The Machine in the Text
Anthony Todd Thomson's Thoughts on Medical Education and a Plan for its Improvement is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and development of medical education. Thomson's insights into the challenges facing medical students and professionals are as relevant today as they were when this book was first published in the early 19th century. Whether you're a medical student or a seasoned practitioner, this book offers valuable insights into the future of medical education.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Very Old Critically Ill Patients
This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, provides detailed up-to-date information on the care of the critical ill very old (>=80 years) patients in the ICU.The very old are expanding fast in our populations, and this is mirrored in our hospitals and ICUs as well. During the last decade, a lot more information about the group of critical ill elderly has been published, and several large networks cooperate in performing multinational studies in this field, one of them with roots in the ESICM. This book will give readers knowledge about the current epidemiology of elderly ICU patients, in patients centered outcomes and factors affecting these outcomes. A large part is devoted to age related changes in vital organ functions, and the specific geriatric "syndromes" like frailty, cognitive decline, reduced activity of daily living, sarcopenia and immunosenecence. This is all important for the practicing intensivists to know about. In addition, specific groups of the elderly in the ICU are also described like the elderly patients with trauma or sepsis.The book is written jointly by intensivists and geriatricians, often working in teams and originating from many different countries. This herald a new era in the collaboration between these two groups in order to improve care and rehabilitation. We have a lot to learn from each other, as both groups have a holistic view of our patients although with different perspectives. This book should be of value for all working in adult ICUs, physicians as well as nurses. It will hopefully lead to a better understanding of the particular challenges posed by this important sub-group of ICU patients and how to manage his group in a way that combine respect for life as well as death and includes patients and caregivers in this process.
Survey of Services Available to the Chronic Sick and Elderly, 1954-1955
Evaluating Voluntary Euthanasia
Euthanasia, intentionally ending a person's life to relieve their suffering, remains one of contemporary society's most contentious ethical debates. This discourse focuses on voluntary euthanasia, where a competent individual requests medical assistance to end their life on their terms. Evaluating the complexities of this sensitive topic requires a nuanced understanding of human dignity, autonomy, medical ethics, and the sanctity of life.Proponents of voluntary euthanasia argue that it upholds an individual's right to die with dignity and offers a compassionate solution to those experiencing unbearable pain or suffering from terminal illnesses. They believe granting individuals control over their end-of-life decisions empowers them to maintain autonomy in their most vulnerable moments.Conversely, opponents raise concerns about potential abuses, especially with vulnerable populations, and the slippery slope toward involuntary euthanasia. Some argue that focusing on euthanasia may divert attention and resources from developing better palliative care, pain management, and mental health support.Evaluating voluntary euthanasia necessitates a comprehensive examination of legal, cultural, and religious perspectives, considering the potential consequences for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Striking the right balance between compassion and safeguarding human life remains an ethical challenge that society must collectively confront.In conclusion, voluntary euthanasia remains an emotionally charged and morally intricate issue. Open dialogue, empathy, and a commitment to understanding diverse viewpoints are crucial to navigating this complex landscape with compassion and respect for the sanctity of life.
Gym and Fitness Log Book
Goal-Focused Health Journal: Track your daily workouts by keeping close tabs on health and wellness with our fitness workout journal, created by nutrition professionals and military fitness experts. How to Use: Our comprehensive fitness journal includes guidelines that show you what exercises target what muscle groups, and makes it easy to record every element of your fitness journey and keep yourself on track. Analyze Progress: The weight loss journal easily reveals what is and isn't working for your routine.
Raw
Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she became anorexic. The doctors told her that she would die. This is Lydia's account of what anorexia did to her, how it changed her and how it impacted on her family, friends and all her choices in life. Her story is told through letters and blogs that Lydia wrote at the best and worst of times, notes from her parent s and friends desperately trying to find a way through to her and doctors notes with the horrific exacting details. Lydia is now 23 and 'recovering'. She strongly believes that recovery is possible, and feels she is almost there. She wrote her book to explain her deepest thoughts and to explain the painful mental torture that she endured and overcame. And she wrote it in the hope that others suffering would relate to it, and that other families watching their loved ones will be touched and understand more deeply how an eating disorder really feels.
Review for the Certifying Perioperative Nursing (CNOR) Exam
Designed for the Certifying Perioperative Nurse. (CNOR) Our program is a comprehensive, interactive question data base designed from actual examination questions to both test your knowledge and to direct your studies towards critical Certification Exam must know information. Our team of medical professionals have put together several series of test questions in all formats that you as a potential student will best learn from, with the tests ranging from simple terminology to the more advanced technical aspects of your career. This text covers: All surgical specialties, prepping, suture, equipment, legal ease, robotics, the list goes on. Hundreds of questions with different formats. Covers Central Sterile supply, blood, labs, and much more. Reviews everything a RN should know about surgery.
