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Behavioral Integrative Care Treatments That Work in the Primary Care Setting

Behavioral Integrative Care Treatments That Work in the Primary Care Setting

Integrated care is arguably one of the most important developments in the delivery of health care over the last few years. This new approach to health care roughly defined as the provision of behavioral or mental health care in a way that is more coordinated with the primary medical healthcare setting has the focused goal of providing a more complete care for the patient. This book focuses on three main content areas. Firstly the treatment of psychological problems in the context of primary medical care will be addressed in several chapters. Secondly several chapters address co-morbid psychological factors that play a key role in the effective medical management of physical diseases either acute or chronic. Finally several chapters address issues relevant to the overall practice of integrated care. This book is intended to extend and bridge the existing literatures of integrated care behavioral medicine consultation-liaison psychiatry medical cost offset and healthcare economics by providing a comprehensive and current handbook of the clinical protocols that might be applied to the practice of integrated care. | Behavioral Integrative Care Treatments That Work in the Primary Care Setting

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Partners in Palliative Care Enhancing Ethics in Care at the End-of-Life

Partners in Palliative Care Enhancing Ethics in Care at the End-of-Life

The Collaborative for Palliative Care (Collaborative) is a grassroots consortium of public and private organizations that came together in 2005 for the purposes of studying the increasing need for palliative care and the methods for such care. It has grown from a small fledgling group to a membership of over 50 community-based organizations and volunteers dedicated to improving care of the seriously ill through education research and advocacy. The Collaborative bridges policy research and practice in its initiatives and vision for the future. Partners in Palliative Care examines specific areas of concern that the Collaborative has addressed in its education programs and advocacy as well as the collaborative processes that have been so successful in building community assets. Areas of concentration have been diverse and include advance care planning relational communication paradigms community capacity building the role of culture and spirituality in palliative care the meaning of pain and suffering for seriously ill individuals and the ethics of health care costs in palliative and end-of-life systems of care. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. | Partners in Palliative Care Enhancing Ethics in Care at the End-of-Life

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Adjuvant Medical Care

Adjuvant Medical Care

Despite tremendous gains in medical knowledge most conditions are managed rather than cured by medications. As a result countless patients seek supplemental modes of care to better control their symptoms and conditions to improve their overall wellbeing. This reality spotlights the need for adjuvant medical procedures. Adjuvant medical care refers to any supportive therapy that enhances the outcome of medical measures already in place. Adjuvant care does not replace primary or traditional treatments but instead serves as add-on care to the initial medical treatment plan prescribed by a health care provider. The addition of one or more non-prescription therapies (e. g. nutritional support over-the-counter remedies home care dietary measures supplements etc. ) to the primary medical management regimen has become increasingly popular and mainstream thanks to scientific studies that have documented favorable outcomes for many patients. The verifiable scientific merit of these additional medical options demonstrates their usefulness in the treatment of many medical conditions. The purpose of this handbook is to provide support to doctors and patients who are interested in safe and effective non-prescription and non-pharmacological medical therapies for specific conditions to minimize symptoms and optimize recovery and quality of life. • Helps doctors and patients discover additional therapies that can reduce pain advance health outcomes minimize complications and disability and extend life. • Presents safe reliable and practical options that are available to reduce symptoms maximize recovery and positively augment the management of a variety of conditions. • Provides medical insight into less traditional yet often effective supportive options for enhancing and optimizing patient response to care. This book is a valuable resource for both doctors and patients who are committed to achieving the best possible medical outcomes through a variety of coordinated approaches.

