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Health Service Public Relations: A Guide to Good Practice
By Roger Silver. 1995
The first edition of this book was published at a time when the health service was less sensitive to its…
reputation and the effect this had on public confidence. Since then, health service reform, accountability and market forces have meant that all directors, managers, doctors and health professionals must communicate effectively, both internally and externally. This book, revised in the light of these changes, is a guide to the practical skills needed when communicating with patients, staff, the general public, opinion leaders, press, radio and television.Cytokinins: Chemistry, Activity, and Function
By David W. Mok. 1994
Cytokinins are hormones involved in all aspects of plant growth and development and are essential for in vitro manipulation of…
plant cells and tissues. Much information has been gathered regarding the chemistry and biology of cytokinins, while recent studies have focused on the genetics and cytokinin-related genes. However, other than proceedings of symposia, no single volume on cytokinins has been written. This book is the first of its kind, homing in on the key subject areas of cytokinin-chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, activity, function, genetics, and analyses. These areas are comprehensively reviewed in individual chapters by experts currently active in the field. In addition, a personal history on the discovery of cytokinin is presented by Professor Folke Skoog. This volume summarizes previous findings and identifies future research directions.An Introduction To Health: Policy, Planning and Financing
By Brian Abel-Smith. 1994
This book concerns itself with the key question: how to improve health in a cost effective and politically acceptable way.…
What makes people healthy? Why are the poor less healthy than the rich? Why do some countries have a better health record than others? An Introduction to Health is divided into four parts comprising the determinants of health, health service planning, health service financing, and controlling costs and securing user-friendly services.Zukunftswerkstatt Rettungsdienst: Innovative Projekte im Rettungs- und Notarztwesen
By Agnes Neumayr, Adolf Schinnerl, Michael Baubin. 2018
Das Buch stellt kreative l sungsorientierte effektive und effiziente Projekte aus dem Qualit ts- und Risikomanagement…
der pr hospitalen Notfallmedizin vor Die Ideen beinhalten Lernpotential stellen Optimierungsm glichkeiten dar und beantworten Zukunftsfragen mit neuen Wegen und vision ren Ans tzen Die grenz berschreitende Vernetzung der Autor innen deren praxisrelevante Fragestellungen sowie ihre erprobten und evaluierten L sungsvorschl ge dienen der Bildung eines Think-tanks zu aktuellen und zuk nftigen Herausforderungen in der pr klinischen Notfallmedizin Es werden dabei alle im Rettungs- und Notarztwesen wichtigen Arbeitsbereiche die Schnittstellen sowie die Zusammenarbeit mit den Systempartnern Leitstelle Flugrettung Blaulichtorganisationen und Notaufnahmen angesprochen Die inhaltliche Spannbreite reicht von der Dienstleistungsrealisierung ber die Risikominimierung Effizienzsteigerung und dem Personalmanagement bis zu gesellschaftspolitischen Projekten mit deren Hilfe die Organisationsstrukturen und Abl ufe im Rettungs- und Notarztwesen optimiert sowie die Patienten- und Mitarbeiterzufriedenheit erh ht werden konntenAddiction and Recovery in Gay and Lesbian Persons
By Robert J Kus. 1995
This book provides chemical dependency clinicians a sampling of the work being done in the fields of gay and lesbian…
chemical dependency to enable clinicians to provide better care for their gay and lesbian clients.After an overview of 7 research studies which examine the incidence of alcoholism and/or chemical dependency in gay and lesbian persons, the contributing authors explore the special concerns of recovering gay and lesbian addicts.Chapters focus not only on issues in the fields of gay and lesbian chemical dependency but how clinicians can use this knowledge to better care for their gay and lesbian clients. Readers will find new information on: working with HIV positive persons homophobia as a critical root in chemically dependent gays and lesbians positive changes for dysfunctional relationships common with gays and lesbians spirituality in gay and lesbian communities the special needs of the rural gay/lesbian client gay men&’s groups in AA a retrospective of NALGAP resources and referrals for chemically dependent gay and lesbian personsAddiction and Recovery in Gay and Lesbian Persons assists social workers and other helping professionals working with chemically dependent clients learn more about how to adequately treat them. Gay and lesbian persons recovering from a chemical addiction will also find this book enlightening.Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease (Routledge Revivals)
By M. P. H., Fccp, Roberto Bertollini, Michael D. Lebowitz, Face, Rodolfo Saracci, David A. Savitz. 1995
Published in 1996: Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease is a unique resource identifying priorities for public health research in selected…
