Health systems and services Books

Book SynopsisThe new edition of Prevention Is Primary provides models, methods, and approaches for building health and equity in communities. This comprehensive book includes the theory, concepts, and models needed to harness social justice and practice primary prevention of unnecessary illness and injury. Ideal for students as well as practitioners, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition combines an overview of advances in the field with effective approaches in the current economic and health care climate. With contributions from noted experts, Prevention Is Primary shows practical applications of intervention science to social and health problems and issues facing at-risk and vulnerable groups. The book describes the overarching framework and principles guiding prevention efforts, including a focus on social justice and health equity, and community resilience. It explores the transition from prevention theory to implementation and practice and from interdisciplinary collaborTable of ContentsTables, Figures, and Exhibits. Acknowledgments. Foreword (Georges C. Benjamin). The Contributors. Introduction (Larry Cohen, Vivian Chávez and Sana Chehimi). Part One: Defining the Issues. 1 The Imperative for Primary Prevention (Larry Cohen and Sana Chehimi). 2 Achieving Health Equity and Social Justice (Wayne H. Giles and Leandris C. Liburd). Sidebar: Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Nancy McArdle, Theresa L. Osypuk, Bonnie Lefkowitz and Barbara Krimgold. 3 Individual, Family, and Community Resilience (Bonnie Benard). Part Two: Key Elements of Effective Prevention Efforts. 4 Community Organizing for Health and Social Justice (Vivian Chávez, Meredith Minkler, Nina Wallerstein and Michael S. Spencer). 5 Working Collaboratively to Advance Prevention (Larry Cohen and Ashby Wolfe). Sidebars: Deborah Balfanz, Soowon Kim and Ellen Wu. 6 The Power of Local Communities to Foster Policy (Makani Themba-Nixon). 7 Using Media Advocacy to Influence Policy (Lori Dorfman). 8 The Impact of Corporate Practices on Health and Health Policy (Nicholas Freudenberg and Sandro Galea). 9 Primary Prevention and Program Evaluation (Daniel Perales). Part Three: Prevention in Context. 10 Preventing Injustices in Environmental Health and Exposures (Stephanie Ann Farquhar, Neha Patel and Molly Chidsey). Sidebars: Nancy M. Goff and Peter Murchie. 11 Health and the Built Environment (Howard Frumkin and Andrew L. Dannenberg). 12 Creating Healthy Food Environments to Prevent Chronic Disease (Leslie Mikkelsen, Catherine S. Erickson, Juliet Sims and Marion Nestle). 13 A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence (Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Rachel A. Davis). Sidebar: Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, Mysha R. Wynn and Donald Parker. 14 The Limits of Behavioral Interventions for HIV Prevention (Dan Wohlfeiler and Jonathan M. Ellen). 15 Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention (Anita M. Wells, GiShawn A. Mance and M. Taqi Tirmazi). Sidebar: Joseph P. Gone. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Global Health Policy provides a definitive source of the key areas in the field. It examines the ethical and practical dimensions of new and current policy models and their effect on the future development of global health and policy.Trade Review“This is a critical work to help scholars, practitioners, and students better understand the interdisciplinary arena of global health policy . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 July 2015)Table of ContentsFigures and Tables ix Notes on Contributors xiii Foreword: Global Health Policy-Making in Transition xxixSir Richard G. A. Feachem Acknowledgments xxxiii Introduction 1Garrett W. Brown, Gavin Yamey, and Sarah Wamala Part I Global Health Policy and Global Health Governance 19 1 Understanding Global Health Policy 21Ruairí Brugha, Carlos Bruen, and Viroj Tangcharoensathien 2 Critical Reflections on Global Health Policy Formation: From Renaissance to Crisis 47Sophie Harman 3 Contemporary Global Health Governance: Origins, Functions, and Challenges 63Rajaie Batniji and Francisco Songane 4 Global Health Justice and the Right to Health 77Garrett W. Brown and Lauren Paremoer Part II Narrowing the Gap Between Knowledge and Action 97 5 Measuring the World’s Health: How Good are Our Estimates? 99Nancy Fullman, Abraham Flaxman, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Julie Knoll Rajaratnam, and Rafael Lozano 6 Achieving Better Global Health Policy, Even When Health Metrics Data are Scanty 119Peter Byass 7 An Argument for Evidence-Based Policy-Making in Global Health 133Gavin Yamey and Jimmy Volmink 8 Can Global Health Policy be Depoliticized? A Critique of Global Calls for Evidence-Based Policy 157Amy Barnes and Justin Parkhurst Part III The Politics of Risk, Disease, and Neglect 175 9 Dietary Policies to Reduce Non-Communicable Diseases 177Ashkan Afshin, Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Laura A. Schmidt, and Dariush Mozaffarian 10 Ethical Reflections on Who is At Risk: Vulnerability and Global Public Health 195Christine Straehle 11 Ethical and Economic Perspectives on Global Health Interventions 209Sonia Bhalotra and Thomas Pogge 12 Global Health Policy Responses to the World’s Neglected Diseases 229Mary Moran 13 The Fight for Global Access to Essential Health Commodities 245Manica Balasegaram, Michelle Childs, and James Arkinstall 14 The Social Determinants of Health 267Arne Ruckert and Ronald Labonté Part IV Diplomacy, Security, and Humanitarianism 287 15 Arguments for Securitizing Global Health Priorities 289Simon Rushton 16 Viral Sovereignty: The Downside Risks of Securitizing Infectious Disease 305Stefan Elbe and Nadine Voelkner 17 The Changing Humanitarian Sector: Repercussions for the Health Sector 319François Grünewald and Veronique de Geoffroy 18 The Limits of Humanitarian Action 341Hugo Slim Part V Financing and the Political Economy of Global Health 355 19 The Global Health Financing Architecture and the Millennium Development Goals 357Marco Schäferhoff, Christina Schrade, and Matthew T. Schneider 20 Can International Aid Improve Health? 375Christopher J. Coyne and Claudia R. Williamson 21 The Exterritorial Reach of Money: Global Finance and Social Determinants of Health 393Ted Schrecker 22 Trade Rules and Intellectual Property Protection for Pharmaceuticals 409Valbona Muzaka 23 The Health Systems Agenda: Prospects for the Diagonal Approach 425Julio Frenk, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, and Felicia M. Knaul 24 Will Effective Health Delivery Platforms be Built in Low-Income Countries? 441Gorik Ooms, Peter S. Hill, and Yibeltal Assefa Part VI Health Rights and Partnerships 457 25 A Rights-Based Approach to Global Health Policy: What Contribution can Human RightsMake to Achieving Equity? 459Lisa Forman 26 From Aid to Accompaniment: Rules of the Road for Development Assistance 483Vanessa Kerry, Agnes Binagwaho, Jonathan Weigel, and Paul Farmer 27 Global Health Partnerships: The Emerging Agenda 505Jeremy Youde 28 Partnerships and the Millennium Development Goals: The Challenges of Reforming Global Health Governance 519Michael Moran and Michael Stevenson Part VII Beyond Globalization 537 29 Preparing for the Next Pandemic 539Adam Kamradt-Scott 30 Globalization and Global Health 555Matt X. Richardson, Mike M. Callaghan, and Sarah Wamala Index 577

