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Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations

Lombardi, Donald N. / Pynes, Joan — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:28 +0100

This book is a comprehensive guide to the essential areas of health care human resources management, and is an immediately useful practical handbook for practitioners as well as a textbook for use health care management programs. Written by the authors of Handbook for the New Health Care Manager and Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, the book covers the context of human resources management in the unique health care business arena from a strategic perspective includes SHRM and human resources planning, organizational culture and assessment, and the legal environment of human resources management. Managing volunteers and job analysis performance appraisal instruments, training and development programs, and recruitment, targeted selection and hiring techniques are covered. Compensation policies and practices, employer-provided benefits management, implementation of training and organizational development programs, as well as labor-management relations for health care organizations and healthcare human resource information technology are covered, with practical examples and proven strategies amply provided in each chapter. [448 Seiten, Softcover]

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Occupational Science

Whiteford, Gail E. / Hocking, Claire (eds.) — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:14 +0100

Occupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the must have resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists, students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the current literature and the knowledge generated to date. Reasons for the field's limited impact are proposed, including its focus on individuals rather than groups and communities, its psychological view of occupation, and its narrow focus on socially approved occupations. Global realities such as poverty, anti-social behaviour and ageing populations are discussed and implications for action are considered. The second section of the books comprises a series of chapters that address the philosophical, theoretical and scientific bases that underpin and inform everyday decision making in occupational therapy practice. This is followed by a section on methodological and structural considerations. The concluding chapter offers a critical reflection on methods, strategies, values and relationships for the future, to achieve a relevant science that makes a difference to current occupational realities. Written by an internationally renowned team of contributors, this book offers a truly comprehensive critique of the field. Features * Internationally renowned Editors and contributors * First comprehensive text on occupational science * Fully up to date with the latest thinking and research * Links theory to practice [248 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Built Environment and Public Health

Lopez, Russell P. — 30 Jan 2012 08:17:32 +0100

This text combines an examination of how the physical environment affects our health with a description of how public health and urban planning can work together to create environments that improve human health and well-being. The author covers a wealth of topics including foundations, the joint history of public health and urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. The Built Environment and Public Health is written for students and professionals involved in public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, and the environment. [432 Seiten, Softcover]

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Concepts in Male Health

Leone, James E. — 30 Jan 2012 08:17:20 +0100

Concepts in Male Health Concepts in Male Health: Perspectives Across the Lifespan offers a practical approach to understanding the health of males of all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, cultures, ages, and orientations. Each chapter of this book comprehensively reviews an important dimension of male health and examines the contributing historical, epidemiological,??psychosocial, cultural-ethical, legal, political, and economic influences. The diverse range of topics allows for complete coverage ranging from body structures??and sexuality to aggression and occupational health. ??The book contains the most recent research and evidence-based science and addresses issues in male health throughout the lifespan in an easy-to-understand format. ??Learning objectives are presented in an accessible format and reflect real life situations. Review questions provided at the end of each chapter address health-specific content included in the chapter and span both the scope and the breadth of the information. This book is ideal for programs in health education, public health, community health nursing, gender studies, and other health sciences. [480 Seiten, Softcover]

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Angstfrei leben für Dummies

Elliott, Charles H. / Smith, Laura L. — 19 Jan 2012 08:17:19 +0100

Sie möchten Ihr Leben selbst in die Hand nehmen und nicht von Ihren Ängsten bestimmen lassen? Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen einen Ausweg aus dem Teufelskreis aus Ängsten und Sorgen auf. [352 Seiten, Softcover]

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Bakterien rüsten auf

Gottschalk, Gerhard — 12 Jan 2012 08:17:16 +0100

Der nächste EHEC Ausbruch kommt bestimmt; niemand weiß, wann wir oder eine uns nahestehende Person unliebsame Bekanntschaft mit MRSA machen werden. Zeit sich jetzt zu informieren und zu verstehen warum wir uns in Zukunft öfter mit diesen Bakterien auseinander setzen müssen. [VIII, 76 Seiten, Softcover]

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Doris Inc.

Roberts, Shirley — 9 Jan 2012 08:18:34 +0100

Proven strategies for finding balance in your life and career while maximizing the quality of life for an elderly person When Shirley Roberts' father passed away, her life and career were put on hold as the demands of caring for her elderly mother, Doris, began consuming more and more of her time and energy. Using her business prowess, Shirley, with the help of her financial advisor brother, developed Doris Inc. Using their business skills, they found ways to maintain their own lives and careers while ensuring that their mother received top-notch care. Much of their success has come from sound management practices and an original financial forecasting tool tailored for elders. In this heartfelt, beautifully written book, Shirley offers sage advice on how to cope with the emotional roller coaster of eldercare, along with proven care and financial planning strategies and tools that have worked so well for her. * Features concrete lessons and proven strategies for handling the challenges of eldercare; making tough decisions, finding help, reducing stressful crises and planning for the high costs of eldercare * Offers practical guidance to avoid sacrificing your own life while providing the best care for your loved ones * Tips on confronting and planning for your own golden years to ensure that you'll have a fulfilling life after retirement and that those who'll be caring for you won't be overly burdened [272 Seiten, Softcover]

