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Book SynopsisThe last five years saw a significant return of epidemic infectious disease, culminating in COVID-19. In our new postCOVID-19 world, how do we prevent future illnesses by expanding scientific and vaccine diplomacy and cooperation, especially to combat the problems that humans have brought on ourselves?Modern diseases and viruses have been spurred anew by war and conflict as well as shifting poverty, urbanization, climate change, and a new troubling anti-science/anti-vaccination outlook. From such twenty-first-century forces, we have seen declines in previous global health gains, with sharp increases in vaccine-preventable and neglected diseases on the Arabian Peninsula, in Venezuela, in parts of Africa, and even on the Gulf Coast of the United States. In Preventing the Next Pandemic, international vaccine scientist and tropical disease and coronavirus expert Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, argues that we canand mustrely on vaccine diplomacy to address this new world order in disease and globaTrade Review[Preventing the Next Pandemic] takes the reader through the worlds of global health, diseases of the impoverished, and their diverse country contexts, into science diplomacy and a towards a vision for a healthier future.—The LancetPreventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science is a bold call to promote vaccine diplomacy to prevent diseases and to promote peace and cooperation among countries.—The Wire Science[Preventing the Next Pandemic is] an authoritative and convincing overview of how current global conditions are driving the emergence and reappearance of infectious diseases.—British Society for the History of MedicineHotez is perhaps uniquely positioned to expound a broad vision that marries science with geopolitics . . . he passionately insists that we cannot prevent pandemics in isolation from wider global currents. —The New YorkerAn important read!—Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's Morning JoeWith so many factors causing infectious and tropical diseases to emerge or return, Preventing The Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science by Dr Peter J. Hotez is a fascinating and timely read about the importance of vaccine diplomacy to address these urgent challenges.—Elinore Court, Gavi, The Vaccine AllianceTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. A New Post-2015 UrgencyChapter 2. A Cold War LegacyChapter 3. Vaccine Science EnvoyChapter 4. Battling Diseases of the AnthropoceneChapter 5. The Middle East Killing FieldsChapter 6. Africa's "Un-Wars"Chapter 7. The Northern Triangle and Collapse of VenezuelaChapter 8. Sorting It Out: Attributable RisksChapter 9. Global Health Security and the Rise in Anti-scienceChapter 10. Implementing Vaccine Diplomacy and the Rise of COVID-19Chapter 11. The Broken ObeliskLiterature CitedAbout the AuthorIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMalignant is punchy and persuasive, and the author is clearly in command of his subject matter. Prasad offers valuable advice on how to keep up with research as well as the appropriate way to analyse clinical trial reports.—Talha K Burki, The Lancet HematologyAimed at general readers (including patients), oncology trainees and experts in health-care policy, it informs and disturbs throughout.—Andrew Robinson, NaturePatients should ask their oncologist how good the cure is: do I really live longer and better than doing "nothing"? Let them start by asking whether their doctor has read Prasad's book.—Zurich Weekly News Review[Malignant is] so applicable to the issues of the pandemic . . . Because what we're seeing is a research infrastructure that is not set up to do rapid evaluation, and to be resilient and to respond to a health crisis.—Marty Makary, MD, MPH, MedPage TodayTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Cancer Drugs: The Outcomes They Improve and at What PriceChapter 1. The Basics of Cancer Drugs: Cost, Benefit, Value Chapter 2. Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer: What Are They and Where Are They Used? Chapter 3. The Use and Misuse of Surrogate Endpoints for Drug Approvals Chapter 4. How High Prices Harm Patients and SocietyPart II. Societal Forces That Distort Cancer MedicineChapter 5. Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer MedicineChapter 6. Financial Conflict of InterestChapter 7. The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate MedicineChapter 8. Will Precision Oncology Save Us?Part III. How to Interpret Cancer Evidence and TrialsChapter 9. Study Design 201Chapter 10. Principles of Oncology PracticeChapter 11. Important Trials in OncologyChapter 12. Global OncologyPart IV. SolutionsChapter 13. How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed?Chapter 14. What Can Three Federal Agencies Do Tomorrow? Chapter 15. What Can People with Cancer Do?Chapter 16. What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?Epilogue: The Hallmarks of Successful Cancer PolicyGlossary ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisArgues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions.Trade Review"Epstein's use of theory to demonstrate how public policies in the health profession are shaped makes this book relevant for many academic disciplines.... Highly recommended." - Choice "A balanced analysis of the positive and negative effects of institutional changes on groups that are traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research." - New England Journal of Medicine"

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Book SynopsisFully updated with engaging coverage of today’s most pressing concerns, Nursing in Today’s World: Trends, Issues, and Management, 12th Edition, gives students the preparation they need to confidently navigate their role in nursing practice. Professionalism is a domain/area of competence in the updated AACN Essentials and is now integrated and emphasized throughout this edition. In addition, the text is organized and optimized for today’s learners with enlightening features that help students pragmatically acquire, retain, recall, and apply knowledge to real-life nursing scenarios. Accompanied by a full suite of learning resources, this 12th Edition clarifies the complex healthcare realities of today’s nursing practice and equips students with the skills and understanding for success.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEvery doctor should read this book.—JAMA Internal Medicine[A]n excellent and realistic discussion of some of the horror stories that occur in medical practice . . . The examples are quite interesting and certainly educational for all readers. Highly recommended.—ChoiceEnding Medical Reversal goes far in teaching medical students and practicing physicians alike how to learn on our own.—The LancetThis has to be on the reading list for medical and nursing students.—Nursing TimesEnding Medical Reversal presents persuasive evidence that many current standard-of-care treatments are probably ineffective or harmful, thoroughly explains how such treatments came to be accepted, and proposes a number of ways to address the general problem (only some of which involve avaricious companies and mercenary physicians) and minimize its impact on a specific patient.—Journal of Clinical Research Best PracticesDr. Prasad and Dr. Cifu offer a five-step plan, including pointers for determining if a given treatment is really able to do what you want it to do, and advice on finding a like-minded doctor who won't object to a certain amount of back-seat driving.—The New York TimesWhen I describe Ending Medical Reversal as revolutionary, I don't use the term lightly. Go out and read it—right now.—Common Sense Family DoctorShould be considered for undergraduate reading lists. Keep a copy in the pharmacy or your briefcase as a great icebreaker or discussion point with other local healthcare professionals.—The Pharmaceutical JournalTable of ContentsIntroductionPart IExamples, Frequency, and Consequences1. What Is Medical Reversal?2. Subjective OutcomesWhy Feeling Better Is Often Misleading3. Surrogate Outcomes4. Screening Tests5. Systems Failure6. Finding Flawed Therapies on Our Own7. The Frequency of Medical Reversal8. The Harms of Medical ReversalToday's Patients, Tomorrow's Patients, and the Health-Care FieldPart II9. A Primer on Evidence-Based MedicineWhat Is Evidence in Medicine?10. What Really Made You BetterWhen Evidence Gets ComplicatedPart III11. Scientific Progress, Revolution, and Medical Reversal12. Sources of Flawed Data13. Why Are We So Attracted to Flawed Therapies?Part IV14. Medical EducationA Very Good Place to Start15. Academic Medicine16. Reforming the SystemThe Burden of Proof and Nudging Our Way Past Reversal17. How Not to Become a Victim of Reversal18. Beyond DogmaWhen Randomized Trials Are UnnecessaryAcknowledgmentsAppendixReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to the legal and ethical issues around medical and surgical practice. It is written with the busy clinician in mind who requires the key information presented without technical jargon in a handy quick-reference style.Trade Reviewthis book makes an impressive contribution to medical education ... it is easy to read and understand and highly relevant to modern clinical practice * Dr Harry Brown, Glycosmedia *"...such an interesting and useful handbook of medical ethics and law - straightforwardly written and helpfully combining ethical and legal reasoning with advice and at least some legal obligations for clinicians practising under English law - analysis and advice worth considering even by doctors practising elsewhere" * Raanan Gillon, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics, Imperial College London; Past President, British Medical Association; Honorary President, Institute of Medical Ethics; Former Editor, Journal of Medical Ethics *Table of ContentsPart 1: Ethics 1: Introduction to Ethics 2: The Virtuous Doctor 3: Consequentialism 4: Deontology 5: The Four Principles 6: Care Ethics 7: Moral Relativism and Subjectivism 8: Critical Reasoning Part 2: Law 9: Introduction to the Legal System 10: Key Articles of Law 11: Court 12: Law within Medical Practice 13: Negligence 14: Other Issues of Liability Part 3: Generic legal and ethical issues 15: Resource allocation 16: Candour and Confidentiality 17: Issues in the Doctor-Patient Relationship 18: Issues in Death and Dying 19: Doctors and the General Medical Council ('GMC') 20: Medical Research 21: Medical Education Part 4: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism 22: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism A-M 23: Ethico-legal issues by medical specialism N-V Part 5: Statutory Provisions 24: Abortion Act 1967 25: Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 26: Gender Recognition Act 2004 27: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 28: Human Rights Act 1998 (European Convention on Human Rights) 29: Human Tissue Act 2004 30: Mental Capacity Act 2005 31: Mental Health Act 1983 32: Suicide Act 1961 33: Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985

