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  • Dental Implants, Part II: Computer Technology, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Ole Jensen
    • English
    This two-part issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to Dental Implants. Part II focuses on Computer Technology and is edited by Dr. Ole Jensen. Articles will include: Navigation in Zygomatic Implant Placement; Fibula grafting and simultaneous implants: Jaw in a day?; Mixed reality in implant restorative dentistry; Computer guided implant treatment for complete arch restoration; Nitinol (Smileloc) complete arch guided implant treatment; Nitinol (Smileloc) guided single implant treatment; Navigation for dental implant treatment; Bone reconstruction planning using computer technology; Printed titanium bone grafting shells for alveolar reconstruction; Printed resorbable bone grafting shells for alveolar reconstruction; Printed custom root-replicate dental implants; Surgical simulation all-on-4 implant treatment maxilla; Surgical simulation all-on-4 treatment mandible; Robotics in implant dentistry; and more!
  • Guide anatomie et physiologie pour les AS et AP

    Aides-soignants et Auxiliaires de puériculture - La référence
    • 5th Edition
    • formation d'aides-soignants. GÉRACFAS + 1 more
    • French
    Sous la direction du GÉRACFAS, coordonné par Michel JoubardConçu par le GÉRACFAS (Groupement d’études, de recherche et d’action pour la formation des aides-soignants) et rédigé par des enseignants en institut de formation d’aide-soignant, ce guide récapitule, de manière claire et synthétique, l’ensemble des notions d’anatomie et de physiologie à maîtriser pour l’exercice de la profession d’aide-soignant et d’auxiliaire de puériculture.Les 12 chapitres qui composent cet ouvrage reprennent les principaux appareils et systèmes du corps humain.Chaque chapitre se présente de la façon suivante :• Sur la page d’ouverture de chapitre, se trouvent une partie « Le saviez-vous ? » qui traite d’un événement d’actualité, d’informations générales et de définitions liés à la notion abordée.• Ensuite le cours, très pédagogique, présente chaque notion à travers une double page : chaque paragraphe renvoie à une illustration, permettant une meilleure compréhension des appareils du corps humain.• Puis un encadré « En résumé » vient clôturer le cours et en souligner les éléments les plus importants.• En fin de chapitre, un « Quiz » (série d’exercices et leur corrigé) permet de tester, de manière ludique, ses connaissances.L’ouvr... grâce à ses nombreux schémas et illustrations tout en couleurs, permet donc à l’élève (et au professionnel) de réviser les bases incontournables en anatomie et en physiologie et d’acquérir des connaissances théoriques et pratiques, sur lesquelles il pourra prendre appui tout au long de sa formation future et durant l’exercice de sa profession.OFFERT : 40 schémas muets en couleurs extraits de l’ouvrage à télécharger et à imprimer par l’élève et l’enseignant.
  • Education and the Thoracic Surgeon, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-3
    • Edward D. Verrier
    • English
    This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Edward D. Verrier, is devoted to Education and the Thoracic Surgeon. Dr. Verrier has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: The Master surgeon as educator; How does the adult surgeon learn?; How to obtain meaningful assessment in thoracic surgery education; How to give effective formative feedback in thoracic surgery education; Bias: How to minimize the hidden impact on thoracic surgical education; The educational challenges of the operating room; Effective classroom teaching and the impact of e-learning in thoracic surgery education; The alternative surgical curriculum; Deliberate practice and the emerging roles of simulation in thoracic surgery; Teaching, mentorship, and coaching in thoracic surgical education; Faculty development: using education for career advancement; The potential of virtual or augmented reality to enhance thoracic surgical education; How will artificial intelligence impact (cognitive) decision making in thoracic surgery; and more!
  • Preclinical Manual of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

    • 3rd Edition
    • V Gopikrishna
    • English
    This manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of the various laboratory exercises, which students have to learn and perform in their first and second year BDS course for the preclinical conservative dentistry examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on both plaster and typodont models in the preclinical laboratory.
  • Hospital Medicine and Clinical Education, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 66-4
    • Nancy Spector + 1 more
    • English
    Drs. Robert Wachter and Lee Goldman coined the term hospitalist in their New England Journal of Medicine article in 1996. Hospital Medicine is now the fastest growing medical specialty in the United States, due in part to the evolution of inpatient care. In this issue, the Guest Editor, Dr. Nancy Spector, and Consulting Editor Dr. Bonita Stanton, have assembled expert authors to examine the changing nature of inpatient care, including the major movements and trends that have influenced hospital-based practice, patient centered care, and education in this clinical learning environment. Articles are focused on the following: Quality of Care and Quality Improvement; Evidence-based Medicine; Patient Outcomes and Metrics; Inter-professional Teams; Handoffs; Patient Centeredness; Communication with Patients; Health Literacy; Bedside Rounds; Education in the Inpatient; Clinical Learning Environment and Workplace-based Assessment; Simulation in Medical Education; Feedback; Bedside Teaching and Learning; and Hospital Medicine: State of the Specialty, Looking Forward. The intended audience for this issue are frontline providers that provide care in community hospitals and faculty in academic medical centers. Pediatricians will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes with evidentiary support.
  • Advances in Pediatrics, 2019

