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• Title:Critical decisions : how you and your doctor can make the right medical choices together / Peter A. Ubel.
  
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• Author/Creator:Ubel, Peter A.
  
• Published/Created:San Francisco, Calif. : HarperOne, ©2012.
  

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  • Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: W62 .U13c 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Medicine--Decision making.
  Clinical medicine--Decision making.
  Physician and patient.
  Choice (Psychology)
  
• Medical Subjects: Decision Making.
  
• Edition:1st ed.
  
• Description:360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:"We've all been there, sitting uncomfortably in a paper gown as a doctor impassively describes our prognosis. Sometimes it's simple and treatable. Other times we get news we can't fathom and then are faced with decisions that are literally life and death. In this revolutionary book, physician, behavioral scientist, and bioethicist Peter Ubel, M.D., reveals how hidden dynamics in the doctor/patient relationship keep us and our loved ones from making the best medical choices. From doctors who struggle to explain, to patients who fail to properly listen, countless factors alter the course of our care, causing things to go seriously awry. With riveting stories of Ubel's own experience in the field, his groundbreaking research, and his personal journey walking loved ones through difficult treatment choices, Critical Decisions will forever change the way we communicate inside hospitals and medical offices, where thoughtful decision making matters the most. Dr. Ubel has been on both ends of the stethoscope, and in this book, he shows how patients and doctors can learn to become partners and work together to make the right choices. From choosing to get surgery, to discussing the side effects of a blood pressure medication, we can finally discover the tools to improve communication, understand the issues, and make confident decisions for our future health and happiness"--Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-354) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780062103826 (hardback)
  0062103822 (hardback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I RISE OF THE EMPOWERED PATIENT
  One. When Doctor Knew Best
  Two. Sleeping Girl Wakes Up a Profession
  pt. II EMPOWERMENT FAILURE
  Three. Lost in Translation
  Four. Blind to Each Other's Emotions
  Five. Misimagining the Unimaginable
  Six. Beyond the Numbers
  Seven. Back and Forth over Life and Death
  pt. III FROM EMPOWERMENT TO PARTNERSHIP
  Eight. Getting Good Advice
  Nine. Empowering Patients with Information
  Ten. Aligning Information with Behavior
  Eleven. Coaching Patients to Be Partners
  pt. IV LEARNING TO SHARE
  Twelve. Limits of Patient Empowerment
  Thirteen. Preparing Physicians for Prepared Patients.