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Not all health promotion programs are equally successful in achieving their aims and objectives. The use of theory significantly improves the chances of success.Theory in a Nutshell 4e provides practitioners and students of health promotion with an overview of the most influential theories and models used to guide health promotion practice. For each theory discussed, an explanation of the main elements of the theory is provided, followed by a commentary on its relative strengths and weaknesses, and somesuggestions as to how it can be applied to the real world.New to this edition: greater attention to the influence and application of digital communication and technologies on health promotion practice examples and reflections on lessons that have emerged since 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Written by internationally recognised leaders in the field, all sections have been thoroughly revised and updated, while maintaining the concise, accessible style of the previous editions. This book is highly recommended for public health practitioners, health promotion and health education specialists, and social policy makers, as well as students of public health and health promotion.

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Clinical Cases for General Practice Exams 4e is the ideal reference for the Australian general practice clinical examination. This fourth edition continues with the role-play style of the highly regarded previous editions. Inspired by real-life patient presentations, the cases allow learners to practise their clinical examination skills. Each case includes instructions for the exam candidate, role-playing patient and case facilitator. The text is perfect for medical students and doctors training to be general practitioners. Features:•All cases have been reviewed and updated.•Problem-based learning scenarios encourage critical thinking, communication and compassionate care in consultation, treatment and management.•Case Commentaries and Common Pitfalls reinforce key points and important issues raised by cases.What’s new?•New cases on refugee health, family violence and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

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Sold worldwide and translated into 13 languages, John Murtagh’s General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Its emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning, early diagnosis and treatment makes this the essential reference for medical students, trainees and general practitioners. Written by renowned general practitioners and educators, and with all content reviewed for currency by leading experts, the eighth edition provides fundamental knowledge and skills required for the challenging field of general practice. Key features:•Diagnostic strategy models for common presenting problems, including diagnostic triads•Clinical frameworks, including management and treatment•Evidence-based research, with all content reviewed for currency by leading experts•Extensive coverage of mental health, health promotion, women’s health, and paediatric and geriatric care New to this edition:•New chapters on obesity, mood disorders, breast disorders, and traveller’s health and tropical medicine•Updated and new information on genetic disorders, chronic pain and infectious diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome with reference to coronaviruses and COVID-19•Restructure of table of contents to allow for easier navigationAbout the authorsJohn Murtagh is Emeritus Professor in General Practice at Monash University; Professional Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne; and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame. Jill Rosenblatt is a general practitioner and was Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University. She received a Distinguished Service Award of the RACGP in 2014. Jill has a wealth of rural and urban medical experience. Justin Coleman is a general practitioner in the Tiwi Islands and was Senior Lecturer at Flinders University. He’s on the Editorial Advisory Board of Diabetes Management Journal, a member of Choosing Wisely Australia (NPS) and a prolific writer for a number of publications. Clare Murtagh is a general practitioner in Sydney. She holds postgraduate qualifications in Dermatology, Medical Education, and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

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Health Literacy in a Nutshell will help you understand how to be a better communicator, and how to work more effectively with patients and communities in helping them to find, understand and use health information to make good decisions about their health.Health Literacy in a Nutshell is an essential resource for students and frontline practitioners who want to improve their understanding of health literacy and health communication. This book provides a useful prompt on key issues, as well as guidance on how to organise and deliver interventions to improve health literacy.Written by internationally recognised leaders in the field, this compact, easy-to-use guide provides pragmatic advice and guidance. It draws upon the best available scientific evidence with numerous practical examples of effective communication to improve health literacy among patients and community populations.Features: An introduction to health literacy concepts and definitions Practical communication tools for frontline health workers Strategies for improving health literacy in communities Mastering digital health communication Measurement and monitoring of health literacy The role of health literacy in improving equity in health This book is highly recommended for busy students and health practitioners, including experienced researchers and practitioners, who want to become better communicators and work more effectively with individuals and communities in helping them to find, understand, appraise and apply health information.

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This third, revised edition of Local Flap Reconstruction is a vital practical resource for plastic surgeons, dermatologists, skin cancer specialists, general surgeons and surgical registrars/trainees. Comprehensively illustrated and presented in a logical, easy-to-read format, it describes recommended surgical techniques for the restoration of normal appearance and function.The book is divided into three parts—Principles, Clinical Studies, and Common Problems and Solutions. Key features include: more than 450 specialist medical photographs and illustrations a new chapter on perforated island flaps. Reconstructive surgery requires skill and judgement. This text imparts principles that will equip the surgeon with the knowledge and confidence to solve each reconstructive problem as it arises.About the authors:Anthony Penington is the Jigsaw Professor of Paediatric Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne and The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, and Consultant Plastic Surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.Eldon Mah is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne, and Consultant Plastic Surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.