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Simplified Diet Manual

Maher, Andrea K. (ed.) — 3 Jan 2012 08:18:07 +0100

Hospitals and long-term care facilities in every state and many foreign countries use the Simplified Diet Manual to assist them in planning nutritious, appealing, and cost-effective meals that are modified to meet the dietary requirements of individuals with special health needs. While reflecting the dynamic nature of the field of nutrition, the Eleventh Edition of the Simplified Diet Manual retains its basic purpose: providing consistency among diet terminology, in a simplified manner, for the prescription and interpretation of diets or nutrition plans. The concise, user-friendly format of this resource helps dietitians and foodservice managers succeed in their vital role in maintaining nutritional health and well-being of clients in long-term care facilities, hospitals, and outpatient service centers. Revisions and additions to the Eleventh Edition of the Simplified Diet Manual include: *Update of the Guidelines for Diet Planning based on Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 *Inclusion of updated Study Guide Questions at the end of each chapter for training foodservice employees in health care facilities that are served by a registered dietitian or dietary consultant. *Inclusion of online patient education handouts that coordinate with selected therapeutic diets in the manual *Revision of FOOD FOR THE DAY tables using wider variety of culturally diverse foods *Addition of the Mechanical Soft and Pureed Diets *Addition of the Small Portion Diet *Revision of the Fat Restricted Diets *Addition of the DASH Diet *Revision of the Diets for Kidney and Liver Disease to include potassium and phosphorus food lists and a section on Guidelines for Liver Disease *Addition of the Kosher Diet *Inclusion of Choose Your Foods, Exchange Lists for Diabetes ((c) 2008, American Dietetic Association, American Diabetes Association) [296 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement in Human Occupation

McMillan, Ian / Carin-Levy, Gail / Grieve, June / Tyldesley, Barbara — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:42 +0100

Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles and nerves allow the body to perform movement during daily activities. Early chapters provide a foundation for the study of movement, with the complexity of detail increasing as the book progresses. Functional anatomy is related to the movements of daily living and is supported by activities for experiencing and observing the way we perform everyday tasks. Later chapters consider the integration of sensory and motor processes for the planning and execution of movement. This fourth edition has been extensively updated and revised. Highly illustrated and now in full colour throughout the book also includes: * Case histories with self assessment exercises * Summary boxes * Key terms * Practice notepads [376 Seiten, Softcover]

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Sexually Speaking

Westheimer, Ruth K. / Grunebaum, Amos / Lehu, Pierre A. — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:24 +0100

The ultimate women's guide to sexual health--new from Dr. Ruth In this down-to-earth guide, celebrated sex expert and bestselling author Dr. Ruth Westheimer teams up with prominent gynecologist at Cornell and New York Presbyterian Medical Centers, Dr. Amos Grunebaum, to address the most pressing health issues women face today. Written in Dr. Ruth's refreshingly candid and lively style, it gives you everything you need to take charge of your health--from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. With practical advice and information for every age and stage of a woman's life, Sexually Speaking is an invaluable reference you will turn to again and again. * Covers everything you've ever wanted to know about women's health--from celebrated sex expert and therapist Dr. Ruth and top gynecologist Dr. Amos * Addresses questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, ovarian cancer, and other women's health concerns * Helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health * Combines Dr. Ruth's straightforward, reassuring approach to some of the more challenging and uncomfortable concerns related to women's health and the expertise of Dr. Amos, who has seen it all--from routine exams to high risk births [240 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies

Rust, Rosanne / Kleckner, Cynthia — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:23 +0100

Beat hypertension with simple and delicious low-sodium recipes Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies features 150 delicious and simple low sodium and low or non-fat recipes that avoid pre-packaged and processed food while remaining economical and easy to prepare. You'll get recipes for making delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, easy on-the-go, and kid friendly recipes to suit any lifestyle, complemented by a full-color, 8-page insert exhibiting many of the book's recipes. Twenty-five percent of American adults have pre-hypertension--blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal, but not yet in the high blood pressure range. The recipes presented in Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies are not only for those currently diagnosed with high blood pressure, but those who are at risk. * 150 recipes that cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, and on-the-go meals * Delicious meals for those who are at risk of high blood pressure * Special considerations for on-the-go and kid-friendly meals Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies shows you how to take charge of your blood pressure by making simple and surprisingly delicious changes to your diet. [384 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Paleo Answer

Cordain, Loren — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:09 +0100

How to take the Paleo diet to the max for optimal weight loss and total health--from bestselling author and top Paleo expert Dr. Loren Cordain Dr. Loren Cordain's bestselling The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet Cookbook have helped hundreds of thousands of people eat for better health and weight loss by following the diet humans were genetically designed to eat: meats, fish, fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and other foods that mimic the diet of our Paleolithic ancestors. In The Paleo Answer, he shows you how to supercharge the Paleo diet for optimal lifelong health and weight loss. Featuring a new prescriptive 7-day plan and surprising revelations from the author's original research, it's the most powerful Paleo guide yet. * Based on the author's groundbreaking research on Paleolithic diet and lifestyle * Includes a new 7-day plan with recommended meals, exercise routines, lifestyle tips, and supplement recommendations * Reveals fascinating findings from the author's research over the last decade, such as why vegan and vegetarian diets are not healthy and why dairy, soy products, potatoes, and grains are not just unhealthful but may be toxic * Includes health and weight-loss advice for all Paleo dieters--women, men, and people of all ages--and is invaluable for CrossFitters and other athletes * Written by Dr. Loren Cordain, the world's leading expert on Paleolithic eating styles internationally regarded as the father of Paleo Whether you've been following a Paleo-friendly diet and want to take it to the next level or are just discovering the benefits of going Paleo, this book will help you follow the Paleo path to the fullest--for lifelong health, increased energy, better sleep, lower stress and weight loss. [336 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Designing Healthy Communities

Jackson, Richard J. / Sinclair, Stacy — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:29 +0100

