Patient and Staff Voices in Primary Care
This unique work represents the recording and analysis of oral history interviews conducted by the pioneering general practitioner Dr Hetty Ockrim with over seventy patients, as well as office staff and members of the nursing team, between 1989 and 1992 in her former practice in the Ibrox/Govan areas of Glasgow.
Patient and Staff Voices in Primary Care
This unique work represents the recording and analysis of oral history interviews conducted by the pioneering general practitioner Dr Hetty Ockrim with over seventy patients, as well as office staff and members of the nursing team, between 1989 and 1992 in her former practice in the Ibrox/Govan areas of Glasgow, places of significant socio-economic deprivation. Her focus in undertaking this study was on personal and social, rather than just clinical, issues. The interviews are accompanied by background and commentary for the study, reflecting the full breadth of general practice. Many of the interviewees had memories stretching back before the NHS, providing a unique historical perspective of service development, as well as invaluable directions for improving current and future general practice. Key Features Provides a historical context for the developments in health over several decades prior to the study Shows how oral history methods have increasingly been used in medical history research and explores the benefits of this approach Covers many of the themes of the oral history which enabled and encouraged patients to comment on what was important to them in their encounters with health care Follows the increasing acceptance of women in medicine, demonstrating how women doctors were viewed by patients within the practice compared to changes in wider society Presents a 'history from below', using voices that are not normally heard in the medical discourse, illustrating the importance of the doctor-patient interface Supporting a wider understanding of what patient narratives can tell us about the delivery of health care from the perspective of the patients, the front-line users of health services, the book show how oral history can provide an understanding of health care more broadly, key at a time when social inequality is once again widening in many regions.
Practical Strategies to Assess Value in Health Care
These days, the idea of "value" is at the center of many activities and decisions in health care in the United States. While there exist books that detail the technical steps for how to carry out a specific type of value assessment, such as cost-effectiveness or return on investment, there are few that attempt to teach healthcare professionals how to think about value. This book provides a deeper understanding of value as a concept as well as an endeavor (as in, to determine or uncover the value of care) within the healthcare industry by illustrating the different components of value that should guide decision-making processes for policy, infrastructure, and quality improvement. Through an exploration of theories of economics and implementation science, as well as practical suggestions for real-world applications, this text provides a foundation for the long and complicated "value" journey the US has bet its entire healthcare system on. In the US, policy to promote what is referred to as "value-based care" is here to stay. As we move forward within this construct, we need to move beyond the over-simplified definition of value as "quality per dollar spent" to a more functional framework for how to think about value that can adapt to different circumstances and points of view. Only then will it be possible to compare value across settings, conditions, and activities.The book consists of 9 chapters organized in four sections: Part I: Understanding the Challenges of Assessing the Value of Health Care Part II: A Primer on Fundamental Concepts and Current Techniques Used to Measure Value in Health Care Part III: A Discussion of the Real-world Motivations and Requirements that Should be Contemplated when Exploring ValuePart IV: How to Design and Perform a Value Assessment Practical Strategies to Assess Value in HealthCare is an essential resource for healthcare professionals at all levels and points of care who are interested in understanding how best to assess and interpret value for a particular situation including providers, administrators, payers, insurers, health plans, and policy-makers.
New Medicine for a New Millennium
This is the story of my life as a young woman growing up in Detroit, experiencing the tribulations of black like in that city, my interracial marriage intersecting at the time of the 1967 Detroit riot, my round about path from television work to motherhood to medical school, how I encountered racism and sexism in medical training and private practice of medicine and how I rose above it all. I have included my ideas about the need for revolution in health care, the future of medicine, and the improvement of medical education. I also add my take on the racial problems that continue to plague us today such as reparations and health disparities. Finally I look at my personal experience as a patient, facing my own medical frailties and my emotional evolution as I struggled through the emotional upheavals of living with a talented daughter who is afflicted with the twin devils of mental health issues and substance abuse. I think I have persisted in the face of it all and this book shows how I did it.
Vent Hero
This text is a guide to managing transport ventilators. It is a 154 page book that exposes the basic and advanced techniques needed to successfully harness the life- saving power of the transport mechanical ventilator. It includes 10 in- depth case studies designed to challenge the knowledge covered within the text.
Baby Tracker for Newborns
This comprehensive logbook tracking form keeps tabs on what (and how much) your baby is eating food, sleeping, playing, taking naps and baby's diaper changes, and at what time. Perfect for babysitters kit, daycare, caregivers, a nanny and as a reference for your child's pediatrician! Especially helpful baby shower supply for those caregivers for premie babies.