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Vitreoretinal Disorders in Primary Care

Vitreoretinal Disorders in Primary Care

Emergency ophthalmology is an area full of pitfalls for the unwary primary care practitioner. Vitreoretinal disorders make up the majority of emergency sight-threatening conditions and a wide and increasingly varied range of conditions of the eye present in primary care settings. Correct diagnosis at initial presentation and appropriate and speedy referral are extremely important. This book is therefore an essential reference for the primary care physician who is often the first to see these patients and is in a position of responsibility for decision-making. | Vitreoretinal Disorders in Primary Care

GBP 74.99
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Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook

Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook

Life care planning is an advanced collaborative case management specialty practice focused on assessing evaluating coordinating consulting planning for and monitoring necessary services for individuals with complex medical care needs over their lifetime. This handbook provides a comprehensive resource for all people involved with catastrophic impairments and chronic medical care case management. The Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook Fourth Edition begins by defining the roles played by each of the key team members working with the life care planner. It provides planners with insights critical to successful interactions with medical and health care–related professionals as well as the team members they are most likely to encounter as they work to build an accurate and reliable life care plan. Next the text offers up-to-date information on the medical conditions most frequently encountered by the life care planner. The contributors who are recognized experts in their disciplines also address issues in forensic settings ethics standards research and credentials. The fourth edition includes numerous chapters on general issues as well as updated standards of practice from the International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP) Life Care Planning Consensus Statements and valuable step-by-step charts and checklists. Completely updated and expanded this revised handbook now includes new chapters on multicultural considerations in life care planning admissibility of life care plans in U. S. courts and Canadian life care planning practice. Additionally infused in other chapters is new information on medical coding and costing for life care planners life care planning in non-litigated contexts as well as research and education within life care planning.

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Trauma Care Manual

Trauma Care Manual

The Trauma Care Manual 3e is the definitive evidence-based manual of best trauma practice. Now in its third edition this valuable book continues to provide clear practical guidelines for the management of victims of major trauma. New coverage includes chapters on abdominal and urological trauma aswell as trauma in the obese patient. Also included is coverage of pre-hospital management; trauma centres sytems & teams; modern trauma resuscitation; trauma physiology & metabolism; damage control surgery. Written by members of Trauma Care this book offers a nationally accepted set of standards for good practice.

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Imaging in Critical Care Medicine

Imaging in Critical Care Medicine

Imaging in critically ill patients is a ubiquitous but challenging line of investigation for the physician as accurate interpretation is often difficult as patient cooperation during the procedure is grossly compromised and the resultant image is often suboptimal. This book provides details on principles of imaging and the diagnostic hallmarks of common diseases to assist in correct interpretation. It contains guidance to overcome the deficiencies observed during the performance of bedside imaging and equipment handling and addresses the rationale for various procedural/management and imaging approaches. This is a useful companion for most doctors and trainees working in critical care settings. Key Features • Features case-based scenarios in critical care as well as a section on tropical diseases• Appeals to a wide audience of trainees and consultants of critical care medicine internal medicine anaesthesiology pulmonary medicine and those working in the ICU due to its clinical relevance• Reduces the dependency on the radiologist and helps the physician save time enhancing the quality of patient care | Imaging in Critical Care Medicine

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Life Care Planning and Case Management Across the Lifespan

Life Care Planning and Case Management Across the Lifespan

Celebrating 25 years since its first publication the fifth edition of this best-selling text is the most up-to-date and complete resource available on what a life care planner does how the life care planner does it and issues that affect the day-to-day role of a life care planner. Now featuring new material on pediatric life care planning and case management including brachial plexus injuries and neurodevelopmental disorders this new edition provides guidance and planning for cases across the lifespan. It begins with a series of chapters examining ten different professional specializations that often contribute to a life care plan before providing critical information for developing life care plans for individuals with different physical mental and cognitive conditions including spinal cord injury brain injury and chronic pain. Uniquely comprehensive the book also includes chapters on the forensic and legal context of life care planning as well as equipment/technology evidence-based literature/resources and special education/special needs planning relevant to pediatric life care planning. Also including chapters dedicated to life care planning methodology and life care planning research this is an essential resource for anyone practicing or studying life care planning or managing the needs of those requiring chronic medical care over the lifespan. | Life Care Planning and Case Management Across the Lifespan

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Intensive Care in Nephrology

Intensive Care in Nephrology

The field of intensive care in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one with research starting to translate into clinical guidelines and standards. Encompassing core subjects in critical care and nephrology as well as specific related consultative topics this clearly presented text is organized into three sections focusing on:* up-to-date background information on the critically ill patient including chapters on respiratory circulatory renal and multi-organ failure* core topics in ICU nephrology including prevention and medical therapy of acute renal failure (ARF) and provision of a variety of renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities* a series of common ICU consultative nephrology topics. An authoritative and practical reference and the first text to bring together experts from the various specialties involved this multi-disciplinary book is a highly useful resource for any practitioner responsible for the care of critically ill patients.

