Occupational medicine Books

Book SynopsisThis new edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational disease including those (like RSI and pesticide poisoning) where exposure and effects are difficult to understand.Trade Review“It is extremely good value for its price as each chapter has been extensively researched and updated and has suggestions and references for further reading to explore the subject material in more detail.” (Journal of Occupational Medicine, 30 May 2013) Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface ix 1 Hazards of Work 1David Snashall 2 HealthWork and Wellbeing 7Nerys Williams 3 Assessing theWork Environment 11Keith T. Palmer and David Coggon 4 Practising Occupational Health 17Anil Adisesh 5 Legal Aspects 24Martyn Davidson 6 Ethics 31Paul Litchfield 7 Fitness for Work 36William Davies 8 Musculoskeletal Disorders 45Kim Burton and Nicholas Kendall 9 Mental Health 51Samuel B. Harvey and Max Henderson 10 Skin Disorders 59Ian R. White 11 Respiratory Disorders 63Ira Madan and Paul Cullinan 12 Infections 68Dipti Patel 13 Occupational Cancers 80John Hobson 14 Disorders of Uncertain Aetiology 88Andy Slovak 15 Physical Agents 94Ron McCaig 16 Ergonomics and Human Factors 107Joanne O. Crawford 17 Genetics and Reproduction 113Nicola Cherry 18 The AgeingWorkforce 117Sarah Harper 19 Travel 122Derek R. Smith Peter A. Leggat and Dipti Patel 20 Emerging Issues 129Judy Sng and David Koh 21 Pollution 135Robert Maynard 22 Global Health 140Paolo Vineis Index 149

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Book SynopsisErnsting's Aviation and Space Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the medical challenges and stresses that are faced by both civil and military aircrew, and their passengers, on a daily basis. The sixth edition of this established textbook and clinical reference has been revised and updated by a multidisciplinary team of experienced contributors, many new to this edition. The structure of the book has been refined, bringing related chapters together where appropriate, while the clinical content has been carefully streamlined in line with the specific requirements of the aviation medicine practitioner and adviser, with new chapters added on Commercial Space Travel, Skin Disease and Womenâs Health.Key Features: Convenient â embraces all aspects of aviation medicine in a single volume, divided into four parts for ease of reference: Aviation Physiology & Aircrew Systems, Space Physiology & Medicine, Cli

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Book SynopsisThe syllabus for the FRCS (ORL-HNS) is vast, and sound preparation for the exams has traditionally involved  assimilating knowledge from a wide range of sources. This book provides a focused guide for exam candidates. More than a question and answer book, this book is a coaching manual. Each section features a combination of model answers, pearls of wisdom, checklists and pointers for further reading. Detailed advice is provided for both Part 1 and Part 2 of the examination. Viva topics that have featured in the exam in recent years have been included. and are supplemented by invaluable editorial contributions from leaders in each of the subspecialties.Trainees frequently comment that exam preparation is an enlightening process and the knowledge gained would have served them well during their time as an ENT registrar or Otorhinolaryngology resident.This book will also serve as a valuable learning tool for trainees as early as ST3 and will Trade Review‘I enjoyed this book immensely. It is a very easy read, nicely set out for browsing (which was indeed how I started) but better read cover to cover '— Liam M Flood FRCS FRCSI, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Middlesbrough UK'A book that really understands its readers. Trainees preparing for their exams are led through common viva topics in an engaging question-and-answer format. The book covers all four subspecialties and is a useful and up-to-date revision tool for any exam candidate.'— Beverley Yu, ENT&Audiology NewsTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE FRCS(ORL-HNS) PART 1: EXPERIENCE. GENERAL ADVICE FOR PREPARING FOR PART 2. HISTORIES AND EXAMINATIONS IN THE PART 2: CLINICAL SECTION. Examining the ‘Dizzy’ Patient. COMMON HEAD AND NECK VIVA TOPICS. Benign Laryngeal Lesions. Deep Neck Space Infections. Hypercalcaemia and Hypocalcaemia. Hypopharyngeal Cancer. Laryngeal Cancer. Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Neck Dissection and Accessory Nerve Palsy. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). Oral Cavity Cancer. Oropharyngeal Cancer. Penetrating Neck Trauma. Pharyngeal Pouch. Post-laryngectomy Care. Post-laryngectomy Complications. Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Osteoradionecrosis. Ranula. Salivary Gland Malignancy. Sialolithiasis. Thyroid Pathology. Unknown Primary Cancer in the Head and Neck. Vocal Cord Palsy. COMMON OTOLOGY VIVA TOPICS. Air Conduction Hearing Devices. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Bone Conduction Hearing Implants and Middle Ear Implants. Cerebellopontine Angle Tumours. Cholesteatoma. Chronic Otitis Media. Cochlear Implantation. Ear drops and Anaesthetics. Facial Palsy. Ménière’s disease. Necrotising Otitis Externa. Noise-induced Hearing Loss. Non-organic Hearing Loss. Ossiculoplasty. Otosclerosis. Paraganglioma. Pre-auricular Sinus. Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Presbyacusis, Autoimmune Hearing Loss. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Temporal Bone Fracture. Tinnitus. Vertigo. COMMON PAEDIATRIC ENT VIVA TOPICS. Branchial Anomalies. Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Choanal Atresia. Cleft Lip and Palate. Congenital Midline Nasal Masses. Developmental Milestones, Hearing and Speech, Autism. Drooling. Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma. Laryngomalacia. Microtia. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Otitis Media. Paediatric Airway Compromise. Paediatric Hearing Loss. Periorbital Cellulitis. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. Syndromes in ENT. Thyroglossal Duct Cyst. Tonsillitis and Post-Tonsillectomy Bleeding. Vascular Malformations. COMMON RHINOLOGY AND FACIAL PLASTICS VIVA TOPICS. Acute Sinonasal Infections. Allergic Rhinitis and Nasal Steroids. Anosmia. Chronic Rhinosinusitis. CSF Rhinorrhoea. Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Epistaxis. Facial Flaps and Reconstruction. Facial Pain. Fungal Sinusitis. Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Keloids. Olfactory Neuroblastoma. Pinnaplasty. Septal Perforation. Septorhinoplasty. Sinonasal Tumours. Skin Cancer.