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Book SynopsisIncisively written, this new edition of a popular guide first published in 1996 slices through the rhetoric of health promotion. Its penetrating analysis quickly reveals health promotion's conceptual roots, providing an enlightening map of their web of theory and practice. David Seedhouse proves that health promotion, a discipline intended to improve the health of a population, is prejudicedevery plan and every project stems first from human valuesand argues that only by acknowledging this will a mature discipline emerge. To help speed progress the author proposes a positive, practical theory of health promotion destined to inspire anyone who wishes to create better health. This new edition includes three new chapters on conventional health promotion, radical and foundational health promotion and mental health promotion, providing examples of the use of foundational health promotion.This new edition also adds five new teaching exercises, incorporates and updates the guide foTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part One the magpie profession. Dialogue One Health promotion on offer: all models available. Dialogue Two Where's the beef? Chapter One Glad to be vague. Chapter Two Hollow words - and how to reveal them. Chapter Three Evidence and ethics. Dialogue Three Progress so far. Part Two Prejudice first, evidence second. Chapter Four What drive health promotion? Chapter Five The political tap roots of health promotion. Dialogue Four The outsider. Chapter Six The outsider problem. Part Three The foundations theory of health promotion. Chapter Seven An introduction to the foundations of health promotion. Chapter Eight Tough questions. Dialogue Five The end of illusion. Chapter Nine Ethics and health promotion. Chapter Ten Rational health promotion. Dialogue Six Time to face the music. Dialogue Seven Seven strategies for health. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisPhysician Compensation Means More Than Money Physician compensation planning and methodology is a complex area that is influenced by many key factors. It takes experience and sharp analytical skills to manage.Table of ContentsFactors Impacting Physician Compensation. The Shrinking Pie. Defining the Pie. Regulatory Considerations in Physician Compensation Arrangements. Four Basic Principles of Compensation. Tax Considerations for Physician Compensation. Employment Agreements. Base Salary. Incentive Compensation. Physician Benefit Plans. Measuring Productivity. Relative Value Units. Using Relative Value Units to Measure Productivity. Cost Allocation. Administering the Compensation Plan. Academic Group Practice Compensation Models. Physician Integration Systems. Compensating the Physician CEO. Physician Compensation Case Studies. Common Pitfalls. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the definitive Code of Nursing Practice, clarifying the nine words that are central to nursing -- advocacy, care, dignity, holism, separatism, research, ethics, health, and nursing itself. Each keyword is clearly defined and comprehensively illustrated with down--to--earth nursing/health care examples.Trade Review"To me, a non-nurse, this is an excellent, clear book ..." (NursingEthics, Vol 8/3, 2001) "an interesting attempt by a philosopher to provide some structuresethical guidance for nurses" (Bulletin of Medical Ethics, January2002)Table of ContentsNURSING'S BIG IDEAS. Nursing Philosophy's Practical Failure. Advocacy. Care. Dignity. Holism and Separatism. HOW NURSING COULD TAKE THE MORAL LEAD IN HEALTH CARE. Research. Ethics. Mental Health. Nursing. The Universal Ethical Code. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis superlative text applies philosophical analysis to the daily problems of health service policy and practice. Provides readers with an understanding of the practical detail and the theoretical fundamentals of health reform.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: The Logic of Health Reform (D. Seedhouse). INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REFORM. Health Care Reform in the United States (C. Hackler). Health Care Reform in the UK: Working for Patients? (D. Gladstone M. Goldsmith). Choosing Core Health Services in The Netherlands (H. Have). Reforming Health Care in South Africa (M. Simpson). BENEATH THE CRACKS--HEALTH REFORM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Going Off the Dole: A Prudential and Ethical Critique of the"Healthfare" State (S. Spicker). Health Reform and the Utopian Ideology of the New Right (M.Loughlin). Who Should Be Responsible for a Nation's Health? (V. Schubert-Lehnhardt) THE NEED FOR THEORY--A CASE STUDY IN THEPHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH PROMOTION. The Borders of Health Promotion (A. Cribb). Bad Faith and Victim-Blaming: The Limits of Health Promotion (C.Dougherty). Conclusion. Index.