GBP 59.99
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Palliative Care within Mental Health Ethical Practice

Palliative Care within Mental Health Ethical Practice

Palliative Care Within Mental Health: Ethical Practice explores the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas that occur surrounding people experiencing mental health problems and disorders. Working beyond narrow stereotypical definitions of palliative care as restricted to terminal cancer patients this balanced and thought-provoking volume examines the many interrelated issues that face the individual families and caregivers setting the groundwork for improved ethical relationships and interventions. Chapters by experts and experienced practitioners detail the challenges concerns and best practices for ethical care and responses in a variety of individual and treatment contexts. This is an essential and thoughtful new resource for all those involved in the fast-developing field of palliative mental health. | Palliative Care within Mental Health Ethical Practice

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Handbook of Cardiac Critical Care and Anaesthesia

Handbook of Cardiac Critical Care and Anaesthesia

This book provides clinical tips on the management of common emergencies that are regularly faced by critical care and acute care cardiologists in resource-limited settings. Based on the current guidelines it explores the evaluation of the patient followed by its treatment methodology. It highlights the beneficial effects of the use of cardiac drugs during an emergency. There is also a special section on preoperative evaluation and postoperative management of cardiac patients of different subsets. Medicolegal/documentation points are also discussed where relevant. It is useful as a ready reference for physicians anaesthetists and cardiologists. Key Features • Reinforces certain teachings and recalls certain overlooked clinical points to address emergency situations in a busy resource limited setting• Explains lucidly what the acute cardiac care/anaesthesia registrar or cardiology fellows ought to do in the intensive care and postoperative wards• Emphasizes the importance of clinical acumen and observation | Handbook of Cardiac Critical Care and Anaesthesia

GBP 74.99
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Adult Transgender Care An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals

Adult Transgender Care An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals

Adult Transgender Care provides an overview of transgender health and offers a comprehensive approach to training mental health professionals in transgender care. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to transgender care emphasizing the complementary contributions of psychiatry psychology and social work in providing transgender care within an integrated treatment team. Included in this text are overviews of how to conceptualize and provide treatment with complex and difficult clinical presentations and considerations for understanding how to address system-level challenges to treatment. Adult Transgender Care meets a unique need by providing detailed information clinical interventions case studies and resources for mental health professionals on transgender care. | Adult Transgender Care An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals

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Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care

Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care

This book provides an introduction to the field of human factors for individuals who are involved in the delivery and/or improvement of prehospital emergency care and describes opportunities to advance the practical application of human factors research in this critical domain. Relevant theories of human performance including systems engineering principles teamwork training and decision making are reviewed in light of the needs of current day prehospital emergency care. The primary focus is to expand awareness human factors and outlay the potential for novel and more effective solutions to the issues facing prehospital care and its practitioners. | Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care

GBP 48.99
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Health Care Policy and Practice A Biopsychosocial Perspective

Health Care Policy and Practice A Biopsychosocial Perspective

In Health Care Policy and Practice: A Biopsychosocial Perspective Moniz and Gorin guide students through the development of the American health care system: what it is what the policies are and how students can influence them. Part I focuses on recent history and reforms; Part II examines the system’s structure and policies; and Part III explores policy analysis and advocacy and disparities in health based on demographics and inequities in access to care. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of social factors on health and health status. This new fifth edition has been fully updated to include the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to integrate content throughout the text on the impact of the ACA in recent years. In addition new content on health disparities for the LGBTQ community has been added. | Health Care Policy and Practice A Biopsychosocial Perspective

GBP 68.99
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