Principles of Professionalism in Health Care
This book details how ethical and professional behaviors are the essential key to nurturing the important trust bond with patients. Principles of Professionalism in Health Care is an evidence-based exploration of professionalism in all domains. Each chapter sets out professional ideals and responsibilities, showing how application of these values translates into optimal patient interactions. Each chapter ends with focused activities intended to sharpen the learner's insight by offering tutorial-type engagements and self-study pursuits. "You be the Judge" poses various types of practitioner behaviors, challenges the reader to put themselves in the role as the regulator, and then reveals various licensing bodies' disciplinary decisions. Key topics include the ethics and virtues of care, boundary setting and maintenance, truth telling, empathic communication, conflicts of interest, workplace civility, professional responsibilities and fitness to practice. The foreword for Principles of Professionalism in Health Care: A Guide to Building Relationships of Trust is from esteemed scholars Richard and Sylvia Cruess. They write: this book "is a most welcome addition to the tools available to those responsible for the formation of practitioners within the healthcare system and for the organizations whose mandate is to ensure that the professions conduct themselves in a way that merits societal trust. It is a powerful combination of theory, that allows us to understand the task at hand, and practical guides for its implementation. The section entitled 'You be the judge' is particularly useful as it highlights the points of tension inherent in practice and allows learners to reflect on these issues in a safe environment."
Foundations of Health Services Research
This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to health services research. Health services research uses empirical studies to address challenges in the delivery and organization of health care. The book focuses on healthcare delivery (micro-level), which is embedded in institutions such as hospitals (meso-level) and healthcare systems (macro-level). The quality of the research approach determines the value of health services research to a large extent. The book, therefore, puts emphasis on research principles and research methods. The book provides an evidence-informed perspective on principles, methods and topics of health services research and uses examples of studies throughout the text. The 24 chapters are organised in four sections: Introduction to Health Services Research Principles of Health Services Research Research Methods in Health Services Research Emerging Topics in Health Services Research Foundations of Health Services Research: Principles, Methods, and Topics gives an overview of tools and strategies for learning and teaching at master and doctoral levels. It also is a useful resource for health researchers in clinical science and public health. Policy-makers and healthcare managers might also find the book helpful for their work.
Outpatient Nutrition Care: Gi, Metabolic and Home Nutrition Support
As the number of patients receiving home care nutrition support increases, proper assessment and management of this therapy is crucial, and clinicians need to practice at an advanced level.
Storytelling in Medicine
This unique, practical book for healthcare trainees, practitioners and educators explores the ideas and practice of narrative that lie at the very heart of clinical medicine. It shows how narrative can be used effectively to help convey concepts such as prognosis, and to prepare patients and their relatives for difficult and painful news.
Baby Daily Logbook
This Log Book is perfect for new moms, dads and nannies.Our journal has been designed to look simple and that will help you keep all of your baby log information in one handy and easy-to-use book.Inside you will find: ✔ Feedings (time, food, and amount)✔ ​​Diapers (time, poop, pee)✔ Sleep and naps - beginning time, ending time, total duration, and notes✔ Activities✔ Shopping ListWhy this logbook is useful: You may want to look back on and put reminders of appts etc. It will help you keep track of your newborn feeds and nappies.it makes communication with your nanny easier. Keep track of your baby's wellbeing, medications, shopping needs, etc.Purchase one for yourself or as a thoughtful present for a baby in your life!
Blood Sugar Log Book
Tracking your daily blood sugar levels may help uncover trends and patterns that you may not be aware of with our professionally designed blood sugar logbook.Our book is detail-oriented, organized, and accurate. It Includes daily blood sugar readings before/after for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime.The diary is also small (approx. 6x9 inches) to be portable. Grab your copies today!
Caregiver Log Book
Looking for a way to organize your caregiving journey and keep track of important details? Look no further than the Caregiver Log Book!Whether you're a professional caregiver or a family member providing support, this log book will help you stay on top of your caregiving responsibilities and keep important information at your fingertips.Log Book Features: Perfect 7.44" x 9.69" size (18.9 x 24.61 cm)120 PagesMatte finish softcover designPrinted on high-quality white paperDouble-sided. For best results, we recommend crayons, pencils, or any other dry medium. Non-perforatedChoose our caregiver log book and experience the peace of mind that comes with having a reliable and comprehensive record of your patient's progress. Order now and start taking your caregiving to the next level!