Population Health
What's the best way to prepare pre-health professionals for the turbulent health care sector? Recognize that population health concepts, skills, and competencies will help ensure students' success.Population Health: Practical Skills for Future Health Professionals equips both pre-clinical and management students with a broad and detailed overview of the essential elements of population health. Introductory chapters explain the role and purpose of population health; outline the many events that aligned to form this innovative health care delivery approach; compare and contrast community, public, global, and population health approaches; and describe essential public health tools and skills used for coordinating population health care. Additional chapters explore population health frameworks; essential strategies of health promotion, disease prevention, and wellness; the impacts of social determinants of health and health inequities on population health; and effective measurement and assessment of health service delivery and positive health outcomes.This book presents students with a step-by-step risk management process for mitigating population health challenges and emphasizes innovative, patient-centric healthcare delivery service models, such as Accountable Care Organizations. Closing chapters address the many technological advancements and opportunities of virtual care and digital health applications in delivering care. Students develop competencies in innovation, design thinking, change management, and agile management strategies. An appendix includes a detailed case study emphasizing the role of community health needs assessments for population health.Population Health is an ideal textbook for foundational courses across various health disciplines seeking to introduce the topic of population health.
Optimizing Outcomes
What if neurodiverse individuals, including those dealing with autism, could find an integrated approach - in one place - that actually worked? What if they didn't have to embark on a costly Diagnosis Odyssey, only to end up frustrated and no closer to a solution than when they started?Pediatric neurologist Mark Mintz, MD will show you that it doesn't have to be this way - because he has found a new path that has been transforming health care and producing better outcomes for his patients.Wrong and inefficient treatment, over-reliance of medications, Byzantine healthcare bureaucracies and antiquated reimbursement systems disconnected from the actual value of care are affecting outcomes. Dr. Mintz will show you the problems with the system, some of which you know about, some of which may surprise you. He will take you to the bottom line and prove why cheaper doesn't mean less expensive, and show you how a multi-disciplinary approach, inviting many perspectives to each case, actually streamline care and serves patients better. Working with the vast knowledge of his team consisting of professionals who specialize in both the medical and behavior side of diagnosis and treatment, he will show you how they were able to create an integrated system, stop the Diagnosis Odyssey in its tracks and bring real help to children, adults and their families.Join Dr. Mintz on this journey through the healthcare "system" and meet the patients it has ill-served, only to be rescued by him and his team of caregivers. His head-and-heart approach will leave parents of children with autism and other neurological conditions realizing that, no matter their previous experiences, there is still hope.
Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual, Fourth Edition
Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses has proven to be one of the most important public health texts for students and practitioners alike. Focused on developing evidence-based public health nursing practice in diverse settings and built on the framework of the Henry Street Consortium's 12 competencies for population-based, entry-level public health nursing, this full-color, new fourth edition is fully revised and updated to support readers' exploration of the field of public health nursing and the unique responsibilities and challenges that come with being a public health nurse.A new competency promoting, assessing, and coordinating population healthExplanation of population health relevance of each competencySARs-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic examples/lessons learnedUpdated reference to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in each chapterStrengthened content for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Blood Sugar Log Book
The clear and organized layout allows you to quickly and accurately record your readings, and the weekly data pages allow you to track your progress over time. Whether you have high blood pressure or just want to maintain a healthy lifestyle, our Blood Sugar Log Book is the perfect solution for you. Start taking control of your heart health today!
Less Than Human
Ever want to be a doctor or wonder how a physician feels about healthcare? Follow one man's journey through medical training and his reflections on the process.Less Than Human is a physician's experience and 'insider perspective' into the abusive and corrupt academic, political and legal systems one navigates to succeed in medicine. There is a dehumanizing aspect of medicine/healthcare for both patients and doctors. Our academic system treats students and eventual medical residents as a disposable exploitable commodity and patients as throughput objects.Unfortunately, healthcare focus is now taken off the patient and instead diverted to total government submission under the mantra of 'Compliance'. Subservience to government mandates override patient care.Besides bone crushing debt imposed by the higher education system, medicine is practiced under heavy-handed political, litigious and media influence; this book offers insight and critique of the American political, media and legal systems which undermine the Doctor-Patient relationship.This book was initially self-published in 2015 to help improve medical care in this country, this second edition is culled to be more focused and concise, yet still clearly describe deficiencies and offer solutions. Direct common-sense changes (to this day not practiced) are proposed to aright a failed system of academia, healthcare and the politics that controls them. Many of the issues presented in this book weigh heavily on doctors, but also creep into many aspects of our society.The greatest coup in healthcare is propaganda convincing people to mistrust their doctors' and have blind faith in politicians.
