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Effective data presentation is an essential skill for anybody wishing to display or publish research results, but when done badly, it can convey a misleading or confusing message. This new addition to the popular "How to" series explains how to present data in journal articles, grant applications or research presentations clearly, accurately and logically, increasing the chances of successful publication.

The business side of running a medical practice may be unappealing but it's crucial. • How to Manage Your GP Practice is written for GPs and other health professionals running their own practices. • It tells you in simple, engaging style what the pitfalls are and how to avoid them. • It illustrates the good and bad ways of negotiating through management issues, using case examples and lightening the messages with witty cartoons. Written by a GP with over 10 years' experience editing a leading GP magazine, and an accountant whose firm advises over 2500 GPs, the information here is sound, relevant and up to date. It provides reliable and reassuring information for doctors starting out in their careers as well as those looking to refresh their management skills.

“How to Succeed at the Medical Interview” provides candidates with a competitive edge. It reduces the likelihood of unexpected questions or situations and helps improve confidence before and during the medical interview. This new second edition includes updated content on changes to the structure of healthcare and how this affects both the application and interview process. It details the types of questions that will be asked at medical interviews and also provides improved guidance for overseas doctors and healthcare professionals and for those seeking to practice abroad. “How to Succeed at the Medical Interview” is the ideal guide for Foundation Programme trainees, Specialist Registrars and General Practitioner trainees. It is also valuable for healthcare professionals facing competitive medical interviews at any stage of their career.

how to succeed at revalidation Doctors in the UK are required to provide evidence of their fitness to practice-all doctors registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) need to revalidate to maintain their registration. How to Succeed at Revalidation contains up-to-date information on the current regulatory framework and step-by-step guidance for the entire revalidation process. Offering expert advice on how to undertake the process from the perspective of the appraisee, the appraiser, and the employer, this practical, quick-reference guide covers each of the Good Medical Practice (GMP) domains: Knowledge, Skills and Performance, Safety and Quality, Communication, Partnership and Team Work, and Maintaining Trust. Throughout the text, numerous examples describe different models of appraisal and reflection, identify activities that map to each domain, and demonstrate how revalidation requirements can be achieved in the course of daily practice. This much-needed guide: • Covers regulatory processes in medicine and healthcare from both UK and international perspectives • Reviews the background that led to the implementation of revalidation • Discusses the new GMP requirements for all doctors in the UK • Explores the possible future of revalidation How to Succeed at Revalidation is essential reading for all qualified and trainee doctors, undergraduate and postgraduate learners, tutors, and trainers seeking to navigate the revalidation process in the UK.

This important book offers an introduction to the theory and the varying types of assessment for health care professionals. The book includes information on such topics as Where have work based assessments come from? Why do we have different parts to the same exam like MCQs and OSCEs? How do colleges decide who has passed or not? Why can people pick their own assessors for their MSF? The role of formative assessment Portfolios and their value. The book avoids jargon, is clear and succinct, and gives the pros and cons of the different assessment processes.

“How to Succeed at Interprofessional Education” offers an introduction to the principles and practice of interprofessional education (IPE). By examining the rationale behind IPE, its application, and the frameworks for using it effectively, the author demonstrates that when healthcare professionals learn together and collaborate as a team, they are able to improve decision-making, provide patients with a higher quality of service, and ultimately improve outcomes. How to Succeed at Interprofessional Education includes key terms and definitions, explains how to integrate IPE into curricula, highlights the challenges and constraints to the widespread introduction of IPE at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, and outlines an effective design model of IPE. This important book: • Contains a review of the history of interprofessional education in various professions • Outlines the proven principles and practices of IPE • Includes information for integrating IPE in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula • Offers illustrative examples of successful IPE in a range of related fields Written for students and teachers in medicine as well as healthcare professionals, “How to Succeed at Interprofessional Education” addresses the need for health-related learning and teaching in multi-and interprofessional settings.

This practical guide clearly shows each stage in the management of a patient with dementia. It covers the complex issues surrounding dementia such as spouses and families, access to appropriate care, legal and ethical concerns, planning for the future and "living well" and includes the decision-making process on initiating treatment and guidance on how best to access the available services.

