- Since 2004 all future cancer specialists in Britain are expected to receive specific training in how best to communicate with patients.
- the various ways that doctors and nurses prevented patients from expressing their real worries or distress during clinical interviews.
- they could elicit the patients' concerns and give difficult information without overwhelming the patients.
- communication skills training for all healthcare staff on the agenda in both undergraduate and postgraduate training and has promoted the role of the specialist cancer nurse in the UK.
- clinical practice meeting the needs of seriously depressed cancer patients and their relatives at the Christie Hospital, Manchester, and helping those struggling with traumatic bereavements.
Toda esta notícia, se refere ao Professor Peter Maguire. O Professor Maguire, da Universidade de Manchester, foi professor de Medicina psicológica e teve estes desempenhos:
- After completing his psychiatry training, his first study, at Oxford, showed that many patients in medical wards had anxiety or depressive illnesses, which added to their suffering.
- For 30 years, Peter devoted his professional life to this problem, especially in the field of cancer.
- He went on to train health care staff to change their interviewing style.
- In order to achieve change, Peter had to engage senior medical and nursing staff.
- He was prepared to challenge any complacency with a combination of hard data, recordings of their own interviews, a wealth of his own research findings, personal charm and a great sense of determination.
- Peter was a source of inspiration as well as an excellent colleague and dedicated researcher and clinician.
São pessoas como o Professor Peter Maguire que ajudam a que tenhamos esperança nos seres humanos. Não poderemos por isso, voltar as costas à mudança e à busca constante de uma melhor qualidade nos serviços de saúde. Por muito que isso custe.