Designing Healthy Communities is Dr. Richard J. Jackson's call to action for all of us concerned with the health trends that are beginning to overwhelm the country. It is a companion book for the upcoming special PBS broadcast that describes how the design of the built environment impacts our health, with an additional emphasis on the inequities of social and environmental justice. In this book, Dr. Jackson explores how the built environment has contributed to the fact that two-thirds of Americans are overweight, 70 million are obese and many suffer from an array of other chronic but preventable diseases. The book and series looks upstream at the root causes of our malaise, and highlights actionable best practices based on real people with real solutions. Public health has traditionally associated the built environment with issues such as poor sanitation, lead paint poisoning and children, workplace safety, fire codes and access for persons with disabilities. We now realize that how we design the built environment may hold tremendous potential for addressing---and hopefully preventing---many of the nation's current public health concerns. The Designing Healthy Communities book offers a new perspective on the topics covered in each episode while providing a roadmap and tools for readers to effect similar positive change in their own communities.Dr. Jackson is a vibrant public speaker, highly skilled at distilling ideas to a simple and understandable conversation. Unlike textbooks on the topic, this book seeks to feel more like a conversation between Dr. Jackson and the many people he has met along the road. Through stories and examples, he will encourage readers to consider their own experience and why taking initiative to make positive change in society is important. Part 1 - Living and Leading With Purpose: Introduces the major themes that guide Dick Jackson's life and work. This section sets the stage and provides a context for understanding specific actions. In each thematic area, we move from the specific (ourselves and those close to us) to the broader view. Chapter 1: What Does Caritas Have to Do With the Built Environment? Chapter 2: What is Health and How Do We Measure It? Chapter 3: Can Built Environment Build Community Part 2 - A Legacy in Concrete: Each chapter details a place where Dick Jackson's ideas have been manifested. Each chapter reviews the community in the style of a medical case study: symptoms, diagnosis, cure, and prevention. This is the nuts-and-bolts of Dr. Jackson's view of public health is manifested in specific locations. Chapter 4: From Monoculture to Human Culture - curing social and environmental malnutrition: Belmar, Colorado Chapter 5: Using the Principles of New Urbanism to Build Community Prairie Crossing, Illinois Chapter 6: Saving America's downtown and local history through the political process: Charleston, South Carolina Chapter 7: Reinventing a City through Community Leadership for Sustainability: a vital part of sustainability is being healthy: Elgin, Illinois Chapter 8: Ending Car Captivity - Leadership Paths to Culture: Boulder, Colorado Chapter 9: Ports Are Rest Stops Along the Global Highway: Oakland, California Chapter 10: The city that won't give up - entrepreneurship and urban agriculture: Detroit, Michigan Part 3 - Be The Change You Want to See in the World: This section makes the case that the reader can use Dick Jackson's vision and tools to effect similar improvements in their own communities. Chapters examine how to effect change through the power of one person leading groups with purpose and working effectively to engage others. We introduce the different stakeholders in a community (government agencies, NGOs, parents, children, businesses, professionals, etc.) and discuss how they work together to achieve results. Chapter 11: What's Happening in Your Community? Chapter 12: Who Are the Players? Chapter 13: Create an Action Plan Epilogue: You are Dick Jackson [288 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Biologische Arbeitsstoff-Toleranz-Werte (BAT-Werte), Expositionsäquivalente für krebserzeugende Arbeitsstoffe (EKA), Biologische Leitwerte (BLW) und Biologische Arbeitsstoff-Referenzwerte (BAR)

Drexler, Hans / Hartwig, Andrea (eds.) — 8 Dec 2011 08:17:10 +0100

Das Loseblattwerk mit der weltweit umfangreichsten Sammlung toxikologisch-arbeitsmedizinischer Begründungen für die im Rahmen des Biomonitoring geltenden Richt- und Grenzwerte. [XI, 312 Seiten, Looseleaf: Supplement]

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Pregnancy Cooking and Nutrition For Dummies

Gidus, Tara — 21 Nov 2011 08:18:55 +0100

100 recipes to keep moms-to-be on the road to tasty, proper, prenatal nutrition Pregnancy Cooking & Nutrition For Dummies helps moms-to-be eat tasty meals while maintaining nutritional balance. Going beyond most books on the shelf, you'll get not only 100 recipes and tips on how to supercharge family favorites (by making them even more healthy and nutritionally balanced) but also answers to such questions as: what is healthy weight gain; what meals help to overcome morning sickness; what are nutritionally sound snacks to satisfy cravings; what foods should be avoided to control heartburn and gas; and how to maintain nutritional balance with recommended amounts of the best vitamin, mineral, and organic supplements. From seafood to eggs to unpasteurized cheeses, the list of foods pregnant women should avoid is not only long, but confusing. Pregnancy Cooking & Nutrition For Dummies gives you the lowdown on what to eat, what not to eat, and why. Additionally, it discusses how those with special diets (e.g. vegetarians, those with food allergies, etc.) can still follow good nutritional guidelines and address their unique nutritional needs -- as well as those of their unborn child. * 100 recipes to get you started on the road to tasty, proper, prenatal nutrition * Helps you better understand and address the nutritional needs of yourself and your unborn child * Shows you how to create a stable and nutritious diet Pregnancy Cooking & Nutrition For Dummies provides pregnant mothers with the resources and advice they need to create a stable and nutritious diet that addresses both their needs and those of their unborn child. [384 Seiten, Softcover]

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Environmental Policy and Public Health

Rom, William N. — 21 Nov 2011 08:17:29 +0100

This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies. [448 Seiten, Softcover]

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Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain

Schneller, Eugene S. / Smeltzer, Larry R. — 11 Nov 2011 08:17:59 +0100

Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain provides students, faculty, managers, and researchers with a clear understanding of the health care supply chain and its role in health care strategy. It builds on fundamental concepts including sourcing of materials, forecasting demand, selecting and employing distribution models, and assessing risks, showing how they aid in the pursuit of supply management excellence in the health sector. [328 Seiten, Softcover]

