2006 book competition winners
11 September 2006
Category prizes
- Anaesthesia
- Basic and clinical sciences
- Basis of medicine
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Electronic media
- Endocrinology
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- Haematology
- Health care for the elderly
- Medicine
- Mental health
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Paediatrics
- Popular medicine
- Primary health care
- Public health
- Radiology
- Respiratory medicine
- Surgery
- Urology
- BMA student textbook award
- BMA illustrated book award
- BMA Board of Science award for the public understanding of science
- BMA patient information award (printed materials)
- BMA patient information award (websites)
- Patient Information award (electronic media)
- Patient information award (people with learning difficulties)
- Patient Information award (young people)
- BMA medical book of the year 2006
Photos of the award and patient information winners are shown here. Please email Richard Jones if you would like an electronic copy for publicity purposes either of these photographs or those of the category first prize and patient highly commended prizes.
Sir Charles George, Chairman of the BMA Board of Science, announces the winners
Sir David Carter, Chairman of The Health Foundation, addresses the winning authors and patient information providers
Mr Tony Bourne, Chief Executive/Secretary of the BMA, closes the awards ceremony
Anaesthesia
First prize
Principles of Critical Care, 3rd edition.
Jesse B. Hall, Gregory A. Schmidt and Lawrence D.H. Wood - McGraw-Hill Education, September 2005 ISBN: 0071416404 £120.00
Highly commended
Pharmacology for Anaesthesiologists.
Edited by J P Howard Fee and James G Bovill - Informa Healthcare, April 2005 ISBN: 1841842362 £55.00
QBase Anaesthesia 5: MCQs for the Final FRCA. 5th edition.
Edited by Edward Hammond and Andrew McIndoe - Cambridge University Press, January 2006 ISBN: 052167705X £23.99
Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain, 5th edition
Steven McMahon and Martin Koltzenburg - Elsevier, January 2005 ISBN: 0443072876 £209.00
Basic and clinical sciences
First prize
Pathology of the Lungs, 2nd edition
Bryan Corrin and Andrew G. Nicholson - Elsevier, December 2005 ISBN: 0443074763 £209.00
Highly commended
Medical Genetics.
Ian D. Young - Oxford University Press, April 2005 ISBN: 0198564945 £24.99
Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System.
Michael Schuenke, Erik Schulte, and Udo Schmacher in collaboration with Jürgen Rude - Georg Thieme Verlag, July 2005 ISBN: 3131420715 €99.95
Commended
Clinically Orientated Anatomy, 5th edition
Keith L. Moore and Arthur F. Dalley - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, May 2005 ISBN: 0781736390 £35.00
Textbook of Medical Physiology, 11th edition
Arthur C. Guyton (deceased) and John E. Hall - Elsevier, June 2005 ISBN: 0721602401 $99.00
Basis of medicine
First prize
Patient Safety: Research into Practice.
Edited by Kieran Walshe and Ruth Boaden - Open University Press, November 2005 ISBN: 0335218539 £24.99
Highly commended
Communication Skills for Final MB: A Guide to Success in the OSCE.
Harry Dalton and Simon Noble - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, October 2005 ISBN: 0443100500 £21.99
Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine 4 volume set.
Jason Payne-James, Roger W. Byard, Tracey S. Corey and Carol Henderson - Elsevier, June 2005 ISBN: 0125479700 £695.00
Surgical and Medical Treatment in Art.
Alan Emery and Marcia Emery - RSM Press, October 2005 ISBN: 1853156957 £45.00
Cardiology
First prize
Surgical Anatomy of the Heart, 3rd edition
Benson R. Wilcox, Andrew C. Cook and Robert H. Anderson - Cambridge University Press, January 2005 ISBN: 1841100285 £135.00
Highly commended
Intracardiac Echocardiography.
Frank E. Silvestry and Susan E Wiegers, editors - Informa Healthcare, September 2005 ISBN: 1841844802 £75.00
Lipid disorders: Your Questions Answered.
John Reckless and Jonathan Morrell - Elsevier, November 2005 ISBN: 044307481X £19.99
Specialist Training in Cardiology.