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Clinical Sports Nutrition, now in its sixth edition, is a cornerstone of the Sports Medicine series offered by McGraw Hill. It is an invaluable asset for all professionals and students who are either working in or seeking a career in sports science, coaching science, sports medicine or sports dietetics.All chapters have been substantially revised and updated, with contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners in sports nutrition, sports science and sports medicine. Contributors are experts in their field, with extensive practical experience working with elite and recreational athletes at different ages, abilities and levels.Clinical Sports Nutrition is an essential resource for all students and instructors in the discipline of sports nutrition, and a must-read for elite athletes, sports professionals and trainers who need to keep their knowledge current.Features: Practice tips to enable health professionals to tran

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CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE5TH EDITIONVolume 1 INJURIES“A striking feature of Clinical Sports Medicine has always been the authors’ relentless commitment to ‘clinical’. This is a unique book.”Dr Emma K Stokes, President, World Confederation for Physical Therapy EDITORSPETER BRUKNERBEN CLARSENJILL COOKANN COOLSKAY CROSSLEYMARK HUTCHINSONPAUL McCRORYROALD BAHRKARIM KHAN Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, is an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students. To accommodate the rapid advances in the professions, this fifth edition has been expanded into two volumes. This first volume, Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, is the essential guide to all aspects of preventing, diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries. It serves physiotherapists, team clinicians, athletic trainers, sports therapists, sports rehabilitators and trainers, as well as students in the health professions and in Human Movement Studies. All chapters have been updated and rewritten by an international team of sports physiotherapists and sports physicians at the top of their fields. More than 550 new figures have been added to bring the total number of illustrations to 1300. There are 15 new chapters, including: • Shoulder pain • Acute knee injuries• Posterior thigh pain • Low back pain• Return to play • Sport-specific biomechanics The second volume, Clinical Sports Medicine: Exercise Medicine, is scheduled for release in 2018 and will focus on the health benefits of exercise and the medical issues in sport. It will serve general practitioners and other clinicians who prescribe exercise to promote health and to treat medical conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. ABOUT THE AUTHORS PETER BRUKNEROAM, MBBS, FACSEP, FACSM, FFSEMPeter Brukner is a Sport and Exercise Physician and currently the Australian cricket team doctor. He was previously Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at the Liverpool Football Club in the UK. Peter is the founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, a past president of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, and Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University. Peter has been an Olympic team physician and was the Socceroos team doctor at the 2010 World Cup. In 2005 he was awarded the Order of Australia medal (OAM) for services to sports medicine. KARIM KHANMD, PhD, MBA, FACSEP, FACSM, FFSEMKarim Khan is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor of Sports Medicine at the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and has published more than 300 peer-reviewed research articles. In 2001, he was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s Medal for service to sports medicine. Karim was profiled in The Lancet in its 2012 Olympic Games issue.

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Clinical Cases in Dermatologic Surgery is a collection of over 30 cases on cutaneous defect repairs and skin cancer management. Written by experts in the field of Mohs surgery and advanced closure techniques, this book is a practical resource for all doctors practicing skin cancer surgery. Organised by anatomical region, each case presents a skin defect or tumour, and readers are asked several questions to test their knowledge and understanding of management, including initial reconstruction, precautions, after-care, management of complications and revision.Features:• Problem-based learning scenarios, encouraging critical thinking to promote active learning, allowing users to test their knowledge and demonstrate their comprehension of which technique to use, potential risks and how to mitigate these. • Cases aligned to Dermatologic Surgery: A manual of defect repair options 2e and accompanying videos, with the same order of site-based sections for easy cross-reference.• Questions and answers provided for each case with alternative approaches included.

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John Murtagh’s General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Its emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning,early diagnosis and treatment makes this the essential reference for medical students, trainees and general practitioners.Presented in alphabetical order and in a convenient pocket-sized format, John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook 8e summarises key content from the main book. It is an accessible, trusted and portable source of information for medical students and experienced professionals.John Murtagh is Emeritus Professor in General Practice at Monash University; Professional Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne; and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame. Clare Murtagh is a general practitioner in Sydney.She holds postgraduate qualifications in Dermatology, Medical Education, and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

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Introductory Mathematics and Statistics sixth revised edition is the only Australian text that covers the basics of mathematics with full statistical coverage. Croucher demonstrates the relevance of mathematics and statistics in making decisions in day-to-day commercial situations. Numerous contemporary examples and pictorial presentations of data are provided to illustrate real world application of statistics.The content has been thoroughly revised and updated in 2016 to provide modern data and a detailed description of difficult concepts. Introductory Mathematics and Statistics 6e revised provides an effective grounding of mathematical and statistical methods.