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Visualizing Nutrition

Grosvenor, Mary B. — 11 Nov 2011 08:17:56 +0100

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Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies

Raffetto, Meri / Peterson, Wendy Jo — 11 Nov 2011 08:17:42 +0100

Improve your health, lose weight, and prevent and fight disease For decades, doctors and nutritional experts have observed and confirmed that Mediterranean countries have much lower occurrences of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes in their citizens than northern European countries and the United States. The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies features expert advice on transitioning to this healthful lifestyle by providing meal planning tips, exercise regimens, and more than 150 recipes inspired by the cuisines of Italy, Greece, southern France, and Spain to improve your health, lose weight, and prevent and fight disease. Rather than focusing on restricting certain foods and ingredients, the Mediterranean diet embraces a variety of food choices that promote freshness, whole grains, healthy fats, more vegetables and less meat, understanding proper portion control, and using items like wine and olive oil to create rich flavors. With The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies you'll find out how a delicious diet can reduce the long-term risk of obesity, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and more. * More than 150 tasty recipes * Expert tips on meal planning, exercise regimens, and healthy lifestyle choices * Prevent and fight diseases by eating delicious food Whether you're just discovering the healthfulness of the Mediterranean diet or are looking for some new recipes to add to your repertoire, The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies has everything you need to start living a healthier life. [384 Seiten, Softcover]

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Comparative Homeland Security

Morag, N. — 11 Nov 2011 08:17:16 +0100

Students and practitioners of Homeland Security have generally not looked beyond U.S. borders in terms of searching for solutions to existing H.S. policy problems. Comparative International Homeland Security: Lessons for the United States examines overseas homeland security practices, allowing readers to integrate counter-terrorism, emergency response and other H.S. practices from around the world into our own policies. The book covers strategies for combatting terrorism, countering radicalization, emergency response, border and transportation security, critical infrastructure protection, public health and military support for civil authorities from a number of the world's democracies. Organized topically, the book allows scientists, policymakers, law enforcement professionals, government workers and students of H.S. to easily compare and integrate the concepts presented into practice. [400 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Mediterranean Diet

Hoffman, Richard / Gerber, Mariette — 7 Nov 2011 08:17:51 +0100

Recent large-scale epidemiological studies have confirmed the pre-eminence of the Mediterranean diet for reducing the risk of primary and secondary heart disease and cancer. There is also increasingly convincing evidence for its protective value against diabetes, dementias and other age-related disorders, and for increasing overall longevity. The Mediterranean Diet: Health and Science is a timely, authoritative and accessible account of the Mediterranean diet for nutritionists and dieticians. It discusses the Mediterranean diet in the light of recent developments in nutritional biochemistry, disease mechanisms and epidemiological studies, and also provides advice on nutrition policies and interventions. The Mediterranean Diet: Health and Science opens with an overview of the Mediterranean diet, and this is followed by a survey of the latest epidemiological evidence for its health benefits. There is detailed nutritional information on olive oil, wine, fish, fruit and vegetables and other components of the Mediterranean diet, and this information is used to explain how the diet protects against a range of age-related diseases. The book emphasises the importance of understanding the Mediterranean diet in its totality by discussing the evidence for beneficial interactions between various components of the diet. There are also discussions of how agricultural practices, as well as food preparation and cooking techniques, influence the nutritional quality of the diet. The book concludes by discussing the social context in which the Mediterranean diet is eaten, and public health issues associated with adopting a Mediterranean diet, especially in the context of more northerly countries. Written by nutritional biochemist Richard Hoffman and the current President of the French Nutrition Society, Mariette Gerber, who between them have many years experience in this area, this exciting and highly topical boook is an essential purchase for all nutritionists and dietitians worldwide. Libraries in all universities where nutrition, dietetics and food science and technology are studied and taught should have copies of this excellent book on their shelves. [414 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook

Merck — 4 Nov 2011 08:17:59 +0100

Now in paperback--the most comprehensive home health reference bestseller Millions of people around the world have relied on The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook for quick access to authoritative, accessible health information. Written by more than 300 internationally respected medical experts, this comprehensive medical resource features extensive, up-to-date coverage of health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between. * Contains reliable, up-to-date information on a broad range of medical conditions, illnesses, and situations, including accidents and injuries, aging, cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders, heart disease, mental health disorders, and many others * Covers men's, women's, pediatric (both newborns and older children), and geriatric health issues * Well organized and extensively indexed to make information easy to find * An extraordinary bargain at a penny a page The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook is filled with essential medical information that's both easy to find and easy to understand in order to help you communicate more effectively with your doctor, understand a diagnosis or treatment option, or simply know more about your health and the health of those you care about. [2352 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Health Care Data Guide

Provost, Lloyd P / Murray, Sandra — 31 Oct 2011 08:18:54 +0100

Step by step this comprehensive resource explores the statistical process control (SPC), a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of methods for ongoing improvement of processes and systems to yield better outcomes in health care organizations. It includes information on processes, stratification, rational subgrouping and stability and capability analysis, measurement, data collection methods, planned experimentation, and graphical methods. This book shows how to apply SPC to evaluate current process performance, search for ideas for improvement, tell if changes have resulted in evidence of improvement, and track implementation efforts to document sustainability of the improvement. [480 Seiten, Softcover]

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Transforming Public Health Practice