Edited by Henry J Purcell and Paul R Kalra - Elsevier Mosby, September 2005 ISBN: 0723433216 £36.99
Dermatology
First prize
Diseases of the Skin: a Colour Atlas and Text, 2nd edition
Gary M. White and Neil H. Cox - Elsevier, November 2005 ISBN: 0323029973 £149.00
Highly commended
Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology, 2nd edition 2 volume set
John Harper, Arnold Oranje and Neil Prose - Blackwell Publishing Ltd, October 2005 ISBN: 1405110465 £350.00
Electronic media
First prize
Minor Injuries in Accident and Emergency
Ffion Davies and Barbara Stahl - OCB Media, December 2005 ISBN: 190403912X £29.99
Highly commended
5-Minute Pediatric Consult: PDA edition. 4th edition.
M. William Schwartz - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, June 2005 ISBN: 0781754526 £38.00
Interactive Cardiology Education, 2nd edition. 2nd edition.
Dr P Batin - Multi-ed Medical Limited, December 2005 ISBN: £485.00
Endocrinology
First prize
Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes: an Illustrated Colour Text
Shern L Chew and David Leslie - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, December 2005 ISBN: 0443073031 £22.99
Highly commended
Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, 2nd edition
Peter G Kopelman, Ian D Caterson and William H Dietz, editors - Blackwell Publishing, July 2005 ISBN: 1405116722 £110.00
The Metabolic Syndrome
Christopher D Byrne and Sarah H Wild, editors - Wiley, September 2005 ISBN: 0470025115 £60.00
ENT
First prize
Basic Otorhinolaryngology: a Step-by-Step Learning Guide
Rudolf Probst, Gerhard Grevers and Heinrich Iro - Georg Thieme Verlag, September 2005 ISBN: 3131324414 ?49.95
Highly commended
Genetics for ENT Specialists
Dirk Kunst, Hannie Kremer and Cor Cremers - Remedica Medical Education & Publishing, January 2005 ISBN: 1901346641 £25.00
Gastroenterology
First prize
Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2nd edition
David S Rampton and Fergus Shanahan - Health Press, January 2006 ISBN: 190373455X £15.00
Highly commended
Advanced Digestive Endoscopy: ERCP
Peter Cotton and Joseph Leung, editors - Blackwell Publishing, November 2005 ISBN: 1405120797 £89.50
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology e-dition
Wilfred M Weinstein, CJ Hawkey and Jaime Bosch - Elsevier, July 2005 ISBN: 0323035965 £176.00
Liver Biopsy Interpretation, 7th edition
Peter J Scheuer (deceased) and JH Lefkowitch - Elsevier, August 2005 ISBN: 1416026215 £77.00
Haematology
First prize
Prognostic Makers in Hematologic Oncology
Wojciech Gorczyca - Informa Healthcare, November 2005 ISBN: £85.00
Highly commended
Postgraduate Haematology, 5th edition
A Victor Hoffbrand, Daniel Catovsky and Edward GD Tuddenham, editors - Blackwell Publishing, March 2005 ISBN: 1405108215 £149.95
Health care for the elderly
First prize
Depression in Later Life
Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe - Jessica Kingsley Publishers, May 2005 ISBN: 184310234X £13.95
Highly commended
Transcultural Geriatrics: Caring for Elderly People of Indo-Asian Origin
Partha Ghosh and Shahid Anis Khan - Radcliffe Publishing, July 2005 ISBN: 1857757459 £23.50
Medicine
First prize
Clinical Medicine, 6th edition
Parveen Kumar and Michael Clark, editors - Elsevier Saunders, August 2005 ISBN: 0702027634 £41.99
Highly commended
Clinical Skills for Medical Students: a Hands-on Guide, 2nd edition
Ian Bickle, Paul Hamilton, Barry Kelly and David McCluskey - PasTest, April 2005 ISBN: 1904627439 £14.95
Drug Discovery and Development: Technology in Transition
Humphrey Rang, editor - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, November 2005 ISBN: 0443064202 £34.99
Macleod’s Clinical Examination, 11th edition
Graham Douglas, Fiona Nicol and Colin Robertson, editors - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, April 2005 ISBN: 0443074046 £27.99
Oral Care in Advanced Disease
Andrew Davies and Ilora Finlay, editors - Oxford University Press, February 2005 ISBN: 0192632434 £39.95
Mental health
First prize
A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, 3rd edition
Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim - Open University Press, July 2005 ISBN: 0335215831 £21.99
Highly commended
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: the Management of PTSD in Adults and Children in Primary and Secondary Care
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health - Gaskell an imprint of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, March 2005 ISBN: 190467125X £50.00
Prevention and Treatment of Suicidal Behaviour: From Science to Practice
Keith Hawton, editor - Oxford University Press, September 2005 ISBN: 0198529767 £35.00
