Description
Book SynopsisCommunicating ideas in veterinary medicine is a fundamental part of continuing veterinary research and building a career as a clinician.
The purpose of this book is to help increasing efficiency and effectiveness in writing professional documents, e.g. writing a concise yet thorough discharge statement to avoid repeated client call-backs to clarify medical recommendations. The book also aims at improving the reader’s confidence in writing skills through guided and well-thought out “homework” or practice exercises.
Useful for both veterinary students and practising vets,
Writing Skills for Veterinarians addresses how to develop and hone veterinary medical and scientific writing techniques. The basics of veterinary writing and why it matters are covered before concentrating on specific written models expected of vets – creating medical documents, client and colleague communications, report writing, journal articles and research papers and presentations. At the end of the book is a resource-bank of additional exercises relating to each type of document.
Table of Contents1 Introduction to Medical Documentation 2 Learning the Lingo: The Language of Medical Documentation 3 Structuring the Medical Record 4 The "S" in SOAP Notes 5 The "O" in SOAP notes 6 The "A" in SOAP notes 7 The "P" in SOAP notes 8 Common Mistakes in SOAP Notes 9 Academic SOAP Notes 10 Variations of SOAP Notes 11 Other Medical Documents 12 An Introduction to Scientific Writing 13 Deciding What to Write as an Original Research Article 14 Writing the Original Research Article Appendix 1: Supplemental Exercises to Master Veterinary Medical Jargon Appendix 2: Supplemental Exercises to Master the Medical Record Appendix 3: Additional Resources that Provide Guidance for Record-Keeping
