Jane Wilcock

General Practice Today (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide to Modern Consultations
Illustrator: Mutton, Grace

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

General Practice Today explores the GP consultation in the context of external 'stressors' and 'helpers' that doctors use to make best clinical decisions. It offers advice on everything from law, technology and time management to mental health issues, ethics, religion and culture, and how to determine which issues are relevant to each consultation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351966979
• Artikelnr.: 55430021

Autorenporträt

Dr Jane Wilcock, BSc. (hons.) MBChB FRCGP PGCertMedEd. MA H.Ed. SFHEA is an experienced GP working at Silverdale Medical Practice, Salford CCG. She is year assessment lead and community clinical tutor at University of Liverpool School of Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Introduction. Before the patient enters the consultation. Inner
consultation skills. Non-verbal and verbal consultation skills. EBM. Risk
scores and guidelines: which ones and why. Accessibility within a
consultation. Who writes them - conflicts of interest (gifts and
sponsorship). Grey/ unpublished trials - Big Pharma and conflicts of
interest. How to use them. Statistics in medicine with analysis examples.
Statistics and interpretation - what is truth? Personal bias. Ethics in the
consultation. Legislation. Consent. Capacity. Special cases: vulnerable
adults and children. Carers and family members. Translators. Gifts. Sex,
contraception and abortion. End of Life and DNR. Mental Capacity Act and
best interests. Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA). Advanced Directives (AD).
Deprivation of Liberties (DOLs). Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults.
Safe-guarding children. Benefits. Harms. Autonomy. Justice. Aristotle's
Virtues. Doctor patient relationships. Chaperone. Treating family and
friends. Cultural and religious influences. Duties of a Doctor. Record
keeping (phone consultations benefits and pitfalls). Contextualising to the
patient. Investigations. Management plans - non medical patient centred.
Teams and communication within a practice and outside agencies.
Communication, timing, replies. Prescribing. Polypharmacy. Multiple
diagnoses with examples of potential problems and solutions. Patient views
. Hurdles to patient accessing doctors. Patient influences i.e.,
journalism. Patient understanding and opinion forming. Long term adherence:
factors for and against. Reaching an agreement and planning. Conclusion.
Cases illustrating use of the outer consultation framework to enhance
clinical decision making. Long term care and enjoyable careers.