Health Information Technology Evaluation Handbook
Governments and clinical providers are investing billions of dollars in health information technologies (HIT). This is being done with the expectation that HIT adoption will translate into healthier patients experiencing better care at lower cost. In the initial push to roll out HIT, the reliability of these claims was often not substantiated by systematic evaluation and testing. As the first wave of widespread adoption of HIT comes to an end and the next wave begins, it is more important than ever that stakeholders evaluate the results of their investment, evaluate their success (or failure), and make decisions about future directions. Structured evaluations of a project's impact are an essential element of the justification for investment in HIT. A systematic approach to evaluation and testing should allow for comparison between different HIT interventions with the goal of identifying and promoting those which improve clinical care or other outcomes of interest. The question of the day is no longer "why perform evaluations," but "how to perform evaluations." This updated book provides an easy-to-read reference outlining the basic concepts, theory, and methods required to perform a systematic evaluation of HIT. Chapters cover key domains of HIT evaluation: study structure and design, measurement fundamentals, results analysis, communicating results, guidelines development, and reference standards. Updated case studies and examples are included demonstrating the successes or failures of these investments. The authors also include new initiatives put in place by the government and discuss how they are being adopted and used by health systems.
Medical Education, Politics and Social Justice
This book critically analyses how politics and power affect the ways that medicine is taught and learned.
Learning Radiology
Dr. William Herring's Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics, 5th Edition, remains the leading introductory radiology text for medical students and others who are required to read and interpret common radiologic images. Using an easy-to-follow pattern recognition approach, this clearly written, highly illustrated text teaches how to differentiate normal and abnormal images of all modalities. From the basics of patient safety, dose reduction, and radiation protection to the latest information on ultrasound, MRI, and CT, it provides a complete, up-to-date introduction to radiology needed by today's students. Uses a clear, conversational writing style-with a touch of humor-to explain what you need to know to effectively interpret medical images of all modalities. Teaches how to arrive at a diagnosis by following a pattern recognition approach, and logically overcome difficult diagnostic challenges with the aid of decision trees. Employs an easy-to-read, bullet-point format, including bolded key points and icons designating special content: Diagnostic Pitfalls, Really Important Points, Take-Home Points, and Weblinks. Features more than 850 high-quality illustrations, useful tables, case study questions, and teaching boxes throughout. Shares the extensive knowledge and experience of esteemed author Dr. William Herring, a skilled radiology teacher and the host of his own specialty website, www.learningradiology.com. Offers quick review and instruction for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as those in related fields such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud-as well as access bonus content, including new appendices covering the Discovery of X-rays, Diagnostic Radiology Signs, and Artificial Intelligence in Radiology; USMLE-style Q&A; 30 videos; and more.
Diagnosis
An easy-to-follow guide for demystifying dementia caregiving by clarifying the path for navigating the journey of dementia. This book brings together the unique perspective about when memory fades, through the eyes and knowledge gathered from being an in-home care-partner with many families during the past 20 years, the later eight as an Adult Day Services Coordinator, and personally caring for two parents living with different forms of dementia. This simple to access guide was specifically created as a quick reference guide for caregivers to put the information you need at your fingertips when you need it. It will show the importance of the partnership formed between physician, patient, and caregiver for the most complete fulfillment of a healthy life. It will guide you through the steps of finding a doctor, creating a Personal Support Network, basic understanding of dementia, tips and practical advice on making the journey smoother, and techniques to deal with the stress of being a caregiver and coping with problematic behaviors of Alzheimer's and dementia patients and loved ones. By helping guide you through the day-to-day responsibilities, this guide is designed to help clear the path for a more enriching, loving journey together. Always know, what the brain can no longer remember, the heart will always remember!
Healthcare Innovation Success
The role of leadership in driving innovation through its different stages is fully explored in this book to enable clinical leaders and managers to design innovation frameworks. The book highlights how to maximize the benefits of innovation for organizations and integrated care systems while acknowledging that the process of innovation within healthcare organizations can be complex and needs to be well orchestrated to enable innovation to spread and sustain. The book examines the leadership enablers in healthcare innovation highlighting a new and refreshing strategic model of innovation. The model is used as the foundation to support the process of innovation, from ideation to implementation, within contemporary and ambitious healthcare organizations.
Data Mining and Analytics in Healthcare Management
This book presents data mining methods in the field of healthcare management in a practical way. Healthcare quality and disease prevention are essential in today's world. Healthcare management faces a number of challenges, e.g. reducing patient growth through disease prevention, stopping or slowing disease progression, and reducing healthcare costs while improving quality of care. The book provides an overview of current healthcare management problems and highlights how analytics and knowledge management have been used to better cope with them. It then demonstrates how to use descriptive and predictive analytics tools to help address these challenges. In closing, it presents applications of software solutions in the context of healthcare management. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad readership, from researchers and students in the operations research and management field to practitioners such as data analysts and decision-makers who work in the healthcare sector.