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Book SynopsisTrusted for over 40 years for its authoritative account of medical law, this text provides the right balance between in-depth legal coverage and analysis of ethical issues.This classic textbook focuses on medical law and its relationship with medical practice and modern ethics. It provides thorough coverage of all topics found on medical law courses, and in-depth analysis of recent court decisions and legislation, encouraging students to think critically about this area of study. - Covers the whole field of modern ethical medical practice, making the book suitable for use on all undergraduate and postgraduate medical law courses- Clearly sets a diversity of views in ethical debates, and offers the authors'' own perspectives, encouraging students to explore and form their own opinions- Takes account of the influence of international policy and legal developments in shaping medical law in the UKNew to this edition: Two brand new chapters introduce students to concepts, theories, and toolTrade ReviewReview from previous edition This is the gold standard: authoritative, comprehensive, and the most readable account of a challenging subject. * Sarah Sivers, Robert Gordon University *This is the leading treatise in medical law: it preserves Mason and McCall Smith's ground-breaking work and distinct approach, while covering an impressive breadth of material. * Katherine Wade, University of Leicester *Table of Contents1: Introduction to bioethics 2: Critical frameworks in bioethics 3: Governance of the health system 4: Health and social care professionals 5: Health resource allocation 6: Health research and innovation 7: Public health 8: Consent to medical treatment 9: Children and consent to medical treatment 10: Mental health 11: Medical confidentiality and data protection 12: Clinical negligence 13: Organ donation for transplantation 14: The body as property 15: Contraception and pregnancy 16: Assisted conception 17: Withdrawal and withholding of medical treatment 18: Euthanasia and assisted suicide

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Book SynopsisThis book celebrates Professor Margaret Brazierâs outstanding contribution to the field of healthcare law and bioethics. It examines key aspects developed in Professor Brazierâs agenda-setting body of work, with contributions being provided by leading experts in the field from the UK, Australia, the US and continental Europe. They examine a range of current and future challenges for healthcare law and bioethics, representing state-of-the-art scholarship in the field.The book is organised into five parts. Part I discusses key principles and themes in healthcare law and bioethics. Part II examines the dynamics of the patientâdoctor relationship, in particular the role of patients. Part III explores legal and ethical issues relating to the human body. Part IV discusses the regulation of reproduction, and Part V examines the relationship between the criminal law and the healthcare process.Chapter 10 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open AcceTable of ContentsPreface, Brenda Hale 1. Pioneering Healthcare Law: Reflecting on the Work and Contribution of Margaret Brazier, Catherine Stanton, Sarah Devaney, Anne-Maree Farrell and Alexandra Mullock Part I: Principles and Concepts in Healthcare Law 2. Waxing and Waning: the Shifting Sands of Autonomy on the Medico-Legal Shore, J. Kenyon Mason & Graeme Laurie 3. Compulsory Vaccination and the Collective Good: Going Beyond a Civic Duty?’, Nicola Glover-Thomas & Søren Holm 4.The Value of Human Life in Healthcare Law: Life versus Death in the Hands of the Judiciary, Rob Heywood & Alexandra Mullock 5. Decisions at the End of Life: An Attempt at Rationalisation, Sheila McLean 6.The Past, Present and Future of EU Health Law, Tamara Hervey 7. Beyond Medicine, Patients and the Law: Policy and Governance in 21st Century Health Law, John Coggon & Lawrence O Gostin Part II: Patient-Doctor Relations 8. ‘(I Love You!) I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’: Breaches of Sexual Boundaries by Patients in their Relationships with Healthcare Professionals, Suzanne Ost & Hazel Biggs 9. When Things Go Wrong: Patient Harm, Responsibility and (Dis) Empowerment Anne-Maree Farrell and Sarah Devaney 10. Critical Decisions for Critically Ill Infants: Principles, Processes, Problems Giles Birchley and Richard Huxtable 11. The Role of the Family in Healthcare Decisions: the dead and the dying Monica Navarro-Michel Part III: Law, ethics and the human body12. Exploring the legacy of the Retained Organs Commission a decade on: Lessons Learned and the Danger of Lessons Lost Jean McHale 13. Property Interests in Human Tissue: Is the Law still an Ass? Muireann Quigley and Loane Skene 14. Law and Humanity: Exploring Organ Donation using the Brazier Method Marleen Eijkholt and Ruth Stirton 15. Sex Change Surgery for Transgender Minors: Should Doctors Speak Out? Simona Giordano, César Palacios-González and John Harris 16. The Lawyer’s Prestige Iain Brassington and Imogen Jones Part IV: Regulating Reproduction 17. The Science of Muddling Through: Categorising Embryos Marie Fox and Sheelagh McGuinness 18. Revisiting the Regulation of the Reproduction Business Danielle Griffiths and Amel Alghrani 19. Regulating Responsible Reproduction David Archard 20. Donor Conception and Information Disclosure: Welfare or Consent? Rosamund Scott 21. Are We Still "Policing Pregnancy"? Sara Fovargue and Jose Miola Part V: The Criminal Law and the Healthcare Process 22. Vulnerability and the Criminal Law: The Implications of Brazier’s Research for Safeguarding People at Risk Kirsty Keywood and Zuzanna Sawicka 23. Revisiting the Criminal Law on the Transmission of Disease David Gurnham and Andrew Ashworth 24. Maternal responsibility to the child not yet born Emma Cave and Catherine Stanton 25. Compromise Medicalisation Roger Brownsword and Jeffrey Wale

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Book SynopsisHandbook for Death Scene Investigators provides concise information in a handy, pocket-sized (3 1/2 x 6) format - perfect for on-the-scene reference.Details about sudden natural deaths by disease and accidents are emphasized in this guidebook, complemented with practical information on:reviewing a medical chart collecting evidence obtaining a medical history interacting with other law enforcement personnel, witnesses, and relativesAnyone responsible for investigating natural deaths - from police investigators to medical examiners - can go direct to the information they need at a moment''s notice with the Handbook for Death Scene InvestigatorsFeaturesTable of ContentsPreface, Chapter 1 Guidelines for the Death Scene Investigator, Chapter 2 Signs of Sudden Death and Disease, Chapter 3 Obtaining a Medical History, Chapter 4 Traumatic Deaths, Chapter 5 Time of Death and Decomposition, Chapter 6 Decedent Identification, Chapter 7 Scene Evidence Collection, Chapter 8 Signs of CPR and Treatment., Chapter 9 The Autopsy, Chapter 10 Other Experts Who May Be Needed., Chapter 11 Cause, Mechanism, and Manner of Death, Appendices

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Book SynopsisDrawing on case studies from the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Viet Nam, this publication highlights successful strategies, mechanisms, and innovations in early coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response in Asia and the Pacific.Across the region, diverse approaches are being taken to mitigate COVID-19. The case studies presented here focus on analyzing pandemic-related challenges in the context of universal health coverage. They identify and describe good practices and lessons learned in emergency and crisis planning, management, and coordination along with whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to pandemic response.

