Challenges and Solutions in Patient-centered Care: a Case Book: A Case Book (Patient-Centered Care Series)

The application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition. This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care, abuse, dying patients, ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences, providing perspectives of great power and value. The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals, teachers and students in primary care. This book fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions, and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics including palliative care, abuse, dying patients, ethical challenges, and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences, providing perspectives of great power and value. All three editors are Professors in the Center for Studies in Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.