Professional Documents
Culture Documents
45 MINUTES
5 MINUTES READING
40 MINUTES WRITING
ISBAR
1. I- IDENTIFICATION
2. S- SITUATION
3. B- BACKGROUND
4. A- ASSESSMENT
5. R- RECOMMENDATION
IDENTIFICATION
ADDRESS
DATE
SALUTATION
REFERENCE
SITUATION
BACKGROUND
SECOND PARAGRAPH
THIRD PARAGRAPH
FOURTH PARAGRAPH
REQUEST
FIFTH PARAGRAPH
THANK YOU
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Warm Regards
The way you structure your OET writing should be according to:
1. Introductory sentence
2. The main issue
3. The secondary issue
4. Any other details
5. The request
Task
1. Referral letter
2. Transfer letter
3. Discharge letter
4. Letter to advice or inform patient, carrer or group
Scoring
Note:
If the doctor knows the patient don’t include the medical history
Referral letter relevant to the profession
Transform the case note in your own sentence
Most important information prioritized eg. Heart attack
Introductory Sentence
Main medical issue plus reason of writing (request)
By importance
First paragraph- main issue
Second paragraph- secondary issue
Single theme each paragraph
By time-chronologically
Appropriate language