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Probiotics and Health Claims

2011-01-29T21:13:00.000-08:00

Probiotics have long been at the forefront of the functional food industry, but it is only recently that their health benefits have begun to be demonstrated. These recent findings have helped to provide a scientific basis for establishing health claims relating to food products. At the same time, the need for objective regulation of these claims has become more imperative. Today, health claim regulations are subject to intensive discussions in public as well as by experts, and new legislative developments have been implemented in the European Union, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, India, China and Japan.
Probiotics and Health Claims brings together world-renowned experts to discuss the very latest developments, requirements and assessment procedures in health claims relating to probiotics. The authors’ comparative approach places special emphasis upon understanding the various legal contexts found internationally. This is combined with cases and examples of best practice in both research and business, to create a realistic view of the effect of health claims on probiotic products. Special topics, including the parts played by meta-analysis, pediatrics, SMEs and innovation, illuminate an area of scientific research and industrial enterprise which will only continue to grow i importance in the years to come.
The book is aimed primarily at food developers and scientists working in food, health and nutrition, but is also ideal for researchers, consulting experts and policy-makers who need to compare the legal and regulatory systems used around the world. The readership may also include nutrition professionals, physicians and teachers.

About the Author

Wolfgang Kneifel is Professor for Food Quality Assurance at BOKU, Vienna.
Seppo Salminen is Professor and Head of the Functional Foods Forum at the University of Turku, Finland.

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Hardcover: 360 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 15, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 140519491X
ISBN-13: 978-1405194914
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches

Designing and Implementing Health Care Provider Payment Systems: How-to Manuals

2010-12-02T10:26:00.000-08:00

A set of manuals that helps low- and middle-income countries design and implement performance-based health care provider payment systems.

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Paperback: 321 pages
Publisher: World Bank Publications; 1 edition (June 16, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821378155
ISBN-13: 978-0821378151
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches

Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2010: Health Care Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

2010-11-27T14:19:00.000-08:00

Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac is the only complete reference to the American Health Care Industry and its leading corporations. Whatever your purpose for researching the health care field, you'll find this award-winning reference book to be a valuable guide. No other source provides this massive book s easy-to-understand comparisons of national health expenditures, emerging technologies, patient populations, hospitals, clinics, corporations, research, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and many other areas of vital importance. Included in the market research sections are dozens of statistical tables covering every aspect of the industry, from Medicare expenditures to hospital utilization, from insured and uninsured populations to revenues to health care expenditures as a percent of GDP. A special area covers vital statistics and health status of the U.S. population. The corporate analysis section features in-depth profiles of the 'Health Care 500' the 500 largest and most successful for-profit firms within the health care system, from the leading companies in pharmaceuticals to the major managed care companies. Details for each corporation include growth plans, divisions, subsidiaries, brand names, competitive advantage and financial results--as well as executives by title and valuable contact information such as phone, fax, website and address.
Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

About the Author

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett's client list includes 5,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors. Jack Plunkett's work has been widely covered by hundreds of magazines, newspapers and broadcast stations, including stories in USA Today and Inc. Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal. The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists.

Product Details

Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: Plunkett Research; 1 Pap/Cdr edition (October 30, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593921543
ISBN-13: 978-1593921545
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.6 inches

American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia

2010-11-25T10:46:00.000-08:00

Book features:

The only new major medical encyclopedia of the century, completely written by the American Medical Association, America?s top medical authority.
Organized in easy-to-use A-Z format, it covers thousands of medical terms from the common cold to the Lyme Disease. Hundreds of different surgical procedures and tests are explained, as well as the benefits and potential side effects of drugs and treatments.
Also includes timely information on issues such as bioterrorism, genetic research, robotic surgery, brain imaging, and bionic people.
Includes cutting-edge topics in alternative medicine, nutrition, mental health, and cosmetic surgery.
Written and reviewed by top medical doctors and specialists, the Complete Medical Encyclopedia sets a new standard for consumer medical reference.
Medical editors for this AMA-authored book were Jerrold B. Leikin, MD, and Martin S. Lipsky, MD, both on the faculty of Northwestern University medical school.

About the Author

The AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is the world's most respected and renowned authority in medicine. Founded in 1847, it is the largest and most prestigious professional association for doctors in the United States. The AMA is also the publisher of the acclaimed medical periodical JAMA, which features groundbreaking medical research studies.

