Seit der Vorauflage im Jahre 2010 sind nunmehr fünf Jahre vergangen - die sogenannte "Halbwertszeit" in der Medizin, die eine dringende Auffrischung aller Erkenntnisse erfordert.
Während viele Jahre lang die Versorgung der Patienten in den verschiedenen Sektoren und Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens streng voneinander getrennt war, haben zahlreiche (Gesetzes-)Initiativen nunmehr & im Sinne des Patienten - zu einer immer stärkeren Verflechtung und Zusammenarbeit dieser Bereiche geführt.
In der Notaufnahme Tätige werden in ihrer Arbeit häufig mit juristischen Fragestellungen konfrontiert, auf die sie in aller Regel nicht gut vorbereitet sind.
Neben den Grundlagen der Haftung für Angehörige der Pflegeberufe werden alle relevanten Fragestellungen der zivil- und strafrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit im Pflegebereich, insbesondere in den Bereichen Krankenhäuser, Heime und ambulante Pflege umfassend, aktuell und praxisnah, zugleich aber auch mit wissenschaftlichem Anspruch behandelt.
Neben den Grundlagen der Haftung für Angehörige der Pflegeberufe werden alle relevanten Fragestellungen der zivil- und strafrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeit im Pflegebereich, insbesondere in den Bereichen Krankenhäuser, Heime und ambulante Pflege umfassend, aktuell und praxisnah, zugleich aber auch mit wissenschaftlichem Anspruch behandelt.
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer-Preisträger und Autor des Bestsellers ›Der König aller Krankheiten: Krebs – eine Biographie‹, fragt sich in seinem TED Book, welchen Gesetzen die Medizin gehorcht.
In ›Die Erfindung des ADHS-Syndroms‹ wird die faszinierende Geschichte dieser weit verbreiteten neurobiologischen Störung von ihren Anfängen bis zu den aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen beleuchtet.
An understanding of medical law is increasingly important for all health professionals and this new ABC provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care that is accessible to anyone without any legal knowledge.
Nach etlichen Vorfällen in den letzten Jahrzehnten erbringt der Autor Urkundsbeweis für massive Auffälligkeiten und rechtswidrige Vorgehensweisen seitens Dritter in Strafverfahren, sowie daraus resultierender Untersuchungshaft.
The American health care industry has undergone such dizzying transformations since the 1960s that many patients have lost confidence in a system they find too impersonal and ineffectual.
The Politics of Precaution examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently.
Why health care reform must tackle the escalating cost of medical technologyTechnological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care.
The American health care industry has undergone such dizzying transformations since the 1960s that many patients have lost confidence in a system they find too impersonal and ineffectual.
2025 Global Book Awards Gold Medalist in Organizational ChangeDiscover the innovations transforming medicineand the fight to make care more equitable, accessible, and effective.
Awareness of the law is an essential part of any medical practice manager's role and is becoming even more important as patients and employees are becoming more litigation conscious.
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) governs decision-making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, whether they lose mental capacity at some point in their lives due to illness or injury or where the incapacitating condition has been present since birth.
This textbook explains what pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists need to know about pharmacy and the law, including recent changes in the National Health Service.
Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.
Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.
With contributions from: Eric Blyth, Ken Daniels, Julia Feast, Robert Lee, Nina Martin, Alexina McWhinnie, Derek Morgan, Clare Murray, Sharon Pettle, Claire Potter, Jim Richards and Francoise Shenfield The separation of procreation from conception has broadened notions of parenthood and created novel dilemmas.
A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world.
How cutting-edge economics can improve decision-making methods for doctorsAlthough uncertainty is a common element of patient care, it has largely been overlooked in research on evidence-based medicine.
Why health care reform must tackle the escalating cost of medical technologyTechnological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care.
A compelling argument for improving society's mental health through increased services and better policyMental illness is a leading cause of suffering in the modern world.
Suitable for both students and practicing pharmacists, the latest edition of this classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of an essential component of the U.
