Medical research Books
University of Minnesota Press Compound Solutions: Pharmaceutical Alternatives
Book SynopsisClaiming 1.5 million lives in 2015, tuberculosis is the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Because of the population it overwhelmingly affects, however, pharmaceutical companies are uninterested in developing better drugs for the disease. Compound Solutions examines Product Development Partnerships (PDPs), which arose early in the twenty-first century to develop new drugs and vaccines for infectious diseases in low-income countries. Here, for the first time, is a sustained examination of PDPs: the work they do, the partnerships they form, their mission, and their underlying philosophy of addressing global health needs—with implications that extend well beyond tuberculosis.Focusing on two PDPs for tuberculosis—the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) and Aeras (a nonprofit focused on vaccine development)—Susan Craddock argues that PDPs do much more than product development. As innovative sites of humanitarian pharmaceutical production, they are contravening mainstream pharmaceutical production by tying drug and vaccine research to global health needs rather than shareholder demand. In largely untethering the profit incentive from pharmaceutical production, Craddock shows, PDPs exhibit more creative and efficient scientific practices, reshaping regulatory norms and implementing more ethical forms of clinical trials that enhance community engagement and capacity building. An unparalleled, interdisciplinary analysis of PDPs as politically, socially, scientifically, and economically innovative sites of pharmaceutical production, Compound Solutions is a must for readers in the fields of public health, science and technology studies, and medical social science.Trade Review"Compound Solutions is a thoroughly researched, technically dense, and ambitious text. In her meticulous examination of Product Development Partnerships (PDPs), Susan Craddock provides us with a way to understand how pharmaceutical humanitarianism could save the lives of poor people around the globe. This book will be an essential resource for understanding contemporary global health and the dilemmas of private–public partnering in late capitalism."—Lisa Ann Richey, author of Brand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World"Susan Craddock’s Compound Solutions is a compelling and important book about what she calls ‘humanitarian pharmaceutical production.’ Anyone interested in the challenges of getting TB drugs where they are needed most should read it." —Bulletin of the History of MedicineTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviations Leaders of Product Development Partnerships, 2015 Introduction: Changing the Paradigm of Pharmaceutical Development 1. The Possibilities and Parameters of Drug and Vaccine Partnerships2. Scientific Collaboration, Innovation, and Contradiction3. The Contingent Ethics of Tuberculosis Clinical TrialsConclusion: Tuberculosis and the Future of Humanitarian Pharmaceutical ProductionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£999.99
American Nurses Publishing Clinical Research Nursing: Scope and Standards of
Book SynopsisClinical research nursing focuses on the care of research participants and the protocols of clinical research and trials. The clinical researcher nurse (CRN) balances the needs of the participant and the requirements of research across settings. The result: exceptional, ethical, and safe care that yields reliable, valid data and findings, high quality research outcomes, and, in time, better quality health care.The premier resource for today’s CRN, Clinical Research Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is informed by advances in this specialty’s unique body of knowledge: nursing care; research regulations; scientific process; and data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It addresses the CRN practice essentials, from education and certification and professional development to ethics and tenets to practice settings and roles.Among the other topics covered are: The five practice domains: human subjects protection; care coordination and continuity; clinical practice; management of clinical and research activities; and contribution to science and nursing science/practice. Guiding principles of CRN practice: Safety and self-determination of participants, fidelity to research protocols, compliance with regulations, and research-specific informed consent. How each of the provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements apply to CRN practice. Trends and issues, including big data, electronic health records, the evidence for practice, minority involvement in clinical research, and the safety of participants, the workplace, and the public. The seventeen competency-based standards both frame evaluation of practice outcomes and goals and delineate what is expected of all CRNs. Its scope of practice - which establishes the who, what, where, when, why, and how of their practice - is the context for applying these standards.This book is a