Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 86, No. 2

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Reviews

  • Patients’ experiences and reported barriers to colonoscopy in the screening context—A systematic review of the literature
    February 2012(Vol. 86 | No. 2 | Pages 137-146)

    Sue-Anne McLachlan, Alison Clements, Joan Austoker

  • A review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
    February 2012(Vol. 86 | No. 2 | Pages 147-155)

    Valerie R. Anderson, Leonard A. Jason, Laura E. Hlavaty, Nicole Porter, Jacqueline Cudia

Reflective Practice

  • Towards non-reductionistic medical anthropology, medical education and practitioner–patient-interaction: The example of Anthroposophic Medicine
    06 February 2012

    Peter Heusser, Christian Scheffer, Melanie Neumann, Diethart Tauschel, Friedrich Edelhäuser

  • The Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) program: A foundation for patient and health professional education and decision support programs
    06 February 2012

    Lynda G. Balneaves, Tracy L.O. Truant, Marja J. Verhoef, Brenda Ross, Antony J. Porcino, Margurite Wong, Alison S. Brazier

  • Development of a novel coding scheme (SABICS) to record nurse–child interactive behaviours in a community dental preventive intervention
    03 February 2012

    Yuefang Zhou, Elaine Cameron, Gillian Forbes, Gerry Humphris

  • Patients’ understanding of prescription instructions in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon
    03 February 2012

    Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Eunice Ndongmanji

  • Training health professionals in shared decision-making: An international environmental scan
    03 February 2012

    France Légaré, Mary C. Politi, Renée Drolet, Sophie Desroches, Dawn Stacey, Hilary Bekker, the SDM-CPD team

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EACH, European Association for Communication in Health Care is an interdisciplinary non-profit organisation which brings together researchers and trainers in the field of communication in healthcare. Its objectives are to facilitate the exchange of ideas and products of teaching and research activities across a network of individuals and institutions in Europe and beyond.

AACH, the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (formerly American Academy on Physician and Patient) has dedicated more than 25 years to research, education, and professional standards in patient-doctor communication. Its goal is to change the practice of medicine by helping clinicians and patients, and learners and teachers relate more effectively

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About Patient Education and Counseling

Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers, physicians, nurses and other health care providers. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of the delivery of patient education, counseling, and health promotion services, including training models and organizational issues in improving communication between providers and patients.

The journal welcomes unsolicited manuscripts related to the field of patient education, counseling, clinical health promotion and communication in health care.

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Patient Education and Counseling is published by Elsevier and is the official journal of AACH, the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare. and EACH, European Association for Communication in Health Care .