Listening to Pain: A Clinician's Guide to Improving Pain Management Through Better Communication Format: Paperback

Scott M. Fishman

ISBN 10: 0199891982 / ISBN 13: 9780199891986

Published by Oxford University Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Listening to Pain: A Clinician's Guide to Improving Pain Management Through Better Communication Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199891982
• ISBN 13: 9780199891986
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fishman shows how communicating better with patients about their pain can help physicians create safer and more effective treatment strategies. Listening to Pain offers physicians a wealth of practical guidance about asking the right questions and assessing patient responses, including:
-What questions to ask pain patients when they first present with pain
-Using functional goals as outcome measures
-Educating patients about the risks and benefits of treatment
-Documenting patient consent and compliance with treatment regimens
-How to manage difficult patients

About the Author

Scott M. Fishman, M.D. is a leading pain medicine clinician, teacher, researcher, and writer. He is President and Chairman of the American Pain Foundation and Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine as well as Professor and Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Fishman has received board certification in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Pain Medicine, and Palliative Care. His other books include The War on Pain, Responsible Opioid Prescribing, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Bonica's Management of Pain 4