Learning to Consult
eBook - PDF

Learning to Consult

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Learning to Consult

About this book

Information is vital for healthcare professionals striving to keep their practice current and based on the best available evidence. The Internet is playing an increasingly crucial role in life long learning of health professionals and is becoming the most practical way to access publications on clinical guidelines systematic reviews and for updating users about the key aspects of health policy. This book covers the diversity and variable value of material available on the Internet and takes a fresh approach to coping with information overload. It illustrates how simple techniques such as making and using smart maps concept maps and mind maps can help clinicians keep up-to-date and how these methods can be applied to particular areas of healthcare. It provides numerous case studies in key areas including mental health child health primary care and care of the elderly. Mapping Health on the Internet is essential reading for all healthcare professionals and will assist in their learning and continuing professional development.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Forewords
  4. Preface
  5. About the editor
  6. About the contributors
  7. List of abbreviations
  8. Dedication
  9. Chapter 1: Communication skills
  10. Chapter 2: History taking
  11. Chapter 3: The importance of the ‘doctor–patient relationship’
  12. Chapter 4: Physical examination
  13. Chapter 5: Problem solving and the diagnostic process
  14. Chapter 6: Patient management
  15. Chapter 7: Opportunistic/preventive care and health promotion
  16. Chapter 8: Record keeping and referrals
  17. Chapter 9: Writing a prescription
  18. Chapter 10: Advanced communication skills
  19. Chapter 11: Bioethics and values in medicine
  20. Chapter 12: Consultation models
  21. Chapter 13: Aids to learning
  22. Chapter 14: CPD, lifelong learning and preparing for examinations
  23. Chapter 15: Prescribing for common conditions
  24. Back Cover