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Informationen zum Autor Gwen Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat; Homer: The Ninth Life of a Blind Wonder Cat; My Life in a Cat House; and Spray Anything: More True Tales of Homer and the Gang, as well as the novel Love Saves the Day (narrated from a rescue cat's perspective) and PAWSOME! Head Bonks, Raspy Tongues, and 101 Reasons Why Cats Make Us So, So Happy--among numerous other titles. Gwen's work has been published in more than two-dozen languages, and she is a frequent speaker at shelter fundraisers across the U.S. and Europe. Gwen lives in New Jersey with her husband, Laurence. She also lives with her two perfect cats--Clayton "the Tripod" and his litter-mate, Fanny--who aren't impressed with any of it. Klappentext This is a vital text to help you with the competency assessment in the UK Foundation Programme giving practical advice in an easy to follow format. It advises new doctors on note-keeping, time management/organisation, communicating with colleagues, the structure of the NHS, and how to deal with the ethical and legal issues they face when on-call. Also looks at emotional intelligence, learning styles or how different personality types can work together more effectively. Zusammenfassung This is a vital text to help you with the competency assessment in the UK Foundation Programme giving practical advice in an easy to follow format. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Clinical and Communication skills . 1 Professionalism. 2 The consultation. 3 Health promotion. 4 Clinical reasoning. 5 Communication with colleagues. 6 Medical records. 7 Prioritising time. Part 2 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare . 8 Capacity and consent. 9 The Mental Health Act and common law. 10 Confidentiality. 11 Death certification and the coroner. 12 Fitness to drive. 13 Adult and child protection. 14 Ethical principles in healthcare. 15 Advance directives. 16 End of life issues. 17 NHS complaints procedure. Part 3 Clinical Governance and Patient Safety . 18 Why things go wrong. 19 Human factors. 20 Safe prescribing. 21 Infection control. 22 Use of evidence and guidelines. 23 Audit. Part 4 Teaching and Training . 24 Learning about learning. 25 Teaching large groups. 26 Teaching small groups. 27 Presentations. 28 Teaching a skill. 29 How to give feedback. 30 How doctors are assessed. Index ...