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Hardcover: 1376 pages
Publisher: Random House Reference; 1 edition (October 14, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812991001
ISBN-13: 978-0812991000
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.5 x 2.1 inches

Home Health Care Provider: A Guide to Essential Skills

2010-03-31T00:48:00.000-07:00

Home Health Care Provider: A Guide to Essential Skills by Emily Prieto is designed to foster quality care to home care recipients. It is written for companions, home health aides, and other care givers who deliver non-medical home care. Prieto provides information, tips, and techniques on personal care routines as well as additional responsibilities that are often necessary in this work, including home safety and maintenance, meal planning, errand running, caring for couples, and making use of recreational time. Going beyond standard nurses' aide training manuals, the book focuses on the psycho-social needs of home care recipients, stressing the need to maintain the house as a home and sustaining the recipient's way of life throughout caregiving situations. Prieto stresses interpersonal skills that benefit recipient and caregiver, creating a systematic, easy-to-follow plan for delivering quality service and maintaining, or improving, quality of life.

About the Author
Emily Prieto, MBA, LSW, became a Licensed Social Worker after studying Recreational Gerontology and Sociology. She works in nursing homes and an adult day care center. Independently, she offered social work consulting to nursing homes in Central Ohio. In addition, she was the Activity Director in an Alzheimer's care facility and an adult day care center, where she also served as the Program Manager. In 2001, she started 2nd Watch Senior Care, a business that provides non-medical, companion and errand services to older adults living in the community. She has been a Franklin County (Ohio) Volunteer Guardian for ten years, serving to direct care and make health-care decisions for nursing-home residents with limited resources.

Book Details

Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (June 9, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826128521
ISBN-13: 978-0826128522
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Total Customer Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Approach for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

Total Customer Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Approach for Health Care Providers by Stephanie G. Sherman and V. Clayton Sherman is a valuable tool for any health care leader dedicated to improving the quality of care and enhancing patient satisfaction. Combining theory and discussion with a practical `action plan' format, Sherman challenges the reader to think about solutions, not just ideas.
Total Customer Satisfaction reports on the breakthrough methods used by award winning hospitals and health care organizations to achieve top-rated national status in customer satisfaction. Learn from top experts in the field how to create and implement a total customer satisfaction tactical plan that will boost customer satisfaction ratings in your health care organization.
About the Author
STEPHANIE G. SHERMAN is executive vice president of Management House, Inc. and is the author of Make Yourself Memorable, which was adopted by the Newbridge Executive Program.
V. CLAYTON SHERMAN is the author of the bestselling Jossey-Bass book Creating the New American Hospital.
Book Details

Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (January 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0787943924
ISBN-13: 978-0787943929
Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
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The Health Care Provider's Guide to Facing the Malpractice Deposition

2007-09-18T09:50:00.001-07:00

An anesthesiologist chips a patient's tooth during a difficult intubation. A surgeon leaves tiny abrasions on a patient's abdomen during a delicate surgical procedure. And an operating room nurse accidentally nips a patient's finger with a pair of scissors. Not all of these examples of medical mistakes will result in malpractice suits. But for the ones that do, health care providers must invariably come to grips with facing the most important step in defending a medical malpractice lawsuit - the deposition phase. Whether or not a malpractice case ends in settlement or at trial, depositions are the most important pieces of evidence because a witness' performance during this phase is literally carved in stone, and facts elicited from depositions often play a major role throughout the remainder of the litigation.
The Health Care Provider's Guide to Facing the Malpractice Deposition by M.D., Constance G. Uribe can provide anyone in the health care industry with the tools necessary to come out of a malpractice deposition unscathed or with as few bruises as possible. This exhaustive book includes excerpts from actual depositions, and addresses topics such as law and legal thinking, the standard of care, preparing for the deposition, and common forms of interrogation. While this text will not protect health care providers from malpractice litigation or prevent pricey settlements and judgments, it can help prevent medical personnel from becoming self-damaging witnesses and their own worst enemies.
Book Details

Paperback: 158 pages
Publisher: CRC (November 22, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849320593
ISBN-13: 978-0849320590
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The Latino Patient: A Cultural Guide for Healthcare Providers

