Listening to Pain: A Clinician’s Guide to Improving Pain Management Through Better Communication
by Scott Fishman
2012 · Oxford University Press · 146 pages
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
Scott M. Fishman, Professor and Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 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. [Text Source: Oxford University Press]
