Writing,Speaking,Communication

Writing, Speaking & Communication Skills for Health Professionals
The Health Care Communication Group

7 CPEU or CE hours

Course: $58
Includes book & CE exam

CE exam only: $48
"Download on demand" available

Description
This course and reference is a guide that belongs in the personal library of every health are professional-brims with practical advice on a broad range of essential medical communication skills.

Easy to read and wide ranging, the book is the ideal communications primer for health professionals including: dietitians, nurses, researchers, medical writers, and all others in the medical and biological sciences.

Topics include:

Organizing complex technical data
Publishing journal articles and writing grants
Creating a curriculum vitae
Presenting conference posters
Teaching medicine
Developing business skills, including customer service, practice-building, running a meeting, and business writing

Level: Intermediate
ISBN: 0300088620
ISBN-13: 9780300088625
Format: Textbook Paperback, 352pp
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date; 2001

Content
Preface
Part One. Reading Science
Chapter 1. Reading the Medical Literature: Assessing Reports on Clinical Intervention Studies
Part Two. Writing Science
Chapter 2. Grammar Tips for the Information Age
Chapter 3. The Creative Process
Chapter 4. The Scientific Journal Article: Approaching the First Draft
Chapter 5. How to Ask for Research Grant
Chapter 6. Planning and Preparing an Effective Scientific Poster
Chapter 7. Dynamic Job-search Materials Part Three. Speaking Science Chapter 8. Speaking for Success
Chapter 9. Techniques for Teachers Part Four. Teaching Science
Chapter 10. The True Teacher in Medicine
Part Five. The Business Aspects of Heath Care
Chapter 11. Communication in Health Care
Chapter 12. Building Your Practice
Chapter 13. Running an Effective Meeting
Chapter 14. Business Writing Contributors
Index

Book authors
The authors are all experts in the field of health communication. Among their areas of expertise are public relations, medical editing and writing, teaching advanced writing and speaking skills, multicultural communication, collaborative adult learning, grant writing, management, and medical statistics.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1000 Professional skills
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1090 Media skills
1130 Verbal communication skills, presentations
1140 Written communication skills, publishing