Health systems and services Books
Johns Hopkins University Press Health Security for All
Book SynopsisAn innovative approach to one of the great unresolved social and political problems of our time, Health Security for All will be of interest to social scientists, health policy scholars, historians, and idealists across the political spectrum.Trade ReviewThis book provides an intriguing recount of health care reform's storied and often tumultuous past. -- Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH Annals of Internal Medicine 2005 Required reading for those interested in the life and death of health policy initiatives... Valuable primer on health policy. -- Eric G. Campbell, PhD JAMA 2005 Will surely resonate in the thoughts of policymakers... and anyone interested in a fairer and healthier society. -- Marian E. Gornick New England Journal of Medicine 2005 Derickson has rendered these ideas concerning access intelligible and the disputes over them comprehensible. -- Theodore R. Marmor Journal of American History 2006 Derickson's book is undoubtedly an important contribution that deserves a wide readership. -- Gerald N. Grob Psychiatric Services 2006 Anyone who wonders whether there is anything new that can be said about the issue must read Alan Derickson's marvelous book. -- Jill Quadagno Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006 This is a book that asks the right questions and contains more than its share of provocative answers. -- Edward D. Berkowitz Journal of Social History 2006 A fascinating intellectual and political history of reform ideologies and debates. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 A fascinating intellectual and political history of reform ideologies and debates. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 Beautifully readable, scholarly, and brief (for its coverage). Educ'l Gerontology 2007 A valuable addition... The unique feature of the book is its focus on the goal of universalism, rather than the more narrow politics of national health insurance... grounded in discourses of needs, efficiency, and rights. -- Martin Gorsky Medical History 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. A Fertile and Lively Cause of PovertyChapter 2. One of the Most Radical Moves Ever MadeChapter 3. No Poor-Man's SystemChapter 4. American Democratic MedicineChapter 5. Well on the WayChapter 6. As Much a Birthright as EducationEpilogue: Alone Among the Developed NationsAcknowledgementsNotesIndex
£32.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Nursing Homes and Assisted Living The Familys
Book SynopsisIt is a valuable tool for social workers, nurses, and family therapists.Trade Review"An important book about the often difficult and painful process that begins long before a loved family member enters a nursing home... A thorough, excellent and humane book that helps families navigate a difficult, traumatic life change in the most successful way possible." - Inside GCM "His inclusion of real-life stories from the families he's encountered over 20 years anchors the book compassionately." - Los Angeles Times "This is both a very humanistic book and a very practical one... written with the insight of a sociologist and geriatric care manager, someone who sees the human side of the equation first." - ElderCare Online"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Caring Decisions1. When Someone You Love Goes into CareBecoming a CaregiverBecoming "the Family Member" of Someone in CareLearning the Role of "the Family Member"Types and Levels of CareOther ConsiderationsAlastair2. Deciding about CareHow to Talk about CareChoosing the Right TimeStress and BurnoutWhen a Parent Chooses to Live at RiskMaking the DecisionYour Legal Right to Make Decisions for Your Relative: A WarningAdvance Directives and Medical DecisionsLydia Jean3. Family Decision MakingFamily Relationships and Care DecisionsHow to Make Family DecisionsFamily MeetingsKeep Your Relative InvolvedMary4. Guilt, Loss, and GriefWhat Is Guilt?Conflicts That Give Rise to GuiltFamilies and GuiltAdult ChildrenGuilt, Culture, and Society TodayWhen Guilt Has Other Purposes in Your LifeNot All Relationships Were IdealGuilt and DementiaDealing with GuiltLetting GoGrief and LossHandling GriefMarjoriePart II: The Residence5. About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living FacilitiesKeeping Your Relative at HomeWhere to Start Finding a Nursing Home or Assisted Living FacilityApplying for Seniors HousingAbout Good Care and Good CaringModels of CareOn AbuseSpecialized Dementia Care UnitsCostsNursing Homes and Legal ResponsibilityMildred6. Viewing the ResidenceStaffingProgrammingPoliciesDiningPhysical PlantSurveys and AccreditationJohn and Joyce7. Staff Roles: Who Does What?ReceptionistAdministratorPersonal Care: Nurse'sAidesNursesDietitian and Food Services StaffSocial WorkerRecreation TherapistsRehabilitation StaffHousekeepers / Building MaintenanceStaffPharmacistPhysiciansOther Staff MembersMabel8. Nursing Home and Assisted Living SystemsHow the System WorksA Typical DayCyrusPart III: Moving in and Settling In9. Preparations for Moving DayHow to Prepare Your RelativeGet to Know the Home in AdvanceEquipmentValuablesClothing and LaundryPlan Ahead for Moving DayPlan to Take Care of YourselfBetty10. Moving