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Simulation is a powerful tool for education. It recreates - without pitfalls or irreversible sequelae - the environment in which a professional works, enabling the trainee to practise essential skills without having to worry about the consequences of failure. It has repeatedly proven its value in training for high-risk, mission-critical tasks, for which training is required, but opportunity limited by danger, prohibitive cost, or extreme impracticality. In these situations, simulation allows for risk-free training, providing a non- threatening environment in which trainees, not yet...

The archetype of a surgeon is one who feels communication is "touchy feely" or merely grunts and throws things, when, in fact, surgery is reliant on the highest standards of communication. Communication forms a central part of clinical work for surgeons. However, it has only been in the past several years that the uniqueness and complexity of this aspect of surgeon competence has gained currency in research and education. This volume brings together new research from key international academics, who contribute a range of linguistic, sociological, and professional views on communication in...

This well-written text is designed to help students and health profess ionals understand oncology through real-life clinical scenarios, helpi ng treatment and management decisions. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this practical case-based format is fun to use and impa rts a sense of reality to the learning process.