In:Dialogues of the Clinic: Encounters across medicine and beyond
Edited by Mariaelena Bartesaghi and Shelby Forbes
[Dialogue Studies 36] 2026
► pp. vii–vii
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Table of contents
Introduction: The dialogues of the clinic
Shelby Forbes
Mariaelena Bartesaghi
Part I.Dialogue and its challenges
Chapter 1.Can dialogue unfold in clinical settings
without a multimodal disposition?
without a multimodal disposition?
Federico Maria Albertini
Miriana Amoroso
Pietro Barbetta
Chapter 2.Is dialogue a possibility in speech-language therapy? Perspectives from one Hebrew therapy session
Gonen Dori-Hacohen
Bracha Nir
Chapter 3.Dialogue and children’s agency in pediatric services
Claudio Baraldi
Part II.Dialogic possibilities
Chapter 4.Dialogue as mutual engagement: Working toward shared
goals in medical care
goals in medical care
Staci Defibaugh
Chapter 5.Intersubjectivity and dialogue in oncology visits: Resources for the opening up of dialogic moments
between doctors and patients
between doctors and patients
Marilena Fatigante
Laura Sterponi
Cristina Zucchermaglio
Francesca Alby
Chapter 6.Reimagining the potential of eliciting a patient’s story
Temple West
Chapter 7.Patients’ narratives in oncology consultations: How doctors can facilitate dialogue and agency
Elisa Rossi
Chapter 8.Representing patient voice in clinical decision making
Chad Wickman
Part III.A general overview
Retrospective and forward lookingChapter 9.Dialogue in medical care: The bright and dark side
of the “patient-centered” doctrine in health care settings
of the “patient-centered” doctrine in health care settings
Letizia Caronia
