How to discuss errors and adverse events with cancer patients

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-260

  Yardley, Iain E ^a   Yardley, Sarah J ^b   Yardley, Albert W ^c  

^a WHO Office for Patient Safety   (United Kingdom)

^b North Western Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Apology; Cancer; Communication; Disclosure; Iatrogenic disease; Medical errors; Neoplasms; Oncology; Palliative care; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GUILT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHAME;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77956393936     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-010-0109-0     Document Type: Review

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