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Book SynopsisThe World Health Organizationâs recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwideâmaking the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.Written by leading researchers and academics from around the world, The Science of Beach Lifeguarding focuses on the scientific evidence that underpins what is taught to and practised by beach lifeguards. It is the first book to pull together all the different areas involved in beach lifeguarding and evaluate their evidence base.An accessible and informative reference underpinned by the best current research, the bookâs key themes cover the context of beach lifeguarding, the physical environment in which lifeguards work, medical aspects, practical lifeguarding techniques, physiological standards for lifeguards, safety education, and future developments in beach lifeguaTable of ContentsContext, History of Beach Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Effectiveness, Data, Risk Analysis and Evaluation, Modern Day Beach Lifeguarding Practice, Physical Environment, Beach Hazard Identification, Rip Currents, Beach Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment in Practice, Human Environment, Drowning, Cold Water Immersion, Human Environment: Implications for Practice, Lifeguarding, Recognition, Vigilance and Surveillance Techniques, Lifeguard Swimming Performance in Surf, Resuscitation Techniques for Lifeguards, Beach Lifeguard First Aid, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Techniques, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Equipment, Technological Advantages in Beach Safety and Lifeguarding, Lifeguarding Practice: Recent Advances, Lifeguard Standards, Injuries and Risks whilst Lifeguarding, Medical Standards, Eyesight Standards, Occupational Fitness and Strength Standards, The importance and Implications of Lifeguard standards, Safety Education, A Behavioural Approach to Safety Education, Beach Safety Prevention Strategies, Effectiveness of Beach Safety Educational Programmes, Safety Education in Practice

