Helping Patients Understand Risks: 7 Simple Strategies for Successful Communication, 2nd Edition

This easy-to-read book shows busy healthcare professionals how simple decision aids can help patients - and themselves.

It first reviews the real reasons that patients often struggle to understand the facts about their risks and then offers a "tool box" of practical strategies that have the potential to significantly improve the effectiveness of the process. The author also claims that, in addition to more effectively communicating numbers, sharing visual aids with patients also serves as a valuable tool to strengthen doctor-patient partnerships.