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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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Use natural healing techniques to help heal chronic illnesses, inflammation, your immune system, increase energy levels, focus, overall happiness, and much more!
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This publication presents findings of a study on the availability and provision of long-term care (LTC) in Thailand, 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 Thailand are also included. It contributes to the development of an in-depth knowledge base on LTC policies,...
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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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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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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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Sages-femmes, religieuses, sœurs hospitalières, bénévoles, infirmières de la Croix-Rouge, de colonie, militaires, en psychiatrie, assistantes sociales et professionnelles de la santé sont ici sujets de l'histoire dans le large champ des services de santé au Québec et au Canada. Plus qu'un sujet, il est ici question d'une extraordinaire caste. Soucieux de fermer le fossé linguistique qui divisa non seulement la pratique, mais aussi l'historiographie...
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In these hard times of global financial peril and growing social inequality, injuries to dignity are pervasive. "Indignity has many faces," one man told Nora Jacobson as she conducted interviews for this book. Its expressions range from rudeness, indifference, and condescension to objectification, discrimination, and exploitation. Yet dignity can also be promoted. Another man described it as "common respect," suggesting dignity's ordinariness, and...
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Since FDR, the US healthcare system has been mired in politics and policy. All the while it has only increased in complexity and cost. Today half of all personal bankruptcies are attributable to healthcare costs. Many community hospitals are barely getting by with single digit profit margins. With a system teetering on the edge of a systemic crisis, we need to turn to a brand-new approach to rescue the US healthcare system.
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All Americans deserve and should have access to high quality, affordable healthcare services delivered by professionals who have sufficient time and resources to care for them. This book offers proven and practical approaches for redesigning healthcare organizations to be less fragmented-and more patient-centered-by tapping into the experiences of staff on the front lines of patient care.
Peter Lazes and Marie Rudden show how collaboration and active...
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The Take-Charge Patient Puts the Expertise of 200 Medical Professionals in Your Hands.
Frustrated or confused about how to get good medical care? In her newest book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best Medical Care, (winner of 18 book awards) author and patient advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, empowers patients to become proactive, well informed participants in their own care. With advice and personal stories from over 200 doctors, nurses,...
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If you or someone you love is living with diabetes, managing the condition can be a daily challenge. That's why I want to encourage you to consider purchasing this book - "Managing Diabetes: Essential Steps for a Healthy Life."This comprehensive guide offers practical and actionable steps for managing diabetes through healthy habits and medical care. You'll find advice on monitoring blood sugar levels, maintaining a balanced diet, practicing good...
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You can afford the care you need.
If you're one of the millions who suffer from medical conditions such as cancer, heart disease, or diabetes, you know that these illnesses can, over time, cause extreme financial hardship. In this timely, thorough resource, Dr. David Nganele helps you identify the drugs, programs, hospitals, and strategies that will significantly reduce your out-of-pocket expenses. You'll discover how you can better afford your healthcare...
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In Full Circle Moments: What 20 Years in Neonatology Taught Me About Life, Love & Loss, Dr. Terri Lynn Major-Kincade invites us to join her on a roller-coaster ride through a fascinating world of magic, miracles, plastic boxes, blessings, and burdens-the world of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
In a montage of interwoven stories and poignant examples, Dr. Terri explains how she helps tiny human beings in plastic boxes say both "hello" and...
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This book describes how bad habits contribute to ill health. The habits the author refers to that so negatively impact patients by leading to significant illness and mortality, include the following: Alcohol abuse; Tobacco abuse; Obesity; Poor dietary habits; Excessive stress. The impact of the above on all parts of the human body are described in detail. Exercise, on the other hand, is a habit that can help negate or delay the negative consequences...
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Providing care for individuals with significant medical needs disproportionately drives the cost of medical care in the United States. In fact, 5 percent of patients in the U.S. account for nearly half of all health care spending. This population of high-need patients includes a diverse group of people with multiple chronic diseases and varying levels of medical, functional, social, and psychological complexity. Improving care management and outcomes...
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Healthcare organizations cry out for a toll to decrease untoward events and bridge the communication gap between professional clinical teams and clients.
Discover how to guide your team to creatively problem-solve, build emotional and social intelligence, increase workplace safety and employee retention, and guarantee client satisfaction with the results-don't-lie Improv to Improve Healthcare system.
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As locums physicians become increasingly respected and appreciated for the services they provide to organizations looking to fill their staffing needs, physicians who desire to gain more freedom, flexibility, control, and money are poised to successfully enter this growing field. Yet, since many were not encouraged to pursue this route during medical school, residency, or fellowship, they have no idea where to begin. That is why Dr. Stephanie E. Freeman...
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Burnout among physicians is at an all-time high. Long hours, extended time away from family, decreasing reimbursements, and lack of professional support have many physicians looking at career alternatives. In Locums Life Lessons: Words of Wisdom from a Lifelong Locums Doc, Dr. Stephanie E. Freeman reveals how working as a locums physician is a viable option to traditional physician employment.
Locums Life Lessons is a collection of essays that highlights...
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Bioethics Mediation offers stories about patients, families, and health care providers enmeshed in conflict as they wrestle with decisions about life and death. It provides guidance for those charged with supporting the patient's traditional and religious commitments and personal wishes. Today's medical system, without intervention, privileges those within shared cultures of communication and disadvantages those lacking power and position, such as...
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