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Book SynopsisHow has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies.Table of ContentsLIST OF TABLES FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics 2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System 3. Health Education and Popular Participation 4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence 5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical-Pharmaceutical Exports 6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy 7. Conclusions APPENDIX: HEALTH TOURISM IN CUBA LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES SELECTED BIBI.IOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisIn the United States, the soaring cost of health care has become an economic drag and a political flashpoint. Moreover, although the country's medical spending is higher than that of any other nation, health outcomes are no better than elsewhere, and in some cases are even worse. In The Quality Cure, renowned health care economist and former Obama advisor David Cutler offers an accessible and incisive account of the issues and their causes, as well as a road map for the future of health care reform--one that shows how information technology, realigned payment systems, and value-focused organizations together have the power to resolve this seemingly intractable problem and transform the US health care system into one that is affordable, efficient, and effective.Trade Review"Cutler has an exceptional ability to tackle an extremely complex topic, such as US health care spending, and make it simple and understandable for noneconomists while remaining true to the theory and science... The Quality Cure should be required reading for those who manage or provide care. In particular, medical students and residents need to understand the ideas in this compelling book. Until now, health care has not had such a simultaneously scholarly and accessible book. Those seasoned in policy making will benefit from Cutler's insider look, his clear and concise way of communicating complex topics, and the detailed references and figures. Those new to the policy efforts around reducing costs and improving quality will also benefit from Cutler's simplified conceptual framework, his clear and compelling language, and his disciplined approach... Cutler's experience, scholarship, and practical wisdom lay out a clear theory of change and policy recommendations for achieving it." -- Peter J. Pronovost Health AffairsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Cost, Access, and Quality: The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse 2. The Value Proposition 3. The Cost Control Debate 4. The Quality Cure 5. It's What You Know 6. Pricing the Priceless 7. Take Me to Your Leader 8. How Long Will It Take? Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIdentifying anticipated future healthcare needs and planning and how to meet them is a challenge. This book provides insight for those concerned in the development of health and care buildings and environments, and examines the core issues which are driving change. It also looks at innovation in caring environments for older people.Trade Review"The...18 Chapters...are easy to read, thoughtful and thought provoking. There is breadth of vision shown by all contributors." "Healthcare reform, day surgery and long-term care are among areas discussed, with reference to change. A future model of 'a seamless continuum of care, void of walls and barriers' is predicted, and the scope, efficiency and quality of operation and services is examined" Journal of Advanced NursingTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Looking back; Healthcare reform and change; The impact of technology; Primary care; Community care in the United Kingdom; Outcomes in the environment - long term care; Senior day care; Life care - looking back today, future programming; Close care and assisted living; Long-term care - a residential environment that is striving to be a home; Nursing Home 2000; Dementia care; The in-patient hospice - theory and case study; Sub acute care; Acute care; Patient-focused design; The healing environment; Re-using existing buildings; Towards a conclusion; Additional Reading; Directory of Contributors; Index

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Book SynopsisThis text provides examples of the type of clinical experience students are likely to have on their student placements. It illustrates three main theoretical approaches taught to students: psychodynamic, person-centred and behavioural.Trade Review"This book can greatly improve the knowledge base of health and social care workers...While on its own it cannot create experts it will certainly help the non-initiated to question the quality of their interpersonal skills and, hopefully, to inspire many to work on self-improvement. Mr Wondrak's book is enjoyable and would be a worthy addition to the reading lists of both pre and post-registration education programmes for a number of disciplines, not only nursing." "I hope it will be read and inwardly digested by a large number of people" Health Service JournalTable of ContentsPreface; The interpersonal arena; Theoretical approaches; Approaches to the care of the child; Approaches to care in adolescence; Approaches to the care of the adult; Approaches to the care of the older patient; Approaches to the care of the adult with mental health disorder; Approaches to cultural and spiritual care; Conclusions: an eclectic approach; Index

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Book SynopsisThis text is written specifically for health and social care professionals from practical as well as academic backgrounds, providing academic, professional and practical advice and guidelines for all potential students in health care.Trade Review"...health and social care departmentrs will recommend this book to their postgraduate research students because it will be an invaluable companion during the course of their research, from conception to completion. Journal of Advanced Nursing "I have already asked the university library to obtain this book and I shall recommend it to all of my PhD students, current and prospective. What more can I say? It is everything the blurb claims it is. End of review!" PhysiotherapyTable of ContentsStarting out: Introduction; Influences on approaches to research; Decisions about the research; Choice of degree; Starting the process; Research supervision; Going through the process: Writing a proposal; Access and ethics issues; The choice of methodology and research methods; Major issues: From MPhil to PhD; The monitoring process; Writing the dissertation or thesis: The introduction; Review of relevant literature; The methods section; The main body of the research; The examination; Problems; Dissemination of the research.

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Book SynopsisAn activist who disdained the women’s rights and antislavery movements, Dix, an old-line Whig, sought to promote national harmony and became the only New England social reformer to work successfully in the lower South right up to the eve of secession.Trade Review[Dorothea Dix] is the story of a woman who held that 'a wholesome moral environment, with or without physicians, could restore the spiritual stability of the insane'...This 'moral treatment' of insanity was based on Miss Dix's religious view of life (she was a Unitarian). During her long life (1802-1887) she was an author of children's books, a teacher, a prison reformer, the moral and political force behind the creation of many mental hospitals, and superintendant of women nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War...[Dorothea Dix is] a sound scholarly biography of a formidable American woman. * Washington Times *The strengths of Brown's biography are obvious: it is impressively researched and well written; it provides insights into Dix's career; and it offers a window into the complex cultural world of that era. The most original part of the book lies in the detailed analysis of Dix's failure to secure federal land grants to endow state mental hospitals and her abortive role as superintendent of nurses during the Civil War; both episodes illuminate the sources of her career and the fragility of her moral ideology. Brown's biography will appeal most to scholars seeking the define the character and ideology of mid-nineteenth-century social activism...It is clear that Brown has made in important contribution, and future scholars will profit from his insights. -- Gerald N. Grob * Journal of American History *Dorothea Lynde Dix's singular career to improve the condition of the mentally ill has received a great deal of recent scholarly attention. Thomas J. Brown suggests that there is more to be said, and he traces her life in revisionist ways, quietly amending earlier accounts...Brown covers [her life] with rich insight and sensitivity to his subject. He writes convincingly and well. He is well versed in the historiography of American politics, gender relations, and social reform, and he uses them well to place Dix in her time and role. This is an excellent first book. -- Joel H. Silbey * Journal of Illinois History *The most famous American woman reformer of her time, Dorothea Dix was a monomaniac, possessed of a personality and manner that made friends sometimes prefer sinners to a saint. Nevertheless, Brown declines to psychologize. Grounded in a persuasively sober reading of Dix's voluminous correspondence and the papers of her friends...Brown stresses her commitment to the moral imperatives of Unitarianism. His perspective is particularly helpful when he positions within antebellum sectional conflicts over federal land policy Dix's long campaign to get through Congress a land-grant bill to aid state mental hospitals. And he offers a sympathetic account of Dix's Civil War volunteer work, when her expectation of being the American Florence Nightingale came so sadly to naught...If one must choose just one biography, his book should have the edge. -- A. Graebner * Choice *This biography of the great American reformer is a good reminder that not all influential women in nineteenth-century America were seething feminists who demanded revolution or nothing...This excellent biography uses an enormous range of materials and combines a balanced approach with a pleasant and readable style. * Contemporary Review [UK] *This well written and copiously researched work presents a sympathetic and intimate portrait of one of the best-known reformers in antebellum America...What Brown presents is a surprisingly intimate portrait that still acknowledges Dix's many shortcomings--her limited view of women's rights, her blindness on the issue of slavery, and her lingering nativism. Despite Dix's personal limitations, however, Brown recognizes her many successes in convincing parsimonious legislatures to build asylums and putting the plight of the mentally ill on a national stage. Brown tells a story that is closely focused on Dix, but also manages to reveal valuable information about education, religion, medical professionalism, women's history and the political quagmire of antebellum America. -- Stephan D. Andrews * Journal of the Early Republic *In his definitive biography of 'the country's most famous benevolent heroine,' Thomas J. Brown presents a compelling portrait of Dix's work as an advocate for the insane. No mere account of a New England 'busybody,' Brown's careful and thoughtful biography traces the life and times of a rigidly conventional woman who, through force of will, forged a most unconventional career. * New England Quarterly *Table of Contents* Preface * Almost Alone in This Wide * Fixed as Fate * Moral Power * I Tell What I Have Seen! * This Mighty Vortex of Labor * A Happiness Which Goes with You * The Property of the People * A National Work * The Moral Horizon of a Unitarian Minister * The American Invader * Our People Need to Suffer * Downright Madness * A Huge Wild Beast Has Consumed My Life * At Last * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index

