Around the Globe for Women's Health : A Practical Guide for the Health Care Provider
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40692
Taraneh Shirazian, editor-in-chief ; Erin Gertz, co-editor.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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In the increasingly globalized twenty-first century, cross-cultural communication and knowledge of culturally informed health practices are critical skills for women's health providers. Around the Globe for Women's Health is a concise, culturally sensitive, and clinically relevant guide that aims to increase health equity through prevention and improved clinical care for women around the world. Case-based chapters highlight clinical issues (such as obstetric fistula, malaria, and postpartum hem…
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- Shirazian, Taraneh
- Gertz, Erin
- Responsibility
- Taraneh Shirazian, editor-in-chief ; Erin Gertz, co-editor
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 144 p. : 25 illus., 23 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781441982582
- 9781441982575 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Global Health
- Internationality
- Women's Health Services
- Women's Health
- Abstract
- In the increasingly globalized twenty-first century, cross-cultural communication and knowledge of culturally informed health practices are critical skills for women's health providers. Around the Globe for Women's Health is a concise, culturally sensitive, and clinically relevant guide that aims to increase health equity through prevention and improved clinical care for women around the world. Case-based chapters highlight clinical issues (such as obstetric fistula, malaria, and postpartum hemorrhage) and barriers to care (the unmet need for family planning, or limited radiotherapy in low-resource countries, for example). Around the Globe for Women's Health is a must-have resource not just for physicians considering working in another country, but all providers seeking to provide better care for diverse populations of women within the United States.
- Contents
- Maternal Mortality: The Greatest Health Divide in the World -- Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Conflict Setting -- Obstetric Fistula -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy -- The Unmet Need for Family Planning -- Anesthesia in Action at a Global Health Site -- At Your Cervix: Preventing Cervical Cancer using a Single Visit Approach -- The Challenge of Global Cervical and Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Treatment -- Radiation Therapy: A Privilege, Not a Right. Treatment of Cervical Cancer with Limited Radiotherapy in Low-Resource Settings -- Interested in Volunteering Abroad? Considerations When Choosing a Global Health Opportunity.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31594
[edited by] Warren J. Manning, Dudley J. Pennell.
(3rd ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, c2019.
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Written by an expert team of cardiologists, radiologists, and basic scientists, this third edition of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance continues to bridge the divide among specialty areas in with cohesive presentation of this complex and fast-changing field. Offering comprehensive coverage of CMR and the latest cardiology applications, this practical reference enhances the understanding of cardiac physiology and the interpretation and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. This is an ideal reso…
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- Manning, Warren J
- Pennell, Dudley J
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Warren J. Manning, Dudley J. Pennell
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 640 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323415613
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart - Magnetic resonance imaging
- Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
- Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Abstract
- Written by an expert team of cardiologists, radiologists, and basic scientists, this third edition of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance continues to bridge the divide among specialty areas in with cohesive presentation of this complex and fast-changing field. Offering comprehensive coverage of CMR and the latest cardiology applications, this practical reference enhances the understanding of cardiac physiology and the interpretation and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. This is an ideal resource for cardiologists, cardiovascular and general radiologists, and anyone who needs up-to-date information on CMR’s uses, benefits, and limitations in cardiovascular care.
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- Registration required for PDF access.
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- e-Book
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- Online
A clinician's guide to statistics and epidemiology in mental health : measuring truth and uncertainty
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27750
S. Nassir Ghaemi.
--Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
, 2009.
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- Online
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- Author
- Ghaemi, S. Nassir
- Responsibility
- S. Nassir Ghaemi
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 151 p.
