Crash Course Medical Ethics and Sociology Updated Edition: Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

• More than 80 line artworks, tables and boxes present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner
• Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy
• Written by junior doctors for students - authors who understand exam pressures
• Contains ‘Hints and Tips’ boxes, and other useful aide-mémoires
• Succinct coverage of the subject enables ‘sharp focus’ and efficient use of time during exam preparation
• Contains a fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for honing exam skills and self-testing

• Self-assessment section fully updated to reflect current exam requirements
• Contains ‘common exam pitfalls’ as advised by faculty
• Crash Courses also available electronically

1 Foundations of medical ethics and law.

2 Professionalism and medical ethics.

3 The doctor, the patient and society.

4 Ethics and law at the beginning and end of life.

5 Healthcare commissioning and resource allocation.

6 Introduction to sociology and disease.

7 Experience of health and illness.

8 Organization of health care provision in the UK.

9 Inequalities in health and health care provision.

10 Epidemiology and public health.

11 Clinical governance.

Self-assessment: Best of Five, Extended Matching Questions