Binding: Paperback
Description: General Practice Today explores the GP consultation in the context of external 'stressors and 'helpers that doctors use to make best clinical decisions. Over the last 30 years there has been a move towards mandatory training on legal aspects risk scores and guidance. Additionally with widespread access to IT there has been a huge growth in the information doctors need to know and manage. Yet today's GP has never been more time - poor or under so much pressure. All these outside considerations can seem challenging and remote for the doctor sat with their patient; yet in today's reality they have never been more important. This book offers insight into the practical impact and importance of these external factors. It offers advice on everything from law technology and time management to mental health issues ethics religion and culture exploring how to determine which issues are relevant to each individual consultation. Packing each chapter with realistic examples author Jane Wilcock draws on her own extensive experience to help G Ps make considered contextual decisions that enhance the health and well - being of their patients. This book is essential reading for any General Practitioner allied health care practitioner or trainee preparing to practice in our complex modern world.
Title: General Practice Today A Practical Guide To Modern Consultations
Author(s): Wilcock Jane, Grace Mutton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138035737
Pages: 172 Pages
Publication Date: 3/2/2018
Category: Medical Study & Revision Guides & Reference Material