2007-09-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

Developing a strong command of the Spanish language is not a realistic goal for most health care providers wishing to establish rapport with their Latino patients. Yet, growing numbers of health professionals are realizing the importance of understanding Latino cultural values as they impact the clinical encounter. Such knowledge can enhance their ability to communicate with and treat Latino patients effectively and respectfully.
The Latino Patient: A Cultural Guide for Healthcare Providers by Nilda Chong is a much needed resource that is finally available. The strength of this book is the focus on health care practice, and the vignettes illustrating Latino cultural values in the clinical setting. The first part provides valuable insight into the familistic Latino culture. The second part is a gem, translating this information into practical vignettes in realistic situations.
Latinos are dramatically changing the demographic profile of the United States.
The Latino Patient provides an in-depth exploration of Latino diversity; relevant cultural values; health status, beliefs and practices; and effective communication strategies. The author has developed an original, practice-oriented model that leads the health practitioner from greeting the patient to ultimately negotiating treatment. The book is hands-on, providing numerous illustrative vignettes gleaned from the author's experience.
Book Details

Paperback: 170 pages
Publisher: Intercultural Press (June 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1877864951
ISBN-13: 978-1877864957
Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
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Safe Patient Handling And Movement: A Guide for Nurses And Other Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

Safe Patient Handling And Movement: A Guide for Nurses And Other Health Care Providers by Audrey L., Ph.D. Nelson presents best practices in safe patient handling and movement, and includes the following approaches to caregiver safety:

Evidence-based standards for safe patient movement and preventing musculoskeletal injuries.
An overview of available equipment and technology for safe patient handling.
Specific architectural designs for ergonomically safe patient care space.
Institutional policies (such as the use of lift teams) that can be easily implemented in your hospital or health care institution.

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Paperback
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company (December 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826163637
ISBN-13: 978-0826163639
Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $45.00

An anesthesiologist chips a patient's tooth during a difficult intubation

2007-09-18T09:41:00.000-07:00

Paperback: 158 pages
Publisher: CRC (November 22, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849320593
ISBN-13: 978-0849320590
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Quick Reference for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:40:00.001-07:00

Quick Reference for Health Care Providers by Thomson Delmar Learning is designed as a reference for allied health students or practicing professionals. This book provides reference information on medical terminology, common abbreviations, time, temperature and systems of measurement and their conversions, normal values for vitals, communication tip and dosage calculations formulas.
About the Author
Find learning solutions to boost your career, augment your curriculum, improve your training courses or help you master new skills, from the leader in skills based solutions for educational institutions, businesses, and professionals - Thomson Delmar Learning.
Book Details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 1 edition (October 11, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401858082
ISBN-13: 978-1401858087
Book Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
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Promoting Treatment Adherence: A Practical Handbook for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:39:00.001-07:00

Promoting Treatment Adherence: A Practical Handbook for Health Care Providers by William T. O'Donohue and Eric R. Levensky addresses a central issue in contemporary therapeutic practice: adherence to treatment. This volume will present cutting edge research and theory on adherence, both in general and with respect to individual treatment concerns (such as diabetes, HIV, heart care, etc.). Contributors are all well-known researchers in their respective areas. Sooner or later every therapist encounters issues around adherence. This book will be a valuable resource to a wide range of clinical practitioners. The book will also be of interest to some instructors in clinical courses. As every health care provider knows only too well, poor patient adherence to treatment is an enormous barrier to effective health care delivery.
Promoting Treatment Adherence provides health care providers with a comprehensive set of information and strategies for understanding and promoting treatment adherence across a wide range of treatment types and clinical populations. The information is presented in a practical how-to manner, and is intended as a resource that practitioners can draw from to improve skills in promoting treatment adherence.
To facilitate ease of use for the practitioner, the volume is divided into five targeted sections. In the first section, the reader is provided with a general overview of the primary issues in treatment adherence relevant to practitioners. The second presents specific guidelines for assessing rates of patient adherence, as well as for assessing patient readiness to adhere to treatment and for identifying and understanding specific barriers to adherence in individual patients. In the third section, detailed guidelines for the implementation of each of effective strategies and techniques for facilitating patient adherence to treatment are presented, including motivational interviewing, patient education, skills training, increasing resources and support, problems solving, and relapse prevention. The fourth and fifth sections provide guidelines for the application of the information and strategies discussed in the previous sections to promoting adherence to a variety of specific treatments and with a variety of specific patient populations, with an emphasis is discussing considerations and issues specific to each treatment and patient population. Whereapplicable, each of the chapters presents a case-example as well as suggestions for further reading.
Book Details