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Book SynopsisWarren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov argue for a new way to measure individual and population aging. Instead of counting how many years we’ve lived, we should think about our “prospective age”—the number of years we expect to have left. Their pioneering model can generate better demographic estimates, which inform better policy choices.Trade ReviewProspective Longevity is Sanderson and Scherbov’s magnum opus. Its pages speak to all of us, no matter how old we are or where we live in the world, through its provocative new way of defining what it means to age. -- Steven Petrow, contributing columnist for the Washington PostWhat if the world’s population is not only aging, but aging better? Prospective Longevity raises the exciting prospect that ‘aging’ could be good news for the economy and beyond. In order to yield long-term dividends, we must explore the methods and insights contained in this pathbreaking book. -- Andrew Scott, London Business SchoolDemographers define age in a chronological way, examining the number of years lived since a person’s date of birth. But that does not tell us how old a person really is or how much longer they will live. Through its introduction of prospective age, Sanderson and Scherbov’s magnificent book will change the way we conceptualize aging. -- Dudley L. Poston, Texas A&M UniversityRedefining the concept of ‘old age’ is of fundamental importance. Doing so affects the arrangement of social institutions and the economic system, and has implications for theoretical and practical policymaking. Sanderson and Scherbov’s innovative new book is an inspiration for anyone with an eye toward the future. -- Xizhe Peng, Fudan University, ChinaIn this magisterial volume, Sanderson and Scherbov systematically set out their case for a radical revision of not only how we measure population aging, but how we even conceptualize it. Rigorous, yet engaging and accessible, this book is required reading for anyone interested in one of the greatest societal transformations of our time. -- Stuart Gietel-Basten, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Book SynopsisAmerican science produces the best medical treatments in the world. Yet U.S. citizens lag behind in life expectancy and quality of life. Robert Kaplan marshals extensive data to make the case that U.S. health care priorities are sorely misplaced—invested in attacking disease, not in solving social problems that engender disease in the first place.Trade ReviewKaplan…argues that our enthusiasm for biomedical science has inflated health-care costs while encouraging us to neglect more fundamental determinants of ill health, such as behavior and social conditions. -- Chris Pope * Wall Street Journal *Many Americans are already aware of the extraordinary cost of health care in the United States. This fact is frequently explained away by asserting that such is the price to be paid for the best health care system in the world. Kaplan’s book shatters that comforting myth and exposes the American health care system for what it is: below average in quality and therefore way above average in cost. -- Joseph Q. Jarvis * American Interest *More than Medicine makes a clear and compelling case for why America’s overspending on medical care contributes to poor health outcomes. To improve health and well-being in current and future generations, we must heed Kaplan’s call to prioritize financial support for the social determinants of health. -- Jonathan Fielding, UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthThis is the right book, by the right author, at the right time. Kaplan asks a simple question that should concern all of us: why do we spend so much on health but have such poor results? He challenges the fundamental premise that has guided much of American biomedicine for the past half century: that we will achieve health through medical intervention. He makes a convincing argument that we need to think differently—that the promotion of health and prevention of disease should motivate our spending. -- Sandro Galea, Boston University School of Public HealthFrom one of the world’s leading experts on public health, a brilliant data-driven examination of the mismatch between the pathways to optimal health and the narrow focus of legacy medicine. More than Medicine offers a new vision to advance health, science, and public policy. -- Howard S. Friedman, author of The Longevity ProjectBy combining scientific and clinical evidence with rare insight into political funding processes, Kaplan argues persuasively that the vast amount of money we spend on health care is not worth the cost. More than Medicine challenges us to reincorporate the essential element of human care back into medicine. -- Rose McDermott, Brown UniversitySharp, authoritative, and intensely data-driven…The argument is deeply compelling. * Kirkus Reviews *Kaplan’s call to ‘rethink’ how health-care costs could be lowered through greater attention to disease prevention and social and behavioral risk factors is worth noting. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisHealth care costs make up nearly a fifth of US gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. This book looks at the contradictions inherent in one particular health care market - hospital care.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "This book is an important resource for academic audiences and professionals in the health disciplines as well as those in the social sciences."--Choice "Kudos to Adam Reich for this well-researched book! Students of medical sociology, as well as health management and policy, will find Selling Our Souls useful."--Okori Uneke, Ph.D., International Social Science Review "Reich has written an excellent book."--Hengameh Hosseini, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 PART ONE PubliCare Rebuffs the Market 19 Chapter 1 Health Care for All 26 Chapter 2 Privileged Servants 48 Chapter 3 Feels Like Home 59 PART TWO HolyCare Moralizes the Market 71 Chapter 4 Sacred Encounters 78 Chapter 5 Good Business 95 Chapter 6 The Martyred Heart 109 PART THREE GroupCare Tames the Market 123 Chapter 7 Flourishing 127 Chapter 8 Disciplined Doctors 147 Chapter 9 PARTnership 171 Conclusion 189 Acknowledgments 199 A Note on Methods 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 213 Index 221