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Now in its second edition, Dermatologic Surgery is an extensively illustrated, practical manual of cutaneous defect repair options. Each option is presented in a logical, consistent format supported by numerous diagrams and case photographs. One of the unique features of this book is the accompanying video demonstrations that invite practitioners and trainees into the operating room with a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of the key points of each operation.KEY FEATURES: Step-by-step instructions with clear diagrams and real case photographs Organised by anatomical region and repair type for easy access and review Over 100 video demonstrations of defect repairs NEW TO THIS EDITION: New chapter on key surgical risks and complications, including prevention and management New chapter on a multidisciplinary approach to the management of skin lesions Thoroughly reviewed and revised, with over 70 new defect repairs Written by international experts in the field of Mohs surgery and defect repairs, this manual will develop practitioners’ surgical skills and expand their knowledge of repair options to enable closure of more difficult defects. All surgeons and trainees who undertake cutaneous defect repairs and wish to extend their skills, including general practitioners with a special interest in skin cancer, will find Dermatologic Surgery 2e an excellent resource.

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Evaluation is essential in determining the success of health promotion programs. Just as each program is unique in nature, so too should be its evaluation. All programs can benefit from some form of evaluation. Evaluation in a Nutshell 3e is a succinct guide to the strategic and technical issues that arise during the evaluation of health promotion programs, providing practical advice on how to understand, interpret and assess existing health promotion programs. This book takes a real-life and pragmatic public health perspective, equipping students with foundation knowledge and core skills to develop and implement appropriate evaluations. Evaluation in a Nutshell 3e provides practical guidance on when and how to evaluate programs, and the range of evaluation designs and research methods that can be used to evaluate different projects and program types.New to this edition: new chapter on the evaluation of natural experiments and policy new frameworks and methods for the evaluation of scaled-up interventions updated materials on new research design used to address program effectiveness. Written by internationally recognised leaders in the field, all sections have been thoroughly revised and updated, while maintaining the concise, accessible style of the previous editions. This book will guide students in developing the core skills necessary for valuable and practical evaluations.

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The Westmead Anaesthetic Manual has been assisting anaesthetists,and perioperative nurses to provide safe anaesthetic care and appropriatemanagement of emergency situations for more than 20 years. This compact,comprehensive and user-friendly manual is an essential and powerful tool tohelp you manage any difficult and unanticipated situations that may confrontyou in your anaesthetic practice.Thoroughly updated and revised, this fifth edition features: Alphabetically ordered content, enabling topics to be accessed in seconds Step-by-step management of more than 120 emergency situations More than 250 drugs of importance to anaesthetists, descriptions of over30 core anaesthetic procedures and more than 20 ultrasound-guided blocks Anaesthetic management of special medical and surgical conditions such asmediastinal mass syndrome, placenta accreta spectrum and quadriplegia Important physiological concepts like clotting pathways Investigations of prime importance to anaesthetists includingthro

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With more than 50 real-world cases, Clinical Cases in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health 3e covers a range of obstetric and gynaecological problems likely to be encountered by busy junior doctors and general practitioners. Written by experienced obstetricians and gynaecologists and following the core medical school curricula in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, this pocket-sized book is an invaluable resource for medical students and clinicians. Each case presents a problem-based clinical learning scenario and then encourages readers to think about how they would take appropriate histories and examine, investigate and treat their patients. Using these techniques, students and early career doctors are guided through diagnosis and management of common and important conditions and complications. This learning is then reinforced with more than 100 multiple choice questions and answers for self-assessment.FEATURES•Problem-based learning scenarios encourage critical thinking and demonstrate effective pathways through consultation, investigation and treatment.•The ‘whole woman’ approach goes beyond clinical aspects to consider emotional, social and psychological aspects of care required.•Clinical Comments and Clinical Pearls reinforce key points and expand on important issues.NEW TO THIS EDITION•All cases revised with two NEW cases on contraception and menstrual bleeding•25 existing cases significantly revised•Focus on gender and ethnic diversity among patients and in personal situations•Updates on new treatment options•Over 100 multiple choice questions to reinforce learning from case studies

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Sports Medicine’s Cornerstone Text – Updated with the Latest Research and DevelopmentsTHE #1 TEXT IN SPORTS MEDICINE!Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine is the world-leading title in sports and exercise medicine, providing an authoritative foundation for clinicians and students. This complete practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine covers all aspects of diagnosis and contemporary management of sports-related injuries. The Fifth Edition has been expanded to accommodate a much higher level of evidence-based content. It reflects the huge amount of new research and significant changes in thinking since the previous edition was published. The contributing editors are an international compilation of globally recognized experts within their fields. This is essential reading for sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, and physical therapy students. Topics in Volume Two Include:•Exercise and health•Exercise and disease•Environment •Harassment and abuse•Special groups•Maximizing athletic performance•Nutrition for performance

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