• An informative guide to all key aspects of employability for graduating students, educators, managers, and qualified healthcare professionals. • Written specifically for health professionals, focusing on their needs and the challenges they face, maximising employability potential, and managing career progression. • Packed full of potential interview questions, reflection opportunities, and case studies throughout • Includes chapter on Professionalism, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and Leadership

Documents the challenges, benefits, and progression opportunities of a career in dental nursing. “How to Develop Your Career in Dental Nursing” provides practical information on how to progress your career in dental nursing. Guidance is included throughout, and the reader should use the book to make informed decisions and conduct further research for the benefit of their own career. The book considers the historical context, along with reviewing the current position of dental nursing and considering the future of the field, all with the overarching theme of helping dental nurses further their career in modern dentistry. Topics covered include: • Dental Nursing from a profession and social context, as well as gender perspectives • Differences in dental nursing worldwide • Formal and informal training and education • Pros and cons for dental nurses and dentistry as the profession has developed • The impact of working in a modern environment • How dental nurses can become agents for change • Dental nursing as an academic versus vocational endeavor Written by highly qualified authors, “How to Develop Your Career in Dental Nursing” is an invaluable resource for Dental Nurses, as well as students beginning their professional journey.

“How to Teach in Clinical Settings” is a practical guide to support all doctors wishing to develop their skills in clinical teaching and supervision. It provides hands on strategies to address common problems such as giving critical feedback effectively and teaching mixed-level groups. It gives guidance on the particular challenges of teaching in clinical settings including the need to manage teaching with service provision, to engage patients, motivate students, and to judge the balance of support and independence appropriate for each trainee. “How to Teach in Clinical Settings” is invaluable for all doctors involved in teaching and training at any stage of their career. It is also useful and accessible to medical students who increasingly need to consider and develop their own teaching skills as part of their career progression.

“How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare” provides an ideal introduction and easy-to-use guide to simulation in medical education. Written by a team of experienced medical educators, this practical text—packed full of case examples and tips—is underpinned by the theory of simulation in education and explores how to integrate simulation into teaching. Key topics include: • Use of low, medium and high-fidelity equipment • Issues of simulation mapping and scenario design • Role of human factors • Formative and summative assessment • New social media and technologies • Detailed explorations of some examples of simulation. “How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare” is invaluable reading for all healthcare professionals interested and involved in the origins, theoretical underpinnings, and design implications of the use of simulation in medical education.

“How to Survive Dental Performance Difficulties” offers an authoritative guide for successfully navigating and overcoming dental performance issues. • Offers a practical guide for preventing and overcoming dental performance issues • Highlights case studies of dental professionals who have direct experience of being referred for fitness to practise issues • Includes information on the support available to dental professionals, the requirements that need to be met, and how to meet them • Contains information on the effective use of evidence, improvement practice tools such as personal development plans, continuing professional education, reflective diaries, and audits • Offers guidance on how to increase self-awareness and insight

This concise guide covers the important angles of your grant application, whether for a health research project or personal training programme, and will help you be among the successful applicants. The author, a reviewer for grant funding organisations and internationally respected research scientist, gives you the benefit of his experience from both sides of the process in this easy-to-use, readable guide. The book takes you through the grant application process, explaining how to: • Present the justification for the proposed project • Describe the study design clearly • Estimate the financial costs • Understand a typical review process, and how this can influence the contents of the grant application The author provides practical advice on a range of project types (observational studies, clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and systematic reviews) to increase the chance that your application will be successful. There are also tips on what to avoid throughout the application. With generic information about application requirements, “How to Write a Grant Application” is ideal for healthcare professionals seeking a health services or scientific grant.

Group work and patient education are vital aspects of improving health outcomes in all settings, by supporting patients and clients to manage their conditions, as well as to promote and support behaviour change for improved health. Concise, accessible, and easy-to-read, this new title in the popular “How To” series is designed to support nutritionists, dietitians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to facilitate healthy lifestyle change through group education. “How to Facilitate Lifestyle Change” covers the entire group education process, from initial planning, to delivery and evaluation. Topics include agreeing aims and objectives and structuring a session, to considering practical aspects such as setting, managing challenging group members and participant expectations, as well as evaluating and refining a session plan for future use. It also provides an overview of the key evidence base for group learning, relevant theories and models, peer support, and e-learning opportunities. Including case studies to illustrate the real-life application of each topic, practice points, helpful checklists, and a range of practical tips, “How to Facilitate Lifestyle Change” is the ideal resource to support anyone involved in group patient education and facilitation of health behaviour change.

