New e-books for primary care staff

The following e-books are now available via HONNI. They should be of particular interest to staff in working in primary care/family medicine.

To view the e-books, simply click on the links below, and log in with your HONNI details when prompted.

Any queries about the books should be directed to Richard Fallis, subject librarian for medicine, email: r.fallis@qub.ac.uk, tel: 028 9063 2645

Peter Worrall, Adrian French and Les Ashton (2009). Advanced Consulting in Family Medicine: the consultation expertise model
What distinguishes the consulting of experienced family doctors from their newly qualified colleagues? The question is often frustratingly hard answer clearly or objectively: unlike many professions, family doctors face a dearth of clear expectations of what constitutes advanced practice, a lack of defined standards against which to evaluate it, and an absence of expertise-related professional training in which to develop it post-certification. The model of consultation excellence outlined in this book illustrates in practical terms how advanced consulting can be nurtured. It avoids tantalising value judgement such as ‘excellence’. Instead, it describes behaviours in terms that can be observed day to day, providing a detailed picture of what constitutes advanced consulting behaviour, how family doctors can be helped to acquire these higher levels of expertise, and how changes in behaviour can be identified and evaluated. “Advanced Consulting in Family Medicine” is written in handbook form for easy access and use, and provides a vital vision of higher order family doctor consulting.
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Christopher J. Price, Rodney Sinclair (2008). Fast facts: Minor Surgery
Dermatological surgery is practised routinely in primary care, and most minor procedures are straightforward and require minimal time. Success is dependent on the practitioner’s ability to recognize lesions, choose and plan appropriate treatment and surgical interventions, and perform surgical procedures. Fast Facts: Minor Surgery provides an overview of the good practice and operative set-up required for dermatological surgery, the skin lesions commonly encountered in primary care and the various techniques and procedures involved in their treatment.
https://honni.ezp1.qub.ac.uk/login?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=114339

Roger Neighbour (2005). The inner apprentice: an awareness-centred approach to vocational training for general practice
The first edition of The Inner Apprentice proved to be a landmark publication. Now in its second edition, it includes an additional chapter in which questions the assumptions about the relevance of awareness-based teaching in the overcrowded curriculum of contemporary vocational training – and suggests that the curiosity they engender is more important than ever.This book offers many new ideas, techniques and educational tools, and will be of interest to general practice trainers and trainees, and anyone involved in an individual teaching relationship.
https://honni.ezp1.qub.ac.uk/login?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=55726