By
Tsong Kwong, BSc MBBS(London), FY2 Doctor, Homerton NHS Trust, London, UK
Ann O'Brien, MBBS(London), FRCGP, DRCOG, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Academic Unit for Community-based Medical Education, Institute of Health Sciences
Education, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
Qiang Kwong, MA (Cantab) BM BChir(Oxon), FY" Doctor, St Mary's Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
Kate Hill
Joanne Haswell, LLB(Hons), Barrister; Director, InPractice Training, London, UK
Description
Communication skills are an increasingly important part of the medical curriculum. This book aims to give didactic guidance on the appropriate
style and content of communication for medical students and F1 doctors in those common situations they are likely to encounter both on
the ward and in OSCE examinations. In each case any legal points or potential pitfalls are highlighted. Part of the Made Easy series,
the book is small in format and extent and presents only the essentials in a way that is highly accessible for the busy medical student
already overloaded with information. What to say to patients is a major cause of insecurity and worry amongst medical students and this
book provides the perfect answer. Unlike all other books on communication skills the whole emphasis is on practical guidance in specific
situations, rather than exploring the background to communication skills or the underlying principles.
Included in series
Made Easy
Audience:
Clinical medical students and F1 doctors
