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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.

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    • A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Communication for Health Professionals

      • 1st Edition
      • January 20, 2006
      • Julie Hosley + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 7 7 3 8 9
      This new textbook is designed to provide students with all the necessary tools to effectively communicate with patients and other health care professionals. With its easy-to-read style, it is loaded with useful tips to help students engage into the practice of communication. It presents condensed amounts of content for learning the basic principles and then integrating elements such as case scenarios, questions, or hints and tips to encourage application of those principles into real-life situations.

    • Osteopathy

      • 1st Edition
      • November 2, 2005
      • Jon Parsons + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 3 9 5 3
      This book is a textbook of basic osteopathic concepts, working from first principles underpinned by anatomy and physiology. This text will synthesize and integrate osteopathic models in an easy-to-understand way, a subject often daunting to students and confusing to graduates.. Composed of four sections, the first is a discussion of basic principles, the second focusses on models and diagnosis of treatment which is followed by anatomical, neurophysiological and osteopathic considerations. The last section describes clinical case-studies to enable students to put into practice the theories and models which they have learned.This book is essential reading for all osteopathic BSc degree courses and a core textbook for undergraduate students.

    • Pass the Preregistration Pharmacy Exam

      • 1st Edition
      • November 11, 2005
      • Chi-Loon Cheung
      • English
      This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Covering the core aspects of the pharmacy curriculum, this book is designed to help pharmacist students prepare for the pre-registration exam of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) and other similar exams. This preparation is useful for exams across the world, including undergraduate exams and similar pre-registration exams. The book consists of over 400 multiple-choice questions with explanatory answers, as well as an introductory chapter on exam preparation and four useful appendixes of abbreviations and symbols used in pharmacy.

    • Mosby's Review Questions for the NBCE Examination: Parts I and II

      • 1st Edition
      • December 20, 2005
      • Mosby
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 3 1 7 3 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 7 5 4 5 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 2 2 5 9
      This valuable review tool features 1,000 multiple-choice questions with explanatory answers, organized by topic, according to Parts I and II of the NBCE boards. No other product on the market is as comprehensive and useful. It provides a Q&A review with rationale and quick reference tools to help users prepare for the boards. Updated references in each section direct students to supplemental reading for further information. Tables, boxes, and other quick-reference tools summarize content at a glance. The CD-ROM contains all the questions from the book plus approximately 500 additional questions, answers, and rationales, as well as automatically scored quizzes.

    • Cystic Fibrosis Care

      • 1st Edition
      • June 2, 2005
      • Allison Peebles + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 1
      Written by a team of experts in the field this unique book is a practical guide for the care of cystic fibrosis patients based on day-to-day experience and scientific evidence. Chapters cover every aspect of care from basic daily respiratory and gastroenterology management to the more common complications in cystic fibrosis and includes problem solving more complex issues. Covering all areas of clinical and psychosocial care for the cystic fibrosis patient, Cystic Fibrosis Care is designed to allow quick access to relevant information and is an invaluable guide for physiotherapists, GPs, paediatricians, nurses and dieticians.

    • Medical Insurance Made Easy

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 13, 2005
      • Jill Brown
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 7 7 0 1 3
      This combination textbook and workbook, explains each phase of the medical claim cycle, from the time the patient calls for an appointment until the financial transaction for the encounter is completed. Coverage includes types of insurance payers, basic coding and billing rules, and standard requirements for outpatient billing using the CMS-1500 claim form. It also emphasizes legal aspects related to each level of the medical claim cycle and the importance of the medical office employee, showing their responsibility for and impact on successful reimbursement.

    • Functional Anatomy of the Spine

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 30, 2005
      • Alison Middleditch + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 2 7 1 7 7
      This book provides the solid foundation of knowledge therapists need to safely and accurately treat musculoskeletal disorders of the spine. It presents a comprehensive view of applied functional anatomy and biomechanics of the whole spine, examining normal and abnormal function of the spine, the response of tissues to injury, and the effects of age-related changes. Thoroughly referenced and extensively illustrated with over 200 original, high-quality diagrams, it serves as an excellent resource for clinical decision making. The 2nd edition explores several areas in greater depth - including the sacroiliac joint, thoracic biomechanics, muscles - and reviews recent papers and the scientific evidence of functional anatomy.

    • Research Methods for Massage and Holistic Therapies

      • 1st Edition
      • September 23, 2005
      • Glenn Hymel
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 3 2 9 2 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 7 0 4 9 2
      This comprehensive resource covers a broad array of research strategies available to massage therapists to give them the tools they need to be knowledgeable readers of research literature, as well as active researchers. The primary focus of the book is on the quantitative aspect of research that encompasses the principal types of studies most extensively used in the various health care professions, specifically massage therapy. Extensive coverage is also given to the qualitative and integrative research categories that are progressively gaining recognition among researchers in various health science disciplines and professions.

    • Leitfaden Ernährungsmedizin

      • 1st Edition
      • October 11, 2005
      • Heide Koula-Jenik + 3 more
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 3 1 3 8 6 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 9 2 7 7 4
      Ernährungsmedizin kompakt und konkret für Mediziner, Diätassistenten und Ökotrophologen:Grund... der Ernährungsphysiologi... und Lebensmittelkunde Darstellung der Ernährungs- und Diätformen mit Bewertung aus ernährungswissenscha... SichtErnährung in bestimmten Lebenssituationen (z.B. Schwangerschaft, ältere Patienten)ausführlic... Praxisteil zu Diagnostik und Therapie der ernährungsabhängigen und ernährungsbedingten Krankheiten sowie Tipps für PatientenGrundlagen und Durchführung der künstlichen ErnährungAnhang mit Tabellarien

    • Transforming Practice through Clinical Education, Professional Supervision and Mentoring

      • 1st Edition
      • August 26, 2005
      • Miranda L. Rose + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 4 5 4 7
      This important resource investigates topics related to clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring. Beyond student supervision, it discusses supervision of professionals in the work place and the emerging importance of professional mentoring for ongoing professional development. Its broad perspective is relevant to a wide range of health professions, including audiology, dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, radiography, and speech-language pathology. Complex theoretical material is presented in a straightforward, "person-centered" approach that makes information easily accessible and applicable to practice.

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