Healey, Bernard J. / Lesneski, Cheryll D. — 31 Oct 2011 08:18:52 +0100

This text provides students a foundation in public health practice and management, focusing on developing the knowledge and skills required by the real world of public health. The authors of Transforming Public Health Practice explain the drivers of change in public health practice, key success factors for public health programs, dealing with the chronic disease burden, the impact of national health policy on public health practice, and tools for understanding and managing population health. Transforming Public Health Practice covers core leadership and management skills, covering areas such as politics, workforce, partnership and collaboration, change management, outcomes orientation, opportunities for improvement, health equity, and future challenges. Case studies highlight innovations in health education, working with people with disabilities, partnerships in response to disease outbreaks, and health programs. Learning objectives, chapter summaries, key terms, and discussion questions enhance each chapter. A downloadable instructors' supplement is available on the companion Web site for the book. [416 Seiten, Softcover]

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Pregnancy For Dummies

Henderson, Roger — 17 Oct 2011 08:19:05 +0200

Everything expectant mums need to know, trimester by trimester Both new and seasoned parents alike have questions and concerns over the course of the nine-month adventure. Pregnancy For Dummies offers comfort and reassurance while serving as a guide to what mother and baby experience before, during, and just after birth. Here, you'll find expert advice on diets and exercise when you're pregnant; guidance on following your baby's development, trimester by trimester; tips on how to prepare for the big day; techniques for taking care of yourself before and after delivery; and support for caring for a newborn baby. Pregnancy For Dummies gives parents-to-be authoritative, friendly, up-to-date advice on every aspect of pregnancy and childbirth. This new edition offers all of the latest information expecting parents want to know, including medical and nutritional information and updated resources/changes in NHS practice, so that new mums will feel prepared and reassured ahead of the birth. * A guide to what mother and baby experience before, during, and just after birth * Helpful information on preparing for pregnancy * Advice on diet and exercise during pregnancy * Information on your rights and welfare benefits * Guidance on how to care for a newborn baby If you're an expectant mum looking for practical, down-to-earth guidance on what to expect before, during, and after pregnancy, Pregnancy For Dummies will keep you prepared and reassured every step along the way. [370 Seiten, Softcover]

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Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies

Henderson, Roger — 17 Oct 2011 08:19:04 +0200

Practical, hands-on information for fathers-to-be Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies is packed with practical, straightforward information for fathers-to-be, covering all of the logistical, physical, and emotional aspects of pregnancy from a dad's unique point of view. When it comes to pregnancy, dads' roles have changed so much in the past few decades that expectant fathers don't always know where to turn to for guidance and advice on this milestone event. Now they do! Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies covers: * What to expect at doctor's visits * Tips for being a supportive partner during pregnancy and preparing for fatherhood * Advice on birth plans, labour and delivery, and the first days and weeks of a baby's life Packed with helpful information on the typical struggles and feelings expectant fathers face, Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies gives first-time fathers and veteran dads alike a wealth of useful information. [330 Seiten, Softcover]

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Pediatric Nutrition Handbook

Suskind, David / Lenssen, Polly (eds.) — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:12 +0200

The last decade has seen an explosion of medical information in regards to the nutrition care and management of children. While nutritional therapies have expanded, the treatment choices have become increasingly complex. This exciting title addresses the extensive amount of information available to practitioners in a concise, accessible fashion via a series of algorithms. It focuses on the normal growing healthy child from birth through adolescence, covering common pediatric diseases and disorders through a series of flows charts which outline step-by-step nutritional processes for pediatric patients. The highly visual format of the book allows the practitioner to make rapid, evidence based choices. Features: * Unique algorithm approach to the largest dietetic specialism * Highly visual approach allows quick decision making * All algorithms and text built on evidence-based research * Covers the pediatric phase from birth to adolescence * Includes common childhood diseases and disorders [204 Seiten, Softcover]

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Nutrition in the Childbearing Years

Derbyshire, Emma — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:09 +0200

In a field saturated with complex and conflicting information, this exciting new book covers information about nutrition before, during and after pregnancy in a clear and user friendly style. The author addresses all the major aspects of the subject, moving from fertility and preparing the body for pregnancy, through to nutrient metabolism, diet and pregnancy outcome, weight gain, special needs, and postpartum changes and nutrition. This guide's evidence based approach will appeal to nutritionists and dietitians, and to many other health professionals who work with women in their childbearing years, including midwives, nurses and family practioners. Each chapter includes a useful set of appendices covering dietary requirements, nutritional composition of key foods and weight gain guidelines, as well as application in practice sections and a summary of key points. [350 Seiten, Softcover]

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Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment

Selendy, Janine M. H. — 17 Oct 2011 08:17:41 +0200

Written by authorities from various related specialties, this book presents the most complete treatment possible of the conditions responsible for water- and sanitation-related diseases, the pathogens and their biology, morbidity and mortality resulting from lack of safe water and sanitation, distribution of these diseases, and the conditions that must be met to reduce or eradicate them. Preventive measures and solutions are presented throughout. This book is an essential resource for all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and professionals in infectious disease, public health and medicine, chemical and environmental engineering, and international affairs. Key features: * Provides a comprehensive understanding of the interconnection among many factors related to water-related diseases, sanitation and hygiene * Brings together experts from various specialties to address each area covered and to assist in bringing about the understanding of those interconnections * Provides examples of successful interventions with knowledge about how they were brought about so that information can be use to replicate the initiative in full or in part * Provides an appreciation of the concerns and solutions addressed from an international perspective with high and low technological solutions * Provides insight into the international dimension of these concerns and how they can be best addressed [520 Seiten, Softcover]

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Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Lanham-New, Susan / Stear, Samantha / Shirreffs, Susan / Collins, Adam (eds.) — 10 Oct 2011 08:17:42 +0200