must-have for practicing or aspiring clinical research nurses and a useful resource for allied interprofessional practitioners and stakeholders. Table of Contents Scope of Clinical Research Nursing Practice Introduction to Clinical Research Nurses and Nursing Definitions of Clinical Research Nursing Differentiation of Clinical Research Nurse from Nurse Researcher Collateral Definitions History and Evolution of Clinical Research Nursing Prevalence of Clinical Research Nurses Populations Served by Clinical Research Nurses Pediatric Population Adult Population Older Adult Population Clinical Research Nursing Practice Environments Acute Care and Ambulatory Care Privately Owned Research Centers Community Settings Research Administration Settings Special Care Facilities Roles and Practice of the Clinical Research Nurses Domains of Practice for the Clinical Research Nurse Human Subjects Protection Care Coordination and Continuity Contribution to Science in General and Nursing Science/Practice Clinical Practice Study Management Roles of the Clinical Research Nurse Clinician Manager Educator Advocate Regulatory Specialist Nurse Scientist Tenets of Clinical Research Nursing Principles that Guide Clinical Research Practice Safety and Self-Determination Research Informed Consent Fidelity to the Research Protocol Regulatory Compliance Professional Nursing Ethics in Clinical Research Nursing Practice Educational Preparation for Clinical Research Nurses Continuing Professional Development for Clinical Research Nurses Specialty Practice Certification for Clinical Research Nurses Importance of Certification Need for Certification Trends and Issues in Clinical Research Nursing Workplace, Participant, and Public Safety Electronic Health Records Privacy Issues Big Data Increasing Minority Involvement in Clinical Research Establishing the Evidence for Practice Standards of Clinical Research Nursing Practice Significance of Standards Standards of Clinical Research Nursing Practice Standard 1. Assessment Standard 2. Diagnosis Standard 3. Outcomes Identification Standard 4. Planning Standard 5. Implementation Standard 5A. Coordination of Care Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion Standard 6. Evaluation Standards of Professional Performance of Clinical Research Nursing Standard 7. Ethics Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice Standard 9. Communication Standard 10. Collaboration Standard 11. Leadership Standard 12 Education Standard 13. Evidence-based Practice and Research Standard 14. Quality of Practice Standard 15. Professional Practice Evaluation Standard 16 Resource Utilization Standard 17. Environmental Health Glossary References and Bibliography Index
£33.95
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Spirituality and Health Research: Methods,
Book Synopsis In Spirituality and Health Research: Methods, Measurement, Statistics, and Resources, Dr. Harold G. Koenig leads a comprehensive overview of this complex subject. Dr. Koenig is one of the world’s leading authorities on the relationship between spirituality and health, and a leading researcher on the topic. As such, he is distinctively qualified to author such a book. This unique source of information on how to conduct research on religion, spirituality, and health includes practical information that goes well beyond what is typically taught in most undergraduate, graduate, or even post-doctoral level courses. This volume reviews what research has been done, discusses the strengths and limitations of that research, provides a research agenda for the future that describes the most important studies that need to be done to advance the field, and describes how to actually conduct that research (design, statistical analysis, and publication of results). It also covers practical matters such as how to write fundable grants to support the research, where to find sources of funding support for research in this area, and what can be done even if the researcher has little or no funding support. The information gathered together here, which has been reviewed for accuracy and comprehensiveness by research design and statistical experts, has been acquired during a span of over twenty-five years that Dr. Koenig spent conducting research, reviewing others’ research, reviewing research grants, and interacting with mainstream biomedical researchers both within and outside the field of spirituality and health. The material is presented in an easy to read and readily accessible form that will benefit researchers at almost any level of training and experience.
£39.95
World Health Organization World Report on Disability: 2011
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£46.19
International Agency for Research on Cancer A review of human carcinogens: D: Radiation
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£999.99
International Agency for Research on Cancer Code of Good Scientific Practice: v. 4: IARC
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£16.24
World Health Organization Verwirklichung Unserer Vision: Bericht Der
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