Handbook of Clinical Skills: Second Edition
暫譯: 臨床技能手冊：第二版

首次出版於2002年，這是第一本專注於實用技能應用的手冊之一，包括專門針對醫學生和新任初級醫師的諮詢，並在英國及國際上享有極高的聲譽。這本期待已久的修訂版保持了可讀性、簡潔性和隨身攜帶的大小，同時徹底更新以反映這些群體的最新需求，包括同意、保密和記錄保存，並新增了關於處方和一般實踐技能的章節，程序也反映了最新的核心課程，還提供了線上視頻材料，幫助學生將所學技能有效應用於臨床實踐中。

Jane Dacre was elected president of the RCP in April 2014. She is an honorary consultant physician and rheumatologist at the Whittington Hospital in north London, professor of medical education, and director of UCL Medical School in London where she is the chair of several teaching related committees and is actively involved in the leadership, management and design of the MBBS programme. She was also the medical director of MRCP(UK) until December 2013, and prior to that academic vice president of the RCP. Professor Dacre was a GMC council member, and chaired the GMC Education and Training Committee (2008-2012). She also leads a research programme in medical education focussing on assessment. She was the clinical lead for the development of the first Clinical Skills Centre in the UK, and a co-author of the GALS screen. Professor Dacre has been instrumental in the development, implementation and evaluation of assessment systems in medicine. In 2012 she won the 'medicine and healthcare' category for the Women in the City: Woman of Achievement Award. In 2013 she was named in the Health Service Journal's inaugural list of 50 inspirational women in healthcare.

Professor Peter Kopelman is Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. He was Principal at St George's, University of London 2008-15. Prior to this, he was Vice-Principal, Queen Mary, University of London and Deputy Warden of Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (2001-6), and Dean of the Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia (2006-8). Professor Kopelman is active in health policy, education and research. He has been chair or deputy chair of several national university committees. He is a member of NHS national policy and workforce committees, and has chaired the Clinical Examining Board of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK) and the NHIR Academic Careers Panel. He is presently chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty & Education Board and Health Education England's Oversight Board for Medical Associate Practitioners. Professor Kopelman has a long-standing interest in diabetes care, nutrition and obesity with a major research interest in obesity. He was a member of the UK Department of Health and Food Standards Agency Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2001-10), DH Expert Panel on Obesity (2008-10) and was Science Advisor to the Office of Science and Innovations Foresight Obesity Project (2005-9).

簡·戴克（Jane Dacre）於2014年4月當選英國皇家內科醫學會（RCP）會長。她是倫敦北部惠廷頓醫院的名譽顧問醫生和風濕病學家，並擔任倫敦大學學院醫學院的醫學教育教授及院長，負責多個與教學相關的委員會，並積極參與MBBS課程的領導、管理和設計。她在2013年12月之前擔任MRCP(UK)的醫學主任，並曾擔任RCP的學術副會長。戴克教授曾是英國醫療執業委員會（GMC）的理事會成員，並擔任GMC教育與培訓委員會的主席（2008-2012）。她還主導了一個專注於評估的醫學教育研究計劃。她是英國首個臨床技能中心的臨床負責人，並共同撰寫了GALS篩查工具。戴克教授在醫學評估系統的開發、實施和評估方面發揮了重要作用。2012年，她獲得「城市女性：成就女性獎」的醫學與健康護理類別獎項。2013年，她被《健康服務期刊》列入首屆50位醫療保健啟發性女性名單。

彼得·科普曼教授（Professor Peter Kopelman）是倫敦大學的副校長。他曾於2008年至2015年擔任倫敦聖喬治大學的校長。在此之前，他是倫敦女王瑪麗大學的副校長，以及巴茨醫學與牙科學院的副院長（2001-2006），並擔任東安格利亞大學健康學院的院長（2006-2008）。科普曼教授在健康政策、教育和研究方面非常活躍，曾擔任多個全國大學委員會的主席或副主席。他是英國國民健康服務（NHS）全國政策和人力資源委員會的成員，並曾擔任英國皇家內科醫學會臨床考試委員會和NHIR學術職業小組的主席。目前，他是英國皇家藥學會的學院與教育委員會主席，以及英國健康教育局醫療助理從業者的監督委員會主席。科普曼教授對糖尿病護理、營養和肥胖有著長期的興趣，並在肥胖方面有主要的研究興趣。他曾是英國衛生部和食品標準局營養科學諮詢委員會的成員（2001-2010）、衛生部肥胖專家小組的成員（2008-2010），並擔任科學與創新辦公室的肥胖前瞻性項目的科學顧問（2005-2009）。