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This textbook provides the reader with an insight into the needs of children with both physical and learning disabilities, particularly…
within an acute care setting. It considers the principles that underpin the fundamental aspects of care delivery to children with special needs. The key areas of knowledge and practical skills covered include: the social and historical context challenging assumptions best practice for giving news to parents communication methods play and movement nutrition and feeding boundary setting respite care transitions into adult services. This interesting book covers practice areas identified by the English National Board as essential for student nurses. It will also be invaluable for qualified nurses and for other health professionals working with children with disabilities.FDR and Lucy: Lovers and Friends
By Resa Willis. 2005
The Executive Medical Services Professional: What It Takes to Get to the Top!
By Donna Goestenkors, Georgia Day. 2020
Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) hold a unique place in the healthcare industry. Medical Staff leaders, practitioners and providers rely on…
MSPs to ensure qualitative regulatory compliance, performance improvement, accreditation, credentialing and governance for physicians, practitioners, and other healthcare providers. MSPs ensure the design, implementation, and maintenance of current industry practices to promote quality patient care. Their roles are rapidly changing due to competition, increased government influence, and vast changes in technology that demand for service delivery improvements worldwide. The successful MSP will require a formal professional development plan, comprised of skills and knowledge for both personal and career choices as the industry moves into the future. This book is presented in an easy to read format and contains a series of building blocks, "points" to navigate career progression logically. Each point highlights solutions for MSPs to test and apply with real-life stories interspersed to illustrate points. This book contains a helpful glossary, sample job descriptions, and terms specific to the MSP.The Metaphor of Play: Origin and Breakdown of Personal Being
By Russell Meares. 2005
Personality disorder can be conceived as the result of a disruption on the development of self. This thoroughly updated edition…
of The Metaphor of Play examines how those who have suffered such disruption can be treated by understanding their sense of self and the fragility of their sense of existence. Based on the Conversational Model, this book demonstrates that the play of a pre-school child, and a mental activity similar to it in the adult, is necessary to the growth of a healthy self. The three sections of the book - Development, Disruption and Amplification and Integration - introduce such concepts as the exceptional field, paradoxical restoration, reversal, value and fit, and coupling, amplification and representation. This highly readable and lucid presentation of the role of play in the development of self will be of interest not only to therapists but also to those interested in the larger issues of mind and consciousness.Interpreting the Qur'an: Towards a Contemporary Approach
By Abdullah Saeed. 2005
How is the Qur'an - central to all Muslim societies - to be understood today in order to meet the…
needs of these societies? Abdullah Saeed, a distinguished Muslim scholar, explores the interpretation of the ethico-legal content of the Qur'an, whilst taking into consideration the changing nature of the modern world. Saeed explores the current debates surrounding the interpretation of the Qur'an, and their impact on contemporary understanding of this sacred text. Discussing the text's relevance to modern issues without compromising the overall framework of the Qur'an and its core beliefs and practices, he proposes a fresh approach, which takes into account the historical and contemporary contexts of interpretation. Inspiring healthy debate, this book is essential reading for students and scholars seeking a contemporary approach to the interpretation of the Qur'anic text.Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions (Ethics and Sport)
By Torbjörn Tännsjö, Claudio Tamburrini. 2005
Will the genetic design of athletes destroy sport … or will it lead to a new and extraordinary age of…
athletic achievement? Exploring a new territory in sport and ethics, this edited collection contains some of the best new writing that has emerged from the debates concerning the uses of genetic technologies to improve sport performance. Issues covered include: * gene technology and sports ethics* genetic testing in sports* gene technology and the sporting ethos* gene technology and gender equality in sport. This cutting-edge text is the first on the subject to analyze gender specific questions that arise from genetically modified sport and is likely to provoke further debate in the world of sport and bio-ethics. Contributors include Lincoln Allison, Ruth Chadwick, Arne Ljungqvist, Andy Miah, Christian Munthe, Bengt Saltin, Angela Schnieder and many more.Home Treatment for Acute Mental Disorders: An Alternative to Hospitalization
By David S. Heath. 2005
In the U.S., when a patient is in need of rigorous psychiatric care, the first step is hospitalization. However, elsewhere…
in the world, psychiatric home treatment is proposed as an alternative. Model programs in Canada and the United Kingdom are publicly administered by community health agencies or teaching hospitals. Home Treatment for Acute Mental Disorders provides a review of the literature on home care and describes working programs around the world. This timely volume reviews treatment plans for different disorders with case illustrations, explains the administration of a PHC program and offers guidelines to case workers. It will be of interest to psychiatrists and policy makers working on the issue of patient hospitalization.This important text analyzes the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, author of the well-known religious poem,…
the Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment) as well as the significant, but relatively overlooked, Siksasamuccaya (Compendium of Teachings). With particular focus on the Siksasamuccaya, this book uses original translations and critical analysis in order to answer the question: How would Santideva’s ethics be understood in terms of Western moral theory? Santideva’s ethical presuppositions and moral reasoning are illuminated by analyzing his key moral terms and comparing them to other Buddhist principles. By focusing on a neglected Buddhist Sanskrit text by a major Mahayana figure, Barbra R. Clayton helps to redress a significant imbalance in the scholarship on Buddhist ethics, which has - up to now - focused primarily on the ethics of the Pali literature as interpreted in the Theravada tradition.Early Christianity (Classical Foundations)
By Mark Humphries. 2005
Examining sources and case studies, this book explores early Christianity, how it was studied, how it is studied now, and…
how Judaeo-Christian values came to form the ideological bedrock of modern western culture. Looking at the diverse source materials available, from the earliest New Testament texts and the complex treaties of third century authors such as Lactantius, to archaeology, epigraphy and papyrology, the book examines what is needed to study the subject, what materials are available, how useful they are, and how the study of the subject may be approached. Case study chapters focus on important problems in the study of early Christianity including: the book of Acts as a text revelatory of the social dynamics of cities and as a text about the inherent tensions in Hellenistic Judaism orthodoxy and organization in early Christianity early Christianity and the Roman empire. Also including a comprehensive guide for students that lists major collections of literary and non-literary sources, major journals and series, and major text books, it is an excellent aid to the study of Christianity in history.Lessons in Leadership: Meeting the Challenges of Public Service Management
By Paul Joyce, Eileen Milner. 2005
Using international case study material, this book examines how ideas of visionary leadership have been developed and discusses their applicability…
to the public sector. The book covers: the tensions that can arise between administrative/bureaucratic traditions and the leadership styles required today the relationship between political leadership and organizational leadership different approaches that have been adopted by public service leaders in organizations around the globe and their level of success the extent to which existing theories of leadership are appropriate for a new management context. A welcome addition to the current literature, this book will be invaluable reading for students of public administration as well as practitioners and policy makers in the public services.Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth (Theorists of Myth)
By Daniel Merkur. 2005
Remaking Buddhism for Medieval Nepal: The Fifteenth-Century Reformation of Newar Buddhism
By Will Tuladhar-Douglas. 2005
Will Tuladhar-Douglas sheds new light on an important branch of Mahayana Buddhism and establishes the existence, character and causes of a…
renaissance of Buddhism in the fifteenth century in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. He provides the basis for the historical study of Newar Buddhism as one distinct tradition among the many that comprise Indic Buddhism. Through a thorough study of the relevant texts in the classical Himalayan languages (Sanskrit, Newari, Tibetan and Nepali), the book puts forward a new thesis about how the Newars legitimated and reinvented their tradition by devising new concepts of canonicity, as such it will appeal to scholars of the history and philology of Buddhism.Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions
By Elisabeth Arweck. 2005
New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness.…
But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern societies need to learn how best to respond to such movements, and how to interpret their benefits and dangers.Researching New Religious Movements provides a cutting-edge analysis of the controversy around new religions in America and Europe today. Drawing on original fieldwork, it explores the battles between the recruiting factions of groups like the Moonies, and the anti-cult movements and Church societies that have mobilized to oppose these. It considers academic and media interventions on both sides, placing special emphasis on the problems of objectivity inherent in the language of 'sects', 'abduction' and 'brainwashing'. Ideal for students, researchers and professionals, this provocative and much-needed book takes the debate over new religious movements to a newly sophisticated level.This book explores devotional Hinduism in a modern context of high consumerism and revolutionised communications. It focuses on a fast-growing…
and high-profile contemporary Hindu guru faith originating in India and attracting a transnational following. The organisation is led by a vastly popular female guru, Mata Amritanandamayi, whom devotees worship as an avatar and a healer of the ills of the contemporary world. By drawing upon multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork among the mata's primarily urban, educated 'middle class' Indian devotees, the author provides crucial insights into new trends in popular Hinduism in a post-colonial and rapidly modernising Indian setting.Cortical Development: Neural Diversity and Neocortical Organization
By Ryoichiro Kageyama, Tetsuo Yamamori. 2013
This book reviews recent progress in cortical development research focusing on the mechanisms of neural stem cell regulation …
neuronal diversity and connectivity formation and neocortical organization Development of the cerebral cortex the center for higher brain functions such as cognition memory and decision making is one of the major targets of current research The cerebral cortex is divided into many areas including motor sensory and visual cortices each of which consists of six layers containing a variety of neurons with different activities and connections As this book explains such diversity in neuronal types and connections is generated at various levels First neural stem cells change their competency over time giving sequential rise to distinct types of neurons and glial cells initially deep layer neurons then superficial layer neurons and lastly astrocytes The activities and connections of neurons are further modulated via interactions with other brain regions such as the thalamocortical circuit and via input from the environment This book on cortical development is essential reading for students postdocs and neurobiologistsClinical Medical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice
