Fachenglisch für Gesundheitsberufe (eBook)

Nach Lehrtätigkeit an einer britischen Universität und einem Austauschprogramm für US-amerikanische Studierende ist Sandra Schiller seit 2002 am BSc- und MSc-Studiengang Ergotherapie, Logopädie und Physiotherapie an der HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen tätig.

Vorwort zur 3. Auflage 7
Vorwort zur 1. Auflage 8
Acknowledgements 9
Weitere Beiträge 10
Contents 11
Unit 1: Health and Health Care 13
1.1 Not Feeling Well 14
1.2 Introduction to Health and Ill Health 16
1.3 Some Commonly Encountered MedicalConditions 20
1.4 Health Professionals 23
1.5 Types of Health Care Systems 25
1.6 The Health Care System of the UK:The National Health Service (NHS) 28
1.7 Health Care in the USA 31
1.8 Health Services in the USA 36
1.9 The German Health Care System 38
Unit 2: Body Parts and Body Functions 40
2.1 Basic Anatomical Terms 41
2.2 Directions and Planes of Reference 43
2.3 The Parts of the Body 46
2.4 Compound Words in Anatomy 47
2.5 The Brain and Nervous System 49
2.6 Human Locomotion 51
2.7 The Physiology of Voice 53
2.8 The Larynx and Thoracic Cavity 58
2.9 Auscultation of the Lungs 60
2.10 Human Anatomy in English Proverbs andSayings 62
Unit 3: Places of Work and ProfessionalResponsibilities 65
3.1 Allied Health Professions 66
3.2 What Do Occupational Therapists,Physiotherapists and Speech and LanguageTherapists Do? 68
3.3 The Working Conditions of OccupationalTherapists, Physiotherapists and Speech andLanguage Therapists around the World 71
3.4 Occupation – Movement – Communication 72
3.5 Occupational Therapy Models of Practice 73
3.6 Therapeutic Treatment Methods inOccupational Therapy and Speech andLanguage Therapy 76
3.7 Physiotherapy Fields of Activity and ClinicalPractice 78
3.8 Working in Private Practice in the USA 80
3.9 Working for a School Board in the USA 82
3.10 Working in a Hospital in the USA 84
3.11 The Multi-Professional Setting within a Hospitalin the United Kingdom 85
3.12 Asking and Giving Directions 88
3.13 Working Shifts for Allied Health Professionals inPublic Hospitals 92
3.14 Instruments and Equipment in the Hospital 94
3.15 Health and Safety in the Hospital 94
Unit 4: Communicating with Patients –From Initial Assessment to Discharge 98
4.1 The Therapeutic Relationship and theIntervention Process 99
4.2 Making an Appointment 100
4.3 Case History 101
4.4 The Initial Assessment Interview – BasicInterview 103
4.5 The Initial Assessment Interview – DetailedInterview and Questionnaire 109
4.6 Documentation I – Case Notes and DiagnosticReport 114
4.7 Completing a Physical Examination 118
4.8 Clinical Reasoning Processes in ChestPhysiotherapy – An Excursion to RespiratoryPhysiotherapy Treatment 120
4.9 Interpretation of Test Results and Observations 123
4.10 Treatment and Treatment Plan 127
4.11 Documentation II – SOAP Notes 133
4.12 Documentation III – Progress Report andDischarge Summary 140
Unit 5: Interdisciplinary Collaboration –The Vocabulary of Health Professionalsin Multi-Professional Teams 145
5.1 Health Care Teams and Team Collaboration 146
5.2 The International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health (ICF) 147
5.3 Health Professionals and Attitudes towardDisability 149
5.4 Assistive Devices 151
5.5 Areas Covered in Rehabilitation Programmes 154
5.6 Team Conference on an Inpatient Sub-AcuteStroke Unit 156
5.7 Team Meeting for an IEP (IndividualizedEducation Plan) in the USA 160
5.8 Neurological Patient Admission to Hospital –Example of a Hospital Medical Ward Chart Note 163
Unit 6: Higher Education –OT, PT, SLT at University 168
6.1 Differences between School and University 169
6.2 Study Skills: Academic Reading 169
6.3 Study Skills: Academic Writing 172
6.4 Study Skills: Presentations and Discussions 175
6.5 A Short Overview of Higher Education in the UKand the USA 181
6.6 Doing a Bachelor’s Degree – An OccupationalTherapy Student’s Perspective 185
6.7 Doing a Master’s Degree – A Speech-LanguagePathologist’s Experience 187
6.8 The International Perspective on AHPProgrammes 190
6.9 University Application and Statement ofPurpose 191
Unit 7: Working Abroad 194
7.1 The Experience of Working Abroad 195
7.2 State Registration and ProfessionalAssociations 200
7.3 The Job Application Process in the UnitedKingdom and the Republic of Ireland 203
7.4 Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Résumé 212
7.5 Writing a Covering Letter for a Job Application 215
Unit 8: Appendix 221
8.1 Abbreviation List 222
8.2 General Grades of Specialization of OTs, PTs andSLTs in the UK 227
8.3 Therapy Materials and Equipment 228
8.4 Useful Phrases for PatientCommunication 236
8.5 Useful Phrases forPresentations andDiscussions 238
Bibliography 245