Medical profession

The first account of anti-ageing and rejuvenation in modern Britain, exploring hormones, diet, electrotherapy, exercise and skin care.

Sind Haus- und Palliativärztinnen und -ärzte ausreichend vorbereitet auf die Versorgung alter Patientinnen und Patienten mit geistiger Behinderung am Lebensende?

Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of biosecurity, the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies.

This compelling collection of essays examines how historically significant marketing schemes have profoundly impacted women's health and healthcare across the world.

In this book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, experts in the field of clinical ethics describe basic principles of clinical ethics and ethical reasoning, the fundamental pillars of intensive care medicine as well as the decision-making processes necessary to arrive at appropriate decisions for each individual patient.

Priests and pastoral caregivers often accompany people who are struggling to negotiate experiences of sickness, bereavement or anxiety.

Social justice is a concept which is widely touted and lauded as desirable, yet its meaning may differ depending on whether its focus is on the underlying values of social justice, the more specific objectives these entail, or the actual practices or policies which aim to achieve social justice.

This book provides an update on recent clinical practice and an in-depth view of selected topics relevant to hospital medicine.

One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession s obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society.

How does a patient with sensory disability - such as a hearing or vision impairment, or both - get effective communication from a health care provider?

Prognostication of acute neurologic disease is a major task for neurohospitalists and neurointensivists.

This book gathers together recent international research in intellectual disability (ID), examining the diverse modes of existence that characterise living with intellectual disabilities in the 21st century.

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment.

This Element provides a new overarching perspective on responsibility for health, covering public health, healthcare policies, and clinical medicine.

This book presents ideas and guidance about human development to enhance medical education''s ability to form competent and responsible physicians.

Conveys all the core topics emphasising the interplay between medical law and medical ethics in a unique chapter structure.

In this volume Allen Buchanan collects ten of his most influential essays on justice and healthcare and connects the concerns of bioethicists with those of political philosophers, focusing not just on the question of which principles of justice in healthcare ought to be implemented, but also on the question of the legitimacy of institutions through which they are implemented.

This accessible primer sets out the core elements and methods of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), and shows how to use it most effectively to improve clinicians' capacity for spiritual care.

Das vorliegende Buch widmet sich der „Kind als Schaden“-Rechtsprechung und beleuchtet das Zusammenwirken der strafrechtlichen Vorschriften über den Schwangerschaftsabbruch mit dem zivilen Arzthaftungsrecht unter dem Einfluss des Verfassungsrechts.

This established and well-regarded Guide describes the management of patients with advanced disease.

Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume is filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments.

La publicación de este libro de texto es un proyecto anhelado desde hace mucho tiempo.

A dedicated resource for doctors returning to anaesthesia practice after a break from work, covering all aspects of the process.

There is a prevailing culture of 'niceness' within churches which can lead to conflict avoidance, suppression and denial.

Increasingly digital technologies are used in healthcare.

The landscape of the religion and health literature is littered with a plethora of models so large and so unwieldy that they are impossible to estimate empirically.

It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched.

Narrative Medicine: A Rhetorical Rx rests on the principles that storytelling is central to medical encounters between caregivers and patients and that narrative competence enhances medical competence.

Through an exploration of the ethical nature of nursing, Caring Matters Most asserts that the act of nursing itself embodies goodness.

In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in long-term care.

This book proposes an ethical and legal framework to improve the responses to social issues related not only to the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but also to future pandemics.

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees.

Die Fortschritte in der biomedizinischen Forschung und ihrer therapeutischen Anwendung werden kontrovers diskutiert.

Focusing on the importance of relationship-building, this handbook explains how to turn new clients into regulars and make your practice flourish.

Essential Clinical Oral Biology is an accessible guide to oral biology, introducing the scientific knowledge necessary to succeed in clinical practice.

This book is an essential text for practitioners of clinical forensic medicine and for those who take them through judicial proceedings.

Quick and easy to reference, this short, clinically focused guide is ideal for use on placements or for revision.

The ultimate survival guide for medical students, interns, residents, and fellows, Staying Human during Residency Training provides time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a resident’s life – from choosing a residency program, to coping with stress, enhancing self-care, and protecting personal and professional relationships.

This invaluable guide to the GPVTS supports trainees from the process of application, through to qualification and beyond.

Psychiatry and religion/spirituality (R/S) share an interest in human flourishing, a concern with beliefs and values, and an appreciation for community.

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This practical book suggests ways in which healthcare students and practitioners can develop their compassion strengths.

The resident's trusted, one-stop guide to acing the USMLE(R) Step 3 - co-written by residents who recently took the exam and know what it takes to passSTRONG FOCUS ON TEST-RELEVANT MATERIAL MAXIMIZES YOUR STUDY TIME!

The Swiss ophthalmologist Erika Sutter was born in Basel in 1917.

Important links between health and human rights are increasingly recognised, and human rights can be viewed as one of the social determinants of health.

Wenn Helfer Hilfe brauchen- Wichtig und hochaktuell: Lebensqualität für ÄrztInnen und TherapeutInnen steigern- Grundlagen: Welche Erkrankungen sind die häufigsten und wie sie sich auf die Berufsausübung auswirken- Praxisnah: Mit konkreten Anweisungen für Prävention und InterventionDer Berufsalltag von Ärztinnen und Ärzten, genauso wie der von Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten, kann sehr stressig sein.