This concise paperback is one of the best known guides to writing a paper for publication in biomedical journals. Its straightforward format – a chapter covering each of part of the structured abstract – makes it relevant and easy to use for any novice paper writer. How to Write a Paper addresses the mechanics of submission, including electronic submission, and how publishers handle papers, writing letters to journals abstracts for scientific meetings, and assessing papers. This new edition also covers how to write a book review and updated chapters on ethics, electronic publication and submission, and the movement for open access.

This innovative new book offers a user-friendly guide to securing a successful, varied, and fulfilling career in dentistry. • Includes case studies of career trajectories across the full range of dental professions in the UK • Advocates a portfolio approach to career development, illustrating the benefits of working in a matrix as opposed to climbing a ladder • Showcases the opportunities inherent in specific areas of dentistry, what they can offer and what is required to successfully take advantage of them • Written by one of the UK's leading dental experts who has over 30 years in the profession, working on the local and national scale

Medicine is a career that most people consider to be enviable. Whatever one's criteria for a good job, being a doctor ticks a lot of boxes: doctors are needed, respected, well remunerated and can make a difference between life and death Increasingly, doctors are experiencing stress, depression and anxiety, fueled by the increasing demands of the health services, and the lack of resources to support them. Focusing on the causes, symptoms and management of psychological problems experienced by doctors at all stages in their careers, this book considers the difficulties and stressors of medicine as a career, linking to studies that look at what interventions are successful in the workplace and offering various solutions. Including: • A study based over 20 years of doctors' stress factors • Case histories to bring the subject to life • Guidance on choosing a specialty, dealing with difficult people, stress and demands 37 A valuable resource both for trainers and doctors alike.

A basic guide to getting the best from e-learning for medical students, teachers and all healthcare professionals. “How to Succeed at e-Learning” answers the needs of all healthcare professionals either starting or continuing their studies but not knowing where to begin with e-learning. It is a valuable guide for learners in undergraduate and postgraduate medicine as well as related health professionals and essential for teachers of medicine who are beginning to transfer from print to electronic teaching and need to understand effective methods of presentation.

Does the thought of presenting a paper make you go cold? There are so many things to consider: getting your message across clearly, making the PowerPoint easy to read, keeping to the right length and keeping the audience riveted — enough to induce nerves even without the thought of standing up in front of a crowd and delivering your talk fluently. How to Present at Meetings, 3rd Edition, gives you practical advice on all these aspects, and more. Written by high-profile public speakers in the health sciences, it includes chapters on the 10-, 20- and 45-minute presentation, how not to make a mess of PowerPoint, and how to appear on stage.

Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen? Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of a physician's career. This text will guide doctors and physicians through the process from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process. • Containing valuable information that physicians need to know to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their case • With strategies explained to maximize their chances of a defendant's verdict. • Including vital information on how to change your attorney, act at the deposition and dress for court, Navigating through what is a mysterious and terrifying process in non-legalese language that is easy to understand including what makes patients angry, strategies for coping, sample questions and tips on answering them to what happens in court and how to continue if there is a bad outcome.

Learn to assess published research in this best-selling introduction to evidence-based healthcare Evidence-based practices have revolutionized medical care. Clinical and scientific papers have something to offer practitioners at every level of the profession, from students to established clinicians in medicine, nursing and allied professions. Novices are often intimidated by the idea of reading and appraising the research literature. How to Read a Paper demystifies this process with a thorough, engaging introduction to how clinical research papers are constructed and how to evaluate them. Now fully updated to incorporate new areas of research, readers of the seventh edition of How to Read a Paper will also find: • A careful balance between the principles of evidence-based healthcare and clinical practice • New chapters covering consensus methods, mechanistic evidence, big data and artificial intelligence • Detailed coverage of subjects like assessing methodological quality, systemic reviews and meta-analyses, qualitative research, and more. How to Read a Paper is ideal for all healthcare students and professionals seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare – particularly those sitting undergraduate and postgraduate exams and preparing for interviews.