Category: Medical Education

Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors, 3rd ed. (Stockport E-Book)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Editor(s):Ian Bullock, Mike Davis, Andrew Lockey, Kevin Mackway-Jones
First published:12 June 2015
Print ISBN:9781118860076 |Online ISBN:9781119088769 |DOI:10.1002/9781119088769

The Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors, 3rd edition, provides a concise introduction to teaching. Written by experienced medical educators from the Advanced Life Support Group and Resuscitation Council (UK), this best-selling guide gives comprehensive and practical advice on the most effective teaching methods.

Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors covers basic principles and practical aspects of teaching in a variety of modalities. This edition includes material which reflects current developments within instructor courses and includes new material on feedback, an awareness of non-technical skills, the teaching of teams and supporting learners.

This book is essential reading for anyone interested in teaching doctors and healthcare professionals in any context. It is aimed at the relative newcomer to the teaching role in all its variety and provides essential, practical advice as to how to get the best out of learners.

ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine, 3rd ed. (Stockport E-Book)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Pages: 60p. Format: PDF Publisher: BMJ Books
Published: 2017
eISBN-13: 9781118892176

ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine is an invaluable resource for both novice and experienced medical teachers. It emphasises the teacher’s role as a facilitator of learning rather than a transmitter of knowledge, and is designed to be practical and accessible not only to those new to the profession, but also to those who wish to keep abreast of developments in medical education.

Fully updated and revised, this new edition continues to provide an accessible account of the most important domains of medical education including educational design, assessment, feedback and evaluation.  The succinct chapters contained in this ABC are designed to help new teachers learn to teach and for experienced teachers to become even better than they are. Four new chapters have been added covering topics such as social media; quality assurance of assessments; mindfulness and learner supervision.

The Foundation Programme for Doctors: Getting in, Getting on and Getting Out

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Alwan F, Francis R and Smith EJ
Pages: 120p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: CRC Press, (20 Jan. 2007)
eISBN-13: 978-1846191169

This book includes a foreword by Jane Dacre, Academic Vice President, Royal College of Physicians, Professor of Medical Education, CHIME, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist, The Whittington Hospital, London. This book prepares you for the often daunting life after medical school, detailing everything you need to know about preparing, applying and surviving. It’s the most up-to-date guide available filling you in on recent important changes to the application system. This practical guide is full of valuable tips, tables, worked examples, frequently asked questions, further resources and useful addresses. Highly recommended for final year medical students and other clinical medical students preparing for their final year, this book is also invaluable for junior doctors progressing through the Foundation Programme and all those with teaching and supervisory responsibilities in medical schools and hospitals. ‘An invaluable resource for our new generation of doctors. It takes readers through the process from application, to F2 and beyond. It offers useful advice in a useable and readable format. It is written by a group of current and past medical students who have lived through, and continue to live through, the insecurities of the changing medical career structures. Its style is informal, engaging and easy to absorb, so it should be a good distraction for those currently in the run-up to their finals exams. Good luck to all of you, and don’t forget, Medicine is a wonderful career.’

Collaborative Learning in Practice: Coaching to Support Student Learners in Healthcare

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Lobo C, Paul R, Crozier K. Pages: 272  Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
25/05/2021
eISBN-13: 9781119695387

Collaborative Learning in Practice provides a detailed description of the CLiP model and explains how coaching can be integrated into a range of learning conversations. Written by an experienced team of practitioners, this unique text describes the theoretical basis of the CLiPmodel, highlights potential pitfalls and successes, and offers practical guidance on implementation. A wealth of real-world case studies demonstrates how the CLiPmodel works in a range of professional and practice settings, considering healthcare education, research and leadership. This authoritative book: Provides an overview of the innovative CLiP model of practice-based learning, linked to the NMC standards for student supervision and assessment Offers numerous real-life examples of how to implement and evaluate CLIP in practice Explores the use of reverse mentoring to update and share knowledge collaboratively Discusses how coaching approaches such as GROW and OSCAR can enhance learning experiences Includes access to online learning tools including self-assessment tests, additional practical scenarios and case studies, and links to further reading Developing practitioner knowledge and skill through an accessible, reader-friendly approach,Collaborative Learning in Practice is an essential resource for nursing and allied healthcare educators, nursing and healthcare students, and practice mentors, supervisors, and assessors in clinical environments.

How to Succeed on Primary Care and Community Placements

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: David Pearson, Sandra Nicholson. Pages: 230 Size: 1.25 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 22 January, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781118343425

How to Succeed on Primary Care and Community Placements offers practical advice on how to get the most from your time on community visits, within patient consultations, and with the practice team. It highlights the unique opportunities and challenges you will face on placement, from using clinical information systems, to home visits and long term patient relationships, and how to take advantage of new ways of learning with web-based tools, mobile devices and social networking. Key features include: Learning outcomes at the start of each chapter with links to web-based learning, case examples, and tasks to undertake whilst on placement An evidence-based, practical approach to improving learning, teaching, assessment and feedback in community settings Written by a team of experienced community-based medical education specialists, it is ideal for all medical students, whether on early clinical placements or later in training, and for tutors and preceptors looking for novel ways to engage their students.