DayStay CalmIf Your Relative Refuses to GoWalking through the DoorWhen You First ArriveJoan11. Settling InResident AdjustmentChanges and Differences in BehaviorDementia and BehaviorSex and Relationships in Nursing Homes and Assisted LivingOn Staying HealthyYour Emotional AdjustmentThe Gap in Your LifePhases of AdjustmentAcceptanceNew RelationshipsBillPart IV: Being the Family Member of Someone in Care12. Care and Care PlanningBasic Standards of CareHow Care Is OrganizedCare ConferencesChartsMedication and Care PlanningMedication and Pain ControlRestraintsToileting and IncontinenceFallsPressure SoresDepressionAlcohol, Drugs, and Other AddictionsRoommatesLouise13. Communication and Problem SolvingWorking the SystemCommunicationGaps in the SystemWhen Things Go MissingYour RoleMaking ComplaintsThrowing BouquetsAlvin (Part 1)14. VisitingHow Often to VisitVisiting Someone Who Has DementiaGoing Out and Going HomeEnding a VisitCompanionsA Few More Words about SexJane15. Out-of-Town CaregiversProfessional Geriatric Care ManagersLloyd16. Making a Home BetterInclude the Resident in the ChangeIndividual ActionsWorking with Other FamiliesWorking with the SystemWorking with GovernmentAnn17. Difficult Decisions at the End of LifeLiving and DyingTalking about DeathFacing Feelings about Dying and DeathDecisions about Dying and DeathHospice and Palliative CareYounger People and DeathWhat Occurs during the Dying ProcessAfter DeathSaying Good-bye to the HomeDonaldAlvin (Part 2)Appendix 1: Accessing Care in CanadaAppendix 2: QuestionnairesAppendixSome Common Medical AbbreviationsResourcesIndex
£29.36
Johns Hopkins University Press Getting What We Deserve Health and Medical Care
Book SynopsisHumorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America.Trade ReviewAn ideal, nonalarmist first book on what needs reforming in American health care. Booklist 2009 Al Sommer, former Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a giant in the world of public health, has written a thought-provoking and insightful short course on the power of prevention. Indeed, the book is delightfully not just another treatise on universal access or the complexities of health insurance. Instead, it is a commonsense and concise case for the health benefits and cost savings that accrue from public health in all its breadth. -- Roberta B. Ness American Journal of Epidemiology 2010 In contrast to the confusing, politicized national conversation about health care, Sommer talks to the reader in a straightforward fashion. Washington Post 2010 This volume is a timely, easy-to-read, practical treatise on health care reform. Choice 2010 Alfred Sommer brings his vast global experience and applies his academic rigor and wit to look at contradictions inherent in the US health system, especially the disproportionate emphasis on expensive biomedical treatment of diseases over policy choices to invest in better social and economic environments that foster prevention and health promotion. This book is immensely timely, engaging and thought provoking-a must read. American Journal of Opthalmology 2010Table of ContentsPreface1. Genesis: From Few to Many—in Fits and Starts2. Disease Is the Sum of All Evils3. Genes: Sometimes "Destiny," Sometimes Not4. The Complex Nature of Causality5. The Consequences of Our Own Behavior6. Choosing the Healthier Lifestyle7. From Science to Policy: The Path Is Anything but Linear8. The U.S. Health Care System9. Who's Healthy? Who's Not? Why?NotesFurther Reading, Films, and Websites of InterestIndex
£27.06
Johns Hopkins University Press Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
Book SynopsisBased on a three-year study of assisted living workers, this important, original analytical snapshot of the assisted living industry provides teachable, practicable lessons for researchers, scholars, and professionals in gerontology and assisted living.Trade Review"This is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers studying any type of residential long-term care, as well as for administrators of long-term care facilities and policy experts who deal with assisted living." - Nancy Sheehan, UConn Center on Aging"Table of ContentsList of Contributors Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Foundation for the BookPart I: Frontline Workers: The Long-Term Care ContextChapter 1. Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care and Implications for Assisted LivingChapter 2. Research and Regulation in Assisted Living: Achieving the VisionPart II: Assisted Living Work and WorkersChapter 3. Overview of ResearchChapter 4. Pathways to CaregivingChapter 5. "We Do It All": Universal Workers in Assisted LivingChapter 6. Co-worker Relationships in Assisted Living: The Influence of Social Network TiesChapter 7. Connections with Residents: "It's All about the Residents for Me"Chapter 8. Job Satisfaction and Racism in the Service Sector: A Study of Work in Assisted LivingChapter 9. Staff Turnover in Assisted Living: A Multilevel AnalysisPart III: Lessons LearnedChapter 10. Hiring and Training WorkersChapter 11. Rewarding WorkersConclusion: Informing Policy and PracticeIndex
£51.50
Beacon Press When We Do Harm
