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Incurable Me

Why the Best Medical Research Does Not Make It into Clinical Practice

par K. P. Stoller, MD ...

In Incurable Me, a maverick physician brings transparency to some of medicine’s most closely guarded secrets. As he establishes a link between commerce and medical research, K. P. Stoller also explains how to treat some of the most worrisome diseases and conditions afflicting humans today-including Lyme disease, brain trauma, dementia, and autism.Dr. Stoller maintains that the best evidence in ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

In Incurable Me, a maverick physician brings transparency to some of medicine’s most closely guarded secrets. As he establishes a link between commerce and medical research, K. P. Stoller also explains how to treat some of the most worrisome diseases and conditions afflicting humans today-including Lyme disease, brain trauma, dementia, and autism.Dr. Stoller maintains that the best evidence in
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More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea

par Tom Reynolds ...

What happens behind closed (ambulance) doorsMeet Tom, an Emergency Medical Technician for the London Ambulance service. It is Tom who shows up to pick up the drunk tramp, the heart attack victim and the pregnant woman who wants to go to hospital in an ambulance because she doesn't want to call a taxi. Tom is also a man who rails against the unfairness of it all, who bemoans the state of the NHS ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.43 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

What happens behind closed (ambulance) doorsMeet Tom, an Emergency Medical Technician for the London Ambulance service. It is Tom who shows up to pick up the drunk tramp, the heart attack victim and the pregnant woman who wants to go to hospital in an ambulance because she doesn't want to call a taxi. Tom is also a man who rails against the unfairness of it all, who bemoans the state of the NHS
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The Acupuncturist's Guide to Conventional Medicine, Second Edition

A Systematic Comparative Approach to Western and Eastern Medicine

par Clare Stephenson ...

Offering a systematic comparative approach to Western and Eastern medicine, this unique textbook enables students and practitioners of Chinese medicine to develop a core understanding of conventional medical language and treatments.Acupuncture practitioners increasingly find themselves working alongside Western healthcare professionals. Now in its second edition, this book is a guide to ... En savoir plus

$124.89 CAD

Offering a systematic comparative approach to Western and Eastern medicine, this unique textbook enables students and practitioners of Chinese medicine to develop a core understanding of conventional medical language and treatments.Acupuncture practitioners increasingly find themselves working alongside Western healthcare professionals. Now in its second edition, this book is a guide to
... En savoir plus
Bottle of Lies

The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

par Katherine Eban ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book of the Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science FridayWith a new postscript by the authorFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsMany have hailed the widespread use ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Notable Book * Best Book of the Year: New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Science FridayWith a new postscript by the authorFrom an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale—The Jungle for pharmaceuticalsMany have hailed the widespread use
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If Disney Ran Your Hospital

9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently

par Fred Lee ...

The 9 1/2 principles in this highly personal and refreshingly written book will help any hospital team gain the extraordinary competitive advantage that comes from being seen as “the best” by their own employees, consumers, and community. It takes profound knowledge, not usually taught in business schools, to create and maintain an environment where people feel they are working with friends who ... En savoir plus

$13.56 CAD

The 9 1/2 principles in this highly personal and refreshingly written book will help any hospital team gain the extraordinary competitive advantage that comes from being seen as “the best” by their own employees, consumers, and community. It takes profound knowledge, not usually taught in business schools, to create and maintain an environment where people feel they are working with friends who
... En savoir plus
In Stitches

par Nick Edwards ...

The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit.Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E.Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

The true story of an A&E doctor that became a huge word-of-mouth hit.Forget what you have seen on Casualty or Holby City, this is what it is really like to be working in A&E.Dr Nick Edwards writes with shocking honesty about life as an A&E doctor. He lifts the lid on government targets that led to poor patient care. He reveals the level of alcohol-related injuries that often bring the service to a
... En savoir plus
How to Heal

A Guide for Caregivers

par Jeff Kane ...

