Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) Book Review in Ophthalmology


Book Description

1. Optics 2. Scenarios Based 3. Retina and Uveal Tissue 4. Glaucoma 5. Neuro-ophthalmology 6. Lens and Cataract 7. Oculoplasty 8. Cornea 9. Drug Preparation 10. Procedure 11. Examination Procedures 12. History Taking 13. Counseling 14. Radiology 15. Miscellaneous 16. Video Station




OSCEs for Medical Finals


Book Description

OSCEs for Medical Finals has been written by doctors from a variety of specialties with extensive experience of medical education and of organising and examining OSCEs. The book and website package consists of the most common OSCE scenarios encountered in medical finals, together with checklists, similar to OSCE mark schemes, that cover all of the key learning points students need to succeed. Each topic checklist contains comprehensive exam-focussed advice on how to maximise performance together with a range of ‘insider's tips' on OSCE strategy and common OSCE pitfalls. Designed to provide enough coverage for those students who want to gain as many marks as possible in their OSCEs, and not just a book which will ensure students ‘scrape a pass', the book is fully supported by a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/khan/osces, containing: OSCE checklists from the book A survey of doctors and students of which OSCEs have a high chance of appearing in finals in each UK medical school







Legal and Forensic Medicine


Book Description

This is a comprehensive reference text that examines the current state of Legal Medicine, which encompasses Forensic Medicine, in the 21st century. It examines the scope of both legal and forensic medicine, its application and study and has adopted a wide ranging approach including multinational authorship. It reviews the differences between and similarities of forensic and legal medicine, the need for academic qualification, the applications to many and varied fields including international aid, military medicine, health law and the application of medical knowledge to both criminal law and tort/civil law, sports medicine and law, gender and age related factors from obstetrics through to geriatrics and palliative care as well as cultural differences exploring the Christian/Judeo approach compared with that within Islamic cultures, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book looks at practical applications of legal medicine within various international and intercultural frameworks. This is a seminal authoritative text in legal and forensic medicine. It has a multi-author and multinational approach which crosses national boundaries. There is a great interest in the development of health law and legal medicine institutes around the world and this text comes in on the ground floor of this burgeoning discipline and provides the foundation text for many courses, both undergraduate and postgraduate. It defines the place of legal medicine as a specialized discipline.​







Toxicology Handbook


Book Description

The Toxicology Handbook 2e is a practical, didactic guide to the approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients. It has been written for hospital-based doctors at all levels and describes the risk assessment-based approach pioneered by the principal authors. the concise layout enables the reader to quickly locate information in a poisoning emergency. the book also features locally relevant information on bites, stings and envenoming. This book will also be useful for ambulance service paramedics and pharmacists.




Diagnostic Procedures in Ophthalmology


Book Description

New edition presenting latest developments in ophthalmic diagnostic procedures. Fully revised and many new chapters. Previous edition published in 2009.




MCEM Part C: 120 OSCE Stations


Book Description




Medical and Veterinary Entomology


Book Description

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition, has been fully updated and revised to provide the latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance. Each chapter is structured with the student in mind, organized by the major headings of Taxonomy, Morphology, Life History, Behavior and Ecology, Public Health and Veterinary Importance, and Prevention and Control. This second edition includes separate chapters devoted to each of the taxonomic groups of insects and arachnids of medical or veterinary concern, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Internationally recognized editors Mullen and Durden include extensive coverage of both medical and veterinary entomological importance. This book is designed for teaching and research faculty in medical and veterinary schools that provide a course in vector borne diseases and medical entomology; parasitologists, entomologists, and government scientists responsible for oversight and monitoring of insect vector borne diseases; and medical and veterinary school libraries and libraries at institutions with strong programs in entomology. Follows in the tradition of Herm's Medical and Veterinary Entomology The latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance Two separate indexes for enhanced searchability: Taxonomic and Subject New to this edition: Three new chapters Morphological Adaptations of Parasitic Arthropods Forensic Entomology Molecular Tools in Medical and Veterinary Entomology 1700 word glossary Appendix of Arthropod-Related Viruses of Medical-Veterinary Importance Numerous new full-color images, illustrations and maps throughout




MCQs for FRCOphth part 2


Book Description

MCQs for FRCOphth Part 2 is a key resource for candidates preparing to sit the Royal College of Ophthalmologists examination. Written by experts in the field, it is carefully mapped to the RCOphth curriculum, providing comprehensive preparation for all aspects of this challenging exam. Written for the new FRCOphth format, it contains 360 questions organised into five sections to reflect the subdivisions of the exam. A mock examination of 90 questions enables trainees to assess their level of knowledge, and practise the technique and approach needed for the examination. In addition to a small ratio of illustration based questions to reflect the real FRCOphth exam it also places an emphasis on areas that are not well covered in other materials, such as GMC and RCOphth guidelines. All answers are accompanied by detailed explanations and relevant further reading sources, providing candidates with high-quality self-assessment. Offering a true test of the reader's ophthalmology knowledge, this is a must-buy for anyone preparing for the FRCOphth part 2 written exam.