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Book SynopsisHealth care costs make up nearly a fifth of U.S. gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. Both a scarce resource and a basic need, it involves physical and emotional vulnerability and at the same time it operates as big business. Patients have little choice but to trust those who provide them care, but even thoseTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "This book is an important resource for academic audiences and professionals in the health disciplines as well as those in the social sciences."--Choice "Kudos to Adam Reich for this well-researched book! Students of medical sociology, as well as health management and policy, will find Selling Our Souls useful."--Okori Uneke, Ph.D., International Social Science Review "Reich has written an excellent book."--Hengameh Hosseini, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 PART ONE PubliCare Rebuffs the Market 19 Chapter 1 Health Care for All 26 Chapter 2 Privileged Servants 48 Chapter 3 Feels Like Home 59 PART TWO HolyCare Moralizes the Market 71 Chapter 4 Sacred Encounters 78 Chapter 5 Good Business 95 Chapter 6 The Martyred Heart 109 PART THREE GroupCare Tames the Market 123 Chapter 7 Flourishing 127 Chapter 8 Disciplined Doctors 147 Chapter 9 PARTnership 171 Conclusion 189 Acknowledgments 199 A Note on Methods 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 213 Index 221

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Book SynopsisThis unique publication, co-published with the King''s Fund, is about talk and action in health care rationing. It presents the latest thinking and practical experience in rationing today. Read about why rationing is inevitable, look at what the public thinks, and decide for yourself what action should be taken in the futureTable of ContentsIntroduction and context: introduction, Bill New; The rationing agenda in the NHS, Bill New; Responses to the rationing agenda, Jo Lenaghan. Section 1 Talk: The inevitability of rationing in the NHS, Chris Heginbotham; Public opinion and rationing - a review of the evidence, Jack Kneeshaw. The rationing debate: Devising a package of health care services the NHS is responsible for - for, Bill New; against, Rudolph Kelin; Maximising the health of the whole community - for, A.J. Culyer; against, John Harris; Rationing health care by age - for, Alan Williams; against, J. Grimley Evans; Central government should have a greater role in rationing decisions - for, Jo Lenaghan; against, Stephen Harrison; Rationing within the NHS should be explicit - for, Len Doyal; against, Jo Coast; Direct public and patient involvement in rationing - the possibilities for direct public involvement, Anna Coote; - the possibilities for direct patient involvement, Heather Goodare; The moral limits to public and patient involvement, Len Doyal. Section 2 Action: New Zealand priority criteria project, Hadorn, Holmes; Setting priorities - can Britain learn from Sweden? McKee, Figueras; Setting priorities - is there a role for citizen's juries? Lenaghan et al; The Asbury draft policy on ethical use of resources, Crisp et al; Responses to Asbury proposal, Thomasma et al; A purchaser experience of managing new, expensive drugs - interferon beta, Rous et al; How can hospitals ration drugs? Bochner et al; responses to Boshner et al.

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Book SynopsisBased on reviews carried out by the Stroke Unit Trialists' Collaboration, this text discusses the place of in-patient stroke unit care in the management of stroke patients. It provides an evidence based analysis of the effectiveness of the stroke unit - in terms of reduction of mortality and disability, and resource implications.Trade Review"This concise book of 136 pages is clearly written and will be of use to all those wishing to reorganise their inpatient stroke service" - SAMJ ForumTable of ContentsAuthorship. Contributors. Foreword by Iain Chalmers. Preface. 1. The Stroke Unit Story. 2. How Should We Evaluate Our Interventions?. 3. Assembling Evidence About Stoke Units. 4. Effectiveness of Organised (Stroke Unit) Care. 5. Economics of Stroke Unit Care. 6. Implications for Planning Stroke Services. 7. Implications for Future Research. Appendix: Descriptions of Stroke Unit Care. Glossary of Terms. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers guidance on the ethical and legal issues that arise in the health care of patients under 18 years of age. This book reflects the questions most commonly raised by health professionals, including questions about consent, refusal of treatment and confidentiality.Table of ContentsList of cases. List of statutes and regulations. Membership of the Steering Group. Editorial Board. Introduction. An ethical approach to treating children and young people. The law on children, consent and medical treatment: England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The law on children, consent and medical treatment: Scotland. Confidentiality. Involving children and assessing a child's competence. Refusal of treatment and decisions not to treat. Mental health care of children and young people. Sensitive or controversial procedures. Research and innovative treatment. Health care in schools. Summary of good practice. Appendix 1: Examination or assessment for child protection purposes. Appendix 2: Useful addresses. Index

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Book SynopsisPractically applicable book with a multidisciplinary approach from high profile authors. The first textbook to analyse the meaning and use of quality of life measures in clinical and research settings. Fills the need for information on how to assess measures in a patient-centred way, and in understanding the interpretation of the results.Table of ContentsCurrent state of the art in quality of life measurement. Is quality of life determined by expectations or experience?. Are quality of life measures patient centred?. Quality of life in caregivers. Assessing quality of life in children. Who should measure quality of life?. The clinical utility of quality of life measures. Measuring the impact of assistive technologies on quality of life:can rehab profs rise to challenge?. How to choose a quality of life measure. Longitudinal analysis of quality of life data. Is there such a thing as a life not worth living?. Glossary. Index

