. Gueguen
26. Promoting treatment adherence, Kelly Haskard & M. Robin DiMatteo
27. Communication strategies and skills for optimum pain control, Melanie Lovell & Frances Boyle
28. Discussing adverse outcomes with patients, Thomas Gallagher and Afaf Girgis
29. Clinical perspectives on shared decision-making, Martin Tattersall
30. Audio-recording important consultations for patients and their familities - putting evidence into practice, Thomas F. Hack & Lesley F. Degner
31. Working with interpreters and achieving culturally competent communication, Steven Klimidis & Harry Minas
32. Challenges in communicating with ethnically diverse populations, Bejoy C. Thomas, Joshua J. Lounsberry & Linda E. Carlson
33. Intercultural communication in palliative care, James Hallenbeck & Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil
34. Communicating about infertility risks, Zeev Rosberger, Jeanne Carter, Marie Achille, Barry Bultz & Peter Chan
35. Communicating about sexuality in cancer care, John W. Robinson & Joshua J. Lounsberry
Section D: Communication issues across the disciplines
36. The challenges and rewards of communication skills training for oncology and palliative care nurses in the United Kingdom, Sandra Winterburn & Susie Wilkinson
37. Ambulatory nurses responding to depression, Anthony De La Cruz, Richard Brown & Steve Passik
38. Social work support in crisis, Carrie Lethborg & Grace Christ
39. Communication in radiology, Kim Feigin & Laura Liberman
40. Communication in surgical oncology, Alexandra Heerdt, Bernard Park & Patrick Boland
41. Communication in non-surgical oncology, Lai Cheng Yew & Jane Maher
42. Palliative medicine: communication to promote life near the end-of-life, Ilora Finlay
43. Communication issues in pastoral care and chaplaincy, Peter Speck & Christopher Herbert
44. Communication in oncology pharmacy: the challenge of the treatment adherence, Venetia Bourrier & Brent Schacter
45. Psychosocial program development, Barry D. Bultz, Paul B. Jacobsen & Matthew Loscalzo
46. Communication challenges with the elderly, Ron Adelman & Michelle Green
47. Issues for cognitively impaired elderly patients, Andrew Roth & Christian Nelson
48. Communicating with children when a parent is dying, Cynthia W. Moore, Michele Pengelly & Paula Rauch
49. Creative arts in oncology, Marilyn Hundleby, Kate Collie & Linda E. Carlson
Section E: Education and training
50. Learner-centered communication, Suzanne Kurtz & Lara Cooke
51. Facilitating skills practice in communication role play sessions: essential elements and training facilitators, Carma L. Bylund, Richard Brown, Barbara Lubrano di Ciccone & Lyuba Konopasek
52. The role of the actor in medical education, Paul Heinrich
53. Training patients to reach their communication goals: a concordance perspective, Carma Bylund, thomas D'Agostino & Betty Chewning
Section F: International initiatives in communication training
54. The OncoTalk model, Robert Arnold, Anthony Back, Kelly Fryer-Edwards & Walter Baile
55. The Swiss model, F. Stiefel, J. Bernhard, G. Bianchi, L. Dietrich, Ch. Hurny, A. Kiss & B Wossmer
56. The Australian model, Caroline Nehill & Alison Evans
57. The United Kingdom general practitioner and pallaitve care model, Simon Noble, Nicola Pease & Ilora Finlay
58. Communication skills training and research: the Brussels experience, Isabelle MErckaert, Yves Libert & Darius Razavi
Section G: Research in cancer communication
59. Evaluating communication skills training courses, Lyuba Konopasek, Marcy Rosenbaum, John Encandela & Kathy Cole-Kelly
60. Qualitative approaches to clinician-patient communication, Felicia Roberts
61. Doctor-patient communication interaction analysis systems, Phyllis Butow & Sarah Ford
62. The Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS): applicability within the context of cancer and palliative care, Debra Roter