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Book SynopsisIdentifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sports scientists, sports coaches, and sports policymakers. However, there is very little practical and theoretical knowledge for those working in Paralympic sport. The book collates the state of the science of current knowledge and practice in talent identification and development in this context by capturing international perspectives of current systems and processes. Written by a team of leading international experts, Talent Development in Paralympic Sport: Researcher and Practitioner Perspectives explores key factors and issues in contemporary sport, including: current state of pathways in Paralympic sports across the globe designing optimal developmental environments long-term modeling of Paralympic athlete development understanding the complexity of talent selection in Paralympic sport With an emphasis on practical Table of Contents1. Talent Development Opportunities and Challenges in Paralympic Sport: An Introduction2. Paralympic Pathways Practitioner Commentary: Gail Hamomoto3. Top-down Systemic Challenges to Current Paralympic PathwaysPractitioner Commentary: Andy Van Neutegem 4. Athlete Recruitment: Promoting Initial and Sustained Engagement in Para SportPractitioner Commentary: Michael Frogley 5. Understanding the Complexity of Athlete Selection in Paralympic SportPractitioner Commentary: Chris Wagg6. The Role of Classification in Talent Identification and Development in Para SportsPractitioner Commentary: Michael Woods7. Striking a Balance: Promoting Quantity and Quality of Participation in Para SportPractitioner Commentary: Jenny Davey8. The Role of Skill Acquisition in Coach and Athlete Development in Paralympic SportPractitioner Commentary: Raôul Oudejans9. Talent Transfer in Paralympic Sport Practitioner Commentary: Melissa Wilson10. Coaching, Talent Identification and Talent Development in Para Sport: Developing the Field Practitioner Commentary: Graeme Maw11. Role of Technology in Athlete Assessment Practitioner Commentary: David Haydon12. Physiological Considerations for Para Athletes Practitioner Commentary: Gary Brickley13. The Psychology of Talent Development in Paralympic Sport: The Role of PersonalityPractitioner Commentary: Hannah MacDougall14. The Overemphasis on ‘Talent’ in Parasport Development Practitioner Commentary: Raphael Moreira

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive text introduces health and social care theory and practice for students studying at foundation degree level, including those on nursing associate and assistant practitioner pathways. Keeping themes of professionalism and patient-centred care at its core, this text equips readers to deliver effective, safe and responsive care in a wide range of settings. It anticipates future directions for practice and provides readers with skills they will need throughout their careers. Divided into four parts, it explores the foundations of academic study, becoming and being a professional, working with patients and service users and improving services and improving health. Clearly presented and reader-friendly, this textbook is an essential companion for all health and social care students.Table of Contents1.Introduction. 2. The essential study skills for health and social care students. 3.Research, the research ‘basics’ and evidence-based practice. 4.The policy and legislative backdrop to health and social care practice in the United Kingdom. 5.Becoming a health and social care professional. 6.Working with others: Supervision and mentoring. 7.The nuts and bolts of the human body. 8.Caring for people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity: A health and social care perspective. 9.Person-centred care: A paramount concept in health and social care. 10.Power, creativity and service user involvement in social work and health and social care education. 11.Ethics and ethical dilemmas in health and social care. 12.Introduction to public health and health promotion. 13.The theory and practice of service improvement in health and social care.

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Book SynopsisProviding essential knowledge and understanding that midwives, health visitors, nursery nurses and lay birth and early parenting educators need to deliver effective and evidence-based education to all new parents and families, this book explores key issues in perinatal education.Table of ContentsPart I: Preconception education 1.Preconception health, education and care: The earliest intervention. 2.Improving health and well-being before, between and beyond pregnancy. 3.Would you like to become pregnant in the next year? The key question® initiative in the United States. 4.Breastfeeding promotion in early learning settings. Part II: Building Parents’ Relationships with their Infants from Pregnancy Onwards. 5.Stressed pre- birth? How the foetus is affected by a mother’s state of mind. 6.Commentary: Motherhood in conditions of war- Biological and psychological routs to infant development. 7.Attachment: A play of closeness and distance. 8.Just chatting with a baby is more than you might think. 9.The musical key to babies’ cognitive and social development. 10."Daddy’s Funny!" Father’s playfulness with young children. 11.Creative play spaces: Finding the space for play. 12.Role of the parent-child attachment relationship. 13.The transition to parenthood and early child development in families with LGBTQ+ parents. Part III: Preparation for Labour and Birth. 14.Commentary: A Mindful approach to childbirth education and preparation for childbirth. 15.Preparing women for homebirth. 16.The power to transform: Freeing women’s instinctual potential for giving birth through body-centred preparation in pregnancy. Part IV: Education and Support for Parents of Twins. 17.Sleep patterns of twins. 18.Breastfeeding twins. 19Helping parents understand and navigate the twin bond. Part V: What parents need to know about sleeping, weaning, and the media. 20.Infant sleep and feeding in evolutionary perspective. 21.Sleep in early childhood: The role of bedtime routines. 22.Food fussiness in early childhood: Assessment and management. 23.Weaning a baby onto a vegan diet. 24.A Relationship-based framework for early childhood media use. Part VI: The ‘How’ of education and supporting parents 25.Commentary: Tug of War- Could polarised parenting advice cause harm? 26.Exploring the application (or use) of educational theory in perinatal parenting through four theorists. 27.Group intervention to treat fear of childbirth with psycho-education and relaxation exercises. 28.Commentary- parenting programmes are not culturally relevant to many communities. 29.Approachable parenting: The five pillars of parenting pregnancy and beyond programme for Muslim families. 30.Heteronormative obstacles in regular antenatal education and the benefits of LGBTQ certified options: Experiences among prospective LGBTQ parents in Sweden. 31.A psychodynamic approach to working with pregnant teenagers and young parents. 32.Fathers prenatal relationships with ‘their’ baby and ‘her’ pregnancy- implications for antenatal education. 33.Tips for facilitating antenatal education online.

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Book SynopsisEssential Concepts of Occupation for Occupational Therapy is an accessible introduction to vital concepts in occupational science for the occupational therapy practitioner or student. It invites therapists to view and understand their clients differentlyâby using an âœoccupational lensâ to focus on the lives of their clients as everyday doers. It addresses the key questions at the heart of understanding humans as occupational beings: What do people typically do? And, where, when, how, why, and with whom do they do it?These questions organize the key concepts from occupational science that form the first chapters of this book, enabling therapists to better understand their clientsâand enabling their clients to better understand the importance of occupation to their well-being. Additional chapters clearly describe how therapists can use occupation-based models to apply an expanded view of occupation and make evaluation and intervention more relevant and beneficial to their clients. A final chapter examines trends and lifestyle changes occurring in the 21st century to anticipate how these might impact future practice.Through use of engaging and thoughtful cases that illustrate many of the concepts, this guide will help practitioners clearly understand their clients as doers, while also providing enhanced ways for therapist to confidently apply these concepts in practice.Table of ContentsPreface 1. An Introduction to Occupational Science and its Relationship to Occupational Therapy 2. How Everyday Occupations Influence Health and Well-being 3. Occupation, Identity, and Meaning 4. How Time and Place Influence What People Do 5. Sociocultural Influences on Occupation 6. Occupational Justice: Occupation Viewed from a Social Justice Lens 7. Occupation Based Theories and Practice Models 8. Introduction to Occupation-Based Evaluation 9. Introduction to Occupation-Based Intervention 10. Human Occupation and the Future

