Peter Tate
This is my oldest friend, Tony Reed, we met on my 17th birthday, which was the first day of Newcastle Medical School in 1963. We are still close friends.
Dear Peter,
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the shareable 30% off discount code, we have extended the deadline until midnight on 31 December 2020.
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Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the shareable 30% off discount code, we have extended the deadline until midnight on 31 December 2020.
Simply share the discount code ANPA2 with your friends and colleagues, and they can save 30% on all books published by Taylor & Francis when they purchase directly from www.routledge.com before the closing date.
First review:
From Keith Baxby, Renal surgeon (We were at med school together but have not met for 50 years)
Despite my carping about the cost, my copy arrived 3 days ago, and I have dipped into it quite a bit. If I had my time again I would make the same career choice, but this is the second time I have read a book which helps me understand why General Practice could be so rewarding - though it would not have been so for me: I am congenitally ill-equipped to deal with the uncertainty. A kidney transplant, which involved sewing against the clock at 3am (they always happened at 3am in those days, for specific reasons) was a piece of cake compared to a Monday morning surgery. The last section of reflections makes thought-provoking, and often harrowing, reading. There is a lot of humour - as Peter says, much of it of the black sort that doctors develop. I might quote one example when I have recharged my phone
Here endeth the entirely unsolicited advert.
An example of the humour in Peter's book:
He was Ship's Surgeon (aged 25!) on a P&O liner with 1,500 passengers. A crew member presented with smallpox. The Captain had to be told, at 7am. The Surgeon suggested the Captain poured himself a gin before hearing the news.; the Captain said he never drank at that time of day and no news could be bad enough to make him do so. "I said we had a case of smallpox on board and he asked if I would like a gin too".
From Keith Baxby, Renal surgeon (We were at med school together but have not met for 50 years)
Despite my carping about the cost, my copy arrived 3 days ago, and I have dipped into it quite a bit. If I had my time again I would make the same career choice, but this is the second time I have read a book which helps me understand why General Practice could be so rewarding - though it would not have been so for me: I am congenitally ill-equipped to deal with the uncertainty. A kidney transplant, which involved sewing against the clock at 3am (they always happened at 3am in those days, for specific reasons) was a piece of cake compared to a Monday morning surgery. The last section of reflections makes thought-provoking, and often harrowing, reading. There is a lot of humour - as Peter says, much of it of the black sort that doctors develop. I might quote one example when I have recharged my phone
Here endeth the entirely unsolicited advert.
An example of the humour in Peter's book:
He was Ship's Surgeon (aged 25!) on a P&O liner with 1,500 passengers. A crew member presented with smallpox. The Captain had to be told, at 7am. The Surgeon suggested the Captain poured himself a gin before hearing the news.; the Captain said he never drank at that time of day and no news could be bad enough to make him do so. "I said we had a case of smallpox on board and he asked if I would like a gin too".
Bedside Matters
A Journey Through Doctor ̶Patient Communication
By
Peter Tate
Francesca Frame
Copyright Year 2021
Paperback
£29.99
Available for pre-order. Item will ship after November 11, 2020
ISBN 9780367467845
November 11, 2020 Forthcoming by CRC Press
216 Pages
This unique book draws upon a collection of essays and personal reflections by Dr Peter Tate, covering at least half a century of his experience of trying to understand, define and improve communication between doctors and patients. Adopting a light, conversational and often humorous tone, the book covers a broad range of situations encountered during the lead author’s career as a general practitioner, his seminal research into understanding doctor-patient communication, and his subsequent role in both teaching and developing the internationally-recognised Royal College of General Practice’s membership video examination. This book demonstrates that clinical experiences, both professional and personal, are fundamental to our perception of what is important and what matters most in medicine.
Key features:
The author:
Peter Tate is a retired General Practitioner, UK
With editorial contributions from:
Francesca Frame, a General Practitioner based in Cambridgeshire, UK
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. General Practice Beginnings
3. Life Quest
4. The American Adventure
5. The RCGP
6. The Video Examination
7. Other Foreign Adventures
8. The Video Examination: What We Learnt
9. Career Reflections
10. Where Does All This Leave Us?
Appendix
Index
Peter Tate is a retired General Practitioner, UK.
Francesca Frame is a General Practitioner in Cambridgeshire, UK
A Journey Through Doctor ̶Patient Communication
By
Peter Tate
Francesca Frame
Copyright Year 2021
Paperback
£29.99
Available for pre-order. Item will ship after November 11, 2020
ISBN 9780367467845
November 11, 2020 Forthcoming by CRC Press
216 Pages
This unique book draws upon a collection of essays and personal reflections by Dr Peter Tate, covering at least half a century of his experience of trying to understand, define and improve communication between doctors and patients. Adopting a light, conversational and often humorous tone, the book covers a broad range of situations encountered during the lead author’s career as a general practitioner, his seminal research into understanding doctor-patient communication, and his subsequent role in both teaching and developing the internationally-recognised Royal College of General Practice’s membership video examination. This book demonstrates that clinical experiences, both professional and personal, are fundamental to our perception of what is important and what matters most in medicine.
Key features:
- Unique and personal account of the development of this vital but often overlooked aspect of medicine
- Engaging and light-hearted, yet academically rigorous
- Draws on experiences gathered during clinical practice, research and teaching
- From the authors of the popular The Doctor’s Communication Handbook, now in its eighth edition
The author:
Peter Tate is a retired General Practitioner, UK
With editorial contributions from:
Francesca Frame, a General Practitioner based in Cambridgeshire, UK
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. General Practice Beginnings
3. Life Quest
4. The American Adventure
5. The RCGP
6. The Video Examination
7. Other Foreign Adventures
8. The Video Examination: What We Learnt
9. Career Reflections
10. Where Does All This Leave Us?
Appendix
Index
Peter Tate is a retired General Practitioner, UK.
Francesca Frame is a General Practitioner in Cambridgeshire, UK