Continuing professional development
Chapter 5 Continuing professional development D.A. Davis, J. Goldman, L. Perrier and I.L. Silver Introduction Consider the two scenarios presented below. Scenario 1. You have been invited to make a…
New horizons in medical education
Chapter 1 New horizons in medical education J.A. Dent and R.M. Harden Every few years, new ideas and new trends in medical education become apparent. This is not to say…
Small-group teaching
Chapter 9 Small-group teaching S.J. Durning and R.M. Conran Medical educators can use a number of instructional situations for teaching learners (see Chapters 8–17). Small groups represent a teaching situation…
The hidden curriculum
Chapter 7 The hidden curriculum F.W. Hafferty and E. Gaufberg “The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust The…
Clinical skills centre teaching
Chapter 10 Clinical skills centre teaching J.S. Ker Introduction Teaching consistent high standards of clinical skills is core to both the development of safe healthcare practitioners and the delivery of…
Adverse reactions to complementary and alternative medicines (CMs)
Chapter 38 Adverse reactions to complementary medicines (CMs) Introduction The definition of adverse drug reaction is defined as a ‘response to a medicine which is noxious and unintended, and which…
Osteoporosis
Chapter 30 Osteoporosis Introduction Osteoporosis is a common skeletal condition that results in significant morbidity and mortality for men and women, with ever increasing health care costs.1 Osteoporosis afflicts 75…
Osteoarthritis
Chapter 29 Osteoarthritis Introduction Although diseases with the greatest consequent mortality (e.g. CVD, cancer) attract much of the public’s attention, musculoskeletal or rheumatic diseases are the major cause of morbidity…
Headaches and migraines
Chapter 17 Headaches and migraines Introduction Headache is the most prevalent neurological symptom encountered in medical practice.1 It is experienced by almost everyone at some stage of their lives. Headache…
