The Naked Consultation: A Practical Guide to Primary Care Consultation Skills, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781910227114 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 214 str.

Liz Moulton

Opis

Don t Wait Until Something Goes Wrong to Think About Your Consultation Skills Designed specifically for busy health professionals working in primary care, The Naked Consultation: A Practical Guide to Primary Care Consultation Skills covers all aspects of the primary care consultation in a clear, concise, and highly readable manner. The book begins by breaking the primary care consultation into its components, making it easier to focus on particular areas and practise skills such as encouraging patients to explain what s wrong, summarising and reflecting, and giving information to patients. The book then describes how to effectively use educational tools such as videoing, random case analysis, problem case debriefing, and feedback to improve consultations. It also explains in detail how to demonstrate proficient consultation skills in the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam and the importance of these skills in appraisal/revalidation. Certified for continuing professional development (CPD^(r)) by The CPD Certification Service, this fully updated and revised Second Edition incorporates new thinking and consultation models, including the 6 S model and the new doctor, patient, illness model. It also provides detailed analysis of the latest Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) assessment tools, such as the clinical skills assessment exam (CSA) and the consultation observation tool (COT). Complete with illuminating case studies, photocopiable forms, and a jargon-busting appendix, The Naked Consultation: A Practical Guide to Primary Care Consultation Skills, Second Edition offers valuable insight into the key phases of the primary care consultation, the best features of common consultation models, and the real-world application of popular consultation techniques."

Spis treści

Consultations: the Good, the Bad, and the Difficult. Models and Milestones. In the Beginning. Building Rapport. Speaking the Patient’s Language. Managing Feelings: Your Own and the Patient’s. Getting Patients to Tell You What’s Wrong. Summarising and Reflecting. Giving Information to Patients. Safety-Netting and Ending. Managing Time. Transactions in Consultations. You, the Patient, and the Computer. Looking After Yourself. Knowing Where to Start and What to Learn. How Adults Learn. Working with Colleagues to Improve Your Consultation Skills. Case Discussion. Getting and Giving Effective Feedback. Using Role Play to Help with Consultation Techniques. Videoing. Consultation Skills and the RCGP. Making a Personal Learning Plan.

O autorze

Liz Moulton is a freelance general practitioner (GP) in West Yorkshire and a GP appraiser and advisor to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Practice Support Unit. She graduated from Leeds University and was a GP registrar on the Airedale Training Scheme. She then worked in the Academic Primary Care teaching practice at the University of Dundee before settling in Yorkshire, working in two different GP training practices. Liz was a GP trainer for more than 20 years. She has been course organiser for the Leeds Vocational Training Scheme for general practice, served as associate and deputy director at Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, worked in primary care development for Leeds Health Authority, and acted as a GP advisor to the UK Department of Health. Liz has also run many courses on consultation skills for GPs, GP registrars, nurses, and nurse practitioners, and was recently appointed to lead "The Consultation" and "Teaching the Consultation" modules for the University of Leeds’ masters’ level course for medical teachers. She was absolutely delighted to be awarded an MBE in 2005 for services to medicine and healthcare in Yorkshire.