3 GATHERING INFORMATION: LEARNING ABOUT THE PATIENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Differentiate between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions and give examples of…
6 COMMUNICATING THROUGH THE GRIEF PROCESS: WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Describe the changing professional views in the…
9 COMMUNICATING TO GET THE JOB YOU WANT: FOUR KEY TOOLS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Describe the components of a resume. • List…
5 COMMUNICATING WELLNESS: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE HEALTHY? LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • State the factors that help determine our health…
8 COMMUNICATING IN THE WORKPLACE: IT’S MORE THAN JUST PATIENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Explain the concept of professional etiquette. • Define the…
1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to: • Describe the steps in effective communication. • List your responsibilities in…
2 CHALLENGES TO COMMUNICATION: OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successfully completing this chapter, you will be able to: • Explain how barriers to communication interfere with establishing rapport. • Describe how…
10 Osteogenic Sarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine Derek G. Ju, Patricia L. Zadnik, and Daniel M. Sciubba Introduction Osteogenic sarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma are malignant tumors that generally…
1 Evaluation and Decision Making Stefano Boriani and Charles G. Fisher Introduction Primary bone tumors of the spine are very rare,1,2 comprising only 10% or less of all bone tumors….
5 Medical Oncology Principles for the Spine Oncology Surgeon Scott H. Okuno, Steven I. Robinson, and Shreyaskumar Patel Introduction Primary tumors of the spine are rare and require a multidisciplinary…
