The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
ISBN: 9780071592086 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation . . . Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations. We need a cure, and we need it now. Harvard Business School's Clayton M. Christensen--whose bestselling The Innovator's Dilemma revolutionized the business world--presents The Innovator's Prescription, a comprehensive analysis of the strategies that will improve... A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation . . . Our health care system is in critic... |
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191,27 zł |
The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly
ISBN: 9780099554356 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shocking, moving, and controversial, this is an extraordinary account, by an orderly, of life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward Dennis O'Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of a large hospital in Scotland in 2000. For seven years, he cared for patients with serious mental disorders. In his daily life he encountered fear, violence, and despair, but also a considerable amount of care and compassion. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, he examines: the different major mental... Shocking, moving, and controversial, this is an extraordinary account, by an orderly, of life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward<... |
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59,55 zł |
The Parents' Guide to Psychological First Aid: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Predictable Life Crises
ISBN: 9780195381917 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Does your young daughter talk endlessly about invisible friends, dragons in the basement, and monsters in the closet? Is your teenager about to start high school or being victimized by bullies? Is your son mortally afraid of certain insects or of injections at the doctor's office?
Compiled by two seasoned clinical psychologists, The Parents' Guide to Psychological First Aid brings together articles by recognized experts who provide you with the information you need to help your child navigate the many trying problems that typically afflict young people. Written in an engaging... Does your young daughter talk endlessly about invisible friends, dragons in the basement, and monsters in the closet? Is your teenager about to start ...
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159,85 zł |
Infertility
ISBN: 9780199217694 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Infertility is a significant health issue and one that has received increasing media attention in the UK and elsewhere in recent years. For affected couples, it is the cause of substantial distress and feelings of isolation that can lead to associated anxiety and depression. This is compounded by a perceived lack of support from health services as well as a lack of available information regarding its management. This book provides current information and practical advice on the underlying causes, diagnosis and management of infertility in a clear and concise style that is accessible to...
Infertility is a significant health issue and one that has received increasing media attention in the UK and elsewhere in recent years. For affected c...
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84,27 zł |
Winning Strategies for Successful Aging
ISBN: 9780300184020 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For anyone who is approaching a 65th birthday with trepidation, this valuable book offers heartening advice on navigating the later years of life. Dr. Eric Pfeiffer, who for thirty years has cared for--and learned from--elderly people, addresses with compassion and deep understanding the multitude of issues that arise for aging individuals and their families. He writes authoritatively but in a conversational tone. His advice is easy to read, easy to follow, and full of wisdom. In short, practical chapters, Dr. Pfeiffer advises on choosing an ideal place to live, finding a range of... For anyone who is approaching a 65th birthday with trepidation, this valuable book offers heartening advice on navigating the later years of life. ... |
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316,68 zł |
Critical Reflection in Context: Applications in Health and Social Care
ISBN: 9780415684255 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical reflection enables practitioners - especially those within health and social care -to theorise from their own practice, improving and developing their work and practising both creatively and professionally. This book provides an accessible overview of the influential Fook/Gardner Critical Reflection framework for students, researchers and professionals. It then presents a wide range of illustrative case studies from a variety of different health and social care settings, demonstrating how it can be used in effective and innovative practice around the world. By highlighting... Critical reflection enables practitioners - especially those within health and social care -to theorise from their own practice, improving and deve... |
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205,83 zł |
To Live and Die in America: Class, Power, Health and Healthcare
ISBN: 9780745332123 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "To Live and Die in America" details how the United States has among the worst indicators of health in the industrialised world and at the same time spends significantly more on its health care system than any other industrial nation. "To Live and Die in America" details how the United States has among the worst indicators of health in the industrialised world and at the same tim... |
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151,65 zł |
The Healthy Programmer: Get Fit, Feel Better, and Keep Coding
ISBN: 9781937785314 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Printed in full color. Printed in full color. |
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143,58 zł |
Eating Well to Stay Well- If It Ain't in YA, It Ain't on YA
ISBN: 9780985254223 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,72 zł |
Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care
ISBN: 9781909141209 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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297,99 zł |
The Familiar Physician: Saving Your Doctor in the Era of Obamacare
ISBN: 9781614488903 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK IN HEALTH CARE TODAY
Obamacare and the changes it brings could save our primary care doctors from extinction. Or it could crush them. Imagine health care without your "Familiar Physician." Every time you re sick, you re a stranger, enduring long waits for medical treatment from someone who may never have seen you before. This is what the future could look like because there s a tempest bearing down on primary care medicine. It s powered by frustrated doctors retiring early with not enough physicians in the pipeline to replace them; more than 30... THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK IN HEALTH CARE TODAY
Obamacare and the changes it brings could save our primary care doctors from extinction. Or it could... |
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191,05 zł |
Hospitals' Dirty Little Secrets
ISBN: 9781628392067 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No one is immune from sickness or death, that's life. No one is immune from having to go under the care of a doctor or medical facility. That's reality. Seeing how these factors are pretty much the norm, it becomes critical that we go into these experiences with our eyes wide open and our minds focused on what is acceptable and what is not. So often we just throw caution to the wind and have faith that the medical staff is the best at what they do. What other choice do we have? We certainly don't have the knowledge to do it ourselves. We have no other options. Let me assure you that the vast...