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Book SynopsisImage synthesis across and within medical imaging modalities is an active area of research with broad applications in radiology and radiation oncology. This book covers the principles and methods of medical image synthesis, along with state-of-the-art research.First, various traditional non-learning-based, traditional machine-learning-based, and recent deep-learning-based medical image synthesis methods are reviewed. Second, specific applications of different inter- and intra-modality image synthesis tasks and of synthetic image-aided segmentation and registration are introduced and summarized, listing and highlighting the proposed methods, study designs, and reported performances with the related clinical applications of representative studies. Third, the clinical usages of medical image synthesis, such as treatment planning and image-guided adaptive radiotherapy, are discussed. Last, the limitations and current challenges of various medical synthesis applications are explorTable of ContentsPart 1: Methods and Principles 1. Non-Deep-Learning-Based Medical Image Synthesis Methods 2. Deep Learning-Based Medical Image Synthesis Methods Part 2: Applications of Inter-Modality Image Synthesis 3. MRI-Based Image Synthesis 4. CBCT/CT-Based Image Synthesis 5. CT-Based DVF/Ventilation/Perfusion Imaging 6. Image-Based Dose Planning Prediction Part 3: Applications of Intra-Modality Image Synthesis 7. Medical Imaging Denoising 8. Attenuation Correction for Quantitative PET/MR Imaging 9. High-Resolution Medical Image Estimation 10. 2D-3D Transformation for 3D Volumetric Imaging 11. Multi-Modality MRI Synthesis 12. Multi-Energy CT Transformation and Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging 13. Metal Artifact Reduction Part 4: Other Applications of Medical Image Synthesis 14. Synthetic Image-Aided Segmentation 15. Synthetic Image-Aided Registration 16. CT Image Standardization Using Deep Image Synthesis Models Part 5: Clinic Usage of Medical Image Synthesis 17. Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy Part 6: Perspectives 18. Validation and Evaluation Metrics 19. Limitation and Future Trends

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a thorough and accessible look into the importance of recovery in both staying healthy and performing well, and highlights the detrimental effects of underrecovery on physical and mental health. Internationally renowned experts from psychology, physiology, sport medicine, health, and sport science offer interdisciplinary analysis of the effects of underrecovery as well as the use of applied intervention and prevention strategies.Over the last few decades, research in sports has provided numerous studies showing the importance of addressing recovery to find recovery-stress balance and build resources that help prevent illness and promote healthy living and well-being. Each chapter of this volume discusses a specific area of recovery, providing a collection of useful and practical lessons athletes and non-athletes can take forward in their training and beyond. Focusing on both research and applied counseling techniques to discuss recovery as an underestimated fTrade Review"Written specifically for those working within or studying sport science, sport medicine, psychology and allied health sciences, this book offers a uniquely rich insight into the concepts, research and implications of recovery and underrecovery for mental and physical health in sport. Importantly, it addresses matters of recovery for health across the lifespan with a focus on youth athletes, elite and adult athletes as well as masters athletes in the context of active ageing. For those practitioners working with such populations, we gain invaluable perspectives, strategies and practical recommendations related to resilience, sleep, the immune system, physical activity, long COVID, school/youth sport environments and many more….Critically, these insights help us in our own day to day activities to maintain a high quality of life!"Chris Harwood, PhD, Professor of Sport Psychology, Loughborough University, UKTable of Contents1. The importance of recovery: A long time neglected crucial concept for health and performanceSarah Jakowski, Jahan Heidari, and Michael Kellmann2. Recovery and its impact on healthKristen Dieffenbach3. Recovery and stress reactivityK. Wolfgang Kallus4. Self-regulation of recoveryJürgen Beckmann5. Underrecovery in elite athletes: Antecedents, implications, and prevention strategiesLeslie Podlog, Cristiana Conti, Selenia di Fronso, and Maurizio Bertollo6. Quality of life and recoveryTsz Lun (Alan) Chu, Robert J. Harmison, and Scott B. Martin7. Resilience and recovery processes in sportsVarley Teoldo Costa, Franco Noce, Camila Cristina Fonseca Bicalho, and Guilherme de Sousa Pinheiro8. Recovery and the immune systemSimon Haunhorst, Wilhelm Bloch, and Christian Puta9. Sleep to heal and restore: The role of sleep in the recovery and regeneration processSarah Jakowski, Asja Kiel, Lisa Kullik, and Daniel Erlacher10. Physical activity as recovery resource for mental health in young peopleAsaduzzaman Khan and Nicola W. Burton11. Physical activity as recovery resource for mental health in adultsNicola W. Burton and Asaduzzaman Khan12. Impact of long COVID on recovery in sport and exerciseSimon Haunhorst, Wilhelm Bloch, and Christian Puta13. The challenge of school and participation in elite sports: Implications for the prevention of stress and mental health issuesMarkus Gerber14. Exercise stress and recovery in active ageing individuals and masters athletesPeter R. Reaburn and John F. T. Fernandes15. Concluding discussion: Recovery is more than just healing. Advocating a broader perspective on recovery in physical and mental healthJürgen Beckmann, Michael Kellmann, and Sarah Jakowski

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1981 and edited by a pioneer in psychogeriatric services, this book spans medicine, psychiatry, social work and organisation of services of the elderly, written by eminent authors from several different professions. Chapters include those on stroke rehabilitation, dementia, neurosis, psychotherapy for the elderly and institutional care, among others. The book discusses many issues which remain as pertinent today as when it was first published, not least the problems of providing health services for ageing populations.

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Book SynopsisEdge Entanglements traverses the borderlands of the community mental health sector by plugging in to concepts offered by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari along with work from Mad Studies, postcolonial, and feminist scholars. Barlott and Setchell demonstrate what postqualitative inquiry can do, surfacing the transformative potential of freely-given relationships between psychiatrised people and allies in the community. Thinking with theory, the authors map the composition and generative processes of freely-given, ally relationships. Edge Entanglements surfaces how such relationships can unsettle constraints of the mental health sector and produce creative possibilities for psychiatrised people. Affectionately creating harmonies between theory and empirical data, the authors sketch ally relationships in ways that move. Allyship is enacted through micropolitical processes of becoming-complicit: ongoing movement towards taking on the struggle of another as your oTrade Review"The authors successfully take an obtuse line of theoretical inquiry from Deleuze and Guattari, and artfully make it accessible and engaging. They carefully avoid rehashing the now clichéd elements of this theory, in favour of more direct and grounded explanation. Specifically, the authors takes readers deep into relationships with eight participants - produced through a time-consuming process of relationship-building developed over several encounters – to clearly demonstrate the re-imaginative benefits of their theory-data entanglement."Rebecca Olson, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia"In this powerful book, Barlott and Setchell demand we radically rethink the nature of friendship and (health)care. To reframe friendship through posthuman philosophy is to explore how our very being is made and remade in tiny moments of everyday life. Barlott and Setchell trace the genesis and unfolding of four such friendships, how they support, challenge, and resist dominant frameworks of mental health service. Health researchers, whether we like it or not, are part of this process. If we wish to affirm life in freely-given relationships, this book is the place to start."Thomas Abrams, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Queen’s University, CanadaTable of ContentsIntroduction to the SeriesBy Simone Fullagar1. The Edge of Things2. Destabilising Major Mental Health Approaches 3. Becoming-Minor, Mapping Territories4. Assembling 5. Doing a Cartography 6. An Entry Point 7. Cartography of Territories 8. Cartography of Becoming 9. Cartography of Desire10. (Dis)Organising Allyship, Becoming-Complicit Knots–Sorcery–Belonging, An AfterwordBy Lynda Shevellar, Tim Barlott, and Jenny Setchell

