Jack Pun is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Audrey Chan is a PhD researcher in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge, UK.

The volume by Jack Pun and Audrey Chan leads readers to a new frontier of health communication research. Through voices of doctors working in the multilingual/cultural city, Hong Kong, clinical practices in Chinese contexts and the cultural values of traditional Chinese medicine are elaborated, in contrast to Western medicine.

• List of FiguresList of TablesForeword1. Introduction Part I: Insights from Interviews with Doctors2. Healthcare Communication Research from the East3. Traditional Chinese Medicine4. Oncology and Palliative Care5. Neurology6. Surgery7. Nursing Communication8. Geriatric Care9. Veterinary PerspectivesPart 2: Skills for Effective Clinical Communication10. Critical Care Medicine 11. Primary Care 12. Clinical Handovers13. Conclusion, Discussion and Policy RecommendationsReferencesIndex

Jack Pun is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Audrey Chan is a PhD researcher in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge, UK.

The volume by Jack Pun and Audrey Chan leads readers to a new frontier of health communication research. Through voices of doctors working in the multilingual/cultural city, Hong Kong, clinical practices in Chinese contexts and the cultural values of traditional Chinese medicine are elaborated, in contrast to Western medicine.

• List of FiguresList of TablesForeword1. Introduction Part I: Insights from Interviews with Doctors2. Healthcare Communication Research from the East3. Traditional Chinese Medicine4. Oncology and Palliative Care5. Neurology6. Surgery7. Nursing Communication8. Geriatric Care9. Veterinary PerspectivesPart 2: Skills for Effective Clinical Communication10. Critical Care Medicine 11. Primary Care 12. Clinical Handovers13. Conclusion, Discussion and Policy RecommendationsReferencesIndex

Jack Pun is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Audrey Chan is a PhD researcher in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge, UK.

The volume by Jack Pun and Audrey Chan leads readers to a new frontier of health communication research. Through voices of doctors working in the multilingual/cultural city, Hong Kong, clinical practices in Chinese contexts and the cultural values of traditional Chinese medicine are elaborated, in contrast to Western medicine.

• List of FiguresList of TablesForeword1. Introduction Part I: Insights from Interviews with Doctors2. Healthcare Communication Research from the East3. Traditional Chinese Medicine4. Oncology and Palliative Care5. Neurology6. Surgery7. Nursing Communication8. Geriatric Care9. Veterinary PerspectivesPart 2: Skills for Effective Clinical Communication10. Critical Care Medicine 11. Primary Care 12. Clinical Handovers13. Conclusion, Discussion and Policy RecommendationsReferencesIndex