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  • Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner

    • 1 Edición
    • Cecilia Gorrel
    • Inglés
    Everything the veterinary practitioner needs to know about commonly-presenting small animal dental disease. This is a practical manual on the most commonly-presenting problems encountered in small animal practice with how-to-do it techniques and practical tips from a world authority on small animal dentistry.

  • Managing and Supporting People in Health Care

    Six Steps to Effective Management Series
    • 1 Edición
    • Julie Hyde + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book focuses specifically on the importance of managing and supporting people in health care services. Human resources are the most significant aspect of health care budgets and the attraction and retention of quality staff remains a pressing concern. This book addresses this issue directly and provides both a theoretical framework and extensive practical guidance in this vital aspect of health care management.

  • Clinical Guide to Ultrasonography

    • 1 Edición
    • Charlotte Henningsen
    • Inglés
    Presenting ultrasound pathology from a clinical perspective, this unique resource discusses various pathologies that may be related to a patient's symptoms and features illustrations with ultrasound scans that demonstrate each pathology. Organized into four major sections — abdomen, obstetrics, gynecology, and superficial structures — each symptom is presented in its own chapter along with key terms, an introductory paragraph, a clinical scenario, discussions of pathologies, illustrations, and patient scenarios. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.

  • Sudden Death in Childhood

    Support for the Bereaved Family
    • 1 Edición
    • Ann Leslie Dent + 1 más
    • Inglés
    To lose a child is not 'appropriate' and the feelings involved become even more difficult to deal with. Professionals are no more exempt from feelings of inadequacy in the face of grief than we are. Personal issues and beliefs complicate matters even further and for fear of intrusion much needed help is often not given. This comprehensive, practical text offers a range of ideas and materials that can assist reflective, research-based clinical practice in this area.Ann Dent and Alison Stewart have researched and written extensively on family grief and this book is an extremely useful and comprehensive tool for all health professionals, as well as for students undertaking further postgraduate study.

  • Nursing and Human Rights

    • 1 Edición
    • Ann Gallagher + 1 más
    • Inglés
    It attempts to provide a clear exposition and a critical evaluation of the developing human rights law and the way in which nursing practice reflects respect for the human rights of nurses and patients alike. The book draws upon comparisons with human rights based approaches and their impact on nursing practice in other jurisdictions in Europe and North America which already have experience in a legal process rooted in a human rights tradition. The authors are an academic lawyer experienced in writing on nursing and related health care law and ethics issues and a nurse with both practical and academic experience in nursing ethics and practice.

  • Farm Animal Surgery

    • 1 Edición
    • Susan L. Fubini + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This is the only resource of its kind that provides practical field-tested surgical procedures for farm animals. Many procedures can safely be performed in the field as standing surgery using portable chutes that help keep the animals immobilized. Coverage includes key information on patient preparation, anesthesia concerns, fluid therapy, imaging options, and postoperative management.

  • Davidson's Diabetes Mellitus

    • 5 Edición
    • Mayer B. Davidson + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Davidson's Diabetes Mellitus provides the most current information for the clinical care of patients with diabetes. The fifth edition has been significantly revised to reflect the rapidly expanding body of knowledge on the treatment of diabetes. The new edition has been expanded to include chapters on medical nutrition therapy, insulin resistance and macrovascular disease, and diabetes in children. The new edition also includes findings from the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study and updates on treatment options, including newer insulin analogs, recently approved medications, and combination therapies.

  • Research Made Easy in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    • 1 Edición
    • Mark Kane
    • Inglés
    This is a clear and lively book intended for students and practitioners from a variety of healthcare backgrounds who want to gain a first foothold in understanding research. It is a highly engaging and very visually attractive introduction to research which students and practitioners will use to gain confidence and to develop as far as initiating small practice based research projects. The book will outline how to get started, how to formulate useful and answerable research questions, a range of methodologies set in terms of their usefulness and limitations, strategies for seeing the project through and writing up the results. Pitfalls and pointers are highlighted along the way.

  • Ethics and Midwifery

    Issues in Contemporary Practice
    • 2 Edición
    • Lucy Frith + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Midwives increasingly have faced challenging ethical issues that have clinical and legal implications, they have not always been adequately prepared to deal with them. This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to guide the student and practitioner through dilemmas that commonly occur in clinical practice and to highlight the changing face of the midwifery profession.

