Communicating Across Cultures and Languages in the Health Care Setting: Voices of Care

Provides new insights into complex issues and barriers relating to healthcare
Marks two decades of research into communication and healthcare
Emphasises a move into a more culturally embedded model of healthcare using South Africa as a testing ground

Author: Claire Penn, Jennifer Watermeyer
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/18/2018
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.19d
ISBN: 9781137580993

About the Author
Claire Penn is a professor and director of the Health Communication Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She holds the endowed Chair of Speech Pathology and Audiology and is a leading international researcher in this field. Claire has a special interest in health communication research and ethics.
Jennifer Watermeyer is an associate professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and Deputy Director of the Health Communication Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focuses on communication processes in multicultural healthcare contexts.