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Book SynopsisSocial justice, inclusion, and person-centredness are the cornerstones of occupational therapy but despite this, the experiences and inequities faced by Black and minoritised populations in health and social care often go unseen and unattended in occupational therapy practice.This timely book provides a compendium of global insights into the inequities faced by Black and minoritised groups in health and social care and considers how key changes in occupational therapy practice and education can redress disparities. Each contributor is active in the occupational therapy community and is incredibly well placed to provide guidance and practical suggestions on how to create sustainable, antiracist practice and disrupt the current status quo.Invaluable to occupational therapy professional bodies, academics, and students alike, this expansive collection of voices is essential reading for those looking to redress the imbalance of power caused by racism.Trade ReviewThis book will certainly be a game changer. -- Dr Dave Thomas, co- editor of Doing Equity and Diversity for Success in Higher Education: Redressing Structural Inequalities in the AcademyIt has taken our occupational therapy profession more than a century to break its loud silence on the harmful existence of systemic racism and other intersecting oppressions - collective occupations in their own right. Going forward, as occupational therapists we must introspectively interrogate the nature of our sustained institutional silence on systemic racism, its genesis and impact on who we are, how we think and what we know and do. Antiracist Occupational Therapy by Musharrat Ahmed-Landeryou et al. is the first ever book in the history of occupational therapy that explicitly, courageously engages with the phenomenon of systemic racism. It presents as a timely resource for politically, epistemologically and practically positioning and preparing ourselves to effectively confront and address whenever and wherever this dehumanizing force rears its ugly head. -- Dr Frank Kronenberg, Co-editor of the book series Occupational Therapies without Borders and A Political Practice of Occupational TherapyThe book is well-constructed, thoughtful, provocative and powerful. It also taught me a great deal more about OT than I had before reading so thank you and the authors for contributing knowledge and influence in this space. I also appreciated the energy the book offers to the reader. Each chapter ends by inviting the reader to reflect on their reading by recording their understanding and learning. Readers will appreciate the authenticity of the authors' voices, where contributors have generously shared their own lived experiences to emphasise different complex concepts. -- Dr Angie Bartoli, Editor of Anti-racism in Social Work PracticeThis is a timely book as anti-racism continues to remain an important subject matter. It is a developing area of work within the occupational therapy profession that is worthy of taking centre stage. Occupational Therapy is a valued and worthwhile profession; however, it does not operate within a social or political vacuum and this book will help those in the profession to consider their role in the fight against racism. -- Dr Arun Verma, Editor of Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume introduces Twinley's concept of The Dark Side of Occupation'. Focused on less explored and under-addressed occupations, it is an idea which challenges traditional assumptions around the positive, beneficial, health-promoting relationship between occupation and health. Emphasising that people's individual experiences of occupations are not always addressed and may not always be legal, socially acceptable, or conducive to good health, the book investigates how these experiences can be explored theoretically, in practice and research, and in curriculum content for those learning about occupation. Beginning with a discussion of some assumptions and misunderstandings that have been made about the concept, the substantive chapters present and analyse tangible examples of the concept's applicability. This ground-breaking and practice-changing text provides ideas for future research and highlights contemporary, internationally relevant issues and concernTable of Contents1.The Dark Side of Occupation: An introduction to the Naming, Creation, Intent, and Development of the Concept Section I Theorising the Dark Side of Occupation 2.The Dark Side of Occupation: Accumulating Insights from Occupational Science 3.The Dark Side of Occupation: An Historical Review of Occupational Therapy 4.The Whole of the Moon: How Our Occupational Lens Helps or Hinders Our Exploration of the Dark Side of Occupation 5.Ontological and Epistemological Considerations in Understanding Occupations in Extreme and/or Oppressive Contexts: "Doing Non Violent Resistance" in Palestine Section II Researching the Dark Side of Occupation 6.Homelessness and Occupation 7.Occupational Transition from Smoker to Non-Smoker: The Perceived Consequences in Women’s Lives 8.Self-Defeating Behaviour in an Individual with Borderline Personality Disorder from An Occupational Perspective 9.Exploring the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma in the Context of the Occupation of Work Section III Occupational Therapy Practice 10.Challenges for Occupational Therapists Working with Clients who Choose Illicit, Immoral or Health-Compromising Occupations 11.Substance Use and Recovery as Part of Daily Life: A Zimbabwean Perspective of Substance Use as an Occupation among Young Adults Living with HIV 12.The Dark Side of Occupation in an Eating Disorder Intensive Day Service 13.Occupational Engagement in Forensic Settings: Exploring the Occupational Experiences of Men Living within a Forensic Mental Health Unit 14.The Development of an Assessment which Provides a Practical Application of the Concept of the Dark Side of Occupation for Practitioners and Students Section IV Occupational Therapy Education 15.Occupational Therapy Sounds Too Nice: Reflections from a Recently Trained Occupational Therapist 16.The Dark Side of Studying at University 17.How the Dark Side of Occupation can be Instructed in a Course: Learning from Occupational Therapy 18.Not Everything is Rosy and Not Everyone Wants to Fix their Garden: An Australian Example of Integrating the Dark Side of Occupation into Curriculum for Final Year Students 19.The Value of Exploring the Dark Side of Occupation in Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy Education, Using Homelessness as a Case Study 20.The Dark Side of Occupation: A Conversation of our Evolution and our Future

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of the Springer Series on Industry and Health Care is to explore in depth the current and potential future role of industry­ both management and labor in all private sector enterprises-as a financer of health care benefits, as a provider of health care services, and as an extremely influential "consumer" of health care.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Industry Confronts Health Care Costs.- 2. Industry as Payer: Employee Health Benefits.- Assuming a Broader Role.- An Expanding Benefit Package.- Some Causes and Effects of Rising Costs.- Approaches to Cost Containment.- 3. Industry as Provider: Health Programs Sponsored by Employers or Unions.- Early History.- Occupational Medicine Takes Shape.- The Occupational Safety and Health Act.- Industrial Medical Programs.- Creating Alternative Delivery Systems—A Role for Industry.- 4. Industry as Consumer: Health Planning and Consumer Health Information.- Community Health Planning.- Industry Involvement in Health Planning.- Individual Decisions about Health and Health Care.- 5. Summing Up.- 6. Issues for the Future.- Appendix: Conference Participants Quoted.- Notes.- Annotated Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe Springer Series on Industry and Health Care is intended to character­ ize present and future ways in which industry can influence the nation's health care system in the direction of greater efficiency and effectiveness.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Health Is More Than Medical Care.- 3. Health Policy: A New Arena for Industry.- 4. Health Planning and Resource Allocation.- Industry’s Role.- Cooperation vs. Antitrust.- The State’s Role.- 5. Redefining the Industrial Health Program.- 6. Industrial Health Programs: Dimensions and Issues.- Our Changing Work Force.- The New Issue of Liability.- Health Education.- Mental Health.- 7. Models of Industry Involvement.- Commonalities and Caveats.- Goodyear Tire & Rubber.- R. J. Reynolds.- Employers Insurance of Wausau.- Gillette.- New York Telephone.- Conclusion.- 8. Policy Recommendations.- Health Education.- Reimbursement.- Planning.- Quality Assurance.- Insurance.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Appendix: Conference Participants.