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Book SynopsisMedical Generalism, Now! is a unique and timely consideration of generalist medical practice. With a focus on the knowledge work of clinical practice and by taking a whole healthcare system view, the book responds to a recognized need to strengthen generalist practice within modern healthcare delivery in both primary and secondary care settings. Through a series of creative provocations directed to consulting clinicians and their trainers/educators, service leaders and managers, and policy makers, readers are encouraged to challenge the orthodox view that generalism is an outdated 'jack of all tradesâ sub-set of clinical medicine delivering the âsimplerâ aspects of medicine, with more complex issues requiring onward specialist referral. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate the challenges to be faced, accompanied by a description of the principles of generalist knowledge work needed to tackle the scenarios described and discussing the implications for practice and service redesign.Essential reading for clinicians, managers and policy makers across all healthcare settings, the book concludes with a call to action, synthesizing the learning from each chapter to define and describe delivery of the key changes needed.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbout the AuthorAdditional ContributorsChapter 1: Principles of Whole Person Medicine1.1 The purpose of Whole Person medicine. 1.2 The focus for whole person care: the Creative Self. 1.3 The goal of healthcare: enhancing health for daily living. 1.4 The work of healthcare: creating understanding in context. 1.5 The context of WP healthcare: complex interventions. 1.6 Summary.Chapter 2. Wise Foundations: the knowledge work of practice2.1 The knowledge work of clinical practice. 2.2 The knowledge work of specialist medicine. 2.3 The alternative knowledge work of generalist practice. 2.4 Barriers to generalism in action. 2.5 Generalism in action: the 4Es of best practice. 2.6 Advanced generalist practice: Emperor’s new clothes?2.7 Knowledge work: the missing piece in person-centred healthcare redesign.Chapter 3: Wise People – delivering the knowledge work of advanced generalist practice3.1 The Flipped Consultation. 3.2 Goldilocks Medicine. 3.3 Heath’s Generalist Gatekeeper or Guru. 3.4 Summary.Chapter 4: Wise Places – practices supporting advanced generalist knowledge work4.1 Enabling the work of advanced generalist practice: redesigning the generalist practice. 4.2 BOUNCEBACK: enabling knowledge work in context. 4.3 COMPLEX NEEDS: Enabling knowledge work in context for multimorbidity. 4.4 PACT: creating places for tailored care knowledge work. 4.5 Conclusions: Creating Wise Places.Chapter 5: Wise Systems – the advanced generalist healthcare system5.1 Setting the scene – New Public Management. 5.2 CATALYST - knowledge work drivers for system change, a workforce example. 5.3 TAILOR - knowledge work drivers for system change, a workplace example. 5.4 UNITED GENERALISM – a policy example. 5.5 Implications for Medical Generalism, now.Chapter 6: Medical Generalism, Now6.1 Starting in Primary Care. 6.2 Wise Policy. 6.3 Wise Practice. 6.4 Wise People. 6.5 Medical Generalism Now. Chapter 7: Medical Generalism, everywhere?Index.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an introduction to computer science theory, informatics best practice, and the standards and legislation that apply to computing in a healthcare environment. It delivers an accessible discussion of databases (construction, interrogation and maintenance); networking (design and low-level application); programming (best practice rather than the specifics of any one language design, maintenance, safety). It can be used to accompany the NHS Modernising Scientific Careers syllabus. It is also targeted towards those creating software rather than those using it, particularly computer scientists working in healthcare, specifically those in or close to the Physical Sciences, including radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and equipment management and those working with genomics and health informatics. Features Combines all topics into one comprehensive introduction. Explores practical applications of theTable of ContentsChapter 1 Data Structures. Chapter 2 Databases. Chapter 3 SQL. Chapter 4 Data Mining. Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Presentation. Chapter 6 Boolean Algebra. Chapter 7 NoSQL. Chapter 8 Network Architecture. Chapter 9 Storage Services. Chapter 10 Encryption. Chapter 11 Web Programming. Chapter 12 Data Exchange. Chapter 13 Hospital Information Systems and Interfaces. Chapter 14 Backup. Chapter 15 Software Engineering. Chapter 16 Software Quality Assurance. Chapter 17 Project Management. Chapter 18 Safety Cases. Chapter 19 Critical Path Analysis. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Art and Science of Dermal Formulation Development is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of transdermal and topical formulation development, covering preclinical studies, evaluation, and regulatory approval. It enables the reader to understand the opportunities and challenges in developing products and how risks can be mitigated. Over the last 25 years, expertise in this area has declined whilst drug delivery systems for other administration routes have developed significantly. The advantages offered by transdermal and topical drug delivery remain compelling for sectors including the pharmaceutical industry, personal care, and cosmetics. This text addresses the dearth of expertise and discusses how skin can be a route of delivery and the processes in formulation development, but how such an application is very different to that used for oral, IV, and other administration routes.Key Features:Presents a practical guide for Table of ContentsChapter 1: Structure and Function of Human Skin. Chapter 2: Theoretical Aspects of Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery. Chapter 3: Chemical Modulation of Topical and Transdermal Permeation. Chapter 4: Physical and Technological Modulation of Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery. Chapter 5: Topical and Transdermal Formulation Development.; Chapter 6: Performance Testing. Chapter 7: Process Development Considerations for Topical and Transdermal Formulations.

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Book SynopsisPopulation health management is being increasingly adopted by health systems yet the importance of primary health care in influencing population mortality and the mechanisms that explain it are not well understood. Too often, primary health care is regarded as a service for minor health problems and for managing access to secondary care. This limited view is no longer tenable and it is time to be much more ambitious about the place of primary health care in health systems worldwide.In delivering and planning health care and in re-building health systems after the pandemic, practitioners and policymakers in low-, middle- and high-income countries need evidence on how primary health care affects population mortality and practical advice to effect change. Primary Health Care and Population Mortality fulfils this need. Drawing on his long experience as both a practitioner and researcher, the author Richard Baker describes how primary health is crucial to the effect of health systems on population mortality, including its potential for reducing inequalities in mortality.This accessible new book will provide invaluable information to leaders in service development and delivery, academics in primary health care and those working within international organisations that are promoting primary health care for improving population health. It will also be of practical value to general practitioners, primary health care nurses and managers and public health staff.Table of Contents Hard times From certificates to statistics Variations in population mortality and some things that influence them Primary health care and population mortality in low-, middle and high-income countries Communicable diseases Non-communicable diseases 1: cardiovascular disease and cancer Non-communicable diseases 2: respiratory disorders and mental health Organisational features of primary health care The patient - professional relationship Policy and populations health management The mechanisms framework New ambitions for primary health care Index

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Book SynopsisThis text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper B of the postgraduate examination and become a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych).It provides candidates with comprehensive coverage of the Paper B syllabus, including information from a wide variety of sources to save candidates crucial time during exam revision. The content is accessible and presented in manageable sections, highlighting key information using tables, lists and graphics.This text is essential for psychiatry trainees revising for their written examinations and is also suitable for individuals/healthcare professionals with an interest in psychiatry and a desire to learn more.Table of Contents1. Introduction and overview of the MRCPsych Paper B examination 2. Organisation and delivery of psychiatric services 3. General adult psychiatry 4. Old age psychiatry 5. Psychotherapy 6. Child and adolescent psychiatry 7. Substance misuse and addictions 8. Forensic psychiatry 9. Disorders of intellectual development 10. Critical review