The Dark Side of Medicine
Don't Do What You are Told to Do. Do what your heart and mind tell you to do. I. Siddiqui, MDThe above quote encapsulates the mindset and approach that Dr. Irfan Siddiqui has used to guide his own life in the medical world. He has 'walked the walk' which allows him to 'talk the talk.' He provides his reading audience with sage wisdom that can propel them to greater success - both financial and personal. In this visionary book, the author opens the world of business and reality for doctors in all stages of their growth, especially those starting out. He also uses the opportunity to address doctors that feel trapped on the 'medical hamster wheel' of security. While the author expresses the value and personal advantages of looking at the business of medicine analytically from non-traditional angles, he urges readers to take a calculated and mindful approach to all changes they propose to make in their lives. He advocates progress with expanded vision - one seen through a lens of realistic assessment, considering the risks that may be encountered. With an eye on personal health maintenance for the individual, Dr. Siddiqui recommends his readers develop a balanced lifestyle as part of his process. He believes that the reader's success is geared to their ability to adapt to the changes in their personal lives as well as to the desire to achieve their personal challenges....The unknown is out there, waiting to be discovered. Some days, it will come to you, like a patient coming in through the emergency room with a case you've never seen before, and sometimes you'll go to it, wanting to discover or learn something new. Either way, investigation comes into your life; it brings new chances to fly or flop. ...You, as an individual, must be out to improve yourself as a business; that should be your top goal every day. ...Expand, expand, expand. The more paths you explore, the more open doors for new pathways you'll find. ...If you've learned only one thing from this book, then let it be this: Your self-worth is yourself. What you put in is equivalent to what you'll receive going out. Nothing less, nothing more. Keep your eyes open.
What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine
Personal essays relating key issues and insights from women in medicine What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine brings together a collection of short essays from women physicians working in diverse fields of medicine around the world. Through compassion, humor, and resiliency, their stories reveal the truth of what life is like for a variety of women in medicine. While men and women physicians face different challenges and bring different historical experiences to the examination table, the history of medicine has been primarily told by men. Doctors Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz and Dana Corriel compile the pieces in this collection to highlight the many topics of concern for women physicians--some of which may be unknown to medical field outsiders. Topics include the physician-patient relationship, mastery of clinical practice, barriers to career advancement and success, and the challenge of balancing a demanding professional life with domestic responsibilities, an issue brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine showcases the experiences of women physicians at every stage of their careers as well--from the beginning of medical school to the brink of retirement. These 40 essays are an expansive, unprecedented examination of what drives clinical and personal decisions and demonstrate how a physician's character is intricately intertwined with their approach to caregiving and the practice of medicine.
Essentials for Quality and Safety Improvement in Health Care
Patient safety and quality improvement in health care remain a global priority. Subpar performance in health care, however, is still common more than a decade after the christening of patient safety in Africa. The core principle of safety and quality improvement systems is to identify and assess the root cause of failures in order to learn from them and devise a means to improve and to avoid recurrence. This book is designed to encourage, facilitate and empower healthcare workers in the development and implementation of strategically driven patient safety and quality improvement initiatives for safer healthcare systems and healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of Africa. It also highlights some of the profound challenges and barriers to designing and implementing patient safety and quality improvement interventions or programmes in the region and reiterates the need to remain focused and determined to work out solutions with confidence and overcomethese barriers. In the book, chapters highlight six essential components crucial for achieving evolutionary progress in safety and quality improvement in a healthcare system: Standard operating procedureAuditResearchSafety managementQuality managementEvaluationPractical steps in planning and conducting these six essential components are outlined with some specific features to aid learning and facilitate their implementation. The authors have experience and expertise in the medical practice gained in Africa and a decade of knowledge and experience from consultancy work in safety and quality improvement in health care within and outside the region. Essentials for Quality and Safety Improvement in Health Care: A Resource for Developing Countries is authored for both medical professionals and thosefrom other professions who are interested in and enthusiastic about patient safety and healthcare quality and therefore willing to build a career in this field. It is relevant to all health institutions, health and non-health workers, and can be used as a checklist while rendering quality and safe health care.