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Book SynopsisThis frank discussion of doping in sports includes accounts by former elite athletes and offers an illuminating exchange over the meaning and value of natural talents and genetic hierarchies and the essence of fair competition.Trade ReviewA fascinating book for those interested in sports studies, for athletes and other sport professionals, and even for armchair quarterbacks... Highly recommended. Choice 2010Table of ContentsList of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Historical and Cultural ContextChapter 1. Putting Doping into Context: Historical and Cultural Perspectives Chapter 2. The Context of Performance Enhancement: An Athlete's Perspective Chapter 3. Reflections on the "Parallel Federation Solution" to the Problem of Drug Use in Sport: The Cautionary Tale of Powerlifting Chapter 4. The Role of Physicians, Scientists, Trainers, Coaches, and Other Nonathletes in Athletes' Drug UseChapter 5. Performance-Enhancing Technologies and the Ethics of Human Subjects ResearchChapter 6. Toward an Understanding of Factors Influencing Athletes' Attitudes about Performance-Enhancing Technologies: Implications for Ethics Education Part II: Conceptual Maps and Ethical ImplicationsChapter 7. Ethics and Endurance-Enhancing Technologies in SportChapter 8. Fairness in Sport: An Ideal and Its ConsequencesChapter 9. Annotating the Moral Map of Enhancement: Gene Doping, the Limits of Medicine, and the Spirit of SportChapter 10. Genetic Enhancement in Sport: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Concerns Chapter 11. In Search of an Ethics for Sport: Genetic Hierarchies, Handicappers General, and Embodied ExcellencePart III: Current and Future ScienceChapter 12. Genetic Doping in Sport: Applying the Concepts and Tools of Gene Therapy Chapter 13. Technologies to Enhance Oxygen Delivery and Methods to Detect the Use of These TechnologiesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics.Trade ReviewThis excellent source for practitioners and health care administrators will also be useful to students interested in long-term care facilities in any health area... Highly recommended. Choice 2011Table of ContentsForeword AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Nursing Homes in the United StatesChapter 1. The Quality of Care in Nursing HomesChapter 2. Measuring the Quality of CareChapter 3. Factors Contributing to the Variability in the Quality of CareChapter 4. Persistent Citations for the Deficiency of Pressure UlcersChapter 5. Factors Influencing Residents' OutcomesChapter 6. Policies regarding Minimum Staffing LevelsChapter 7. The Relationship between Efficiency and the Quality of CareChapter 8. Improving Performance and the Quality of Life through Health InformaticsConclusion. Synthesis, Prospects, and Future DirectionsAppendix: Helpful Websites for Clinical Knowledge Management and the Quality of CareReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisLeading global experts, brought together by Johns Hopkins University, discuss national and international trends in a post-COVID-19 world. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. As Henry Kissinger warned, The coronavirus epidemic will forever alter the world order. What will be the consequences of the pandemic, and what will a post-COVID world order look like? No institution is better suited to address these issues than Johns Hopkins University, which has convened experts from within and outside of the university to discuss world order after COVID-19. In a series of essays, international experts in public health and medicine, economics, international security, technology, ethics, democracy, and governance imagine a bold new vision for our future. Table of ContentsForeword, by Ronald J. DanielsAcknowledgments[Introduction] COVID-19 and World Order Hal Brands and Francis J. GavinPart I. Applied History and Future ScenariosChapter 1. Ends of EpidemicsJeremy A. Greene and Dora VarghaChapter 2. The World after COVID: A Perspective from HistoryMargaret MacMillanChapter 3. Future Scenarios: "We are all failed states, now"Philip BobbittPart II. Global Public Health and Mitigation StrategiesChapter 4. Make Pandemics Lose Their PowerTom InglesbyChapter 5. Origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Path Forward: A Global Public Health Policy PerspectiveLainie RutkowChapter 6. Bioethics in a Post-COVID World: Time for Future-Facing Global Health EthicsJeffrey P. Kahn, Anna C. Mastroianni, and Sridhar Venkatapuram Part III. Transnational Issues: Technology, Climate, and FoodChapter 7. Global Climate and Energy Policy after the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Tug-of-War between Markets and Politics Johannes UrpelainenChapter 8. No Food Security, No World OrderJessica FanzoChapter 9. Flat No Longer: Technology in the Post-COVID WorldChristine Fox and Thayer ScottPart IV. The Future of the Global Economy Chapter 10. Models for a Post-COVID US Foreign Economic PolicyBenn Steil Chapter 11. Prospects for the United States' Post-COVID-19 Policies: Strengthening the G20 Leaders ProcessJohn LipskyPart V. Global Politics and Governance Chapter 12. When the World Stumbled: COVID-19 and the Failure of the International System Anne Applebaum Chapter 13. Public Governance and Global Politics after COVID-19Henry Farrell and Hahrie Han Chapter 14. Take It Off-Site: World Order and International Institutions after COVID-19Janice Gross Stein Chapter 15. A "Good Enough" World Order: A Gardener's ManualJames B. SteinbergPart VI. Grand Strategy and American StatecraftChapter 16. Maybe It Won't Be So Bad: A Modestly Optimistic Take on COVID and World OrderHal Brands, Peter Feaver, and William InbodenChapter 17. COVID-19's Impact on Great-Power CompetitionThomas WrightChapter 18. Building a More Globalized OrderKori SchakeChapter 19. Could the Pandemic Reshape World Order, American Security, and National Defense?Kathleen H. HicksPart VII. Sino-American RivalryChapter 20. The United States, China, and the Great Values GameElizabeth Economy Chapter 21. The US-China Relationship after Coronavirus: Clues from HistoryGraham Allison Chapter 22. Building a New Technological Relationship and Rivalry: US-China Relations in the Aftermath of COVIDEric SchmidtChapter 23. From COVID War to Cold War: The New Three-Body ProblemNiall Ferguson Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceList of ContributorsIntroductionPatricia A. Thomas and David E. KernOne. Overview: A Six-Step Approach to Curriculum DevelopmentDavid E. KernTwo. Step 1: Problem Identification and General Needs AssessmentBelinda Y. ChenThree. Step 2: Targeted Needs AssessmentMark T. HughesFour. Step 3: Goals and ObjectivesPatricia A. ThomasFive. Step 4: Educational StrategiesSean A. Tackett and Chadia N. AbrasSix. Step 5: ImplementationMark T. HughesSeven. Step 6: Evaluation and FeedbackBrenessa M. Lindeman, David E. Kern, and Pamela A. LipsettEight. Curriculum Maintenance and EnhancementDavid E. Kern and Patricia A. ThomasNine. DisseminationDavid E. Kern and Sean A. TackettTen. Curriculum Development for Larger ProgramsPatricia A. Thomas and David E. KernEleven. Curricula That Address Community Needs and Health EquityHeidi L. Gullett, Mamta K. Singh, and Patricia A. ThomasAppendix A. Example CurriculaTopics in Interdisciplinary Medicine: High-Value Health CareAmit K. PahwaNeurology Graduate Training Program in ZambiaDeanna SaylorThe Kennedy Krieger Curriculum: Equipping Frontline Clinicians to Improve Care for Children with Behavioral, Emotional, and Developmental DisordersMary L. O'Connor LeppertAppendix B. Curricular, Faculty Development, and Funding ResourcesPatricia A. Thomas and David E. KernIndex

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Book SynopsisA trenchant analysis of the dark side of regulatory life-making today In their seemingly relentless pursuit of life, do contemporary U.S. “biocultures”—where biomedicine extends beyond the formal institutions of the clinic, hospital, and lab to everyday cultural practices—also engage in a deadly endeavor? Challenging us to question their implications, Deadly Biocultures shows that efforts to “make live” are accompanied by the twin operation of “let die”: they validate and enhance lives seen as economically viable, self-sustaining, productive, and oriented toward the future and optimism while reinforcing inequitable distributions of life based on race, class, gender, and dis/ability. Affirming life can obscure death, create deadly conditions, and even kill.Deadly Biocultures examines the affirmation to hope, target, thrive, secure, and green in the respective biocultures of cancer, race-based health, fatness, aging, and the afterlife. Its chapters focus on specific practices, technologies, or techniques that ostensibly affirm life and suggest life’s inextricable links to capital but that also engender a politics of death and erasure. The authors ultimately ask: what alternative social forms and individual practices might be mapped onto or intersect with biomedicine for more equitable biofutures?Trade Review"Nadine Ehlers and Shiloh Krupar have written a brilliant book about the Janus-faced nature of neoliberal biopolitics. Focusing on a diverse range of topics, from race-based medicine to the ‘war on cancer,’ they superbly show how practices and technologies aimed at fostering life in liberal democratic regimes perversely produce vulnerability, death-in-life, and even death itself."—Jonathan Xavier Inda, author of Racial Prescriptions: Pharmaceuticals, Difference, and the Politics of Life"Deadly Biocultures is a highly original and innovative text which aims to shed light on the dual nature of neoliberal biopolitics."—Ethnic and Racial Studies "Deadly Biocultures offers a timely and provocative contribution to the rich literature on biopolitics from which it draws. Ehlers and Krupar provide unique examples and deep engagement with a wide array of American biocultures."—Disability Studies Quarterly

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Book SynopsisBe prepared for the complexities of healthcare practice today!Meet the legal and ethical challenges you will face as a healthcare professional in ambulatory outpatient and clinical settings. The 8th Edition of this popular text guides you through legal concepts and the law, important ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics to prepare you to treat your patients with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion.Often complex concepts are brought to life with vignettes, case studies and other real-world examples of how legal theories, the law, and ethics apply to day-to-day practice in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare system. Clearly written and easy to read, it provides the strong ethical and legal foundation that today’s healthcare professionals need to better serve their clients.Access more online.Redeem the code inside new, printed texts to gain access to a wealth of resources online, including video case studies and decision-tree activities.Trade ReviewSee what students and instructors are saying about the previous edition…Students learn well using this book. “This works very well as a textbook for our medical assistant program.”- Walla Walla Community College, Jackson, WA., Online Reviewer;…book for the MA program I'm in… “and it’s nice and easy to understand.”- Zlara, Online Reviewer;Five Stars “Great Book- well worth the $$$”.”- Dory W., Online Reviewer;Great book. “Recommend this book to anyone, very informative.”- Beatrice, Online Reviewer.Table of Contents I. Understanding the Basics 1. Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics 2. Medical Practice Management 3. The Professional Health-Care Team II. Law, Liability, and Duties 4. State and Federal Regulations 5. Professional Liability 6. Law for Health Professionals 7. Public Duties 8. Consent III. Workplace Issues 9. Medical Records 10. Reimbursement and Collection Practices 11. Employment Practices 12. A Cultural Perspective for Health Professionals IV. Bioethical Issues 13. Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources 14. Genetic Modification 15. Reproductive Issues 16. End of Life Issues Special Section Have a Care! Appendices I. Code of Ethics II. Sample Documents for End-of-Life Issues