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Effective Writing for Healthcare Professionals is an invaluable insider''s guide to publishing, providing tips and advice for time-poor professionals working in the healthcare sector.But how do you get published? Where do you start? How do you know if your writing is good enough and what can you learn to make it better? Offering an accessible guide to the key issues, this is the perfect book for those who have busy working lives and find the process of writing challenging. It covers issues ranging from getting started to the winning habits of successful authors; from the rights and responsibilities of authors to how to get noticed. This new edition has been updated to include guidance on publishing norms, collaborative digital platforms, social media, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on publishing trends.Written by a best-selling academic author, this is an essential resource for novice writers and healthcare providers interested in puTable of Contents1.Writing, Publication and Scholarship in the Healthcare Professions. 2.Getting Started. 3.The Writing Process. 4.The Winning Habits of Successful Authors. 5. Producing a Work. 6.Troubleshooting. 7.Promoting, Making Visible and Maximising the Impact of Your Work. 8.Publishing Norms and Author responsibilities. 9.Academic Freedom, Copyrights, and Author Rights. 10.Publishing Norms In The Spotlight: Lessons From The COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive text to provide not only a detailed explanation of how the SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) virus is spread within human populations, but also an epidemiological analysis and interpretation of viral pandemics to enable better measures for prevention and control. Providing an introduction to the physiology of both the human immune system and the SARS-CoV2 virus, specifically the virus's replicative potential and our own vulnerability, the book offers an in-depth understanding of how the pandemic evolved. It also highlights the aberrant epigenomic mechanistic process in pathogenic microbe's replication and survival, implying gene and environment interaction that affected different populations. Citing a range of environmental conditions, from structural and systemic racism to malnutrition and low-socioeconomic status, the book examines how these factors exacerbated existing health disparities, resulting in a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality Table of Contents1.Immuno-epidemiologic perspective in Pathogenic Microbes: Immune System Response & Integration. 2.Immuno-epidemiologic perspective in Pathogenic Microbes: Epidemiologic Principles and Concepts. 3.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19): Pandemic and Public Health Emergency Response. 4.SARS-CoV2 Mutation: Immuno-Epidemiologic and Socio-Epidemiologic Response. 5.COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemic Curve Down-Drifting and Case Fatality Mitigation. 6.Pregnancy Risk in SARS-CoV2 Transmission & COVID-19 Fetal Survivability: Immuno-epidemiologic Perspective. 7.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Risk Precipitation and Disproportionate Mortality in African American (AA)/Black Communities. 8.Social Injustice and Systemic Racism: Obstacles to COVID-19 Pandemic Global Health Equity Transformation. 9.SARS-CoV2 "Re-emergence" as COVID-19 (2): Translational Public Health and Immuno-epidemiologic Response. 10.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Viral Dynamics Control. 11.Immune System Senescence in SARS-CoV2 Transmission and COVID-19 Clinical Manifestations, Severity and Complications. 12.SARS-CoV2 Exponential Spread and COVID -19 Hospitalization, Case Fatality & Mortality: US Pandemic Mitigation and Stabilization Measures Regression. 13.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Synergistic Spread: Conjoint Effect of Personal Responsibility, Control/Preventive Measures and Vaccine Effectiveness. 14.SARS-CoV2 Vaccine versus Vaccination: Immunologic Durability and Community Disproportionate Benefit in the United States & Globally. 15."COVIDMAS"​ and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Pandemic Attenuation: Emerging new Strain (Antigenic Subtypes) and Subpopulations Obstacles to Vaccination. 16.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Novel Variants (DELTA), Vaccine Cross-effectiveness and Durability. 17.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Disproportionate Burden: Hypertension and Mental Health among USA Racial/Ethnic Minorities-Blacks/African Americans (AA). 18.SARS-CoV2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) Transmissibility, Subpopulations Case-positivity, Case Fatality and Mortality. 19.Natural Disaster (Hurricane) as Health-related Event in SARS-CoV2 Delta Variant Exponential Transmissibility and Mortality. 20.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Vaccine Effectiveness and Durability in Immunogenic-related Comorbidities (Multiple Myeloma). 21.SARS-CoV2 Omicron Variant: Transmissibility, Clinical Manifestations, Severity & Vaccine Effectiveness. 22.SARS-CoV2 Omicron Variant Exponential Transmission & Mitigation Dynamics. 23.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Morbidity Implication in Chronic Disease (Type II Diabetes –T2D) and Pancreatic Carcinoma. 24.Ukraine Invasion and Global SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Pandemic resurgence: Epigenomic Public Health Perspective. 25.SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Global Pandemic: "Extreme Epidemiology" Response in Transmission and Case Fatality Stabilization, Mitigation & Control. 26.Black/African Americans (AA) and Disproportionate Burden of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Mortality in the United States. 27.Epidemiologic Risk Modeling of Disproportionate Burden of SARS-CoV2 and COVID-19 Mortality among Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Social Class) in Washington DC, USA. 28.Racial/Ethnic and Geo-clustering Differentials in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Cumulative Incidence, Mortality and Temporal Trend in Delaware State, USA

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Book SynopsisFamily-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation analyzes the effectiveness of Family-Centred Services (FCS) for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. This text provides you with the exact definition of FCS and offers proof that parent involvement in children's treatment greatly enhances therapy. You can use the suggestions and methods to integrate parents into therapy, maximizing the family's intervention experiences and making your work more successful and effective.Many clinicians agree that families play a crucial part in deciding what intervention strategies are best for their children. From this text, you will learn that listening to parents and valuing parental input will give you insight into the goals, needs, and ambitions families have for their children. This enables you to choose, with the parent, the interventions that best suit your patientsâneeds and the needs of their families. In addition to information on how to integrate parents and families into intervention, Family-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation offers suggestions that will improve your existing FCS or help you implement a family- centred approach, including: performing therapy in natural settings, such as school or home, to make changes in the children's social and physical environments acknowledging the grieving and adaptation process of families while being compassionate and understanding letting parents describe what they would like their child to be able to do and accomplish in the future putting the parentsâconcerns and requests first, enabling parents to deal with caring for their child supporting parents and reinforcing them when they have innovative and helpful ideas informing parents on the progress of their children and educating parents on methodologies and strategies used in FCSMany of the suggestions derived from the analysis of current data and original research in Family-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation have immediate clinical applicability, allowing you to quickly adapt methods into your intervention processes. This text also provides you with information on types of evaluative methods, such as Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC) and Family-Centred Program Rating Scale (Fam PRS), that will help you determine if your FCS program is working efficiently. Emphasizing the goal of parent interaction in FCS services, Family-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation offers methods that will improve your work with families and patients, making services more beneficial and relevant to the child and to their families. Table of ContentsContentsFamily-Centred Service: A Conceptual Framework and Research Review Parents' and Service Providers' Perceptions of the Family-Centredness of Children's Rehabilitation Services The Family-Centred Approach to Providing Services: A Parent Perspective Occupational Performance Needs of School-Aged Children with Physical Disabilities in the Community Planning Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Issues for Parents and Adolescents Family-Centred Functional Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Emerging Practice Model Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisThis innovative guide will help gynecologists or gynecologic surgeons to monitor the staging and progress of oncology treatment. An international expert here shows what office ultrasound can be used to achieve, how it correlates with other clinical findings, and how it can be integrated as necessary with other modalities and with the latest technological advances and developments in the field.Table of ContentsUltrasound scanning of the female pelvis: Normal findings. Ultrasound for differential diagnosis of adnexal masses. Ultrasound features of ovarian malignancies. Ultrasound assessment of intra-abdominal spread of ovarian cancer. Ultrasound features of endometrial cancer. Ultrasound features of uterine sarcomas. Ultrasound assessment of loco-regional spread of endometrial cancer. Ultrasound features of uterine cervical cancer. Ultrasound features of gestational trophoblastic disease. Ultrasound-guided procedures in Gynecologic Oncology. Ultrasound in vulvar and vaginal cancer.

