El presente material tiene como objetivo principal servir de base y, a su vez, considerar algunos elementos principales para determinadas situaciones dentro del oficio de la kinesiología y la fisioterapia, que pueden variar de acuerdo a la situación y al rol de cada profesional fisioterapeuta, como así también —y por qué no— a otros profesionales de la salud dentro del territorio nacional.
Fundamentals and Frontiers of Medical Education and Decision-Making brings together international experts to consider the theoretical, practical, and sociocultural foundations of health professions education.
The issue of medical ethics, from thorny moral questions such as euthanasia and the morality of killing to political questions such as the fair distribution of health care resources, is rarely out of today's media.
In the new edition of this unique professional resource, hospice and palliative care team members-especially social workers and counselors-will find the empirical evidence and compassionate advice they need to provide excellent holistic psychosocial care to individuals who are dying or bereaved.
Mediziner sehen sich tagtäglich mit Konflikten aus zwei Richtungen konfrontiert: zum einen dem Erwartungsdruck seitens der Patienten, die im Sinne einer "Wunschmedizin" Ärzte als Dienstleister verstehen, zum anderen dem sozialpolitisch motivierten Ökonomisierungsdruck.
Mediziner sehen sich tagtäglich mit Konflikten aus zwei Richtungen konfrontiert: zum einen dem Erwartungsdruck seitens der Patienten, die im Sinne einer "Wunschmedizin" Ärzte als Dienstleister verstehen, zum anderen dem sozialpolitisch motivierten Ökonomisierungsdruck.
Bassett's Environmental Health Procedures is a long-standing, must-have reference book for practising environmental health officers in local government and in private practice.
The story of an innovative program of treatment for AIDS in Africa that succeeded in the face of international development agencies afro pessimismUntil this century, Western governments and foundations framing policies for AIDS relief in Africa maintained that prevention alone was a preferable alternative to prevention-plus-treatment, which would be costly and impractical in Africa, or would benefit only the prosperous and well-connected.
The story of an innovative program of treatment for AIDS in Africa that succeeded in the face of international development agencies afro pessimismUntil this century, Western governments and foundations framing policies for AIDS relief in Africa maintained that prevention alone was a preferable alternative to prevention-plus-treatment, which would be costly and impractical in Africa, or would benefit only the prosperous and well-connected.
This concise book provides readers with practical guidance to help them to both avoid errors and develop robust processes to protect themselves and their patients, as well as dealing appropriately with complaints and litigation, when things do go wrong.
This concise book provides readers with practical guidance to help them to both avoid errors and develop robust processes to protect themselves and their patients, as well as dealing appropriately with complaints and litigation, when things do go wrong.
Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse.
Twenty-first century neuroscience has discovered that in some severe cases, addiction may so constrain human freedom that the will is only able to choose to use substances of abuse.
Drawing on ethnographic research conducted by an American nurse, Caring in Context is an exploration of how most of the world experiences cancer, and how nurses bear witness and respond to the suffering of others when they have little means to help-or for complex reasons, choose not to.
Drawing on ethnographic research conducted by an American nurse, Caring in Context is an exploration of how most of the world experiences cancer, and how nurses bear witness and respond to the suffering of others when they have little means to help-or for complex reasons, choose not to.
*** Awarded first place in the 2024 AJN Book of the Year Award in History and Public Policy ***This important text draws on decades of research, arguing that modern nursing germinated and grew an ethics from its own native soil, which is rich, fulsome, and philosophically informed, grounded in the tradition and practice of nursing.
*** Awarded first place in the 2024 AJN Book of the Year Award in History and Public Policy ***This important text draws on decades of research, arguing that modern nursing germinated and grew an ethics from its own native soil, which is rich, fulsome, and philosophically informed, grounded in the tradition and practice of nursing.
La objeción de conciencia en la atención de la salud es un tema que ha crecido en los tipos de problemas que plantea y en su complejidad en muchos países de América Latina.
A book for men and women from middle age to advanced years who have suddenly and unexpectedly become confronted with the huge effects that the male prostate can have on the body.
Eine optimale Betreuung am Lebensende erfordert einen engen Austausch zwischen Medizin, Pflege, dem psychosozialen Bereich, der Seelsorge und allen anderen beteiligten Berufsgruppen.
Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, this fascinating book highlights the challenges and contradictions faced by neophyte paramedics as they transition from a classroom setting into day-to-day clinical work placements.
This book discusses the development of key issues in research ethics relevant for clinical sociologists, concerning client rights to confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent.
En el camino del desarrollo científico, médico y tecnológico, el siglo XXI se ha caracterizado por un interés creciente y un enfoque significativo en el estudio del cerebro.
Advancing Medical Posthumanism Through Twenty-First Century American Poetry places contemporary poetics in dialogue with posthumanism and biomedicine in order to create a framework for advancing a posthuman-affirmative ethics within the culture of medical practice.
Advancing Medical Posthumanism Through Twenty-First Century American Poetry places contemporary poetics in dialogue with posthumanism and biomedicine in order to create a framework for advancing a posthuman-affirmative ethics within the culture of medical practice.
Las neurociencias, entre las que destaca la neuroanestesiología, han tenido un gran avance en los últimos años debido a un mayor conocimiento y entendimiento de los procesos genético–moleculares involucrados en la función y la disfunción del sistema nervioso y a su interacción con diferentes disciplinas que enriquecen a esta importante área de la medicina.
This book discusses the development of key issues in research ethics relevant for clinical sociologists, concerning client rights to confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent.
A widow's moving and often funny account of her late husband's Motor Neurone DiseaseDeals with the experience of attending the Dignitas euthanasia clinic in SwitzerlandPublished as the UK and France consider introducing assisted dying laws
