Contribution For a Book For Junior Doctors

From: "Rachael Pickering" rachael.pickering@cmf.org.uk

You may be aware that, since 2004, CMF has been intending to publish a bookfor Junior Doctors. Things are now at an advanced stage and I would begrateful for your input, if you are still willing.The most overwhelming need is for relevant short testimony pieces for thesubjects listed below:

1. Live Lead article = Living for Christ
2. Live Addictions
3. Live Ambition
4. Live Church
5. Live Dating
6. Live Depression
7. Live Family
8. Live Loneliness
9. Live Mentoring
10. Live Money
11. Live Prayer
12. Live Singleness
13. Live Stressed!
14. Live Study
15. Live Time

Next topic :

1. Think THINK TITLE PAGES
2. Think Lead article = The Validity of the Bible
3. Think - re beginning of Life Contraception
4. Think - re beginning of Life Embryos
5. Think - re beginning of Life Abortion
6. Think - re beginning of Life Antenatal screening
7. Think - re beginning of Life Neonates
8. Think - general Living wills9 Think - general Alternative medicine (principles)
9. Think - general Alternative medicine (specifics)
10. Think - general Biblical ethics
11. Think - general Conscientious objection
12. Think - general Ethical codes
13. Think - general Ethical principles
14. Think - general Harm reduction
15. Think - general JWs
16. Think - general Mad, Bad or Sad?
17. Think - general Mental Capacity Act
18. Think - general Personhood
19. Think - general Private medicine
20. Think - general Rationing
21. Think - general Research ethics
22. Think - general Sexuality
23. Think - general Absolute truth?
24. Think - re end of life Artificial nutrition and hydration
25. Think - re end of life Biblical look at suicide & euthanasia
26. Think - re end of life Assisted dying in the UK
27. Think - re end of life Witholding and withdrawing treatment

Next Topic : Speak

1. Speak For such a time as this
2. Speak Abortion & euthanasia
3. Speak Confident Christianity
4. Speak Medical politics
5. Speak Overseas issues
6. Speak Political activism
7. Speak Public speaking
8. Speak Saline Solution
9. Speak Sex
10. Speak Sharing Christ with colleagues
11. Speak Sharing Christ with patients

Next Topik : Work

1. Work Lead article - Jesus the Great Physician
2. Work Abortion clerking
3. Work Bad news
4. Work Bullying
5. Work Christian ministry?
6. Work Complaints
7. Work Conflict
8. Work Discrimination
9. Work Flexible training
10. Work Industrial action
11. Work Nights
12. Work Overseas overview
13. Work Overseas - short- and long-term
14. Work Palliative care
15. Work Perfectionism
16. Work Relating to patients
17. Work Surviving or thriving?
18. Work Unemployment
19. Work Whistleblowing

For example, this is the testimony piece that will accompany the article for Speak section, no 2 "For such a time as this": "I decided to get involved inopposing euthanasia. I have been writing quite a few letters intonewsletters in the medical press. Interestingly, I've had a lot of supportemerging from some surprising quarters. Yes, I have been criticised and thatcan hurt, but God is graciously layering me up with the hide of apachyderm!"I would be very grateful if you could write 100-200 words (please aim foreither 100, or 150 or 200 words, not somewhere inbetween) on one or two ofthe above subjects on which you feel you have had particularly relevantexperiences in. If you are able to do it still, please confirm this with me, along withwhich subjects' testimony you will be submitting. Then, ideally, I wouldlike to have the testimony by the end of November, but this is negotiable.Please feel free to contact me, by phone or email.Thank you very much.

Dr Rachael Pickering

rachael.pickering@cmf.org.uk

Juniors Book Editor, Christian Medical Fellowship

6 Marshalsea Road London SE1 1HL

020 8854 4408 (home)

07918 110671 (mobile)

PS CMF is under no obligation to publish submitted testimony; any materialwe decide to publish may be edited for clarity and length, but any changesmade will be run past the author prior to publication.