- Series Title
- Cambridge medicine
- ISBN
- 9780511581250 (ebook)
- 9780521709583 (paperback)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mental Disorders - epidemiology
- Psychiatry - methods
- Statistics as Topic
- Contents
- Why data never speak for themselves -- Why you cannot believe your eyes : the three C's -- Levels of evidence -- Types of bias -- Randomization -- Regression -- Hypothesis testing : the dreaded p-value and statistical significance -- The use of hypothesis testing statistics in clinical trials -- The better alternative : effect estimation -- What does causation mean? -- A philosophy of statistics -- Evidence-based medicine : defense and criticism -- The alchemy of meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics : why your opinion counts -- How journal articles get published -- How scientific research impacts practice -- Dollars, data, and drugs -- Bioethics and the clinician/researcher divide.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Consumer Informatics and Digital Health : Solutions for Health and Health Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44076
Margo Edmunds, Christopher Hass, Erin Holve, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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This unique collection synthesizes insights and evidence from innovators in consumer informatics and highlights the technical, behavioral, social, and policy issues driving digital health today and in the foreseeable future. Consumer Informatics and Digital Health presents the fundamentals of mobile health, reviews the evidence for consumer technology as a driver of health behavior change, and examines user experience and real-world technology design challenges and successes. Additionally, it ,…
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- Edmunds, Margo
- Hass, Christopher
- Holve, Erin
- Responsibility
- Margo Edmunds, Christopher Hass, Erin Holve, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 408 p.) : 64 illus., 60 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319969060
- 9783319969046 (Print ed.)
- 9783319969053 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Consumer Health Informatics
- Consumer Health Information
- Digital Divide
- Health Information Exchange
- Health Literacy
- Patient Education as Topic
- Specialty
- Medical Informatics
- Telemedicine
- Abstract
- This unique collection synthesizes insights and evidence from innovators in consumer informatics and highlights the technical, behavioral, social, and policy issues driving digital health today and in the foreseeable future. Consumer Informatics and Digital Health presents the fundamentals of mobile health, reviews the evidence for consumer technology as a driver of health behavior change, and examines user experience and real-world technology design challenges and successes. Additionally, it , identifies key considerations for successfully engaging consumers in their own care, considers the ethics of using personal health information in research, and outlines implications for health system redesign. The editors’ integrative systems approach heralds a future of technological advances tempered by best practices drawn from today’s critical policy goals of patient engagement, community health promotion, and health equity. Here’s the inside view of consumer health informatics and key digital fields that students and professionals will find inspiring, informative, and thought-provoking. Included among the topics: Healthcare social media for consumer informatics; Understanding usability, accessibility, and human-centered design principles; Understanding the fundamentals of design for motivation and behavior change; Digital tools for parents: innovations in pediatric urgent care; Behavioral medicine and informatics in the cancer community; Content strategy: writing for health consumers on the web; Open science and the future of data analytics; Digital approaches to engage consumers in value-based purchasing. Consumer Informatics and Digital Health takes an expansive view of the fields influencing consumer informatics and offers practical case-based guidance for a broad range of audiences, including students, educators, researchers, journalists, and policymakers interested in biomedical informatics, mobile health, information science, and population health. It has as much to offer readers in clinical fields such as medicine, nursing, and psychology as it does to those engaged in digital pursuits.