Destination Dissertation: A traveler’s guide to a done dissertation

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sonja K. Foss And William Waters. Pages: 465 Size: 10.87 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 23 October, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781442246157

Your dissertation is not a hurdle to jump or a battle to fight; as this handbook makes clear, your dissertation is the first of many destinations on the path of your professional career. Destination Dissertation guides you to the successful completion of your dissertation by framing the process as a stimulating and exciting trip-one that can be completed in fewer than nine months and by following twenty-nine specific steps. Sonja Foss and William Waters-your guides on this trip-explain concrete and efficient processes for completing the parts of the dissertation that tend to cause the most delays: conceptualizing a topic, developing a pre-proposal, writing a literature review, writing a proposal, collecting and analyzing data, and writing the last chapter. This guidebook is crafted for use by students in all disciplines and for both quantitative and qualitative dissertations, and incorporates a wealth of real-life examples from every step of the journey.

How to Write Dissertations & Project Reports

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Kathleen McMillan & Jonathan Weyers. Pages: 303 Size: 2.05 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Prentice Hall – M.U.A.
Published: 02 November, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780273743842

Fully updated since first publication in 2007, and with extended and revised sections in key areas such as Plagiarism & Copyright, Ethics in research, and Citing & Referencing, How to write Dissertations & Research Projects will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in researching and writing dissertations and longer pieces of coursework and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.

Research Methods for Business and Management

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: [edited By] By Kevin D. O`Gorman, Robert Macintosh. Pages: 270 Size: 1.88 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Limited
Published: 10 September, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781910158524

This new text offers a completely comprehensive overview of key research methods and the main choices available when undertaking a dissertation. It is a clear, concise and practical guide containing wealth of outstanding examples for each method covered. Taking you through the entire life cycle of a dissertation, the text covers everything from the purposes of research through to chapters on gathering primary and secondary data; using literature; quantitative and qualitative research; managing your research; using data and research ethics. Individual chapters are allied to a powerful critical commentary showing how some of the world`s leading scholars have used particular methods in their own research. Carefully constructed to achieve the greatest clarity for the student the text gives the reader:

  • In-text exercises
  • End of chapter` review questions with solutions
  • Exemplar papers identified and discussed for each of the main methods
  • Directed further reading for developing understanding in key areas

It is an essential learning aid for upper level undergraduates and postgraduates across a wide range of business and management courses and it comes with a range of supported learning materials including tutorials, lecture slides and tutor notes.

Writing a Dissertation For Dummies

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: By Carrie Winstanley. Pages: 363 Size: 18.53 MB Format: PDF Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 06 January, 2011
eISBN-13: 9781119996019

Producing a dissertation has become a major requirement of most university courses, both undergraduate and Masters. It`s likely to be the largest single piece of work you`ll have to submit – and also the hardest! Writing a Dissertation For Dummies walks you through all the practical and theoretical aspects of writing a dissertation to help you produce a first-class work. This guide is ideal for any student in the broad range of the social sciences, from anthropology to law, psychology to media studies. From choosing a topic, to researching the literature, utilising your supervisor, managing your time, and structuring and writing your dissertation, you`ll be able to avoid all the common mistakes and stay on top of your workload throughout the process. You`ll also find tips on the best way to reference your work, and expert advice on presentation and binding. This is a must if you want to maximise your marks on your university dissertation. Writing a Dissertation For Dummies covers:

Part I

  • What is a Dissertation?
  • So You Have to Write a Dissertation
  • Thinking About a Research Question

Part II

  • Getting Set Up for Your Dissertation
  • The Structure of Your Dissertation
  • Getting Started
  • Finalising Your Research Question, Dissertation `Type` And Considering Ethics
  • Reading Efficiently and Taking Useful Notes

Part III

  • Getting On With Your Research
  • Researching in Libraries and the Using the Internet
  • Creating Your Own Empirical Data
  • Analysing Data And Drawing Conclusions
  • Staying on Track

Part IV

  • Writing and Polishing
  • Managing Your Argument: `Writing Up` Your Non-Empirical Dissertation
  • Writing Up Your Empirical Dissertation
  • Writing Effectively
  • References, Bibliographies and Appendices
  • Sorting Out The Presentation of Your Dissertation

Part V

  • Managing The Overall Experience
  • Your Work Habits
  • Looking After Yourself Physically and Emotionally
  • Ten Common Dissertation Pitfalls to Avoid Chapter
  • Ten Essential Tips For Completing Your Dissertation Chapter
  • Ten Items For Your Very Final Checklist

Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Michael Dodd. Pages: 313 Size: 1.42 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Capstone Publishing Ltd
Published: 24 May, 2016
eISBN-13: 9780857086419

The essential guide to turning tough questions into positive opportunities Difficult questions can be thrown at you from your first job interview through to challenges you get when you ve made it to the top. If you find yourself on the firing line on a regular or occasional basis this is the perfect go-to guide to help you turn tough questions into positive opportunities. Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work promotes a confident `win-win-win` mindset for questioner, answerer and wider audiences beyond. Author Michael Dodd provides golden formulae and proven strategies for constructing inspirational answers however challenging, vicious, tricky or stupid the question. He outlines simple but successful techniques for dealing with the kind of nightmare questions which all ambitious people in the workplace have to face along their journey, whatever stage of their career.