Commended
Dementia, 3rd edition
Alistair Burns, John O'Brien and David Ames, editors - Hodder Arnold, August 2005 ISBN: 0340812036 £145.00
Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy
Glen O Gabbard, Judith S Beck and Jeremy Holmes, editors - Oxford University Press, May 2005 ISBN: 0198520646 £65.00
Neurology
First prize
McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis, 4th edition
Alastair Compston, Christian Confavreux, Hans Lassmann, Ian McDonald, David Miller, John Noseworthy, Kenneth Smith and Hartmut Wekerle - Elsevier, January 2006 ISBN: 044307271X £145.00
Highly commended
Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment: Forms, Causes and Therapy in Children and Adults, 2nd edition
Simon Shorvon - Blackwell Publishing, September 2005 ISBN: 1405131349 £39.50
The Circuitry of the Human Spinal Cord: its Role in Motor Control and Movement Disorders
Emmanuel Pierrot-Deseilligny and David Burke - Cambridge University Press, July 2005 ISBN: 0521825814 £110.00
Obstetrics and gynaecology
First prize
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, 7th edition
Gerald G Briggs, Roger K Freeman and Sumner J Yaffe - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, January 2005 ISBN: 0781756510 £53.00
Highly commended
IVF in the Medically Complicated Patient: a Guide to Management
Nick S Macklon - Informa Healthcare, June 2005 ISBN: 1841844284 £44.95
Management of the Menopause: the Handbook, 4th edition
Margaret Rees and David W Purdie, editors - RSM Press, January 2006 ISBN: 1853156671 £19.95
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Guide to Clinical Management
Adam H Balen, Gerard S Conway, Roy Homburg and Richard S Legro - Informa Healthcare, November 2005 ISBN: 1842142119 £80.00
Oncology
First prize
Atlas of Non-Gynecologic Cytology
Grace T McKee - Informa Healthcare, August 2005 ISBN: 1841844128 £95.00
Highly commended
European Society for Medical Oncology: Handbook of Oncological Emergencies
Paris A Kosmidis, Dirk Schrijvers, Fabrice André and Sylvie Rottey, editors - Informa Healthcare, June 2005 ISBN: 184184523X £22.50
Ophthalmology
First prize
Retina, 4th edition
Stephen J Ryan, David R Hinton, Andrew P Schachat and CP Wilkinson - Elsevier Mosby, October 2005 ISBN: 0323040918 £440.00
Highly commended
Neuro-Ophthalmology: the Practical Guide
Leonard A Levin and Anthony C Arnold - Thieme Medical, June 2005 ISBN: 1588901831 $169.95
Orthopaedics and rheumatology
First prize
Osteoarthritis: an Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis
Adrian Jones and Michael Doherty - Clinical Publishing, March 2005 ISBN: 1904392164 £74.99
Highly commended
Common Spinal Disorders: Explained
Andrew D Skyrme, Guy PF Selmon and Lesley Apthorp - Remedica, January 2005 ISBN: 1901346528 £17.50
Rockwood and Green: Fractures in Adults, 6th edition 2 volume set
Robert W Bucholtz, James D Heckman and Charles Court-Brown, editors - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, December 2005 ISBN: 0781751608 £297.00
Paediatrics
First prize
Atlas of Metabolic Diseases, 2nd edition
William L Nyhan, Bruce A Barshop and Pinar T Ozand - Hodder Arnold, August 2005 ISBN: 0340809701 £150.00
Highly commended
Recent Advances in Paediatrics 22
Timothy J David, editor - RSM Press, January 2005 ISBN: 1853155977 £35.00
Textbook of Pediatric HIV Care
Steven L Zeichner and Jennifer S Read - Cambridge University Press, April 2005 ISBN: 0521821533 £175.00
Popular medicine
First prize
No first prize was awarded this year
Highly commended
Death... and How to Survive it: a Unique, Practical and Uplifting Guide to Coming to Terms with the Loss of Your Partner
Kate Boydell - Vermilion, April 2005 ISBN: 0091902576 £9.99
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Coping with the Disease – Living with Those Involved
Urs Eiholzer - S Karger AG, May 2005 ISBN: 3805578466 CHF 29
Commended
Caged in Chaos: a Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free
Victoria Biggs - Jessica Kingsley Publishers , March 2005 ISBN: 1843103478 £12.95
HGV Man
Ian Banks - Haynes Publishing, June 2005 ISBN: 1844251837 £14.99
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and More!: the One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals
Martin L Kutscher - Jessica Kingsley Publishers, July 2005 ISBN: 1843108100 £14.99
Your Pregnancy Week By Week: What to Expect from Conception to Birth
Lesley Regan - Dorling Kindersley, March 2005 ISBN: 0751336823 £18.99
Primary health care
First prize
Oxford Handbook of General Practice, 2nd edition
Chantal Simon, Hazel Everitt and Tony Kendrick - Oxford University Press, September 2005 ISBN: 019856581X £24.95
