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In the fast-paced world of health care, effective communication makes a difference between a successful outcome and a critical error.
In Communication Among Health Professionals, Iris Mercedes Berríos, PT, DPT, MPH, EdD, explores the vital role that clear, concise, and gentle communication plays in ensuring patient safety, fostering teamwork, and enriching the quality of care.
Communication Among Health Professionals delves into the unique challenges health professionals face when communicating among interprofessional teams and their organizations. Its evidence-based strategies, educational activities, further readings, and reflective analysis using real-world examples will help postdoctoral students establish a firm foundation of positive standard health care practices for their subsequent careers. This book also equips current health care workers, administrators, and support staff with useful tools for navigating complex conversations and collaborating effectively.
Whether you are a seasoned health care professional, faculty member, student, or just starting in the health care field, Communication Among Health Professionals is an essential resource to learn how to create an environment where communication enhances the healing process.
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Iris Mercedes Berríos, PT, DPT, MPH, EdD is dedicated to improving communication in the healthcare field and educating the next generation of health professionals. Iris Mercedes is a licensed doctor in physical therapy with a master's degree in public health from the University of Puerto Rico, and she spent years working in healthcare as a clinical physical therapist, auditor, clinical manager, and more. As she noticed the failures of communication around her, she knew something had to change. While working in quality assurance in the home healthcare setting, she earned her doctorate in education from the University of Saint Augustine and is now an assistant professor, committed to preparing her students to communicate effectively in the healthcare space. She started writing Communication Among Health Professionals as her dissertation and was encouraged by her professors to write a book instead. They knew it would be of more help as an accessible textbook. Iris Mercedes lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with her family and is a sea turtle lover.