Heaven Touches Earth Companion
Dr. Derry Tannariello is the author of Heaven Touches Earth-Expanded Edition: Handbook for Supporting Sick, Terminally Ill and Dying. Her handbook, utilized as a teaching aid in 15 countries, prepares the heart and mind for effective support of the ill, suffering and dying, whether hospitalized or homebound. This expanded compilation of healing and deliverance scriptures taken from the newest edition of the Handbook, is a quick and easy resource of scriptures for anyone ministering to the suffering. There is power in God's word. While we know that healing is not always cure, we know that God's deepest desire is to bring healing to our hearts and have us be in right relationship with Him and with each other. As we turn to scriptures appropriate for specific needs, we find that God speaks to us and encourages the patient. He offers us hope, courage, peace and direction. He covers us with the cleansing, purifying gift of forgiveness, while pouring out His grace and mercy to bring us comfort and wisdom.
The Personal Journal of an Ordinary Person
Diagnosed with diabetes at sixteen Katharine Tayler Brennan strove for an ordinary life. Her cousin, Elizabeth Parsons Kirchner, has lovingly preserved and edited these moving memoirs.
Saving the Art of Medicine
In his deeply thoughtful book, Dr. Sussman provides an expansive view of the field and all that being a healer entails. Sharing stories from his training as well as practice, drawing on data from a wealth of studies, and including a nuanced discussion of clinical trials, he argues that medicine should be more than just the treatment of a diseased or broken body part. Rather, physicians must respect the complex interrelationships of mind, body, and spirit, seeking always to connect the part to the whole.Saving the Art of Medicine starts with the history of medicine in shamanic times and culminates in a discussion of how a doctor heals even at the time of death. It delves into a multitude of phenomena, such as nonpharmacological pathways to health, the doctor-patient connection, and the power of our minds. Comprehensive and multi-faceted, the book is a profound acknowledgment of the art of medicine and unveils an extraordinary potential within the field.Underpinning all is the idea that open mindedness, humility, and compassion play an integral role. Only by cultivating these virtues, can doctors achieve the highest levels of well-being for their patients and meet their own full potential as healers. Dr. Sussman's journey and his inspiring vision of medicine as a combined science and art make this a must-read for medical students, doctors, and anyone interested in improving their own medical care and the healthcare system at large.
The Nigerian Healthcare System
The modern-day practice of health care was imported into Nigeria over 500 years ago. In 1947, the first national health plan was developed in Nigeria with the primary goal of providing universal health care (UHC), but this goal remains elusive to date. This comprehensive book presents the roadmap needed to attain UHC in Nigeria and offers a blueprint for achieving high-quality health care in the nation. Starting with a brief overview of the Nigerian state, the fundamentals of health care, including the challenges to affordable quality healthcare delivery, the author critically examines the healthcare system in Nigeria and offers specific recommendations to invigorate the system and improve interprofessional collaborations. Each chapter includes case studies to allow readers to contextualize the information presented and behavioral learning objectives to test readers' knowledge. Among the topics covered: The Organizational Structure and Leadership of the Nigerian Healthcare SystemThe Vulnerabilities of the Nigerian Healthcare SystemThe Spectrum of Complementary and Alternative MedicineEmerging Developments in Traditional Medicine Practice in Nigeria The Plight of Persons Living with Disabilities: The Visible Invisibles in NigeriaA Comparative Analysis of the Health System of Nigeria and Six Selected Nations Around the WorldA Qualitative Investigation of the Barriers to the Delivery of High-Quality Healthcare Services in NigeriaThe Political and Economic Reforms Needed to Achieve Universal and High-Quality Health Care in NigeriaReimagining the Nigerian Healthcare System to Achieve Universal and High-Quality Health Care by 2030The Nigerian Healthcare System: Pathway to Universal and High-Quality Health Care is ideal for adoption as a textbook in health services administration, health policy andmanagement, health informatics, healthcare delivery systems, and primary health care courses offered at universities in Nigeria. It also would appeal to students and faculty in African diaspora programs internationally. The book is also essential for policymakers, health systems technocrats, researchers, and professionals in various health disciplines, including medicine, nursing, and allied health.
Public Health Leadership
Designed for professionals and aspiring professionals in public policy, public health, and related programs, Public Health Leadership illustrates the complexity of contemporary issues at the intersection of public health and healthcare and the compelling need to engage numerous public and private stakeholders to effectively advance population health. Offering real-world case studies and cutting-edge topics in public health and healthcare, this book will complement existing primers and introductory books in public health to help students and practitioners bridge concepts and practice. The work is divided into three parts that focus on the new role of public health departments, emerging challenges and opportunities following the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and recent trends in innovation and investment. Each chapter is practice-oriented to provide insight into the changing landscape of public health while offering practical tips based on the experiences and expertise of leading practitioners. Topics include cross-sector partnership-building, innovations in investment strategies, public health operations, performance management, advances in big data tracking, and more that address the social determinants of health and improve population health. Cases draw on a wide range of perspectives and regions, encouraging the reader, whether a professional or student, to apply the lessons learned to one's local context.