By Ehsan Samei, Douglas E. Pfeiffer. 2020
Clinical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice is the first text of its kind—a comprehensive reference work covering all imaging…
modalities in use in clinical medicine today. Destined to become a classic in the field, this book provides state-of-practice descriptions for each imaging modality, followed by special sections on new and emerging applications, technologies, and practices. Authored by luminaries in the field of medical physics, this resource is a sophisticated, one-volume handbook to a fast-advancing field that is becoming ever more central to contemporary clinical medicine. Summarizes the current state of clinical imaging physics in one-volume, with a focus on emerging technologies and applications Provides comprehensive coverage of all key clinical imaging modalities, taking into account the new realities in healthcare practice Features a strong focus on clinical application of principles and technology, now and in the future Contains authoritative text compiled by world-renowned editors and contributors responsible for guiding the development of the field Practicing radiologists and medical physicists will appreciate Clinical Imaging Physics as a peerless everyday reference work. Additionally, graduate students and residents in medical physics and radiology will find this book essential as they study for their board exams.Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Contagion: 'Our Feverish Contact' (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature #Vol. 1)
By Allan Conrad Christensen. 2005
This intriguing book examines the ways contagion - or disease - inform and shape a wide variety of nineteenth century texts…
and contexts. Christiensen dissects the cultural assumptions concerning disease, health, impurity and so on before exploring different perspectives on key themes such as plague, nursing and the hospital environment and focusing on certain key texts including Dicken's Bleak House, Gaskell's Ruth, and Zola's Le Docteur Pascal.3D Echocardiography of Structural Heart Disease: An Imaging Atlas
By Hakimeh Sadeghian, Zahra Savand-Roomi. 2017
This atlas presents outstanding three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic images of structural heart diseases, including congenital and valvular diseases and cardiac masses…
and tumors. The aim is to enable the reader to derive maximum diagnostic and treatment benefit from the modality through optimal image acquisition and interpretation. To this end a wide range of instructive individual cases are depicted, with sequential arrangement of all images and views of diagnostic value, including 3D zoom, full-volume, and live 3D images. For each case, a key lesson is highlighted and attention is drawn to aspects of relevance to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, readers will have online access to echocardiographic video clips for each patient. The closing part of the book examines the role of 3D echocardiography in structural heart disease interventions. The superb quality of the illustrations and the range of cases considered ensure that this atlas will be an excellent visual learning tool and an ideal aid for cardiology residents and fellows in day-to-day clinical practice.Genetic Governance: Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era
By Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen. 2005
Ethical and practical issues around genetic research are of major international concern, both in academia and in the public domain.…
Questions concerning what interventions are possible and appropriate with the increasing amount of genetic information available, challenge our understandings of ourselves, our health and wellbeing, and the role of medical ethics, public health, surveillance and risk. However there has been little reflection on the socio-political effects of this new genetic knowledge and the changes in practice that are currently impacting on our lives.Containing contributions from key international researchers, this book examines the broader issues of genetic debates and looks at how prediction and risk assessment is being changed in the arenas of health, medicine and reproduction, bringing new insight on the dangers of surveillance, regulation and increased inequality. Developed out of the Taylor and Francis journal Critical Public Health, the book considers the implications of developments in genetics for contemporary liberal governance, as well as for the future of healthcare and public health.The NHS Experience: The 'Snakes and Ladders' Guide for Patients and Professionals
By Hilary Cass. 2005
The NHS Experience is an accessible and engaging guide for all those journeying through the NHS, whether as patients, carers…
or professionals. It draws on the experience of staff and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital to provide good practice guidance for both users and providers of health care. Based on the successful Snakes and Ladders drama programme developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital, this unique book uses the story of Daniel, a fictional child with the life-limiting disease cystic fibrosis, to provide insight into the enormous challenges faced by patients, their families and the professionals involved in their care. Asking difficult questions about how we can improve the NHS experience for everyone at the front line, Daniel’s story builds on information from a wealth of sources to highlight: the practical, ethical, resource and financial dilemmas integral to the NHS the vital issues around communication, trust, management of clinical errors, consent, shared decision-making and bereavement the realities of fragmented care, bed shortages, uncertain diagnoses, and complex and difficult treatment choices. This is a book that should be read by all healthcare professionals and everyone who uses the NHS.