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Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Cleland is head of Medical Education research at the University of Aberdeen, where she also leads the Clinical Communication curriculum and chairs the Community Group, which oversees the first three years of community medicine teaching. She has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications in medical education, covering a range of topics from assessment to patient safety, to teaching communication skills. She is the Elected Chair of the Association for the Study of Medical Education’s (ASME) Research Group, is a member of ASME Executive, and has previously held elected posts on the UK Council of Communication Skills Teaching in Undergraduate Medicine. Phillip Cotton is a General Practitioner with a special interest in supporting victims of torture. He is Deputy Head of the Medical School and Associate Dean for Student Welfare (Medicine) at Glasgow University. He has an active involvement in international medical education and his main research interest is medical education. Klappentext An introduction to population, sociological and psychological influences on health and delivery of healthcare in the UK for medical students. Zusammenfassung An introduction to population! sociological and psychological influences on health and delivery of healthcare in the UK for medical students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: THE DOCTOR AS A SCHOLAR AND A SCIENTIST An Introduction to Health and Illness in Society Using Psychology to Help Your Medical Practice The Interaction of Psychological Factors with Illness, Disease and Treatment The Sociology of Health and Illness Populations, Health and Disease Promoting and Improving Health at a Population Level PART TWO: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Scientific Methods and Critical Appraisal Activity Limitation and Disability Pulling It All Together
List of contents
Introduction
PART ONE: THE DOCTOR AS A SCHOLAR AND A SCIENTIST
An Introduction to Health and Illness in Society
Using Psychology to Help Your Medical Practice
The Interaction of Psychological Factors with Illness, Disease and Treatment
The Sociology of Health and Illness
Populations, Health and Disease
Promoting and Improving Health at a Population Level
PART TWO: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Scientific Methods and Critical Appraisal
Activity Limitation and Disability
Pulling It All Together
