Winner of the Paediatrics category at the BMA Book Awards 2015

About to start a paediatrics rotation?
Working with children for the first time?
Thinking about a career in paediatrics?

The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is the ultimate practical guide for medical students encountering paediatrics for the first time, junior doctors thinking about working with children, and new paediatric trainees. It's full of vital information on practical procedures, prescribing for young patients, and communicating with children and young people, as well as guidance on the paediatric training programme and paediatrics as a career.

Full of clinical tips, and covering key information on developmental stages, common paediatric emergencies and ethical dilemmas, and child protection, The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is also supported by online resources including practice prescribing scenarios and video content at www.wileyhandsonguides.com/paediatrics

Take the stress out of paediatrics with The Hands-on Guide!

About the Author

Rebecca Hewitson is Paediatrics Specialist Trainee, London Deanery, The Whittington Hospital and Royal Free Hospital, London

Caroline Fertleman is Consultant Paediatrician, The Whittington Hospital
Site Sub-Dean and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College London Medical School
Training Programme Director, School of Paediatrics, London Deanery
Honorary Consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Book Information
ISBN 9781118463529
Author Rebecca Hewitson
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 281g
Dimensions(mm) 175mm * 150mm * 13mm