Despite notable variation in health care policy from province to province, most scholarship published on the health care system in Canada uses a broad national perspective.
The story of an innovative program of treatment for AIDS in Africa that succeeded in the face of international development agencies' "e;afro pessimism"e;Until 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.
Millions of children and adults across the nation spend their days in school buildings, and they need safe, healthy environments to thrive, learn, and succeed.
In der Notaufnahme Tätige werden in ihrer Arbeit häufig mit juristischen Fragestellungen konfrontiert, auf die sie in aller Regel nicht gut vorbereitet sind.
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.
Understanding and Working with Substance Misusers explores the complex nature of addiction and the challenges involved in responding effectively through policy and practice.
Conflicts of interest, misrepresentation of clinical trials, hospital price-fixing, and massive expenditures for procedures of dubious efficacy - these and other critical flaws leave little doubt that the current U.
Integrity and honesty are the hallmarks of science - and especially so in the case of forensic science - making the study and practice of ethics essential to the field.
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.
A proposal for resolving tensions between professionals and society regarding tissue for transplants and research, while properly protecting donors'' interests.
Innovation in medical technology generates a remarkable supply of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that improve health, reduce risks, and extend life.
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 übersichtlichen Kapiteln behandelt das Lehrbuch das Spektrum der juristischen Fragestellungen, die sich bei dem Betrieb eines Krankenhauses ergeben - chronologisch von der Gründung eines Krankenhauses bis zur Durchführung von kassen- und privatärztlichen Behandlungen.
After World War II, the United States and Canada, two countries that were very similar in many ways, struck out on radically divergent paths to public health insurance.
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.
The profound changes to the world economy since the late twentieth century have been characterised by a growth in the number and size of transnational corporations.
While other books deal with the contemporary issue of the right to die, no attempt has been made to demonstrate substantially the historic nature of this question beyond the borders of the United States.
Supporting Children and Families gathers together the lessons learned from perhaps the largest scale social experiment ever undertaken in England - Sure Start, the programme designed to improve the emotional development, health and education of children.
Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment are contentious, and offer difficult moral dilemmas to both medical practitioners and the judiciary.
Health Insurance Systems: An International Comparison offers united and synthesized information currently available only in scattered locations - if at all - to students, researchers, and policymakers.
This innovative and engaging book argues that because our genetic information is directly linked to the genetic information of others, it is impossible to assert a 'right to privacy' in the same way that we can in other areas of life.
We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy.
