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Elsevier Health Professions titles offer everything you need to launch a career in a variety of professions - from educational resources for student learning to reference titles to support everyday practice. Complete curriculum solutions support educational programs in clinical laboratory sciences, dental assisting and hygiene, massage therapy, medical assisting and billing & coding, occupational therapy, pharmacy technology, physical therapy and rehabilitation, radiologic technology, respiratory care, sonography, speech therapy, surgical technology, and veterinary assisting and technology. Content on anatomy & physiology, basic science, medical terminology, law and ethics, documentation, job readiness, and more is supplemented by program-specific titles and review and testing solutions for classroom and certification exams, making Elsevier your destination for healthcare careers.

  • Clinical Case Studies in Physiotherapy

    A Guide for Students and Graduates
    • 1st Edition
    • Lauren Jean Guthrie
    • English
    Starting a placement or rotation in an unfamiliar clinical area is exciting but can be daunting. CLINICAL CASE STUDIES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY provides invaluable advice and practical guidance on cases and problems encountered on a daily basis allowing you to work with ease and confidence. By adopting a problem solving approach to the cases through the use of questions and answers, the authors will help you to think constructively about each case within all the key specialities of physiotherapy.

  • Pharmacology

    A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals
    • 1st Edition
    • Elaine Mary Aldred
    • English
    Pharmacology: A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals provides an accessible text and source book of pharmacology for both students and practitioners of complementary medicine. It covers the basic chemistry which builds into an understanding of basic organic chemistry, key pharmacological principles, herbal and nutritional chemical constituents and the use of conventional medication. Various different aspects are treated in a way, which creates linkages for clarity and clinical relevance.Written in an accessible style and highly illustrated throughout.

  • Communication

    Core Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals
    • 1st Edition
    • Gjyn O'Toole
    • English
    This text introduces health sciences students to the various interpersonal communication skills that are commonly used within health settings to establish relationships with clients and fellow professionals, and improve therapeutic outcomes. It focuses on developing self awareness and skills for use in health settings and covers the types of scenarios commonly encountered in health settings that are rarely covered in generic professional communication texts. Perspectives and examples are drawn from a wide range of health professions. The book includes activities that will enable students to reflect on their experiences and practice using the skills.

  • Surgical Reconstruction of the High Risk Patient, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-4
    • Thomas S. Roukis
    • English
    Topics include: "Tenotomy and tendon transfer about the forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot", "Surgical correction of soft-tissue ankle equines contracture", "Percutaneous metatarsal osteotomies", "Minimum incision metatarsal amputations", "Soft-tissue and osseous techniques to balance forefoot and midfoot amputation", "Internal pedal amputations", "Minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis (MIPO) technique for midfoot and hindfoot stabilization", "Corrective midfoot osteotomies", "Percutaneous fixation of forefoot and midfoot fracture dislocations", "Less invasive skeletal stabilization (LISS) for hindfoot and ankle fractures", "Percutaneous reduction and external fixation for foot and ankle fractures", and "Percutaneous bone marrow aspirate and bone graft harvesting techniques in the lower extremity".

  • Guide pratique de mésothérapie

    Médecine générale, médecine du sport, médecine esthétique, rhumatologie, pharmacopée
    • 1st Edition
    • Christian Bonnet + 2 more
    • French
    Couvrant de nombreux champs d'application, la mésothérapie fait aujourd'hui partie intégrante de l'arsenal thérapeutique à la disposition du praticien et lui permet de proposer à ses patients un traitement alternatif pour soulager et soigner dans de nombreux cas. Que ce soit dans le traitement de la douleur d'origine névralgique, traumatique ou autre, dans le traitement des troubles circulatoires, ORL ou esthétiques, le médecin pourra utiliser cette technique qui a fait ses preuves. Ce guide pratique précise les multiples applications de la mésothérapie et donne toutes les informations nécessaires au praticien dans l'acquisition et le perfectionnement des gestes techniques. Rédigé sous forme de fiches classées par ordre alphabétique de Abcès à Zona, cet ouvrage présente avec rigueur toutes les maladies les plus courantes et leur traitement mésothérapique. Ainsi structuré, ce guide permet au lecteur de retrouver rapidement et facilement pour chaque maladie la définition, la physiopathologie, l'essentiel de l'examen clinique et des examens complémentaires et tous les détails du traitement : techniques, mélanges principaux et complémentaires, zones et rythme d'application. L'aspect pratique est accentué, pour chaque fiche, par une ou plusieurs illustrations qui précisent les points d'injections. Deux dernières parties récapitulent toute la pharmacopée en mésothérapie et les outils nécessaires à sa mise en oeuvre. Les auteurs de ce livre, qui pratiquent exclusivement cette technique depuis plus de vingt ans, partagent ici leur longue expérience de la mésothérapie et font de ce guide un outil pratique et innovant pour tous les médecins utilisant cette technique ou souhaitant l'intégrer dans leur pratique.