Now widely adopted on courses throughout the world, the prestigious Nutrition Society Textbook series provides students with the scientific basics in nutrition in the context of a systems and disease approach rather than on a nutrient by nutrient basis. In addition books provide a means to enable teachers and students to explore the core principles of nutrition and to apply these throughout their training to foster critical thinking at all times. This NS Textbook on Sport and Exercise Nutrition has been written to cover the latest information on the science and practice of sport and exercise nutrition. A key concept behind this textbook is that it aims to combine the viewpoints of world leading nutrition experts from both academia/research and a practical stand point. Plus where necessary there are additional practitioner based authors to ensure theory is translated into practice for each chapter in the form of either 'practice tips' or 'information sheets' at the end of relevant chapters. The textbook in essence can be divided into three distinct but integrated parts: * Part 1: covers the key components of the science that supports the practice of sport and exercise nutrition including comprehensive reviews on: nutrients both in general and as exercise fuels; exercise physiology; hydration, micronutrients; and supplements. * Part 2: moves into focusing on specific nutrition strategies to support different types of training including: resistance; power/sprint; middle distance/speed endurance; endurance; technical/skill, team; and specific competition nutrition needs. The unique format of this textbook is that it breaks down nutrition support into training specific as opposed to the traditional sport specific support. This reflects the majority of current sport and exercise requirements of the need to undertake concurrent training and therefore facilitating targeted nutrition support to the different training components through the various macro and micro training cycles. * Part 3: explores some of the practical issues encountered in working in the sport and exercise nutrition field and includes key sport related topics such as: disability sport; weight management; eating disorders; bone and gut health; immunity; injury; travel; and special populations and situations. READERSHIP: Students of nutrition and dietetics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. All those working in the field of nutrition and related health sciences. [400 Seiten, Softcover]

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Comprehensive Care Coordination for Chronically Ill Adults

Schraeder, Cheryl / Shelton, Paul S. (eds.) — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:21 +0200

Breakthroughs in medical science and technology, combined with shifts in lifestyle and demographics, have resulted in a rapid rise in the number of individuals living with one or more chronic illnesses. Comprehensive Care Coordination for Chronically Ill Adults provides discussion and background on theoretical concepts of care, including a complete profile of current demographics and chapters on current models of care, intervention components, evaluation methods, health information technology, financing, and educating an interdisciplinary team. It also uses case studies from various settings to illustrate successful comprehensive care coordination in practice. [488 Seiten, Softcover]

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Mental Illness

Busfield, Joan — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:16 +0200

Mental illness is a highly controversial and contested field, informed by the ideas and research of academics and practitioners working in psychiatry, psychology, pharmacology, sociology, genetics and the neurosciences. This book brings clarity to a complex field, exploring core issues ranging from debates about the way the concept has been developed and expanded over time to controversies over the causes of mental illness. The author evaluates critiques of the concept of mental illness and of the way its expanding boundaries now define a far wider range of mental states, experiences and activities as pathological. Arguing that these boundaries need to be restricted, the author contends that many of the phenomena identified as mental illness are normal reactions to life's difficulties and that, while individuals may need support, it is not appropriate or helpful for such phenomena to be treated as indicative of mental disorder. Other important topics covered include the way mental illness is measured, its distribution across populations and over time, and the different types of care provided for those with identified mental illness. Mental Illness will prove invaluable for intending practitioners in medicine, psychiatry, mental health nursing, social work, and clinical and health psychology, as well as for students in psychology, sociology and the health sciences. [176 Seiten, Softcover]

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Mental Illness

Busfield, Joan — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:15 +0200

Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity,and Cancer

3 Oct 2011 08:18:08 +0200

Recently, much attention has been focused on aging and obesity and the pivotal roles these conditions play in the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Several preclinical and clinical studies have revealed associations between aging and obesity and altered celluar environments--including genetic changes and inflammation-in the pathogenesis of many chronic disorders. Conventional methods for the treatment of cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, result in limited success in certain cases and demonstrate additional modalities are required. In contrast to conventional treatments, some recent strategies are shifting to cancer prevention and treatment through physical exercise and better nutrition to control tumor progression, and to improve prognosis and rehabilitation in some cancer patients. This Annals volume presents a series of short reviews that focus on recent advances in, and future directions for, physical and nutritional bio-modulation and prevention of aging, obesity, and cancer, and suggest clinical care guidelines for the general population and for cancer patients and survivors who need proper physical exercise and optimal nutrition. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member. [198 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Essentials of Biostatistics for Physicians, Nurses, and Clinicians

Chernick, Michael R. — 3 Oct 2011 08:17:31 +0200

Many universities, hospitals, and medical research facilities offer short courses in introductory biostatistics for the clinicians, fellows, nurses, and health practitioners to become familiarized with statistical methods. Written in a concise, clear, and straight-to-the-point style, this book begins with a basic introduction to the relationship between biostatistics and medical research. Subsequent chapters explore numerical techniques, including sampling from populations, graphics and summary statistics, normal distribution and related properties, estimating means and proportions, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, diagnostics, logistic regression, contingency tables, nonparametric methods, and survival analysis. [224 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Nursing Profession

Mason, Diana J. / Isaacs, Stephen L. / Colby, David C. (eds.) — 28 Sep 2011 08:18:28 +0200