Highly commended
Get Through MRCGP: Written Paper Module
Una Coales - RSM Press, May 2005 ISBN: 1853156213 £21.50
Public health
First prize
Social Determinants of Health, 2nd edition
Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson, editors - Oxford University Press, October 2005 ISBN: 0198565895 £29.50
Highly commended
Essential Epidemiology: an Introduction for Students and Health Professionals
Penny Webb, Chris Bain and Sandi Pirozzo - Cambridge University Press, April 2005 ISBN: 0521546613 £24.99
Going Smoke-free: the Medical Case for Clean Air in the Home, at Work and in Public Places – A report on Passive Smoking by the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians, July 2005
Royal College of Physicians, July 2005 ISBN: 1860162460 £16.00
Third World Health: Hostage to First World Wealth
Théodore H MacDonald - Radcliffe Publishing, July 2005 ISBN: 1857757696 £35.00
Radiology
First prize
Atlas of Clinical Positron Emission Tomography, 2nd edition
Sally F Barrington, Michael N Maisey and Richard L Wahl - Hodder Arnold, November 2005 ISBN: 0340816937 £125.00
Highly commended
Clark's Positioning in Radiography, 12th edition
A Stewart Whitley, Charles Sloane, Graham Hoadley, Adrian D Moore and Chrissie W. Alsop - Hodder Arnold, August 2005 ISBN: 0340763906 £75.00
Practical Nuclear Medicine, 3rd edition
Peter F Sharp, Howard G Gemmell and Alison D Murray, editors - Springer, September 2005 ISBN: 185233875X £49.50
Teaching Atlas of Chest Imaging
Mark S Parker, Melissa L Rosado-de-Christenson and Gerald F Abbott - Thieme Medical Publishers, December 2005 ISBN: 1588902307 $149.95
Respiratory medicine
First prize
No first prize was awarded this year.
Highly commended
Respiratory Genetics
Edwin K Silverman, Steven D Shapiro, David A Lomas and Scott T Weiss, editors - Hodder Arnold, September 2005 ISBN: 0340814322 £120.00
Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease
Sam H Ahmedzai and Martin F Muers, editors - Oxford University Press, February 2005 ISBN: 0192631411 £69.95
Commended
Vital COPD: Your Essential Reference for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care
Rachel Booker - Class Publishing, June 2005 ISBN: 1859591140 £14.99
Surgery
First prize
Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease, 4th edition
Norman L Browse, John Black, Kevin G Burnand and William EG Thomas - Hodder Arnold, July 2005 ISBN: 034081571X £26.99
Highly commended
Emergency Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Practice, 2nd edition
Aires AB Barros D'Sa and Anthony DB Chant - Hodder Arnold, October 2005 ISBN: 0340810122 £149.00
Surgical Recall, 4th edition
Lorne H Blackbourne - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, June 2005 ISBN: 0781786088 £19.95
Urology
First prize
Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology, 3rd edition 3 volume set
Alex M Davison, J Stewart Cameron, Jean-Pierre Grünfeld, Claudio Ponticelli, Eberhard Ritz, Christopher G Winearls and Charles van Ypersele, editors - Oxford University Press, January 2005 ISBN: 0198508247 £395.00
Highly commended
Prostate Cancer: Principles and Practice
Roger S Kirby, Alan W Partin, Mark R Feneley and J Kellogg Parsons, editors - Informa Healthcare, December 2005 ISBN: 1841844586 £195.00
Urodynamics, 3rd edition
Paul Abrams - Springer, December 2005 ISBN: 1852339241 £45.00
BMA student textbook award
Communication Skills for Final MB: a Guide to Success in the OSCE
Harry Dalton and Simon Noble - Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, October 2005 ISBN: 0443100500 £21.99
Harry Dalton, consultant physician at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
BMA illustrated book award
Surgical and Medical Treatment in Art
Alan Emery and Marcia Emery - RSM Press, October 2005 ISBN: 1853156957 £45.00
Peter Richardson managing director of RSM Press, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
BMA Board of Science award for the public understanding of science
COPD: the 'At your Fingertips' Guide
Jon Miles and June Roberts - Class Publishing, January 2006 ISBN: 1859590454 £14.99
John Miles, Consultant Respiratory Physician, at North Manchester Healthcare Trust, and June Roberts, senior nurse at Langworthy Medical Practice in Bury, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Patient information award (printed materials)
First prize
A Parent's Guide to Children's Cancers
Cancerbackup and UKCCSG, February 2005
Dr Sue Ablett, Executive Director of UKCCSG, Debbie Coats, Senior Information Development Nurse at Cancerbackup, and a colleague, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Highly commended
