Implementing Continuous Quality Improvements in Health Care
ISBN: 9780763795368 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This collection of 18 case studies covers a broad range of subjects related to health care quality improvement efforts. Ideal as complement to the new Fourth Edition of Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care, these case studies explore themes such as CQI in Ghana Malaria Control, CQI to reduce central line infections in pediatric hospital, a mothers advocacy group against medical errors, WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives Campaign, The Malcolm Baldrige Award Process in Health Care, Comparison of NICE and similar agencies for comparative effectiveness research, and much more.
This collection of 18 case studies covers a broad range of subjects related to health care quality improvement efforts. Ideal as complement to the new...
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779,23 zł |
Health Facilitation and Health Action Planning: Meeting the Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities
ISBN: 9781452896274 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This work was based on a dissertation submitted in partitial fulfilment of M.A in Health and Social Care Management. It examines the health needs of people with learning disabilities and how a local Community Learning Disabilities Team in London worked to meet the health needs of this population. The work is anchored on the established research findings that people with learning disabilities experience more health inequalities compared to the general population. The book looks at how Valuing People health agenda was implemented locally in the study area with particular reference to Health...
This work was based on a dissertation submitted in partitial fulfilment of M.A in Health and Social Care Management. It examines the health needs of p...
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44,82 zł |
Toward Sustainable Transitions in Healthcare Systems
ISBN: 9780415888417 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Health systems have long been considered key determinants of wellbeing within modern societies, a valuable resource which have faced a series of reform initiatives throughout the past decades. These reforms have been used to manage the cost of development, measure the tenability of health systems in globalizing economies and promote the increasing importance of health problems related to lifestyle and living conditions, yet they have failed to provide a true resolution to the persistent economical and logistical problems facing modern day health systems. This rich,... Health systems have long been considered key determinants of wellbeing within modern societies, a valuable resource which have faced a series of re... |
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698,90 zł |
The Great White Hoax: The Suppressed Truth about the Pharmaceutical Industry
ISBN: 9781450221283 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) NEW EXPLOSIVE SECOND EDITION OF AN ENLIGHTENING ASSAULT ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
In this revolutionary and easy-to-read book, discover the real and suppressed truth about what is going on in the medical industry. Provides sensible suggestions for a better understanding of the medico-drug complexity and offers some basic awareness and need for alternative health care. This Government for the people, or for the medical industry? A book that challenges drugs, vaccinations and medical research. The truth about the diseases that plague our society. The connection between medicine and... NEW EXPLOSIVE SECOND EDITION OF AN ENLIGHTENING ASSAULT ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
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63,89 zł |
There Is No Perfect Dentist: The Never Before Revealed Secrets to Choosing the Right Dentist for You!
ISBN: 9780982859001 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) * Are you searching for a new dentist? * Are you searching for a new dentist? |
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63,89 zł |
When I Have Alzheimer's
ISBN: 9781453577417 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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89,70 zł |
Decisive Reform for Our Dying Health Care System
ISBN: 9781453589687 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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89,70 zł |
DECISIVE REFORM for OUR DYING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
ISBN: 9781453589694 / Angielski / Twarda / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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161,48 zł |
Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific : Histories of Responses to Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases
ISBN: 9780415575430 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Chronic diseases-cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes-are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking increase in the percentage of sickness in developing countries still grappling with the acute problems of infectious diseases. The "double disease burden" - the onset of significant mortality from chronic, non-communicable diseases while mortality from communicable diseases remains high - is a problem of developing countries. Developed countries had the historical "luxury" of dealing with chronic diseases...
Chronic diseases-cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes-are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but...
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776,56 zł |
After the Diagnosis: Transcending Chronic Illness
ISBN: 9781439123058 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) After the Diagnosis is a heartfelt and moving lesson on the art of living well through serious illness. Dr. Julian Seifter understands the difficulty of managing a chronic condition in our health-obsessed, take-life-by-the-horns, live-forever world. When he found out he was suffering from diabetes, he was an ambitious medical resident who thought he could run away from his diagnosis. Good health was part of his self-image, and acknowledging that he needed treatment seemed like a kind of failure. In his practice, however, as he helped his patients come to terms with...
After the Diagnosis is a heartfelt and moving lesson on the art of living well through serious illness. Dr. Julian Seifter understan...
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72,61 zł |
Love, Dignity, and Alzheimer's: Lessons and Learning
ISBN: 9781453828175 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) My mother and sister both lived through and died from Alzheimer's disease. Witnessing their slow agonizing decent with loss of ability followed by more loss, I learned much. This is information I want to share with others. My work with the Northern Nevada Alzheimer's Association and the Winnemucca Alzheimer's Support Group have provided me with more insight to share. A work of the heart, Love, Dignity, and Alzheimer's is designed to help you on this treacherous journey of memory disintegration, guiding you as you make sense of no sense.
My mother and sister both lived through and died from Alzheimer's disease. Witnessing their slow agonizing decent with loss of ability followed by mor...