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Book SynopsisMedical malpractice suits today can result in multi-million-dollar settlements, and a practicing physician can pay $100,000 or more annually for malpractice insurance. Some complain that lawyers and plaintiffs are overcompensated by exorbitant judgments that add to the rising cost of health care. But there has been very little evidence to show whether these arguments are true. In this timely work, six experts in health policy, law, and medicine study nearly 200 malpractice claims to show that, contrary to popular perceptions, victims of malpractice are not overcompensated and our legal system for dealing with malpractice claims is not defective. The authors survey claims filed in Florida between 1986 and 1989 by people who suffered permanent injury or death during birth or during treatment in an emergency room. How often did illegitimate claims result in financial awards? What was the relation between the injury and the amount the patient lost economically? How much did the plaintiffs actually recover? How did the claimants choose their lawyers and what kind of relationship did they have?Contrary to common perceptions, in the majority of cases the claims were merited, and the authors found that claimants were on average substantially undercompensated--only about one-fifth of plaintiffs recovered more than their economic loss caused by injury or death. The evidence in this book suggests that placing dollar limits on malpractice cases is unjustified and that our tort system is not so faulty after all.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Preface Acknowledgments Ch. 1: Setting the Stage Frank A. Sloan Ch. 2: The Sample Frank A. Sloan, Penny B. Githens. Ch. 3: The Injuries, Antecedents, and Consequences Frank A. Sloan Ch. 4: Doctor-Patient Relationships Ellen Wright Clayton, Gerald B. Hickson, Penny B. Githens, Frank A. Sloan. Ch. 5: Lawyer-Client Relationships Ellen Wright Clayton, David F. Partlett. Ch. 6: Liability Gerald B. Hickson, Douglas A. Gentile, Penny B. Githens, Frank A. Sloan. Ch. 7: Cost of Injuries Frank A. Sloan, Stephen S. van Wert. Ch. 8: The Dispute Resolution Process Frank A. Sloan, Penny B. Githens, Gerald B. Hickson. Ch. 9: Compensation Frank A. Sloan, Penny B. Githens, Gerald B. Hickson, Stephen S. van Wert. Ch. 10: Policy Implications Frank A. Sloan Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSome studies estimate that each year, around a quarter of the population of Western countries will suffer from at least one mental disorder. Should this be interpreted as evidence for the progress of psychiatry, a discipline that is now able to identify and treat mental illnesses that have always existed, or might it be the case that modern life somehow creates new conditions, or social pathologies? This book argues that in fact something more fundamental has been taking place in recent years: the development of diagnostic cultures. Taking account of the phenomenon of patients themselves ''pushing for'' pathologization - and acknowledging therefore that this is not simply a case of psychiatry pursuing an agenda of ''medicalisation from above'' - this volume examines the emerging trend towards interpreting our sufferings in terms of psychiatric conceptions and diagnostic categories. Drawing on new empirical case studies of psychological diagnoses, including depression and ADHD, and emplTrade Review"A captivating analysis of the ways that use of medical diagnoses to categorize human behavior has altered our inner experience and our everyday social lives." - Donald R. Marks and Larissa Redziniak in PsycCRITIQUES (2016)Table of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Introducing the Concept of Diagnostic Cultures2. Psychiatric Diagnoses as Epistemic Objects3. Languages of Suffering4. Psychiatric Diagnoses as Semiotic Mediators5. "Do More, Feel Better, Live Longer": Being a Psychiatric Subject6. Interpreting the Epidemics7. Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Mental Disorder8. General ConclusionsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine at the center of American medicineThe United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine—the tailoring of health care to our genomes—have promised to usher in a new era of miracle cures. Advocates of this gene-guided health-care practice foresee a future where skyrocketing costs can be curbed by customization and unjust disparities are vanquished by biomedical breakthroughs. Progress, however, has come slowly, and with a price too high for the average citizen.In Tyranny of the Gene, James Tabery exposes the origin story of personalized medicine—essentially a marketing idea dreamed up by pharmaceutical executives—and traces its path from the Human Genome Project to the present, revealing how politicians, influential federal scientists, biotech companies, and drug giant

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical guide for all those working in or with Medical Examiner Services in England and Wales. It is an adjunct to the e-learning and face-to-face training required to fulfil the Medical Examiner and Medical Examiner Officer roles.Medical Examiner Services also work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including bereavement and mortuary teams, Coroners and their Officers, Registrars, Funeral Directors and those working in clinical governance and patient safety. This book provides an essential overview of all aspects of the Medical Examiner system for anyone working in these areas, or in any aspect of the support and management of the deceased and bereaved. A concise guide including the knowledge base required to develop and run a Medical Examiner Service Content is completely aligned with required training Written by those with direct experience of establishing and working with Medical Examiner Services Relevant to a wide range of stakeholders who work with patients and the bereaved Table of ContentsBackground to the Medical Examiner Service in England & Wales. The Medical Examiner Service in England & Wales: Structure. The Role of the Regional Medical Examiner and Regional Medical Examiner Officer. The Role of the Medical Examiner. The Role of the Medical Examiner Officer. Completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. Basics of Law for Medical Examiners & Medical Examiner Officers. Role of the Bereavement Service. The Role of the Registration Officer (Registrar). Role of the Coroner. Medical Examiner Service and its Relationship with Mortality Governance. The Medical Examiner Service in the Community. The Medical Examiner Service and Child Death Reviews. Law & Procedures Related to Burial & Cremation. Faith Implications of the Medical Examiner System. The Role of the Funeral Director. The Role of the Mortuary. The Medical Reviewer System in Scotland.

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Book SynopsisForensic DNA Applications: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Second Edition is fully updated to outline the latest advances in forensic DNA testing techniques and applications. It continues to fill the need for a reference book for people working in the field of forensic molecular biology testing and research as well as individuals investigating and adjudicating cases involving DNA evidence, whether they be civil or criminal cases. DNA techniques have greatly impacted obvious traditional forensic areas, but such advances have also positively affected myriad new areas of research and inquiry. It is possible today to think about solving forensic problems that were simply unheard of even a few years ago. As such, the book pulls all relevant research and applied science together into a detailed and comprehensive collection.Part I begins with the history and development of DNA typing and profiling for criminal and civil purposes. It discusses the statistical interpTrade Review"The most comprehensive volume on forensic and ancestral DNA analysis yet published… a valuable reference volume for practitioners and a potential textbook for upper-division and graduate courses in forensic biology." – From the Foreword by R.E. Gaensslen, Professor Emeritus, Forensic Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.Table of ContentsPart I: General Background and Methodological Concepts 1. Basic Genetics and Human Genetic Variation 2. Forensic DNA Analysis and Statistics 3. Forensic Aspects of mtDNA Analysis 4. Y-Chromosome in Forensic Science 5. Forensic Application of X-Chromosome STRs 6. Increasing the Efficiency of Typing Challenged Forensic Biological Samples 7. Mixtures and Probabilistic Genotyping 8. Rapid DNA Part II - Uses and Applications 9. Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence 10. Mass Disaster Victim Identification by DNA 11. Bioterrorism and Microbial Forensics 12. Forensic Animal DNA Analysis 13. Application of DNA-Based Methods in Forensic Entomology 14. Forensic Botany: Plants as Evidence in Criminal Cases and as Agents of Bioterrorism Part III – Recent Developments and Future Directions in Human Forensic Molecular Biology 15. Forensic Body Fluid and Tissue Identification 16. Evolving Technologies in Forensic DNA Analysis 17. Prediction of Physical Characteristics, Such as Eye, Hair, and Skin Color Based Solely on DNA 18. Molecular Autopsy 19. Genetic Genealogy in the Genomic Era Part IV: Law, Ethics, and Policy 20. DNA as Evidence in the Courtroom 21. Some Ethical Issues on Forensic Genetics 22. DNA in Immigration and Human Trafficking 23. DNA Databases

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Book SynopsisBone Histology: A Biological Anthropological Perspective, Second Edition builds on the success of the first edition, recognizing the significant advances that have occurred in bone biology, histology, and histological techniques and methods in subsequent years. Bones and teeth are of considerable importance for anthropological and related research, due to their nature as hard tissues. The physical remains of humans available to biological anthropologists, bioarchaeologists, paleopathologists, and paleontologists are, with exception to forensic anthropology, limited to skeletal material; fortunately, the same characteristics of hard tissues that lead to their persistence after death make them a storehouse of information about biological processes experienced during the life of the individual. This book covers important aspects of bone biology which underlie the microstructure of hard tissues that are crucial for histological analysis. This includes an overview of two ma