Paperback: 472 pages
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (July 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1412944821
ISBN-13: 978-1412944823
Book Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1 inches
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Patient Self-Management of Chronic Disease: The Health Care Provider's Challenge

2007-09-18T09:36:00.001-07:00

Patient Self-Management of Chronic Disease: The Health Care Provider's Challenge by Barbara K. Redman dDescribes evidence-based practices for patient or family self-management preparation for a wide variety of diseases, illnesses, and symptoms. In this book, approximately 15 diseases are covered in this theoretically based manual, which includes evidence-based standards for patient education for each disease.Each chapter describes a specific disease or symptom and provides standards for self-management preparation, effective interventions for a variety of cultural backgrounds, and instruments for assessment. Softcover. DNLM: Chronic Disease.
Book Details

Paperback: 209 pages
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (June 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076372307X
ISBN-13: 978-0763723071
Book Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
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OSHA Regulations and Guidelines: A Guide for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

OSHA Regulations and Guidelines: A Guide for Health Care Providers (Osha Regulations and Guidelines) by Ronald P. Nielsen provides an overview of the OSHA regulations and standards for safety as they apply to health care sites. (prevention, infection, hazard, chemicals, OSHA, safety, Allied Health, guidelines).
If you want information about OSHA standards as it relates to health care, this is the book for you. It is easy to understand, covers all of the basics and even has chapter tests, (good for employee training). There are contacts at the back of the book for further information from a variety of sources. It covers fire, bloodborne pathogens, hazardous materials, respirators, TB, ergonomics, hazardous waste, radiation, infection control, confined spaces, medical records. It is an invaluable medical practice tool.
Book Details

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 1 edition (November 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076680478X
ISBN-13: 978-0766804784
Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
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Multiskilling: Point Of Care Testing for the Health Care Provider

2007-09-18T09:33:00.000-07:00

Multiskilling: Point Of Care Testing for the Health Care Provider (Delmar's Multiskilling Series) by Beverly M. Kovanda teaches the student how to perform point-of-care testing so that diagnostic decisions can be made within minutes. Point-of-care testing occurs from a capillary puncture, a high-risk procedure. This text not only shows how to perform this procedure, but also emphasizes safety, minimizing discomfort to the client and accurately collecting a capillary blood specimen which will yield quality point-of-care test results, thus providing a higher level of patient care.
Book Info
Columbus State Community College, OH. Programmed learning module for use in cross-training health care providers in capillary puncture techniques. Pamphlet with perforated pages and three-ring punched. DNLM: Electrocardiography--methods.
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Paperback: 85 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 1 edition (October 31, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 082738453X
ISBN-13: 978-0827384538
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Hidden Addictions: Assessment Practices for Psychotherapists, Counselors, and Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hidden Addictions: Assessment Practices for Psychotherapists, Counselors, and Health Care Providers by Marilyn Freimuth provides a wealth of information to help therapists and other health professionals recognize and assess for possible 'hidden addictions' among their patients and clients. Even when patients seek treatment for other problems, many have co-occurring problems with alcohol, other substances, or 'process addictions' such as excessive shopping, gambling, or cybersex. Therapists will benefit from the author's description of multiple assessment strategies designed to uncover addictive behavior patterns that will facilitate treatment planning. I highly recommend this valuable resource for all therapists and clinical students in training.
This is as academic as a serious textbook needs to be but it is also very readable, practical and persuasive. Its purpose is to help professionals and graduate students who work in the mental health field to uncover and deal with those addictive behaviours that are hidden behind a mountain of other problems.
The book is enjoyable, thoughtful, informative, and offers an array of clinical examples. Dr. Freimuth does a nice job of addressing varying theoretical perspectives, diagnostic and clinical ambiguities, and therapeutic process/relationship factors. The information provided is helpful in developing case conceptualizations and considering various treatment interventions. Kudos to the author for this wonderful clinical resource.
About the Author
Marilyn Freimuth is professor of Clinical Psychology at the Fielding Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California where she specializes in substance abuse diagnosis, addiction treatment and the theory-practice relationship. She also maintains a private practice.
Book Details

Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Jason Aronson (September 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765700794
ISBN-13: 978-0765700797
Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
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Health Care Providers, Institutions, and Patients: Changing Patterns of Care Provision and Care Delivery

