Category: Prescribing Skills Assessment

Pass the PSA

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: William Brown, Kevin Loudon, James Fisher, Laura Marsland ; Foreword By Sam Leinster.
Pages: 310 Size: 6.56 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 30 January, 2014
eISBN-13: 9780702055171

Drug prescribing is one of the most important parts of clinical practice. Yet it remains one of the most commonly failed components of undergraduate assessments, and accounts for an uncomfortably high proportion of medical errors. To remedy this, the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam has been introduced in the UK. It is compulsory and will set a minimum standard for safe prescribing. Failure will preclude GMC registration. Pass the PSA is written specifically for the exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA section.

Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Emma Baker, Daniel Burrage, Dagan Lonsdale, Andrew Hitchings.
Pages: 294 Size: 83.21 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 07 May, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781118570876

Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance is an innovative resource which allows medical students and junior doctors to practise prescribing skills safely for themselves. Supporting those who wish to develop their prescribing knowledge and clinical reasoning, this book features 50 acute and on call scenarios in a hospital setting. Users will be able to practise skills such as initiating a prescription, planning management, reviewing therapy, and identifying adverse drug reactions and interactions. Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance:

  • Contains case scenarios, mock drug charts and model answers with discussion
  • Features a workbook of prepared drug charts for each case that allow users to practise prescription writing
  • Includes detailed explanations and answers to all case scenarios, including examples of correctly completed charts
  • Includes access to refill drug charts for each scenario available on the companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/prescribingscenarios, allowing users to rehearse each scenario as many times as they like

An ideal companion for medical students, foundation doctors and non-medical prescribers as they develop their prescribing skills, this book will help to instil confidence, reduce errors, and encourage best practice. It will also be a valuable resource for candidates preparing for prescribing exams.

Prescribing at a Glance

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sarah Ross.
Pages: 99 Size: 15.81 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 31 July, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781118257289

The principles of drug therapies are fundamental to medical practitioners in all branches; but are often difficult to get to grips with. Prescribing at a Glance addresses the most common uses of prescription drugs, and follows progress from dose calculation, administration to monitoring the effects in the treatments of major presenting problems. With a focus on prescribing, this user-friendly guide helps practitioners to develop crucial knowledge and skills, including establishing accurate drug histories, planning appropriate therapies, writing safe and legal prescriptions, critically appraising the prescribing of others, patient support, accessing reliable information about medicines, and detecting adverse drug reactions. Prescribing at a Glance:

  • Features detailed and high-quality colour illustrations throughout
  • Includes examples of common prescribing errors, practice prescriptions and calculations
  • Follows the structure of the WHO Good Prescribing Guide, and corresponds to the core curriculum of the British Pharmacological Society
  • Is the perfect guide to help you prepare for the Prescribing Skills Assessment (PSA)
  • Includes a companion website featuring interactive MCQs and cases, available at www.ataglanceseries.com/prescribing

From the series that brought you Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, and designed to help those in the later stages of their medical training become adept at the skills required for a vital yet often confusing subject — Prescribing at a Glance will help you fill in any knowledge gaps with simple step-by-step instructions, and clear, easy-to-remember guidelines.