Everything I Did I Did for Happiness
In May 1999, seven thousand people crowded the basilica in Bologna, Italy to offer a farewell to Enzo Piccinini, a surgeon who died tragically at the age of forty-eight. Who was this doctor who had left an indelible mark on so many lives? Formed in an era of political activism and violence, the young Enzo made a surprising decision-to pursue a life of faith and healing-thanks in part to his encounter with Father Luigi Giussani and his commitment to the movement of Communion and Liberation (CL). At the center of his vocation as a doctor was the belief that patients needed to be cared for in all their humanity, including their relationships, and to be helped to face pain and the fear of death-an approach still known as the "Enzo Method." While maintaining a hectic schedule as a surgeon and teacher, Enzo found time to travel all over Italy, visiting CL communities and moving people with the eloquence of his Christian witness. Designated "Servant of God" by the Church, the diocesan phase of the cause for his canonization has been opened. Everything I Did I Did for Happiness is an engrossing story that teaches us, as Enzo said, "to put your heart into what you do."
Applied Sociology of Health and Illness
This popular and accessible text continues to cover the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. This book investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction one that places sociology in the context of healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic.
Service Design Practices for Healthcare Innovation
This book offers an overview of service design practices for healthcare and hospital management. It explores how these practices can help to generate innovations in healthcare and contribute to the improvement of patient-centered care. Respected experts, including scholars from various disciplines and practitioners from healthcare institutions, share essential insights into established research areas, fields of work and work structures, and discuss successful approaches, methods and tools. By illustrating innovative services, products, processes, systems, and technologies, as well as their application in practice, the authors highlight the role of participating stakeholders in service design projects and the added value that comes from sharing, communicating, networking and collaborating. This book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the hospital and healthcare sector. It will also appeal to anyone interested in organizational development, service business model innovation, customer involvement and perceptions, and service experience.
Flourish
Flourish aims to support you as a midwife to do two things: to name what's going on around you and within you, then to find and claim your distinctive place in the midwifery world. You might be a newly qualified or early career midwife facing the challenges of finding your voice as well as your feet. Maybe you're an established midwife but feel as though you have lost your way - and with it the impetus to reshape either yourself or the environment you work in. Perhaps you're a team leader seeking to find the vocabulary to connect with your team, acknowledge what they might be feeling and reach out for resources and tools to support them to thrive, reflect and grow.As a guidebook, Flourish is a tour of discovery that reveals how 'standard' maternity environments and practices might be impacting you personally, and then invites you to reconnect with the core of your personality, purpose and passion. We'll tackle trauma, moral injury, burnout and compassion fatigue, then employ array of exercises to find a way back 'home', to a place where your sense of motivation for being a midwife is rekindled. A place where you can reconnect to your values, strengths, the world you want to live in and your unique voice. Once you're there, you will be able to make real, rich choices about your life and your career.
FACILITATOR GUIDE to Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses
This facilitator guide supports educators teaching ethical case studies to advanced practice nurses. Textbook information: This book increases advanced practice registered nurses' knowledge and agility in resolving ethical dilemmas encountered in the clinical setting, healthcare organizations, and academic institutions. Goals for this book are: Provide an educational tool to increase APRN students' abilities to identify ethical concerns and work through them to find a solution.Inform and expand current ethical pedagogy for APRN students. Faculty teaching in doctor of nursing practice, master of science in nursing, and certified nurse anesthetist pro- grams; their students; and practicing APRNs will benefit from working through the case studies to identify and solve ethical dilemmas.Provide classroom and clinical teaching in the form of case studies to foster critical thinking, judgment, and the skills needed to resolve ethical dilemmas. As healthcare increases in complexity, APRNs will continue to experience ethical conflicts and dilemmas. Providing guidance to APRNs in identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas can increase effective patient outcomes, and we can continue to be the most honest and ethical profession now and into the future.Consideration for ethics in advanced nursing practice can be taxing, regardless of where one is in their career. As an APRN with many responsibilities when caring for patients, applying ethical consideration to each decision can be a daunting task. Not that every situation needs an in-depth ethical analysis; however, certain circumstances require more thought and attention. Applying a framework can help the APRN by providing a set of criteria for working through an ethical dilemma. It does not provide an answer to the dilemma, but it helps to guide the APRN to use critical thinking to come to an ethically sound decision.