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Book SynopsisHealth and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole.Trade Review"Michael Bury’s concise and timely book is must reading for students entering the field or for professionals in cognate fields wondering what has happened in the sociology of health and illness over the last few years." Gary Albrecht, University of Illinois of Chicago "Written in an engaging and accessible style, Health and Illness is outstanding, carefully addressing key classic and contemporary debates within the sociology of health and illness, and illustrating these with the most up-to-date research." Sara Arber, University of Surrey "Michael Bury is one of the most thoughtful observers in medical sociology. He provides an engaging and critical introduction to the concepts and issues surrounding the sociology of health and illness. Both neophytes and seasoned students will benefit greatly from the rich discussions presented here."Peter Conrad, Brandeis University "Health and Illness is a stimulating introduction to the field. It covers the topics that matter most today and raises important questions about how we will view health and illness in the future in response to advances in technology and the growing medical surveillance of the individual." Ellen Annandale, University of LeicesterTable of Contents1 What is Health?. 2 The Patterning of Health and Illness. 3 Gender, Sex and Health. 4 The Body, Health and Society. 5 Health and Health Care. 6 The Future of Health. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisHealth and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole.Trade Review"Michael Bury’s concise and timely book is must reading for students entering the field or for professionals in cognate fields wondering what has happened in the sociology of health and illness over the last few years." Gary Albrecht, University of Illinois of Chicago "Written in an engaging and accessible style, Health and Illness is outstanding, carefully addressing key classic and contemporary debates within the sociology of health and illness, and illustrating these with the most up-to-date research." Sara Arber, University of Surrey "Michael Bury is one of the most thoughtful observers in medical sociology. He provides an engaging and critical introduction to the concepts and issues surrounding the sociology of health and illness. Both neophytes and seasoned students will benefit greatly from the rich discussions presented here."Peter Conrad, Brandeis University "Health and Illness is a stimulating introduction to the field. It covers the topics that matter most today and raises important questions about how we will view health and illness in the future in response to advances in technology and the growing medical surveillance of the individual." Ellen Annandale, University of LeicesterTable of Contents1 What is Health?. 2 The Patterning of Health and Illness. 3 Gender, Sex and Health. 4 The Body, Health and Society. 5 Health and Health Care. 6 The Future of Health. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book has a potentially huge market right across the allied health, social care and education professions. Working interprofessionally is the new concept in vogue for effective health and social care provision and right at the top of the agenda in teaching in the related professions.Trade Review"Offers some excellent practical guidance to assist those training to become public sector professionals to meet the need for successful collaborative practice." Community Care "The authors do a very good job of presenting a complex and dynamic aspect of contemporary professional work in very practical terms and in an easy to read format." Work, Employment and Society "Marilyn Hammick and her colleagues take this book beyond the usual well-meaning exhortations and uncover what it means to learn and practise in a collaborative context. The engaging style conveys complex messages in a direct way that will be helpful for undergraduate students and practitioners." Fiona Ross, Kingston University and St George's, University of London "Throughout the UK, universities are weaving interprofessional education into undergraduate professional programmes to enable students to respond positively, purposefully and intelligently to demands for closer collaboration. Much has been written to help faculty re-orientate their teaching, less to help students to re-orientate their learning, none as rigorously as does this book to help them to become interprofessional and to understand their obligations to each other, to the public and to society." Hugh Barr, President of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education and Joint Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Interprofessional Care "Being Interprofessional has been written by the leading experts in interprofessional education and will be essential reading not only for students engaged in interprofessional learning but also to their tutors and those involved in programme development." Michael Pittilo, Robert Gordon UniversityTable of ContentsAbout the authors. Introducing this book. PART ONE Setting the Scene. Chapter 1 Being Interprofessional: Models and Meaning. Chapter 2 Being Interprofessional: Imperatives and Key Principles. Chapter 3 Learning and Working in Teams. Chapter 4 Being Interprofessional in Complex Situations. PART TWO About, from and with…. Chapter 5 Learning about, from and with other practitioners. Chapter 6 Learning about, from and with service users. Chapter 7 Learning about, from and with carers. Chapter 8 The statutory, community, voluntary and private sectors: learning about, from and with each other. PART THREE Drawing together the threads. Chapter 9 Sharing Information: the Continuing Challenge. Chapter 10 Being Interprofessional: A Twenty-First-Century Career. Glossary and Useful Organizations. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book has a potentially huge market right across the allied health, social care and education professions. Working interprofessionally is the new concept in vogue for effective health and social care provision and right at the top of the agenda in teaching in the related professions.Trade Review"Offers some excellent practical guidance to assist those training to become public sector professionals to meet the need for successful collaborative practice." Community Care "The authors do a very good job of presenting a complex and dynamic aspect of contemporary professional work in very practical terms and in an easy to read format." Work, Employment and Society "Marilyn Hammick and her colleagues take this book beyond the usual well-meaning exhortations and uncover what it means to learn and practise in a collaborative context. The engaging style conveys complex messages in a direct way that will be helpful for undergraduate students and practitioners." Fiona Ross, Kingston University and St George's, University of London "Throughout the UK, universities are weaving interprofessional education into undergraduate professional programmes to enable students to respond positively, purposefully and intelligently to demands for closer collaboration. Much has been written to help faculty re-orientate their teaching, less to help students to re-orientate their learning, none as rigorously as does this book to help them to become interprofessional and to understand their obligations to each other, to the public and to society." Hugh Barr, President of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education and Joint Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Interprofessional Care "Being Interprofessional has been written by the leading experts in interprofessional education and will be essential reading not only for students engaged in interprofessional learning but also to their tutors and those involved in programme development." Michael Pittilo, Robert Gordon UniversityTable of ContentsAbout the authors. Introducing this book. PART ONE Setting the Scene. Chapter 1 Being Interprofessional: Models and Meaning. Chapter 2 Being Interprofessional: Imperatives and Key Principles. Chapter 3 Learning and Working in Teams. Chapter 4 Being Interprofessional in Complex Situations. PART TWO About, from and with…. Chapter 5 Learning about, from and with other practitioners. Chapter 6 Learning about, from and with service users. Chapter 7 Learning about, from and with carers. Chapter 8 The statutory, community, voluntary and private sectors: learning about, from and with each other. PART THREE Drawing together the threads. Chapter 9 Sharing Information: the Continuing Challenge. Chapter 10 Being Interprofessional: A Twenty-First-Century Career. Glossary and Useful Organizations. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn recent years the spread of diseases such as AIDS, SARS and avian flu has pushed health issues towards the top of the international agenda. Such outbreaks have serious political, economic, and social consequences and remind the world of the necessity of global cooperation in order to deal effectively with the challenges they pose. Global Health Governance offers a comprehensive introduction to the changing international legal environment, the governmental and non-governmental actors involved with health issues, and the current regime's ability to adapt to new crises. Part 1 focuses on the evolution of international regulations aimed at stopping the spread of health problems across borders. Over the last 150 years, the nature of such cooperation, the motivations of the parties involved, and the diseases covered, has changed radically. Part 2 examines some of the most prominent actors in global health governance today, ranging from traditional intergovernmental organizations, such as the WHO and the World Bank, to private philanthropic organizations that exist outside regular global governance structures. Part 3 concentrates on some of the most pressing issues facing global health governance today, including access to pharmaceuticals, the costs and benefits of making health a security issue, and the role of civil society organizations. Global Health Governance provides an accessible and insightful analysis of an evolving realm of global governance and cooperation. It will appeal to students of global health politics, global governance, international organization, and human security.Trade Review"An accessible and clearly written introduction to the subject." LSE Politics Blog "In an era of increasing integration, the challenge of governing global health could not be more pressing. Scholars and policy analysts alike require a clear framework for understanding the complex web of actors and interests in this arena. Jeremy Youde's Global Health Governance offers a critical resource for making sense of past, present, and future developments." Evan S. Lieberman, Princeton University "This book will become an important reference for scholars and practitioners engaged in global governance and public health. Accessible and interesting to the non-expert, Global Health Governance draws on an impressive range of examples in order to demonstrate why today 'health has assumed a prominent place on the international agenda.'" Kim Yi Donne, Texas A&M University "Provides a very useful and accessible introduction to some of the key actors and issues in contemporary global health governance. Does a good job of setting GHG in historical context, showing the ways in which the field has changed in recent years and the impact of the entrance of a variety of new actors." Simon Rushton, Aberystwyth University, Wales Table of ContentsList of Acronyms vi List of Figures and Tables viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I History 11 1 Early International Health Governance Efforts 13 Part II Actors 27 2 The World Health Organization 29 3 The World Bank 46 4 UNAIDS and the Global Fund 63 5 Private Actors 82 6 Civil Society Organizations 99 Part III Key Issues 115 7 The Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Regime 117 8 Framing Health Security 132 9 Access to Pharmaceuticals 144 Conclusion 157 Notes 164 Bibliography 166 Index 184