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and extended eighth edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods employed by educational research at all stages. Its five main parts cover: the context of educational research; research design; methodologies for educational research; methods of data collection; and data analysis and reporting. It continues to be the go-to text for students, academics and researchers who are undertaking, understanding and using educational research, and has been translated into several languages. It offers plentiful and rich practical advice, underpinned by clear theoretical foundations, research evidence and up-to-date references, and it raises key issues and questions for researchers planning, conducting, reporting and evaluating research.This edition contains new chapters on: Mixed methods research The role of theory in educational research Ethics in Internet research Trade Review"Very much still the key text for ‘all’ education students and researchers. Cohen et al continue to update Research Methods in Education, with new theoretical, ethical, virtual and mixed methods information. It’s worth noting the impressive web page and links to materials for all chapters which is still the benchmark when looking at the competition for books in this area of social and education research." Dr. Richard Race, Senior Lecturer in Education, Roehampton University, UK "A clear enhancement on the already well established text. The new edition addresses an important need to explain research design and question setting in more detail, helping guide the newcomer through the research process from inception through analysis to reporting." David Lundie, Associate Professor of Education, University of St Mark & St John, UK "Research Methods in Education is a unique book for everybody who has to undertake educational research projects. The book gives an in depth understanding of quantitative and qualitative research designs and offers a practical guide for data collection and data analysis. It is an essential 'friend’ for teacher students from various disciplines who are not familiar with social science research." Dr Ellen P.W.A. Jansen, Associate Professor Teacher Education, University of Groningen, The Netherlands "Research Methods in Education continues to offer an excellent route map, a well-structured and inspiring travel guide, for students engaging in research. It works across levels, and while it provides clarity for the beginning researcher there is plenty here to aid the seasoned researcher with an open mind to new approaches and emerging practices. A superb text that provides guidance for my own research as well as for students and partners in research projects." Peter Shukie, Lecturer in Education Studies and Academic Lead in Digital Innovation, University Centre at Blackburn College, UK "Research Methods in Education is, besides being my personal favorite research methods book, a deep as well as a broad handbook useful both for undergraduate teacher education students as well as researchers and PhD students within educational sciences. In this new edition, new chapters are added emphasising both quantitative and qualitative methods in combination with thought-through discussions about how to mix them. The book can be used when planning a project and then throughout the whole research process and is therefore a complete methods book." Karolina Broman, senior lecturer in chemistry education, Umeå university, Sweden "Comprehensive, well written and relevant: the 8th edition of Research Methods in Education offers the background for methods courses at different levels. The new edition keeps the strong focus on education studies. Excellent extensions will make the book an even more popular basis for classes on both qualitative and quantitative methods." Felix Weiss, Assistant Professor for Sociology of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark "Research Methods in Education, 8th Edition is an up-to-date, one-stop shop, taking education research students from conceptualization to presentation. With this book on your library shelf, you are good to go."Dr Fiona McGarry, Lecturer in Research Methods, University of Dundee, UK "The 8th edition of Research Methods in Education contains a wealth of up-to-the-minute information and guidance on educational research which will be of immense value to researchers at all stages of their careers and across the education domain from early years settings to higher education. As research and education move into increasingly fluid and complex dimensions, Research Methods in Education will support students, researchers and practitioners in charting a course through these changing waters as they seek to create new knowledge about effective teaching and deepen our understanding of how learners learn." Julia Flutter, A Director of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK "As a doctoral supervisor I know that my students routinely return to Research Methods in Education as they develop their own research projects. This text has always been a mainstay on our reading lists but this new edition now features additional research topics and new perspectives on a wider range of research methods. As with previous editions this book is clearly organised and well written and appeals to a wide audience of experienced and novice researchers alike." Dr Val Poultney, Associate Professor, University of Derby, UK "Very much still the key text for ‘all’ education students and researchers. Cohen et al continue to update Research Methods in Education, with new theoretical, ethical, virtual and mixed methods information. It’s worth noting the impressive web page and links to materials for all chapters which is still the benchmark when looking at the competition for books in this area of social and education research." Dr. Richard Race, Senior Lecturer in Education, Roehampton University, UK "A clear enhancement on the already well established text. The new edition addresses an important need to explain research design and question setting in more detail, helping guide the newcomer through the research process from inception through analysis to reporting." David Lundie, Associate Professor of Education, University of St Mark & St John, UK "Research Methods in Education is a unique book for everybody who has to undertake educational research projects. The book gives an in depth understanding of quantitative and qualitative research designs and offers a practical guide for data collection and data analysis. It is an essential 'friend’ for teacher students from various disciplines who are not familiar with social science research." Dr Ellen P.W.A. Jansen, Associate Professor Teacher Education, University of Groningen, The Netherlands "Research Methods in Education continues to offer an excellent route map, a well-structured and inspiring travel guide, for students engaging in research. It works across levels, and while it provides clarity for the beginning researcher there is plenty here to aid the seasoned researcher with an open mind to new approaches and emerging practices. A superb text that provides guidance for my own research as well as for students and partners in research projects." Peter Shukie, Lecturer in Education Studies and Academic Lead in Digital Innovation, University Centre at Blackburn College, UK "Research Methods in Education is, besides being my personal favorite research methods book, a deep as well as a broad handbook useful both for undergraduate teacher education students as well as researchers and PhD students within educational sciences. In this new edition, new chapters are added emphasising both quantitative and qualitative methods in combination with thought-through discussions about how to mix them. The book can be used when planning a project and then throughout the whole research process and is therefore a complete methods book." Karolina Broman, senior lecturer in chemistry education, Umeå university, Sweden "Comprehensive, well written and relevant: the 8th edition of Research Methods in Education offers the background for methods courses at different levels. The new edition keeps the strong focus on education studies. Excellent extensions will make the book an even more popular basis for classes on both qualitative and quantitative methods." Felix Weiss, Assistant Professor for Sociology of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark "Research Methods in Education, 8th Edition is an up-to-date, one-stop shop, taking education research students from conceptualization to presentation. With this book on your library shelf, you are good to go."Dr Fiona McGarry, Lecturer in Research Methods, University of Dundee, UK "The 8th edition of Research Methods in Education contains a wealth of up-to-the-minute information and guidance on educational research which will be of immense value to researchers at all stages of their careers and across the education domain from early years settings to higher education. As research and education move into increasingly fluid and complex dimensions, Research Methods in Education will support students, researchers and practitioners in charting a course through these changing waters as they seek to create new knowledge about effective teaching and deepen our understanding of how learners learn." Julia Flutter, A Director of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK "As a doctoral supervisor I know that my students routinely return to Research Methods in Education as they develop their own research projects. This text has always been a mainstay on our reading lists but this new edition now features additional research topics and new perspectives on a wider range of research methods. As with previous editions this book is clearly organised and well written and appeals to a wide audience of experienced and novice researchers alike." Dr Val Poultney, Associate Professor, University of Derby, UK Table of ContentsPART 1: The context of educational research 1 The nature of enquiry: setting the field; 2 Mixed methods research; 3 Critical educational research; 4 Theory in educational research; 5 Evaluation and research; 6 The search for causation PART 2: Research design 7 The ethics of educational and social research; 8 Ethics in Internet research; 9 Choosing a research project; 10 Research questions; 11 Research design and planning; 12 Sampling; 13 Sensitive educational research; 14 Validity and reliability PART 3: Methodologies for Educational Research 15 Qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic research; 16 Historical and documentary research, Jane Martin; 17 Surveys, longitudinal, cross-sectional and trend studies; 18 Internet surveys; 19 Case studies; 20 Experiments; 21 Meta-analysis, systematic reviews and research syntheses, Harsh Suri; 22 Action research; 23 Virtual worlds, social network software and netography in educational research, Stewart Martin PART 4: Methods of Data Collection 24 Questionnaires; 25 Interviews; 26 Observation; 27 Tests; 28 Using secondary data in educational research; 29 Personal constructs, Richard Bell; 30 Role play and research, Carmel O’Sullivan; 31 Visual media in educational research PART 5: Data Analysis and Reporting 32 Approaches to qualitative data analysis; 33 Organizing and presenting qualitative data; 34 Coding and content analysis; 35 Discourses: conversations, narratives and autobiographies as texts; 36 Analyzing visual media; 37 Grounded theory; 39 Statistical significance, effect size and statistical power; 40 Descriptive statistics; 41 Inferential statistics: difference tests; 42 Inferential statistics: Regression analysis and standardization; 43 Factor analysis, cluster analysis and structural equation modelling; 44 Choosing a statistical test; 45 Beyond mixed methods: using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to integrate cross-case and within-case analyses, Barry Cooper and Judith Glaesser

