Surgical English

Surgeons around the world need a basic knowledge of English to keep up to date with advances in their field. Fluency in surgical English is important for your professional development, enabling you to attend English-speaking patients with confidence, to study (or work) in other hospitals, speak conf...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ribes, Ramn̤. (Editor), Aranda, Pedro J. (Editor), Giba, John. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02965-3
Table of Contents:
  • Methodological Approach to Surgical English
  • Surgical Grammar. American English vs. British English
  • Surgical Scientific Literature Writing an Article
  • Letters to Editors of Surgical Journals.-Attending and International Course in Surgery
  • Presenting a unication.-Chairing a Session.-Typical Mistakes that Surgeons Make when speaking and Writing English
  • Latin and Greek Terminology.-Acronyms and Abbreviations in Surgery and Medicine
  • Glossary of Surgical Terms.-Surgical English by Surgical Specialty
  • Taking a Clinical History
  • Writing a Surgical Report
  • Describing A Surgical Technique.-Dictating a Report
  • Writing a Hospital Discharge Report
  • How to Write a Letter Requesting a Visit
  • How to Write an International Curriculum Vitae
  • Surgical Instruments: Sutures, Retractors and more
  • Managing a Surgical Department
  • Surgical Conversation Guide: From the Informed Consent to the Outpatient Clinic. Conversation Survival Guide Outside of the Hospital
  • How to Communicate Effectively.