I recently discovered this, surprisingly by accident. I started researching, among others, technology in health-care to increase my consulting knowledge for a hospital-position I was pursuing; NLP being one of my major passions, accidentally discovering this book looks like it will, for me, be a gold mine!

It won't be fully published until May 25, 2007. For that duration, though, here's a few links and info. Hope this Wiley book will help more health-care professionals be able to recognize the importance of nlp-standards in physician-services.

NLP and Coaching for Health Care Professionals: Developing Expert Practice
by Suzanne Henwood & Jim Lister

Buy: Wiley::NLP and Coaching for Health Care Professionals: Developing Expert Practice
Excerpt: http://media.wiley.com/product_data/...0470065737.pdf

Wiley Support Materials: Wiley Higher Education Supplementary Website
Requires Password: last word on page 209 of the printed book

Book Description

NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is a recognized and validated means of providing expert communication and personal effectiveness in both life and work contexts. It is well used in all contexts and is well established in the business world, but is yet to be widely used in health care practice (although is gaining ground in terms of improving health of individuals).

This book provides an accessible introduction to NLP for health-care professionals. Breaking down any complicated terminology, it gives practical applications of all commonly used NLP tools, demonstrating their value and inspiring readers to apply them in their day-to-day work.

• Demonstrates NLP and coaching can be used in health-care by practitioners to enhance their own practice, the service delivered by the team and improve patient care
• Highlights effective tools in coaching to make a difference in practice
• Demonstrates the value of self development through coaching to individuals in health care It is written as a practical tool kit, making development effective, accessible and fun

From the Back Cover

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) was developed by two pioneers of excellence in the 1970s. It originated in the field of mental health therapy and was quickly transferred into business contexts to improve individual and team performance with great effect. NLP is well known for its ability to transform communication and team work, as well as working with individuals to release personal blocks, which inhibit excellence in practice.

This book will assist practitioners to get to know themselves in a new and deeper way, which will then impact on their professional practice. When applied in practice, this book has the potential to change the levels of service provided by the practitioners who interact with this book. It is written to enable the reader to value, support and care for themselves in a new way, so that they can become more effective expert practitioners and leaders in their field. Some of the best and simplest NLP tools are combined with key tools from other coaching backgrounds (CoachU and HeartMath®) and then applied in a very practical way to the health-care environment. Real stories from health-care practitioners are used to show how the tools have been used effectively to develop individuals in practice.

NLP and Coaching for Health Care Professionals: Developing Expert Practice offers ways of improving the following problems practitioners might encounter during their professional career:

• Inter-personal conflict
• Lack of personal goals or sense of direction
• Inability to recognize or deal with stress effectively
• Inability to manage negative responses to difficult situations
• Lack of confidence in self

An associated website will provide readers with information about the authors and access to exercises which can be downloaded for ease. This book is a great tool for CPD and will be a great asset to any health-care professional who wants to improve their work life and performance. The book will motivate and enthuse practitioners and will lead to self-empowerment.

If you're interested, here's a few related websites in the health-care field that I thought I should attach to this thread:

Revolution Health
http://revolutionhealth.com

US Preventive Medicine
http://moregoodyears.com
http://preventionchannel.com
http://uspreventivemedicine.com

Several reviews of the above websites, below:
http://hospitalimpact.org/scoop/2007/01/07/
http://hospitalimpact.org/scoop/2007/01/12/
http://hospitalimpact.org/scoop/2007/02/25/

Also, this year, the same folks who put on the industry-standard HIMSS 2007 Annual Conference & Exhibition, is setting up a virtual conference for May 16-17. Registration is free, and allows you to stream the live conference; join now while you can:

http://himssvirtual.org/epush.html
http://himssvirtual.org
http://himss07.org