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An accessible and clearly written introduction to the subject."LSE Politics Blog"In an era of increasing integration, the challenge of governing global health could not be more pressing. Scholars and policy analysts alike require a clear framework for understanding the complex web of actors and interests in this arena. Jeremy Youde's Global Health Governance offers a critical resource for making sense of past, present, and future developments."Evan S. Lieberman, Princeton University "This book will become an important reference for scholars and practitioners engaged in global governance and public health. Accessible and interesting to the non-expert, Global Health Governance draws on an impressive range of examples in order to demonstrate why today 'health has assumed a prominent place on the international agenda.'"Kim Yi Donne, Texas A&M University "Provides a very useful and accessible introduction to some of the key actors and issues in contemporary global health governance. Does a good job of setting GHG in historical context, showing the ways in which the field has changed in recent years and the impact of the entrance of a variety of new actors."Simon Rushton, Aberystwyth University, WalesTable of ContentsList of Acronyms vi List of Figures and Tables viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I History 11 1 Early International Health Governance Efforts 13 Part II Actors 27 2 The World Health Organization 29 3 The World Bank 46 4 UNAIDS and the Global Fund 63 5 Private Actors 82 6 Civil Society Organizations 99 Part III Key Issues 115 7 The Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Regime 117 8 Framing Health Security 132 9 Access to Pharmaceuticals 144 Conclusion 157 Notes 164 Bibliography 166 Index 184

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Book SynopsisReflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are becoming more and more important.Trade Review“This is a very good book, clearly written, easy to read and definitely worth a place in any social worker’s collection.” British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsFigures vi Tables vii Boxes vii Acknowledgements viii Introduction ix 1. Reflection in context: what this book is all about 1 2. The context of reflective practice: choosing an approach that works for you 20 3. The Reflective Timeline 45 4. Writing reflection for assessment: the individual voice 66 5. Reflecting together: the collective voice 87 6. Expressing reflection in other ways 107 7. Reflective practice is ethical practice 126 8. Asking difficult questions – exploring reflection in challenging situations 146 9. Is reflection always a good thing? Arguments and evidence 162 10. Conclusion: embedding reflection – looking forward 177 References 182 Index 189

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Book SynopsisIs there a crisis in Canadian health care? This book provides a concise introduction to the fundamentals of health care in Canada and examine various ideas for reforming the system sensibly.Table of ContentsForewordPreface1 Declining Public Confidence in Canada’s Health Care System2 What is Public and What is Private?3 Memes and Myths4 Canaries in the Mine: Waiting for Care5 Closer to Home and Out of Pocket: Shifting Sites of Care6 The Future: Rigid, Resilient, or Retail Reform ChoicesEndnotesIndex

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Book SynopsisDelivering Policy explores how the tension between science and politics shaped the long and fraught path to Canada’s Assisted Human Reproduction Act.Trade ReviewIn Delivering Policy, Francesca Scala provides a comprehensive, fascinating and well-written study of the evolution of assisted reproductive technology policies in Canada. Through the concept of boundary work, Scala demonstrates how different actors – scientists, policy-makers, activists - have attempted to challenge, blur or reinforce the boundary between science and politics since the appointment of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies in 1989. Weaving a detailed analysis of policy documents with engaging testimonies from participants in those debates, the book ultimately presents a nuanced and persuasive account of the impact of discursive strategies and the broader political and institutional contexts. -- Prize Jury, 2020 Donald Smiley PrizeTable of Contents1 Politics, Science, and ARTs Policy in Canada2 Normalizing and Resisting Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives3 Claiming and Contesting Epistemic Authority: The Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies4 Science and the Public Weigh In: The Discursive Terrain of ARTs Policy Making5 “Proceed with Care”: (Re)negotiating the Science/Politics Divide6 Setting Boundaries and Crafting ARTs Legislation7 Science, Boundary Work, and Parliamentary Politics: The Passing of Bill C-68 Understanding Boundary Work and ARTs Policy in CanadaNotes; References; Index

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Book SynopsisDelivering Policy explores how the tension between science and politics shaped the long and fraught path to Canada’s Assisted Human Reproduction Act.Trade ReviewIn Delivering Policy, Francesca Scala provides a comprehensive, fascinating and well-written study of the evolution of assisted reproductive technology policies in Canada. Through the concept of boundary work, Scala demonstrates how different actors – scientists, policy-makers, activists - have attempted to challenge, blur or reinforce the boundary between science and politics since the appointment of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies in 1989. Weaving a detailed analysis of policy documents with engaging testimonies from participants in those debates, the book ultimately presents a nuanced and persuasive account of the impact of discursive strategies and the broader political and institutional contexts. -- Prize Jury, 2020 Donald Smiley PrizeTable of Contents1 Politics, Science, and ARTs Policy in Canada2 Normalizing and Resisting Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives3 Claiming and Contesting Epistemic Authority: The Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies4 Science and the Public Weigh In: The Discursive Terrain of ARTs Policy Making5 “Proceed with Care”: (Re)negotiating the Science/Politics Divide6 Setting Boundaries and Crafting ARTs Legislation7 Science, Boundary Work, and Parliamentary Politics: The Passing of Bill C-68 Understanding Boundary Work and ARTs Policy in CanadaNotes; References; Index