areas of environmental epidemiology. Drawn from the proceedings of an international workshop on this topic, the book is a compilation of the specialized knowledge and opinions of environmental epidemiology experts. Organized by the Rome division of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Centre for Environment and Health, the goal of the 1993 workshop, Setting Priorities in Environmental Epidemiology, was to establish a consensus among the experts in the selected areas. The chapters in Environmental Epidemiology: Exposure and Disease cover environmental epidemiology from three different viewpoints: environmental exposures, major disease groups related to the environment, and epidemiological methodology. The environmental exposure categories examined for prioritizing are air contaminants, water contaminants, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation exposure from human-caused disasters. .Why are Some People Healthy and Others Not?: Determinants Of Health Of Populations (Social Institutions And Social Change Ser.)
By Morris L. Barer, Theodore R. Marmor, Robert G. Evans. 1994
Each topical chapter in this volume crystallizes the findings of a five-year study, under the auspices of the Population Health…
Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, that probed the links between social hierarchy, the -macroenvironmental- factors in illness patterns, the quality of the -microenvironmental, - and other determinants of health. In its aggregate, this volume will prove essential to an understanding of the underlying public health issues for the next several decades.Colorectal Physiology: Fecal Incontinence (Routledge Revivals)
By Han C. Kuijpers. 1994
First published in 1994: Colorectal Physiology reviews recent findings in fecal incontinence, which is becoming a greater concern to physicians…
and surgeons as our population grows older and becomes better educated. International experts in anorectal physiology and management of incontinence present their personal views and specific clinical experiences on topics such as causes, diagnostic testing, and modes of treatment. The contributors also examine theoretical and practical aspects of current opinion. This book is a useful reference for researchers, colon and rectal surgeons, physicians, and students interested in understanding and managing fecal incontinence.Ethics and Values in Long Term Health Care
By Patricia Villani. 1995
Here is an overview of many of the ethical challenges facing health care practitioners today. Health providers striving for the…
appropriate balance between human rights and values and the objectives within their professions confront many ethical dilemmas. This helpful book explores such dilemmas from practical and philosophical perspectives and helps practitioners successfully navigate through the maze of concerns they face on a daily basis. With Ethics and Values in Long Term Health Care, readers can develop new modes of ethical thinking that will enhance their practice as they improve the quality of life of the elderly they serve. The book presents information that can be used as a catalyst for innovative thinking and a guide for positive action. Readers are encouraged to apply the lessons contained in this book to practical decisionmaking in their respective health professions. Chapters assist health practitioners and others in thinking more in-depth about the impact of their personal ethics and values on service delivery, and help them to broaden their views and enhance their decisionmaking skills. The book has a broad scope and is divided into four sections which address: Practitioner Knowledge Caregiving End of Life Choices Health Care ReformEthics and Values in Long Term Health Care helps prepare health care professionals to confront some of the major ethics and values challenges of the 1990s and beyond. This book can be used as a guide to ethical awareness, as well as a tool for teaching ethics and values or for developing programs and workshops.Breath Sounds Methodology (Routledge Revivals)
By Noam Gavriely. 1995
Published in 1995: Breath Sounds Methodology is a practical introduction to the measurement of the acoustic properties of the respiratory…
system. The author describes objective and quantitative methods for extracting the information embedded in the sounds produced in the airways and by the lung during breathing.When Race Counts: The Morality of Racial Preference in Britain and America
By John Edwards. 1994
When Race Counts investigates the use of race-conscious practices in social policy in Britain and America. It questions the distinction…
between affirmative action and preferential treatment, and evaluates the effectiveness of a range of education and employment policies designed to counteract both unintended and direct discrimination against ethnic minorities. The book uses both empirical and moral analyses to examine the controversial dilemma of whether and in what circumstances preferential treatment may be used as a means of improving the condition of minority groups. John Edwards looks at justifications for overriding the merit principle, particularly in employment, and shows who bears the costs of such a policy, and where the benefits lie. He argues that the merit principle is in itself so flawed that to override it would cause no great damange to justice. He then sets out the requirements of an acceptable policy of minority preference tailored to the disadvantages of specific minority groups.Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition: A Comparative Guide
By Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Federica Amici. 2018
Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression Or ask an elephant…
to climb a tree While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world it s likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly Emphasising Uexk ll s concept of umwelt this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding anthropomorphic conclusions The chapters describe the capabilities of a range of animals - from ants to lizards to chimpanzees - revealing how to successfully investigate animal cognition across a variety of taxa The book features contributions from leading cognition researchers each offering a series of examples and practical tips drawn from their own experience Together the authors synthesise information on current field and laboratory methods providing researchers and graduate students with methodological advice on how to formulate research questions design experiments and adapt studies to different taxaEntitlement Politics describes partisan attempts to shrink the size of government by targeting two major federal health care entitlements. Efforts…
to restructure or eliminate entitlements as such, and to privatize and decentralize programs, along with more traditional attempts to amend and reform Medicare and Medicaid have radically transformed policymaking with respect to these programs. However, they have failed to achieve fundamental or lasting reform.Smith combines historical narrative and case studies with descriptions of the technical aspects and dynamics of policymaking to help the consumer understand how the process has changed, evaluate particular policies and outcomes, and anticipate future possibilities. His account intentionally goes at some length into the substance of the programs, the policies that are involved, and the views of different protagonists about the major issues in the dispute.One unhealthy consequence of politicizing Medicare and Medicaid policy has been to separate public debate from the technical and organizational realities underlying issues of cost containment or program structure. Smith considers this development unfortunate, since it leaves even informed citizens unable to evaluate the claims being made. Ironically, strife over Medicare has complicated the political and policy issues in American life. Only a serious and genuine bipartisan effort bringing forth the best efforts of both political parties--and some of the best industry leaders and policy experts in the field--is likely to achieve genuine reform. The more people and parties know about the history, politics, and policies of these programs, the better our prospects for devising workable, equitable, and lasting solutions. This volume leads the way toward that understanding.In the face of the relentless rise in health costs, many countries have had to set priorities so that maximum…
benefit can be made of unlimited funds. This book shares the experience of those which have taken a lead in this field, and draws on models being developed in Oregon, New Zealand, The Netherlands and Sweden as well as the UK. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each system from which healthcare planners and managers can draw their own conclusions and apply to the situation for which they are responsible.Women and Healthy Aging: Living Productively in Spite of It All
By J Dianne Garner, Alice A Young. 1994
This book explores what is known about healthy living among older women, emphasizing overcoming illness and adversity. Women and Healthy…
Aging focuses on common age-related changes and illnesses that frequently occur among women in the later years. It describes these diseases and changes, provides treatment options, highlights preventative measures, and offers suggestions for continued productive living as women age. Since some of the barriers to effective diagnoses, treatments, and implementation of productive living strategies are institutional, two chapters explore public health policies which affect older women and discrimination against older women in health care. This informative book assists health care professionals in the provision of services to older women, helping these professionals become catalysts for enabling older women to “overcome adversity” and continue to lead healthy, productive lives.Many of the most common diseases and age-related changes that affect older women are not “curable.” In a society which stresses “cure” as the appropriate role for health care professionals, what are these professionals to do with the legions of older women for whom “cures” may not be possible? How can they assist older women in preventing or slowing the occurrences of diseases and age-related changes? When prevention or cure is not possible, how can they assist older women in living productive, meaningful lives?By addressing specific conditions and diseases, Women and Healthy Aging gives readers focused information on current treatment options, preventative strategies, and suggestions for productive living which are disease- or condition-specific and target older women. Some of the topics covered include menopause, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and sensory loss. Practitioners, educators, and students in the fields of nursing, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, gerontology, human services, and medicine will find this book an illuminating source of valuable information and insights into the aging process for women.Business and Health Planning in General Practice
