This book offers a guide to medical English, and is addressed to healthcare professionals and students with an upper-intermediate level of English. It will also be useful as a handout for specialised English courses offered in medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy degrees, and can be used as a self-study book. The book is made up of four chapters, structured into three sections: namely, grammar, science, and phonetics. Each chapter reviews the main points of English grammar, and works with the vocabulary of the medical field. The book also provides students with basic knowledge of phonetics, which will help them to improve their listening and speaking skills.

Take a better approach to English for ESL health care students and practitioners. This workbook-based method uses a variety of interactive learning techniques to develop their mastery of medical English and their ability to use and understand it in the health care setting. It’s perfect for both self-study and classroom instruction.

A beginner level student book for future medical professionals whose first language is not English.

Background reading and activities used for EMP Teacher Training.Practical tips for developing texts and activities for health care professionals.

Vocabulary development for the Occupational English Test. Book 1: Introduction to Communication Strategies The Language used in Healthcare 3 Learning New Terms 6 Communication Strategies 15 Hospital Documentation 24 Medical Terms: The Head Ð Anterior 26 Medical Terms: The Head Ð posterior 28 Medical Terms: The Face 30 Medical Terms: The Nose 31 Medical Terms: The Eye 33 Medical Terms: The Ear 36 Medical Terms: The Mouth 38 Medical Terms: Anterior of the Chest 40 Medical Terms: Shoulders 42 Medical Terms: The Lower Back 44 Medical Terms: The Buttocks 46 Medical Terms: Thigh and Hips 48 Medical Terms: Abdominopelvic Region 50 Medical Terms: Anterior Knee and Lower Leg 52 Medical Terms: Posterior Lower Leg and Knee 54 Medical Terms: The Foot 57 Medical Terms: The Arms 59 Medical Terms: Back of the Hand 61 Medical Terms: Palm of the Hand 62 Medical Terms: Fingernails and Toenails 65 Answers: 67

Offers a course for doctors, medical students, and other medical professionals who need to communicate with patients and medical colleagues. The course is at an intermediate level and develops all four skills with several activities. This third edition, in colour, takes account of developments in medicine and the impact of information technology.

'English for Medical Purposes: Doctors' is a communication-focussed course book for private study or use in the classroom. The book presents authentic scenarios between doctor and patient which allow for practice of the sort of conversations doctors are likely to have in the hospital environment. Topics covered include naming parts of the body, introducing yourself to a patient, starting the patient interview, talking to a patient about the current complaint, discussing vital signs, examining a patient, talking about pain level, talking about tests, discussing a diagnosis, discussing surgery options, talking about wounds, allergies and infections and discussing treatment with a patient