Book SynopsisMedical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD’s rich stories and research explore patient safety.Patients enter the medical system with faith that they will receive the best care possible, so when things go wrong, it’s a profound and painful breach. Medical science has made enormous strides in decreasing mortality and suffering, but there’s no doubt that treatment can also cause harm, a significant portion of which is preventable. In When We Do Harm, practicing physician and acclaimed author Danielle Ofri places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation.Drawing on current research, professional experience, and extensive interviews with nurses, physicians, administrators, researchers, patients, and families, Dr. Ofri explores the diagnostic, systemic, and cognitive causes of medical error. She advocates for strategic use of concr
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Random House USA Inc Living and Dying in Brick City Stories from the
Book SynopsisAn urgent picture of medical care in our cities, written by an emergency room physician (and co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Pact) who grew up in the very neighborhood he is now serving“A pull-no-punches look at health care from a seldom-heard sector . . . Living and Dying isn’t a sky-is-falling chronicle. It’s a real, gutsy view of a city hospital.”—Essence In this book, Dr. Sampson Davis looks at the healthcare crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: as a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the community where he grew up, and as a member of that community who has faced the same challenges as the people he treats every day. He also offers invaluable practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic.
£14.24
The University Press of Kentucky Appalachian Health and WellBeing
Book SynopsisAppalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress.
£40.46
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Health Reform without Side Effects
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Eight Questions You Should Ask about Our Health
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive look at the US health care system, including how the current system evolved, how the health care sector behaves, and a detailed analysis of 'the good, the bad, and the ugly' parts of the system - from technological advances (the 'good') to variations in treatment patterns (the 'bad') to hidden costs and perverse incentives (the 'ugly').Table of Contents Foreword by John Raisian Preface Acknowledgments CHAPTER ONE How Did We Get into this Mess, and Why Will It Get Worse? CHAPTER TWO When Is Less Insurance Better than More? CHAPTER THREE How Does Good Technology Go Bad? A Tale of Two Cities (and More) CHAPTER FOUR Why Is the Employer-Paid Foundation of Health Insurance Riddled with Termites? CHAPTER FIVE Do Dollars Distort Doctor’s Decisions? CHAPTER SIX Why Are We All Killing Ourselves? 105 CHAPTER SEVEN Why Is Our K–12 Educational System a Public Health Menace? CHAPTER EIGHT Where Does the Congress Miss Opportunities and Hit Potholes? References About the Author About the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on Health Care Policy Index
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Hap Book Futurescan 20162021 Healthcare Trends and
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Hap Book Futurescan 2017 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help organisations plan for the future. In Futurescan 2017-2022, a panel of industry thought leaders addresses eight key issues regarding healthcare change and transformation. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of 651 healthcare leaders.
£45.45
Hap Book Futurescan 20192024 Healthcare Trends and
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Hap Book Futurescan 20202025
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Georgetown University Press The Managed Care Blues and How to Cure Them
Book SynopsisShattering the myths about what's wrong with managed health care, this title explains its origins and identifies its real achievements and shortcomings. It argues that many criticisms of managed care tend to idealize the costly and fragmented insurance system it supplanted, without pinpointing the true inadequacies of today's managed care.Trade ReviewTimely ... presents a well balanced review of the managed health care world as it actually exists... provides a fine resource for those who genuinely want, or need, to take a balanced review of managed health care ... The authors provide a worthy service in elucidating, as clearly and articulately as one might hope, a fair discussion of issues in the industry. Healthplan
£48.00
Health Administration Press Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring
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£42.75
Whitford Press,U.S. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ASK YOURSELF
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£9.99
Hap Book Futurescan 2010 Healthcare Trends and
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Hap Book Futurescan 2013 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help you plan for the future. Written by an expert panel, Futurescan 2013 highlights eight key trends affecting healthcare organisations. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of 625 healthcare leaders across the US.
