Title ABC of clinical professionalism / [edited] by Nicola Cooper, Anna Frain, John Frain

Published Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series ABC series ABC series (Malden, Mass.) Contents Why clinical professionalism matters -- Acquiring and developing professional values -- Patient-centred care -- Burnout and resilience -- Confidentiality and social media -- The culture of healthcare -- Ensuring patient safety -- Leadership and collaboration -- Ethical and legal aspects of professionalism -- Teaching and assessing professionalism -- Regulation of healthcare professionals Summary Clinical professionalism is a set of values, behaviours and relationships which underpins the public's trust in healthcare providers both as individuals and organisations. 'First, do no harm' is expressed most clearly today in the patient safety movement and the imperative for transparency and candour in the delivery of healthcare. Professional conduct is essential for safe and high quality clinical care. The ABC of Clinical Professionalism considers recent evidence on how healthcare practitioners maintain professionalism including how values are developed and affected by the working environment, the challenges of maintaining personal and organisational resilience and the ethical and regulatory framework in which practice is conducted. Topics covered include: -Acquiring and developing professional values -Patient-centred care -Burnout and resilience -Confidentiality and social media -The culture of healthcare -Ensuring patient safety -Leadership and collaboration -Ethical and legal aspects of professionalism -Teaching and assessing professionalism -Regulation of healthcare professionals The chapter authors come from a range of countries and have experience of working in multidisciplinary clinical teams, research, and in the training of future healthcare practitioners including their development as professionals Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Medicine -- Study and teaching Medical education. Teaching -- Methodology. Learning. Confidential communications. Leadership. Professionalism Patient Care -- ethics Confidentiality Leadership Education, Medical Learning HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference. MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine. MEDICAL -- Atlases. MEDICAL -- Essays. MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Osteopathy. Leadership Confidential communications Learning Medical education Medicine -- Study and teaching Teaching -- Methodology Form Electronic book Author Cooper, Nicola, editor. Frain, Anna, editor. Frain, John (John Patrick James), editor. LC no. 2017035045 ISBN 9781119266693 1119266696 9781119266686 1119266688

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