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Book SynopsisThis succinct manual provides detailed clinical practice guidelines for the care of women in labour, this is designed to be a ready guide for use in the delivery suite by the busy clinician. The third edition has been updated to include new developments in clinical practice and governance and new guidelines. So far as is possible, the differences in care scenarios internationally have been addressed to provide a reliable guide to safe delivery.Key Features Provides detailed clinical practice guidelines for the care of women in labour Offers a ready guide for use in the delivery suite by the busy obstetric clinician and all members of the team Focuses on the clinical relevance of the problem points arising. Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. About the Author. Abbreviations. Glossary. Bleep/crash calls. Part I: Approach to care. The biopsychosocial approach to care of the woman in labour. Communication between care providers. Documentation. Admission to, and discharge home from, the delivery suite. Learning from clinical incidents. T ransfer of care between professionals. Reviewing what happened. Part II: Normal and Low-Risk Labour. Vaginal examination. Intravenous cannulation. Management of normal labour. Prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37–42 weeks). Management of the first stage of labour. Fetal monitoring. Fetal scalp blood sampling. Augmentation of labour. Cord-blood sampling. Epidural analgesia in labour. Management of the second stage of labour. Criteria for paediatric attendance at delivery. Management of the third stage of labour. Immediate postpartum care. Care of the newborn. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Neonatal resuscitation. Babies born before arrival at hospital. Episiotomy. The woman with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Use of birthing pool. Part III: Abnormal and high-risk labour. SECTION 1. Powers, passenger, passage. Caesarean section. Recovery of obstetric patients. High-dependency care. Failed intubation drill. Instrumental delivery. Trial of vaginal delivery after a previous caesarean section. Induction of labour. Antenatal corticosteroid therapy. Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes. Preterm uterine contractions. Deliveries at the lower margin of viability. Multiple pregnancy. Abnormal lie in labour. Occipito-posterior position. Malpresentation. Breech presentation. External cephalic version. The woman with genital cutting. The obese woman in labour. Perineal tear. SECTION 2. Medical conditions. Heart disease in labour. Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Pre-eclampsia. Eclampsia. Diabetes mellitus. Asthma (acute exacerbation in labour). Epilepsy. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Connective tissue disorders. SECTION 3. Haemorrhage and haematological disorders. The rhesus-negative woman. Thromboembolism prophylaxis. Acute venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. Major haemoglobinopathy. Inherited coagulation disorders: Haemophilia and von Willebrand disease. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Thrombophilia. Gestational thrombocytopenia. Antepartum haemorrhage. Major placenta praevia. Placenta accreta spectrum. Retained placenta. Postpartum haemorrhage. Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Delivery of the woman at known risk of haemorrhage. Standards for administering blood transfusion. Management of the woman who declines blood transfusion. SECTION 4. Infection. Prophylactic antibiotics. Intrapartum sepsis. Hepatitis B and C. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for Group B streptococci. Genital herpes. Human immunodeficiency virus. The woman with COVID-19. SECTION 5. Other obstetric emergencies. Paravaginal haematoma and cervical tear. Rupture of the uterus. Shoulder dystocia. Cord prolapse. Anaphylaxis. Inverted uterus. Amniotic fluid embolism. Sudden maternal collapse. Latex allergy. SECTION 6. Stillbirths and congenital abnormalities. Checklist for fetal loss at 13–23 weeks. Intrauterine fetal demise. Mid-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisPhysicians are increasingly recognizing that helping a cancer patient feel good about themselves and about their appearance can be of vital importance in giving them the emotional support and psychological resilience to survive and recover from the side-effects of disease and its treatment. Dermatologists and other aesthetic physicians are in a prime position to help a cancer patient recover lost volume, hydration, and pigmentation in skin, nails, and hair, as well as to advise on nutrition, prostheses, and complentary therapies. This pioneering volume will be an important resource bringing together the expertise in this area, with the practical detail a physician will need.Table of Contents1. The oncologic patient and aesthetic medicine: The bonded approach. 2. Challenges for oncology: Prevention, palliation, and survival. 3. Cancer as a chronic disease. 4. Clinical record: Oncological screening. 5. Tumor markers. 6. The psychological approach: The healing power of image and comprehensive assistance to cancer patients. 7. The role of the family. 8. The oncological patient environment: Legal framework and ethics. 9. Radiotherapy: The prevention of secondary effects, radiodermatitis, and long-term toxicity. 10. Prevention and treatment of dermatological secondary effects of cancer therapy. 11. Prevention and treatment of adverse effects of antineoplastic therapy and of delayed-onset side effects: Prevention and treatment of hair loss. 12. Melatonin for prevention and treatment of complications associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: Implications for cancer stem cell differentiation. 13. Chronic antineoplastic therapies and their impact on quality of life. 14. Interactions with medical-aesthetic treatments. 15. Medical-aesthetic treatments in the survivor patient. 16. Medical aesthetic treatments in oncology patients. 17. Facial medical-aesthetic treatments in oncology patients. 18. Filler materials: Indications, contraindications, and special considerations in oncology patients. 19. Aesthetic-medical treatments during disease: What is the plan? 20. The role of the aesthetic doctor in the follow-up of the oncology patient. 21. Medico-aesthetic collaboration. 22. Dietetics and nutrition in oncology patients: Evaluation of the nutritional status, weight control, and nutrigenomics. 23. Nutrition: Diet therapy and nutritional supplements. 24. Introduction to vascular complications in oncology patients. 25. Anatomy of lymphatic drainage of the limbs. 26. Prevention and treatment of secondary lymphedema of extremities, early diagnosis of lymphostasis, and postsurgical prevention and conservative treatment of lymphedema. 27. Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. 28. Cosmetic-medical treatments. 29. Micropigmentation applied to oncology patients. 30. Photoprotection in oncology patients. 31. Scar care after surgical treatment in oncology patients. 32. Cancer and physical exercise. 33. Ozone therapy in oncology patients. 34.Thermal treatments in postcancer care.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first all-encompassing textbook designed to support trainee clinical scientists in medical physics as they start work in a hospital setting whilst undertaking an academic master's course. Developed by practising physicists and experienced academics using their experience of teaching trainee medical physicists, this book provides an accessible introduction to the daily tasks that clinical scientists perform in the course of their work. It bridges the gap between theory and practice, making the book also suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in other disciplines studying modules on medical physics, including those who are considering a career in medical physics through applying to the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP).Features: Provides an accessible introduction to practical medical physics within a hospital environment Maps to the course content of the Scientist Training Programme in the NHS Trade Review "Peet (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust) and Chung (Univ. of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences) assembled an impressive team of contributors to develop a book uniquely positioned to support clinical scientists (also known as medical physicists) working in hospital settings. The book is comprehensive, covering all major medical imaging technologies, e.g., magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, X-ray, nuclear medicine. Each chapter first provides a brief summary of the theoretical aspects of the imaging technology at hand, then describes the role of clinical scientists in that field. The work is highly accessible and provides a wealth of practical reference information, including websites, conference recommendations, and easy-to-read tables. Though the terminology and examples are drawn from the National Health Service system in the UK, most of the information is applicable in the context of other developed countries. The book includes a great list of references and informative color figures, and each chapter features a series of thought-provoking case studies. The volume concludes with an interesting discussion of the role of clinical scientists as envisioned for the future. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and professionals. Students in two-year technical programs." —L. S. Cahill, Memorial University of Newfoundland in CHOICE, November 2022. Table of ContentsPart 1 Non-ionising imaging Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Physics Chapter 3. Ultrasound Physics Part 2 Imaging and Therapy using Ionising Radiation Chapter 4. Diagnostic Imaging using X-rays Chapter 5. Nuclear Medicine Imaging and Therapy Chapter 6. Radiotherapy Physics Part 3 Radiation Safety Chapter 7. Radiation Safety

