Improving Medical Communication: Skills for a Complex (And Multilingual) Clinical World

It has been reported that suboptimal communication represents the largest source of preventable error during acute medical care. Because a significant proportion of ongoing care relies heavily on verbal communication, it is incumbent on clinicians to develop, hone and maintain these skills in the in...

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Main Authors: Peter G Brindley, Katherine E Smith, Pierre Cardinal, Francois LeBlanc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780270