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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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    • Research Made Easy in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • December 19, 2003
      • Mark Kane
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 3 3 4
      This is a clear and lively book intended for students and practitioners from a variety of healthcare backgrounds who want to gain a first foothold in understanding research. It is a highly engaging and very visually attractive introduction to research which students and practitioners will use to gain confidence and to develop as far as initiating small practice based research projects. The book will outline how to get started, how to formulate useful and answerable research questions, a range of methodologies set in terms of their usefulness and limitations, strategies for seeing the project through and writing up the results. Pitfalls and pointers are highlighted along the way.

    • Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Limb

      • 1st Edition
      • June 3, 2003
      • W. Bruce Conolly + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 2 2 6 3 9
      In each section there will be a description of preoperative and postoperative measures and of conservative treatments for the various conditions.Each section also contains a brief description of the surgical procedure. The book is written for those medical and paramedical people who are called on to see, assess and treat patients with conditions of the hand and upper extremity. These professionals include physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand surgeons; those in rehabilitation medicine, Rheumatologys and Pain Management Personnel.There is no other one volume text of this size which covers this wide field in such a clear, didactic and illustrated fashion.

    • Introduction to Adult Swallowing Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • February 26, 2003
      • Michael A. Crary + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 9 9 9 5 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 2 7 7 4 2
      This treatment-oriented guide provides a hands-on approach to the diagnosis and management of swallowing disorders. The material focuses on developing skills that lead to basic clinical decisions regarding dysphagic patients. Written for students and practitioners who are new to the field, the text begins with the anatomy and physiology of swallowing and goes on to cover the range of swallowing disorders, the clinical and laboratory examination, and treatment strategies. The authors have national reputations as leaders in this area and readers are sure to benefit from their expert clinical tips provided in the manual.

    • Optimizing Exercise and Physical Activity in Older People

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 5, 2003
      • Meg Morris + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 5 0 6 5 4 7 9 1
      This book brings together evidence-based knowledge from different fields and offers the health professional practical and evidenced-based strategies to facilitate adherence to prescribed physical activity or therapeutic exercise needed to achieve durable results in the preventative and therapeutic health care of ageing populations.

    • La qualité du soin infirmier

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 13, 2002
      • Walter Hesbeen
      • French
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 1 0 1 9 6 0
      Le sens et le devenir même de la pratique infirmière sont déterminés par la conception que l'on a de la qualité du soin infirmier, qui ne peut se réduire à celle des actes effectués ni à leur organisation. En questionnant la qualité, l'auteur amène à réfléchir à l'essence de la démarche soignante et offre pour perspective le déploiement de la santé dans l'existence même de la personne. Une telle démarche procède d'une rencontre et d'un accompagnement par lesquels le soignant exerce une fonction d'expert et de conseiller. Volontairement fondé sur l'expérience et l'action, cet ouvrage permet d'enrichir la réflexion des cadres, des gestionnaires, des formateurs, ou des étudiants, ainsi que des professionnels qui exercent au contact direct des personnes soignées. Prenant en compte la réforme hospitalière et ses conséquences sur la gestion, l'auteur fait un point complet sur la manière de gérer le service infirmier, en respectant l'éthique du soin. L'ouvrage comprend une partie conceptuelle sur la pratique soignante, sur la qualité et sur la fonction d'encadrement. Les derniers chapitres forment une partie plus instrumentale, liée à l'organisation et à la gestion des services.

    • Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Health Professions

      • 7th Edition
      • October 17, 2002
      • Jennifer Rhind + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 3 1 0
      Rhind and Greig provide a multidisciplinary introduction to anatomy and physiology for health professionals and nursing students. This new edition has been expanded to guide complementary therapist students through key issues in anatomy and physiology.

    • Massage Therapy

      • 1st Edition
      • April 11, 2002
      • Grant Jewell Rich
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 2 3 4 3 2 1 7 3
      This book aims to present, in a single volume, the best of modern massage research.While research indicates that 1 in 3 Americans use alternative health care modalities, little research has been completed and disseminated in the area of massage therapy. This volume will present about ten chapters in areas of research probably including studies of massage for: stress (post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression, abuse), spinal cord injuries, enhancing growth (pregnancy and infancy), pain reduction (rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, migraine, and fibromyalgia), pediatrics, the elderly, increasing employee satisfaction (chair massage), enhancing cognition (alertness, autism), and/or immunity (HIV, cancer).

    • Mieux se connaître pour mieux soigner

      • 1st Edition
      • January 29, 2002
      • Dominique Rispail
      • French
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 5 7 4 3 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 5 7 4 4 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 1 0 1 9 5 3
      Être soignant amène à être confronté à ses propres limites. Limites physiques d'une part : accueillir les urgences de nuit, vivre des rythmes décalés… Limites psychologiques d'autre part : supporter l'angoisse d'un patient en attente d'un diagnostic, gérer la détresse d'une personne dépressive, accompagner un enfant en fin de vie… Autant de situations où la confrontation à la maladie, à la mort, à la souffrance occasionne de nombreuses remises en cause chez le soignant. Pour exercer ce métier, l'étudiant comme le professionnel doivent donc apprendre à bien connaître leurs valeurs, leurs motivations, leurs émotions mais également leurs limites, leurs craintes et leurs aversions. Il s'agit d'améliorer la compréhension que l'on a de soi-même pour mieux communiquer, évoluer et s'épanouir, entretenir des relations professionnelles satisfaisantes et apprendre à gérer les situations difficiles. Ce guide de développement personnel, démarche issue des sciences humaines et initiée dans les années cinquante aux États-Unis, vise à aider les soignants à faire ce travail sur eux-mêmes. De façon simple et ludique, il propose des rappels théoriques, mais surtout de nombreuses applications pratiques, sous forme d'exercices et de tests pour aider les soignants et les futurs soignants à « avoir du CRAN » : se connaître, communiquer, se relaxer, s'affirmer, négocier.

    • Pediatric Acupuncture

      • 1st Edition
      • September 20, 2002
      • May Loo
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 0 7 0 3 2 7
      This book introduces, explores and clearly explains acupuncture and related techniques used in the treatment of children. The author is a practicing pediatrician with many years' experience in both working with children and as an acupuncture practitioner. The book introduces important concepts of childhood development that integrate conventional theories with the Traditional Chinese Medicine theories presented in the classic texts. It covers a variety of acupuncture techniques, including non-invasive approaches (such as electrical stimulation, laser and magnet therapy) which are particularly helpful with children. Full treatment protocols are given for 22 common pediatric conditions, with a particular emphasis on treatments which are safe, simple and readily accepted by children. In addition, issues of diet and immunization are explored by the author.

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