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Zusatztext This book reflects the ever-changing landscape of general practice; it's a resource that can be used before! during and after a consultation to allow the busy clinician to prepare prior! or be directed to a more in-depth resource as required. Selina Walsh! Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Registered Midwife MSc! MA! BSc (hons) DPNS! Clinical ANP Manager! Silverdale Medical PracticePractical advice is certainly forthcoming in most of the book! such as a handy list of links to the best sources of information and risk calculators that GPs would do well to have on their desktop. I'd recommend reading this book sooner rather than later! Pearce Cusack! GPST1! Logan Practice! British Journal of General Practice ! 2018 Informationen zum Autor Dr Jane Wilcock! BSc. (hons.) MBChB FRCGP PGCertMedEd. MA H.Ed. SFHEAis 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Grey/ unpublished trials - Big Pharma and conflicts of interest.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. ...