  • Handbook of Clinical Massage

    A Complete Guide for Students and Practitioners
    • 2 Edición
    • Mario-Paul Cassar
    • Inglés
    This book gives a comprehensive introduction to massage techniques and offers guidelines on the assessment of each body region prior to massage (including the symptoms and signs relating to pathology). Well researched and evidence-based, the book takes a unique medical approach describing applied massage techniques for common conditions and their utilization as an adjunct to both conventional and complementary treatments. Generously illustrated with black and white photographs to show how to do the techniques. Additional line drawings illustrate correct postural techniques for the practitioner. Instruction is also given on supplementary techniques for the physically impaired patient.Handbook of Massage Therapy 2nd edition is aimed at all practitioners and students who practice the various disciplines of physical therapy. It provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to massage therapy whilst being of equal value to the practitioner, presenting theoretical information based on clinical experience and research material.

  • Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

    A Comprehensive Guide
    • 1 Edición
    • Giovanni Maciocia
    • Inglés
    This major, new book is a complete, easily accessed and highly illustrated guide to diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Emphasis is placed on "real world" issues and symptoms, and the text focuses on clear interpretations of signs and symptoms - the practice beyond the theory. Since Chinese medicine diagnosis relies on a subjective appraisal of the patient's symptoms and signs - which form a pattern - many factors beyond traditional Western symptoms are taken into consideration e.g. a patient's voice, the absence of thirst, feeling hot or cold, the patient's smell, tone of voice, glitter of eyes. Thus, Chinese diagnosis is based on a subtle appraisal of a patient's disharmony, which may not be a "disease" at all, and as such requires careful interpretation of a range of nuances. This book will help lead students and practitioners through basic on to sophisticated levels of diagnostic interpretation

  • Exercises in Oral Radiology and Interpretation

    • 4 Edición
    • Robert P. Langlais
    • Inglés
    An effective study tool for mastering radiography, this valuable question-and-answer book reinforces integral skills including film handling, exposures, and clinical technique. Featuring more than 730 new images, this fourth edition has been expanded to include a broader scope of material, as well as more practice opportunities for answering questions and preparing for examinations. New topics include the coverage of errors seen in radiographs, intraoral and panoramic digital imaging, and infection control/radiation health. A comprehensive review for national and state board examinations is also provided.

  • Clinical Governance in Healthcare Practice

    • 2 Edición
    • Thoreya Swage
    • Inglés
    The second edition of this very successful 'how to do it' book on clinical governance.

  • Surgical Techniques in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    • 1 Edición
    • Darryl J. Maxwell
    • Inglés
    A well-illustrated, highly practical book that will cover all the basic principles of operating in the pelvis region for both obstetric and gynaecological operations. The aim is to help trainees understand the principles of a sound surgical approach and to provide very basic and detailed information that is often hard to find in more exhaustive surgical O&G texts. It will concentrate on standard operations - such as hysterectomy and laparoscopy - that all trainees need to know to pass their exams and become a competent specialist.

  • Optimizing Exercise and Physical Activity in Older People

    • 3 Edición
    • Meg Morris + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book brings together evidence-based knowledge from different fields and offers the health professional practical and evidenced-based strategies to facilitate adherence to prescribed physical activity or therapeutic exercise needed to achieve durable results in the preventative and therapeutic health care of ageing populations.

  • Say It in Spanish - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    A Guide for Health Care Professionals
    • 3 Edición
    • Esperanza Villanueva Joyce + 1 más
    • Inglés

  • Isokinetics

    Muscle Testing, Interpretation and Clinical Applications
    • 2 Edición
    • Zeevi Dvir
    • Inglés
    A clinical reference text covering the theoretical background of clinical isokinetics and its practical applications in the field of muscle performance and rehabilitation. It looks at the methodology of isokinetics, its use in relation to muscle conditioning and rehabilitation as well as giving detailed coverage of isokinetic dynamometry(measurin... muscle strength and function) in relation to the muscle systems of the major joints

  • Coronary Heart Disease Prevention

    A Handbook for the Health Care Team
    • 2 Edición
    • Grace Lindsay + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) has never been more important. Throughout the world death rates from cardiovascular causes are rising and are soon estimated to overtake infectious diseases as the leading global cause of death for the first time in history. All healthcare professionals need to understand what causes this disease and how to prevent it. This new edition of this highly successful book brings together the latest information and research on CHD; in particular, the health professional's role in prevention of the disease. It gives practical advice on correcting these factors through lifestyle and medical management. Updates for the second edition include:coverage of the new large lipid-lowering drug trialstherapeutic advances in the use of thrombolytic, antiplatelet and anti-hypertensive drugsadvances in treatments including diabetic control, anti-smoking therapy, prescription of exercise and the use of dietary advice.This book is aimed at the broad range of professionals who come into contact with CHD patients and with those at risk of CHD, including nurses, physiotherapists, dieticiansdietitians... occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, general practitioners, doctors who are involved in prevention and rehabilitation and all staff working in coronary care units, lipid and hypertension clinics and general cardiology clinics.