2007-09-18T09:30:00.000-07:00

Health Care Providers, Institutions, and Patients: Changing Patterns of Care Provision and Care Delivery (Research in the Sociology of Health Care) by J.J. Kronenfeld explores issues connected with health care providers, institutions, and patients. The focus of many of the articles is on changing patterns of care delivery and provision of care, as it affects these important groups of actors within the health care system. The articles range from those that focus on more specialized groups of patients, such as the elderly, to those that focus on people who deliver health care services to those that deal with more general issues of the restructuring of the US health care system.
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Hardcover: 250 pages
Publisher: JAI Press (February 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762306440
ISBN-13: 978-0762306442
Book Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
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Health Care Providers' Government Relations Handbook: Strategies for Influencing Policy

2007-09-18T09:29:00.000-07:00

Health Care Providers' Government Relations Handbook: Strategies for Influencing Policy by Martha Dale Nathanson provides health executives and their consultants with the expertise to develop their own long-term plan for government relations and explains how to utilize the services of contract lobbyists more efficiently. Executives, strategists, attorneys, and other advisors can draw from the book’s numerous real life examples and case studies to craft their own strategy for achieving their organization’s goals.
This Book Will Help You:

Develop a powerful long-term government relations plan.
Understand the scope of government regulation on the health care industry.
Engage supporters from within your organization and from your community in communicating with local, state and federal government about issues of importance to your organization and your patients.
Craft a strategic approach to solving your organization’s health policy dilemmas and convey your needs to legislative committees and staff.
Prepare persuasive lobbying materials such as position papers, support letters, draft bill language and testimony that address serious operational issues.
Hire the right mix of internal staff and contract lobbyists to achieve your goals.
Obtain sufficient government funds to maintain your health facility.

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Hardcover: 202 pages
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers (October 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763731919
ISBN-13: 978-0763731915
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Guide to the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection ACT: A Practical Guide for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:28:00.001-07:00

Guide to the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection ACT: A Practical Guide for Health Care Providers by Halyna N. Perun, Michael Orr, and Fannie Dimitriadis prescribes comprehensive rules for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information in all types of health care settings, including hospitals, psychiatric facilities, laboratories, ambulance services, and nursing homes. It applies to all regulated health professionals and to non-regulated health professionals who provide health care for payment, such as acupuncturists, psychotherapists, and ultrasonographers. The Guide to the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act is a comprehensive, practical resource for all health care providers about this complex new legislation. Written in plain language, it provides a detailed, well-organized explanation of the Act and regulations and how they apply to and affect all health care settings.
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Paperback: 846 pages
Publisher: Irwin Law (October 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1552211002
ISBN-13: 978-1552211007
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Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical and Healing Guide to End-Of-Life Issues for Families, Patients, and Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

Medical Care of the Soul: A Practical and Healing Guide to End-Of-Life Issues for Families, Patients, and Health Care Providers by Bruce G. Bartlow is for all of us who are facing death, or will someday die. We all will be there, but few of us admit it to ourselves. A doctor who constantly questions his own role in preserving life at any cost, Bruce Bartlow has written a pragmatic guide to making the full spectrum of end-of-life decisions. He stresses the importance of predetermining the quality of life we wish to hold onto in our last days, and of committing those determinations to writing (and includes a wealth of forms to be used for that purpose).
His instructions include practical steps we can take to arrange the end of life, and what roles each participant can play, including a full integration of healthcare providers, families and patients. All come to an individual's death seeking their own healing, and all have the ability to heal themselves and the others.
In teaching us how to face death, "Medical Care of the Soul" is more a guidebook for living than for dying. By envisioning our own death from the soul's perspective, each of us can transform what remains of this life. We can choose to see the awareness of death not as a terrible loss, but as the last, loudest call to discover what we came here to do. The sooner we make this shift, the more time and clarity we will have to achieve our deepest goals and fill the last of life with loving resolution.
Bruce Bartlow has devoted years to care of the poor and neglected, not just in this country but in others. He is as much a humanist as a scientist and part of what makes this book remarkable is his ability to make empathic connections with patients and colleagues. "Medical Care of the Soul" offers a structured approach to fulfilling the "soul" or deep essential healing needed at the end of life, bringing to our last days the same opportunities for depth and sacredness celebrated in the bestseller "Care of the Soul."
About the Author
Bruce G. Bartlow, M.D., has been practicing medicine for more than twenty-five years, mostly in San Francisco and surrounding areas. Board certified in internal medicine, nephrology and critical care, he has been on staff at several hospitals, including Mt. Zion and St. Luke's in San Francisco. He now practices critical care, nephrology and ethics in Redding, California.
Book Details

