Fachenglisch für Gesundheitsberufe (eBook)

Vorwort zur 2. Auflage 6
Vorwort zur 1. Auflage 7
Acknowledgements 8
Weitere Beiträge 9
Contents 10
Unit 1: Health and Health Care 12
1.1 Not Feeling Well 13
1.2 Introduction to Health and Ill Health 15
1.3 Some Commonly Encountered Medical Conditions 19
1.4 Health Professionals 22
1.5 Types of Health Care Systems 24
1.6 The Health Care System of the UK: The National Health Service (NHS) 27
1.7 Health Care in the USA 30
1.8 Health Services in the USA 35
1.9 The German Health Care System 37
Unit 2: Body Parts and Body Functions 39
2.1 Basic Anatomical Terms 40
2.2 The Anatomy of the Human Body 41
2.3 The Parts of the Body 43
2.4 Compound Words in Anatomy 43
2.5 The Brain and Nervous System 47
2.6 Human Locomotion 49
2.7 The Physiology of Voice 50
2.8 The Larynx and Thoracic Cavity 55
2.9 Auscultation of the Lungs 57
2.10 Human Anatomy in English Proverbs and Sayings 59
Unit 3: Places of Work and Professional Responsibilities 62
3.1 Allied Health Professions 63
3.2 What Do Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists Do? 65
3.3 The Working Conditions of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists around the World 68
3.4 Occupation – Movement – Communication 69
3.5 Occupational Therapy Models of Practice 70
3.6 Therapeutic Treatment Methods in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy 73
3.7 Physiotherapy Fields of Activity and Clinical Practice 75
3.8 Working in Private Practice in the USA 77
3.9 Working for a School Board in the USA 79
3.10 Working in a Hospital in the USA 81
3.11 The Multi-Professional Setting within a Hospital in the United Kingdom 82
3.12 Asking and Giving Directions 85
3.13 Working Shifts for Allied Health Professionals in Public Hospitals 89
3.14 Instruments and Equipment in the Hospital 91
3.15 Health and Safety in the Hospital 91
Unit 4: Communicating with Patients – From Initial Assessment to Discharge 95
4.1 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Intervention Process 96
4.2 Making an Appointment 97
4.3 Case History 98
4.4 The Initial Assessment Interview – Basic Interview 100
4.5 The Initial Assessment Interview – Detailed Interview and Questionnaire 106
4.6 Documentation I – Case Notes and Diagnostic Report 111
4.7 Completing a Physical Examination 114
4.8 Clinical Reasoning Processes in Chest Physiotherapy – An Excursion to Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatment 117
4.9 Interpretation of Test Results and Observations 120
4.10 Treatment and Treatment Plan 124
4.11 Documentation II – SOAP Notes 130
4.12 Documentation III – Progress Report and Discharge Summary 137
Unit 5: Interdisciplinary Collaboration – The Vocabulary of Health Professionals in Multi-Professional Teams 141
5.1 Health Care Teams and Team Collaboration 142
5.2 The International Classi.cation of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) 143
5.3 Health Professionals and Attitudes toward Disability 145
5.4 Assistive Devices 147
5.5 Areas Covered in Rehabilitation Programmes 150
5.6 Team Conference on an Inpatient Sub-Acute Stroke Unit 152
5.7 Team Meeting for an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) in the USA 156
5.8 Neurological Patient Admission to Hospital – Example of a Hospital Medical Ward Chart Note 159
Unit 6: Higher Education – OT, PT, SLT at University 164
6.1 Differences between School and University 165
6.2 Study Skills: Academic Reading 165
6.3 Study Skills: Academic Writing 168
6.4 Study Skills: Presentations and Discussions 172
6.5 A Short Overview of Higher Education in the UK and the USA 177
6.6 Doing a Bachelor’s Degree – An Occupational Therapy Student’s Perspective 181
6.7 Doing a Master’s Degree – A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Experience 183
6.8 The International Perspective on AHP Programmes 186
6.9 University Application and Statement of Purpose 187
Unit 7: Working Abroad 190
7.1 The Experience of Working Abroad 191
7.2 State Registration and Professional Associations 196
7.3 The Job Application Process in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland 199
7.4 Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Résumé 208
7.5 Writing a Covering Letter for a Job Application 211
Unit 8: Appendix 217
8.1 Abbreviation List 218
8.2 General Grades of Specialization of OTs, PTs and SLTs in the UK 223
8.3 Therapy Materials and Equipment 224
8.4 Directions and Planes of Reference 232
8.5 Human Locomotion 233
8.6 Useful Phrases for Patient Communication 233
8.7 Useful Phrases for Presentations and 236
8.8 Key – Lösungsschlüssel 237
Bibliography 243