No one is immune from sickness or death, that's life. No one is immune from having to go under the care of a doctor or medical facility. That's realit...
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65,68 zł |
Transforming the Doctor's Office: Principles from Evidence-Based Design
ISBN: 9780415840637 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous and varied duties doctors must perform, it may fall to the design profession to implement changes, many based on research, to improve healthcare experiences. From location and layout to furnishings and positive distractions, this book provides evidence-based information about the physical environment to help doctors and those who design medical work spaces improve the experience of health care.
From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous and...
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875,01 zł |
Transforming the Doctor's Office: Principles from Evidence-based Design
ISBN: 9780415840644 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous and varied duties doctors must perform, it may fall to the design profession to implement changes, many based on research, to improve healthcare experiences. From location and layout to furnishings and positive distractions, this book provides evidence-based information about the physical environment to help doctors and those who design medical workspaces improve the experience of health care. Along with its research base, a special... From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous ... |
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293,33 zł |
A Good Birth: Finding the Positive and Profound in Your Childbirth Experience
ISBN: 9781583335499 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on her landmark study involving more than one hundred mothers, a renowned ob-gyn shares the secrets to a good birth.
Most doctors think of a good birth only in terms of medical success. But Dr. Anne Lyerly knows firsthand that many important elements are often overlooked. Her three-year study of a diverse group of moms explored what matters most to women during childbirth. The results, presented to the public for the first time inA Good Birth, show what really matters goes beyond the clinical outcome or even the usual questions of hospital versus birthing center, and... Drawing on her landmark study involving more than one hundred mothers, a renowned ob-gyn shares the secrets to a good birth.
Most doctors t... |
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104,33 zł |
Comprehensive Care for Hiv/AIDS: Community-Based Strategies
ISBN: 9781138791787 / Angielski / Twarda / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive health care system consists of services that are coordinated and integrated along the full continuum of care. For HIV patients, this includes physical health care, infectious disease management, crisis care, mental health care, substance abuse counseling, and social support services including housing, transportation, subsistence, and supports for dealing with multiple sources of stigma. This book highlights the dilemmas faced in providing comprehensive, integrated care to individuals living with HIV, providing both an understanding of existing efforts to integrate diverse... A comprehensive health care system consists of services that are coordinated and integrated along the full continuum of care. For HIV patients, thi... |
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720,59 zł |
A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic-And How We Can End It
ISBN: 9781568584720 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Obesity is the public health crisis of the twenty-first century. Over 150 million Americans are overweight or obese, and across the globe an estimated 1.5 billion are affected. In A Big Fat Crisis, Dr. Deborah A. Cohen has created a major new work that will transform the conversation surrounding the modern weight crisis. Based on her own extensive research, as well as the latest insights from behavioral economics and cognitive science, Cohen reveals what drives the obesity epidemic and how we, as a nation, can overcome it. Cohen argues that the massive increase in obesity is... Obesity is the public health crisis of the twenty-first century. Over 150 million Americans are overweight or obese, and across the globe an estim... |
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69,51 zł |
AIDS Care at Home: A Guide for Caregivers, Loved Ones, and People with AIDS
ISBN: 9781620456422 / Angielski / Twarda / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essential to quality at-home care of people with AIDS. From setting up a safe and comfortable environment to making medical and legal choices and solving emotional problems, each vital issue is covered in depth. Every caregiver and person with AIDS will benefit from this supportive, comprehensive resource.
* Detailed information on protecting against infection * Concise instructions for both ambulatory and bedridden patients * How to... An indispensable guide to every aspect of at-home care This thoroughly practical guide details the daily routines and unique concerns that are essenti...
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151,92 zł |
Circle of Hope: A Child Rescued by Love from a Medical Death Sentence
ISBN: 9781590774427 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Circle of Hope is the remarkable true story of one family that gathered around a dying child to save her from a medical death sentence. Originally published in 1981, the medical landscape has changed in the intervening years, but this story of hope and perseverance in the face of a medical death sentence endures. Jobi Halper was eight years old when she came home from school one autumn day with an aching knee. Three weeks later, a rare, lethal form of bone cancer was diagnosed, and Jobi s leg was amputated. The Halpers were told that the chances were 99 to 1 that the cancer would kill the...
Circle of Hope is the remarkable true story of one family that gathered around a dying child to save her from a medical death sentence. Originally pub...
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70,38 zł |
Healthcare Reform in America: A Reference Handbook
ISBN: 9781610699655 / Angielski / Twarda / 343 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why does the United States produce poorer outcomes for Americans in terms of health care than most other developed countries that spend a lower percentage of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on health care? Should health insurance be private or should it be managed by the government? The second edition of Healthcare Reform in America: A Reference Handbook addresses these complex and difficult questions and many more in its thorough treatment of one of the most controversial issues in contemporary American discourse. The work provides a broad introduction to the... Why does the United States produce poorer outcomes for Americans in terms of health care than most other developed countries that spend a lower per... |
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401,88 zł |