Description
| Product ID: | 9781482238655 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Practising Public Health |
| Subtitle: | A Guide to Examinations and Workplace Application |
| Authors: | Author: Adam D M Briggs |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Public health and preventive medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Medical study, exam preparation and revision guides, Medical study & revision guides |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book helps public health professionals in the UK and elsewhere to optimise their everyday public health practice. The book incorporates frameworks, theory, skills, tips, and examples that illustrate appropriate communication skills, listening skills, information assimilation, and how to make appropriate public health judgements in given situations. It also provides comprehensive support for those taking the UK Membership of the Faculty of Public Health (MFPH) Objective Structured Public Health Examination (OSPHE). The book includes eight videos of genuine MFPH OSPHE scenarios, allowing viewers to first score the candidate before reading the marks and feedback provided by experienced OSPHE examiners. A helpful ‘Assessments’ section includes further ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ from previously successful OSPHE candidates. Practising Public Health: A Guide to Examinations and Workplace Application helps public health professionals in the UK and elsewhere to optimise their everyday public health practice. The book incorporates theory, skills, tips, and examples that illustrate communication skills, listening skills, information assimilation, and how to make appropriate public health judgements in given situations. It also provides comprehensive support for those taking the UK Membership of the Faculty of Public Health (MFPH) Objective Structured Public Health Examination (OSPHE). The book includes eight videos of genuine MFPH OSPHE scenarios that provide examples of what good (and not so good) performances look like. Viewers then score the candidates before reading the marks and feedback provided by experienced OSPHE examiners. A helpful ‘Assessments’ section includes further ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ from previously successful OSPHE candidates. As well as assisting candidates preparing for professional exams, these exercises will help improve the necessary skill set required by all public health professionals. Each chapter is broken down into an introduction, an overview of relevant theory, and detail on how to apply the theory illustrated with real-world examples. A ‘Further Reading’ section at the end of each chapter links to useful additional information and the book’s glossary provides examples of how to communicate technical terms in lay language. Follow this book on Twitter at @PractisingPH.
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| Imprint Name: | CRC Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-11-30 |