The ability to heal is not reserved for a gifted few. Anyone aching to ease the suffering of a sick friend or loved one can learn to become unconditionally present to the sick person rather than to the disease. Through stories filled with compassion, wisdom, and gentle humor, Dr. Jeff Kane shows readers how to use mindful attention, therapeutic listening, and truthful speech to help others heal. ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

The ability to heal is not reserved for a gifted few. Anyone aching to ease the suffering of a sick friend or loved one can learn to become unconditionally present to the sick person rather than to the disease. Through stories filled with compassion, wisdom, and gentle humor, Dr. Jeff Kane shows readers how to use mindful attention, therapeutic listening, and truthful speech to help others heal.
... En savoir plus
The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care

par Clayton Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. Jason Hwang ...

A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation . . .Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations.We need a cure, and we need it now.Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen—whose bestselling The ... En savoir plus

$30.49 CAD

A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation . . .Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations.We need a cure, and we need it now.Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen—whose bestselling The
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No More Lethal Waits

10 Steps to Transform Canada's Emergency Departments

par Shawn Whatley ...

No More Lethal Waits is a concise and compelling step-by-step guide to transform emergency departments in Canada and anywhere patients wait unconscionable times for their needs to be met. Dr. Shawn Whatley – who knows whereof he speaks, having led and participated in radical change to a large emergency department – summarizes the steps as:Revamp Triage.Close the Waiting Room.Redefine Nurse-to ... En savoir plus

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No More Lethal Waits is a concise and compelling step-by-step guide to transform emergency departments in Canada and anywhere patients wait unconscionable times for their needs to be met. Dr. Shawn Whatley – who knows whereof he speaks, having led and participated in radical change to a large emergency department – summarizes the steps as:Revamp Triage.Close the Waiting Room.Redefine Nurse-to
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High Performing Healthcare Systems, Delivering Quality By Design

Delivering Quality by Design

par G. Ross Baker,Anu MacIntosh-Murray,Christina Porcellato,Lynn Dionne,Kim Stelmacovish and Karen Born ...

An examination of leadership, strategies, organization processes and investments made to create and sustain improvement in healthcare. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

An examination of leadership, strategies, organization processes and investments made to create and sustain improvement in healthcare.
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary E-Book

par Dorland ...

Collections series Dorland's Medical Dictionary
Thoroughly updated, this user-friendly reference, trusted for more than a century by healthcare personnel at every professional level, allows you to grasp the meanings of all medical terms in current usage. Understand and correctly use all the latest terminology in todays ever-evolving medical field with the 32nd Edition of the comprehensive, highly respected Dorlands Illustrated Medical ... En savoir plus

$43.49 CAD

Thoroughly updated, this user-friendly reference, trusted for more than a century by healthcare personnel at every professional level, allows you to grasp the meanings of all medical terms in current usage. Understand and correctly use all the latest terminology in todays ever-evolving medical field with the 32nd Edition of the comprehensive, highly respected Dorlands Illustrated Medical
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Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment

Putting LEADS to work

Modifié par Graham Dickson, Bill Tholl ...

Collections series Medicine (R0)
This edited volume, featuring five new chapters from invited authors, provides an updated and evidence-based explanation of leadership within a healthcare environment. The book discusses new insights garnered from recent research into the importance of leadership in health system redesign and highlights the practice of shared or distributed health care leadership. New chapters covering LEADS in a ... En savoir plus

$70.99 CAD

This edited volume, featuring five new chapters from invited authors, provides an updated and evidence-based explanation of leadership within a healthcare environment. The book discusses new insights garnered from recent research into the importance of leadership in health system redesign and highlights the practice of shared or distributed health care leadership. New chapters covering LEADS in a
... En savoir plus
Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment

A New Perspective

par Graham Dickson, Bill Tholl ...

