ABSTRACT

The growth in chemotherapy has led to a great need for all those involved to be familiar with safe procedures based on best evidence-based practice. Practical Chemotherapy: a multidisciplinary guide is a comprehensive and straightforward guide describing over 70 widely used chemotherapy regimens helping to make their prescription and administration safer and less problematic. Checklists throughout the book are specifically tailored for the needs of each professional group involved in treatment and are intended to help prevent potentially serious mistakes that can occur. This book is unique in its practical emphasis and will be invaluable for doctors pharmacists and nurses working in oncology and haematology.

chapter 1|6 pages

Being invited to speak

chapter 2|5 pages

Choosing your medium

chapter 3|3 pages

Researching your presentation

chapter 4|4 pages

Outlining your presentation

chapter 5|7 pages

Presentation structure: getting started

chapter 8|3 pages

Scripting your presentation

chapter 9|7 pages

Choosing and using words

chapter 10|4 pages

Learn from professional orators

chapter 11|8 pages

Slide preparation: basic principles

chapter 12|3 pages

Slide preparation: titles

chapter 13|4 pages

Slide preparation: text

chapter 14|5 pages

Slide preparation: tables

chapter 17|3 pages

Slide preparation: bar charts

chapter 18|2 pages

Slide preparation: pie charts

chapter 19|2 pages

Slide preparation: line drawings

chapter 20|2 pages

Slide preparation: photos

chapter 22|6 pages

Using the overhead projector

chapter 23|2 pages

Using video effectively

chapter 24|3 pages

Rehearsing your presentation

chapter 25|2 pages

Keeping track

chapter 26|4 pages

Arriving well prepared

chapter 27|3 pages

Last-minute checks

chapter 29|3 pages

Delivering your presentation: your voice

chapter 31|3 pages

Keeping up appearances

chapter 32|3 pages

Handling presentation nerves

chapter 33|2 pages

Dealing with disaster

chapter 34|2 pages

Answering questions