Your Doctors' Manners Matter: Better Health Through Civility in the Doctor's Office and in the Hospital - Softcover

Your Doctors' Manners Matter will assist you, the patient, in identifying those physicians and other medical professionals who practice medicine in a way that exhibits compassion, empathy, and respect for the dignity of their patients. In this book, you will learn what to do if you are not satisfied with the care you are receiving in the hospital. You will understand why your physician interrupts you while you are describing your illness and what to do in response. You will discover how to work with your physician to incorporate your medical treatments into your daily routine.

Barry Silverman, MD is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, a member of the American Osler Society, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University Medical School, and the editor of Atlanta Medicine.Saul Adler, MD is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is an assistant editor for "Narrative," the digital literary magazine.