- Contents
- Part I. Foundations of Consumer Informatics and Mobile Health -- 1. Promoting Consumer Engagement in Health and Health Care -- 2. Introduction to Consumer Health Informatics and Digital Inclusion -- 3. Using Information Technology at Kaiser Permanente to Support Health Equity -- 4. Healthcare Social Media for Consumer Informatics -- Part II. A New Ecosystem for Development and Design -- 5. Understanding Usability and Human-Centered Design Principles -- 6. A Practical Guide to Usability Testing -- 7. Designing for Inclusion: Ensuring Accessibility for People with Disabilities -- 8. Understanding the Human-Centered Design Process -- 9. Behavior Change Design: Toward a Vision of Motivational Technology -- Part III. Consumer-Centered and Consumer-Generated Information -- 10. Consumer Engagement and Empowerment Through Visualization of Consumer-Generated Health Data -- 11. Telemedicine and Pediatric Urgent Care: A Vision into the Future -- 12. Improving Self-Management and Care Coordination with Person-Generated Health Data and Mobile Health -- 13. Behavioral Medicine and Informatics in the Cancer Community -- 14. Content Strategy: Writing for Health Consumers on the Web -- Part IV. Policy and Regulatory Issues -- 15. Leveraging Consumer Health IT to Incentivize Engagement and Shared Accountability in Value-Based Purchasing -- 16. Co-Creating a Community Roadmap for Interoperability -- 17. Ethical Issues in Consumer Informatics and Online Content -- 18. Open Science and the Future of Data Analytics -- 19. Is It Possible for the NHS to Become Fully Digital? -- Part V. Conclusion -- 20. Back to the Future: Emerging Technology, Social, and Cultural Trends Affecting Consumer Informatics.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Delivering Superior Health and Wellness Management with IoT and Analytics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45046
Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Freimut Bodendorf, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This in-depth book addresses a key void in the literature surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) and health. By systematically evaluating the benefits of mobile, wireless, and sensor-based IoT technologies when used in health and wellness contexts, the book sheds light on the next frontier for healthcare delivery. These technologies generate data with significant potential to enable superior care delivery, self-empowerment, and wellness management. Collecting valuable insights and recommendat…
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- Wickramasinghe, Nilmini
- Bodendorf, Freimut
- Responsibility
- Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Freimut Bodendorf, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 677 p.) : 144 illus., 96 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Healthcare delivery in the information age
- ISBN
- 9783030173470
- 9783030173463 (Print ed.)
- 9783030173487 (Print ed.)
- 9783030173494 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2191-5946
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ambient Intelligence
- Data Science
- Decision Making, Computer-Assisted
- Health Services Administration
- Medical Informatics Applications
- Mobile Applications
- Abstract
- This in-depth book addresses a key void in the literature surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) and health. By systematically evaluating the benefits of mobile, wireless, and sensor-based IoT technologies when used in health and wellness contexts, the book sheds light on the next frontier for healthcare delivery. These technologies generate data with significant potential to enable superior care delivery, self-empowerment, and wellness management. Collecting valuable insights and recommendations in one accessible volume, chapter authors identify key areas in health and wellness where IoT can be used, highlighting the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of these technologies as well as suggesting areas for improvement in current policy and regulations. Four overarching themes provide a suitable setting to examine the critical insights presented in the 31 chapters: Mobile- and sensor-based solutions; Opportunities to incorporate critical aspects of analytics to provide superior insights and thus support better decision-making; Critical issues around aspects of IoT in healthcare contexts; Applications of portals in healthcare contexts. A comprehensive overview that introduces the critical issues regarding the role of IoT technologies for health, Delivering Superior Health and Wellness Management with IoT and Analytics paves the way for scholars, practitioners, students, and other stakeholders to understand how to substantially improve health and wellness management on a global scale.
