Overview
This book provides clinically relevant questions of the process of taking a history and performing a physical examination, with sections on Useful Background, and where available, evidence-based performance characteristics of the rendering of our clinical skills. This book (part 1 of 2 of this series), covering Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hepatology, and Nephrology.
Full Product Details
Author: A B R Thomson ,
Dr a B R Thomson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.388kg
ISBN: 9781461024842
ISBN 10: 1461024846
Pages: 816
Publication Date: 15 August 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Dr. Thomson has been President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, a member of the Bockus Society, two-term Governor for Western Canada for the American College of Gastroenterology, winner of the prestigious University Cup in 2001, a recipient of the Gold Medal in Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada), Chief Royal College examiner in Gastroenterology, Director of the Division of Gastroenterology, three-time Teacher of the Year at the University of Alberta, Award for Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, and awarded Distinguished University Professor. He helped found the Gastroenterology Training Fellows annual course, The Canadian Digestive Disease Foundation, The Canadian Helicobacter Study Group, The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, and First Principles of Gastroenterology, a textbook made available free to all medical students and physicians in Canada. He joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1975, where he began his career as a clinician, teacher, and investigator. He cherishers the privilege of having helped train more than 60 GI training fellows and graduate students. Dr. Thomson's basic research interest is in the mechanisms of intestinal adaptation, the absorption of nutrients, and the modification of this adaptive response in health and in disease models. His clinical research interests involve the study of human gastric secretion and the coordination and conduct of clinical trials for patients with peptic disorders, as well as inflammatory and irritable bowel diseases. Dr. Thomson has authored over 700 scientific papers and review articles, and has edited eight books.
