The latest entry in the popular LANGE CURRENT series delivers a comprehensive, yet concise review of every major topic in this growing specialty.
"When a patient is under anesthesia, every second counts. An intraoperative consultation provides essential information to ensure every operation has a successful conclusion. The stakes are high and the challenges are great -- no special stains, limited access for consultation w…
"The Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team (CCORT)'s Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project was undertaken to comprehensively evaluate the delivery of cardiovascular care in Canada. The study documents variations in the patterns of health care delivery across Canada by p…
"The Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team (CCORT)'s Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project was undertaken to comprehensively evaluate the delivery of cardiovascular care in Canada. The study documents variations in the patterns of health care delivery across Canada by p…
Patients who are confident of physicians' intellectual and technical abilities are sometimes not convinced of their professional behavior. Systemic and anecdotal cases of physician misconduct, conflict of interest, and self-interest abound. Many have even come to mistrust physic…
Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care
Spiritually competent practice in health care
This practical guide tackles the important issues of spirituality in health care, emphasising the role of organisations in developing a culture of leadership and management that facilitates spiritual care. Spirituality is a central part of holistic care that addresses physical, …
Spiritually competent practice in health care
How We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of health care today--the overtreatment of the rich, the undertreatment of the poor; the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians provide; the insurance companies that don't demand the best (or even the lease e…
Dr. Brawley exposes the underbelly of healthcare today--the under-treatment of the poor, the over-treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned …
This book exposes the underbelly of health care today -- the overtreatment of the rich, the undertreatment of the poor; the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians provide; the insurance companies that don't demand the best (or even the least expe…
Questions about the dignity of the human person give rise to many of the most central and hotly disputed topics in bioethics. In this book, the author investigates whether each human being has intrinsic dignity and whether the very concept of "dignity" has a useful place in cont…
Decision making for improved performance
by Mack, Ken E., Crawford, Mary Ann, Reed, Mary C.
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders fac…