- Contents
- Part I. Mobile And Sensor Based Solutions -- Towards a Medical Tricorder – A 3D-Map to Categorize Diseases for Self-Care with Mobile Technology -- Piloting a Mobile Tele-Simulation Unit to Train Rural and Remote Emergency Health Care Providers -- Drone Delivery for Medical emergencies -- Converting Disability into Ability Using IT/IS And Smart Textiles -- A Mobile Nursing Solution -- SmartCoping: A Mobile Solution For Recognizing Stress And Coping With IT -- Changing Behaviour Of Kids With Obesity With Gamification Wearables -- Precision Wellness: An Optimization Model -- The Development Of A Wearable For An Automated Documentation And An Improved Staff Planning In Outpatient Care -- Toward A Better Life For Diabetic Patients – Developing And Integrating A Non-invasive Self-Management Support Tool Within A Smart Digital Companion -- Part II. Opportunities To Incorporate Critical Aspects Of Analytics To Provide Superior Insights And Thus Support Better Decision Making -- Intelligent Risk Detection in Healthcare: Integrating Social and Technical Factors to Manage Health Outcomes -- A Literature Review on Predicting Unplanned Patient Readmissions -- Using KM To Develop Superior Online Health Decision Support Solutions: The Case of Allergy Care -- Opportunities For Using Blockchain Technology in Ehealth : E-prescribing In Germany -- Knowledge Acquisition Of Consumer Medication Adherence -- Addressing Data Accuracy And Information Integrity In Mhealth Solutions Using Machine Learning Algorithms -- Enabling Value-based Healthcare With Business Analytics And Intelligence -- Part III. Critical Issues Around Aspects Of IoT In Healthcare Contexts -- A Review Of Mixed Reality In Healthcare -- Implementing Lean Principles In The Healthcare Industry: A Theoretical And Practical Perspective -- Data, Denial, Disparity: Is This A New Digital Divide? -- The Enabling Role For Technology In The Support Of Care Coordination In Healthcare -- Managing The Risks Of Emerging IoT Devices -- Mosquitoes and Public Health: Improving Data Validation of Citizen Science Contributions Using Computer Vision -- Part IV. Applications Of Portals In Healthcare Contexts -- Using Responsive Web Design To Enhance The User Experience Of Chronic Disease Management Portals for Clinical Uses -- Older Adults Empowerment Through Training And Support And Its Implication On Proactive Self-Monitoring, Patient Engagement, And Connected Health -- An Evaluation Of A Point-of-Care System Implementation And Adoption In A Multi-Campus Private Hospital In Melbourne -- Leveraging The IOT To Enable The Guided Self-Determination Method -- Determining Key Elements in OIS To Improve The Patient Experience And Clinical Care -- Toward Actionable Knowledge: A Systematic Analysis Of Mobile Patient Portals -- A Lazy User Perspective To Patient Adoption And Use Of Personal Health Records -- The Australian PCEHR OR My Health Record – the Journey Around A Large Scale Nationwide Digital Health Solution -- Epilogue.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Genetic Testing for Hereditary Colon Cancer
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37991
Maritime Medical Genetics Service.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1114
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Cancer occurs when the cells in our body grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. There are several reasons why an individual may develop cancer and most cases of cancer are sporadic. For other people, cancer tends to run in their family. Familial cancer may be due to environmental factors, genetic factors, or to a combination of both of these.
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- Maritime Medical Genetics Service
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Colorectal Neoplasms - genetics
- Genetic Testing
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Diagnosis
- Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Genetic aspects
- Genetic screening
- Abstract
- Cancer occurs when the cells in our body grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. There are several reasons why an individual may develop cancer and most cases of cancer are sporadic. For other people, cancer tends to run in their family. Familial cancer may be due to environmental factors, genetic factors, or to a combination of both of these.
- Responsibility
- Maritime Medical Genetics Service, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1114
Global Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry : Theory, Research, Education, and Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44662
Hoyle Leigh, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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This authoritative reference surveys mind-body healing concepts and psychosomatic medicine in diverse countries and regions of the world. It provides practical insights on the Western division between medical and mental healing and useful information concerning recent efforts to bridge that enduring divide, particularly in the use of ancient and indigenous healing knowledge in psychosomatic practice. Coverage compares and contrasts current applications of psychosomatic medicine and/or consultat…
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- Other Authors
- Leigh, Hoyle
- Responsibility
- Hoyle Leigh, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 665 p.) : 71 illus.
- ISBN
- 9783030125844
- 9783030125820 (Print ed.)