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Book SynopsisA Healthy Society draws on one doctor’s experience in family practice, community building, and politics to envision a new approach to politics – and a healthier world.Trade ReviewA Healthy Society now includes chapters on poverty, food security, and climate change. Thought-provoking and highly readable, it weaves together the vision of a young politician--Meili was elected leader of the Saskatchewan NDP in March 2018--and the advocacy of a good physician who has worked in rural and urban Saskatchewan and in Africa. -- Dr. Fiona Clement, director of the Health Technology Assessment Unit at the O'Brien Institute of Public Health, University of Calgary * Alberta Views, Vol. 21, No. 9 *Table of ContentsForeword / André PicardForeword to the First Edition / Roy RomanowPreface1 A Healthy Society2 Medicine on a Larger Scale3 The Extra Mile4 Growth and Development5 The Search for a Cure to Poverty6 Out of House and Home7 The Warming World8 The Equality of Mercy9 Learning to Live10 Heading Downstream11 Less Politics, More Democracy12 Our Future TogetherNotes; Index

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Book SynopsisThis riveting insider’s account of how the COVID-19 pandemic unfurled in one of Canada’s hardest-hit provinces draws on the lessons learned to provide a hopeful vision for building a healthier future.Trade Review“When the pandemic arrived, Dr. Ryan Meili was both a physician and the leader of the NDP opposition in Saskatchewan. He was in a unique position to take part in both the medical and the political responses to COVID-19, and he kept meticulous notes. He transformed them into an insightful journal of Saskatchewan’s plague years in A Healthy Future: Lessons from the Frontlines of a Crisis, his new book published this fall.” -- Crawford Kilian * The Tyee *Table of ContentsForeword: Wisdom in the Scars / Katharine SmartIntroductionFirst WaveGathering CloudsThe Longest MarchLosing TrustReopening MindsEye of the StormSecond WaveIgnoring the SignsBack to SchoolRespecting Our EldersThird WaveMiracles and MudholesVariants of ConcernFourth WaveBest Summer EverThe Dam BreaksFifth WavePutting It MildlyWaving GoodbyeLessons for the Next WaveAcknowledgments; Notes; Index

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Book SynopsisTeaching in Practice offers a range of practical methods for teaching and facilitating learning geared to the day-to-day realities encountered by professionals in the human services. Drawing on the literature of adult education and on a wealth of practical examples from different kinds of professional, practice Farquharson provides a wide range of conceptual models for improving teaching in human service practice.Trade Review"Here is a book I have been waiting for for a long time a clearly written, theoretically sound, and up-to-date helpmate for workers at all levels. Farquharson's enthusiasm for the idea that the most potent tool in human service practice is the facilitation of lifelong learning is contagious." (Malcolm S. Knowles, professor emeritus, North Carolina State University)Table of Contents1. Teaching and Learning as Facets of Professional Practice. 2. Viewing Clients and Patients as Learners. 3. Developing Learning Relationships with Clients, Patients, andColleagues. 4. Becoming Skilled at Group Facilitation. 5. Assessing What Needs to Be Learned. 6. Teaching Effectively--Spontaneously and By Design. 7. Selecting Resources and Activities to Support Teaching. 8. Using Evaluation to Enhance Effectiveness. 9. Helping Through Teaching: Enhancing Professional Practice.

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Book SynopsisA New Way to Serve the Community A study of a major initiative that is changing the course of medical education--the Community Partnerships, sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Rather than promote a single solution, Community Partnerships bridge the gap that exists between the culture of communities and the culture of academe by creating viable linking organizations to connect the two. This book also examines the role public policy plays in contributing to the current systems of health professions'' education and how public policy can support change.Table of ContentsForeword 1. The Primary Health Care Crisis 2. From Problems to Solutions: A Bridge Between Cultures 3. Community Partnerships in Progress(with Rebecca Henry) 4. The Nature of Academic Health Centers 5. The Nature of Communities(with Bruce Behringer) 6. New Organizational Structures(with Patricia Maguire Meservey) 7. The Role of Public Policy in Changing Health Professionals' Education 8. If We Change What We Pay For, We Change What We Get(with Henry A. Foley) 9. Evaluation as a Tool for Reform(with Rebecca Henry) 10. Multidisciplinary Care and Education(Patricia T. Castiglia) 11. Leading Educational Reform

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Book SynopsisOnce again, Sarason leads the way, with a unique and provocative perspective on organizational collaboration. In this penetrating work, Sarason and Lorenz tackle the problem of decreased in schools and health and social service agencies. They show how collaboration between organizations can work, and how this pooling of resources can add up to more than the sum of parts. The authors the role of networks for maximizing the use of resources, the special role and characteristics of a network coordinator, and the energy and sense of community that will result.Trade Review"Must reading for anyone involved in improving schools or communities. Sarason and Lorentz identify a vital catalyst for orchestrating change effectively--one that is a promising as it is overlooked." --Eric Schaps, president, Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, California "Sarason and Lorentz have extAnded their earlier work on resource networks to create what may well become the classic work on coordination and collaboration in organizations in general and schools in particular." --Dale L. Brubaker, professor, University of North Carolina, Greensboro "For anyone who is struggling with the real world implications of collaboration and coordination in the human services, Crossing Boundaries is an invaluable practical guide by authors who have blazed these trails and know the territory." --Jacquelyn McCroskey, associate professor, University of Southern California School of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: Charters, Curricula, and a History of Failure 1. An Emerging Paradigm Shift 2. Redefining Resources 3. Breaking the Organizational Chart Mentality 4. Coordination: The Origins of a Point of View 5. The Coordinator's Rationale: Cognitive and Stylistic Characteristics 6. Collegiality and Community: The New Paradigm in Action Epilogue: The Public Schools and the Private Sector

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