title: Are clients truly informed? Communiation tools and risk reduction.
abstract: Experience in human medicine has shown that clear doctor-patient communication can improve treatment success and lower malpractice risk. The authors apply the lessons learned from human medicine to veterinary practice and present communication techniques to help veterinarians and clients understand each other.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Healthcare Communication, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bonvicini
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cornell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008318:Malpractice; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012306:Risk; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*