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67,08 zł |
50 Health Scares that Fizzled
ISBN: 9780313385384 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Despite the benefits of advanced technology and modern safety mechanisms, the world around us seems to grow ever more dangerous and fraught with hidden risks. Even in the information age, it is challenging to discern factual, scientific information from sensationalized accounts in the media, "urban legends," or unsubstantiated Internet lore. In "50 Health Scares That Fizzled," award-winning author and researcher Joan R. Callahan examines 50 health scares in 7 distinct categories: medical interventions, infectious diseases, food scares, additives in foods or beverages, other biological... Despite the benefits of advanced technology and modern safety mechanisms, the world around us seems to grow ever more dangerous and fraught with hi... |
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435,96 zł |
Working on Health Communication
ISBN: 9781847879226 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Good communication is at the heart of strategies for effective health promotion and public health. At a time when lifestyle and preventable diseases are still on the rise, practitioners are in need of the skills to deliver effective health messages to the right audience, at the right time.
Responding to this demand, Working on Health Communication provides a practical guide to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating campaigns. The book follows the campaign design process step-by-step. It covers every stage from selecting theoretical models and... Good communication is at the heart of strategies for effective health promotion and public health. At a time when lifestyle and preventable diseases a...
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683,37 zł |
How to Choose a Nursing Home
ISBN: 9781456547998 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Over 5.5 million people per year must face the prospect of having to choose a nursing home. Few of them know anything about the world they are about to enter. Many will find themselves floundering for a solution. Where can we find the care we need? How are we going to manage the expense of long term care? Do we have to go into a nursing home? Will home health care work out? What are the alternatives? How do I find the best place for mom? How do I know if a specific nursing home is a good place? In an attempt to answer these questions, many people will rely upon advice from friends, clergymen,...
Over 5.5 million people per year must face the prospect of having to choose a nursing home. Few of them know anything about the world they are about t...
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79,56 zł |
The Second Dilemma: Facts You Must Know To Make Correct Health Decisions
ISBN: 9781439252802 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In our world filled to overflowing with all types of chemicals, are you satisfied that you know enough to keep and maintain your health and the health of your family?If you feel that you just 'don't know enough', then this is a book you must have. Chemicals and drugs are in virtually everything we eat and touch. What effect do they have on our health? Should we be worried? This book attempts to answer these questions. . It will guide you through the important facts you must know to make correct health decisions, and will answer your questions about "why." Within the following chapters you...
In our world filled to overflowing with all types of chemicals, are you satisfied that you know enough to keep and maintain your health and the health...
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112,13 zł |
When Words Are Not Enough: Strategies for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
ISBN: 9780982962909 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "When Words Are Not Enough" provides basic facts and suggests ways that caregivers might have an impact upon the holistic well-being of care recipients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. A secondary purpose of this book is to suggest ways to help caregivers cope with the ongoing stress associated with their labor of love. Chapters in this book touch upon a range of concerns, including a review of the needs of caregivers. Each chapter ends with a case study analysis. The book concludes with a listing of resources and an extensive bibliography. This book defines, describes,...
"When Words Are Not Enough" provides basic facts and suggests ways that caregivers might have an impact upon the holistic well-being of care recipient...
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67,26 zł |
Toward Better Days
ISBN: 9781452899541 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The world of illness and caregiving is a maze of emotions mixed with a lack of information and knowledge about needs and resources as well as great personal stress. As a social worker and counselor for many years, as well as a caregiver to several family members and friends the author has come to realize that no one is adequately prepared for the tasks at hand. Even though there are professionals involved with the care of an incapacitated person, there is still a need for a family member or friend to shoulder many of the day to day responsibilities. This may be as simple as keeping someone...
The world of illness and caregiving is a maze of emotions mixed with a lack of information and knowledge about needs and resources as well as great pe...
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76,24 zł |
Binding Their Wounds: America's Assault on Its Veterans
ISBN: 9781594515712 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The victims of US military campaigns are usually nameless civilians in far away places, but there are also victims closer to home - the soldiers so often used and then discarded by the establishment. Binding Their Wounds is a book about US veterans written by a US veteran - Bob 'Doc' Topmiller. Topmiller fought in Vietnam, founded a school for orphans there, and become a professor of history before he tragically committed suicide. Close friend and scholar Kerby Neill stepped in to complete the book. The result is a history of US veterans and their treatment by the US establishment from the...
The victims of US military campaigns are usually nameless civilians in far away places, but there are also victims closer to home - the soldiers so of...
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802,44 zł |
Tender Loving Greed - 2009 Notes
ISBN: 9780974734033 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The 1974 George C. Polk Award expose that blew the lid off the incredibly lucrative nursing home industry, showing how it exploited America's old people and defrauded us all. Reissued with a behind the scenes look at how the powerful chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Long-Term Care tried to kill the book. As relevant today for long-term care and health care in general as it was when it first came out. Fraud, swindles, corruption, organized crime-bigger today than ever-the better part of a trillion dollars a year, and just as hidden as it was forty years ago."
The 1974 George C. Polk Award expose that blew the lid off the incredibly lucrative nursing home industry, showing how it exploited America's old peop...
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Ameloblastoma: A Patient's Perspective
ISBN: 9781456599409 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Being diagnosed with a health problem can be troubling. This anxiety is exacerbated when you've never heard of the problem you're facing, and don't know anyone else who has dealt with it, or even heard of it. In Ameloblastoma: A Patient's Perspective, I share my experience of being diagnosed with ameloblastoma, and undergoing a jaw resection and reconstruction. Throughout the book I share the small details those facing this diagnosis might find useful, along with some frequently asked questions, x-rays, and pictures of the tumor. When I first received my diagnosis, the lack of information and...
Being diagnosed with a health problem can be troubling. This anxiety is exacerbated when you've never heard of the problem you're facing, and don't kn...
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67,26 zł |