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Book SynopsisClose followers of the evolution of the Series on Industry and Health Care will recognize in this fourth volume some continuity and some change. The essential concept behind the series remains: here, as before, we are looking to private industry as a potential agent of change in the American health care delivery system.Table of ContentsI. Context and Issues.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Health Care Advertising and Marketing: The Lady, or the Tiger?.- 3. Solicitation, HMOs, and Employee Choices.- 4. Occupational Health Hazards: Management and Labor in a Vital Interaction.- 5. Summing Up.- 6. Issues for the Future.- Notes.- II. Background Papers.- 7. Advertising by Health Care Professionals: Issues and Prospects.- 8. The Consumer Comes First in Professional Advertising.- 9. The Availability of Health Information.- 10. Going Public on Health Care Reform.- 11. Hospitals Face a Marketing Future.- 12. Eyeglasses: The Public’s Right to Know.- 13. ERISA: An Opportunity for Better Communication of Employee Health Benefit Plans.- 14. HCHP Successes and Failures in Communicating Information to Its Publics.- 15. Information Barriers to HMO Development.- 16. Barriers to Promoting Prepaid Dental Programs.- 17. Workplace Health Hazards: The Responsibilities to Assess, to Report, to Control.- 18. The Challenge of Informing Workers of Job-Related Health Hazards.- 19. Revealing the Invisible Tort: The Employer’s Duty to Warn.- Appendix: Conference Participants Quoted.

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Book SynopsisThis is equally true for dynamic stereoscopy in binocular vision as well as for perception on the basis of movement parallax, a phenomenon of differentiated contour displacement within a given field of vision which is also available to the monocular individual under conditions of head or body or object movement within the visual space.Table of ContentsPreface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Elements of dynamic stereoscopic vision.- 2.1 Monocular dynamic visual acuity.- 2.1.1 Effects of mode of movement.- 2.1.2 Dynamic visual acuity due to eye alterations.- 2.2 Stereoscopic vision.- 2.2.1 Determination of static stereoacuity.- 2.2.2 Quality of stereoacuity.- 2.3 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 2.3.1 Testing equipment.- 2.4 More empirical factors of stereoscopic vision.- 2.5 Dynamic vision.- 3 Equipment and methods for testing dynamic stereoacuity.- 3.1 Determination of dynamic stereoacuity.- 3.1.1 Binocular rotational prismometer.- 3.1.2 Test object.- 3.1.3 Testing method.- 3.2 Determination of kinetoparallactic stereoacuity.- 3.2.1 Parallactoscopometer.- 3.2.2 Test object.- 3.2.3 Testing method.- 4 Normal values of dynamic stereoacuity.- 4.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 4.1.1 Mean values and standard deviation.- 4.1.2 Effect of age.- 4.1.3 Effect of sex.- 4.1.4 Effect of occupational activity.- 4.1.5 Comparison between dynamic stereoacuity and dynamic visual acuity.- 4.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 4.2.1 Mean values and standard deviation.- 4.2.2 Effects of age and static visual acuity.- 4.2.3 Effects of sex and occupational activity.- 4.2.4 Comparison between right and left eyes.- 4.2.5 Comparison between active and passive movement parallax.- 5 Variations of test objects and testing methods.- 5.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 5.1.1 Various circular movements.- 5.1.2 Variations in bar thickness.- 5.1.3 Variations in bar spacing.- 5.1.4 Variations in bar height.- 5.1.5 Depth distance of only two bars.- 5.1.6 Depth distance of two surfaces.- 5.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 5.2.1 Variations in bar thickness.- 5.2.2 Variations in bar spacing and bar height.- 5.2.3 Depth distance of two and five bars.- 5.2.4 Double triangular test.- 5.2.5 Variations in image time and object speed.- 5.2.6 Variations in direction of movements.- 6 Dynamic stereoacuity in response to changes in perception conditions.- 6.1 Dynamic stereoacuity.- 6.1.1 Bilateral impairment of visual acuity.- 6.1.2 Unilateral impairment of visual acuity.- 6.1.3 Conditions of scotopic vision.- 6.1.4 Unilateral light absorption.- 6.1.5 Anisometropia.- 6.2 Dynamic parallactoscopy.- 6.2.1 Impairment of visual acuity.- 6.2.2 Conditions of scotopic vision.- 7 Effect of psychosensorial factors.- 7.1 Fatigue.- 7.2 Effect of psychosedatives.- 7.3 Effect of hypnotics.- 7.4 Short-time and long-time exercises.- 7.5 Asthenopia.- 8 Comparison between dynamic and kinetoparallactic stereoacuities.- 9 Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the complexity of preventing, diagnosing, and treating musculoskeletal pain and disability disorders in the workplace.Trade Review“Professors Gatchel and Schultz address a growing problem of chronic pain arising from job-related stresses. … This book is meticulously assembled, making it a valuable reference for those engaged in alleviating musculoskeletal pain in their patients as well as others engaged in evaluating and possibly reducing disability disorders in the workplace.” (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2016)Table of ContentsPART I THE MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DISABILITY DISORDERS.- Occupational Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders: An Overview.- Back Pain.- Cervical Pain.- Upper Extremity Pain.- Lower Extremity Pain.- Chronic Widespread Pain.-The Problem of Whiplash Injuries: Etiology, Assessment and Treatment.- New Trends of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Military.- PART II CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES.- Search Engines/Resources Available to Obtain the Latest Prevalence and Cost Data for Occupational Pain and Disability Disorders.- Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors.- Acute, Postacute and Chronic Disorders: Differences and Potential Recovery Outcomes.- Psychological and Psychiatric Sequelae of Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Preemployment and Preplacement Screening of Workers to Prevent Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Medicolegal Issues Involved in Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries.- Workers’ Compensation and Other Disability Insurance Systems Involved in Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Approaches to the Quantitative Physical and Functional Capacity Assessment of Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Current American Medical Association Guidelines for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Impairment and Maximum Medical Impairment.- PART III INTERVENTION APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES.- Traditional Medical Intervention Approaches to Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review.-The Biopsychosocial Approach to the Assessment and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Disorders.- The Interdisciplinary Treatment Approach: The Key Components for Success.- Early Intervention to Prevent the Development of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders.- A Review of Self-Management Techniques for Musculoskeletal Pain.- Work Accommodation Methods for Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries.- Models of Return-to-Work for Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Update.- Vocational Assessment and Training for Patients with Chronic Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Real-effectiveness Medicine in Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Future Research Directions for Preventing and Treating Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.