Hardcover: 289 pages
Publisher: Johnson Books (August 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1555662536
ISBN-13: 978-1555662530
Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
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Understanding Human Behavior: A Guide For Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

Understanding Human Behavior: A Guide For Health Care Providers 6th edition by Mary Elizabeth Milliken is a unique book designed to present basic psychological concepts in a format appropriate for all allied health learners. The book provides numerous examples and activities that encourage learners to study their own behavior in light of new teachings with a vocabulary level that is appropriate for students enrolled in health-related programs. It can be used as the primary resource in a course on human relations/personal growth and as a supplementary book for topics presented within other courses such as the basic health occupations course, vocational adjustments, communication skills and ethics/professional development.
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Paperback: 555 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 6 edition (August 28, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0827382219
ISBN-13: 978-0827382213
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Y2K Assessment Guide for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:24:00.001-07:00

Y2K Assessment Guide for Health Care Providers by MD Nicolette Francey. Year 2000 issues are incredibly pervasive and could adversely affect the functioning of medical equipment and increase your exposure to malpractice liabilities. Your malpractice, general liability and all-risk insurance providers have issued liability disclaimers for most, if not all, Year 2000 based claims on the basis that they are known (and therefore, avoidable) risks that will not be covered.
This Guide comes with a disk that allows the user to obtain reports on the status of their equipment. This whole process is estimated to be in the 6 figures, however with the help of this guide practices may be able to cut this cost significantly and also with a step by step approach diminish the anxiety of office personnel and patients.
About the Author
The author is a medical doctor who has extensive experience in the issues of running a practice. Also, as the Director of a company providing medical compliance services to corporation, she had much experience in the issues of compliances in occupational health and other related field. A graduate of the University of KY Medical School, member of numerous professional associations such as AMA, NY County Medical Society, Women's Medical Association .. the author has been very active in creating an answer and putting together simple solutions for the Y2000 issues which will strike practices with additional burden in the year 1999.
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Ring-bound: 70 pages
Publisher: CorpWell Publishing (February 1, 1999)
ISBN-10: 0967064309
ISBN-13: 978-0967064307
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Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Military Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:23:00.000-07:00

Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Military Health Care Providers report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A882514. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the knowledge and practices of military health care providers regarding the use of emergency contraception. A cross-sectional convenience sample was used to survey 435 military health care providers at 2 military hospitals.
Two research questions guided the study:
What are the knowledge and practices of military health care providers regarding emergency contraception?
Is there a relationship between knowledge and practices of military health care providers regarding emergency contraception?
A 24-item researcher-developed survey was used for data collection. The variables measured were knowledge and practice. The diffusion of innovations theory served as the theoretical model physicians, resident physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants (N = 104) completed the survey. All participants reported having heard of emergency contraception. A moderate relationship was noted between knowledge and practices (r = .57, p < . 01). Participants had more knowledge about emergency contraception than practices. This study suggests the need for an educational program to improve knowledge and practices and the need for further research with a military population.
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Spiral-bound
Publisher: Storming Media (2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423502663
ISBN-13: 978-1423502661

Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policy-Makers

2007-09-18T09:20:00.000-07:00

Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policy-Makers by Regina E. Herzlinger provides a thought-provoking look inside a new, powerful force slowly transforming America's dysfunctional health care industry. Consumer-Driven Health Care builds on her popular 1997 book Market-Driven Health Care: Who Wins, Who Loses in the Transformation of America's Largest Service Industry.
In the first part of her new 900-page book, Dr. Herzlinger makes a convincing case about how and why health care is broken and why market-based solutions - which empower consumers - are best. She restates the case she made in Market-Driven Health Care for putting consumers directly in charge of their own decisions (picking insurance plans, making medical decisions).
Through transparency of information, a realignment of incentives, and new tools to support decision-making by patients, the consumer-driven model gives individuals a clear stake in their own health care. While not unique to other parts of the US economy, the approach is a radical departure for the $1.7 trillion health care market. As Dr. Herzlinger makes clear in her energetic analysis, the absence of these proven market-based tools goes a long to explain why health care became our most inefficient, outdated, and error-prone industry.
The second part - about 80 percent of the book - is a collection of 73 think pieces written by 92 other experts. With short introductions by Dr. Herzlinger, these articles serve as a useful initial knowledge base for a growing field with an uncertain future.
The book has its limitations. For example, Dr. Herzlinger's case for the consumer-driven model fails to address the Medicare and Medicaid systems. It also leaves a variety of practical transition and execution issues unaddressed, although these are beyond the purpose of this volume. Because articles were written several years ago as part of a conference and most of the writers lack purchaser-side experience, the book also does not deal with the growing list of market-based reforms underway by large employers and innovative health plans.
In addition, since the field is still in its infancy, Dr. Herzlinger is a business researcher, and the contributors are largely wide-eyed entrepreneurs, the book will likely frustrate health policy wonks and others stuck in the technical minutia and ideological fights that characterize most health care discussions. But then, that's just as well. Too often analysts forget that health care is a business and operates as a market, albeit a flawed one insulated from tools proven to drive quality and efficiency. And we need all the wide-eyed, out-of-the-box thinking we can get.
Dr. Herzlinger also has her detractors. It reminds me of the old joke that there are two kinds of people in the world: people who like Wayne Newton and people who don't. Well, it seems that health care wonkdom is divided by those who like Reggie Herzlinger's ideas and those who don't. However, given the massive problems in American health care, her plain-spoken, business-savvy contributions remain as useful as they are provocative.
Book Details

Hardcover: 978 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (April 9, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0787952583
ISBN-13: 978-0787952587
Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 2.4 inches
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Complementary Therapies for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:19:00.000-07:00

Complementary Therapies for Health Care Providers by Merrily A. Kuhn is a pocket-sized reference, discusses over 100 complementary therapies. Includes 23 commonly used herbs and 31 phytochemicals, herbology, nutrition, mind and body control, manual healing, and biological treatments. Halftone illustrations. Outline format. Softcover. DNLM: Alternative Medicine.
Book Details

Paperback: 381 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1st edition (January 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781719194
ISBN-13: 978-0781719193
Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
List Price: $28.95

Care of the Sick Neonate: Quick Reference for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:18:00.000-07:00

Care of the Sick Neonate: Quick Reference for Health Care Providers by Paulette S. Haws is a quick reference book for the neonatal nurse practitioner. This book covers Prenatal and Labor and Delivery, Delivery Room Management, and Neonatal Management, including NICU admission and common problems organized by body system. Most common neonatal diseases, health management strategies and interventions, and mathematical calculations are addressed. The information is presented in a succinct, user-friendly outline format, with additional resources at the end of each chapter. Appendices include AAP immunization guidelines and weight and temperature conversion charts.
Book Info
Christiana Care Health Services, Inc., Newark, DE. Pocket-sized outline and compilation of basic perinatal and neonatal information. Covers pregnancy and labor, delivery room management, neonatal management, hematology, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disorders, and neurologic disorders. For nurses and students. Wire-spiral binding.
Book Details

Spiral-bound: 304 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Spi edition (April 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781734967
ISBN-13: 978-0781734967
Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
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Breast Care: A Clinical Guidebook for Women's Primary Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:16:00.000-07:00

Breast Care: A Clinical Guidebook for Women's Primary Health Care Providers by William H. Hindle presents the expertise and protocols of the renowned Breast Diagnostic Center at USC School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A user-friendly reference for the primary care physician, this book details the management of both benign and malignant breast diseases. Topics include:

The clinical examination and instruction for self-exam.
Mammography for both screening and diagnosis, management of the abnormal mammogram.
Lactation and breast feeding.
Diagnosis and treatment of lumps, cysts, fibroadenomas.
Fine-needle aspiration and ultrasound guided tissue core needle biopsy.
Evaluation and management of mastalgia.
Menstrual and hormonal therapy effects on the breast.
The cosmetically treated breast.
Guidelines for follow-up and surveillance.

