Overview

The general practitioner is required to make hundreds of decisions every day and each must be tailored to the specific needs of the individual patient. This first book on decision making in general practice is an invaluable reference for all concerned with providing quality care. Using over 200 real life cases, it analyses the difficulties arising in: Diagnosis, investigation, management, follow up, outcome, prevention, practice organization. A body of rules that can be applied to these wide ranging issues provides a framework to improve decision making skills in ways that are ethical, cost-effective, safe, and acceptable for GPs, trainees, trainers and medical students. Here is an essential guide to understanding this critical element of general practice.

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Author:   Ben Essex
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   BMJ Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780727908599

ISBN 10:   0727908596
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   24 November 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements.. I. Decision analysis. 1. Introduction. 2. Classification of decisions. 3. Evaluation of rules. 4. Study decisions in general practice. 5. Factors and pathways. 6. Training. 7. Sharing decisions.. II. Specific decisions. 8. Diagnosis. 9. Investigations. 10. Objectives. 11. Management options. 12. Indications. 13. Follow up and outcomes. 14. Prevention.. III. Special problems. 15. Decisions about children. 16. HIV/AIDS. 17. Mental illness. 18. Violence. 19. Communicating decisions. 20. Requests. 21. Mistakes.. IV. Organisation. 22. Practice staff. 23. Referral decisions. 24. Responsibilities. 25. Protocols and policies. 26. Decisions and the district nurse. 27. Waiting lists.. V. Specific factors. 28. Acceptability. 29. Compliance. 30. Confidentiality. 31. Consent. 32. Culture. 33. Risk. 34. Urgency. 35. Social problems. 36. Conclusion.

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unique...addresses the sort of general practice problems other medical texts often ignore - Lancet

""unique...addresses the sort of general practice problems other medical texts often ignore"" - Lancet

"""unique...addresses the sort of general practice problems other medical texts often ignore"" - Lancet"

Author Information

Ben Essex is the author of Doctors, Dilemmas, Decisions, published by Wiley.

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