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Book SynopsisThis eminently relevant and thoroughly entertaining book reminds us that understanding more about health care helps us understand the larger world around us. With technological advances and information sharing so prevalent, health care should be more transparent and easier to access than ever before. So why does it seem like everything about itfrom pricing, drug development, and the emergence of new diseases to the intricacies of biologic and precision medicine therapiesis becoming more complex, not less?Rohit Khanna's Misunderstanding Health examines some of today's most revealing health care trends while imploring us to look at these issues with alacrity, humor, and vigilance. Over the course of eighteen short, engaging chapters, Khanna explains how unexamined beliefs can endanger patients, drive cost, and increase bureaucracy the Dr. Google effect on the ways that we seek (or eschew) care why our health care costs more than in any other country the unintended consequences of usiTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. All the King's MenChapter 2. Heads I Win, Tails You LoseChapter 3. The UnHappiness ProjectChapter 4: Customer SatisfactionChapter 5. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForChapter 6. The Rating GameChapter 7. The Mother of All NudgesChapter 8. Your Health Is about More Than Just Your HealthChapter 9. Needle in a HaystackChapter 10. Ghost in the MachineChapter 11. The Eye of the StormChapter 12. HomesickChapter 13. Reefer MadnessChapter 14. Customer AppreciationChapter 15. Under the InfluenceChapter 16. Data DumpChapter 17. Catch Me If You CanChapter 18. Let Freedom RingConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTwelve years after his death, the family of Andrew (Drew) I. Batavia discovered his unfinished memoirs, with instructions for his wife or brother to complete them. In these memoirs, Drew shares the wisdom he acquired while living with a high-level spinal cord injury in a wheelchair, describing a person transformed from a quiet, conforming teenager to a Don Quixote of the disability community. But this is not just the story of a remarkable person who fought for the civil rights of people with disabilities. His memoirs hold a universal message about our human capacity to achieve the extraordinary, the enormous capability to survive, flourish, and succeed in the world, if we can fully exploit what we already possess within ourselves. Conceivably, each one of us can emerge as a Don Quixote. Drew’s memoirs are published during the twenty-fifth anniversary year of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Book SynopsisLiving in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal condition, including cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and heart disease.Trade ReviewRecommended. All readers.—Choice. . . impressive contribution to the history of caring.—H-Net ReviewsHistorians of medicine, particularly death and dying, will find plenty of food for thought and inspiration for future scholarship in this study. But this book is also a timely political salvo, and it is to be hoped that it will be read widely for it is an astute and accessible critique of current attitudes and policies surrounding dying.—Society for the Social History of MedicineIn this book, the problems of palliative care are described from a slightly different angle (that of the relatives and carers), and I think most people who work in palliative care will find it a worthwhile read.—International Association for Hospice and Palliative CareLiving in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal condition, including cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and heart disease.—Nursing and Health ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction1. "The Human Touch"2. "Hope Became a Companion in Our Home"3. When Medicine Fails4. Caring by Kin5. The Shadow Workforce in Hospitals and Nursing HomesThe Evolution of Hospice CareConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisReveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSongHow did reproductive justicedefined as the right to have children, to not have children, and to parentbecome recognized as a human rights issue? In Reproductive Rights as Human Rights, Zakiya Luna highlights the often-forgotten activism of women of color who are largely responsible for creating what we now know as the modern-day reproductive justice movement. Focusing on SisterSong, an intersectional reproductive justice organization, Luna shows how, and why, women of color mobilized around reproductive rights in the domestic arena. She examines their key role in re-framing reproductive rights as human rights, raising this set of issues as a priority in the United States, a country hostile to the concept of human rights at home. An indispensable read, Reproductive Rights as Human Rights provides a much-needed intersectional perspeTrade ReviewThrough careful analysis and deep, multi-method research, Luna brings to light the story of the struggle of Black women seeking to redefine the reproductive justice movement. In doing so, the book examines some of the most urgent questions of today: how do people come together to redefine their own liberation not only through rights granted by the state, but also in the ways they relate to each other? Further, how does their work push the boundaries of social change, helping us to reimagine a different world? In an uncertain world with yawning gaps between the world we want and the world we have, this book provides fresh insight that scholars and organizers alike desperately need. -- Hahrie Han, author of How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st CenturyZakiya Luna makes an essential contribution to the growing understanding of the crucial contributions women of color have made to historical and contemporary intersectional movements that embrace both anti-racism and feminism. She also tells a critical story of how the social movement organization SisterSong adapted international human rights discourse in the US domestic context to forge a struggle for reproductive justice. -- Jennifer Nelson, author of More Than Medicine: A History of the Women’s Health MovementReproductive Rights as Human Rights is a necessary contribution to the scholarship on the reproductive justice movement and the reader will come to understand the movement through Luna’s work. * Mobilization *

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Book SynopsisThis original and progressive work affirms the urgent need for child advocacy and provides valuable guidance to those seeking to participate in efforts to help all children live healthier, happier lives.Trade ReviewDr. Palfrey presents a well-designed, articulate description of the political climate surrounding pediatric health care... Pediatric clinicians, politicians, students, and practitioners of health policy will be well-served by a read of this text to best understand what tools and information are needed. -- Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH JAMA 2007 A must read if you are at all serious about health advocacy for children... thank you Judith Palfrey. Thank you for not shying away from the difficult issues, thank you for bringing it all together, and thank you for creating a must-read text... I am a better child health advocate after having read this book. -- George L. Askew, MD, FAAP Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Child Health Advocacy2. A History of Child Health Advocacy3. The Current Status of Child Health4. Clinical Advocacy5. Group Advocacy6. Legislative Advocacy7. Professional Advocacy8. Political WillAppendix: Resources OnlineNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisA bold, expert, and actionable map for the re-invention of America’s broken mental health care system.“Healing is truly one of the best books ever written about mental illness, and I think I’ve read them all. —Pete Earley, author of CrazyAs director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Thomas Insel was giving a presentation when the father of a boy with schizophrenia yelled from the back of the room, “Our house is on fire and you’re telling me about the chemistry of the paint! What are you doing to put out the fire?” Dr. Insel knew in his heart that the answer was not nearly enough. The gargantuan American mental health industry was not healing millions who were desperately in need. He left his position atop the mental health research world to investigate all that was broken—and what a better path to mental health might look like. In the United States, we have treatm

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Book SynopsisAn accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them. New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996Trade Review"[A] sober and rigorous examination of the controversy over silicone breast implants . . . an important statement, not just about silicone implants, but about other matters at the intersection of law, science, and opinion. [Dr. Angell’s] book is . . . a warning that rationality, like much else in the fragile porcelain of society, can be weakened by lack of vigilance." -- New York Times"An indispensable guide to the breast implant madness—litigation that will forever stand as a monument to the inability of our civil justice system to sort out latter-day Ptolemies from Galileos." -- Wall Street Journal"Marcia Angell's outstanding book explains clearly and fairly the combination of greed, fear, ignorance, junk science, and media hype that created this national litigation nightmare. Everyone interested in the tort system, science, and medicine should heed the lessons that Dr. Angell teaches." -- Shirley M. Hufstedler, former U.S. Secretary of Education

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Book SynopsisMaking and Unmaking Public Health in Africa explores how medical professionals and patients, government officials, and ordinary citizens approach questions of public health as they navigate contemporary landscapes of NGOs and transnational projects, faltering state services, and expanding privatization.Trade Review“The essays are in the very best tradition of medical anthropology: they display intimate political engagement, are genuinely comparative, speak to each other, and…accessibly written. …The volume opens up new vistas on public health, and challenges what we take for granted.” * African Affairs *“Public health in Africa—as elsewhere—is no longer strictly public. Public and private providers are involved in national and transnational partnerships that divide responsibility for health and welfare among a number of agencies and actors. These clear and powerful essays set out this new landscape, exploring how medical professionals and patients, government officials and citizens approach questions of health. This text is required reading for anyone interested in contemporary Africa.”“[The chapters] provide a fascinating range of ethnographically rich and theoretically subtle accounts of and insights into the diverse and often ambiguous practices of ‘public health’ across Africa. …One of the most impressive things about this volume is its integration and coherence…The result is a landmark publication that I believe will become a key text of enduring value – particularly to scholars and practitioners in the fields of public health, global health, and medical anthropology – but also to a much wider audience within and beyond anthropology.” * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *“A powerful and complex picture of what ‘public health’ is in Africa today as commitments to national health systems are being reshaped through the dramatic rise of ‘global health.’ This set of ethnographically rich and historically sensitive essays illustrates the forms of inequality that structure efforts to building health care institutions and that configure debates over who is responsible for the health and care of particular individuals. It is a must read for both Africanists interested in medicine and public health professionals who care about Africa.”“This volume contributes significantly to the rapidly developing scholarship of public health and global health in African contexts, considered either as a collection of excellent chapters or taken as the sum of its parts. … [It] is also book-ended with trenchant, provocative commentaries on the operative theories and current practices of public health in Africa.…Making and Unmaking Public Health in Africa is an ideal fit for teaching the history or anthropology of public health at the undergraduate or graduate level.” * Social History of Medicine *“Though the historical and anthropological literature on public health in Africa has tended to focus on the ‘health’ part of the equation, the chapters in this volume interrogate the meaning of the ‘public’ aspect.…Prince and Marsland argue that in recent years ‘widening global and national inequalities and the emptying out of the public as an inclusive terrain’ has led to a shift in health care provision to ‘the arena of the market and of nongovernmental and transnational organizations’ in most African settings. Individual chapters examine how Africans across the continent interpret and negotiate this chaotic, fractured terrain in a variety of contexts… Recommended.” * Choice *“Any medical anthropologist who works in Africa will want this book in a nearby library. Those of us who study African biomedicine and biomedical research, whether anthropologists or historians, will find it particularly valuable. …As a whole, this excellent collection enlarges the scope of public health and challenges readers to think deeply about who is responsible for African health—and for the many threats to it.” * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *“This superb new edited volume is extraordinarily timely and important.” * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Table of Contents* Acknowledgments * Introduction Situating Health and the Public in Africa Historical and Anthropological Perspectives RUTH J. PRINCE * Part I WHOSE PUBLIC HEALTH? * One The Peculiarly Political Problem behind Nigeria's Primary Health Care Provision MURRAY LAST * Two Who Are the "Public" in Public Health? Debating Crowds, Populations, and Publics in Tanzania REBECCA MARSLAND * Three The Qualities of Citizenship Private Pharmacists and the State in Senegal after Independence and Alternance NOEMI TOUSIGNANT * Part II REGIMES AND RELATIONS OF CARE * Four Regimes of Homework in AIDS Care Questions of Responsibility and the Imagination of Lives in Uganda LOTTE MEINERT * Five "Home-Based Care Is Not a New Thing" Legacies of Domestic Governmentality in Western Kenya HANNAH BROWN * Six Technologies of Hope Managing Cancer in a Kenyan Hospital BENSON A. MULEMI * Part III EMERGING LANDSCAPES OF PUBLIC HEALTH * Seven The Publics of the New Public Health Life Conditions and "Lifestyle Diseases" in Uganda SUSAN REYNOLDS WHYTE * Eight Navigating "Global Health" in an East African City RUTH J. PRINCE * Nine The Archipelago of Public Health Comments on the Landscape of Medical Research in Twenty-First-Century Africa P. WENZEL GEISSLER * Bibliography * Contributors * Index

