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Patient Safety in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 46-2
May 8, 2019
Paul Gluck
English
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. William Rayburn, Dr. Paul Gluck has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America devoted to Patient Safety in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics: The Patient Experience and Safety; The Certification Process Driving Patient Safety; Just Culture and Patient Safety; Patient’s Role in Patient Safety; Implementing Patient Safety Initiatives; Eliminating Disparities In Perinatal Care; Transparency and Disclosure; Leadership and Teams; Emerging Role of Drills and Simulations in Patient Safety; California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative: The Power of Collaboration; Role of the Patient Safety Organization in Advancing Patient Safety; Office of Patient Safety; Applying Patient Safety to Reduce Maternal Mortality; Benefits and Pitfalls of Ultrasound in Ob/Gyns; Obstetrical Anesthesia; Patient Safety in Outpatient Procedures; and Safety in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to improve outcomes and safety in obstetric and gynecologic patients.

Medical Impairment and Disability Evaluation, & Associated Medicolegal Issues, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 30-3
June 19, 2019
Robert D. Rondinelli + 1 more
English
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Guest edited by Drs. Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach and Robert Rondinelli, this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics will discuss Medical Impairment and Disability Evaluation and Associated Medicolegal Issues. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Santos Martinez of the Campbell Clinic. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to: The Physician’s Approach to Impairment Rating and Disability Benefits Determinations; Claimant-related Issues; Evaluating Return-to-work ability using Functional Capacity Evaluation; Evaluating Human Functioning Using CAT Methodology for Disability Determination within the SSA; Burden of treatment compliance; Measuring Quality of Life Loss in Litigation; Medical-Legal Causation Analysis; Actuarial Analysis and Life Expectancy Determination after Catastrophic Illness or Injury; Validity Assessment in Acquired Brain Injury Disability Evaluation; Medicolegal Expert Core Competencies & Professionalism; The Physician as Expert Witness; Rehabilitating the Injured Worker to Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI); The Independent Medical Examination (IME); and Life Care Planning, among other topics.

Modern Management of Testicular Cancer

1st Edition
Volume 46-3
July 3, 2019
Siamak Daneshmand
English
Hardback
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In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Samir Taneja, Dr. Sia Daneshmand has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Urologic Clinics devoted to Modern Management of Testicular Cancer. The issue focuses on surgical techniques and diagnostic modalities for testicular cancer. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Imaging For Testicular Cancer; Management of Stage I Germ Cell Tumors; Management of Stage II Germ Cell Tumors; Current Management Of Disseminated GCT; Post-Chemotherapy Resection of Residual Mass in NSGCT; Indications For Surgery in Disseminated Seminoma; Growing Teratoma Syndrome; Management of The Primary Testicular Tumor; High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation; mRna As Biomarkers For Germ Cell Tumors; Minimally Invasive RPLND: Is There a Role?; Complications of RPLND; Preservation of Fertility in Testis Cancer Management. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to optimize surgical and management outcomes in the patient with testicular cancer.

Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

1st Edition
Volume 49-3
May 3, 2019
Katherine J. Goldberg
English
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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, edited by Dr. Katherine J. Goldberg, focuses on Advances in Palliative Medicine. Article topics indlue: Pet Hospice Program at Colorado State University; Hospice Care Service at Michigan State University; Pain and Palliative Care Service at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital; Current topics in serious illness and palliative medicine: a curricular initiative at Cornell University; Development and use of the Serious Veterinary Illness Conversation Guide; Ethics of palliative medicine in veterinary patients; Overcoming obstacles to palliative care: what can we learn from our MD colleagues?; Caregiv... burden and veterinary client mental health concerns; Capacities of animal patients: how cognitive ethology can (and should) inform palliative and end of life care; Palliative care challenges from the oncology service in a veterinary teaching hospital; Private practice oncology: viewpoint on end of life decision-making; Advances in pain management, palliative care applications; Advances in neurology, palliative care applications; Updates and advances in cognitive dysfunction; Perspectives on nutrition and feeding; Palliative care services at home: viewpoint from a multi-doctor practice; Objective exploration of euthanasia: what do (and don’t) we know about adverse effects?; Integratin... a social worker into the veterinary team for palliative care and hospice; and Conflict management.

Infirmière en milieu scolaire

2nd Edition
July 26, 2019
Valérie Cottin
French
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Forte de son expérience de plus de 15 ans en tant qu’infirmière scolaire, principalement en réseaux d’éducation prioritaire, l’auteur propose dans cet ouvrage de partager son expérience, ses motivations et ses déceptions. Elle explique le cheminement, les études et la formation pour arriver à ce poste, puis décrit le quotidien de l’infirmière scolaire. Son rôle consiste à accueillir,écouter, soigner, dépister, éduquer les enfants qui viennent la voir. Elle doit aussi repérer et prendre en charge les jeunes en danger et surtout travailler en partenariat avec des professionnels associés. Elle doit également mettre en place des dispositifs adaptés en cas d’évènements graves survenant dans la collectivité. Enthousiaste et passionnée par sa fonction et les nombreuses missions qu’elle assume, l’auteur nous fait pénétrer au plus près de son quotidien et dresse un tableau de l’état de santé physique et mentale de milliers d’élèves pour lesquels elle s'est investie. Elle propose réflexions et actions pour aider les élèves dans leur réussite personnelle et scolaire à travers des « cas d’élèves » (de 4 à 16 ans). Illustré par de nombreux exemples variés, cet ouvrage met en avant l’action concrète du rôle infirmier auprès des jeunes et aborde les sujets essentiels tels que l’éducation, l’enseignement, l’intégration des immigrés et le mal-être des populations défavorisées.Soignan... éducateurs, enseignants, parents d’élèves ou responsables politiques, ce livre apporte un éclairage professionnel concret, au coeur des préoccupations actuelles et des enjeux sociaux.