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Book SynopsisArt and Occupation A Collection of Articles Exploring Images of Work first published in 'Occupational Medicine' 2008 What is it? What does it look like? What does it mean? What does it matter? Art and Occupation is a beautifully illustrated book featuring the series of articles written by Dr Mike McKiernan for the journal Occupational Medicine.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition updates the previous one and adds additional content related to postoperative management, pain management, LGBTQ care, and uroradiology. This book is designed to meet the needs of nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses globally and physician assistants working in urology. Content assumes some background knowledge regarding the normal anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary system and the pathophysiology underlying specific urologic health-related problems. This ensures that the provider can pursue exemplary management of patients with acute and chronic urologic conditions in a wide variety of settings, including independent practices, and academic urologic practices. This manual fills the gaps that traditional curricula may have left, permitting the reader to proceed with confident management of adult patients with urologic care needs, promoting the role of a skilled clinician in urology, especially for chronic, non-operative urologic conditions while recognizing those conditions which may benefit from surgical management.As the burden of urologic disease increases with an aging U.S. population, it is increasingly clear that nurse practitioners and physician assistants will be called on to move into roles caring for patients with urologic disease. Use of NPs and PAs to their highest education will become an increasingly important strategy for maintaining access and reducing costs, in the context of urologist workforce that is shrinking. However, urology topics receive sporadic attention in NP and PA curricula, leaving practicing NPs and PAs with gaps in their knowledge concerning trends and recommendations for management of urologic health conditions. As this demand for provider visits for urologic concerns increases, the demand for provider services to care for patients with urologic health concerns will also increase, and presents the opportunity for both NPs and PAs to move into specialty practice environments within urology.Table of Contents Preface Introduction Michelle Lajiness and Susanne Quallich 1. Transitioning pediatric urology patients to adult urology practices Michelle McGarry2. Basics of hypogonadism evaluation and management Ken Mitchell3. Evaluation and management of common scrotal/genital conditions 4. Erectile dysfunction and men’s sexual health Jeff Albaugh5. Benign prostatic hyperplasia Gina Powley6. Hematuria Becky Thorne7. Prostatitis and chronic male pelvic pain Susanne Quallich8. Stone disease Marc Crisenbery9. Urethral stricture, trauma and urologic emergencies 10. Urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis Shelly Lajiness11. Basics of pre and postoperative management specific to urology patients12. Neurogenic bladder and underactive bladder Shelly Lajiness13. Stress incontinence Jason Gilleran 14. Overactive bladder Jen Mosher15. Women's urology: Painful bladder syndrome and interstitial cystitis Guilia Lane16. Prostate cancer and PSA screening Jason Hafron17. Bladder and urothelial cancer Hillary Durstein and Sara Drummer 18. Kidney cancer Jason Hafron19. Penile and testicular cancers 20. Uroradiology for the Nurse Practitioner 21. Procedures for the nurse practitioner in urology Heather Schultz and Sarah Stanley 22. Pain management and the urology patient Susanne Quallich23. Law Primer for the Urology NP Patrick Quallich24. Special topics for the Urology NP a. transgender/LGBTQ care b. urologic f/u of the gender reassignment patientc. competencies overview/summary d. basics of the male infertility evaluation e. men’s health overview24. Appendix: Resources, coding resources, PSA screening, urologic emergencies

