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About this Elements Series

This series brings together a wide range of disciplines that converge on the study of communication in healthcare. Researchers have tended to study health communication within disciplinary boundaries that can limit an exchange of ideas and insights. This is the first publication to integrate the work of these disciplines within a single, unifying series. Each element examines a key topic in health communication and is carefully crafted by experts in their respective disciplines.

Contributions include analytical surveys, cutting-edge insights into frontier topics in health communication, and advanced tutorials that provide time-pressed health professionals and students with a comprehensive overview of an area or theme. Digital content gives readers a rich learning experience and illustrates the relevance of health communication to everyday life.

The series is relevant to students, researchers, and practitioners in humanities, medical and health professions, linguistics, psychology, and communication and media studies.


Elements in this series

About the Series Editor

Louise Cummings is Professor in the Department of English and Communication, Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Humanities, and Associate Director of the Research Institute for Smart Aging at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is the author and editor of 19 books, including most recently Language Case Files in Neurological Disorders (Routledge, 2021), Fallacies in Medicine and Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), Language in Dementia (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and the Handbook of Pragmatic Language Disorders (Springer, 2021). She is editor of the book series Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Cambridge Elements in Health Communication. Prof. Cummings is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health & Care Professions Council in the UK. 

Contact the Series Editor

If you would like more information about this series, or are interested in writing an Element, please contact:

Louise Cummings: louise.cummings@polyu.edu.hk