£43.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc Changing the U.S. Health Care System
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System addresses the key topics in health care policy and management, presenting evidence-based views of current issues. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who integrates evidence to explain the current condition and presents support for needed change. The book examines all the levers in the setting and implementation of health policy, and includes extensive coverage of impact of the Affordable Care Act, particularly on Medicare, Medicaid, and large and small group insurance markets. Also new to this edition is expanded coverage of nursing, disease management, mental health, women''s health, children''s health, and care for the homeless.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables xv Foreword to the Third Edition xix Foreword to the Fourth Edition xxi The Editor xxv The Authors xxvii Introduction and Overview xliii Acknowledgments lvii Part One: Access to Health Care 1 1 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 3Gerald F. Kominski 2 Improving Access to Care 33Ronald M. Andersen, Pamela L. Davidson, Sebastian E. Baumeister 3 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status 71Antronette K. Yancey, Roshan Bastani, Beth A. Glenn 4 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 103Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Leo S. Morales, Alexander N. Ortega 5 Multilevel Social Determinants of Health 135Ninez A. Ponce, Michelle Ko 6 Public Health Insurance 157Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown 7 Private Health Insurance 191Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski Part Two: Cost of Health Care 223 8 Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends 225Thomas H. Rice 9 Containing Health Care Costs 245Thomas H. Rice, Gerald F. Kominski 10 Promoting Pharmaceutical Access While Controlling Prices and Expenditures 269Stuart O. Schweitzer, William S. Comanor Part Three: Quality of Health Care 305 11 Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Outcomes 307Patricia A. Ganz, Ron D. Hays, Robert M. Kaplan, Mark S. Litwin 12 Evaluating the Quality of Care 343Elizabeth A. McGlynn 13 Public Release of Information on Quality 381Elizabeth A. McGlynn, John L. Adams 14 Health Care Information Systems 413Jeff Luck, Leah J. Vriesman, Paul Fu Jr. 15 Performance Measurement of Nursing Care 455Jack Needleman, Ellen T. Kurtzman, Kenneth W. Kizer Part Four: Special Populations 493 16 Long-Term Services and Supports for the Elderly Population 495Steven P. Wallace, Nadereh Pourat, Linda Delp, Kathryn G. Kietzman 17 HIV and AIDS in the Twenty-First Century 523Erin G. Grinshteyn, William E. Cunningham 18 Children’s Health 559Moira Inkelas, Neal Halfon, David Lee Wood 19 Homeless Persons 593Lisa Arangua, Lillian Gelberg Part Five: Directions For Change 621 20 Changing the Health Care Delivery System 623Nadereh Pourat, Hector P. Rodriguez 21 Medicare Reform 651Gerald F. Kominski, Jeanne T. Black, Thomas H. Rice 22 Public Health and Clinical Care 681Jonathan E. Fielding, Lester Breslow, Steven M. Teutsch 23 Strengthening the Safety Net 703Dylan H. Roby 24 Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services 727Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau, Ruth Roemer, Frederick J. Zimmerman Index 753
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Cengage Learning, Inc Introduction to Health Promotion Behavioral
Book SynopsisExamine today's field of changing health behaviors as INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PROMOTION & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH answers practical questions, such as "how do you convince people to stop smoking?" and "how do you successfully promote physical activity?" This comprehensive book, part of Cengage Learning's new PUBLIC HEALTH BASICS series, details the methods and theories used to address many of the top behaviors that contribute to early morbidity and mortality. You will gain a solid overview of the risk factors of communicable and non-communicable diseases as you examine health promotion programs designed to intervene and prevent these diseases. The book begins with a thorough, practical introduction to the principles and processes of program planning models. You review the most commonly used theories in health promotion and today's most current research and practices. The book assesses how various programs target differing levels of the socio-ecological model, including indivTable of ContentsSECTION I: PROMOTION, PLANNING AND THEORIES. 1. Distinctions between Health Promotion and Health Education. 2. Program Planning Models: An Approach to Intervention Design. 3. Theory in Health Promotion. 4. Nutrition for Health Promotion. SECTION II: HEALTH SPECIFIC. 5. Physical Activity. 6. Tobacco. 7. Chronic Disease Management. 8. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections. 9. Tropical Infectious Diseases. 10. Socio-ecological Model and Health Promotion in the Healthy People Initiative. 11. Conclusions.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Economics of Health and Health Care
