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- English
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About this book
Many doctors do not receive training early in their careers on the broad range of non-clinical aspects of their work, and confront day-to-day issues for which initial medical education has failed to prepare them. Experienced doctors and consultants can also experience a similar lack of accessible reference material on these aspects of their role and for the non-clinical training of their juniors. This book and its companion volume The Doctor's Handbook Part 2: understanding the NHS, have been written to address these and other needs. Previously published as The Specialist Registrar and New Consultant Handbook, these completely revised and reconfigured volumes reflect the changing everyday work of specialist trainees, registrars and consultants. Topics covered in Volume 1 include: *
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Index
80:20 Rule 143
abortion 217, 221
abstract conceptualisation (AC) 14–17, 19
abuse 181, 222, 227, 229
Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF) 249
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) 32, 105, 166, 179–80, 184
accidents 90, 154, 168, 170, 172, 181, 217–18, 220–1
accommodative learning style 19–20
acronyms 160, 185
active experimentation (AE) 14–17, 19
addiction 67–8
advance statements, see wills, living
affective skills 28
aggression 79, 122–3, 125, 129–30
alcohol 64, 66–8, 138, 141, 217, 228
AMRC, see Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
anaesthesia 90, 201–2
anger 78, 83, 86–7, 105, 127, 130–1, 182, 214, 216, 227
annual retention fee (ARF) 33–4
anxiety 64, 68, 75, 87, 141
‘any other business’ 100
apologising 76, 124–5, 128, 130, 204, 225, 227, 234, 236, 239
appraisal
definition of 30
booking 44
and communication skills 77
and counselling 59
difficulties in 49–50
educational 30–1, 35, 39
formative, see appraisal, educational
introduction of in UK 32
meetings 31, 45–9
and performance issues 66
principles of 44
process of 42–5, 50, 52–3
resources for 31–3
responsibility for 38, 43
self- 45
summative 50
of traine...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- About the author
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Exploring your approach toworking and learning
- Teaching, training, appraisal, assessment and revalidation
- Effective interpersonalcommunication skills
- Managing day-to-day issues
- Effective written communication
- Non-clinical involvementwith patients
- Research
- Index