This important book, which complements the report by the Institute of Medicine, The Future of Nursing, opens with a comprehensive review of the nursing field by Diana J. Mason, the Rudin Professor of Nursing at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York, and editor-in-chief emerita of the American Journal of Nursing. The book includes a foreword by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and contributions by Susan H. Hassmiller, the executive director, Donna Shalala, the chair, and Linda Burnes Bolton, the vice chair, respectively, of the IOM initiative that produced the report. Additionally, it contains reprints of twenty-four of the most significant articles on nursing. Some are classic pieces dating back to Florence Nightingale while others present current thinking on critical issues. This volume gives researchers, practitioners, foundation and government officials, students, and individuals interested in nursing a better understanding of the nursing field and the vital issues with which nursing professionals must grapple. The Nursing Profession includes topics such as * Dealing with the nursing shortage * Educating and training nurses * Using advanced practice registered nurses to their fullest * Quality and cost * Long-term and community-based care * Thoughts on gender and power * A vision for the future In one comprehensive volume, the editors capture the history, the latest developments, and the current challenges in the field. [432 Seiten, Softcover]

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Anti-Inflammation Diet For Dummies

Morris, Artemis / Rossiter, Molly — 28 Sep 2011 08:18:22 +0200

Trusted information and healthy, delicious recipes to fight inflammation Low-grade inflammation is a condition inside the body, directly related to diet, that slowly wears on the body, facilitating chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Also, the latest research has detected a correlation between inflammation and conditions like severe allergies, asthma, and even cancer. Anti-Inflammation Diet For Dummies takes a preventative dietary approach to fighting inflammation by stimulating natural healing with anti-inflammatory foods and supplements. It reveals the causes of inflammation and provides a how-to prescription for eliminating it through diet changes, stress reduction, and healthy weight loss. * Defines what inflammation is, how it develops, and its associated risks * Outlines foods and supplements rich in natural inflammation-fighting agents * 100 healthy and delicious recipes loaded with anti-inflammatory agents Anti-Inflammation For Dummies is an invaluable resource to help you make smart diet choices by avoiding problematic foods that instigate the inflammatory process, and arms you with knowledge and delicious recipes to get on the road to a healthier you. [384 Seiten, Softcover]

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Health Justice

Venkatapuram, Sridhar — 26 Sep 2011 08:17:44 +0200

Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussions due to the overwhelming focus in health policy on medical care, individual-level risk factor research, and changing individual behaviours. Likewise, in philosophical approaches to health and social justice, the debates have largely focused on rationing problems in health care and on personal responsibility. However, a range of events over the past two decades such as the study of modern famines, the global experience of HIV/AIDS, the international women's health movement, and the flourishing of social epidemiological research have drawn attention to the robust relationship between health and broad social arrangements. In Health Justice, Sridhar Venkatapuram takes up the problem of identifying what claims individuals have in regard to their health in modern societies and the globalized world. Recognizing the social bases of health and longevity, Venkatapuram extends the 'Capabilities Approach' of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum into the domain of health and health sciences. In so doing, he formulates an inter-disciplinary argument that draws on the natural and social sciences as well as debates around social justice to argue for every human being's moral entitlement to a capability to be healthy. An ambitious integration of the health sciences and the Capabilities Approach, Health Justice aims to provide a concrete ethical grounding for the human right to health, while advancing the field of health policy and placing health at the centre of social justice theory. With a foreword by Sir Michael Marmot, chair of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. [288 Seiten, Softcover]

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Health Justice

Venkatapuram, Sridhar — 26 Sep 2011 08:17:43 +0200

List of MAK and BAT Values 2011

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (ed.) — 22 Sep 2011 08:17:19 +0200

This basis for judging the toxic potential of chemicals frequently encountered at workplaces classifies about 1000 compounds, with carcinogens, embryotoxicants, sensitizing substances or germ cell mutagens all treated separately. MAK and BAT values listed in full on CD-ROM. [292 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Material Child

Buckingham, David — 5 Sep 2011 08:18:13 +0200

Children today are growing up in an increasingly commercialised world. But should we see them as victims of manipulative marketing, or as competent participants in consumer culture? The Material Child provides a comprehensive critical overview of debates about children's changing engagement with the commercial market. It moves from broad overviews of the theory and history of children's consumption to insightful case studies of key areas such as obesity, sexualisation, children's broadcasting and education. In the process, it challenges much of the received wisdom about the effects of advertising and marketing, arguing for a more balanced account that locates children's consumption within a broader analysis of social relationships, for example within the family and the peer group. While refuting the popular view of children as incompetent and vulnerable consumers that is adopted by many campaigners, it also rejects the easy celebration of consumption as an expression of children's power and autonomy. Written by one of the leading international scholars in the field, The Material Child will be of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers, as well as parents, teachers and others who work directly with children. [256 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Material Child

Buckingham, David — 5 Sep 2011 08:18:12 +0200

Quick Medical Terminology

Steiner, Shirley Soltesz / Capps, Natalie Pate — 5 Sep 2011 08:17:40 +0200

The new, updated edition of the classic medical terminology reference with over 200,000 copies sold Quick Medical Terminology has long been relied on by students and medical professionals looking to build or update their medical vocabulary. This new fifth edition provides the tools and information needed to understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, along with fresh exercises and current examples. * Features new review exercises and self-tests, more than 250 new terms, medical measurements, and up-to-date examples * Provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms * The reference of choice for health practitioners and others who need to expand, improve, or refresh their medical vocabularies Filled with essential information presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format, Quick Medical Terminology is an invaluable learning tool and reference source. [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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Risk and Crisis Communications