  • OSCEs in Psychiatry

    Prepare for the New MRCPsych
    • 1 Edición
    • Albert Michael
    • Inglés
    A revision book aimed at candidates for Part 1 of the MRCPsych exam, giving advice on the new OSCE exam and practice in answering sample OSCEs.

  • Ultrasound Secrets

    • 1 Edición
    • Vikram S. Dogra + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Brimming with high-quality images and following the popular question-and-answer format of the Secrets Series®, this text is destined to become a classic. The authors masterfully weave the images into the text presentation of the key information needed for ultrasound examination and diagnosis. Perfect for clinical work or as a review for exams.

  • Active Management of Labour

    • 4 Edición
    • K. O'Driscoll + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This manual encompasses a comprehensive approach to the management of labour. Based on the simple proposition that effective uterine action is the key to normal delivery, Active Management of Labour covers all aspects of delivery for nulliparous women with vertex presentation and single foetus.This is an accessible and practical guide for obstericians and midwives as well as anaesthetists and the auxiliary staff of maternity units.

  • Professional and Ethical Issues in Nursing

    • 3 Edición
    • Philip Burnard + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The chapters examine statements from the NMC code and explore the concepts and problems that relate to it. A variety of philosophical and professional behaviour are presented to enable nurses, nursing students, midwives and health visitors to develop a greater autonomy in their day-to-day decision making and to help them make reasoned judgements.

  • Nursing Illuminations

    A Book of Days
    • 1 Edición
    • Patricia van Betten + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Nursing Illuminations: A Book of Days is a daily reader written to rekindle all of the magnificent aspects of the nursing profession. This unique book describes the contributions of 366 nurses and addresses the history of nursing as well as the contemporary issues that nurses are facing. This depicts the similarities and bonds of nurses from the past and present through their causes, struggles and accomplishments.

  • Pharmacoeconomics

    • 1 Edición
    • Tom Walley + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This introductory textbook of pharmacoeconomics is ideal for all those working in, aspiring to work in or interested in the pharmaceutical industry. It assumes no prior knowledge of this subject but is written at a level appropriate, for example, for those studying for a postgraduate degree or diploma in pharmaceutical medicine and who already have a first degree in science or medicine.

  • Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians

    • 1 Edición
    • Paula Jane Hotston Moore
    • Inglés
    This book covers the NVQ Level III Part 2 syllabus making it an essential purchase for second year veterinary nursing students, however, will also be useful for veterinary nurses in practice. Practical tips are a feature of the book and topics covered include: different types of fluid therapy equipment, assessment of fluid balance and administration of fluid therapy.

  • Mothers and Midwives

    The Ethical Journey
    • 1 Edición
    • Faye Thompson
    • Inglés
    A framework of ethics specific to midwifery and derived from midwifery practice that takes ethical discourse beyond current literature, proposing strategies for ethical practice based on findings arising out of the profession itself.

  • Pain Medicine Manual

    • 2 Edición
    • Simon J. Dolin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    In this second edition, the editors have continued to ensure a uniformity of style and structure throughout whilst encompassing the multi-disciplinary nature of the successful management of chronic pain. This new edition should appeal to all allied professionals as well as trainee and practicing doctors working in rapidly emerging the field of pain medicine.

  • Managing Client Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    • 3 Edición
    • Elizabeth F. Wywialowski
    • Inglés

  • Promoting Health in Families - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    Applying Family Research and Theory to Nursing Practice
    • 3 Edición
    • Perri J. Bomar
    • Inglés

  • Clinical Reasoning for Manual Therapists

    • 1 Edición
    • Mark A Jones + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The purpose of this book is to increase the readers' awareness of clinical reasoning, including factors that influence reasoning and how to promote skilled reasoning. This book will provide the reader with opportunities to improve their reasoning through facilitated analysis of case studies and access to the reasoning of experts from around the world for comparison to their own.