- 9783030125837 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Global Health
- Mind-Body Therapies
- Psychiatry - methods
- Psychosomatic Medicine - methods
- Referral and Consultation
- Specialty
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- This authoritative reference surveys mind-body healing concepts and psychosomatic medicine in diverse countries and regions of the world. It provides practical insights on the Western division between medical and mental healing and useful information concerning recent efforts to bridge that enduring divide, particularly in the use of ancient and indigenous healing knowledge in psychosomatic practice. Coverage compares and contrasts current applications of psychosomatic medicine and/or consultation-liaison psychiatry as conducted in such representative countries as France, Britain, China, India, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. And the book predicts how this synthesis of traditions and advances will progress as it: Traces the history and development of psychosomatic medicine. Reviews contributions of traditional healing methods to psychosomatic medicine. Analyzes national styles of psychosomatic medicine as practiced in specific countries. Compares the status of psychosomatic medicine / consultation-liaison psychiatry in various countries. Considers the future of psychosomatic medicine as the field, and the world, evolves. Global Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry expands the knowledge base for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychiatric and primary care residents, medical students, behavioral medicine specialists, and others who are interested global and regional perspective on providing biopsychosocial care. It is also relevant for advanced students in health psychology and behavioral medicine, and for professionals in related health fields. .
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Major Trends in Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the World -- 2. Psychosomatic Medicine in Ancient Greece: An Overview -- 3. History of Psychosomatic Medicine as Scientifically-based Medicine in Europe: Approaching the Experience -- 4. European Perspectives in Psychosomatic Medicine – Integration through Interaction and Networking -- 5. Major Trends of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the United States and Canada -- 6. The Concept of Body-Mind Relationship in the Context of Chinese Culture -- 7. Psychosomatic Medicine in Indian Subcontinent – A Historical Perspective -- 8. Major Trends of Psychosomatic Medicine in North Africa and the Middle East -- 9. Psychosomatic Medicine in Subsaharan Africa -- Part II. Contemporary Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Europe: Development, Research, Education, and Practice -- 10. Psychosomatic Medicine: The British Experience -- 11. Psychosomatic Medicine in Germany -- 12. Psychosomatic Medicine in France -- 13. Psychosomatic Psychiatry in Spain: Historical Notes and the State of the Art -- 14. Psychosomatic Medicine in Modern Greece -- 15. Psychosomatic Medicine in Poland -- 16. Psychosomatic Medicine in the Baltic States, Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation -- Part III. Contemporary Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Asia: Development, Research, Education, and Practice -- 17. The Burgeoning Chinese Psychosomatic Medicine -- 18. Psychosomatic Medicine in Japan -- 19. Psychosomatic Medicine in Korea -- 20. Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Indian Subcontinent -- Part IV. Contemporary Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Africa: Development, Research, Education, and Practice -- 21. Psychosomatic Medicine in Egypt and North Africa: Development, Research, Education and Practice. 22. Psychosomatic Medicine in South Africa: Concepts and practices in a low-and middle-income country -- Part V. Contemporary Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in North and South America: Development, Research, Education, and Practice -- 23. Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the United States -- 24. Canadian Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Psychosomatic Medicine: A discipline still waiting for official recognition and patient care accessibility -- 25. Psychosomatic Medicine in Argentina -- Part VI. Contemporary Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Australia: Development, Research, Education, and Practice -- 26. Australia: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry not Psychosomatic Medicine -- 27. Striving for Salutogenesis: “The History of Psychosomatics in Europe” and “Psychosomatics in Germany Today” -- 28. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine: Where do we go from here?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Handbook of Lymphoma
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39742
Anas Younes, editor.
--Cham:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
, c2016.
