TY - BOOK AU - McCarter,Sam TI - Medicine 1 SN - 9780194023009 (Student Book) PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Medicine KW - Terminology KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Medical English KW - Spoken English KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Includes a Reading bank key, Speaking activities, Grammar reference, Listening scripts, and a Glossary; "Medicine 1 gives you the language, information, and skills you need to start you career ; It's my job - real people talk about their work in medicine; Patient care - key interpersonal skills for patient-centred communication; Reading bank - practice in reading for medicine; Based on the communication skills for OSCE ; Reference to the Oxford Handbook series - authentic material from the world's best selling medical handbooks; Online interactive exercises to revise and recycle language: https://elt.oup.com/student/oefc/medicine1." (Book Cover); CONTENTS ; 1. Presenting complaints ; It's my job: Dr. Gillian Henderson - cardiologist ; Culture project/project: Understanding culture: interpreting body language ; Listening: Personal details; Presenting complaints ; Speaking: Diagnosing presenting complaints ; Writing: A case report ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Asking short and gentle questions; Tenses in the presenting complaints ; Vocabulary: Describing pain ; Pronunciation: Medical terms: word stress ; 2. Working in general practice ; Patient care: Short questions in the general history ; Culture project/project: Research into general practice in the UK ; Listening: Description of a GP's job; A case history; Short questions in the general history ; Reading: Social factors in general practice ; Speaking: GP statistics; Case history role-play ; Writing: A referral letter ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Present Perfect and Past Simple ; Vocabulary: Medical jobs; Signs and symptoms; Non-technical language ; Pronunciation: Medical jobs: main stress; Questions: rising and falling intonation ; 3. Instructions and procedures ; It's my job: Dr. Franco Carulli - newly qualified doctor ; Patient care: Preparation for carrying out a procedure ; Listening: Preparing for the first ward round; Giving instructions ; Reading: Direct observation of procedural skills ; Speaking: Explaining a process (hand washing); Explaining a procedure; Case presentation ; Writing: Case notes ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Giving instructions; Explaining procedures; Making polite requests ; Vocabulary: Instructions for a procedure ; 4. Explaining and reassuring ; Culture project/project: Research into complications ; Listening: Patient care; Explaining a gastroscopy; Emphasis; Discussing complications ; Reading: Gastroscopy ; Speaking: Explaining procedures; Acknowledging visual cues ; Writing: An explanation of possible complications ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Explaining procedures with the Present Passive and be going to future ; Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe procedures; Explaining complications and reassuring the patient ; Pronunciation: Word stress: suffixes ; 5. Dealing with medication ; It's my job: Joce Carne - nurse practitioner ; Patient care: Prescribing drugs in hospital ; Culture project/Project: Research into clinical incident reporting ; Listening: A drug chart; Benefits and side effects ; Reading: Concordance ; Speaking: A drug chart; Explaining medications ; Writing: Clinical incident reporting ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Phrasal verbs; Explaining side effects: can/may ; Vocabulary: Abbreviations ; 6. Lifestyle ; Patient care: Sympathy and empathy ; Culture project/project: Research in medicine ; Listening: Family history and social history; Being sympathetic ; Reading: Overweight and obesity ; Speaking: Making changes; Stress; Exam practice ; Writing: An email about dealing with stress ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Encouraging patients and making suggestions ; Vocabulary: Language for exercise ; Pronunciation: Word stress in noun phrases ; 7. Parents and young children ; It's my job: Dr. Nasrin Ahmed - paediatrician ; Patient care: Reassurance ; Culture project/project: Baby's six-week check; Applying for work ; Listening: Talking about oneself; Reassuring an anxious parent; Sharing experiences ; Reading: Recommendations for the use of the MMR vaccine ; Speaking: Empathizing; Practicing for OSCE scenarios ; Writing: Reflecting on one's own experiences ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: First Conditional vs. Second Conditional ; Vocabulary: Qualities of a good pediatrician; Non-technical language; Signs and symptoms ; 8. Communication ; Patient care: Understanding why patients can appear vague; Asking and responding to open questions ; Culture project: Information web search: TWEAK ; Listening: Acknowledging verbal cues; Appropriate responses ; Reading: Barriers to prevention ; Speaking: Considering what the patient thinks; Dealing with a defensive patient ; Writing: Writing accurately for training or work applications ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Open and closed questions ; Vocabulary: Alcohol ; Pronunciation: Stress in the sentence ; 9. Working in psychiatry ; It's my job: Dr Tom Turner - psychiatrist ; Patient care: Asking about self-harm ; Listening: Describing patients ; Reading: Eliciting the history ; Speaking: Min-mental state examination ; Writing: Extract from a mental state examination ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: the Past Simple and the Past Perfect; Wishes and consequences in negotiations ; Vocabulary: Appearance, behaviour, and manner ; Pronunciation: Weak forms ; 10. Terminal illness and dying ; It's my job: Frances MacGregor - Marie Curie nurse ; Culture project: Care in the community ; Listening: Recognizing and dealing with patients' emotions; Informing a relative about a death ; Reading: Breaking bad news ; Speaking: Breaking bad news; A debate about donor cards; Coping mechanisms ; Writing: Preferred coping mechanisms ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences ; Vocabulary: Reactions to bad news; Words and phrases related to death ; 11. Working in a team ; It's my job: Dr Omar Noori - phlebotomist ; Culture project: Finding out about politeness in different cultures ; Listening: Appropriate responses; Asking a senior colleague for help ; Reading: Syllabus and Competences of the Foundation Programme ; Speaking: Communicating with a consultant; Interrupting a colleague; Interview panel ; Writing: Describing an example of good practice ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Being polite ; Vocabulary: Teamwork; Describing attitude and behaviour ; 12. Diversity at work ; Patient care: Asking about culture; Spiritual needs in palliative care ; Culture project: Name awareness ; Listening: Avoiding and responding to tactless comments ; Reading: A multicultural UK ; Speaking: Cultural awareness; Reporting and clarifying; Diversity committee; Patients's spiritual needs ; Writing: A response to a report ; Language Knowledge ; Language spot: Reported speech ; Vocabulary: Awareness of feelings ; Pronunciation: Saying long sentences ; Reading bank ; 1. TV doctor ; 2. Medicines ; 3. Assessment ; 4. The language barrier ; 5. The nocebo effect ; 6. Salt caves ; 7. Children's sleep ; 8. Expressions ; 9. Psychiatry ; 10. Memories ; 11. Being a midwife ; 12. The Maori ; Reading bank key ; Speaking activities ; Grammar reference ; Listening scripts ; Glossary ; Teacher's Resource Book extras ; Grammar tests key ; Symbols and abbreviations UR - https://elt.oup.com/student/oefc/medicine1/?cc=ca&selLanguage=en ER -