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  • Addiction Medicine

    Science and Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Bankole Johnson
    • English
    Integrating scientific knowledge with today’s most effective treatment options, Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice, 2nd Edition, provides a wealth of information on addictions to substances and behavioral addictions. It discusses the concrete research on how the brain and body are affected by addictions, improving your understanding of how patients develop addictions and how best to personalize treatment and improve outcomes. This essential text is ideal for anyone who deals with patients with addictions in clinical practice, including psychiatrists, health psychologists, pharmacologists, social workers, drug counselors, trainees, and general physicians/family practitioners.

  • Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions

    • 4th Edition
    • Lynette Cusack + 1 more
    • English
    Portfolios for Nursing, Midwifery and other Health Professions is a practical guide providing detailed strategies for developing a quality portfolio that will assist you to review your professional practice, assess your learning and career planning, direct your continuing professional development and effectively communicate your professional achievements. Written by Lynette Cusack and Morgan Smith, this fourth edition will help you understand the drivers and benefits of portfolios and how to design and evaluate a quality portfolio in order to meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) annual registration requirements.

  • Plunkett's Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant

    • 5th Edition
    • Heather D. Ramsay + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a clear, engaging style, Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant, 5th Edition provides instruction for all the essential office procedures required by today's medical office administrative assistants in Canada — whether they work in a medical office, a complementary care office, or in a hospital setting. It contains the most current information available in the field, and specifically reflects health care in Canada. Chapters address the diverse skills and knowledge required by a medical office administrative assistant, such as good communication, privacy, customer service, stress management, medical transcription, filing, appointment booking, physical and virtual meetings, billing (ICD-10-CA), and more. This new edition covers Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and features an eye-catching new four colour design and a new Evolve companion site with invaluable instructor and student resources.

  • Today's Medical Assistant

    Clinical & Administrative Procedures
    • 4th Edition
    • Kathy Bonewit-West + 1 more
    • English
    Bringing together comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage of medical assisting competencies and a solid foundation of anatomy and physiology, Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 4th Edition provides everything you need to successfully begin a career as a medical assistant. This hands-on guide uses easy-to-follow language and detailed visuals to walk you through all the medical knowledge, procedures, and skills you need for success in today's fast-paced medical office. Cutting-edge content is organized around medical assisting standards and competencies, supplemented throughout with a wide assortment of engaging learning tools and activities that help you to fully understand and demonstrate those competencies. The 4th Edition features enhanced coverage of healthcare law, certification, electronic health records, motivational interviewing, office management, and more, as well as additional procedures to address behavior-based competencies and expanded sample certification exams online. For tomorrow’s professional landscape, look no further than Today’s Medical Assistant!

  • Habif's Clinical Dermatology

    A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy
    • 7th Edition
    • James G. H. Dinulos
    • English
    *Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Dermatology*Trusted by general dermatologists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and more, Habif's Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy provides superbly illustrated, easy-to-follow guidance on skin conditions commonly seen in practice. This bestselling manual helps you identify, treat, and manage even hard-to-diagnose skin disorders and provides state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of dermatologic care. In this carefully revised 7th Edition, Dr. James Dinulos builds upon the foundation of excellence established by Dr. Thomas Habif, ensuring that this manual remains a global leader in the field and an indispensable resource in daily practice.

  • MIQ 24: Atemwegsinfektionen bei Mukoviszidose

    Qualitätsstandards in der mikrobiologisch-infektiologischen Diagnostik
    • 2nd Edition
    • Michael Hogardt
    • Deutsche Gesellschaft für DGHM + 2 more
    • German
    Aktuelles Wissen für Mitarbeiter in Klinischen Laboren, Infektiologen, Pneumatologen, Hygieniker ... Diese aktualisierte Fassung der MiQ 24 enthält die mikrobiologisch infektiologischen Qualitätsstandards zur Diagnostik bei Atemwegsinfektionen bei Mukuviszidose. Es wurden alle derzeit gültigen Verordnungen, DIN-Normen, EN-Normen und technische Regelwerke sowie die internationale Literatur berücksichtigt. Themen sind u.a.: Erregerspektrum / Probengewinnung, Lagerung und Transport / Stufendiagnostik / Probenverarbeitung und Kultur / Selektivmedien und Spezialkultur / Erregeridentifizieru... / Empfindlichkeitsprüf... / Spezielle Infektionserreger / Spezielle Fragestellungen (z.B. Typisierungsmethoden... Mikrobiomanalytik, Hygienefragen)

  • Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary

    • 33rd Edition
    • Dorland
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Dictionaries/Termino... by generations of healthcare personnel at every professional level, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary remains today’s most comprehensive and highly respected medical dictionary. The thoroughly updated 33rd Edition is an ideal resource for medical and allied health professionals, students in all healthcare disciplines, medical writers, editors, transcriptionists, coders, researchers, attorneys, and more – as well as those working in government agencies and healthcare management.

  • Gynecologic Pathology

    A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series
    • 2nd Edition
    • Marisa R. Nucci
    • Carlos Parra-Herran
    • English
    Now fully revised to include recent advances in the field, the second edition of Gynecologic Pathology, a volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series, is an essential foundation text for residents and pathologists. The popular template format makes it easy to use, and new information throughout brings you up to date with what’s new in the field, including key molecular findings. Practical and affordable, this resource by Drs. Marisa R. Nucci and Esther Oliva is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice.

  • Umphred's Neurological Rehabilitation

    • 7th Edition
    • Rolando T. Lazaro + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation**Deve... problem-solving strategies for individualized, effective neurologic care! Under the new leadership of Rolando Lazaro, Umphred’s Neurological Rehabilitation, 7th Edition, covers the therapeutic management of people with activity limitations, participation restrictions, and quality of life issues following a neurological event. This comprehensive reference reviews basic theory and addresses the best evidence for evaluation tools and interventions commonly used in today's clinical practice. It applies a time-tested, evidence-based approach to neurological rehabilitation that is perfect for both the classroom and the clinic. Now fully searchable with additional case studies through Student Consult, this edition includes updated chapters and the latest advances in neuroscience.

  • Mémo-fiches DEAES - Diplôme d'Etat d'Accompagnant Educatif et Social

    L'essentiel pour réviser
    • 2nd Edition
    • Guillaume Demont + 2 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage de fiches de révision détaille le programme officiel du nouveau diplôme DEAES (Diplôme d’Etat d’Accompagnant Educatif et Social) entré en vigueur en septembre 2016 : - le socle commun ; - les trois spécialités (accompagnement de la vie en structure collective, accompagnement de la vie à domicile, accompagnement à l’éducation inclusive et à la vie ordinaire). Ce mémo-fiches permet au futur AES de s’approprier les connaissances de la formation grâce : - à un cours synthétique très didactique ; - aux cas pratiques des encadrés « Situation » ; - aux compétences à maîtriser développées dans le « Rôle de l’AES ». C’est l’outil indispensable pour accompagner les futurs AES dans leur formation et les aider à préparer efficacement les épreuves de certification de fin d’étude. Les professionnels pourront également s’y référer pour réviser leurs compétences et leurs connaissances.

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