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Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian (Hrsg.): Medical Communication Competence. Handbook on Theory, Didactics, Practice and Evaluation of Medical Interviewing. - Göttingen: Verlag für Gesprächsforschung, 2025.
ISBN: 978-3-936656-94-7

This handbook is intended to contribute to the promotion of communicative competence in medicine and other health professions. The handbook is the result of an interdisciplinary cooperation between researchers from the fields of medicine, psychotherapy, psychology and linguistics. The 43 chapters are divided into 6 parts: 1. Problems, Goals and Methods, 2. Theoretical Foundation, 3. Didactics and Methods, 4. Manual and Practice, 5. Specific Fields of Competence, 6. Evaluation.

The handbook is characterized by a wide range of good and poor examples taken from recorded conversations in real consultations and ward rounds. The empirical conversation analyses, which are theory-led, problem-oriented and manual-based, are intended to serve as a guide for improving one's own conversation practice, which can be evaluated using a specific rating tool.

Due to its differentiated learning opportunities, the handbook can be used in medical training and continuing education. It is suitable for lectures as well as for group learning and self-study. The handbook is designed as a “Living Handbook” with most chapters published and more to come soon.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Text
 
I. Problems, Goals and Methods
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Clinical Communication Education
Introduction and Overview
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Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Pauline / Koerfer, Katharina:
  Interdisciplinary Research on Medical and Therapeutic Communication
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Learning Goal Communication Competence Text
II. Theoretical Foundation
Koerfer, Armin / Kilarski, Laura L. / Albus, Christian:
  Biopsychosocial Medicine Text
Koerfer, Armin / Philippi, Sandro / Albus, Christian:
  Structural and Functional Change in Medicine Text
Herzig, Stefan / Koerfer, Armin:
  Key Medical Competences Text
Koerfer, Armin / Koerfer, Katharina:
  Dialogical Communication and Medicine Text
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Pauline / Albus, Christian:
  Intervention Types and Therapy Goals
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Narrative Medicine Text
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Dialogical Decision Making Text
Buchholz, Michael B.:
  The Power of Metaphors Text
Lausberg, Hedda:
  Nonverbal Interaction
III. Didactics and Methodics
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Medical Communication Training
Didactics of Dialogical Medicine
Albus, Christian / Kilarski, Laura / Koerfer, Armin / Stosch, Christoph:
  Cologne Curriculum Communication
Integration of Medical Disciplines
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Fritzsche, Kurt:
  Communication Education in Psychosomatic Primary Care Text
Vitinius, Frank / Sonntag, Bernd:
  Communication Education in Oncology Text
IV. Manual and Practice
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  The Art of Medical Communication
Flexibility and Creativity
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Koerfer, Armin / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Building a Relationship
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
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Koerfer, Armin / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Listening to Concerns
Biographical-narrative Anamnesis
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Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Pauline / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Eliciting Emotions
Empathic Communication
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Koerfer, Armin / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Exploring Details
Completing the Medical History
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Koerfer, Armin / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Negotiating Procedures
From Paternalism to Shared Decision Making
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Koerfer, Armin / Reimer, Thomas / Albus, Christian:
  Drawing Conclusions
Summarising and Giving Perspectives
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V. Specific Fields of Competence
Koerfer, Armin / Kilarski, Laura L. / Albus, Christian:
  Ward Round Communication Text
Reimer, Thomas / Koerfer, Armin:
  Communication in Primary Care Text
Buchmann, Katarina / Herzig, Stefan / Matthes, Jan:
  The Prescription Talk Text
Kliche, Ortrun:
  Medical Specialised Communication Text
Menz, Florian / N.N.:
  Intercultural Communication
Albus, Christian / Albus, Pauline:
  Communication with Chronically Physically Ill Patients Text
Niecke, Alexander / Albus, Christian:
  Communication with Depressed Patients Text
Geiser, Franziska / Marx, Ambra:
  Communication with Patients with Anxiety Disorders Text
Burbaum, Christina / Fritzsche, Kurt / Stresing, Anne-Maria:
  Communication in Somatoform Disorders Text
Geisler-Knünz, Regina / Menz, Florian:
  Communication with Pain Patients Text
Kruse, Johannes / Wöller, Wolfgang:
  Communication with “Difficult” Patients Text
Spranz-Fogasy, Thomas / Winterscheid, Jenny:
  Communication in Pediatrics Text
Mikelsons, Kija / Langenbach, Michael:
  Communication with Transplantation Patients Text
Wendelstein, Britta / Meyer-Kühling, Inga:
  Communication with Older Patients Text
Radbruch, Lukas / Kern, Martina / Surges, Séverine / Przyborek, Marta:
  Communication with the Dying Text
Chon, Seung-Hun / Bollschweiler, Elfriede:
  Artificial Intelligence and Multimedia Communication in Surgical Patient Education Text
VI. Evaluation
Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  Problems and Methods of Evaluation
Obliers, Rainer / Koerfer, Armin / Albus, Christian:
  The OSCE Method with Simulated Patients Text
Fritzsche, Kurt:
  Communication Evaluation in Psychosomatic Primary Care Text
Vitinius, Frank / Hamm, Isabel / Peltzer, Samia / Sonntag, Bernd:
  Communication Evaluation in Oncology Text
VII. Appendix
Networking of NKLM and Handbook  
Cologne Manual & Evaluation of Medical Communication (C-M+EMC)  
Cologne Evaluation of Medical Communication – Diabetes and Depression (C-EMC-DD)  
Documentation of Life Narratives  
Transcription Rules and Transcription Form  
 
Bibliography Text
 

Weitere Veröffentlichungen zu diesem Thema

  • Koerfer, Armin/Albus, Christian (Hrsg.) (2018): Kommunikative Kompetenz in der Medizin. Ein Lehrbuch zur Theorie, Didaktik, Praxis und Evaluation der ärztlichen Gesprächsführung. 2123 S. - Göttingen: Verlag für Gesprächsforschung.