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In today’s health care environment, clear and compassionate communication is more than a skill—it’s a professional essential. Writing and Communicating for Canadian Health Professionals, Third Edition prepares students to meet that challenge with confidence.

Designed specifically for Canadian college and undergraduate programs in the health sciences, this engaging text connects strong writing and communication habits to real clinical and professional practice. Students from fields such as nursing, paramedicine, occupational and physiotherapy assistance, pharmacy, and personal support work will find practical guidance that reflects the realities of their future workplaces.

The fully updated third edition expands to ten chapters and introduces in-depth coverage of teamwork, presentations, and ethics, alongside new readings, discussion prompts, and media-based case studies. Each chapter blends instruction with application—through clear learning objectives, skill-building exercises, reflection opportunities, and examples drawn from true health care contexts.

Accessible, relevant, and distinctly Canadian, Writing and Communicating for Canadian Health Professionals helps learners develop the precision, empathy, and professionalism that define effective health communicators. It’s the perfect bridge between the classroom and clinical practice—ensuring that every message, report, and conversation contributes to safe, ethical, and human-centered care.

Chapter 1: Writing as Essential in Health Care: Reasons and Consequences
Chapter 2: Writing for Success: Traits, Grammar, and Editing
Chapter 3: Writing in an Academic Setting
Chapter 4: Writing in the Health Care Workplace
Chapter 5: Finding, Incorporating, and Citing Sources
Chapter 6: Editing Your Writing
Chapter 7: Ethics in Health Care: An Introduction
Chapter 8: The Code of Ethics: Discussion and Application
Chapter 9: The Importance of Teamwork
Chapter 10: Presentation Skills

Lisa Salem-Wiseman has worked in higher education for over 25 years. In her 21 years at Humber Polytechnic, Lisa has held various roles including professor, program coordinator, and associate dean. She currently holds the role of Special Advisor, Humber Learning Outcomes. Lisa is a member of the EDI Task Force, serves as co-facilitator of the Sustainability Steering Committee and The Unlearning Circle.

Sobia Zaman is a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Science and Innovative Learning at Humber Polytechnic. In her almost 20 years at Humber, Sobia’s focus on academic writing, communication, content creation, and critical analysis has helped students develop into proficient and effective communicators across a variety of disciplines.