  • Pathology and Intervention in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

    • 1st Edition
    • David J. Magee + 2 more
    • English
    Detailed and evidence-based, this text focuses on musculoskeletal pathology and injury with descriptions of current and practical rehabilitation methods. PATHOLOGY AND INTERVENTION IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION provides everything you need to create and implement rehabilitation programs for your patients with musculoskeletal disorders due to injury, illness, or surgery. Each intervention includes a rationale, pathology and related problems, stages of healing, evidence in literature, and clinical reasoning considerations. This is the third volume of the new four-volume musculoskeletal rehabilitation series anchored by "Magee’s Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th Edition."

  • Skills for Practice in Occupational Therapy

    • 1st Edition
    • Edward A.S. Duncan
    • English
    This book is the companion volume to Duncan: Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 5e and provides a comprehensive guide to the practice applications of the theory base. It is designed to be a 'basic and beyond' text, of value to students throughout their studies but also a valuable reference text to clinicians. The sections cover the following essential skills for effective occupational therapy practice: clinical skills, management and leadership skills, evidence-based and research skills, and thinking, judgement and decision-making skills.

  • Chinesische Bauchakupunktur

    • 1st Edition
    • Heping Yuan
    • German
    Lernen Sie ein neues Mikrosystem kennen: Bauchakupunktur. Behandlung von Beschwerden und Krankheiten mit den 48 Bauchpunkten. Die in China als „magische therapeutische Methode“ bekannte Bauchakupunktur ist risikoarm, fast schmerzfrei und äußerst wirkungsvoll.

  • Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant

    • 1st Edition
    • Roberta O'Shea
    • English
    No other textbook gives physical therapy assistants complete, focused insight into their role in treating and managing common pediatric conditions. You'll find coverage of topics ranging from neurological rehabilitation to sports injuries and congenital disorders, as well as in-depth discussions of atypical development and pathologies. Each chapter follows a consistent, well-organized approach that defines each disorder, describes the appropriate physical therapy assessment and intervention, and rounds out the discussion with relevant case study examples based on established practice patterns.

  • A Political Practice of Occupational Therapy

    • 1st Edition
    • Nick Pollard + 2 more
    • English
    This challenging and innovative book explores the political aspects of occupational therapy. It looks at how practitioners may develop political awareness in order to aid community development. A Political Practice of Occupational Therapy is about maximizing the potential impact of occupational therapists' engagements and ensuring the profession is working towards the contruction of a civic society. It is supported by twelve chapters of practice examples from the UK, US, Georgia and Australia, as well as a history of the profession as an agency for social change. It asks: How is it possible to introduce the political into a profession that is linked to health and social care? What form could political practice take, and how could the political components of practice be analyzed and evaluated? It includes significant theoretical chapters on gender, class and sexuality, challenges to holism, occupational literacy, and a discussion of political competence. This book will be of particular use for students exploring community and emerging role settings, client centred practice, occupational and social justice and the theoretical base of the profession. From an editorial team that is widely recognized for their challenges to traditional thought and practice in occupational therapy, this book will be of value not just to occupational therapists but also those employed in health profession management and development, and community based rehabilitation.

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