End-of-Life Communication in the ICU by David W Crippen

End-of-Life Communication in the ICU by David W Crippen

By offering a better understanding of cultural differences in attitudes about death and methods of communications about end-of-life issues, the coverage in this important book helps prepare healthcare practitioners to be better communicators both within and outside of their own cultures.

From the reviews:

"This is multiauthored collection of perspectives on medical futility, its communication, and its management in the critical care setting… Senior staff, fellows, and residents at all levels are an appropriate audience for this work which originates from a multinational set of authors with an interest in end-of-life care." (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, February, 2008)

"The book chronicles a wide range of views from practitioners, ethicists, historians, scientists, health care administrators, and consumers from around the world and examines how these interactions affect global health care delivery. The book is loosely organized into brief chapters that capture multinational perspectives on end-of-life care, resource management in critical care, and ethics. … offers the reader a cultural tour of end-of-life communication practices through the eyes of frontline practitioners." (Elaine C. Meyer, JAMA, October, 2008)

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ISBN 13	9780387729657
ISBN 10	0387729658
Title	End-of-Life Communication in the ICU
Author	David W Crippen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Year published	2007-11-30
Number of pages	180
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