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Canadian Medical Transcription, Second Edition

By: Lynn Berry, Deborah Janssens, Eugenia Kanellakos, Kathy Weatherdon

ISBN: 9781989941690 | © 2025
Print Price: $152.95 + shipping
Digital Price: $137.66

COMING FALL 2024

Canadian Medical Transcription, 2e is the first Canadian text/workbook to prepare students for work in the Canadian healthcare industry. Through interactive and comprehensive exercises in medical transcription and speech recognition core competencies, students will work with authentic dictation from real healthcare providers. Students are first introduced to medical transcription in Modules 1-5 before completing ample exercises and practice opportunities in the 15 specialty-specific modules.

Over 200 transcription and speech recognition voice files (with the associated speech recognition text files) are available for skill development. Student resources are available with an access code that accompanies a new print text or new eBook bundle purchase.

NEW ADDITIONS AND UPDATES

More transcription and speech recognition audio exercises
Expanded discussion and exercises on common and dangerous abbreviations
Updated exercises on eponyms
More focused tasks on sound-alike words, editing and usage guidelines, and punctuation
All new research tasks on abbreviations and medications

Module 1: Medical Transcription Overview

Module 2: Preparing to Transcribe

Module 3: Medical Reports

Module 4: Document Integrity Standards

Module 5: Medication in Medical Transcription

Module 6: Cardiology

Module 7: Dermatology

Module 8: Endocrinology

Module 9: Gastroenterology

Module 10: Gynecology/Obstetrics

Module 11: Hematology

Module 12: Infectious Diseases/Immunology

Module 13: Internal Medicine/Surgery/Subspecialties

Module 14: Neurology

Module 15: Ophthalmology

Module 16: Orthopedics

Module 17: Otorhinolaryngology

Module 18: Psychiatry

Module 19: Respirology

Module 20: Urology/Nephrology

Appendix A: Healthcare Providers

Appendix B: Patients

Appendix C: Sample Reports

Appendix D: Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Appendix E: Abbreviations

Appendix F: Reliable Resources

Appendix G: Elements of Physical Examination/Functional Inquiry/Review of Systems

Appendix H: Abbreviated Style Guide

Lynn Berry has over 35 years’ of experience as a professor and coordinator with Algonquin College. She is the co-author of Legal Transcription in Canada, Medical Office Billing, Medical Office Administration: Simulated Projects, Administrative Assistant: Simulated Projects, Travel and Meeting Management, Portfolio and Career Management, Executive Office Integrated Projects, and Canadian Medical Transcription. Lynn was instrumental in the development of the Health Services Diploma program at Algonquin College and is passionate about curriculum and career development.

Deborah Janssens is a professor of medical transcription at Algonquin College. Deborah is a trained medical transcriptionist with vast experience keying and editing many report types across all medical specialties, from critical care to outpatient clinics. Deborah has always shown a passion for health and continues to learn and remain current in the healthcare field.

Eugenia Kanellakos is a graduate of the Health Record Administration diploma program at Algonquin College and has over 35 years’ experience in a variety of healthcare settings including medical transcriptionist, health record auditor of family physician practices, abstractor for research studies, and corporate manager of health records at The Ottawa Hospital. Eugenia has spent 15 years as a professor with Algonquin College and is zealous about sharing her knowledge of quality healthcare documentation in a patient’s journey.

Kathy Weatherdon has been a medical transcriptionist (MT) for over 40 years, which has led to various MT-related work experiences, including clinical trials manager, medical transcription unit supervisor, and MT teacher/college professor. Kathy has owned and operated several medical transcription services – Meditext, Canadian MT Solutions Inc. (co-owner), and currently kwtranscription. Kathy has a love for the language of medicine. Kathy believes that the medical transcriptionist continues to play a vital role in healthcare today. Their expertise counterbalances the limitations of the new technologies in documentation integrity, namely the use of voice recognition in the electronic health record (EHR).

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Module 08

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