Risks Associated with Your Anaesthetic
Royal College of Anaesthetists, December 2005
A Confident Choice – Breast Prostheses, Bras and Clothes After Surgery
Breast Cancer Care, February 2006
A Patient's Guide to Radiotherapy for Brain Tumours at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre, June 2005
Breast Radiotherapy: Possible Side Effects
Cancerbackup, October 2005
Cochlear Implants: a Guide for Families
The National Deaf Children's Society, May 2005
Haematuria Pathway Patient's Journal
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, April 2005
hiv & mental health
NAM, August 2005
In it Together – for Partners of People with Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Care, February 2006
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Care, June 2005
Mesothelioma
British Lung Foundation, November 2005
Surgery for a Herniated Lumbar Disc
BUPA, February 2006
Commended
A Healthy You!
World Cancer Research Fund (UK), July 2005
A Patient's Guide to Ear Acupuncture at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre, November 2005
anti-hiv drugs
NAM, June 2005
Coping with Emotions
Arthritis Care, June 2005
Epilepsy in Later Life
Susan Stewart and Epilepsy Scotland, May 2005
Fatigue
Multiple Sclerosis Society, December 2005
Help! I've Got Kidney Failure
Rob Higgins and Class Publishing, July 2005
Joint Action: Information on Total Hip Replacement
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Medical Illustration Department, August 2005
My Child Needs a Drip
Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, January 2005
The Manual, 3rd edition
Terrence Higgins Trust, October 2005
Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in Adults, Children and Young People
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH), November 2005
Treatment Notes: When and How to Lose Weight
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, September 2005
You Need to Know All About Chlamydia
Health First, March 2005
Patient information award (websites)
First prize
Go to the website here - www.aidsmap.com
NAM
Thomas Paterson, Production Development Manager at NAM, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Highly commended
Go to the website here - www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Breast Cancer Care
Go to the website here - www.babycentre.co.uk
Content Consultants
Commended
Go to the website here - www.click4tic.org.uk
Cancerbackup
Go to the website here - www.chapsonline.org.uk/together
Terrence Higgins Trust – Vive la Difference site
Patient information award (electronic media)
A Parents Guide To: Clubfoot – The Ponseti Method (DVD)
C-Pro Direct, Steps, Both Feet Forward and Booth Hall Children's Hospital, September 2005
Stella Morris, Director at C-Pro Direct Ltd, Sue Banton, Director of Steps Charity, and Margaret Walmsley representing Both Feet Forward Charity and Booth Hall Childrens Hospital, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Patient information award (people with learning difficulties)
Welcome to the Eye Department
Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust, and The Eye Department, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, February 2005
Jason Chadburn, the patient model, and Karen Dolling, Support Nurse for the Visually Impaired at Royal Hallamshire Hospital South, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Patient information award (young people)
Victoria: is Your Period Causing You Big Problems?
Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK), November 2005
Diane Carlton, Chair of the Trust, and a colleague, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
BMA medical book of the year 2006
A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, 3rd edition
Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim - Open University Press, July 2005 ISBN: 0335215831 £21.99
Professor Anne Rogers, Professor of Sociology of Health Care at the University of Manchester, and Professor David Pilgrim, Clinical Dean, Teaching Primary Care Trust for East Lancashire, and Honorary Professor at the Universities of Liverpool and Central Lancashire, accepting the award from Sir David Carter
Professor Anne Rogers and Professor David Pilgrim with Dr Lin Gillan, Open University Press Product Manager
Sir David Carter with Mr George Roycroft and Mrs Nicky Jayesinghe of the BMA Science Department
Ms Jackie Berry, BMA Library Manager, Mrs Penny Bonnett, of the Health Libraries and Information Journal, Mr Richard Jones, Director of the BMA Medical Book Competition, and Ms Mary Last, one of the patient information judges