Recommended Readings

The readings below are recommended prior to the course.

Journal Articles

• Ambuel B & Mazzone MF. Breaking Bad News and Discussing Death. Primary Care: Clinics in office practice 2001 Jun;28(2):249-67.[PMID: 11406434]
• Bascom PB & Tolle SW. Responding to Requests for Physician-Assisted Suicide: "These are uncharted waters for both of us...". JAMA 2002 Jul 3;288(1):91-8.
• von Gunten CF et al. Ensuring Competency in End-of-Life care: Communication and relational skills. JAMA 2000 Dec 20;284(23):3051-57.

Books

• Buckman R. Communication in Palliative Care: A practical guide. In: D. Doyle, et.al, eds. Oxford textbook of palliative medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. pp.47-61.