Everything I Did I Did for Happiness
In May 1999, seven thousand people crowded the basilica in Bologna, Italy to offer a farewell to Enzo Piccinini, a surgeon who died tragically at the age of forty-eight. Who was this doctor who had left an indelible mark on so many lives? Formed in an era of political activism and violence, the young Enzo made a surprising decision-to pursue a life of faith and healing-thanks in part to his encounter with Father Luigi Giussani and his commitment to the movement of Communion and Liberation (CL). At the center of his vocation as a doctor was the belief that patients needed to be cared for in all their humanity, including their relationships, and to be helped to face pain and the fear of death-an approach still known as the "Enzo Method." While maintaining a hectic schedule as a surgeon and teacher, Enzo found time to travel all over Italy, visiting CL communities and moving people with the eloquence of his Christian witness. Designated "Servant of God" by the Church, the diocesan phase of the cause for his canonization has been opened. Everything I Did I Did for Happiness is an engrossing story that teaches us, as Enzo said, "to put your heart into what you do."
A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling
A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling provides a comprehensive overview of clinical supervision, emphasizing the supervision of genetic counseling students. The book draws on theory and research in genetic counseling, psychology, counselor education, and Dr. Veach's many years of experience in supervision practice. Chapters address key issues in clinical supervision, including the infrastructure required for effective supervision; relationship dynamics inherent in supervision; and critical supervision processes, such as goal setting, feedback, evaluation, culturally-responsive supervision, and common clinical supervision challenges. Additional chapters cover models of supervisor and supervisee development, strategies to promote student wellness, how to recognize and address problematic performance, and supervision delivery models. Each chapter contains instructional objectives, illustrations of major topics with supervision vignettes and examples, and descriptions of specific strategies for promoting self-reflective supervision practice. Experiential activities at the end of each chapter provide opportunities for readers to strengthen and maintain competencies associated with effective supervision processes and outcomes. The activities are appropriate for both current and future supervisors at all levels of experience and are suitable for use in the classroom and by individuals engaged in self-study. A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling also features three contributed chapters by experts in supervision, education, and research and an appendix with instructional tips for designing and conducting supervision training opportunities to facilitate participants' learning experiences.
Medication Log Book
Medication Log Book - perfect to record your daily medicine and medication intake! It's easy-to-use and consists of weekly charts with checkboxes for marking each dose you take.Features: ✔ Medication & Daily Dosage - Time, and Monday to Sunday columns with checkboxes✔ Medication Charts - Weekly charts (Week Starting & Finish) for tracking your medication doses✔ Book details - 52-week (one year) log book, portable 6"x9" size, 110 pages, premium quality✔ Notes Pages - Designed for important information about your medications, feelings, missed doses and reasons, etc. Grab your copy today!
Reignite
REIGNITE teaches working professionals how to transform job burnout into a fiery passion for their preferred future-by finding new meaning in their career and life.
Applied Sociology of Health and Illness
Praise for the First Edition: "A real, combined approach of behavioural, social, biomedical, and clinical sciences is paramount. [This book] is one pioneering example of such integration, bridging core sociology with medical education." - Dikomitis L, Wenning B, Ghobrial A, and Adams K.M. (2022). Embedding behavioural and social sciences across the medical curriculum: (Auto) ethnographic insights from medical schools in the United Kingdom. Societies, 12, 101. "Constantinou's book not only contributes to bridging the gap between theoretical sociology and medical education, it also contributes to the way we teach a new generation of students - how to understand patients in context, how to treat them with respect and, ultimately, how to be a better medical doctor." - Andrea Stockl from her Foreword to the First Edition Comments from Medical Students: "'Ignorance is not just lack of knowledge but lack of implementing knowledge gained'. I encourage everybody going into a clinical and general work setting to read this book and implement." "I believe this book is the key to unlocking the minds of medical students in viewing illness as not only physical and emotional also as social experience." "I believe everyone should read this book, especially medical students and practitioners who wish to become all-round competent and understanding doctors." "The better you understand your patient's illness and his/her suffering, the healthier you can make him/her - this book teaches this important skill." This popular and accessible text continues to cover the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. This fully revised second edition has been inspired, informed, and reviewed by medical students. By creatively employing a problem-based learning approach, the book examines commonly covered topics integrating underlying principles and research findings through real-life stories. The book investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction - one that places sociology in the context of healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic, useful, and memorable. The book will be an invaluable companion for medical students throughout undergraduate studies and is also a useful reference for students in nursing, social work, psychology, and sociology, as well as qualified doctors and healthcare practitioners.