  • Canine and Feline Endocrinology & REPROD

    • 3 Edición
    • Edward C. Feldman + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book provides complete, current information on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of endocrine, metabolic, and reproductive diseases in dogs and cats. It also discusses the importance of testing procedures in endocrine and reproductive diseases, as well as cost-effective and expedient diagnostic protocols.

  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care

    A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals
    • 1 Edición
    • Fiona Mantle
    • Inglés
    There are a number of books about complementary therapies for nurses, but these mostly take a therapy-led approach. This new book, written by an experienced nurse, health visitor and teacher, uses a problem-based approach that relates to conditions presenting in everyday practice.Childrens health, psychological and social needs are qualitatively and quantitatively different from those of adults and the author has for this reason addressed not only medical conditions but also psycho-social development problems. Well-referenced and evidence-based, this book is an essential companion for all healthcare professionals who treat children and young adults.

  • Qualitative Research in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation

    • 1 Edición
    • Karen Whalley Hammell
    • Inglés
    This book provides an inexpensive and accessible discussion of qualitative research and the potential role for qualitative research in enhancing both the theoretical bases of occupational and physical therapy and the knowledge bases that inform evidence-based practice. It is a comprehensive text for students in the rehabilitation disciplines with examples drawn from research undertaken by physical therapists and occupational therapists. The book provides a resource for graduate students, researchers new to the field and to clinicians who seek a greater understanding of qualitative research and its use within the professions of occupational and physical therapy.Coverage and Orientation Occupational and physical therapists are being urged to adhere to "evidence-based practice" because clients and payers want services that are based on evidence that demonstrates their effectiveness. Qualitative Research in Rehabilitation : informing evidence-based practice will be a timely, practical and practice-related exploration of qualitative research, client-centred practice and evidence-based practice as these inter-relate and as they pertain to occupational and physical therapy.

  • Clinical Governance and Best Value

    Meeting the Modernisation Agenda
    • 1 Edición
    • Sharon Pickering + 1 más
    • Inglés
    A practical handbook for all members of the health care team, showing through extensive use of examples and checklists, how the clinical governance imperatives can be addressed and achieved in order to deliver quality patient-focussed health care.

  • Optics

    • 11 Edición
    • Mike Freeman + 1 más
    • Inglés
    An understanding of the fundamental principles of geometrical and physical optics is essential for any student engaged in the study of the visual sciences, but the non-physicist needs a text which clearly explains these notoriously difficult concepts in order to apply them to the practical and clinical aspects of vision. Optics by Freeman and Hull fulfils this requirement admirably.

  • Clinical Cases in Physical Therapy

    • 2 Edición
    • Mark A. Brimer + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This unique text provides students and clinicians with a means of improving their clinical judgment and problem-solving skills. By comparing their own management strategies to those provided in the text, readers will gain knowledge of effective interventions and advance a step further in their pursuit of clinical expertise.

  • Child Protection

    Guide For Midwives
    • 2 Edición
    • Jenny Fraser
    • Inglés
    Children have the right to be safe in our world and we all have a responsibility to ensure this happens. Midwives play a key role in enhancing relationships between a child and its parents for future well being. The book explores how the pressures inherent in the transition to parenting, and individual and social circumstances may make it difficult for mothers to respond sensitively to their babies' needs. Midwives are encouraged to use their skills of observation and analysis to recognise and provide appropriate emotional, educational and practical support to assist vulnerable women to bond with their baby and the baby in turn forming a secure attachment with it's mother.Midwives are also in a unique position to recognise potential or actual child abuse and are required to take such action as is necessary to safeguard the child from harm. This book provides midwives with confidence to undertake this role effectively.

  • Clinical Problem Solving in Prosthodontics

    • 1 Edición
    • David W. Bartlett
    • Inglés
    This book takes a range of clinical problems in prosthetic dentistry and gives a step by step guide to differential diagnosis and treatment planning for the dental student.

  • Really Useful Handbook of Reptile Husbandry

    • 1 Edición
    • Caroline Gosden
    • Inglés
    The keeping of exotic animals is becoming an increasingly popular aspect of pet ownership. Reptile owners are becoming more and more inexperienced as the popularity of these animals becomes more widespread. Vets and veterinary nurses are having to familiarise themselves with reptilian illnesses and husbandry issues without being experts themselves. Access to the answers for these complaints is an ongoing problem for the busy vet. This guide plus FREE CD-ROM, provide you with a quick, readily available and detailed answers to the increasing number of reptilian illnesses that are entering the veterinary practice waiting room.

