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Learning to prescribe is an essential part of medical training. Due to various high profile serious prescribing errors, the GMC have introduced stricter prescribing standards which medical students must meet in order to graduate. This book helps medical students learn the essentials of safe prescribing practice, and is aimed directly at their needs. It covers all the aspects of prescribing required by the GMC, including principles of prescribing, law and ethics, professional responsibilities, patient communication, at-risk groups, avoiding common errors and what to do when things go wrong. Key features:
Introduction: The Challenge of Prescribing - Arnold Zermansky
Communication and Patient Collaboration - Catherine Gill and Monica Murphy
Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibilities in Prescribing Practice - Monica Murphy and Catherine Gill
Evidenced-Based Practice and Keeping up to Date - Andy Hutchinson and Jonathan Underhill
Working with Others - Greg Heath and Helen Bradbury
Medicines Requiring Particular Care - Natalie Bryars
Prescribing for Specialist Patient Groups - Daniel Greer
Common Errors - David Alldred
Adverse Drug Reactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Drug Interactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Learning to prescribe is an essential part of medical training. Due to various high profile serious prescribing errors, the GMC have introduced stricter prescribing standards which medical students must meet in order to graduate. This book helps medical students learn the essentials of safe prescribing practice, and is aimed directly at their needs. It covers all the aspects of prescribing required by the GMC, including principles of prescribing, law and ethics, professional responsibilities, patient communication, at-risk groups, avoiding common errors and what to do when things go wrong. Key features:
Introduction: The Challenge of Prescribing - Arnold Zermansky
Communication and Patient Collaboration - Catherine Gill and Monica Murphy
Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibilities in Prescribing Practice - Monica Murphy and Catherine Gill
Evidenced-Based Practice and Keeping up to Date - Andy Hutchinson and Jonathan Underhill
Working with Others - Greg Heath and Helen Bradbury
Medicines Requiring Particular Care - Natalie Bryars
Prescribing for Specialist Patient Groups - Daniel Greer
Common Errors - David Alldred
Adverse Drug Reactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Drug Interactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Introduction: The Challenge of Prescribing - Arnold Zermansky
Communication and Patient Collaboration - Catherine Gill and Monica
Murphy
Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibilities in Prescribing
Practice - Monica Murphy and Catherine Gill
Evidenced-Based Practice and Keeping up to Date - Andy Hutchinson
and Jonathan Underhill
Working with Others - Greg Heath and Helen Bradbury
Medicines Requiring Particular Care - Natalie Bryars
Prescribing for Specialist Patient Groups - Daniel Greer
Common Errors - David Alldred
Adverse Drug Reactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Drug Interactions - Barry Strickland-Hodge
Helen Bradbury BSc., (Pharm)., MEd., FRPharmS., FHEA,. Visiting
Associate Professor at the University of Leeds. Helen worked in the
NHS as a hospital pharmacist for 20 years before commencing her
academic career. Helen’s subject specialities are clinical
education, with an interest in pharmacy education, personal and
professional development and interprofessional education. In her
last role as professional lead for pharmacy she advised on the
delivery of the independent prescribing programmes for nurses,
midwives, pharmacists and allied healthcare professionals. She has
published on reflective practice, interprofessional education and
prescribing for medical students.
Barry Strickland-Hodge MSc, PhD, FRPharmS, FHEA, Visiting Professor
of Prescribing Practice at the University of Leeds and a doctoral
supervisor for students at the university of Derby. He was a
prescribing adviser to GP practices in Newham and Belfast for 15
years. He developed the prescribing course for pharmacists at the
University of Leeds in 2003, with the first intake in 2004. Barry
has an interest in the history of medicine and pharmacy and became
an apothecary in 1990. He has written a number of books and papers
on prescribing and information systems.
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