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1 online resource (xviii, 204 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Clients who are deaf or hard of hearing / Anna Middleton and Christina Palmer -- Clients who are visually impaired / Georgina Hall and Alison Clarke -- Clients who have diverse sex development / Lih-Mei Liao and Margaret Simmonds -- The Jewish community / Sara Levene -- The Irish Traveller community / Jacqueline Turner -- The Pakistani Muslim community / Mushtaq Ahmed -- Clients who disclose sexual abuse / Alan Phillips -- Teenagers / Anna Gregorowski -- Children who have intellectual disability / Jeremy Turk -- Clients who are terminally ill / Anna-Marie Stevens and Dr Jayne Wood -- Clients who have dementia / Rachel Taylor -- Communication from an interpreter's perspective / Nicki Cornwall -- Communication via the telephone or video conferencing / Kelly Kohut and Kathryn Myhill. |
| Summary |
Communicating with patients about genetic concepts is fraught with complications. In addition to the hazy takeaway messages and the likelihood of peripheral findings, the diverse cultural backgrounds of patients in a genetics clinic present another layer of challenge for clinicians and genetic counselors in their aim to communicate important findings effectively and respectfully. This book provides practical advice to assist genetic counselors, geneticists, and other health professionals wanting to engage appropriately with different clients from different communities -- patients who are heari. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Genetic counseling -- Great Britain.
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Genetic counseling. |
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Great Britain. |
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Genetic disorders -- Patients -- Services for -- Great Britain.
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Genetic disorders -- Patients -- Services for. |
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Genetic disorders. |
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Cross-cultural counseling -- Great Britain.
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Cross-cultural counseling. |
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Intercultural communication -- Great Britain.
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Intercultural communication. |
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Communication in medicine -- Great Britain.
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Communication in medicine. |
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United Kingdom. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wiggins, Jennifer.
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Middleton, Anna.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Getting the message across 9780199757411 (DLC) 2012032187 (OCoLC)806291857 |
| ISBN |
9780199977376 (electronic book) |
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0199977372 (electronic book) |
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1299940331 (e-book) |
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9781299940338 (e-book) |
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9780199757411 |
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0199757410 |
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