Cancer
This bang up-to-date new book is the absolutely key guide to how to get the best possible cancer care. What you do can make an enormous difference to your care. This can quite literally be a matter of life or death. With this book You can navigate the medical maze. The book tells you what the NHS doesn't tell you, but which you need to know It puts key expertise into your own hands - to make the system work for you. Getting the best care means asking the right questions. It means knowing when you are being fobbed off with second best. It tells you how to understand what's happening, and how to act. This book: offers practical guidance in clear, jargon-free language shows you how to take control of your care lists essential reading for family members to understand what you are going through provides over 100 websites with expert notes shows you how to work the system for your benefit
Asthma Treatment
Asthma is a Breath Problem in Sensitive persons to Factors in all Ages. This book is a complete guide for patients with this disease .Also as a good Guide for control attacks and Treatment of it by instructions and having a normal life. Air pollutions and other factors can cause Asthma and avoid from them to protect from attacks. As to have best Choice in life and control emotions and think in Right path to make progress in control disease and enjoy from goals to Reach an excellent Relations in your life .We explains the ways for Reach the goals and standard life among all diseases to have a best control and treatment of the diseases.
World Religions for Healthcare Professionals
This third edition of a popular text introduces healthcare students and professionals to a wide range of health beliefs and practices in world religions. Chapters on various religions are written to offer an insider's view on the religion's historical development, key beliefs and practices, including ideas of health, sickness, death, and dying. The chapters include case studies, advice on what to do and what to avoid when caring for patients. Introductory chapters invite the reader to consider the broad context of patient care in pluralistic society and explore one's personal orientation to others from different religions. How we care for patients from different backgrounds and cultures insists on professional boundaries that the reader may have not yet examined. A new chapter explores the relationship between religion and public health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking the reader to consider what morally appropriate balance is required if and when personal faith conflict with public health needs. Undoubtedly, the sensitivity with which clinicians communicate with patients and make decisions regarding appropriate medical intervention can be greatly increased by an understanding of religious and cultural diversity. This is a core textbook for students studying healthcare, religion and culture, and an invaluable reference for healthcare professionals.
Conversations about the NHS
As the National Health Service celebrates 75 years, this book reflects not only on its successes but also on its challenges. Society, medicine and technology have all changed considerably since its founding in 1948 so what can, and should, the NHS do to adapt to remain fit for purpose?This thought-provoking book is made up of interviews with healthcare leaders, policymakers and practitioners, journalists and patient representatives. Bookended with chapters linking the interviews with the history and the future of the NHS, the book addresses questions such as: What are the NHS's strengths and weaknesses? How could the NHS be adapted and how should it be set up if founded today? How should the NHS recognised the relationship between physical health, mental health, social care and public health? How should the NHS be funded? How do we understand the social contract between patients, medical and allied professions and the government? How can we manage workforce development? How should the NHS address issues around social justice and equity of access? Timely and important, this book promotes debate and critique around key issues in managing healthcare. Relevant to all those working in the NHS, it is also a valuable contribution for healthcare professionals undertaking further study on management and leadership.All royalties from this book are being donated to The Patients Association.
Ethical Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses
We are excited to provide a book that 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.
Advance Care Planning in the Asia Pacific
The 21st century is facing an unprecedented trend of population aging, including in many regions in the Asia Pacific region. Governments and healthcare systems recognise the importance of Advance Care Planning (ACP) in helping people to live well and to leave well.ACP is a complex intervention that is culture and context specific. In our universal endeavour to engender person centred care in healthcare systems and a more compassionate society, we are more similar than different. In this day and age of fast developing medical technologies and evolving social norms, ACP brims with both challenges and potential and a renewed understanding is needed.This book is a paean to the multifaceted nature of ACP as well as a timely update regarding the current landscape of ACP implementation and practice across the Asia Pacific region.
Cells Are the New Cure
The future of medicine is happening now. Revolutionary new science is providing cures that were considered science fiction just a few years ago-and not with pills, surgery, or radiation, but with human cells. Promising treatments now in extensive clinical trials could have dramatic impacts on cancer, autoimmune diseases, organ replacement, heart disease, and even aging itself. The key to these breakthroughs is the use of living cells as medicine instead of traditional drugs. Discover the advances that are alleviating the effects of strokes, Alzheimer's disease, and even allergies. Cells Are the New Cure takes you into the world of regenerative medicine, which enables doctors to repair injured and aging tissues and even create artificial body parts and organs in the lab. Cellular medicine experts Robin L. Smith, MD, and Max Gomez, PhD, outline the new technologies that make it possible to harness the immune system to fight cancer and reverse autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. CRISPR, a new technology for targeted gene editing, promises to eradicate genetic diseases, allowing us to live longer lives-possibly even beyond age 100 in good health. Cells Are the New Cure takes you on a tour of the most exciting and cutting-edge developments in medicine. The content inside these pages could save your life or the life of someone you love.