Book SynopsisFolland, Goodman, and Stanoâs bestselling The Economics of Health and Health Care text offers the market-leading overview of all aspects of Health Economics, teaching through core economic themes, rather than concepts unique to the health care economy.The Eighth Edition of this key textbook has been revised and updated throughout, and reflects changes since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In addition to its revised treatment of health insurance, the text also introduces the key literature on social capital as it applies to individual and public health, as well as looking at public health initiatives relating to population health and economic equity, and comparing numerous policies across Western countries, China, and the developing world. It provides up-to-date discussions on current issues, as well as a comprehensive bibliography with over 1,100 references. Extra material and teaching resources are now also available through the brand new companion website, which provides full sets of discussion questions, exercises, presentation slides, and a test bank.This book demonstrates the multiplicity of ways in which economists analyze the health care system, and is suitable for courses in Health Economics, Health Policy/Systems, or Public Health, taken by health services students or practitioners.Trade Review‘A valuable text combining health economic theory and its application to real world issues in health care. Folland et al's text has become essential reading on the health economics postgraduate courses I have taught over the last fifteen years.’ — Steve Parrott, Reader in Health Economics, University of York, UK‘When you think you've reached the end of the chapter, numerous references take you on a journey with further research - …[The Economics of Health and Health Care] that evokes respect and admiration for health economics’ — Sime Smolic PhD, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia‘The 8th edition of The Economics of Health and Health Care provides a comprehensive survey of the field. Students in traditional economics programs as well as public health and nursing programs will appreciate the insights the book offers into the rapidly growing field of health economics.’ — J. Mick Tilford, Professor and Chair at the Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.‘This comprehensive text can be adopted in whole or part for a variety of learners, from dedicated economics students to clinicians such as nurses, to engineers entering the health technology industry. Folland, Goodman, and Stano’s book offers a combination of economic theory and relevant examples that bring the issues of health economics and policy to life in the classroom. The exceptional organization of the text lends itself to its use in short courses that don’t allow all the content to be covered, and the clear and engaging writing encourages students to continue reading after a course is completed.’ — Joanne Spetz, PhD, FAAN, Professor of Health Economics at the University of California, San FranciscoTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics Chapter 3 Statistical Tools for Health Economics Chapter 4 Economic Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis Chapter 5 Production of Health Chapter 6 The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care Chapter 7 Demand for Health Capital Chapter 8 Demand and Supply of Health Insurance Chapter 9 Consumer Choice and Demand Chapter 10 Asymmetric Information and Agency Chapter 11 The Organization of Health Insurance Markets Chapter 12 Managed Care Chapter 13 Nonprofit Firms Chapter 14 Hospitals and Long-Term Care Chapter 15 The Physician's Practice Chapter 16 Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training Chapter 17 The Pharmaceutical Industry Chapter 18 Equity, Efficiency, and Need Chapter 19 Government Intervention in Health Care Markets Chapter 20 Social Insurance Chapter 21 Comparative Health Care Systems Chapter 22 Health System Reform Chapter 23 The Health Economics of BadsChapter 24 The Economics of Social Capital and Health
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St Martin's Press The Hospital
Book SynopsisBEST OF THE 2022 RUSA Book & Media AWARDS One of Biblioracle's 8 favorite nonfiction books of 2021 in the Chicago Tribune The New York Post''s BEST BOOKS OF 2021 USA Today''s 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISSAlexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about. New York TimesTakes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. FortuneBy following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America's health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed.