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Book SynopsisA time-tested, landmark approach to health promotion and communication projects and everything that goes into making them successful. For more than 40 years, the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, developed in the early 1970s by Lawrence W. Green and first published as a text in 1980 with Marshall W. Kreuter, Sigrid G. Deeds, and Kay B. Partridge, has been effectively applied worldwide to address a broad range of health issues: risk factors like tobacco and lack of exercise, social determinants of health such as lack of access to transportation and safe housing, and major disease challenges like heart disease and guinea worm disease. In Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation, Green and his team of senior editors and chapter authors combine their expertise to offer a high-level guide to public health programming. This guide aligns with foundational public health competencies required by increasingly rigorous certification and accreditation standards. Driven by the coronavirus panTable of ContentsForeword by Jonathan E. FieldingPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsContributors Part I. Hallmarks of the PRECEDE-PROCEED ModelChapter 1 A Model for Population Health Planning, Implementation, and EvaluationLawrence W. Green, Andrea Carlson Gielen, Marshall W. Kreuter, Darleen V. Peterson, and Judith M. Ottoson Chapter 2 Participation and Community Engagement in PlanningLawrence W. Green, Andrea Carlson Gielen, and Marshall W. KreuterPart II. PRECEDE-PROCEED Phases: Planning, Implementation, and EvaluationChapter 3 Social Assessment: Quality of LifeLawrence W. Green, Marshall W. Kreuter, and Andrea Carlson GielenChapter 4 Epidemiological Assessment I: Population HealthLawrence W. Green, Andrea Carlson Gielen, and Marshall W. KreuterChapter 5 Epidemiological Assessment II: Behavioral and Environmental FactorsLawrence W. Green, Marshall W. Kreuter, and Andrea Carlson GielenChapter 6 Educational and Ecological Assessment: Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing FactorsMaría E. Fernández, Gerjo Kok, Guy Parcel, and Lawrence W. GreenChapter 7 Health Program and Policy Development I: Intervention StrategiesMichelle C. Kegler and Rodney LynChapter 8 Health Program and Policy Development II: Implementation StrategiesCam Escoffery and Lawrence W. GreenChapter 9 Health Program and Policy Development III: Evaluation StrategiesChris Y. Lovato and Judith M. OttosonPart III. Applications of PRECEDE-PROCEED in Specific SettingsIntroduction to PRECEDE-PROCEED ApplicationsChapter 10 Applications in Community SettingsAmelie G. Ramirez and Patricia ChalelaChapter 11 Applications in Occupational SettingsPaul Terry, Nico Pronk, and Shelley GoldenChapter 12 Applications in School SettingsLloyd J. Kolbe, Holly Hunt, and Faten Ben AbdelazizChapter 13 Applications in Health Care SettingsJohn P. Allegrante and Janey C. PetersonChapter 14 Applications in Communication TechnologyRobert S. GoldAppendixesA. Frequently Asked QuestionsAndrea Carlson Gielen and Vanya C. JonesB. Public Health Competencies by ChapterDarleen V. PetersonC. The Evaluation Standards: A ChecklistD. CDC Evaluation Framework Steps and PRECEDE-PROCEED PhasesE. Commonly Used Evaluation DesignsGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisShining a light on the deadly health consequences of incarceration. Finalist in the PROSE Award for Best Book in Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology by the Association of American PublishersKalief Browder was 16 when he was arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. Unable to raise bail and unwilling to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit, Browder spent three years in New York's infamous Rikers Island jailtwo in solitary confinementwhile awaiting trial. After his case was dismissed in 2013, Browder returned to his family, haunted by his ordeal. Suffering through the lonely hell of solitary, Browder had been violently attacked by fellow prisoners and corrections officers throughout his incarceration. Consumed with depression, Browder committed suicide in 2015. He was just 22 years old. In Life and Death in Rikers Island, Homer Venters, the former chief medical officer for New York City's jails, explains the profound health risks associated with incarceration. FTrade ReviewReporters have virtually no access to the jails on Rikers Island, but, for many years, Venters had a rare vantage point from which to observe its inner workings . . . He left the city's jail-health service in 2017, and now he has written a crucially important book, Life and Death in Rikers Island, in which he examines one of the most overlooked aspects of mass incarceration: the health risks of being locked up . . . Venters reveals the true human cost of these colossal management failures.—Jennifer Gonnerman, The New YorkerVenters is a role model for using data as a tool for both epidemiology and human rights. In his book, he describes rigorous case reviews and epidemiological studies that demonstrate causes of harm . . . Venters's book impressively demonstrates that too little has been done at Rikers to prevent suffering, violence, and death.—Hans Wolff MD, MPH, and Robert Greifinger MD, American Journal of Public HealthHomer Venter's prescient Life and Death in Rikers Island explains why improving carceral health is important and deserving of more attention. In the COVID-19 era, this argument gains even greater significance . . . The book is also a searing exposé that powerfully illustrates the health risks of incarceration in New York City, as well as those risks that lead to incarceration in the first place . . . This book will be of interest to readers who follow health, medicine, and the carceral system, as well as activists and policy makers working to improve conditions for incarcerated people.—Ezelle Sanford III, The Gotham Center for New York City HistoryTable of ContentsForeword, by Preet BhararaAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Dying in Jail: Carlos Mercado and Angel Ramirez Chapter 2. Injury and Violence Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement Chapter 4. Serious Mental Illness in Jail Chapter 5. Human Rights and Correctional Health Chapter 6. Race: Kalief Browder Chapter 7. Sexual Assault in Rikers: Maria and Brianna Chapter 8. Correctional Health Chapter 9. Transparency and Governance Conclusion. What to Do with Rikers Appendix Notes Index

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Book SynopsisCultural anxieties about fatness and the attendant stigmatisation of fat bodies, have lent a medical authority and cultural legitimacy to what can be described as 'fat-phobia'. Against the backdrop of the ever-growing medicalisation, pathologisation, and commodification of fatness, coupled with the moral panic over an alleged 'obesity epidemic', this volume brings together the latest scholarship from various critical disciplines to challenge existing ideas of fat and fat embodiment. Shedding light on the ways in which fat embodiment is lived, experienced, regulated and (re)produced across a range of cultural sites and contexts, Queering Fat Embodiment destabilises established ideas about fat bodies, making explicit the intersectionality of fat identities and thereby countering the assertion that fat studies has in recent years reproduced a white, ableist, heteronormative subjectivity in its analyses. A critical queer examination on fatness, Queering Fat Embodiment will be of interest tTrade Review’Queering Fat Embodiment is the first book to focus on the intersection of queer studies and fat studies, and promises to be a classic in its field. What could be more exciting than discussions of fat and queer fashion, desire, performance, cyberspace, and politics, as well as the fluidity of gender identity, bodies, and sexuality? It’s a great read.’ Esther D. Rothblum, San Diego State University, USA ’Queering Fat Embodiment is an important contribution to the emerging literature of Fat Studies because it restates the necessity for radical critique and makes space for anti-assimilationist activism. The book offers an exciting balance of better-known contributors and fresh new voices and I highly recommend it to anybody interested in developing a critical understanding of fat and obesity.’ Dr Charlotte Cooper, charlottecooper.net, obesitytimebomb.blogspot.co.uk, twitter.com/thebeeferTable of ContentsQueering Fat Embodiment