By Peter Edwards. 1995
For GPs and practice managers the challenge of the NHS reforms is to understand the business context in which general…
practice operates. Of the many skills learned from commerce and industry needed for the development of an effective strategy, business planning has been demonstrated to bring important benefits to the practice. However, for many the concept is necessary but unfamiliar. This book sets out to demystify the subject, explains the benefits and, by way of numerous examples, shows how they can be applied to the single-handed GP and group practices, whether or not they are fundholders. It suggests that good clinical care is not possible without the necessary planning and management skills to run a business.Marketing and General Practice
By Colin Gilligan, Robin Lowe. 1995
This book deals with the area of marketing in general practice. It presents a step-by-step guide to the nature of…
marketing in which each aspect is presented in short, separate chapters accompanied by questions, checklists and practical examples. It is based upon the lessons learned by a number of GPs and practice managers over a variety of situations and concludes with a comprehensive case study of one particular practice with which the authors worked. Readers of this book should gain a clear idea of the nature and purpose of marketing techniques and how the opportunities now becoming available can benefit both practice and patients.Integrins – The Biological Problems (CRC Press Revivals)
By Yoshikazu Takada. 1994
This book represents the most current, comprehensive, and authoritative study of integrins on the market today. It provides an overview…
of the diverse biological functions of integrins, including: The structure and functions of integrin cytoplasmic domains, the role of b2 integrins in leukocyte adhesion, the role of platelet membrane fibrinogen receptor glycoprotein IIb-IIIa (aIIbb3) in thrombosis and hemostasis, the functions of aV integrin family, the role of integrins in signal transduction, the role of integrins in carcinoma cells, the role of integrins in internalization of microbial pathogens through the binding of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin protein, the role of integrins in the skin, the integrin function in early vertebrate development using amphibian embryos.Budget-Impact Analysis of Health Care Interventions: A Practical Guide
By Josephine Mauskopf, Stephanie Earnshaw, Anita Brogan, Sorrel Wolowacz, Thor. 2017
The first of its kind for budget-impact analysis this comprehensive guide provides clear and concise instructions for evaluating the…
impact that new pharmaceuticals will have on the budget for a specific jurisdiction The book demonstrates how to create a budget-impact analysis using a simple six-step process that is consistent with current guidelines for these analyses Examples and exercises for each chapter afford an opportunity to practice the six-step process in practical applications The book progresses from a framework for budget impact analyses to an in-depth review of components and how to develop and present these in software applications and reports Critical considerations such as uncertainty analysis and validation and considerations for alternate interventions such as vaccines and diagnostics are also covered This book is a must have for the builder and budget holder with builders benefiting from instructions to identify and estimate all necessary variables and budget holders receiving a guide to what should be included in the analyses they assessAnthropology and Psychoanalysis: An Encounter Through Culture
By Suzette Heald, Ariane Deluz. 1994
In Anthropology and Psychoanalysis the contributors, both practising anthropologists and psychoanalysts, explore in detail the interface between the two disciplines…
and locate this within the history of both anthropology and psychoanalysis. In particular, they deal with the distinctive reactions of British, French and American anthropology to psychoanalysis and the way in which the present fracturing of each of these national traditions and their post-modern turn has led to a new willingness to investigate the relationships between the disciplines and the role of the unconscious in cultural life. They also address important issues of methodology, and present a critical discussion of the concept of culture and the academic specialisation of knowledge. Anthropology and Psychoanalysis will be invaluable reading to all anthropologists and psychoanalysts.