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In this second edition internationally acclaimed behavioural safety expert Tim Marsh leads the reader through the three main strands the awareness approach the walkandtalk approach and the Six Sigma safety or the Deminginspired full approach that covers the systemic approach to safety observation

This new book is designed around twenty clinical cases each representative of scenarios encountered by doctors who work in primary care and which will prompt learning in related issues surrounding each clinical scenario Each case ends with an examstyle question familiar to MRCGP candidates for AKT preparation

Hoarding disorder is the excessive saving of objects and difficulty parting with them to a point that clutter in the home interferes with one s ability to use rooms and furnishings for their intended purpose Hoarding What Everyone Needs to Know demystifies this complex problem what it looks like and why it may develop and how it can be treated

Deep Brain Reorienting introduces a novel evidencebased approach to the treatment of traumarelated disorders Steeped in neuroscience this book builds on recent scientific contributions to the effects of shock trauma and neglect on the brain at the deepest levels

For two years the COVID 19 pandemic has upended the world The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus with a focus on Canada Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships the relentless spread to Europe the Americas Africa and elsewhere and the immediate attempts to confront it COVID 19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular Taking a broad approach the book explains the advent of tests treatments and vaccines as well as the practical politics behind interventions including quarantines barrier technologies lockdowns and social and financial supports In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID 19 infection around the world the toll of human suffering the successes and failures of control measures vaccine rollouts and grassroots opposition to governmentsa attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID 19 Duffin considers the implications of an a infodemica and provides an cautionary outlook for the future

A highly illustrated and clinically oriented handbook exploring the use of lithium for mood disorders and management of treatment related issues Providing a unique and modern reappraisal of lithium s renal risks and detailed rationales for treatment management An important text for mental health professionals worldwide

P B Selected as a Doody& 39 s Core Title for 2022 and 2023 B BR BR BR For more than 30 years B Designing Clinical Research B has set the standard as the most practical authoritative guide for physicians nurses pharmacists and other practitioners involved in all forms of clinical and public health research Using a reader friendly writing style Drs Warren S Browner Thomas B Newman Steven R Cummings Deborah G Grady Alison J Huang Alka M Kanaya and Mark J Pletcher all of the University of California San Francisco provide up to date commonsense approaches to the challenging judgments involved in designing funding and implementing a study This state of the art fifth edition features new figures tables and design as well as new editors new content and extensively updated references to keep you current P

This fully revised public health text offers students and practitioners a grounding in the practice of health promotion and introduces a range of methods that are used in health promotion practice It also helps to develop skills needed to do health promotion in a range of settings including project management partnership working needs assessment and evaluation Whether the public health intervention is through face to face contact with individuals or community based or involves strategic policy development this book now also explores recent developments in social media and web based health promotion interventions This second edition provides practical guidance and tools for planning delivering and evaluating health promotion gives greater emphasis to upstream health promotion interventions including Healthy Public Policy and health advocacy includes activities to help you make applications to your own study or practice of health promotion Health Promotion Practice 2nd Edition is an ideal resource for students of public health and health policy public health practitioners and policy makers Understanding Public Health is an innovative series published by Open University Press in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where it is

This book reveals the applications of AI and IoT in smart healthcare and medical systems It provides core principles algorithms protocols emerging trends security problems and the latest e healthcare services findings The book also provides case studies and discusses how AI and IoT applications such as wireless devices sensors and deep learning could play a major role in assisting patients doctors and pharmaceutical staff It focuses on how to use AI and IoT to keep patients safe and healthy and at the same time empower physicians to deliver superlative care This book is written for researchers and practitioners working in the information technology computer science and medical equipment manufacturing industry for products and services having basic and high level AI and IoT applications The book is also a useful guide for academic researchers and students

The foundations of health and wellbeing are laid down in pregnancy and the early years Health for all Children takes a life course approach to child health starting in pregnancy and extending to the age of seven to include transition into school and to cover the foundation years in education This new edition summarizes the evidence supporting preventive health care and health promotion providing an effective community based response to the needs of families and children Each chapter summarizes evidence of effectiveness in the topic area in health promotion and in universal and selective interventions The fifth edition starts in pregnancy and runs until age seven taking into account Government policies and different models of delivery of the child health programme Evidence from all over the world is critically appraised and referenced to UK policy and practice Health for all Children summarizes the evidence about why and what works in health promotion and health surveillance with children and families providing guidance on how to implement and quality assure a programme and the competencies needed Each chapter includes learning links to online training materials and e learning for health or to resources freely available to practitioners This

Public health is a key concern of modern dental practitioners as they continue to play a vital role in the health of populations across the world The second edition of Essential Dental Public Health identifies the links between clinical practice and public health with a strong emphasis on evidence based medicine Fully revised and updated for a second edition this textbook is split into four parts covering all the need to know aspects of the subject the principles of dental public health oral epidemiology prevention and oral health promotion and the governance and organization of health services Essential Dental Public Health is an ideal introduction to the field for dentistry undergraduates as well as being a helpful reference for postgraduates and practitioners