  • Diving Medicine

    • 4 Edición
    • Alfred A. Bove + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. The new 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology the pathophysiology of decompression sickness assessment of physical fitness for diving diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders and much more.

  • Knowledge for Contemporary Nursing Practice

    • 1 Edición
    • Patricia Cronin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The overall aim of Knowledge for Contemporary Nursing Practice is to facilitate the exploration and understanding of theoretical and professional issues that have relevance for contemporary nursing practice. Many nurses believe that nursing theory and professional issues are something they only need to know about in order to complete nursing courses and that they have little relevance for their everyday practice. This book challenges this notion and relates how the practice of nursing is not an isolated endeavour, but happens in a socio-political world whose influences are pervasive. It locates the theoretical basis of nursing and explores the professional issues that challenge nurses in contemporary practice. Some of the questions that have been explored include:· What has philosophy and knowledge got to do with nursing practice?· What is the relationship between theory, research and practice?· How do nurses make decisions in clinical practice?· What relevance does reflection have for practice?· What does being accountable mean for practising nurses?Although there are several UK texts that focus on nursing theories and models or professional issues none encompass the relationship between the two areas. Unlike some texts, which merely present these issues theoretically, this book is unique in its focus on their meaning and application to practice.

  • Handbook of Neuro-Ophthalmology

    Diagnosis & Treatment
    • 2 Edición
    • Robert L. Tomsak + 1 más
    • Inglés
    The revised and updated 2nd Edition of this popular handbook offers practical, clinical guidance on the diagnosis and therapeutic management of the 23 most common neuro-ophthalmic disorders. Pocket-sized for portability, it's organised to make essential information easy to find. Each chapter follows the same consistent format-overview and aetiology, physical examination, differential diagnosis, investigation and treatment. Photographs, figures, and tables summarise data for quick reference, and case reports throughout illustrate approaches to treatment. Six brand-new chapters on orbital disease reflect the growing prevalence of this disorder in practice.

  • EMG Secrets

    • 1 Edición
    • Faye Chiou Tan
    • Inglés
    From the highly popular Secrets Series® comes the succinct, practical electromyography book that practitioners have been waiting for. Major authorities in the field present a series of key questions and answers in areas of importance in EMG, featuring the additional tips, pearls, and “secrets” that are the hallmark of the series. Major sections include Anatomy and Physiology, Instrumentation, Nerve Conduction Studies, Electromyography, Specific Diseases, and Interpretation of Results.

  • Real World Nursing Survival Guide: IV Therapy

    • 1 Edición
    • Denise Macklin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Nursing students struggling with the difficult area of IV therapy need a resource that guides them through the essentials and highlights what they need to know. This guide offers a visual, engaging approach that clearly explains topics such as: equipment and infusion devices, principles of peripheral and central venous therapy, peripheral and central complications, and special concerns for pediatric and older adult patients. The first section of the book presents content in an illustrated multi-modal approach that explains key concepts and reviews topics with a range of engaging learning activities. The last section contains 115 NCLEX review questions with answers and rationales for correct and incorrect answers.

  • A Midwife's Handbook

    • 1 Edición
    • Constance Sinclair
    • Inglés
    A Midwife's Handbook is designed to provide nurse midwives with quick access to important clinical information. Within each chapter, topics are arranged alphabetically to further ease the access of the information. The overall objective of this handbook is to provide information for the practitioner that is detailed, generally has not been memorized, or that discusses issues which are encountered infrequently enough that a quick review of the details is helpful when the situation arises. Nurse-midwifery management guidelines are included throughout, such as when to manage independently or when to consult with the physician. This outstanding new resource will also integrate alternative and complementary therapies along with key medical information specific to midwifery practice to provide practitioners with the complete care alternatives.

  • Fundamentals of Chiropractic

    • 1 Edición
    • Daniel Redwood + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Fundamentals of Chiropractic covers basic chiropractic philosophy and history, principles and practice. In addition to covering chiropractic care techniques, this textbook also provides a section on anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology, and a section on spinal analysis and diagnostic procedures. A variety of scientific and philosophical issues within the chiropractic community are addressed in this book so that it can easily be used as a core text for several introductory courses.Fundamentals of Chiropractic retains nine core chapters from Contemporary Chiropractic (with revision) and includes 24 new chapters, all focusing on grounding the beginning student in the practice of chiropractic. Additionally, chapter authors present material in a textbook type format, clearly defining all terms, explaining and illustrating concepts, providing key terms, and writing review/critical thinking questions. Scope and content is appropriate for and specifically tailored to first and second year chiropractic students taking introductory chiropractic courses, but still appeals to the chiropractic community in general because of its diverse subjects.

