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Deux spécialistes se penchent sur les vaccins et leur impact sur notre santé.
BCG, DTP, vaccins antigrippe, contre la coqueluche, l'hépatite B ou encore la rougeole... Chacun d'entre nous est amené, à divers moments de sa vie, à faire l'expérience de la vaccination, pour lui-même ou pour ses proches. Pourtant, celle-ci ne va pas sans poser de nombreuses questions: faut-il se faire vacciner? faire vacciner ses enfants? la vaccination est-elle...
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Are you an International Medical Graduate and want to practise medicine in Australia? It is a complicated pathway to getting a job. There are many challenges to overcome.
Dr Issam Muteir is a general physician and cardiologist from Iraq who has firsthand experience negotiating the Australian Healthcare system as an
overseas doctor.
In Leaping the Hurdles, Dr Muteir guides International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to navigate their own way through...
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Vivre avec le diabète peut être difficile et décourageant, mais cela ne doit pas vous empêcher de vivre pleinement votre vie. Dans ce livre, découvrez une méthode simple pour mieux gérer votre diabète grâce à un carnet de suivi personnalisé. Vous apprendrez à mieux comprendre la maladie, à suivre efficacement votre traitement et à prévenir les complications. Vous découvrirez également des astuces pratiques pour mieux vivre avec le...
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In the face of ever-accelerating rates of health reform, the ability to quickly learn and adapt is an increasingly essential survival skill. Collaborative learning, as this book illustrates, is a powerful method to rapidly spread knowledge. Yet, knowledge comes in two flavors — "knowledge that" and "knowledge how." Knowing that a bicycle has two wheels, a seat, handlebars and a foot-pedal crank, for example, stands in sharp contrast to the practical...
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This publication presents findings of a study on the availability and provision of long-term care (LTC) in Mongolia including the need for and supply of LTC, regulatory and policy frameworks, service provision, quality management, human resources, and financing. Analysis, conclusions, and recommendations for the development of LTC systems in Mongolia are also included. It contributes to the development of an in-depth knowledge base on LTC policies,...
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The Healthcare Conversation is an inspiring read about understanding how to navigate the health system in order to become a smarter, better-informed patient-consumer. The main goal of this book is to empower readers to take their physical and financial well-being into their own hands.
This book strives to answer questions that have puzzled Americans for years:
• Why is obtaining care so expensive in the United States?
• What are the main issues...
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Embark on a transformative journey towards empowerment and healing with "Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment Guide," the ultimate self-help guide for managing and overcoming molluscum contagiosum. This eye-opening book offers a wealth of knowledge and practical advice to navigate the challenges associated with this common skin condition.
Immerse yourself in a treasure trove of preventive measures, and personal hygiene practices. Empower yourself with...
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Anyone who has spent time in a hospital as a patient or family member of a patient hopes that those who attend to us or our loved ones are at their professional best and that they care for us in ways that console us and preserve our dignity. This book takes an intimate look at how health care practitioners struggle to live up to their professional and caring ideals through (or during?) twelve-hour shifts on the hospital floor.
From 3,200 hours of...
49) Aerik's Anatomy
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The transformation of a medical student to an attending physician is wonderfully, portrayed by Dr. Aerik Williams in his memoir Aerik's Anatomy. His storytelling is captivating and gives vivid detail to the unique experiences of the training physician. Case by case and patient by patient, Dr. Williams describes how his experiences practicing medicine have revealed truths about the US health-care system, pharmaceutical industry, and the obstacles impeding...
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Public health is a very multidisciplinary profession that everyone out there are very proud to be associated with especially in this era of vast development.
We have over thousands of graduates year in and year out who are well trained, equipped and culturally diverse individuals who put programs in place to promote healthy lifestyle among the people.
Over the years, public health professionals have complained about the difficulties in getting jobs...
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Ce livre offre un parcours inestimable vers la compréhension et la gestion efficace du diabète. Dans ce guide accessible, chaque chapitre sert comme une boussole, fournissant des conseils pratiques, des stratégies innovantes et des perspectives inspirantes pour transformer la vie quotidienne des personnes touchées par cette condition.Le livre commence par une exploration approfondie du diabète, dévoilant ses nuances et ses différentes facettes,...
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What if there were a simple, low-cost way to bring medical care to the masses?
A method that did not involve the cost of setting up costly clinics?
In the United States, almost 50 percent of our population does not have adequate access to a mental health professional. Rural areas of the country are the most severely impacted. The shift to telemedicine is poised to provide a solution.
In this book, you'll learn about:
• Telemedicine...
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Health care is in desperate need of an overhaul: its costs have been rising for decades far faster than its results. In this sure-to-be controversial book, leading management scholar and iconoclast Henry Mintzberg turns his attention to reframing the management and organization of health care. Mintzberg begins by describing various myths of health care, notably that this "system" is failing. It's hardly a system, but where it puts its effort, it is...
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This practical and evidence-based guide offers the seven key domains of effective healthcare leadership and explains what it will take to develop leaders for an evolving healthcare system.
Andrew Garman looks at both the major changes facing healthcare organizations and the leadership competencies required to successfully meet those challenges. He offers a glimpse into our more distant future and how our health systems-and the demands of leaders-could...
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This book will help you deal with nursing-related issues, e.g., stress, anxiety, and depression, preventing you from getting lost/drained as you care for each patient!Stress and other mental health issues are inevitable in the medical profession because we see pain and suffering all over us and at times, it is almost certain that this pain and suffering will get to us.And when you couple that with tough working conditions like those experienced in...
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Crucial information for those who care, provide, create, and build for our rapidly growing-and cherished-senior population.
Society as a whole is getting older. As a result, more and more of us are living and engaging with an aging population in both our personal and professional lives, and there's a heightened demand for concrete research and advice on how to effectively provide care for this growing demographic.
The Care of the Older Person brings...
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Create an exceptional experience for your patients, and those patients will happily pay you for it.
Patient satisfaction is no longer relevant. Patient experience, however, is relevant now more than ever.
Patients today are proactive and armed with knowledge. Because they have better customer experiences elsewhere, they have come to expect, if not demand, a new way of interacting with you—their doctors and healthcare providers.
In our Experience...
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A unique and fascinating combination of personal memoirs, corroborated by official war diaries, richly illustrated with personal photographs of events 1910-1932 in East Africa. These memoirs of Dr. Norman Jewell provide an intriguing account of the life of a young doctor working for the Colonial Medical Services starting in the Seychelles in 1910. After four idyllic years, Norman joined WW1 in East Africa; he was posted to Kisumu on Lake Victoria...
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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... or crazy... or both. "#OUCH! (An Accidental Comedy)" is a hilarious account of one woman's adventure in the modern American health care system. From the moment her dog leaves her broken in the mud, it's a wild ride. At the mercy of policemen who legally can't touch her and EMTs who legally can drug her, she winds up in trauma surgery at a hospital where a mystery rash is sweeping the wards. Between the missionary...
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Ce livre est un guide pratique et inspirant pour tous ceux qui veulent vivre une vie plus heureuse, plus confiante et plus épanouie. À travers des témoignages, des conseils et des exercices, l'auteur vous montre comment cultiver l'optimisme au quotidien, comment faire face aux difficultés, comment réaliser vos rêves et comment partager votre bonheur avec les autres. Ce livre vous apprend à voir le verre à moitié plein, à saisir les opportunités,...
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