Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication in Health Care

Autor: Jessica Gasiorek, Kris Van de Poel, Eddy Vanagt, Ulrike Schrimpf
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Communication Skills for Foreign and Mobile Medical Professionals ISBN: 9783642351112
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35112-9_1
Popis: This chapter outlines the background of the book and introduces terminology and topics vital for understanding interpersonal and intercultural communication in a health-care context: communication and personal style, communication and patient health outcomes, multiculturalism and cultural competence and communication and mobility. This book is meant to function as a communication performance support tool. The information in it draws on peer-reviewed, international research and focuses on linguistic and cultural challenges faced by mobile medical professionals.
Databáze: OpenAIRE