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Table of Contents

Communication, Collaboration, and Teamwork

among Health Care Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

I. Introduction to the Field

of Health Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

II. Theoretical Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

III. Collaboration in Heath Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A. Nurse-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . 5

B. Nurse Practitioner-Physician Collaboration . . 6

C. Social Worker-Physician Collaboration . . . . . 6

D. Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . 7

E. Physician-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . . 7

IV. Health Care Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

A. Defining Hospital Teamwork . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

B. Effectiveness of Health Care Teams . . . . . . .10

C. Communication and Conflict in Teams . . . . .10

D. Role Overlap on Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

V. Perspective and

Suggestions for Further Research . . . . . . . . . . .12

A. Teams in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

B. Informal Backstage Communication . . . . . . .13

C. Power and the Culture of Medicine . . . . . . . .14

Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Additional Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Journals Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Newsletters Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Obituary: Rev. Jean Desautels, S.J. . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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