Learn from the master! John Murtagh's Cautionary Tales is drawn from over 30 years experience as a General Practitioner. Taken primarily from Professor Murtagh's own practice in rural Victoria, these cautionary tales are authentic cases in clinical practice and the mistakes and problems that GPs can encounter.Taken primarily from Professor Murtagh's own practice in rural Victoria, these cautionary tales are authentic cases in clinical practice and the mistakes and problems that GPs can encounter.

Each tale is enriched with psychological, social and environmental factors that form part of every patient problem.

EBook available from Murtagh Library free for members - Murtagh's Cautionary Tales, 3rd edition
 

This third edition maintains the role-play style of the successful previous editions, where students use a variety of case studies to practice their clinical examination skills.

All cases include instructions for both the exam candidate and the patient, with suggested approaches as well as up-to-date references and further readings.

The format is ideal for students, international medical graduates and general practice training programs.

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Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, is an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students.

To accommodate the rapid advances in the professions, this fifth edition has been expanded into two volumes. This first volume, Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, is the essential guide to all aspects of preventing, diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries.

Murtagh Library free for members to borrow – Brukner & Khan's clinical sports medicine - email Library
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This book is a practical and comprehensive manual that will improve your results in diagnosis of skin tumors and related conditions.

This well illustrated, highly acclaimed reference provides a complete understanding of the use of dermoscopy, explaining diagnostic features and examining benign melanocvtic, melanoma and non-melanocvtic lesions.

Murtagh Library free for members to borrow – Dermoscopy – email Library@racgp.org.au
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John Murtagh's General Practice, the widely recognised and most trusted text for general practice and primary healthcare, has been completely revised and expanded ensuring readers continue to have the best clinical content for general practice education and clinical care. 

This authoritative book covers a mix of traditional and modern practice with an emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning, early diagnosis, strategies for solving common presenting problems, continuing care and 'tricks of the trade'. The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated by the experienced author team, including new authors who bring a new generation of knowledge and diagnostic expertise to the work.

EBook available from Murtagh Library free for members - Murtagh’s Practice Tips, 8th Edition
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Presented in alphabetical order and in a convenient pocket-sized format, John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook 8th Edition summarises key content from the main book. It is an accessible, trusted and portable source of information for medical students and experienced professionals.

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General Practice Psychiatry is compiled by a combination of practitioners and academics working in general/family practice, psychiatry and psychology.

As General or Family Practitioners (GPs) are often the first contact for clients with mental health issues, this book focuses on higher prevalence disorders and common problems that GPs may encounter, and offers a systematic, highly practical, problem-based approach to their diagnosis and treatment.

 
Murtagh Library free for members to borrow - General practice psychiatry - email Library@racgp.org.au
Hard copy available at cost from McGraw Hill Australia - General practice psychiatry
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Murtagh's Practice Tips is the trusted resource that provides tips for GPs and other medical practitioners drawn from John Murtagh's extensive experience in practice.

It is the essential guide for tried-and-tested approaches to treatment and improvisation methods, using convenient tools and readily available equipment to treat patients as effectively as possible.

Written with the busy practitioner in mind, this latest edition describes techniques using common terminology to suit practitioners at all levels of experience.

EBook available from Murtagh Library free for members - Murtagh’s Practice Tips, 8th Edition
Hard copy available at cost from McGraw Hill Australia - Murtagh's Practice tips 8^th e
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“Every Doctor”  is about thriving in medicine and includes contributions from doctors all over the world.

By working together, every doctor can discover and rediscover joy in medicine, create a healthier medical culture, and lead positive changes in their workplaces. 

The book is a must-read for doctors of all specialties at all stages of their careers wherever they practice around the globe.

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Paper back, Hard copy and eBook available at cost from Routledge Taylor and Francis Group - Every Doctor healthier Doctor = Healthier Patients