Check your speedOxford Handbook of General Practice, 2nd Ed.powered by Skyscape Author(s): Chantal Simon, University of Southampton and Hazel Everitt, University of SouthamptonPublisher: Oxford University Press A lifeline for the busy GP, this reference covers the whole of general practice. It includes hands-on advice and allows rapid access to information to help with any day-to-day problems which might arise in general practice.The general practice section has been revised to include the new General Medical Services contract and appraisal and revalidation. There are new sections on complementary medicine, chronic disease management and elderly care and increased emphasis on evidence based medicine, sports medicine and practice in a multicultural society. Pointers to further information for GPs and advice and support for patients, which can be easily accessed from the GP surgery, are included throughout.Key FeaturesWritten by GPs, for GPsUpdated in line with new evidence and major new guidelines to help the GP keep up to dateIncludes practical hands-on advice to enable GPs to pick up tips usually only learned from experienceCovers the whole spectrum of general practice, to assist the GP with any problems which might crop up in the course of the working dayNew/updated guidelines including: management of hypertension, chronic heart failure, angina, headache, eating disorders, antenatal care, dyspepsia, type 1 diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThe new GP contract and appraisal and revalidationExtended evidence-based medicine sectionNew chapters on complementary medicine, chronic disease management and elderly careAdditional sections on sports medicine and practice in a multicultural societyPlus, with Skyscapes powerful cross-linking you can quickly and easily access any related disease and diagnostic topics across your entire mobile reference library.
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