CCH: Communication in Health Care

Interpersonal and Intercultural 1
Communication in Health Care

Contents
1.1 Medical Communication Skills .................................................................................... 2
1.1.1 Communication in a Clinical Setting ................................................................ 2
1.1.2 Medical Communication Skills: A Reference Book ......................................... 2
1.1.3 The Book’s Foundations ................................................................................... 3
1.2 Communication in Health Care ................................................................................... 4
1.2.1 Communication and Personal Style .................................................................. 4
1.2.2 Communication and Patient Health Outcomes ................................................. 4
1.2.3 A Question of Language or Culture .................................................................. 5
1.3 Communication and Mobility ...................................................................................... 8
1.3.1 Language-Discordant Doctor–Patient Communication .................................... 8
1.3.2 Language-Discordant Doctor–Doctor Communication .................................... 8
1.3.3 Learning to Communicate ................................................................................. 9
1.4 Medical Communication Skills: Five Chapters ........................................................... 9
Additional Reading .................................................................................................................. 10
References ................................................................................................................................. 11


Promotion of health in the general population (e.g., not simply individuals within a specific medical care clinic).
• Emphasis on prevention of disease and injury by altering the conditions or the environment that place populations at risk.
• Consideration of prevention opportunities wherever they may exist (e.g., public or organizational policy interventions).
• Recognition of the influence of governmental and other contexts on public health information systems and applications (including social, legal, and political considerations).


Disciplines Contributing to Public Health
Informatics
Computer science
Information science
Business (e.g., management)
Psychology and other behavioral sciences
Communication
Epidemiology
Statistics
Law
Health promotion and health education
Engineering
Others (e.g., laboratory science, genetics)