I find this book to be an invaluable resource offering a comprehensive guide for assessing and addressing public health issues Its unique blend of theoretical insights and real world narratives provides a nuanced understanding of interventions in practical contexts This book is an essential tool for both current and aspiring professionals in the public health sector DANE MINNICK Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction Real stories real solutions a unique textbook that embeds definitions and descriptions of program planning principles within the story of one town grappling with the opioid crisis In Health Promotion Planning Learning from the Accounts of Public Health Practitioners you will embark on a journey through the heart of a small midwestern city where a community grapples with the daunting challenges of the opioid epidemic The book uses narratives in a creative and engaging way weaving together the real life accounts of over 100 public health practitioners As you follow the saga of the town you will see program planning principles in action Through the intricacies of substance use and opioid related challenges this book sheds light on the interconnected efforts of diverse programs including needs assessment health education curriculum

A groundbreaking new history of global health from one of the greatest leaders in the field In Change Is Possible public health legend William H Foege and five coauthors chronicle the failures and successes of global health through the modern age including the massive impacts of colonialism religious groups philanthropies politics NGOs and more Foege who has served in local national and international public health contexts including as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is uniquely qualified to reflect on the history of global health He and his Rollins School of Public Health coauthors explain why colonialism has been the greatest disaster for global health whereas military medicine may have been its greatest asset From the rapid development of NGOs to the impact of pharmaceutical companies over the last 35 years to the hybrid programs that are now responsible for innovative contributions the authors discuss multiple impacts on global health In chapters with coauthors Paul Elish Alison T Hoover Madison Gabriella Lee Deborah Chen Tseng and Kiera Chan Foege explores additional essential topics such as the legacy of colonialism in global health early philanthropy versus new philanthropy and how to promote positive chan

The first book focused entirely on the growing field of LGBTQ health research this volume provides the necessary public health tools to teach about and study LGBTQ populations effectively Over the last 30 years the health needs of lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer Americans have become increasingly recognized in particular for the ways in which they are distinct from those typically assessed and addressed in society Universities and researchers are paying greater attention to LGBTQ public health issues and how they might adapt existing methods to research marginalized communities but until now there has been no authoritative resource to guide their education or practice Developed for graduate students in public health and health sciences but perfect for anyone interested in this topic this book will fill that gap and provide the necessary public health tools to teach about and study LGBTQ populations effectively Divided into three sections and edited by top scholars LGBTQ Health Research explains research methods important to descriptive epidemiology that are needed to document health disparities among LGBTQ populations The book also examines research methods that help explain the driving forces of these disparities Focusing on real world experi

Revealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by the American Book FestPrivate equity PE firms pervade all aspects of our modern lives Unlike other corporations which generally manufacture products or provide services they leverage considerable debt and other people s money to buy and sell businesses with the sole aim of earning supersized profits in the shortest time possible With a voracious appetite and trillions of dollars at its disposal the private equity industry is now buying everything from your opioid treatment center to that helicopter that helps swoop you up from a car crash site It may even control how and when you can get your kidney dialysis In Ethically Challenged Laura Katz Olson describes how PE firms are gobbling up physician and dental practices home care and hospice agencies substance abuse eating disorder and autism services urgent care facilities and emergency medical transportation W

A new approach to understanding preventing and treating heart disease to empower you and your loved ones to live long and healthy lives The main cause of heart disease the world s number one killer of women and men is a cancer like tumor inside the coronary arteries that keep our hearts beating Although this similarity to cancer is well established in medical journals most people and their health care providers don t approach heart disease as seriously as cancer even though it s just as deadly In Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer cardiologist Michael McConnell shares the stories of his family patients and research to lay out a modern and effective approach to preventing screening for and treating heart disease like cancer to avoid its dire consequences Dr McConnell highlights the latest research on the substantial overlap between heart disease and cancer from shared risk factors to screening for early detection to new and powerful therapies In accessible language and with personal perspectives from his daughters Mia and Kelly he explains how heart disease grows in similar ways to cancer how to screen for early heart disease prevention techniques that incorporate both a heart healthy lifestyle and medical help when needed simple and powerful the

De cette expérience, elle tire un récit tout à la fois bouleversant et drolatique : l’histoire passionnante et mouvementée d’un double apprentissage. Le sien puisqu’elle n’a jamais enseigné ni agit

En este pequeño libro se proporciona una visión detallada y valiosa sobre el papel vital de los médicos internistas de hospital, expertos en el cuidado del procedimiento asistencial hospitalario y, en ultima instancia, en el bienestar de los pacientes y la comunidad hospitalaria en general.Se explora la idea de considerar el hospital como enfermo, con algun grado de insufi...