Universal Clinical Reasoning: Optimising the Approach and Care for Patients - Hardcover

Soh, Jian Yi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811269289 ISBN 13: 9789811269288

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Getting the correct diagnosis as soon as possible, without unnecessary tests or trials of failed treatment, is the goal and hallmark of excellent healthcare. Clinical reasoning is central to the goal of rapidly deducing the correct clinical diagnosis whilst continuing to be safe and careful. This reasoning is also required to make optimal, patient-centred decisions afterwards.

Commonplace healthcare and training are far from attaining this goal. Inability to correctly diagnose patients is often accompanied by mistakes, wastage, and sometimes allegations of medical malpractice. Some countries like the USA have great wealth and advanced technology, yet consistently have poor overall outcomes and significant medicolegal litigation. Healthcare training is fragmented and flawed, with multiple styles and approaches without any unifying, clear path for learners.

This book aims to address all of those limitations.

Clinical reasoning is defined in a universal, simple and practical manner for all healthcare trainees, professionals and leaders. The learning journey for this skill is described, and applies for any patient in any setting. In so doing, this method aims to accelerate the acquisition of competence, and increase the extent of achieved competence.

About this title

About the Author

SOH Jian Yi completed medical school in 2004 at the National University of Singapore. He juggled his work, specialty training, and the observations and efforts that led to the creation and refinement of the universal clinical reasoning technique, which is being taught in the National University of Singapore and National University Hospital of Singapore. Currently, he is a paediatrician specialising in allergy and immunology, and an educational teacher and leader in both the university and the hospital. He engages in clinical and education research.

His other contributions include founding the first clinical service for oral immunotherapy for food allergies in Singapore, which has been recognised and recommended by the global nonprofit OIT101 network. He is the current head of the service. He was a regular contributor to the Straits Times of Singapore on health issues, and a volunteer with TOUCH Community Services.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811269289
• ISBN 13: 9789811269288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736