Medicine 1 teaches pre-work students to communicate accurately and effectively in English, with patients and colleagues.
By:
Sam McCarter
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 275mm,
Width: 210mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 364g
ISBN: 9780194023009
ISBN 10: 0194023001
Series: Oxford English for Careers
Publication Date: 07 May 2009
Audience:
ELT/ESL
,
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1: Presenting complaints Understanding culture, interpreting body language 2: Working in general practice Short questions in the general history, general practice in the UK 3: Instructions and procedures Preparation for carrying out a procedure 4: Explaining and reassuring Research into complaints 5: Dealing with medication Prescribing drugs in hospital, clinical incident reporting 6: Lifestyle Sympathy and empathy, research in medicine 7: Parents and young children Reassurance, baby's six-week check, applying for work 8: Communication Understanding patients, asking and responding to open questions, information web search 9: Working in psychiatry Asking about self-harm, describing patients 10: Terminal illness and dying Care in the community, recognising patients' emotions, informing a relative about death 11: Working in a team Politeness in different cultures, appropriate responses, asking a senior colleague for help 12: Diversity at work Asking about culture, spiritual needs in palliative care, name awareness, avoiding and responding to tactless comments