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Book SynopsisThis text presents epidemiologic methods for studying injuries and evaluating interventions to prevent them. It explains how to formulate research questions, the sources of reliable and valid data, and the best choice of research methods. The difficulties of applying rates and ratios to the evaluation of programs are discussed, and the use of economic concepts and policy analysis is covered. It provides specific objectives for research in the various stages of injury control planning and implementation, including the types of data needed to reach the objectives. This third edition is fully updated throughout with new studies used as discussion examples. The chapters have been reorganised into more precise topic areas, for ease of reference.Trade Review...excellent material that should be of great interest to many readers. The case studies are excellent examples of the interpretations of epidemiological data. * Doody's Notes *Table of Contents1. Injury and the Role of Epidemiology ; 2. Energy Characteristics and Control Strategies ; 3. Research Objectives and Usable Data ; 4. Injury Severity ; 5. Injury Statistics ; 6. National Injury Surveillance ; 7. Local Injury Surveillance ; 8. The Use and Abuse of Causal Analysis ; 9. Research Designs and Data Analysis ; 10. Human Factors ; 11. Evaluation of Programs to Change Human Factors Voluntarily ; 12. Evaluation of Laws and Rules Directed at Individual Behavior ; 13. Evaluation of Agent, Vehicle and Environmental Modifications ; 14. Evaluation of Post-injury Treatment and Rehabilitation ; 15. Injury Epidemiology and Economics ; 16. Summation of Principles

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Book SynopsisWithin the digital era, agile working is imperative for organisations and workers to meet the needs of customers, service-users and ever-changing markets. This needs to be achieved whilst meeting goals of effectiveness and well-being. In this book, state-of-the-art theory is used to understand how to optimise agile working by addressing key issues around personality, team-working and management. The authors define the concept of agile working and unpack often-misunderstood terms associated with this, such as remote working and telework. The book explores the well-being consequences of agile work including sedentary behaviours, digital distraction, and digital resistance before offering insights for the future. Examining current practice in the context of established and emerging theory, the book paves the way towards further advances in the field and supports organisations seeking to make agile working work for them. Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age provides a valuable new resource for practitioners and scholars in the fields of occupational and organizational psychology, human resource management, organisational development, mental health and well-being.Table of ContentsDedication; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.- Foreword; Kevin Daniels.- Acknowledgements; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.- Section One: What is Agile Working?.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age; Emma Russell and Christine Grant.- Chapter 2: Concepts, Terms and Measurement in Agile Working; Christine Grant.- Section Two: Managing Boundaries.- Chapter 3: Boundary Management: Getting the Work-Home Balance Right; Kelly A. Basile and T. Alexandra Beauregard.- Section Three: Managing Digital Communications.- Chapter 4: The Paradox of Work-email: Individual Differences in Agile Digital Work; Emma Russell.- Chapter 5: Digital Distractions: The Effect and Use of Digital Message Alerts and Their Relationship with Work-life Balance; Maria Uther, Michelle Cleveland and Rhiannon Jones.- Chapter 6: E-Resistance: Making Active Choices for Technology Management in an Agile-working Age ; Deepali D’mello.- Section Four: Healthy, Effective and Sustainable Agile Working.- Chapter 7: A Review of the Agile Working Literature in Relation to Five Facets of Well-being; Maria Charalampous.- Chapter 8: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in the Digital Workspace; Anthony Thompson .- Chapter 9: Digital Resilience: A Competency Framework for Agile Workers; Christine Grant and Carl Clarke.- Chapter 10: Virtual Teams as Creative and Agile Work Environments; Petros Chamakiotis.- Section Five: Dynamic and Innovative Approaches to Managing Agile Working.- Chapter 11: Leading and Managing the Occupational Well-being and Health of Distributed Workers; Rachel Nayani.- Chapter 12: The Case of Co-working Spaces for Fulfilling Agile Working and Worker Needs; Alessandra Mossa.- Chapter 13: Concluding Thoughts and Implications; Christine Grant and Emma Russell.-