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 66-1
    • Carol D. Berkowitz + 5 more
    • English
    Each year, Advances in Pediatrics focuses on providing current clinical information on important topics in pediatrics. Dr. Carol Berkowitz and her editorial board, comprised of top experts in the field, have assembled authors to provide updates on the following topics: Evaluation and Management of Febrile Infants; Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Ultrasonography; The Patient-Centered Pediatric Emergency Department; Health Considerations of Refuge and Immigrant Children; Management of scoliosis; Health and Wellness for LGBTQ Youth; Sexually exploited children: recognizing and addressing; Movement disorders in children; Childhood trauma management in primary care; Feeding issues in young children; Physician Well-being and Burnout; New Molecular Methods for Diagnosing Infectious Diseases; Parental refusal: treatments, procedures and vaccines; Pediatric oncology in the ICU setting; Diaphragmatic hernia: Management and Outcomes; and Global Health and Pediatric Education: Opportunities and Challenges. Readers will come away with the clinical information that supplements their professional knowledge so they can make informed clinical decisions that improve patient outcomes.
  • Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology

    • 10th Edition
    • Douglas S. Gardenhire
    • English
    You can breathe a little easier knowing there’s a proven way to master respiratory pharmacology! For over 30 years, Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology has been considered the preeminent text on the subject. With easy to grasp terminology, relatable explanations, and reader-friendly writing, the 10th edition simplifies the process of learning pharmacology material like never before. As in previous editions, Rau’s is organized into three logical sections, covering the basics of respiratory care, frequently used drugs, and critical care medications. New to this edition is a Clinical Connections feature that helps you to connect lessons from the book with the clinical setting. Rau’s truly is the best source for preparing you for success on your exams and in professional practice!
  • Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma , An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-4
    • Caron A Jacobson
    • English
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Caron A. Jacobson, with consulting editors George P. Canellos and H. Franklin Bunn, will focus on Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Topics include, but are not limited to: Ontogeny, Genetics, Molecular Biology and Classification of B and T cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and high grade B cell lymphoma; Burkitt lymphoma and other highly aggressive B cell lymphomas; CNS lymphoma; Mantle cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; Marginal zone lymphoma and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; Non-cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Transplant and other adoptive immune cell therapies for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Non-cellular immune therapies for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; and Targeting biology in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  • Medical Impairment and Disability Evaluation, & Associated Medicolegal Issues, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-3
    • Robert D. Rondinelli + 1 more
    • English
    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.
  • Atlas d'anatomie humaine

    • 7th Edition
    • Frank H. Netter
    • French
    Depuis plus de 25 ans, l’Atlas d’anatomie humaine Netter est l’atlas de référence internationale. Le succès de cet ouvrage réside dans la qualité et la beauté du travail du Dr Frank H. Netter ainsi que du Dr Carlos A. G. Machado, parmi les plus grands illustrateurs médicaux au monde. Ensemble, ces deux médecins-artistes au talent unique mettent en évidence le corps humain du point de vue du clinicien. Plus de 50 images radiologiques soigneusement sélectionnées permettent de relier l’anatomie illustrée à l’anatomie vivante pour aider à la compréhension et à la pratique quotidienne.Cette 7e édition s’enrichit de nombreux contenus, la rendant encore plus didactique :• Nouvelle section « Vue d’ensemble des systèmes » offrant une vue complète de l’anatomie, des vaisseaux, des nerfs et des lymphatiques.• Plus de 25 nouvelles illustrations du Dr Machado présentant les structures anatomiques ayant une implication clinique (les gaines fasciales du cou, les veines profondes de la jambe, les bourses de la hanche et la vascularisation de la prostate) ainsi que des zones difficiles à visualiser, comme la fosse infratemporale.• Nouveaux tableaux cliniques à la fin de chaque section régionale qui se concentrent sur les structures ayant une signification clinique élevée. Ces tableaux fournissent des résumés rapides, organisés selon les systèmes du corps humain et précisent dans quelles illustrations ces structures sont les mieux visibles.• Plus de 50 nouvelles images radiologiques utilisant les nouveaux outils d’imagerie médicale. Ces clichés ont été sélectionnés selon des critères d’utilité pour les étudiants apprenant l’anatomie.Enfin cette 7e édition donne accès aux compléments en ligne français – planches à légender, QCM avec réponses commentées ainsi que 100 cas cliniques – et à l’ensemble des compléments en ligne américains via le site Student Consult – nouveaux modèles tridimensionnels (3D), vidéos de dissections, planches de dissections commentées ainsi que des planches supplémentaires.L’At... d’anatomie humaine Netter est l’ouvrage de référence indispensable à tous les étudiants en médecine ; il les accompagnera durant toutes leurs études.