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Book SynopsisThis text offers a succinct overview of the essential clinical applications of ultrasound in infertility management. It will be of benefit to established practitioners in reproductive medicine, as it details the aspects of quality, safety, training, and certification that help improve standards of practice. Those in training or with a special interest in fertility issues will also find it essential reading.Print versions of this book also include access to the eBook version with links to procedural videos.Trade Review"the use of sonography throughout the entire process of assisted reproduction through early pregnancy. Unique structural elements include subheadings and occasional use of bulleted lists, highlighted summary boxes, and tables"-Ambereen Khan, M.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)"the use of sonography throughout the entire process of assisted reproduction through early pregnancy. Unique structural elements include subheadings and occasional use of bulleted lists, highlighted summary boxes, and tables"- Doody's Review ServiceTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Ultrasound in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Anatomy and Core Examination Skills. Basic and Technical Aspects of Ultrasound. The Uterus. The Ovaries and the Adnexa. Uterine Cavity Assessment (Saline Hysterosonography). Tubal Patency Assessment (Focusing on Hysterosalpingo-Contrast Sonography). The Infertile Male. Ultrasonographic Monitoring of Follicle Growth in Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation. Oocyte Pick Up Technique. Embryo Transfer. Ultrasound Features of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Ultrasound-Guided Intervention in Assisted Reproductive Technology. Implantation and In Utero Growth. Sonoembryology. Assisted Reproductive Technology and Multiple Pregnancy. Miscarriage and Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. Ectopic Pregnancy and Pregnancy of Unknown Location. Quality Aspects of Ultrasound. Safety Aspects of Ultrasound Scanning. Ultrasound Training in Assisted Reproduction and Early Pregnancy. Training and Certification. Index.

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Book SynopsisPeritoneal malignancy is a rapidly growing field within surgical oncology. National and International treatment programmes and training curricula are being established worldwide to co-ordinate treatment and management of these challenging clinical problems. A large body of evidence now exists, but the practical implications of this evidence base remain unclear. The Peritoneal Malignancy Institute in Basingstoke, the largest centre in the world, is at the forefront of  new developments and techniques. This manual combines the experience of the PMI  with the latest evidence to provide a practice-oriented guide to the successful set up and running of a peritoneal malignancy unit.Table of ContentsSET: UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSMENT OF PERITONEAL DISEASE. Appendix tumours and pseudomyxoma peritonei: A ‘paradigm’ for peritoneal disease. Colorectal peritoneal metastases. Peritoneal mesothelioma. Miscellaneous peritoneal malignancies. Quantitative assessment of peritoneal disease. Imaging in peritoneal malignancy. DIALOGUE: INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY AND CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Perioperative and anaesthetic care. Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Postoperative care. Postoperative complications. CLOSURE: ONGOING CARE AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. Histopathological aspects of peritoneal malignancy. Follow-up protocols in peritoneal malignancy. Recurrence of pseudomyxoma peritonei. Future perspectives in peritoneal malignancy.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive guide to addressing, working with, and healing from emotional struggles related to fertility and eating disorders. Covering the emotional, psychological and physical impact of anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorder, this book explores the lived experience of numerous women and men who have lived with eating disorders, fertility, and parenthood. It delves into research on medical complications that can affect fertility, attachment, the experience of shame, adjustment to the postpartum period, and offers clinical tools for therapists to use to support clients from a weight and body neutral perspective. Those who read this book will come away with a renewed sense of hope for recovery and healing from serious mental illnesses, and the notion that the value of having a family may be stronger than the eating disorder itself. The only book of its kind, The Clinical Guide to Fertility, Motherhood and Eating Disorders will be Trade Review"The Clinical Guide to Fertility, Motherhood, and Eating Disorders combines the all-too-sparse literature on themes of fertility and eating disorders with individual narratives about people's deeply personal experiences. This is a valuable resource for patients and clinicians alike!"Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED, founder & medical director of the Gaudiani Clinic; author, Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications or Eating Disorders"With a gentle and reassuring voice, this book explores the complex relationships between eating disorders and fertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, and motherhood. By helping to dissolve feelings of isolation and shame, as well as providing support and practical information, it is truly a gift for those who struggle with them and a contribution to the field."Anita Johnston, PhD, co-founder, Light of the Moon Café; author, Eating in the Light of the Moon"Mothers are experiencing and reporting greater pressure for ‘perfection’ in their new role. It makes sense that this will require that we have greater understanding how these pressures impact women who have struggled with eating disorders, either currently or in the past. The need for resources related to the intersection of perinatal mental health and eating disorders is growing, and Kate Daigle’s book fills important gap in the field. Kate’s relatable and approachable writing style will make the reader feel like she is having a conversation with a wise friend or colleague who is speaking from experience. The use of case studies brings to light the very real challenges women and their partners face, and the exercises suggested throughout the book are excellent tools and provide guidance for those moments when you might not be sure what to say or do next. Kate brings not only her vast knowledge, but her whole self to this work."Jennifer Harned Adams, PhD, clinical health psychologist and director, Colorado Chapter of Postpartum Support InternationalTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Overview of the Research 2. Conception 3. Pregnancy 4. Postpartum Attachment and Motherhood 5. Shame and Perfectionism 6. What the Medical Community Needs to Know to Support Clients 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEndometrial cancer remains the most frequent gynaecological cancer in first world countries.This bench book on endometrial pathology distils the current literature to provide a practical text on endometrial pathology. Differential diagnosis is emphasised, and the clinical correlates of pathology are also stressed to make this a clinically useful book.Fully updated and including over 400 colour images, this book provides a valuable resource for the practising pathologist in general and community hospitals as well as in teaching hospitals.Table of ContentsPreface Preface to the first edition Acknowledgments Authors 1. Sampling the endometrium 2. The normal endometrium 3. Pregnancy 4. Endometrial inflammation 5. Functional abnormal uterine bleeding 6. Iatrogenic disease 7. Benign tumors and tumor-like conditions, including metaplasia 8. Endometrial premalignant lesions 9. Endometrial malignant lesions 10. Gestational trophoblastic disease Index

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Book SynopsisThis textbook now thoroughly revised and updated provides a practical guide for those in training, or practising within, occupational health nursing. Concerned with the health of people at work and the effects of work on health and health on work, this distinctive branch of public health nursing requires specific knowledge and skills. Contemporary Occupational Health Nursing includes chapters on: public health, leadership, health promotion and protection, health surveillance, health assessment, case management and rehabilitation, mental health, management of occupational health services and epidemiology and research, quality assurance and audit. The second edition includes additional content on health risk assessment and the Fit for Work Service, occupational health management systems, psychosocial factors and mindfulness, among other things. Discussion of ethical issues is woven throughout and each chapter is written by an experienced occupatiTable of Contents 1. An Introduction to Occupational Health Nursing 2. Public Health 3. Leadership 4. Health promotion and Health Protection 5. Health Surveillance 6. Health assessment, case management and rehabilitation 7. Mental Health 8. Management of OH services 9. Epidemiology and research 10. Quality assurance and auditing Appendix: Resources