An important section on consultation and referrals reviews the roles of the radiologist, oncologist, and surgeon and provides the primary care physician with the information necessary to counsel the patient on the myriad aspects of multidisciplinary treatment planning. The text includes more than 100 illustrations and algorithms, with 16 in color, as well as "Practice Guides" which organize the key practice points, signs, and symptoms. This is a must-have handbook for all providers of health care to women.
Book Details

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 21, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0387983481
ISBN-13: 978-0387983486
Book Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
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Basic Infection Control for Health Care Providers

2007-09-18T09:15:00.001-07:00

Basic Infection Control for Health Care Providers by Michael Kennamer. Anyone with a risk of occupational exposure to communicable disease, from doctors, EMTs and nurses to police officers, shelter workers and tattoo artists, needs the information found in "Basic Infection Control for the Health Care Profession." This comprehensive guide examines how the history of modern infection control relates to current practices and presents specific, practical strategies for guarding against disease. Cover the latest OSHA and CDC standards and guidelines on bloodborne and airborne disease prevention and meets the revised Department of Transportation EMT curriculum requirements at the basic, intermediate and paramedic levels. Written in a manner that is accessible to those outside of the medical profession.
Book Info
Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville. Pocket-sized guide to occupational exposure hazards and ways of guarding against communicable diseases. Covers modern infection control practices, practical strategies for self protection, case studies, and OSHA and CDC standards and guidelines. Softcover.
Book Details

Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning (January 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0766826791
ISBN-13: 978-0766826793
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Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers

2007-09-15T20:50:00.000-07:00

Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers by Barbara Acello was written to prepare the nursing assistant or patient care technician to provide advanced patient care procedures. The book includes content on sterile procedures, including preparing and working with a sterile field, using sterile technique, and performing sterile dressing changes, wet to dry dressings. Venipuncture technique is covered in several chapters as well as intravenous procedures and many other advanced skills. The importance of reporting information and observations to the licensed supervisor is emphasized throughout the book. To this end, most chapters contain special text boxes listing observations to be reported and recorded. Added highlights within the text narrative include safety and infection control alerts, and age related information; information that is important to the student and in keeping with the latest health care trends.
Book Info
Textbook for advance patient care information. For students and caregivers or patient care technicians (PCTs) who will perform advanced skills in acute care facilities, clinics, HMOs, home health care agencies, and other facilities. Full-color format includes chapter objectives, highlighted key terms, tables, clinical applications, and chapter review. Softcover.
About the Author
As an independent nurse consultant and educator, Barbara Acello, MS, RN, has worked in long-term care for more than thirty-three years. In addition to owning and operating a school for nursing assistants, she helped to write and develop mandatory state curricula for nurse aides and EMTs. She has also written and/or contributed to approximately 60 textbooks, instructor guides, quick reference guides, and supplemental instructional material for healthcare personnel.
During her nursing career, Ms. Acello has worked in eight states as a director of nursing, long-term care facility consultant, and educator.
With a particular interest and expertise in the clinical geriatrics, Ms. Acello's subspecialties include resident safety, pain assessment and management, restraints, pressure ulcers, and infection control. She is committed to improving working conditions, education, and professionalism for personnel in the long-term care industry.
Book Details

Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 2 edition (July 13, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1418001333
ISBN-13: 978-1418001339
Book Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

2007-04-22T01:26:00.000-07:00

Communicating Online with AHRQ: If you want to communicate your comments, questions, requests, or suggestions by E-mail to AHRQ, please use the Ask a Question or Provide Feedback features at: http://info.ahrq.gov.

Communicating by Mail with AHRQ: Send your letter with comments or questions to:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000
Rockville, MD 20850.

Communicating by Phone with AHRQ: The public inquiries number is: (301) 427-1364.

Department of Health and Human Services

2007-04-22T01:22:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2007-04-22T01:15:00.000-07:00

1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Tel: 404-639-3311
CDC Contact Center: 800-CDC-INFO
888-232-6348 (TTY)

American Medical Association

2007-04-22T01:11:00.000-07:00

515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(800) 621-8335
Patients:
Please be aware that the AMA does not provide individual medical advice.
Physicians:
Calling the AMA Member Relations Center at (800) 621-8335

National Cancer Institute

2007-04-22T00:59:00.000-07:00

Mail
Write to the National Cancer Institute at:
NCI Public Inquiries Office
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Bethesda, MD 20892-8322

Telephone
Talk with an information specialist from the NCI's Cancer Information Service, in English or Spanish, within the United States, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time.

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Gynecologic Cancer Foundation

2007-04-22T00:56:00.000-07:00

230 W. Monroe, Suite 2528
Chicago, IL 60606
312.578.1439
FAX: 312.578.9769
info@thegcf.org