English in Medicine is a course for doctors medical students and other health professionals who need to communicate with patients and colleagues Each of the seven units focuses on one area of practitioner patient communication from history taking and examination to diagnosis and treatment The course develops all four skills through a wide variety of activities Table of contents: Taking a history Asking basic questions Taking notes Reading skills: Scanning a case history Case history: William Hudson Asking about systems Asking about symptoms Reading skills: Noting information from a textbook Examining a patient Giving instructions Understanding forms Reading skills: Using a pharmacology reference Case history Special examinations Instructing explaining and reassuring Rephrasing encouraging and prompting Reading skills: Reading an article Case history Investigations Explaining and discussing investigations Using medical documents Reading skills: Reading articles Case history Making a diagnosis Discussing a diagnosis Explaining a diagnosis Reading skills: Reading articles Case history Treatment Medical treatment Physiotherapy Surgical treatment Reading skills: Using an online database Tapescript Appendix 1: Language functions Appendix 2: Common medical abbreviations Appendix 3: Job titles in the hospital system Appendix 4: A broad equivalence of positions in the NHS and US hospital systems Supplementary activities