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Book SynopsisThis book argues against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the ground that, even if they were ethically defensible in certain ''hard cases'', neither could be effectively controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalisation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon lends support to the two ''slippery slope'' arguments against legalisation, the ''empirical'' and the ''logical''. The empirical argument challenges the feasibility of drafting and enforcing adequate safeguards against abuse and mistake; the logical argument shows that acceptance of the case for euthanasia in the case of suffering patients who request it logically involves acceptance of euthanasia for suffering patients who are unable to request it, such as infants and those with advanced dementia.Trade Review'… magisterial …' Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales'A masterly analysis of the results of legalisation. Future discussions can, and must, be evidence-based.' Baroness Onora O'Neill, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, and former Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge'Though it hardly seems possible, this updating of the classic text on the quintessential issue in modern medicine has made its analysis of the ethical and legal issues in euthanasia even more trenchant and illuminating.' Alexander M. Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California, and former Director of Ethics and Health Law at the World Health Organization'John Keown is undoubtedly one of the all-time leading writers on assisted suicide and euthanasia. He writes with great power and clarity.' Yale Kamisar, Clarence Darrow Distinguished University Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan'Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy is a meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments. … John Keown's book is essential reading for everyone interested in the AD [Assisted Dying] debate (which should be all of us) - regardless of personal conviction.' Charles Foster, New Law Journal'This is the latest addition to John Keown's library of excellent books to do with euthanasia … and … the best. This book is the best collection of information regarding euthanasia that I have seen and it is strongly recommended if you have any interest in the euthanasia and assisted-dying debate.' Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Newsletter'The author offers a deep analysis of complicated ethical issues, and yet his writing remains comprehensible and engaging, making for an accessible and stimulating read. In sum, this volume presents a welcome reference contribution to one of the most important ethical debates of our age. Despite having a well-defined position, Keown succeeds in advocating for his perspective while presenting a complete overview of the main ethical, legal, and empirical arguments used against legalising euthanasia.' Carlos Gómez‑Vírseda, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics'The second edition … is an indispensable work that should inform the debate about legalization in the years to come … The work is marked by a sophisticated analysis of the legal issues and by an acute understanding of the actual practice of assisted suicide and euthanasia.' Richard S. Myers, Ave Maria Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: '… the best book in print on the case against the legalisation of euthanasia.' The TabletPraise for the first edition: '… a most significant contribution to the debate …' Medical Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'Keown's clarity of thought explodes myths and beats an accessible path through a detailed jungle of morality and social history.' British Medical Journal'This second edition is a long-awaited masterpiece, following 16 years after the publication of the first edition. The discussion on end-of-life care in various countries written in this new edition will be great reference to onward discussions in Japan … This new edition, too, describes the judicial precedents, commentaries, and legislative process of each country in a careful manner. I would highly recommend reading Professor Keown's new edition to anyone including non-legal personnel.' Miki Hirano, Journal of Medical LawTable of ContentsPart I. Definitions: 1. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; 2. Intended v. foreseen life-shortening; Part II. The Ethical Debate: Human Life, Autonomy, Legal Hypocrisy, and the 'Slippery Slope'; 3. The value of human life; 4. The value of autonomy; 5. Legal hypocrisy?; 6. The slippery slope arguments; Part III. The Dutch Experience: 7. The guidelines; 8. The first survey: the incidence of 'euthanasia'; 9. Breach of the guidelines; 10. The slide towards NVAE; 11. The second survey; 12. The Dutch in denial?; 13. The Euthanasia Act and the Code of Practice; 14. Effective control since 2002?; 15. Continuing concerns; 16. A right to physician-assisted suicide by stopping eating and drinking?; 17. Assisted suicide for the elderly with 'completed lives'; Part IV. Belgium: 18. The Belgian Legislation; 19. The lack of effective control; Part V. Australia: 20. The Northern Territory: ROTTI; Part VI. The United States: 21. The United States: Oregon and six other jurisdictions; 22. The US Supreme Court: Glucksberg and Vacco; Part VII. Canada: 23. The Supreme Court of Canada: the Carter case; 24. Canada's euthanasia legislation; 25. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThere is an increasing demand for gestational surrogacy in current reproductive medicine practice. Infertile couples often engage overseas surrogates, which increases the risk for legal and ethical complications. This book provides clinical guidance on the provision of gestational surrogacy on a worldwide basis, with brief summaries of the legal position within countries where it is offered. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of surrogacy for clinicians, counsellors, attorneys, legislators and anyone interested in reproductive health policy by filling an immediate niche as a resource for those interested in third-party reproductive treatments.Table of Contents1. Surrogacy's past, present and future Peter R. Brinsden; 2. The ideal surrogate: Santa Claus, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy? Celia Burrell and Leroy C. Edozien; 3. Gestational surrogacy, ethics and the family Stuart John Oultram, Caroline Jones and Lucy Frith; 4. Gestational surrogacy and the feminist perspective Jennifer A. Parks; 5. Surrogacy's changing social profile Leslie M. Whetstine and Bradley G. Beach; 6. Addressing global inequalities in surrogacy Sheela Saravanan; 7. Surrogacy as medical tourism: philosophical issues David M. Pena-Guzman and G. K. D. Crozier; 8. LGBT issues in surrogacy: present and future challenges Elizabeth F. Schwartz; 9. The emotional work of a 'labor of love': an ethnographic account of surrogacy arrangements in the United States Zsuzsa Berend; 10. Psychological and interpersonal factors in gestational surrogacy Emily Koert and Judith C. Daniluk; 11. Saying no to surrogacy: a European view Eduardo Corral Garcia; 12. Gestational surrogacy agreements: enforcement and breach I. Glenn Cohen and Katherine L. Kraschel; 13. Routine embryo screening and surrogacy: current challenges and future directions for preimplantation genetic testing E. Scott Sills, Robert E. Anderson and Mary McCaffrey; 14. Gestational surrogacy in Argentina Fabiana Marcela Quaini; 15. Gestational surrogacy in Australia Pip Trowse; 16. Surrogate motherhood in Belgium Liesbet Pluym and Guido Pennings; 17. Gestational surrogacy in Canada Erin L. Nelson; 18. A baby's citizenship and kinship ties after surrogate birth: the case in France Jennifer Merchant and Karene Parizer-Krief; 19. Gestational surrogacy in the Republic of Georgia Mariam Kukunashvili and Matuta Bjalava; 20. Cross-border reproductive surrogacy in India Amrita Pande; 21. Reproductive surrogacy in Iran Mitra Zandi and Zohreh Vanaki; 22. Gestational surrogacy in the Republic of Ireland Deirdre Madden; 23. Surrogacy in Israel: state-controlled surrogacy as a mechanism of symbolic control Elly Teman; 24. Gestational surrogacy in Japan Yuri Hibino; 25. Gestational surrogacy in Korea Jung-Ok Ha; 26. Gestational surrogacy in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Olivier P. Hance; 27. Gestational surrogacy in Malaysia Nehaluddin Ahmad and Gary I. Lilienthal; 28. Reproductive surrogacy in New Zealand D. Gareth Jones; 29. Gestational surrogacy in Nigeria Abayomi Bolaji Ajayi and Victor Dayo Ajayi; 30. Gestational surrogacy in Norway Marit Melhuus and Aslak Syse; 31. Gestational surrogacy in Portugal and Brazil Marianna Chaves; 32. Gestational surrogacy in the Russian Federation Konstantin Svitnev; 33. Gestational surrogacy practice in Sweden Outi Hovatta; 34. Gestational surrogacy in Thailand Somsin Petyim; 35. Gestational surrogacy in Ukraine Mykola Gryshchenko and Alexey Pravdyuk; 36. Surrogacy in the United Kingdom: present and future challenges Kirsty Horsey; 37. Reproductive surrogacy in the United States of America: trajectories and trends Steven H. Snyder; 38. Gestational surrogacy concerns: the American landscape Jennifer Lahl; 39. Gestational surrogacy in California Stephanie M. Caballero; 40. Gestational surrogacy in the District of Columbia and Maryland, USA Diane S. Hinson, Jennifer Ahern and Michelle Misler; 41. Surrogacy in Missouri Tim Schlesinger.