Fragmented
There's an unspoken assumption when we go to see a doctor: the doctor knows our medical story and is making decisions based on that story. But reality frequently falls short. Medical records vanish when we switch doctors. Critical details of life-saving treatment plans get lost in muddled electronic charts. The doctors we see change according to specialty, hospital shifts, or an insurer's whims. Physician Ilana Yurkiewicz calls this phenomenon fragmentation, and, she argues, it's the central failure of health care today.In this gripping narrative from medicine's front lines, Yurkiewicz reveals how a system that doesn't talk to itself puts insupportable burdens on physicians, patients, and caregivers, forcing them to heroic lengths to hold the pieces together--barely. The stories she tells are at once harrowing and commonplace. A patient narrowly averts an unnecessary, invasive heart procedure by producing a worn rhythm strip he has carried in his pocket for a decade. A man diagnosed with leukemia while visiting from abroad has thirty-one physicians, but no one he can call "his" doctor, with tragic consequences. When Yurkiewicz's own father falls ill, a culture that incentivizes health care providers to react with quick fixes to the problems immediately before them--often to the neglect of a patient's overall narrative--leads to weeks of additional suffering and a risky hospital transfer.The system is hanging by a thread, and we need better solutions. Yurkiewicz issues a clear-eyed call for change, naming concrete reforms doctors and policymakers can make, and empowering patients and their loved ones to advocate for themselves in the meantime. Urgent, radiantly humane, and ultimately hopeful, Fragmented a prescription for what really needs fixing in modern medicine.
Stat
Insane medical cases as told by the healthcare professionals themselves. From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Bizarre Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves.The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and more. Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions; you'll laugh, cry, and be shocked as you delve into the bizarre and unconventional experiences encountered by our extraordinary healthcare professionals.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Health Innovation and Technology (ICHIT 2022)
This is an open access book.The rapid development of technology today is a challenge in the health sector. Technological developments in the health sector will make it easier for patients to get health services. Health workers as innovators are required to combine technological and health components in providing a service. In the future, the focus of technological developments is directed at the ease of patient access to health services. The 2nd International Conference of Health Innovation and Technology presented with the theme the use of technology in the health sector as one of the main strengths and keys to the quality and satisfaction of health services both at the individual and community level.
Healthcare Financial Management
Healthcare Financial Management: Applied Concepts and Practical Analyses is a comprehensive and engaging resource for students in health administration, health management, and related programs. It brings together the problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills that students need to thrive in a variety of health administration and management roles. Engaging case studies, practice problems, and data sets all focus on building the core skills and competencies critical to the success of any new health administrator. Real-world examples are explored through a healthcare finance lens, spanning a wide variety of health care organizations including hospitals, physician practices, long-term care, and more. Core conceptual knowledge is covered in detailed chapters, including accounting principles, revenue cycle management, and budgeting and operations management. This conceptual knowledge is then brought to life with an interactive course project, which allows students to take ownership of and apply their newly-acquired skills in the context of a nuanced real-world scenario. Healthcare Financial Management is an engaging and thorough resource that will equip students with both the theoretical and practical skills they need to make a difference in this dynamic and rapidly-growing field. Key Features: Student-focused textbook that builds critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills around financial strategy, financial management, accounting, revenue cycle management, budgeting and operations, and resource management 20+ years of the author's professional industry experience is applied to the textbook theory, preparing students for the complexities of real-world scenarios Microsoft Excel exercises accompany the standard healthcare finance calculations, for hands-on practice and application of concepts Chapter case studies based on timely subject matter are presented at the end of every chapter to reinforce key concepts An interactive course project demonstrates the entire healthcare finance role by bringing together the healthcare finance concepts and calculations in an all-inclusive exercise E-book access - included with every printed copy purchase, accessible on most mobile devices (also available as an E-book only)
Abdominal Trauma - New Solutions to Old Problems
Closed injuries and abdominal wounds have always been a difficult surgical problem. The presence of many vital organs in the abdominal cavity, the specifics of their anatomical structure, vascular architectonics, and innervation, the immediate proximity of intestinal contents rich in pathogenic flora, and the presence of organs producing extremely active enzymes lead to massive internal bleeding, rapid development of peritonitis, and irreversible changes in organs and tissues. The problem of modern diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to abdominal trauma is very relevant and requires detailed coverage. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of abdominal trauma and their treatment.
Topics in Trauma Surgery
Early treatment is of the utmost importance for traumatic injuries. The patient's vital signs, abdominal examination and hematocrit should be checked at frequent intervals. Using ultrasound allows the examiner to make a better clinical diagnosis of the patient. This book discusses different types of trauma surgery for abdominal injuries, bone fractures, injuries sustained from animal attacks, and traumatic brain injuries.