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsFragen zum Teil Arbeitsmedizin.- 1. Gesetzliche Grundlagen der Berufskrankheiten.- 2. Durch chemische Einwirkungen verursachte Berufskrankheiten.- 3. Durch physikalische Einwirkungen verursachte Berufskrankheiten.- 4. Durch Infektionserreger oder Parasiten verursachte Berufskrankheiten oder Tropenkrankheiten.- 5. Berufsbedingte Erkrankungen der Lunge und der Atemwege.- 6. Berufsbedingte Hauterkrankungen.- 7. Arbeitsunfälle.- 8. Berufsbezogene Schäden.- 9. Arbeitsphysiologie.- 10. Arbeitspsychologie.- 11. Arbeitsplatz und Umgebungseinflüsse.- 12. Grundlagen des Arbeitsschutzes.- 13. Organisation und Aufgaben.- 14. Wichtige Rechtsnormen.- 15. Begutachtungskunde.- Fragen zum Teil Sozialmedizin.- 1. Sozialmedizinische Probleme der Krankheitsentstehung.- 2. Grundfragen der sozialen Sicherung.- 3. Sozialmedizinische Probleme der Krankheitsverhütung.- 4. Grundfragen der gesundheitlichen Betreuung.

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Book SynopsisDer Fehlzeiten-Report vom Wissenschaftlichen Institut der AOK (WIdO) und der Universität Bielefeld liefert jedes Jahr umfassende Daten und Analysen zu den krankheitsbedingten Fehlzeiten in der deutschen Wirtschaft. Aktuelle Befunde und Bewertungen zu den Gründen und Mustern von Fehlzeiten in Betrieben werden vorgestellt. Das Schwerpunktthema des diesjährigen Reports lautet "Work-Life-Balance". Eine zukunftsorientierte betriebliche Personal- und Gesundheitspolitik kann sich dem wachsenden Bedürfnis der Menschen nach einem ausgeglichenen Verhältnis zwischen Beruf, Familie und Privatleben nicht länger verschließen. Arbeitszufriedenheit, Gesundheit und Produktivität der Beschäftigten sind abhängig von einer gelungenen Balance und entscheidend für den Unternehmenserfolg. Konflikte zwischen der Arbeit und dem Privatbereich belasten Mitarbeiter und Unternehmen gleichermaßen. Wachsende Anforderungen an die Mitarbeiter in einer veränderten Arbeitswelt und ein steigender Anteil erwerbstätiger Frauen machen personalpolitische Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung einer besseren Work-Life-Balance immer wichtiger. Der Fehlzeiten-Report zeigt, wie die Betriebe den Mitarbeitern dabei helfen können, Beruf und Privatleben besser miteinander in Einklang zu bringen. Statistiken zum Krankenstand der Arbeitnehmer in allen Branchen Die wichtigsten für Arbeitsunfähigkeit verantwortlichen Krankheitsarten Vergleichende Analysen nach Ländern, Betriebsgrößen und Berufsgruppen Anschauliche Darstellung der vorhandenen Zahlen durch zahlreiche Abbildungen und Tabellen Unverzichtbar für Unternehmer, Führungskräfte und Arbeitnehmervertreter sowie alle, die Verantwortung für den Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz in Unternehmen tragen. Trade Review Pressestimmen: "Wer wissen möchte, ob der Krankenstand im eigenen Unternehmen zu hoch liegt oder Besonderheiten im Vergleich zu Betrieben der gleichen Branche bestehen, findet in diesem Report reichhaltiges Material." (Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes) "Der Fehlzeiten-Report zeigt sehr ausführlich Gründe und Auslöser von Fehlzeiten in Betrieben auf und gibt viele Lösungshinweise." (Die Welt) "Der Fehlzeiten-Report ist weit mehr als eine statistische Datensammlung. ...Insgesamt ein empirisch überaus fundiertes, gleichwohl praxisnahes, veritables Handbuch über die vielfältigen Zusammenhänge von Arbeit und Krankheit." (Arbeit & Ökologie) Table of Contents1 „Work-Life-Balance“ — Herausforderung für die betriebliche Gesundheitspolitik und den Staat.- 2 Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf — Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich.- 3 Auswirkungen neuer Arbeitsformen auf Stress und Lebensqualität.- 4 „Work-Life-Balance“ von Führungskräften — Ergebnisse einer internationalen Befragung von Top-Managern 2002/2003.- 5 Flexible Arbeitszeitmodelle zur Verbesserung der „Work-Life-Balance“.- 6 Telearbeit — Chance zur Balance zwischen Arbeit, Familie und Freizeit?.- 7 Betrieblich geförderte Kinderbetreuung.- 8 Berufstätigkeit und Verpflichtungen in der familiären Pflege — Anforderungen an die Gestaltung der Arbeitswelt.- 9 „Diversity“ als Motor für flankierende personalpolitische Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf.- 10 Audit Beruf & Familie® — Familienbewusste Personalpolitik durch freiwillige Unternehmensinitiativen.- 11 Die Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (BfA) als familienfreundlicher Arbeitgeber.- 12 Gesundheitsmanagement und Maßnahmen zur Förderung der „Work-Life-Balance“ bei der SAP AG.- 13 Stressreduktion bei familialer und beruflicher Doppelbelastung — Das Projekt StrAFF bei VW.- 14 Familienorientierte Unternehmenspolitik in Klein- und Mittelbetrieben — Beispiele aus der Praxis.- 15 Einstellungen und Verhalten bei Krankheit im Arbeitsalltag — Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Umfrage bei Arbeitnehmern.- 16 Krankheitsbedingte Fehlzeiten in der deutschen Wirtschaft im Jahr 2002.- 17 Die gesetzliche Freistellung erwerbstätiger Eltern — Daten zur Inanspruchnahme von Kinderkrankenpflegegeld in Deutschland 2002.- Übersicht der Krankheitsgruppen nach dem ICD-Schlüssel (10. Revision, 1999).- Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige (WZ 93/NACE) Übersicht über den Aufbau nach Abteilungen.- Die Autorinnen und Autoren.