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Book SynopsisThe likelihood of confronting a medico-legal dilemma in emergency medicine is high. Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine provides an invaluable resource that equips medical providers, legal practitioners and administrators with the methods and the means of how to deal with such legal issues when they arise.Table of Contents1. Abandonment in the emergency department; 2. Abandonment of patient by treating physician; 3. Admission; 4. Advance directives; 5. Advanced practice providers; 6. Adverse event disclosure; 7. Against medical advice (AMA); 8. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and education; 9. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and access to facilities; 10. Assault; 11. Assisted suicide; 12. Battery; 13. Bed boarding; 14. Brain death; 15. Care of children; 16. Code response; 17. Commitment; 18. Communication; 19. Competence and capacity; 20. Confidentiality; 21. Consultation; 22. Controlled substances; 23. Criminal charges; 24. Criminal acts; 25. Death certification; 26. Decision-making; 27. Difficult patient encounter; 28. Discharge instructions; 29. Disruptive provider behavior; 30. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR); 31. Documentation; 32. Domestic violence; 33. Driving impairment; 34. Drug and alcohol abuse; 35. Duty to warn; 36. Electronic health records (EHR); 37. Emergency consent; 38. Emergency Medical Services (EMS); 39. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); 40. Employment issues; 41. Expert witness; 42. Fitness for duty; 43. Frequent user; 44. Futility; 45. Geriatric abuse; 46. Good Samaritan; 47. Guidelines and protocols; 48. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) / Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH); 49. HIV; 50. Hospital medicine; 51. Immigrant care; 52. Impaired physician; 53. Indigent care; 54. Inflight emergencies; 55. Informal consultation; 56. Informed consent; 57. Insurance; 58. Intoxication; 59. Laboratory testing; 60. Left without being seen (LWBS) / left without treatment (LWOT) / elopment; 61. Malpractice claims; 62. Mandatory care; 63. Mandatory reporting; 64. Medical education; 65. Medical errors; 66. Medical records; 67. Medical Screening Exam (MSE); 68. Minor consent; 69. Missed illness and injury; 70. Multiple visits; 71. Nursing; 72. Operations; 73. Organ donation; 74. Overcrowding; 75. Pain control/medication; 76. Patient satisfaction; 77. Pediatric abuse; 78. Peer review; 79. Policy/procedure; 80. Pregnancy; 81. Prescription writing; 82. Privacy; 83. Professional boundary issues; 84. Protected health information (PHI); 85. Psychiatric care; 86. Referral; 87. Religion; 88. Research; 89. Restraint; 90. Resuscitation; 91. Service contract; 92. Sexual assault; 93. Social media; 94. Staff privileges; 95. Subpoena; 96. Substance abuse; 97. Suicide; 98. Telemedicine; 99. Telephone advice; 100. Third-party duty; 101. Transfer; 102. Translation, interpreting, and language issues; 103. Triage; 104. Unanticipated death; 105. Urgent care; 106. Violence; Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the ground that, even if they were ethically defensible in certain ''hard cases'', neither could be effectively controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalisation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon lends support to the two ''slippery slope'' arguments against legalisation, the ''empirical'' and the ''logical''. The empirical argument challenges the feasibility of drafting and enforcing adequate safeguards against abuse and mistake; the logical argument shows that acceptance of the case for euthanasia in the case of suffering patients who request it logically involves acceptance of euthanasia for suffering patients who are unable to request it, such as infants and those with advanced dementia.Trade Review'… magisterial …' Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales'A masterly analysis of the results of legalisation. Future discussions can, and must, be evidence-based.' Baroness Onora O'Neill, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, and former Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge'Though it hardly seems possible, this updating of the classic text on the quintessential issue in modern medicine has made its analysis of the ethical and legal issues in euthanasia even more trenchant and illuminating.' Alexander M. Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California, and former Director of Ethics and Health Law at the World Health Organization'John Keown is undoubtedly one of the all-time leading writers on assisted suicide and euthanasia. He writes with great power and clarity.' Yale Kamisar, Clarence Darrow Distinguished University Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan'Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy is a meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments. … John Keown's book is essential reading for everyone interested in the AD [Assisted Dying] debate (which should be all of us) - regardless of personal conviction.' Charles Foster, New Law Journal'This is the latest addition to John Keown's library of excellent books to do with euthanasia … and … the best. This book is the best collection of information regarding euthanasia that I have seen and it is strongly recommended if you have any interest in the euthanasia and assisted-dying debate.' Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Newsletter'The author offers a deep analysis of complicated ethical issues, and yet his writing remains comprehensible and engaging, making for an accessible and stimulating read. In sum, this volume presents a welcome reference contribution to one of the most important ethical debates of our age. Despite having a well-defined position, Keown succeeds in advocating for his perspective while presenting a complete overview of the main ethical, legal, and empirical arguments used against legalising euthanasia.' Carlos Gómez‑Vírseda, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics'The second edition … is an indispensable work that should inform the debate about legalization in the years to come … The work is marked by a sophisticated analysis of the legal issues and by an acute understanding of the actual practice of assisted suicide and euthanasia.' Richard S. Myers, Ave Maria Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: '… the best book in print on the case against the legalisation of euthanasia.' The TabletPraise for the first edition: '… a most significant contribution to the debate …' Medical Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'Keown's clarity of thought explodes myths and beats an accessible path through a detailed jungle of morality and social history.' British Medical Journal'This second edition is a long-awaited masterpiece, following 16 years after the publication of the first edition. The discussion on end-of-life care in various countries written in this new edition will be great reference to onward discussions in Japan … This new edition, too, describes the judicial precedents, commentaries, and legislative process of each country in a careful manner. I would highly recommend reading Professor Keown's new edition to anyone including non-legal personnel.' Miki Hirano, Journal of Medical LawTable of ContentsPart I. Definitions: 1. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; 2. Intended v. foreseen life-shortening; Part II. The Ethical Debate: Human Life, Autonomy, Legal Hypocrisy, and the 'Slippery Slope'; 3. The value of human life; 4. The value of autonomy; 5. Legal hypocrisy?; 6. The slippery slope arguments; Part III. The Dutch Experience: 7. The guidelines; 8. The first survey: the incidence of 'euthanasia'; 9. Breach of the guidelines; 10. The slide towards NVAE; 11. The second survey; 12. The Dutch in denial?; 13. The Euthanasia Act and the Code of Practice; 14. Effective control since 2002?; 15. Continuing concerns; 16. A right to physician-assisted suicide by stopping eating and drinking?; 17. Assisted suicide for the elderly with 'completed lives'; Part IV. Belgium: 18. The Belgian Legislation; 19. The lack of effective control; Part V. Australia: 20. The Northern Territory: ROTTI; Part VI. The United States: 21. The United States: Oregon and six other jurisdictions; 22. The US Supreme Court: Glucksberg and Vacco; Part VII. Canada: 23. The Supreme Court of Canada: the Carter case; 24. Canada's euthanasia legislation; 25. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the cultural and economic drivers of the growing phenomenon of FGCS, written by cross-disciplinary experts, this book challenges the concept of individual consumer choice in FGCS: a decision that is rarely exercised in a socio-cultural vacuum. Four distinct aspects of FGCS are covered: variations in female genital anatomy; surgical techniques and evidence; historical contexts and ethical dilemmas; norm-critical understandings to inform professional responses. Rendering philosophical critiques accessible, and exposing dubious social values that underpin the practice, this text is crucial in driving a broader understanding of FGCS as a cultural phenomenon of our times. Only with a fuller understanding of the multiple perspectives of FGCS, can there be sensible alternatives for women and girls psychologically troubled by their natural, healthy form. Offering explanations and interventions at individual, institutional and societal levels, this text will be valued by both proTable of ContentsList of contributors; 1. Female genital cosmetic surgery: solution in pursuit of problem Lih-Mei Liao and Sarah M. Creighton; 2. Female genital anatomy Naomi S. Crouch; 3. Selling a perfect vulva? Selling a 'normal' vulva! Virginia Braun; 4. The history of female genital cosmetic surgery in the United States: from marginal to mainstream Sarah B. Rodriguez; 5. Techniques of female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) Angelica Kavouni and Sarah M. Creighton; 6. Clinical evidence of the effects of female genital cosmetic surgery Lina Michala; 7. The law and ethics of female genital cutting Arianne Shahvisi and Brian D. Earp; 8. Choice and female genital cosmetic surgery Clare Chambers; 9. A historical analysis of beliefs supporting female genital cosmetic surgery Hera Cook; 10. Feminist activism to challenge the new surgical industry of female genital cosmetic surgery Leonore Tiefer; 11. Can better sex education tackle the rise in female genital cosmetic surgery? Tove Lundberg; 12. FGCS and the role of the general practicioner Magdalena Simonis; 13. Female genital cosmetic surgery: psychological aspects and approaches Lori A. Brotto, Maggie Bryce and Nicole Todd; 14. Addressing female genital dissatisfaction and distress: the role of nurses and midwives Yana Richens and Louise Williams; Appendix 1: resources Jennifer Beale; Index.

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Book SynopsisMedicaid is an important source of health coverage for millions of low-income individuals. Research on Medicaid has demonstrated that a small percentage of beneficiaries account for a disproportionately large share of Medicaid expenditures. Understanding states'' expenditures for high-expenditure populations -- both those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, and those who are Medicaid-only -- could enhance efforts to manage Medicaid expenditures. This book examines high-expenditure Medicaid-only beneficiaries, considering states'' spending on them compared with all other Medicaid beneficiaries; their key characteristics; and their service usage compared with all other Medicaid-only beneficiaries. This book also provides an overview of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH). It includes a description of the rules delineating how state DSH allotments are calculated and the exceptions to the rules, how DSH hospitals are defined, and how DSH payments are calculated.

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Book SynopsisThe primary aim of this book is to provide clear and concise explanations about all aspects of the medico-legal process for surgeons, other doctors and lawyers. A wide range of topics is covered including: how the medico-legal arena is changing; the legal principles involved; how to avoid medico-legal problems; resolving complaints out of court; the surgeon as defendant; the surgeon as expert; the GMC and the Coroner.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the law relating to the right to liberty of people with mental illness and international human rights standards. It is also a manifesto for change, urging reconsideration of the protection and promotion of the human rights of people with mental illness. Covers all UK jurisdictions plus Ireland.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword Tom Burn; Preface; 1. Human rights and mental illness; 2. Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007: England and Wales; 3. Fusing mental health and capacity legislation: Northern Ireland; 4. Mental Health Act 2001: Ireland; 5. The challenges of reform: Scotland; 6. Structural violence, power and mental illness; 7. Conclusions: fighting for rights; References.

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