Oral Presentation in Medicine - Softcover

Fingerhut, A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2287596860 ISBN 13: 9782287596865

Publisher: Springer, 2002

Synopsis

Scientific knowledge may be communicated in the written form or orally. Written communication (medical writing) usually takes the form of original or research papers, which appear in scientific journals. Oral communication in medicine is usually made during a meeting and is often called a free paper. Oral medical communication abides by certain rules. The objectives of this book are to examine and discuss these rules. Oral medical communication involves taking the floor to speak, whether it be as a speaker, the person who gives the talk in front of an audience, or as part of the audience, who can then ask questions or make comments. The go­ between is called the moderator. Some forms of oral communication are more specific to meetings with a large audience: free papers, panel discussions or roundtables, posters, and videos. Others are more characteristic of smaller audiences: hospital staff meet­ ings, or literature update sessions. Educational talks have a didactic goal and resemble a lecture, for instance, in a course, or are closer to a case report, when they are given during a small class get-together.

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"This book is an educational manual featuring guidelines on spoken communication in medicine, with particular advice on how to convey a scientific message ... . this text provides specific and really interesting techniques in medical publishing ... . The information contained in this volume can be of great importance to clinicians, researchers and also students who have an interest in the improvement of their communicative capabilities and possibilities." (M. Monticone, Minerva Medica, Vol. 96 (1), 2005)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 2287596860
• ISBN 13: 9782287596865
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 77