This book uses the Canadian cannabis legalization experiment, analyzed in the historical context of wider drug criminalization in Canada and placed in an international perspective, to examine important lessons about the differential implementation of federal law in jurisdictions within federalist constitutional democracies.
Widely varying patient needs, a wide provider mix, significant power differentials, and a heightened emotional state all contribute to barriers in communication in the medical field and all of these elements are magnified in an emergency department.
El concepto de terapia médica nutricional implica una necesidad más amplia de interesarse por el tema nutricional de los pacientes en general, implica darle el nivel que le corresponde como un tratamiento que ayuda a prevenir y sostener el estado metabólico de un paciente que se enfrenta a cualquier tipo de enfermedad, sumado al efecto del tratamiento respectivo para la enfermedad específica, sea quirúrgica o no.
This book delves deeply into modern surrogacy arrangements, responding to both practical and ethical critiques by offering a radically new model for surrogate motherhood.
An authoritative introduction to bioethics, Life Choices examines a comprehensive range of ethical questions and brings together some of the most probing and instructive essays published in the field.
This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to definition of torture by bringing together behavioral science and international law perspectives on torture.
This book looks at the way in which resilience has been promoted as a resource for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses its limitations as a response to the potential trauma of working in intense healthcare contexts.
The Fourth Edition of this bestselling, highly regarded book has been fully revised to incorporate changes in law and clinical guidance making a vital impact on patient management, encompassing: The Equality Act 2010 which provides the right of older people to treatment without discrimination Case law on withdrawing nutrition and hydration Updated guidance on resuscitation from the Resuscitation Council (UK), the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing The redefining of good medical practice by the General Medical Council The abolition of the Liverpool Care Pathway with updated guidance on end-of-life care and advance care planning.
Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016Clinical Communication in Medicine brings together the theories, models and evidence that underpin effective healthcare communication in one accessible volume.
The world of healthcare is constantly evolving, ever increasing in complexity, costs, and stakeholders, and presenting huge challenges to policy making, decision making and system design.
This textbook delves into nursing research's fundamental concepts, methodologies, and applications, equipping novice and experienced researchers with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct rigorous and impactful studies.
Learning from Disease in Pets: A 'One Health' Model for Discovery is the first encompassing reference guide for veterinarians, researchers and physicians on conducting studies using spontaneous models of disease in animals.
Care facilities often reflect the multifaith and multicultural nature of society, not least in a very diverse population of health and social care staff and care-recipients.
Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost effective care.
This book explores the philosophical analysis of attitudes and values and sustainable behaviors in fields such as healthcare, social sciences, economics in the context of environmental studies.
Written by experienced authorities from around the world giving a wider international perspective on palliative nursing, this substantially expanded new edition has been specifically adapted to reflect working practices within the NHS.
Looking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create positive transformation.
The right to turn ones chosen source is now well established in both law and ethics, but where children are unable to choose for themselves the situation is fraught with moral difficulties.
The promise of a regenerative medicine -- the regrowth of lost limbs and organs, new hope for patients with Alzheimer's or multiple sclerosis, the "e;cellular fountain of youth"e; -- sounds like science fiction, but it's real and on the cutting edge of medicine.
This book is an evaluation of the effectiveness of housing enforcement and tenant protection in England's private rented sector using policy analysis to evaluate regulatory provisions and local authority guidance to identify the advantages and limitations of existing policies.
La nefrologia constituye una parte importante del quehacer del internista, quien suele participar en el estudio y el manejo de las enfermedades del rinon, organo que ademas de presentar enfermedades propias suele ser blanco de la historia natural de enfermedades cronicas que lo danan, provocan perdida de las nefronas y deterioro de la funcion renal.
Rather than making another attempt at proposing a single and unifying theory of global health justice, this timely collection brings together, instead, scholars from a range of traditions to frame the issue more broadly, highlighting not only different perspectives but also key topics and debates.
