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Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics. Technology is considered from the perspectives of...
Reinvent the Heal
A Philosophy for the Reform of Medical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Americas health care delivery system is in disarray. Politicians on both sides of the aisle believe that they have the answer. But, fixing this problem does not lend itself to a political solution. Ultimately a meaningful solution is one that only physicians can offer. This is as it should be, but...
by Tony Farine, Mark A. Foss
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
The basic scientific principles underlying health care become clear with this straightforward, engaging and applied book.
The authors of Science in Nursing and Health believe that in order to provide the best patient care, its necessary to understand the diverse areas of science that inform...
by Mayer B. Davidson, M.D., Stanley H Hsia
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Improving glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcomes is the essence of diabetes care. Maintaining consistently positive results is an ongoing challenge for every healthcare professional. After years of clinical practice, Mayer Davidson, MD, has developed a series of algorithmic techniques that can...
by Sandra Hassink MD, FAAP
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Promote nutritional health and tackle childhood obesity with the latest practice tools and recommendations from the AAP. This popular manual will help guide pediatric health care professionals by providing information, strategies, and suggestions for approaches to prevention, intervention, and treatment...
by Christina Faull, Kerry Blankley
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort. This is especially so when you feel under confident in your abilities to provide a high quality of symptom management and relief from distress and...
Look It Up!
What Patients, Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists Need to Know about the Internet and Primary Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Doctors Pierre Pluye and Roland Grad, internationally recognized experts in the fields of knowledge translation and health information studies, along with bestselling author and journalist Julie Barlow, take readers behind the scenes to show how online information is affecting self-care and primary health...
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly
A Physician's First Year
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A scorchingly frank look at how doctors are made, bringing readers into the critical care unit to see one burgeoning physician's journey from ineptitude to competence.
In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor—the sort of mythical, unflappable physician...
When Doctors Don't Listen
How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
In this examination of the doctor-patient relationship, Drs. Wen and Kosowsky argue that diagnosis, once the cornerstone of medicine, is fast becoming a lost art, with grave consequences. Using real-life stories of cookbook-diagnoses-gone-bad, the doctors illustrate how active patient participation...
Searching for the Best Medicine
The Life and Times of a Doctor and Patient
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
This book describes the life and times of a physician-scientist over the last half-century. Part One is about the author's struggle with colon cancer and the lessons he learnt from the experience; Part Two is about his life growing up, the pretzel bakery, his family, being educated at Bronx Science,...
After The Error
Speaking Out About Patient Safety to Save Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. Victims of medical errors and their families who speak out often do so at considerable emotional, psychological, and financial expense. But their willingness to share their...
by Mark W. Friedberg, Peggy G. Chen, Kristin R. Van Busum
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
The American Medical Association asked RAND Health to characterize the factors that affect physician professional satisfaction. RAND researchers sought to identify high-priority determinants of professional satisfaction by gathering data from 30 physician practices in six states, using a combination...
Interpersonal Relationships - E-Book
Professional Communication Skills for Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Acclaimed for its strong theoretical framework and consistent organization, Arnold and Boggs' Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 6thEdition, remains the definitive resource in developing effective communication with clients, families, and colleagues in order...
Healthcare Delivery Reform and New Technologies
Organizational Initiatives
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Healthcare delivery reform initiatives focus on improving the quality of patient care while also increasing the efficiency of existing healthcare programs. Healthcare Delivery Reform and New Technologies: Organizational Initiatives contains cross-disciplinary research on strategic initiatives for healthcare...