Contemporary Topics in Patient Safety - Volume 2
Providing and enhancing high-quality, safe patient care is both a complex process and essential to healthcare evolution. Ranging from pre-hospital environments to clinical milieus in emergency departments, gastrointestinal procedure units, operating rooms, rehabilitation facilities, and critical care units, every element of complex clinical arenas offers opportunities for improvement, including promoting patient and staff safety, optimizing clinical outcomes, enhancing clinical cooperation between service providers, boosting care efficiency, and reducing excessive costs. This book discusses clinical infrastructures, theoretical advisements, cooperative team-building considerations, and an assortment of clinical principles essential to a better understanding of patient safety in the context of complex clinical care, both in and out of the hospital environment. In addition, this collection outlines strategies important to the effective incorporation of enhanced patient safety protocols and principles that are central to improving healthcare networks and systems. The principles, ideas, and challenges presented in this book apply to both resource-abundant and resource-limited environments as well as to global health networks, which continue to evolve with respect to their own unique challenges, cultures, and other characteristics. This book highlights different modes of healthcare delivery across diverse outpatient, prehospital, and inpatient settings with the aim of improving the patient experience while focusing on safety as an integral component of modern health care. The themes discussed in this volume focus on the core issues of distinguishing and promoting opportunities for the advancement of perpetual improvement of clinical practice among individuals and groups of practitioners as well as the importance of designing and implementing safety-centric institutional processes.
Moments That Matter
This book is a thought-provoking read that delves into the complex world of end-of-life care. As a nurse with years of experience in chronic illness and hospice care, the author shares stories gathered personally and from co-workers into insights that offer a unique perspective on the challenges and rewards of the important field of end-of-life care.This book is recommended for anyone interested in health care, spirituality, loss, or grief and is a must-read for anyone in the medical profession or anyone who wants to better understand the emotionally charged gift of caring for the dying. It is a reflection that offers comfort and guidance to those who are grieving. It is a powerful and uplifting read that will be of great value to anyone who has experienced loss. A very informative read.
Injecting Creative Thinking into Healthcare
The book sets out to inform a broad range of professionals working in medicine and healthcare about how creative thinking and design concepts can be used to innovate in providing an enhanced patient experience. It outlines these concepts as a primary means to identify, clarify and resolve some of the process improvement and enhancement challenges in healthcare delivery. It demonstrates by example how such challenges can be addressed, drawing on case examples from healthcare and other industries, and from the authors' own experiences as innovators and educators. It emphasizes the value of learning in action. For the reader who already has a leaning towards novel approaches to addressing healthcare delivery challenges, it provides guidance on harnessing team inputs and engaging with a network of contributors. It is an ideal resource for all working in medicine and healthcare, from managers, nurses, doctors, administrators, executives, and allied health professionals to medical engineers, medical physicists, medical scientists and medical product developers.Features Provides a unique framework to conceptualise innovation in healthcare and medicine. Authored by an award-winning medical scientist and an established business school Professor who have proven track-records with innovation, in education settings and as entrepreneurs. Presents a clear interdisciplinary approach, complemented with practical case studies set in the context of the challenges facing healthcare delivery in the 21st century. Dr. Barry McMahon has a national and international reputation as an Academic Medical Physicist in the fields of novel physiological measurement and medical device innovation and design. He is the co- inventor of the Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (FLIP) technique later commercialised as EndoFLIP(TM). He was the Director of the Innovation Academy at Trinity College Dublin from 2012 to 2017. Since 2020 he is advising Children's Health Ireland on innovation practice. In 2021, he retired as Chief Physicist/Clinical Engineer at Tallaght Hospital, Ireland and currently runs his own innovation-consulting group Electric Mindset Ltd. Dr. Paul Coughlan is Professor in Operations Management and Co-Director of Faculty at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. His research explores collaborative strategic improvement of operations through network action learning. He was the Director of the Innovation Academy at Trinity College Dublin from 2010 to 2012. He is a founding director of a research-based spin-out venture, Easy Hydro Ltd.
How and When to Be Your Own Doctor
When my health began to slip I went looking for a cure. Up to that time the only use I'd had for doctors was to fix a few traumatic injuries. The only preventative health care I concerned myself with was to take a multivitamin pill during those rare spells when I felt a bit run down and to eat lots of vegetables. So I'd not learned much about alternative health care. Naturally, my first stop was a local general practitioner/MD. He gave me his usual half-hour get-acquainted checkout and opined that there almost certainly was nothing wrong with me. I suspect I had the good fortune to encounter an honest doctor, because he also said if it were my wish he could send me around for numerous tests but most likely these would not reveal anything either. More than likely, all that was wrong was that I was approaching 40; with the onset of middle age I would naturally have more aches and pains. 'Take some aspirin and get used to it, ' was his advice. 'It'll only get worse.' Not satisfied with his dismal prognosis I asked an energetic old guy I knew named Paul, an '80-something homesteader who was renowned for his organic garden and his good health. Paul referred me to his doctor, Isabelle Moser, who at that time was running the Great Oaks School of Health, a residential and out-patient spa nearby at Creswell, Oregon. Dr. Moser had very different methods of analysis than the medicos, was warmly personal and seemed very safe to talk to. She looked me over, did some strange magical thing she called muscle testing and concluded that I still had a very strong constitution. If I would eliminate certain "bad" foods from my diet, eliminate some generally healthful foods that, unfortunately, I was allergic to, if I would reduce my alcohol intake greatly and take some food supplements, then gradually my symptoms would abate. With the persistent application of a little self-discipline over several months, maybe six months, I could feel really well again almost all the time and would probably continue that way for many years to come. This was good news, though the need to apply personal responsibility toward the solution of my problem seemed a little sobering.
