The Art of Medical Communication

Chapter 1: Introduction
1a. Establishing Rapport - People are Social Animals

1b. When Rapport Breaks Down

1c. The Role of the Humanities within Professional Distancing

1d. Models of Communication

1e. Modes of Communication




Chapter 2: A Definition of the Humanities
2a. The Two Hemispheres

2b. C.P. Snow - The Great Divide

2c. What Can the Humanities do for Science?

2d. Cool Story, Poe - Theory of Mind

2e. The Notes Between the Notes Between the Notes: Talking to Eds Chesters

2f. Issues of Accessibility




Chapter 3: The Role of the Humanities in Medicine Through Time
3a. Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus (Frankenstein)

3b. Typhoid Fever: There's Something About Mary Mallon

3c. The AIDS Crisis: 'Art Lives on Forever'

3d. Write Your Own Narrative Journey




Chapter 4: Medical Ethics
4a. The Ethics of Persuasion

4b. Fake News - When Storytelling Cancels Science

4c. The Telephone Game: When Storytelling Goes Wrong

4d. The Tabloid Press

4e. Children in the Media




Chapter 5: Case Scenarios 1
5a. Case Scenario 1a: Azzura (Aggie) Romano

5b. Case Scenario 1b: Oscar James Thompson

5c. Case Scenario 1c: Arnold Gaylor

5d. Case Scenario 1d: Nihal Anand

5e. Case Scenario 1e: Abby Sable-Adamson




Chapter 6: The Art of Communication in Practice
6a. Gillian Lynne - 'Wriggle Bottom'




Chapter 7: Case Scenarios 2
7a. Case Scenario 2a - Dermatology

7b. Case Scenario 2b - DNACPR

7c. Case Scenario 2c - 'Wild Goose Chase'

7d. Case Scenario 2d - Neurosurgery




Chapter 8: The Art of Reflection
8a. Jean-Dominique Bauby - The Case of Patient A




Chapter 9: Reflective Models
9a. Rolfe et al.'s Three-stage Model of Reflective Practice (2001)

9b. Kolb's Reflective Model of Experiential Learning (1984)

9c. Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988)




Chapter 10: Conclusion



Appendix 1 - Structured Reflective Templates

11a. Template 1 - Rolfe et al.'s Three-Stage Model of Reflective Practice (Rolfe et al, 2001)

11b. Template 2 -Kolb's Reflective Model of Experiential Learning (1984)

11c. Template 3 -Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988)

Index