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Book SynopsisUpon the request of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) the Swedish National Committee for Mechanics organized a colloquium on fatigue, which was held at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kung!. Tekniska Hogskolan) in Stock­ holm, May 25-27, 1955. 35 lectures were delivered, principally dealing with problems of statistical and basic nature. Among the topics were to be found statis­ tical theory of fatigue, cumulative damage, mechanism of fatigue, me­ tallurgical aspects on fatigue, velocity of fatigue cracks, fatigue at elevated temperature, and fatigue at combined stresses. Lectures were going on simultaneously in two sections. Each lecturer had 15 minutes for presentation of his communication, and afterwards 15 minutes were reserved for discussion. Abstracts of the lectures were distributed about a month before the colloquium. The colloquium was attended by 149 participants from the follow­ ing countries: Denmark (1), Finland (2), France (5), Germany (6), Italy (2), Netherlands (2), Norway (2), Poland (2), Saar (1), Spain (3), Sweden (100), Switzerland (1), United Kingdom (10), USA (8), USSR (3), and Yugoslavia (1). A complete list of the participants will be found below. The languages of the Colloquium were English, French, German and Italian. No lectures were delivered in Italian. Also, all contributions to the discussions have been translated to one of the first three languages. Statements and opinions advanced are always those of the individual authors or participants in the discussions.Table of ContentsSommaire Inhalt.- Étude critique de la notion de dommage appliquée à une classe étendue d?essais de fatigue.- Essais de fatigue statistiques suivant la méthode de charge progressive.- Contribution à I?étude de la fatigue des matériaux avec essais à charge progressive.- Theories relating to fatigue of materials under combinations of stress.- Effect of simultaneous cyclic variation of stress and tempe rature on a high temperature material.- Physical and statistical aspects of cumulative damage.- Ermüdungsfestigkeit bei statistisch veränderlichen Spannungsamplituden.- New statistical methods applied to the analysis of fatigue data..- Über Verformungserscheinungen in Stählen bei der Wechselbeanspruchung.- The effect of high loads on fatigue.- Modifications de texture cristalline produites par des efforts alternés.- Fatigue of steels at constant strain amplitude and elevated temperature;.- Une définition théorique de la limite de fatigue.- Effect of geometric size on notch fatigue.- Les travaux récents de l?Institut de Recherches Métallurgiques de Sarrebruck dans le domaine de la fatigue.- Einige Versuche über die Vorgänge in der Oberflächenschicht von Ermüdungsproben.- Essais de fatigue par flexion avec fréquences superposéas.- Ziele der Ermüdungsforsehung in der Schweiz, gezeigt am Beispiel von Dauerversuchen an Schraubenverbindungen.- Variability in fatigue testing: sources and effect on notch sensitivity.- Über den Meehanismus der Zerstörung bei der zyklischen Belastung von Metallen.- Torsion and tension relations for slip and fatigue.- Einige Besonderheiten der Kontaktermüdung.- Some observations on the propagation of fatigue cracks.- Some investigations on cumulative damage.- A guide to statistical methods for use in fatigue testing.- Die durch große Zug- und Druekermüdungsbelastungen hervorgebrachte mechanische Hysterese in Stählen.- Der Meehanismus des Dauerbruchs metallischer Werkstoffe.- A proposed mechanism of fatigue failure.- Recent researches on fatigue at the Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, East Kilbride.- Experimental design and methods of analysis used in studying effects of metallurgical variation on fatigue.- A contribution to the theory of the fatigue of metals.- Basic aspects of fatigue.- Ausscheidungsvorgänge in Stählen bei ruhender und wechselnder Beanspruchung.- Bending fatigue of large welded test pieces with regard to velocity of crack propagation.- Cumulative damage in fatigue.- Table des matières.

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