Optimizing Outcomes
In Optimizing Outcomes, pediatric neurologist Dr. Mark Mintz confronts long-held assumptions about the treatment of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders. He addresses gaps in understanding, the overuse of medication, overutilization of resources and financial waste, and more issues that continue plaguing this area of treatment, specifically regarding children. He explains how many of the behaviors and pathologies currently associated with autism impede independent adult functioning, and that, in turn, early, intensive treatment and intervention can have profound effects on the lives of children and their families. This book is a story about Mintz bridging the gaps in the currently fragmented system of care for patients with autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental disabilities while adhering to precision and evidence-based medical sciences through his groundbreaking organization, NeurAbilites. Told through the lens of Dr. Mintz's own experiences with patients, and his deep knowledge in the field, Optimizing Outcomes models a way forward.
Healthcare Quality and HIT - International Standards, China Practices
How Chinese hospitals have been growing and adopting international standards such as JCI and HIMSS EMRAM to fuel their advancements is not well-known to the western world. In this book, Jilan Liu, as former Principal Consultant of JCI and current Chief Executive Officer for HIMSS Greater China, presents a selection of case examples written by Chinese hospital executives and staff showcasing first-hand experiences and insights into how the leading healthcare organizations grow and continue their success in China.The case examples include Chinese hospitals who have participated in JCI accreditation and/or HIMSS EMRAM. These hospitals represent the new wave of organizations adopting international standards while accommodating the unique conditions of China.
Bodies and Suffering
This book is a critical response to a range of problems - some theoretical, others empirical - that shape questions surrounding the lived experience of suffering. It explores how moral and ethical questions of personal suffering are experienced, contested, negotiated and institutionalised. Bodies and Suffering investigates the moral labour and significance invested in actions to care for others, or in failing to do so. It also explores circumstances - personal, political and social - under which that which is perceived as non-moral becomes moral.Drawing on case studies and empirical research, Bodies and Suffering examines the idea of the suffering body across different cultures and contexts and the experience and treatment of these suffering bodies. The book draws on theories of affect, embodiment, the phenomenology of illness and moralities of care, to produce a nuanced understanding of suffering as being located across the assumed borders of time, space, bodies, persons and things.Suitable for bioethicists, medical anthropologists, health sociologists and body studies scholars, Bodies and Suffering will also be of use on health science courses as essential reading on suffering bodies, mental health and morality and ethics issues.
Economics of the Pandemic
The year 2020 marked the time when China expected to attain its goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Yet it has witnessed the emergence of COVID-19 as a global pandemic that has spread to almost all countries and regions throughout the world. This serious public health disaster has brought with it severe economic shock, resulting in unexpected challenges to the completion of economic and social development goals.This title compiles the latest research, from a variety of perspectives, into the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese economy. Economic experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences analyze the current trends as well as short-term and long-term countermeasures in the agricultural, industrial, employment, and public health sectors and focus on supply and demand. They argue that China's actions toward and promotion of economic recovery need to adapt to variability and uncertainty, and policy choices should be made in the light of the dialectical relationship between variance and invariance.The book will appeal to students and scholars of economics, political science, and social development.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
If you or a loved one have ever struggled with dissociative identity disorder (DID), this comprehensive self-help book is a must-read. This book covers everything from understanding the disorder to cultivating resilience and finding purpose, "Dissociative Identity Disorder" offers practical strategies and insights for managing the challenges of living with DID. Inside, you'll discover coping strategies for managing triggers, developing positive self-talk, and navigating relationships with family and friends. You'll also learn about the role of therapy and medication in treating DID, as well as the importance of self-care and creative expression in healing. Written in a supportive and accessible style, "Dissociative Identity Disorder" provides a wealth of information and tools for those struggling with the disorder. Whether you're newly diagnosed or have been living with DID for years, this book offers a roadmap for moving forward and thriving. This book is a testament to the strength and resilience of those living with DID. Don't miss out on this essential resource for anyone looking to understand and overcome the challenges of dissociative identity disorder.