£14.24
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc EvidenceBased Practice
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£73.99
Jones & Bartlett Publishers Nancy Carolines Emergency Care in the Streets
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Delmars Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Book SynopsisGUIDE TO LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS: ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY, Third Edition, provides essential information on more than 600 lab and diagnostic tests within a single, convenient volume. This all-in-one resource presents detailed, accurate information in an accessible, easy-to-use format. Trusted by professionals in the fields of medicine, nursing, medical technology, and more, this clear, concise guide enables users to quickly access critical information on tests and procedures while maintaining a strong focus on patient care. Now updated to reflect the latest research, trends, and best practices, the new Third Edition is an ideal resource for students and professionals alike.Table of ContentsSection I: THE ROLE OF TESTING. 1. Understanding and Using the Guide. 2. The Ever-Expanding Role of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. 3. Standard Precaustions. 4. Case Study Presentation. Section II: LABORATORY AND DIAGNBOSTIC TESTS. List of References. Appendix A: Abbreviation List. Appendix B: Venipuncture and Skin Puncture Procedures. Appendix C: Cancer Tumor Markers and Laboratory Tests Used in the Monitoring of Malignant tumors. Appendix D: Therapeutic Blood Levels of Selected Drugs. Appendix E: Blood Sample for Central Line. Appendix F: Reference Laboratory Values. Appendix G: Routine Serum Electrolytes. Appendix H: Selected International Perspectives on Diagnotic Testing. Indices. List of Tests by Body System and Function. Lists of Test by Type. General Index.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Fundamental Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians
Book SynopsisFUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2e delivers a clear understanding of how pharmaceuticals act within the body, and the ways drugs are used to treat patients today. Written to deliver complex information in a practical, easy-to-understand style, chapters impart a working knowledge of the medications that pharmacy technicians handle daily, along with each drug's mechanism of action, indications, adverse effects, contraindications, and interactions. The reading begins with an overview of anatomy and physiology, then explores how the body systems react to specific drug classes, and takes a detailed look at certain diseases in the context of prescription drug treatments. Charts, graphs, warning labels, and drug tables add depth to the readings, while exhaustive appendices and review questions test understanding and prepare you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2e is the complete learning solution for pharmacy technicians in training!Table of ContentsSECTION I: GENERAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACOLOGY. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology, Drug Legislation, and Regulation. 2. Drug Sources and Dosage Forms. 3. Biopharmaceutics. 4. Ordering Medications. SECTION II: Pharmacology Related to Specific Body Systems and Disorders. 5. Drug Therapy for the Nervous System: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs. 6. Drug Therapy for the Nervous System: Antianxiety and Hypnotic Drugs. 7. Drug Therapy for the Autonomic Nervous System. 8. Drug Therapy for Parkinson���s and Alzheimer���s Diseases. 9. Drug Therapy for Seizures. 10. Anesthetic Drugs. 11. Drug Therapy for the Musculoskeletal System. 12. Drug Therapy for Cardiovascular Disorders. 13. Antihypertensive Agents and Hyperlipidemia. 14. Diuretics. 15. Anticoagulant Drugs. 16. Drug Therapy for Allergies and Respiratory Disorders. 17. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Disorders. 18. Hormonal Therapy for Endocrine Gland Disorders. 19. Hormones of the Reproductive System and Contraceptives. SECTION III: Pharmacology for Disorders Affecting Multi-body Systems. 20. Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Supplements. 21. Antineoplastic Agents. 22. Analgesics. 23. Anti-infectives and Systemic Antibacterial Agents. 24. Antiviral, Antifungal, and Antiprotozoal Agents. SECTION IV: Pharmacology for Specific Populations. 25. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation. 26. Drug Therapy for Pediatric Patients. 27. Drug Therapy in Geriatrics. SECTION V: Miscellaneous. 28. Misused, Abused, and Addictive Drugs. Appendix A: Case Studies. Appendix B: Top 200 Drugs by Prescriptions Dispensed and Total Sales. Appendix C: Common Look-alike and Sound-alike Drugs. Appendix D: Classifications of Drug Schedules in the United States and Canada. Appendix E: Drug Dosage Calculations. Appendix F: Immunizations. Appendix G: Specific Antidotes. Appendix H: Reporting of Medical Errors. Appendix I: Drug/Food Interactions. Appendix J: Drugs That Should Not Be Crushed. Appendix K: Drug Identification Guide. Appendix L: Poisonous Substances.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Anthropological Perspectives on Migration and