Walaski, Pamela (Ferrante) — 29 Aug 2011 08:17:37 +0200

The go-to guide for learning what to say and how to say it In this climate of near constant streams of media messages, organizations need to know how to effectively communicate risks to their audiences and what to say when a crisis strikes. Risk and Crisis Communications: Methods and Messages is designed to help organizations understand the essential components of communicating about risks during a crisis, and it carves out a role for safety health and environmental (SH&E) professionals in the process. Covering common theoretical concepts and explaining the positions of noted experts in the field such as Peter Sandman and Vincent Covello, the book provides a fundamental understanding of the process behind crafting effective messages for a variety of different situations and explains the consequences of saying the wrong thing to an emotional audience. Incorporating numerous case studies--including the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the 2010 H1N1 pandemic--it shows how messages can change the way an audience perceives an event and how they react to it, clearly demonstrating how ineffective messages can create untold difficulties for an organization's public image. Savvy SH&E professionals know that their role in helping to craft risk and crisis messages as well as assisting in the execution of risk communication plans provides a critical path to becoming more valuable members of their organizations. Risk and Crisis Communications: Methods and Messages provides invaluable assistance in helping SH&E professionals add value to their organization. [224 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance

Matthews, Tracey D. / Kostelis, Kimberly T. — 22 Aug 2011 08:17:22 +0200

Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance shows students how to become effective producers and consumers of health and human performance research. The book provides comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods and includes step-by-step guidance for writing effective research proposals and theses. In addition, the authors show how to read, assess, interpret, and apply published research and how to conduct basic studies in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation. Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance is filled with illustrative examples that emphasize the real-world applications of research methods. Throughout, the authors draw on a variety of examples that were selected because they provide a context to further the understanding of health and human performance research. Research to Practice examples and Tips are included by the authors to help students better appreciate the book's content. These study aids provide suggestions and additional resources to assist students in understanding the research process. Key Terms, defined and highlighted, enrich each chapter. Chapter Review Questions, designed to help students comprehend and follow best practices in research methods, close each chapter. Online resources and guides developed by the authors to support and enhance students' learning of important research concepts are available. [352 Seiten, Softcover]

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Cleft Lip and Palate

Howard, Sarah / Lohmander, Anette (eds.) — 15 Aug 2011 08:18:07 +0200

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Question Evaluation Methods

Madans, Jennifer / Miller, Kristen / Maitland, Aaron / Willis, Gordon — 15 Aug 2011 08:17:44 +0200

Reliability and validity are the most important quality aspects of survey questions. Featuring contributions from prominent researchers in the field of survey methodology, Question Evaluation Methods supplies various points of views on common question evaluation methods and provides insightful observations on best practices for data collection that can be applied across the health and social sciences. A must-read for government statisticians, survey methodologists, researchers, and practitioners, this unique volume introduces an interdisciplinary, cross-method conversation that is essential for advancing knowledge about data quality and ensuring the quality of Federal statistics. [378 Seiten, Softcover]

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Erfolgreiches Stressmanagement für Dummies

Elkin, Allen — 4 Aug 2011 08:17:18 +0200

Stress stresst. Allen Elkin zeigt wie Sie Ihr Stresslevel bestimmen können, mit Stress richtig umgehen oder ihn vermeiden. Anhand von vielen Tipps lernen Sie, entspannter durch das Leben zu gehen, beruflich wie privat. [298 Seiten, Softcover]

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MRI in Practice

Westbrook, Catherine / Roth, Carolyn Kaut / Talbot, John — 28 Jul 2011 08:17:27 +0200

Since the first edition was published in 1993, the book has become the standard text for radiographers, technologists, radiology residents, radiologists and even sales representatves on the subject of magnetic resonance imaging. This text is essential reading on postgraduate courses. Furthermore MRI in Practice has come to be known as the number one reference book and study guide in the areas of MR instrumentation, principles, pulse sequences, image acquisition, and imaging parameters for the advanced level examination for MRI offered by the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in the USA. The book explains in clear terms the theory that underpins magnetic resonance so that the capabilities and operation of MRI systems can be fully appreciated and maximised. This fourth edition captures recent advances, and coverage includes: parallel imaging techniques and new sequences such as balanced gradient echo. Building on the success of the first three editions, the fourth edition has been fully revised and updated. It also now has a companion website which hosts animated versions of a selection of illustrations in the book to aid with the reader's comprehension of some of the more difficult concepts. The website also hosts over 200 interactive self-assessment exercises to help the reader test their understanding. [434 Seiten, Softcover]

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Renegotiating Health Care

Marcus, Leonard J. / Dorn, Barry C. / McNulty, Eric J. — 25 Jul 2011 08:17:27 +0200

Since the first edition of Renegotiating Health Care was published in 1995, new treatments, technologies, business models, reimbursement methods, and regulations have tangibly transformed the substance of health care negotiation. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Renegotiating Health Care offers a practical guide to negotiation and conflict resolution in the health care field. It explores why unresolved conflict can hamper any organization's ability to make timely, cost-effective decisions and implement new strategies. The book focuses on the complex interactions between those who deliver, receive, administer, and oversee health care. It defines negotiation techniques and conflict resolution approaches that can improve efficiency, quality of care, and patient safety. Renegotiating Health Care outlines strategies and methods to resolve the myriad thorny issues encompassing the health care enterprise. It should be required reading for students and professionals in health services management, clinicians, leaders, policy makers, and conflict resolution experts working in the health care field. Praise for Renegotiating Health Care An outstanding book! I learned their principles of meta-leadership while at the CDC and continue to use them at ABC News. This book is a must for anyone in leadership: practical, intuitive, and priceless. --Richard E. Besser, MD, chief health and medical editor, ABC News This book is a must-read to assist today's health professional navigate the ever-changing health care delivery system. Leadership will be the key to success.--Pat Ford-Roegner, RN, MSW, FAAN, senior health consultant and former CEO, American Academy of Nursing Leonard J. Marcus is founding director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health. Companion Web site: www.renegotiatinghealthcare.com [512 Seiten, Softcover]

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