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Do you struggle with feeling detached from others and a lack of interest in social interactions? Do you find it difficult to form and maintain relationships? If so, you may have Schizoid Personality Disorder. In this self-help book, you will discover effective strategies and techniques to help you manage and overcome the challenges associated with Schizoid Personality Disorder. You will learn how to build meaningful connections with others, develop emotional intelligence, and enhance your communication skills. Drawing on evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, this book will guide you through the process of self-awareness and acceptance. You will learn how to embrace your individuality and overcome the fear of intimacy while reducing social stigma and negative thought patterns. With a focus on mindfulness, boundaries, and self-care, this book will help you develop a support system, reduce feelings of isolation, and maintain progress and growth in your personal and professional life. Whether you are seeking to improve your relationships or simply looking to understand and manage your symptoms, this book will provide you with the tools and insights you need to thrive with Schizoid Personality Disorder.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can be a challenge for both children and adults, affecting their ability to process and respond to sensory stimuli in their environment. It can lead to various difficulties such as anxiety, behavioural issues, and social challenges. In this comprehensive self-help book on SPD, you will discover everything you need to know about this disorder, from the causes and symptoms to available treatments and coping strategies. You will learn about the different types of SPD and how they impact learning, behaviour, and social interactions. The book covers a range of evidence-based therapies and techniques, including occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and medication, to help manage symptoms and improve quality of life. This book is not just for those with SPD, but also for their families and caregivers. You will find practical advice on creating sensory-friendly environments, advocating for your child, and coping as a family. You will also find a wealth of resources and tools to help you along the way. Whether you are just starting to learn about SPD or have been living with it for years, this book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and managing this complex disorder. It is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of SPD and help themselves or a loved one navigate the challenges that come with it.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. But it doesn't have to control your life. If you're looking for a comprehensive guide to managing and overcoming OCD, look no further than this self-help book. With chapters covering everything from seeking help and managing symptoms to building a support system and celebrating milestones, this book offers practical advice and strategies for anyone looking to take control of their OCD. Whether you're struggling with obsessions, compulsions, or both, the cognitive and behavioral techniques outlined in these pages can help you break free from the cycle of OCD and live a fulfilling life. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to learn more about OCD and how to manage it. Whether you're new to the world of OCD or you've been struggling with it for years, this book offers a roadmap to recovery and a brighter future. With insights from experts in the field and inspiring stories from people who have overcome OCD themselves, this book is an essential read for anyone who wants to overcome the challenges of OCD and live a life beyond it.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Are you struggling with intense and unstable emotions, difficulty maintaining relationships, and a sense of emptiness or identity confusion? Do you feel like you're on an emotional rollercoaster, unable to control your feelings or reactions? If so, you may be living with borderline personality disorder (BPD). But there is a hope. In this self-help book, you will find a comprehensive guide to understanding BPD and learning effective coping strategies for managing its symptoms. You will explore the causes and risk factors for BPD, as well as the many treatment options available, including medication and various forms of therapy such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and more. In addition to exploring the clinical side of BPD, this book will also provide insights into the emotional turmoil that often accompanies this disorder, as well as tips for maintaining personal relationships and employment, and coping with substance abuse, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. Whether you are living with BPD yourself or supporting a loved one with the disorder, this book will offer valuable insights and practical strategies for navigating the challenges that come with BPD. With the right tools and support, it is possible to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life.
Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity, Spring 2022
The Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Research, Education and Policy is an open access journal published by Winston-Salem State University with support from the National Association of Medical Minority Educators. Visit www.uncpress.org for open access links and more information. Articles in Volume 15, Number 1 (Spring 2022) are: - Effect of Microaggressions on Medical Residents' Program Satisfaction and Depression- Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP): Coaching Colorado's Underserved Students Toward Promising Health Careers- Assessment of Health Professions Pipeline Programs that Effectively Recruit, Prepare, and Retain Underrepresented/Disadvantaged Students- The Role of Social Determinants in GPA-based Undergraduate Clinical Program Admissions- Faculty Development to Promote Peer Leadership Programming at a Hispanic-Serving Institution- Health Communication: Enhancing Awareness of, and Education in, Health Disparities across Disciplines- "You Are Not Alone: " A Message for Black Trainees on Navigating Medical Programs
COVID-19 and Psychology in Malaysia
Part of a miniseries of Focus books on COVID-19 in Malaysia, the chapters in this book address the pandemic's impacts on psychology, social resilience, mental health and wellbeing.