Book SynopsisIn this volume of the NAPA Bulletin, practicing and applied anthropologists along with colleagues in public health examine the interactions of health and migrations in diverse settings around the world. Contributors draw on diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives to examine the various ways in which migration impacts on the health and well-being of migrants. Table of ContentsThe Complex Interactions between Migration and Health: An Introduction (Craig Hadley). Im/Migration and Health: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Propositions for Applied Anthropology (Heide Castañeda). Acculturation, Socioeconomic Status, and Health among Hispanics (Nurgül Fitzgerald). Health Care Access among Hispanic Immigrants: ¿Alguien Está Eschuchando? [Is Anybody Listening?] (Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Jonathan Garcia, and David Song). A Latino Oral Health Paradox? Using Ethnography to Specify the Biocultural Factors behind Epidemiological Models (Sarah B. Horton and Judith C. Barker). HPV Awareness among Latina Immigrants and Anglo-American Women in the Southern United States: Cultural Models of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Beliefs (John S. Luque, Heide Castañeda, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Natalia Vargas, Sara Proctor, and Cathy D. Meade). Savoring the Taste of Home: The Pervasiveness of Lead Poisoning from Ceramic and its Implications for Transnational Care Packages (Ramona L. Pérez, Margaret A. Handley, and James Grieshop). Child Hunger: Its Prevalence and Association with Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake among Somali Refugee Children in the United States (Jigna M. Dharod and Jamar E. Croom). Forced Migration: Complexities in Food and Health for Refugees Resettled in the United States (Crystal L. Patil, Molly McGown, Perpetue Djona Nahayo, and Craig Hadley). What’s on the Table: Nutrition Programming for Refugees in the United States (Micah Trapp). Overcoming Socioeconomic Struggle and Encountering Risk: Lived Experiences of South African Female Migrants (Chitra Akileswaran and Mark Lurie). Risk Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV among Undocumented Nicaraguan Migrant Women in Costa Rica (Kate Goldade and Mark A. Nichter). Health, Well-Being, and Social Context of Samoan Migrant Populations (Stephen T. McGarvey and Andrew Seiden Biosketches of Authors). Biosketches of Authors.
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John Wiley & Sons PublicPrivate Partnerships for Health in Vietna Issues and Options Vietnamese Edition
Book SynopsisDescribes the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector in Vietnam. It defines health-related PPPs, describes their key characteristics, and develops a taxonomy of the different types of PPPs that exist in practice, illustrated by international examples.
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Toledo State Hospital Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing Seattles Medic One How We Dont Die
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Basic Books You Bet Your Life
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PublicAffairs Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills
Book SynopsisDoctors are taught how to cure people. But they don’t always know how to care for them.Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem.In this important and timely book, Dr. Robert Pearl shines a light on the unseen and often toxic culture of medicine. Today’s physicians have a surprising disdain for technology, an unhealthy obsession with status, and an increasingly complicated relationship with their patients. All of this can be traced back to their earliest experiences in medical school, where doctors inherit a set of norms, beliefs, and expectations that shape almost every decision they make, with profound consequences for the rest of us.Uncaring draws an original and revealing portrait of what it’s actually like to be a doctor. It illuminates the complex and intimidating world of medicine for readers, and in the end offers a clear plan to save American healthcare.
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Vehicule Press Health Care and Politics: An Insider's View on
Book SynopsisA book about what’s not working in Canadian health care institutions and how to fix itDrawing on 40 years running many Canadian health care institutions, David Levine shares his experience on how to manage in this very complex environment. His career includes implementing one of the first Local Community Health Centres (CLSCs) in Montreal in the 1970s, involvement in electoral politics, managing various QuÉbec hospitals, his controversial hiring as head of the Ottawa Hospital, a term as QuÉbec Delegate General in New York City, a stint as junior minister of health in QuÉbec, and running the Montreal regional health authority under both Parti-QuÉbÉcois and Liberal governments. His experience with politics—both personal and professional—is the basis of his analysis of the impact of politics on health care. Levine supports without qualification a public, universal health care system, but he questions the effectiveness of managing the system from the Minister’s Office. Poor decision-making on the basis of politics often means best solutions are not implemented. Levine’s analysis includes what is not working and how to fix it, and the barriers to implementation. Health Care and Politics will be of interest to health care managers, health care policymakers, and all Canadians seeking a better understanding of the health care system and what it will take to fix it.
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Hap Book Futurescan 2022-2027: Health Care Trends and
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Paragon House Publishers Too Much Medicine: A Doctor's Prescription for
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Paragon House Publishers Wounded Charity: Lessons Learned from the Wounded
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