Collections series Medicine (R0)
Globally, the health sector faces significant demands for reform and improvement to meet the needs of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, highly sophisticated and capable leaders are required across all dimensions of the health system. This book describes the key challenges that demand reform, why better leadership is the source code for better system performance, and the issues that stand in ... En savoir plus

$103.19 CAD

Globally, the health sector faces significant demands for reform and improvement to meet the needs of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, highly sophisticated and capable leaders are required across all dimensions of the health system. This book describes the key challenges that demand reform, why better leadership is the source code for better system performance, and the issues that stand in
... En savoir plus
Le Guide de survie du patient – Dans l’enfer du système de santé

par Yves Lamontagne ...

Le Dr Yves Lamontagne s’est donné pour mission, en 2015, d’exposer sans filtre les divers problèmes et lacunes du système de santé. Force lui est de constater, deux ans plus tard, que son diagnostic exige des outils curatifs plus puissants. C’est donc aux patients eux-mêmes qu’il destine ce guide revu de fond en comble, une récidive orientée vers les besoins des bénéficiaires. Un traité qui vous ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

Le Dr Yves Lamontagne s’est donné pour mission, en 2015, d’exposer sans filtre les divers problèmes et lacunes du système de santé. Force lui est de constater, deux ans plus tard, que son diagnostic exige des outils curatifs plus puissants. C’est donc aux patients eux-mêmes qu’il destine ce guide revu de fond en comble, une récidive orientée vers les besoins des bénéficiaires. Un traité qui vous
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From Silence to Voice

What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public

par Bernice Buresh, Suzanne Gordon ...

Collections series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
**This is an invaluable book for all nurses, especially those who are proud of being nurses and who have always wanted to make others understand our passion.**â• Nursing StandardFor more than a decade, From Silence to Voice has been providing nurses with communication tools they can use to win the resources and respect they deserve. Now, in a timely third edition, authors Bernice Buresh and ... En savoir plus

$11.19 CAD

**This is an invaluable book for all nurses, especially those who are proud of being nurses and who have always wanted to make others understand our passion.**â• Nursing StandardFor more than a decade, From Silence to Voice has been providing nurses with communication tools they can use to win the resources and respect they deserve. Now, in a timely third edition, authors Bernice Buresh and
... En savoir plus
Medical Cannabis: For Patients

par Dr. Ranga Chelva Krishna, Jack Gierlich, Erica Glants ...

Medical Cannabis: For Patients is a handbook dedicated to providing information about Cannabis from lab testing, to applied diagnosis so patients and caregivers can make informed decisions on the usage, and distribution of Cannabis ... En savoir plus

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Medical Cannabis: For Patients is a handbook dedicated to providing information about Cannabis from lab testing, to applied diagnosis so patients and caregivers can make informed decisions on the usage, and distribution of Cannabis
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Charting the Course

Launching Patient-Centric Healthcare

par John J. Nance, JD, Kathleen Bartholomew, RN, MN ...

In Why Hospitals Should Fly by John J. Nance, JD, the 2009 James A. Hamilton ACHE Book of the Year, he advanced a paradigm—a model of what a good, successful, safe and efficient hospital looks like. The name of the fictional hospital featured in that award-winning book could be stated in Naval terms as a clazz: A “St. Michael’s-clazz” hospital (like a Nimitz-clazz aircraft carrier). In this book, ... En savoir plus

$13.56 CAD

In Why Hospitals Should Fly by John J. Nance, JD, the 2009 James A. Hamilton ACHE Book of the Year, he advanced a paradigm—a model of what a good, successful, safe and efficient hospital looks like. The name of the fictional hospital featured in that award-winning book could be stated in Naval terms as a clazz: A “St. Michael’s-clazz” hospital (like a Nimitz-clazz aircraft carrier). In this book,
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Powerful Medicines

The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs

par Jerry Avorn M.D. ...

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of patient care, teaching, and research at Harvard Medical School, he shares ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $7.99 CAD

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug’s safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of patient care, teaching, and research at Harvard Medical School, he shares
... En savoir plus
The Biography of Florence Nightingale

par Lytton Strachey ...

