Medical and healthcare law

This landmark publication offers a unique comparative and interdisciplinary study of criminal insanity and neuroscience.

This landmark publication offers a unique comparative and interdisciplinary study of criminal insanity and neuroscience.

Mexico is at the center of the global battle over abortion.

The upheavals of the NHS reforms have caused a great deal of stress and uncertainty in primary care, and professional development and support for general practitioners needs to take account of this.

This book demonstrates the utility of healthcare law, policy and professional standards in analysing the ethical issues that arise in the provision of health services.

Used properly jargon can be effective, but used incorrectly it can damage communications, waste time and money, and harm public, patient and staff relations.

This book explores the controversial dilemmas which meet at the intersection of medicine philosphy and law - questions concerning killing and not killing which are faced daily in health care.

'Across Canada efforts have been made to introduce information technology solutions into the health care sector for the past two decades.

A key text for doctors, this revised, expanded and updated edition now includes a section on understanding one's own attitudes and empathy, and greatly enhanced material on communication strategies and skills.

This book explores the Care Trust concept promoted by central government for improving partnership working between health and social care.

Statistics and evidence-based medicine are assessed in most postgraduate and undergraduate medical examinations and degrees in health sciences.

This is a practical guide to successfully achieving a fully computerised system in primary care.

Great and increasing inequities exist between the peoples of the Third World and those of the First.

This stimulating series is unique in providing advice on management, leadership and development for those in the Allied Health Professions (AHP).

Radcliffe Primary Care series Work based learning is central to life long learning and most health professionals working in primary care are already formally or informally involved within this learning process.

This book is to help you understand the main ethical and legal details you need to know in order to practice medicine safely and well.

Guidelines are powerful instruments of assistance to clinicians capable of extending the clinical roles of nurses and pharmacists.

Guidelines are powerful instruments of assistance to clinicians, capable of extending the clinical roles of nurses and pharmacists.

This, the second edition of a text which aims to assist in the identification of skin lesions, contains extra text, algorithms and colour illustrations.

A working understanding of medical ethics is becoming ever more important to all practising doctors.

Incarceration severely affects the health and wellbeing of women both during their incarceration and following release, further complicating the health disparities they already experience as a consequence of gender, race and social class.

This book is an essential tool for all healthcare professionals.

a This book provides the background and practical guidance for all those of us who face challenges for the way we handle medical records.

The concepts and terminology of the new General Medical Services Contract can be confusing and daunting.

At some point in their careers, many health professionals and students wish to engage in overseas work.

A decade ago, UK HealthCare recognized the need to reposition itself as a regional referral center, focusing on advanced subspecialty care for the entire state of Kentucky.

In recent years, many pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations have been focusing on the development of traditional Chinese (herbal) medicines (TCMs) as alternatives to treating critical or life-threatening diseases and as pathways to personalized medicine.

Regulatory affairs and pharmacological drug safety issues of Ayurvedic medicine has been overlooked by practitioners for many years.

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Clinical Trial Optimization Using R explores a unified and broadly applicable framework for optimizing decision making and strategy selection in clinical development, through a series of examples and case studies.

Statistical Testing Strategies in the Health Sciences provides a compendium of statistical approaches for decision making, ranging from graphical methods and classical procedures through computationally intensive bootstrap strategies to advanced empirical likelihood techniques.

Pharmaceutical product development is a multidisciplinary activity involving extensive efforts in systematic product development and optimization in compliance with regulatory authorities to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of resulting products.

It is not uncommon for practicing physicians to have more than a dozen separate insurance policies to protect their medical practice and personal assets.

A decade ago, UK HealthCare recognized the need to reposition itself as a regional referral center, focusing on advanced subspecialty care for the entire state of Kentucky.

In a global clinical development strategy, multiregional clinical trials (MRCTs) are vital in the development of innovative medicines.

There is growing public support for the use of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, but what does science say about the matter?

Health rights are a common but controversial legal phenomenon.

Health rights are a common but controversial legal phenomenon.

The go-to resource for assessing and predicting functional abilities in persons with brain injury or cognitive decline has now been revised and expanded to reflect significant advances in the field.

Focusing on group sequential procedures, summarizes the sequential statistical methods used in anticancer, antiviral, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal drug research and screening.

"e;Acquaints developers of medical devices with the basic concepts and major issues of medical quality assurance and regulatory documents, describes the requirements listed in these documents, and provides strategies for compliance with these requirements.

Guides You on the Development and Implementation of B-R EvaluationsBenefit-Risk Assessment Methods in Medical Product Development: Bridging Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments provides general guidance and case studies to aid practitioners in selecting specific benefit-risk (B-R) frameworks and quantitative methods.

Error-proofing in the production process of pharmaceuticals isn't just a matter of good business, it has life-and-death implications for consumers.

Are herbal drugs totally devoid of adverse effects when used alone, as herbal formulations, or in concurrent use with modern medicines?

Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Combination Products is a single-volume guide for those responsible for-or concerned with-developing and ensuring patient safety in the use and manufacture of medical devices.

In recent years, many pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations have been focusing on the development of traditional Chinese (herbal) medicines (TCMs) as alternatives to treating critical or life-threatening diseases and as pathways to personalized medicine.

Biosimilars have the potential to change the way we think about, identify, and manage health problems.

With 70 percent of organizations already adopting bring your own device (BYOD) and Gartner expecting this number to increase to 90 percent by the end of 2014, it is not a question of if, or when, it's a question of will you be ready.

Weigh pivotal healthcare ethics, law, and public policy issues that resulted in tipping-point legal actionsWeighing the ethical considerations in healthcare and drug issues can be emotionally difficult and mentally challenging.