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Book SynopsisThis book will be of tremendous use to all healthcare professionals from physicians to nurses to social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and chaplains. The pathway taken here is a sensible and reasonable one, emphasizing a patient-centred approach that underscores the importance of spiritually competent care. The Editors do an excellent job of describing how to integrate spirituality into patient care for all of the different healthcare professionals. They also emphasize the importance of an evidence-based approach that is guided by research. This book provides superb guidelines that will be enormously helpful to every healthcare professional.Harold G Koenig, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina This practical guide tackles the important issues of spirituality in health care, emphasising the role of organisations in developing a culture of leadership and management thTrade ReviewThis book will be of tremendous use to all healthcare professionals from physicians to nurses to social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and chaplains. The pathway taken here is a sensible and reasonable one, emphasizing a patient-centred approach that underscores the importance of spiritually competent care. The Editors do an excellent job of describing how to integrate spirituality into patient care for all of the different healthcare professionals. They also emphasize the importance of an evidence-based approach that is guided by research. This book provides superb guidelines that will be enormously helpful to every healthcare professional.Harold G Koenig, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North CarolinaTable of ContentsChapter 1: What does spirituality mean for patients, practitioners and healthcare organisations? Chapter 2: Spirituality in Western Multicultural SocietiesChapter 3: Spiritually competent practice in healthcare: what is it and what does it look like?Chapter 4: How Two Practitioners Conceptualise Spiritually Competent PracticeChapter 5: How Can Spirituality be Integrated in Undergraduate and Postgraduate EducationChapter 6: Supporting the Practitioner. Chapter 7: Spirituality in acute healthcare settings Chapter 8: Spirituality and mental healthChapter 9 Spirituality in the Primary Care SettingChapter 10 Spiritual Teamwork within End of Life CareChapter 11: Creative Organisations: spirituality and creativity in a health settingChapter 12: Using social role valorisation to make services sensitive to spiritual needChapter 13: A Vision for the future

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Book SynopsisYou''ve read your textbook and your course notes. Now you need to apply your knowledge to real life clinical situations.The problem-solving approach of Core Clinical Cases guides you to think of the patient as a whole, rather than as a sequence of unconnected symptoms. With its emphasis on everyday practice strongly linked to underlying theory, the series integrates your knowledge with the realities of managing clinical problems, and provides a basis for developing sound analytical and confident decision-making skills. The core areas of undergraduate study are covered in a logical sequence of learning activities: the same questions are asked of each clinical case, followed by detailed explanatory answers. Related OSCE counselling cases, with related questions and answers, also feature in each section.Key concepts and important information are highlighted, and the reader-friendly layout reflects exactly the type of question you will encounter, making theTable of ContentsGrowth problems. Developmental delay. Weight faltering (failure to thrive). Acute severe illness. Acute and chronic fever. Respiratory problems. Fits, faints and funny turns. Headache. Diarrhoea and vomiting. Abdominal pain. Jaundice. Rashes. Poisoning. Emotional and behaviour problems.

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Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of this acclaimed and established operative atlas continues to provide a unique level of comprehensive detail on operative surgery of the heart and great vessels.With an international list of authors, the chapters have been updated and complemented by the same high quality artwork that has established this operative guide as the gold standard reference for the cardiac surgeon. This new edition retains the format of initial principles and justification for the procedure, followed by preoperative investigations and preparation, the operative procedure, and postoperative management. New chapters have been added on the latest techniques such as minimal invasive surgery, robotic surgery and off-pump bypass surgery.The chapters are arranged in seven sections, with each section emphasising the overall management of patients, tricks of the trade of individual authors and discussion of technical and clinical judgement. With this new and updatTable of ContentsSection One Perioperative Management. Echocardiography for Cardiac Surgery. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Access, Technical Options and Pathophysiology. Circulatory Arrest: Retrograde vs Antegrade Cerebral Protection. Intraoperative Myocardial Protection. Section Two Surgery for Ischemic Heart Disease. On Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Expanded use of Arterial Conduits. Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect. Robotic total endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB) Section Three Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease. Aortic valve replacement. Minimal Access Aortic Valve Surgery. TAVR: Transfemoral and Alternative Approaches. Aortic Valve Repair. Mitral Valve Replacement. Mitral Valve Repair. Minimal access Mitral Valve Surgery. Robot-Assisted Mitral Valve Surgery. Tricuspid Valve Surgery. The Pulmonary Autograft for Aortic Valve Replacement. Valvular Endocarditis. Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement. Section Four Surgery for Heart Failure.Heart Transplantation. Heart- Lung Transplantation. Lung Transplantation. Permanent continuous flow left ventricular assist devices. Temporary Mechanical Assistance (ECMO). Left Ventricular Reconstruction. Surgery for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Standard Surgical Therapies for CHF/MVR for Heart Failure. Section Five Thoracic Aortic Disease. Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Hybrid aortic arch repair. Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. Aortic Dissection: Type A and B. Section Six Surgery for Cardiac Rhythm Disorders & Tumors. The Cut-and-Sew Maze-III Procedure for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiac Tumors. Pacers and BV Pacers. Section Seven Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease. The Anatomy of Congenital Cardiac Malformations. Palliative procedures: Shunts and pulmonary artery banding. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and cortriatriatum. Atrial septal defect. Atrioventricular septal defect. Bidirectional Glenn and hemi-Fontan procedures. Fontan procedure for functionally single ventricle and double-inlet ventricle. Double-outlet ventricles. Ebstein's anomaly. Ventricular septal defect. Tetralogy of Fallot. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction with intact ventricular septum. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Transposition of the great arteries with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Transposition of the great arteries with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Anatomical repair of transposition of the great arteries. Congenitally Corrected Transposition. Persistent truncus arteriosus. Persistent Ductus Arteriosus. Aortopulmonary Window. Coarctation of the aorta: Repair of coarctation and arch interruption. Congenital anomalies of the aortic arch. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Coronary anomalies. Cardiac transplantation for congenital heart disease. Lung and heart-lung transplantation for congenital heart disease. Ventricular assist devices for congenital heart disease. Congenital Mitral valve repair. Aortic valve repair.Index

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Book SynopsisYou've read your textbook and your course notes. Now you need to apply your knowledge to real-life clinical situations.The problem-solving approach of Core Clinical Cases guides you to think of the patient as a whole, rather than as a sequence of unconnected symptoms. With its emphasis on everyday practice strongly linked to underlying theory, the series integrates your knowledge with the realities of managing clinical problems, and provides a basis for developing sound analytical and confident decision-making skills. The core areas of undergraduate study are covered in a logical sequence of learning activities: the same questions are asked of each clinical case, followed by detailed explanatory answers. OSCE counselling cases, with related questions and answers, also feature in each section.Key concepts and important information are highlighted, and the reader-friendly layout reflects exactly the type of question you will encounter, Table of ContentsGeneral Surgery. Ear, Nose And Throat (ENT). Ophthalmology. Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. Urology.

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Book SynopsisDepression affects many people at some point in their lives. Fortunately, we now know that by changing certain thoughts and behaviour patterns you can greatly improve how you feel. Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach explains how low mood can affect your life. It helps you understand why you sometimes feel low, anxious, angry, or guilty. It also teaches proven practical skills to help you change how you feel. By using the clearly described practical tools inside, you can make helpful changes to your life. Ultimately, the hope is that this book will help you to regain a sense of control over how you feel.The book is based on a cognitive behavioural therapy approach. The developers of this approach found many effective ways of tackling common symptoms and problems people face when feeling low. The course can make a big difference if you can commit to using it. Having someone else to encourage you is also important. Interactive questions and wTable of ContentsUnderstanding Why You Feel as You Do. Starting Out ... and How to Keep Going if You Feel Stuck. Making Changes. Practical Problem Solving. Being Assertive. Building Relationships with Your Family and Friends. Information for Families and Friends – How Can You Offer the Best Support? Doing Things that Boost How You Feel. Using Exercise to Boost How You Feel. Helpful Things You Can Do. Unhelpful Things You Do. Noticing Extreme and Unhelpful Thinking. Changing Extreme and Unhelpful Thinking. Overcoming Sleep Problems. Alcohol, Drugs and You. Understanding and Using Antidepressant Medication. Planning for the Future.

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