This book offers a guide to medical English, and is addressed to healthcare professionals and students with an upper-intermediate level of English. It will also be useful as a handout for specialised English courses offered in medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy degrees, and can be used as a self-study book. The book is made up of four chapters, structured into three sections: namely, grammar, science, and phonetics. Each chapter reviews the main points of English grammar, and works with the vocabulary of the medical field. The book also provides students with basic knowledge of phonetics, which will help them to improve their listening and speaking skills.
Take a better approach to English for ESL health care students and practitioners. This workbook-based method uses a variety of interactive learning techniques to develop their mastery of medical English and their ability to use and understand it in the health care setting. It’s perfect for both self-study and classroom instruction.
Vocabulary development for the Occupational English Test. Book 1: Introduction to Communication Strategies The Language used in Healthcare 3 Learning New Terms 6 Communication Strategies 15 Hospital Documentation 24 Medical Terms: The Head Ð Anterior 26 Medical Terms: The Head Ð posterior 28 Medical Terms: The Face 30 Medical Terms: The Nose 31 Medical Terms: The Eye 33 Medical Terms: The Ear 36 Medical Terms: The Mouth 38 Medical Terms: Anterior of the Chest 40 Medical Terms: Shoulders 42 Medical Terms: The Lower Back 44 Medical Terms: The Buttocks 46 Medical Terms: Thigh and Hips 48 Medical Terms: Abdominopelvic Region 50 Medical Terms: Anterior Knee and Lower Leg 52 Medical Terms: Posterior Lower Leg and Knee 54 Medical Terms: The Foot 57 Medical Terms: The Arms 59 Medical Terms: Back of the Hand 61 Medical Terms: Palm of the Hand 62 Medical Terms: Fingernails and Toenails 65 Answers: 67
'English for Medical Purposes: Doctors' is a communication-focussed course book for private study or use in the classroom. The book presents authentic scenarios between doctor and patient which allow for practice of the sort of conversations doctors are likely to have in the hospital environment. Topics covered include naming parts of the body, introducing yourself to a patient, starting the patient interview, talking to a patient about the current complaint, discussing vital signs, examining a patient, talking about pain level, talking about tests, discussing a diagnosis, discussing surgery options, talking about wounds, allergies and infections and discussing treatment with a patient
The only book of its kind in English, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals, is a proficiency-based conversation textbook offering a complete Japanese language course that teaches Japanese grammar along with the vocabulary of medical care. With nearly three million Japanese tourists visiting the United States last year, and another five hundred thousand expatriates residing in the US and other English-speaking countries, it is inevitable that many Japanese speakers find themselves in need of healthcare but unable to communicate. Important highlights of this book are: Accompanying MP3 Audio Disc. No prior knowledge of Japanese necessary. For all professionals seeking to communicate in healthcare situations. Includes an English-Japanese dictionary of medical terms, a glossary of common complaints, and a sample bilingual medical questionnaire. Japanese for Healthcare Professionals offers a complete language course for classroom study or independent learners that teaches Japanese grammar along with the Japanese medical vocabulary. The chapters cover every step of a patient's interaction with care providers, from appointments and admissions to the physical examination, symptoms and illnesses, diagnosis, treatment, instructions to the patient, discharge, and follow-up. Chapters are devoted to the major branches of medicine as well as dentistry and to the corresponding bodily systems. There are also chapters on anatomy, infection and disease, and visits to the pharmacy. Each chapter follows a natural progression designed to help the learner comprehend the new material and acquire the language as effortlessly as possible. Each includes: basic Japanese vocabulary, a situational dialogue, Japanese grammar points and key Japanese language and culture notes, exercises and practice drills, and a quiz to sharpen comprehension. The culture and language notes seek to help the provider understand better a Japanese patient's cultural framework and patterns of belief, as well as the "un-translatable" meaning conveyed by certain idioms. The accompanying MP3 audio disc tries ties in core parts of each chapter, allowing learners to practice their spoken language skills outside a classroom setting. The book also includes thirty illustrations to help with vocabulary acquisition, a pronunciation guide, an English-Japanese dictionary of medical terms, a glossary of Japanese expressions for common complaints, a sample bilingual medical questionnaire, and answers to the quizzes. Emphasizing the learner's practical use of the Japanese language for healthcare settings and the importance of culture in understanding, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals reflects the national standards in foreign-language education set by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign languages (ACTFL).
