ReadingReading

JournalsJournals• Useful to look at the BMJ, BJGP and

InnovAiT• Ask yourself if articles are relevant

to UK GP• Skim article and use the summary

boxes• Enjoy the narrative fillers and back

pages

• Useful to look at the BMJ, BJGP and InnovAiT

• Ask yourself if articles are relevant to UK GP

• Skim article and use the summary boxes

• Enjoy the narrative fillers and back pages

Electronic information sources

Electronic information sources

Respond to DENs (Doctor’s educational needs)

Respond to DENs (Doctor’s educational needs)• When you have a clinical

problem, look it up there and then

• There is a world of knowledge in front of you at the touch of your mouse

• When you have a clinical problem, look it up there and then

• There is a world of knowledge in front of you at the touch of your mouse

A few electronic info sources

A few electronic info sources

• Search engines• Google• Google scholar• www.searchmedica.co.uk

• MENTOR - linked with EMIS, and on web

• www.gp.notebook.co.uk• www.patient.co.uk• Symptom sorter on

www.doctorupdate.net• BMJ learning• www.wellclosesquare.co.uk• Doctors.net

• Search engines• Google• Google scholar• www.searchmedica.co.uk

• MENTOR - linked with EMIS, and on web

• www.gp.notebook.co.uk• www.patient.co.uk• Symptom sorter on

www.doctorupdate.net• BMJ learning• www.wellclosesquare.co.uk• Doctors.net

• bradfordvts.co.uk• National Electronic Library for

Health• MeReC bulletin• Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin• Bandolier• Specialist sites

• Dermnet.nz• Univ Michigan sports

medicine• Links to guidelines in your e

portfolio

• bradfordvts.co.uk• National Electronic Library for

Health• MeReC bulletin• Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin• Bandolier• Specialist sites

• Dermnet.nz• Univ Michigan sports

medicine• Links to guidelines in your e

portfolio

Medical BooksMedical Books• Oxford Handbook of General Practice• Consultation books

• Liz Moulton, The Naked Consultation • Roger Neighbour, The Inner Consultation• Peter Tate, The Doctor’s Communication Handbook

• Critical appraisal• Trisha Greenhalgh, How to Read a Paper

• BMJ ‘ABC’ series for specialties

…..and please read non medical books too!

• Oxford Handbook of General Practice• Consultation books

• Liz Moulton, The Naked Consultation • Roger Neighbour, The Inner Consultation• Peter Tate, The Doctor’s Communication Handbook

• Critical appraisal• Trisha Greenhalgh, How to Read a Paper

• BMJ ‘ABC’ series for specialties

…..and please read non medical books too!