The Doctor's Handbook

Pt. 1

Tony White

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781315346403
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

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: *

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

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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