Physical Activity in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
This book critically evaluates the complex relations between physical activity, health imperatives and cultural and social opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The book explores the uncertainty of knowledge around physical activity behavior and its distinctive meanings in LMIC contexts, the factors influencing physical activity, and how populations across the world understand and live the concept of physical activity. It discusses the key challenges and opportunities for sustaining physical activity within geographically and culturally diverse contexts of LMICs; introduces the reader to contemporary global physical activity approaches, models and policies; and presents case studies from around the world, including Asia, Africa, South America, the Pacific and Europe. Overall, the text relates theory to practical examples to facilitate a better understanding of physical activity in context, emphasizes the need for targeted, context-specific and locally relevant interventions to create PA-enabling environments in LMICs, and highlights the role of a range of stakeholders, including policy makers and urban planners, sport and recreation services, mass media, educators and the civil society in shaping population physical activity levels. Taken together, this edited volume brings together the latest research on PA in LMICs from around the world, informs and directs future research and necessary policy change towards the sustainable integration of PA opportunities, and seeks to ultimately foster and promote population-based PA in LMIC settings.By presenting empirical data and policy recommendations, this text will appeal to scholars, researchers and practitioners with an interest in physical activity research, public health, health promotion, sociology of sport, and sports sciences in LMICs, as well as policy makers and experts working in health promotion, public health, sports and fitness, but also in the urban planning and infrastructure and governmental industries.
Review for the Certifying Perioperative Nursing (CNOR) Exam
Designed for the Certifying Perioperative Nurse. (CNOR) Our program is a comprehensive, interactive question data base designed from actual examination questions to both test your knowledge and to direct your studies towards critical Certification Exam must know information. Our team of medical professionals have put together several series of test questions in all formats that you as a potential student will best learn from, with the tests ranging from simple terminology to the more advanced technical aspects of your career. This text covers: All surgical specialties, prepping, suture, equipment, legal ease, robotics, the list goes on. Hundreds of questions with different formats. Covers Central Sterile supply, blood, labs, and much more. Reviews everything a RN should know about surgery.
Job Hunting for Physicians
Residents, fellows, and other physician job seekers: Realize your vision of a rewarding practice!Everything you've worked for is within reach... so why do so many physicians wind up dissatisfied with their first jobs?When a physician chooses the wrong first job, the consequences will likely be costly: Delayed financial goals. Unplanned expenses. Personal upheaval. And, of course, significant stress.It doesn't have to be that way.The secret to a satisfying first job is in the search. But as a busy resident or fellow... do you know where to start?Practice management expert and author Laurie Morgan has seen the process from both inside medical groups as a consultant and as a journalist interviewing dozens of mid-career physicians about their experiences. As a seasoned corporate executive, she's also been through numerous high-stakes job-search experiences of her own.In this practical guide, she shares her best tips and lays out simple strategies to help you take control of your job search-so that you can make the right choice and start your career with confidence.
Leadership
ALPHA DENTISTRY proudly presents LEADERSHIP, CHANGING THE WORLD FROM A DENTAL CHAIR. This time, Dr. Bak is leading the charge of rebuilding the foundations of the dental industry, especially after the light shed by COVID. More than once, populations from all around the world have expressed their negative perceptions and uneasy feelings about the dental industry. For decades, we turned deaf and blinded to these criticisms. In the worse health crisis of our lifetime, our specialists, experts and all our doctors were benched, despite being health professionals... The message is clear, the whole field must be rethought and better adapted to our modern societies. In the hope of bringing new ideas and philosophies, Dr. Bak is joined by Dr. Mahsa Khaghani from Spain and Dr. Nagy Katalin from Hungary, along with Dr. Paul Dominique, Dr. Paul Ouellette, Dr. Arash Hakhamian and Dr. Marilyn Sandor from the USA, Dr. Gurien Demiraqi from Albania, Dr. Bennete Fernandes from Malaysia, and Dr. Sandra Fabiano from Brazil to lead this history journey looking to modernize and make dentistry more accessible and affordable. It will take leadership and courage to assemble all of the world's dental industry and bridge the gaps to a better future. It starts by listening and then, dialoguing. LEADERSHIP is an inclusive dialogue. This is the first volume of this new series in which International Dental leaders will be joining forces to rebuild Dentistry. First mission: lower the costs of dentistry. Welcome to the Alphas.
Public Policy and Health Care in China
This book examines the introduction and ongoing development of public medical care insurance in contemporary China. Based on extensive field investigations, residents' surveys and analyses by local policy experts and practitioners it provides a comparative analysis of the marketization of public policy in China in contrast to those in other countries, such as the United Kingdom and Germany. The book highlights system-specific issues of the centrally planned economy (CPE) during economic reform, such as alienation of entitlements from funding and historically rooted obligations in the realm of public policy, and as such fills the gap in research on the Chinese government's public financial management.Public Policy and Health Care in China will appeal to students, academics and researchers interested in public policy and health care in China, as well as Chinese society and economics more broadly.
Using Risk/Benefit Analyses
Dr. Shane T. Spiker has worked for the past decade with dangerous behavior that, without treatment, could result in harm for a variety of reasons. In this workbook, Dr. Spiker hopes that you will begin to mitigate those risks and increase the benefits of clinical decisions you may make within a treatment setting. Use this workbook to practice. To develop skills necessary to simultaneously do good and do no harm.
