Teaching and Learning Oncology Communication: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Chinese Context

This book examines the practices of teaching oncology communication to health professionals. Drawing from this interprofessional discipline, this book aims to bring each of the parties together to share their thoughts, experiences, and advice on teaching oncology communication drawing from the Chinese perspective.

It brings together different stakeholders around patient care in oncology including oncologists, palliative care specialists, nurses, counselors, physiotherapists, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, cancer patients, and health communication experts.

This book, informed by theory, research, and/or clinical practices, will be of value to clinical educators, allied health professionals, doctors/nurses in training, medical students, health communication researchers, students, and those who are already working or researching in the field.

Jack Pun is Associate Professor at the Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. As a bilingual speaker of Chinese and English, he is motivated to investigate the effectiveness and patient satisfaction of health communication from a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary perspective. He explores the role of communication in shaping decision-making processes at consultations, how communication affects the quality of care patients received from the health providers in different clinical settings, and how effective communication enhances our understanding of the challenges and expectations in health care in worldwide hospital settings. He is a founding member of the Institute for Communication in Healthcare (ICH) at the Australian National University, Australia. He was a fellow of Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health in 2021.