New Technologies in Spine Surgery, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 31-1
November 26, 2019
Michael Y. Wang + 1 more
English
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This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks and Dr. Michael Y. Wang, is devoted to New Technologies in Spine Surgery. Articles in this issue include: Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy, Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy, Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression, Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion, Retropleural Thoracic Approach, Novel Intervertebral Technologies, Surface Technologies for Fusion, Cell derived/Stem Cell Technologies for Fusion, Disk Replacement, Enhanced Recovery in Spine Surgery/Perioperativ... pain management, Imaging Technologies, Robotic Instrumentation Placement, Minimally Invasive Deformity Advances, Tissue Engineering/Regenera... Treatments, Minimally Invasive Tumor Ablation, and more.

Wong. Enfermería Pediátrica

10th Edition
September 13, 2019
Marilyn J. Hockenberry + 2 more
Spanish
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Obra de referencia en enfermería pediátrica desde hace casi 40 años que en esta edición ofrece una extensa revisión de los contenidos y al mismo tiempo conserva aspectos fundamentales. Múltiples expertos de enfermería y especialistas de diversas disciplinas, han revisado, redactado o elaborado los fragmentos relativos a las áreas sometidas a cambios rápidos y complejos como son la enfermería comunitaria, desarrollo, vacunas, genética, cuidados domiciliarios, atención del recién nacido de alto riesgo o cuidados paliativos. El texto anima a los estudiantes a utilizar el pensamiento crítico. Novedades de esta edición son el cambio de formato y el contenido de los planes de cuidados de enfermería. Se han elaborado estudios de casos que presentan situaciones clínicas, lo que permite al estudiante ver cómo se elabora el plan de cuidados a medida que la situación clínica evoluciona. Los cuadros "Estudio de caso con pensamiento crítico" piden al profesional de enfermería que analice la evidencia, tenga en cuenta sus supuestos, establezca prioridades y evalúa alternativas para la situación de cada paciente. Se ha dedicado mucho esfuerzo a que este libro sea práctico para la enseñanza y para el aprendizaje. En esta edición, se han incluido diversas herramientas para el beneficio de docentes, estudiantes y profesionales tales como los cuadros de alerta farmacológica, los de la evidencia a la práctica o los del proceso de enfermería, entre otros.

Hepatitis B Virus, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

1st Edition
Volume 23-2
July 3, 2019
Tarek I. Hassanein
English
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Tarek Hassanein has assembled top experts in hepatology to bring current information on the topic of Hepatitis B Virus. The issue provides the most current information on the prevention and care of infected patients. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Global perspective on HBV infections in the era of effective vaccines; Understanding the natural history of HBV infection and the new definitions of cure and the endpoints of clinical trials; HBV/HCV coinfection in the era of HCV-DAAs; Antiretroviral effects on HBV/HIV coinfection and the natural history of liver disease; Impact of HBV infection on HCC and liver transplantation; HBV in pregnant women and their infants; WHO guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of individuals infected with HBV: A US perspective; Reconciling the difference between the major HBV treatment guidelines: AASLD, EASL, APASL; HBV/HDV coinfection: A challenge for therapeutics; and The effects of hepatic steatosis on the natural history of HBV infection. Readers will come away with the current information they need to manage patient outcomes.

Concours AES 2020-2021 Le grand livre

2nd Edition
July 18, 2019
Anne-Eva Lebourdais
French
eBook
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Pour réussir le concours d’accompagnant éducatif et social, ce Grand Livre propose un entraînement complet et sur mesure pour l’écrit et l’oral :• présentation du concours, des études et du métier, aide au choix de l’école, témoignages d’étudiants et de professionnels ;• descriptif des épreuves écrites et fiches méthodologiques ;• cours complet d’actualité sanitaire et sociale ;• une méthodologie détaillée pour chaque type d’épreuve avec aide à l’expression orale et témoignages ;• des annales corrigées pour s’entraîner ;• des conseils pratiques pour accéder au diplôme par la VAE et des astuces pour obtenir des aides financières.Le rôle de l’accompagnant éducatif et social est de suivre et d’aider des enfants, des adultes ou des personnes âgées vulnérables ou en situation de handicap tant dans les actes essentiels de la vie quotidienne que dans les activités de la vie sociale, scolaire et de loisirs.Ce diplôme concerne également les auxiliaires de vie scolaire qui accompagnent des élèves en situation de handicap et leur permet ainsi de bénéficier d’une réelle formation diplômante.

Inmunología clínica

5th Edition
September 13, 2019
Robert R. Rich + 5 more
Spanish
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Esta quinta edición permite estar informado de los avances que se han producido en este campo. Rigurosa herramienta de referencia, elaborada por algunas de las más prestigiosas figuras internacionales en el ámbito de la inmunología. Incluye nuevos capítulos dedicados a la microbiota en la inmunidad y la inflamación, las defensas del anfitrión frente a los hongos patógenos y la genómica humana en la inmunología. Aborda cuestiones candentes dentro de la inmunología, como el papel de la genética y la genómica en la respuesta inmunitaria y en la enfermedad inmunitaria, la arterosclerosis, los síndromes de fiebre recurrente, el envejecimiento y las deficiencias innatas de la inmunidad, el papel de la microbiota en el desarrollo del sistema inmunitario normal y en la patogenia de las enfermedades inmunitarias e inflamatorias, y los nuevos abordajes terapéuticos. Versión ebook incluida en la compra del libro, y disponible en ExpertConsult.com (en inglés). La versión electrónica permite realizar búsquedas en todo el texto, las figuras y las referencias desde cualquier dispositivo informático. Incluye series adicionales de preguntas de opción múltiple.

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