  • Paediatrics

    A Clinical Guide for Nurse Practitioners
    • 1 Edición
    • Katie Barnes
    • Inglés
    Paediatrics: A Clinical Guide for Nurse Practitioners is a concise, pragmatic and clinically focused text that outlines important components to be considered when assessing and managing health problems among infants, children and adolescents. It provides nurse practitioners with information that has immediate relevance to their practice in paediatrics, and brings together the expertise of advanced paediatric nurse practitioners, paediatric specialist nurses, and other paediatric professionals.Part One (Clinical Issues in Paediatrics) contains practical information pertaining to a variety of subjects that are intrinsic to paediatric advanced nursing practice. Part Two (Common Paediatric Problems) outlines the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of ambulatory conditions that are often encountered, assessed and/or managed by nurse practitioners.This will be a 'bible' for competent practise.

  • A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs

    Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient
    • 1 Edición
    • Kerry Bone
    • Inglés
    This clinical guide and practical reference is ideal for those who use and combine liquid herbal remedies for the individual needs of the patient. With three introductory chapters, 125 monographs, and various glossaries and appendices, it covers the fundamental concepts of using liquid herbals, including how the remedies are made, quality issues, and dosage guidelines. The monographs include full prescribing information that covers actions, indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions, interactions, side effects, dosage, traditional usage, pharmacological research, clinical studies, and full references.

  • Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada

    • 5 Edición
    • Chandrakant P. Shah
    • Inglés
    Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Canada by Dr. Chandrakant Shah is a book that is well-known and highly respected by health sciences professionals, instructors, and students throughout the country. The book is an excellent primer for beginning healthcare professionals and an important reference for administrators and practitioners who must understand health and the health system in order to work effectively within it.Dr. Shah has been diligent in updating previous versions of the text, thus making each edition essential reading for Canadians and their international colleagues who want to learn about health and health care in Canada. This edition is no exception. All of the chapters in this new fifth edition have been revised and updated to reflect the state of health care in Canada and the issues and trends faced by anyone involved with health care delivery across the country.A unique feature of this text is that it connects health promotion and prevention models with the policy and history of the healthcare system. Dr. Shah leads the reader through the complex determinants of health and its measurement to the development of contemporary health care in Canada. The assiduous attention to detail ensures that the most current legislation, policy recommendations, and reports are included. Dr. Shah describes past and present thoughts and events that will influence the future development of health and health care in Canada.Readers can progress one chapter at a time, or can easily reference facts about individual topics by referring to the detailed table of contents or the index. This comprehensive work about the Canadian healthcare system should be required reading for students in all health disciplines, including medicine and nursing.NEW TO THIS EDITION:* Health indicators* Demography of Canadian population* Telehealth* Osteoporosis* West Nile Virus* SARS* Mental health* Environmental health issues including climate change, greenhouse gases, and ozone depletion* Food quality* Multiple chemical sensitivity* Romanow Report* Kirby Report* First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal, 2003

  • Shiatsu for Midwives

    • 1 Edición
    • Suzanne Yates + 1 más
    • Inglés
    This book provides an in-depth guide to how shiatsu can form part of modern maternity care. Based on traditional Chinese and Japanese approaches to health, shiatsu can be used to alleviate many of the chronic symptoms of pregnancy such as backache, insomnia and morning sickness. It can also help during labour and birth, as well as relieve postnatal problems such as heavy postpartum bleeding or difficulties with lactation. A shiatsu treatment simply encourages the body to balance its own natural energy by gentle stimulation of its energy pathways, the meridians - the same pathways used in acupuncture. The age-old midwifery skills of touching and stroking are an intrinsic part of nurturing and cherishing - the essence of 'being with woman'. Shiatsu takes this simple healing technique one stage further. You will find tips on how to use core midwifery skills of touch, gentle pressure and massage in a more systematic and focused way. The authors also discuss the actions necessary to establish its use in a maternity unit, including training and professional issues.Suzanne Yates is the leading shiatsu teacher world-wide to have made maternity work her main focus. She has been working with midwives and pregnant women for the last 13 years and developed a course of applied shiatsu for midwives that fulfils NMC requirements for training. Tricia Anderson, midwife lecturer and supervisor and past editor of Practising Midwife, has collaborated with her to ensure the content is appropriate to midwives' Code of Practice. This is a key text for anyone wishing to explore this new area.

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