English in Medicine is a course for doctors, medical students and other medical professionals who need to communicate with patients and medical colleagues.
Each of the seven units focuses on one area of doctor-patient communication, from history-taking and examination to diagnosis and treatment.
The course develops all four skills through a wide variety of activities.
The third edition is now in full colour and has been updated to take account of developments in medicine and the impact of new information technology.
The course does not require specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1 – Taking a history 1
– Asking basic questions
– Taking notes
– Reading skills: scanning a case history
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 2 – Taking a history 2
– Asking about systems
– Asking about symtoms
– Reading skills: Noting information from a textbook
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 3 – Examining a patient
– Giving instructions
– Understading forms
– Reading skills: Using a phamacology reference
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 4 – Special examnations
– Instructing, explaining and reassuring
– Rephrasing, encouraging and prompting
– Reading skills: reading articles 1
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 5 – Investigations
– Explaining and discussing investigations
– Using medical documents
– Reading skills: Reading articles 2
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 6 – Making a diagnosis
– Discussing a diagnosis
– Explaining a diagnosis
– Reading skills: Reading articles 3
– Case history: William Hudson
Unit 7 – Treatment
– Medical treatment
– Physiotherapy
– Surgical treatment
– Reading skills: Using an online database