Ethics for Health Professionals provides a foundational understanding of ethics for healthcare students and clinicians. With a conversational tone and features within each chapter that add to its appeal including quotes, interesting facts, case studies, and more, this indispensable text offers an enjoyable, eased reading style while supplying information that can be practically and easily put into practice once the student enters the field. Many ideals can also be carried over to one's personal life in terms of ethical principles and decision making. Pedagogical features include chapter objectives, boxed articles, quotes, case studies, key terms, chapter summary, assessment review questions. Website links are also included for additional reference. Students will learn basic information while develop a meaningful understanding of ethics, its importance and application in the world of health sciences. CONTENTS * Overview of the history of ethics * Blanchard and Peale's 3-step model * Ecological Model * Approaches to ethics * Applying ethics to the health care professional * Patient Care Partnership * Vulnerable Populations * Confidentiality * The Medical Record * Patients' rights under HIPAA and privacy standards * Ethics and the Workplace * Liability and Health Care * Matters of Life and Death Ethics for Health Professionals also covers additional contemporary topics in health care including: * Integrity in Research (Including conflict of interest and Institutional Review Boards) * Central Electronic Medical Record Registry * Stem Cell Research * Euthanasia, Abortion, Assisted Suicide * How to Choose a Reliable Website for Information Gathering
Offering a practical, six-step approach to effective survey design, delivery, and analysis, Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education provides a real-world framework for successful research and evaluation using surveys. Focused on medical and other health professional education research, this unique text features quick-reference checklists, high-yield explanations, and case examples throughout, making it both a foundational reference and a go-to resource for all health professions educators and researchers who use surveys. - Provides a detailed and practical discussion of the steps in survey methodology, along with just enough theory to inform common decisions. - Includes numerous real-world examples, both simple and complex, covering the wide range of problems researchers are likely to face. - Addresses issues of survey fatigue and addresses the challenge of how to get "good data." - Features "Voice of Experience" boxes—pearls based on authors' actual experiences. - Concludes each chapter with a checklist so readers can quickly ensure they have covered every necessary step of survey design and implementation. - Contains a convenient glossary of terms. - Offers guidance from expert international contributors in medical and health professions research. - Summarizes the most current standards and understanding of survey research so that experienced and novice researchers alike can directly apply content to improve research rigor.
Many problems and misunderstandings are the result of inadequate communication between people. If we could fully understand one another, and also make ourselves fully understood, we would live in greater harmony with one another and increase our well-being and happiness. In today's world, it is becoming increasingly more important for people in every country of the world to be able to communicate with one another through one common language. This is especially true in the medical profession. Everyone deserves access to excellent medical care, no matter where they are in the world. In many instances, interpreters are not available and communication difficulties can pose a real barrier to providing quality health care to patients. For this reason, many current and aspiring medical professionals put a great deal of time and effort into improving their knowledge of the English language, particularly their English medical vocabulary, in order to more effectively communicate with their patients and with other medical professionals from around the world. This book is intended to aid them in their efforts to improve their knowledge in this area and, hence, their ability to provide all their patients with the best possible care. This book covers all the major systems of the body. The initial chapter(s) on each system provide basic vocabulary and the remaining chapter(s) deal with specific symptoms, problems, and diseases. Each chapter begins with a list of ten words and definitions which the student is to study and try their best to understand and remember. The student can then test him/herself by attempting to complete the following activities without looking back at the list of definitions. The first activity in each chapter involves writing each word beneath its definition. The definitions are in a different order than in the original list. The student must pay special attention to spelling and check their answers by referring to the answer section at the back of the book. The second activity in each chapter involves filling in the blanks in the sentences with the words on the list. Again, the words are in a different order than in the original list and, this time, the form of the word may need to be changed in order to be used correctly in the sentence. The student can then check over their spelling, and check their answers by referring to the answer section at the back of the book. It is important to fully read and understand all instructions before beginning each activity. The idea behind this book is for the student to, not only learn new words, but to test their own knowledge and to practice using the words in new sentences, to ensure that they have truly understood their meaning. It is only in this way that they can remember the words long-term and be able to apply them in new situations in the future.
Practical, on-the-job help for medical professionals who work with Spanish-speaking patients This compact, phrase-packed resource provides all the vocabulary medical professionals need to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. It's written expressly for caregivers, so users will find the phrases and vocabulary they need to cover everything from routine office visits to treatments and prescriptions to major medical procedures. Complete with pronunciations for all listings, this hands-on guide efficiently bridges the communication gap between physicians, nurses, clinic workers, aid agencies, and emergency responders and their Spanish-speaking clientele.
