Health systems and services

The rise of suicide and burnout among physicians has brought a new disease to the healthcare provider, which we previously thought only affected the soldier: moral distress syndrome, second only to moral injury.

This volume critiques the increasingly reductive, objectifying, and technologized orientation in mainstream biomedicine.

This illuminating study explores the role of professionals, patients, regulation and law in improving patient safety.

In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer.

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors is a definitive resource about addictive behaviors, emphasizing substance misuse, gambling, and problematic technology use.

Praise for HANDBOOK of HEALTH SOCIAL WORK SECOND EDITION "e;Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition is a crucial addition for seasoned practitioners' libraries, as well as an essential foundation for fledgling social workers ready to enter health as a practice and research area.

A one-stop compendium for parents of children with autism.

Many residency programs in primary care specialties do not provide the education in pediatric orthopedics necessary to effectively deal with the field's challenges.

The renowned one-stop guide to the entire field of clinical endocrinology and its scientific underpinnings - now in full color270+ full-color photographs and illustrations!

This manifesto is motivated by the daunting psychosocial issues that were so strikingly revealed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

This revised and updated book explores the academics behind managing the complex service environment that is the Emergency Department (ED) by combining applied management science and practical experiences to create a model of how to improve operations.

It is estimated that in India 75% of cancers of oral cavity are attributable to tobacco chewing, smoking and alcohol drinking.

We know more about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment than ever beforeyet not all segments of the U.

Regenerative medicine (RM) is a rapidly expanding topic within orthopedic and spine surgery, sports medicine and rehabilitation medicine.

Directed specifically at the practicing marketing executive, Cases and Select Readings in Health Care Marketing integrates understandable explanations of marketing concepts, articles selected for topical timeliness and pragmatic value, and case studies illustrating the detail and complexity of market decisions faced by today's health care and human services marketing professional.

Winner, Third Place, AJN Book of the Year Awards 2014, Advanced Practice Nursing iBoth editors have done a wonderful job in building upon the previous versions of this book to create an exceptionally comprehensive resource.

Global health is at a crossroads.

Based on his experiences of helping to fight cuts and closures in Suffolk, Michael Mandelstam delivers a damning verdict on the mismanagement of the NHS at national, regional and local level.

Clinicians recognize trauma & loss as a prominent source of clients' problems.

Healthcare and knowledge management is the need of the era; this book investigates various challenges faced by practitioners in this area.

Practitioners, organisations and policy makers in health and social care settings are increasingly recognising the need for trauma-informed approaches in organisational settings, with morbidity and financial burdens being of growing concern.

Americans are bombarded with statistical data each and every day, and healthcare professionals are no exception.

The Allied Health Professions - Essential Guides series is unique in providing advice on management, leadership and development for those in the Allied Health Professions (AHP).

Private medical practice is an attractive option for career development.

This book provides information to support the new and growing field of medical simulation training using mobile simulation vehicles.

Leading Medicaid Managed Care Plans examines leadership actions necessary to successfully operate a Medicaid managed care plan with emphasis on the relationship with the state Medicaid agency the health plan is contracted with.

Hospital Babylon is an in-depth, amusing and highly insightful expose of the extraordinary world of modern medicine.

A practical guide for providers and administrators in the health industry, this stimulating volume explains how to effectively use a variety of marketing practices such as advertising, public relations, fund raising, and "e;word of mouth"e; from satisfied clients.

A must read for all paramedics and pre-hospital clinicians"e; Gemma Howlett, Principal Lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships, University of Cumbria, UK"e;A unique and valuable book to enable paramedics to undertake the daily challenges of providing care and support for patients and service users experiencing mental health difficulties.

An estimated 17 million people are infected with HIV today, and it is estimated that in Africa alone there will be at least 70 million people infected in the next 25 years.

Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health.

Command the room--whether you're speaking to an audience of one or one hundred.

With healthcare making the transition from volume-based reimbursement programs to value-based approaches, understanding performance measurement is vital to optimize payment and quality outcomes.

In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular--and largely unexamined--idea that in order to get good health care, people must learn to shop for it.

Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better ways to manage insights - both within and outside the organization today.

Adolescent rites of passage are ubiquitous sociocultural processes that feature across all manner of social activity.

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This comprehensive book brings together research published during 2021 analysing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy - on output and employment, on inequality, and on public policy responses.

With universal application, nidotherapy is a treatment and a set of principles both fully explained in this comprehensive guide.

I Don't Know What It Is but I Don't Think It's Serious provides a broad analysis of the issues behind medical confidence and decision making.

Before You See Your First Client begins where courses, workshops, training seminars, and textbooks leave off, providing a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the fields of therapy, counseling, and human services.

Fifteen years ago the AIDS `epidemic' did not exist on the public agenda.

Children represent a special challenge for emergency care providers, because they have unique medical needs in comparison to adults.

Without new ways to think and manage itself strategically, academic healthcare faces terminal deterioration.

The essential work in HIV for providers and pharmacists, updated for 2021.

Provides health professionals with a single, accessible, and interesting source to prepare for the field of occupational and environmental medicine.