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Not Dead Yet
"In case you were wondering, the title of this book is taken from a brief telephone conversation I had in 1980 with a man in the Contracts Department of the radio section of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Having recovered -- eventually and partially -- from dermatomyositis, I picked up the threads of my performing career with a radio series that had been arranged before I became ill. The man in the Contracts Department was terribly apologetic. 'I'm sorry I didn't get the contracts to you,' he said, 'I thought you were dead.' I was mildly surprised -- mostly that an event as minor as a death could affect the stately progress of BBC paperwork. 'Um, ... well ...,' I said, not wishing to ...
How To Break Bad News
For many health care professionals and social service providers, the hardest part of the job is breaking bad news. The news may be about a condition that is life-threatening (such as cancer or AIDS), disabling (such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis), or embarrassing (such as genital herpes). To date medical education has done little to train practitioners in coping with such situations. With this guide Robert Buckman and Yvonne Kason provide help. Using plain, intelligible language they outline the basic principles of breaking bad new and present a technique, or protocol, that can be easily learned. It draws on listening and interviewing skills that consider such factors as how much the patient knows and/or wants to know; how to identify the patient's agenda and understanding, and how to respond to his or her feelings about the information. They also discuss reactions of family and friends and of other members of the health care team. Based on Buckman's award-winning training videos and Kason's courses on interviewing skills for medical students, this volume is an indispensable aid for doctors, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers, and all those in related fields.
Not Dead Yet
Robert Buckman is a successful Toronto cancer specialist and comic writer and performer who has collaborated often with John Cleese and other members of the Monty Python gang. From being labelled a "little prick with a needle" in medical school in 1969 to starring in his own British television comedy series to battling a life-threatening auto-immune disease, Dr. Buckman's hilarious take on his life as a doctor and patient also offers a witty and insightful examination of his profession, his patients, himself and the world. Dr. Buckman's brain is definitely connected to his funny bone, and the result is this riotous and endearing memoir.
Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence
A six-step, practical guide that helps you through the first few weeks following diagnosis.
Can We be Good Without God?
In this provocative study of the connection between belief and behavior, Buckman reviews the history of religious belief, and explains data from neuroscience experiments that show a physical cause for religious thoughts.
Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine
Based on sound, proven strategies and peppered throughout with illustrative examples, Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine provides the tools and knowledge necessary to start and sustain a genuine conversation at a moment when the first thought is "I have no idea what to say now."
"I Don't Know what to Say-- "
When people we love are dying, we all too often are unable to help them -- or even talk to them -- or face our own conflicting feelings about the impending loss. This authoritative and empathetic guide demystifies the dying process and offers practical advice for the friends and families of the terminally ill. In "I Don't Know What to Say..." Dr. Robert Buckman, a distinguished oncologist who was himself once diagnosed as having a fatal illness, confronts these questions: -- What should a patient be told about his or her illness? -- How can the patient's supporters cope with demands that may seem angry and irrational? -- What are the crucial differences between caring for a dying parent, spouse, or child? -- How can you help someone dying from AIDS, cancer, or a dementing illness?
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