Florence Nightingale was a healer, a comforter, and a nurturer. But like all of us, she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma, she always got what she wanted. Seldom did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired her. At least one man literally worked himself to death for her. But they did not really know her. There is no doubt she was ... En savoir plus

$1.99 CAD

Florence Nightingale was a healer, a comforter, and a nurturer. But like all of us, she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma, she always got what she wanted. Seldom did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired her. At least one man literally worked himself to death for her. But they did not really know her. There is no doubt she was
... En savoir plus
Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

par John Toussaint, Kim Barnas ...

Two renowned experts in healthcare transformation show how leaders are implementing behavior-driven strategies to ensure quality care and create lasting change.Healthcare is in the midst of a massive disruption. With financial structures in tatters and the future uncertain, this is the moment to begin the revolution. But first, leaders need to learn how to support staff at all levels as they make ... En savoir plus

$34.29 CAD

Two renowned experts in healthcare transformation show how leaders are implementing behavior-driven strategies to ensure quality care and create lasting change.Healthcare is in the midst of a massive disruption. With financial structures in tatters and the future uncertain, this is the moment to begin the revolution. But first, leaders need to learn how to support staff at all levels as they make
... En savoir plus
Silent Invasion

The Untold Story of the Trump Administration, Covid-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It's Too Late

par Deborah Birx ...

"The most revealing pandemic book yet."—The AtlanticThe definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx.In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx—a lifelong federal health official who had worked at the CDC, the State Department, and the US Army across ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

"The most revealing pandemic book yet."—The AtlanticThe definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx.In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx—a lifelong federal health official who had worked at the CDC, the State Department, and the US Army across
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Managing the Myths of Health Care

Bridging the Separations between Care, Cure, Control, and Community

par Henry Mintzberg ...

“Health care is not failing but succeeding, expensively, and we don't want to pay for it. So the administrations, public and private alike, intervene to cut costs, and herein lies the failure.”In this sure-to-be-controversial book, leading management thinker Henry Mintzberg turns his attention to reframing the management and organization of health care.The problem is not management per se but a ... En savoir plus

$20.59 CAD

“Health care is not failing but succeeding, expensively, and we don't want to pay for it. So the administrations, public and private alike, intervene to cut costs, and herein lies the failure.”In this sure-to-be-controversial book, leading management thinker Henry Mintzberg turns his attention to reframing the management and organization of health care.The problem is not management per se but a
... En savoir plus
Start Your Own Medical Practice

A Guide to All the Things They Don't Teach You in Medical School about Starting Your Own Practice

par Judge William Huss, Marlene M Coleman M.D ...

Collections series Open for Business
After years of school and maybe even after some years of practice, you are ready to do it on your own.Running a profitable business takes more than just being a great doctor. Start Your Own Medical Practice provides you with the knowledge to be both a great doctor and a successful business owner.Whether you are looking to open a single practice office or wanting to go into partnership with other ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

After years of school and maybe even after some years of practice, you are ready to do it on your own.Running a profitable business takes more than just being a great doctor. Start Your Own Medical Practice provides you with the knowledge to be both a great doctor and a successful business owner.Whether you are looking to open a single practice office or wanting to go into partnership with other
... En savoir plus
Undercover Epicenter Nurse

How Fraud, Negligence, and Greed Led to Unnecessary Deaths at Elmhurst Hospital

par Erin Marie Olszewski, J. B. Handley ...

Undercover Epicenter Nurse blows the lid off the COVID-19 pandemic.What would you do if you discovered that the media and the government were lying to us all? And that hundreds, maybe thousands of people were dying because of it?Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski’s most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Undercover Epicenter Nurse blows the lid off the COVID-19 pandemic.What would you do if you discovered that the media and the government were lying to us all? And that hundreds, maybe thousands of people were dying because of it?Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski’s most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the
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