  • Contains critical communication skills for executives, managers, leaders and those aspiring to fill these roles
  • Covers a wide range of work place scenarios such as job interviews, performance reviews, negotiations, customer relations, parliamentary inquiries and cross-examination
  • Discusses how to see the issues underlying tough questions that you face in a different, more positive, solution-oriented way
  • Includes case study examinations of key moments where people in the public spotlight have done something particularly well or particularly badly while answering questions and draws out the lessons for readers.

Oxford Handbook of General Practice (4 ed.)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Chantal Simon, Hazel Everitt, Francoise van Dorp, and Matt Burkes
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Print ISBN-13: 9780199671038
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199671038.001.0001

Fully revised to reflect the new changes to the GP contract and the GP curriculum, this fourth edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a practical guide to all aspects of general practice, including everything from vital clinical information to valuable practical guidance from experienced GPs. Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage a GP practice, this resource ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. It is fully illustrated, features many useful figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables, and new full colour photographs have been added to the dermatology and ophthalmology chapters.

Kumar & Clarke’s Pass Finals

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Geoff Smith, Elizabeth Carty, Louise Langmead.
Pages: 555 Size: 29.58 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Saunders
Published: 07 February, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780702054747

Pass Finals is a notes-style summary of the key facts to know for the diagnosis and management of important diseases. The book relates to Kumar & Clark`s Clinical Medicine, and it`s synoptic approach is intended to help time – poor students with revision for final exams in medicine. It contains information that is presented as bullet point lists and short summaries. There are also practice self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with explanatory answers at the end of the book.

How to Succeed at the Medical Interview

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Chris Smith, Darryl Meeking.
Pages: 142 Size: 4.87 MB Format: PDF Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: 31 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118393819

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 get a Specialty Training Post

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Written By Danny C.G. Lim.
Pages: 204 Size: 1.06 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05 May, 2011
eISBN-13: 9780191621581

Each year, thousands of junior doctors apply for highly competitive training jobs in a variety of specialties. Obtaining a training job can be a difficult and stressful process, with some specialties attracting 40 applicants per post. This book helps doctors to improve their chances of getting that highly sought-after post. It is a wide-ranging, accessible guide to the application process, covering every step, from online application to the selection panel. It includes essential tips on career development, interview technique, and specialty-specific advice.

Medical regulation and revalidation

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: John Martyn Chamberlain.
Pages: 118 Size: 433 KB Format: PDF Publisher: The Policy Press
Published: 26 August, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781447325451

Medical sociology has traditionally focused on the governance of ‘troublesome’ social groups, including the unwell, the ‘deviant’, and the criminally insane. But recently, it has explored how the state ensures the public is protected from medical malpractice, negligence, and criminality. Against the background of some high-profile scandals, this authoritative book examines the modernisation of the regulation of doctors by the introduction of a quality assurance process. Highlighting areas of good practice, this book will be required reading for scholars of medical sociology, medical education and health policy.

Revalidation

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley And Phil Bright.
Pages: 164 Size: 1.38 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc – M.U.A.
Published: 06 July, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781138030831

This won’t hurt a bit…How do you show that you consistently provide high quality clinical care both as an individual doctor and member of a team? How do you provide convincing evidence of your performance that justifies you as being fit to practise? And how do you achieve this in a way that is not too burdensome?Revalidation will now be more stringent that ever. You might need help gathering information so that your evidence is sufficiently robust and objective, presenting it so that addresses the fields in the General Medical Council’s document. You’ll need to make sure you match your portfolio with what is expected in your specialty area.This book helps you to sustain your energy in gathering and reviewing evidence of your day-to-day performance at work so that you are recertified and relicensed with ease, whatever future revisions are made to the revalidation process. By suggesting proactive and structured methods, this book offers easy to comprehend ways to guide you through the evidence cycle, with many examples in both clinical and non-clinical fields. It is ideal for primary care and hospital doctors preparing for revalidation, including trainee doctors. Appraisers, and trainee appraisers in trusts, deaneries or general practice will find the guidance invaluable, as will appraisal leads in healthcare organisations and those with responsibility for quality assurance of appraisal as part of clinical governance or regulation.