This book presents the background and context of an urban health issue, research findings, and recommendations for policy/decision-makers and action-takers.
This book explores the experiences and emotional expression of 30 people Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) using qualitative research methods such as "e;illness narratives,"e; and analyzes the dilemmas of "e;sicknesses of the society"e; including "e;Acquired Needs Deficiency"e; Syndrome, "e;Acquired Expectation Insufficiency"e; Syndrome, and "e;Acquired Punishment"e; Syndrome at the micro, meso and macro levels, so as to investigate higher-intensity negative emotions.
The validity of certain critical reasoning steps carried out during or on the sidelines of the environmental science, public health survey, medical experiment, population risk assessment, or disease space-time mapping under conditions of in situ uncertainty and space-time heterogeneity, is often not given sufficient attention and may even be out of the investigator's line of thought.
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 offers a philosophically-based, yet clinically-oriented perspective on current medical reasoning aiming at 1) identifying important forms of uncertainty permeating current clinical reasoning and practice 2) promoting the application of an abductive methodology in the health context in order to deal with those clinical uncertainties 3) bridging the gap between biomedical knowledge, clinical practice, and research and values in both clinical and philosophical literature.
This collection of essays examines the way psychoactive substances are described and discussed within late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literary and cultural texts.
This interdisciplinary volume gathers selected, refereed contributions on various aspects of public health from several disciplines and research fields, including the philosophy of science, epidemiology, statistics and ethics.
This book delves deeply into modern surrogacy arrangements, responding to both practical and ethical critiques by offering a radically new model for surrogate motherhood.
Set in Uganda of the sixties with bookends in India and New York, this doctors story tells of a turbulent political time when colonial Uganda graduated to self-rule.
When his teenage son Christopher, brain-damaged in an auto accident, developed a 105-degree fever following weeks of unconsciousness, John Campbell asked the attending physician for help.
A complete guide to preparing for your CST and ST1/ST3Surgical training is highly competitive and requires preparation, dedication and an understanding of the principles of selection.
A collection of life experiences, anecdotes and suggestions from an experienced GP and GP trainer focusing on the emotional intelligence required to be a great GP.
En las últimas décadas se ha visto un incremento de los problemas éticos, condicionado por una disminución de los valores humanos en la población en general y por el rápido incremento del desarrollo de la ciencia, en especial con logros tan importantes como la ingeniería genética, la biología molecular, la superación de las técnicas de producción, las pruebas de diagnóstico molecular, la creación de unidades coronarias, las investigaciones en el campo de la genética, el incremento en la esperanza de vida, etc.
Physician Suicide examines the multiple risk factors that account for the higher rates of burnout, depressive symptoms, and suicide risk physicians experience compared with the general population.
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.
Methodenvielfalt und Interdisziplinarität als Schlüssel zum ErfolgTherapeut*innen der Sprachtherapie-Logopädie und der Psychotherapie stellen in ihrer täglichen Arbeit fest, dass das Störungsbild des selektiven Mutismus immer noch zu wenig bekannt ist oder in seiner Bedeutung für Kinder und Eltern verkannt wird.
This book fulfils the need of doctors, medical students, and all healthcare personnel for information that addresses fundamental patient safety concepts that are not usually covered in conventional medical curricula.
Der vorliegende Band enthält eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen zum Thema Leihmutterschaft aus Blickrichtungen verschiedener Disziplinen, die allesamt jeweils an den aktuellen Forschungsstand anknüpfen.
From the top experts on healthcare workforce engagement comes a vital road map to reduce the alarmingly high-and fast-growing-rate of staff burnout and to transform care.
THE PROVEN MODEL FOR DRIVING POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGECleveland Clinic has long been recognized for driving some of the best clinical outcomes in the nation, but it was not always a leader in patient experience.