Providing Affirming Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
This book aids clinicians in supporting and caring for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents - youth who are born into an incongruent body. A recent study using data from 19 states reported that 1.8% of American youth identified as transgender. Many people who are transgender will experience gender dysphoria, the intense emotional distress that is caused by a discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth. In this compact volume, the authors discuss the variety of domains involved in addressing gender dysmorphia: social, psychological, medical, and legislative/advocacy. They provide clear and concise information on the types and timing of gender-affirming medications and surgical interventions and offer useful suggestions for making interactions in the clinic and the clinical space inclusive for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Among the topics covered include: identity development and gender nonconformity in early childhood and pubertythe importance of access to mental health professionals with expertise in gender nonconformitythe responsible use of developmentally appropriate gender-affirming medications and surgical interventionsrelated clinical issues such as nutrition counselling for youth receiving gender-affirming treatmentscreating a safe and inclusive healthcare environment for transgender and gender-diverse youthadvocating for transgender and gender-diverse patients by working with local and national policy makersProviding Affirming Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth is essential reading for pediatric healthcare professionals including physicians in pediatrics and family medicine, plastic surgeons, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other practitioners. Students in these fields as well aspolicy makers also would find this a useful resource.
How Health Care Can Be Cost-Effective and Fair
Methods designed to guide the allocation of healthcare so as to maximize population health have been criticized as fundamentally unfair. In a closer analysis of this ethical critique of the use of cost-effectiveness author Daniel M. Hausman responds to the main complaints about the unfairness of cost-effectiveness, while also recognizing that there should be other factors--especially in cases of discrimination--guiding health-related treatment. Central to How Health Care Can Be Cost-Effective and Fair is whether cost-effective allocation of healthcare violates ethical constraints. Several commentators argue that using cost-effective reasoning to guide the distribution of healthcare is fundamentally unfair, not just because it does not take distribution into account, but because it fails to prioritize the severity of illness and fails to give everyone, and especially disabled people and those from historically underprivileged populations, a fair chance of being treated. While Hausman recognizes the complexity and shortcomings of cost-effective reasoning, he maintains that it should be a leading principle in the allocation of health-related resources. In Hausman's view, many values--such as compassion, freedom, respect, and solidarity should govern healthcare in addition to promoting well-being and treating individuals fairly. In its efforts to promote population health fairly, healthcare should respond to and respect individuals' values and choices.
Challenges in Public Health Governance
Challenges in Public Health Governance: The Canadian Experience is an examination of public health from a governance perspective. Part 1 begins with an examination of the fragmented nature of public health in Canada, identifies some major fault lines that characterize the public health realm, and reviews briefly the notion of network governance. Part 2 looks at specific public health theatres: crisis issues such as SARS and the HlNl pandemic, and the ongoing work of the Canadian Heart Health Initiative. It also examines the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network as the key piece of network infrastructure at the national level.It seeks to demonstrate that current governance structures and mechanisms are inadequate to deal with the governance challenges facing public health, and that network governance, appropriately applied, is a means through which public health in Canada can better achieve its objectives. Part 3 examines the nature of the relationships with the voluntary sector and discovers that much of the potential of these organizations to contribute to public health is being lost.
Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children
This textbook comprehensively covers mechanical ventilation in neonates and children integrating the latest knowledge and understanding of developmental biology, age-related and disease-specific physiologic differences in the practice of mechanical ventilation. The physiology associated with ventilation and lung mechanics are described. Guidance is provided on how to carry out a range of clinical assessments appropriately, including those for ventilation, mechanics and breathing control. Available pathophysiology-based management strategies for a range of situations including respiratory failure and ventilatory failure are also provided. Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates and Children: A Pathophysiology Based Management Approach broadly covers a range of topics associated with mechanical ventilation in children and neonates. It is a valuable resource for specific seminars or courses that concentrate on respiratory failure inchildren and for those preparing for board certification examinations for neonatal/perinatal medicine and pediatric critical care medicine.
Nurturing Maternity Staff
That maternity staff are under pressure, with many leaving their jobs each year, is well known. Personal sacrifices, long working hours, lack of resources and an overstretched system take their toll, and occasionally staff are involved in traumatic and emotionally difficult situations. Many tolerate these conditions in the service of doing a job they love, but what happens to their mental health over time? Nurturing Maternity Staff explains how the system and individuals within it relate to each other, highlighting both the vital role compassionate leadership has in creating psychologically safe working environments, as well as tools individuals can use to optimise their own mental wellbeing. Let's dare to dream maternity services could be different.
Medical Education in the United States and Canada, Bulletin Number Four, 1910
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Medical Education In The United States And Canada
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Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-Based Medicine
This third edition features a new chapter on 'Publishing systematic reviews' and numerous new case studies covering the latest developments in the field, including umbrella reviews, reviews of test accuracy, qualitative evidence and prognostic studies, and practice guidelines.
The Nature of Man
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