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- Online
The Handbook of Lymphoma is an in-depth and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis, staging, treatment, and management of patients with the disease. The Handbook aims to provide healthcare professionals with an informative and up-to-date guide to the latest developments in the treatment of patients with both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system and, as with other cancers, is a disease of the body's cells. Usually, cells divide in the body in an orderly an…
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- Younes, Anas
- Responsibility
- Anas Younes, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 112 p. : 7 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319084671
- 9783319084664 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Lymphoma - therapy
- Neoplasm Staging
- Risk Factors
- Abstract
- The Handbook of Lymphoma is an in-depth and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis, staging, treatment, and management of patients with the disease. The Handbook aims to provide healthcare professionals with an informative and up-to-date guide to the latest developments in the treatment of patients with both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system and, as with other cancers, is a disease of the body's cells. Usually, cells divide in the body in an orderly and controlled manner, however when this process gets out of control and the cells carry on dividing in an abnormal manner a tumor can form known as lymphoma in one or more groups of lymph nodes. This field has seen increasing development in the available options for treating patients with lymphoma particularly in the recent emergence and approval of targeted therapies. In this clinically focused Handbook, the authors address these advances by looking at treatment recommendations for both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and also making suggestions on the future outlook for patients with this disease. This Handbook is an invaluable and educational source of topical information for all medical and healthcare professionals with an interest in lymphoma.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Risk factors, etiology, and pathogenesis -- World Health Organization classification -- Staging -- Treatment overview -- Treatment of B-cell lymphomas -- Treatment of T-cell lymphomas -- Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma -- Management of human immunodeficiency virus-associated lymphomas.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Handbook
- Location
- Online
Multidisciplinary Teleconsultation in Developing Countries
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42879
Michelangelo Bartolo, Fabio Ferrari, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This book presents a replicable model of multidisciplinary teleconsultation, designed and set up by Global Health Telemedicine, that offers very significant health benefits in remote and rural areas of developing countries. The model is based on experiences gained in sub-Saharan Africa while training and cooperating with local health professionals within the DREAM program, managed by the Community of Sant'Egidio. This program has to date treated almost 300,000 patients across many countries and…
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- Bartolo, Michelangelo
- Ferrari, Fabio
- Responsibility
- Michelangelo Bartolo, Fabio Ferrari, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 134 p.) : 69 illus., 68 illus. in color
- Series Title
- TELe-Health
- ISBN
- 9783319727639
- 9783319727622 (print ed.)
- 9783319727646 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2198-6037
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Developing Countries
- Health Services Accessibility
- Telemedicine
- Other Subjects
- DREAM (Project)
- Other Subjects
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Specialty
- Global Health
- Telemedicine
- Abstract
- This book presents a replicable model of multidisciplinary teleconsultation, designed and set up by Global Health Telemedicine, that offers very significant health benefits in remote and rural areas of developing countries. The model is based on experiences gained in sub-Saharan Africa while training and cooperating with local health professionals within the DREAM program, managed by the Community of Sant'Egidio. This program has to date treated almost 300,000 patients across many countries and has provided health education and disease prevention training to tens of millions. It originated in the context of the fight against AIDS but has been extended to encompass other pathologies and to exploit the capabilities of new telemedicine technologies that allow multispecialist teleconsultation (hence the acronym now represents "Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means"). In addition to thorough description of the program, readers will find reflections and analysis on logistical, technical, sociological, and epidemiological issues. The book is divided into thematic chapters with easy-to-understand graphics. It will be a readily accessible source of information for professionals in international cooperation and global health students and professionals.
- Contents
- Part 1. Africa Today -- 1. Health in Sub Saharan Africa; HIV, TB and Malaria Epidemiology -- 2. Chronic-degenerative diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part 2. DREAM 2.0 -- 3. From DREAM to DREAM 2.0: An African Model -- 4. The DREAM Management Software -- 5. DREAM Centre Remote Telemonitoring -- 6. DREAM Data Activity -- 7. DREAM 2.0 a Replicable Model -- 8. The Challenge of Sustainability: The Impact of Dream Programme on the Social, Economic and Working Conditions of Patients With HIV/AIDS -- Part 3. GHT, Remote Healthcare -- 9. Multispecialist Teleconsultation -- 10. From on the field training to E-learning -- 11. GHT Activity Data -- 12. BS Innova Platform: Introduction, Framework and Technology -- Part 4. The Technology in Africa -- 13. The Digital Divide -- 14. Plant for Africa and Renewable Energy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Patient-Centered Primary Care : Getting From Good to Great
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44386
Alexander Blount.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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- Online
There have been great strides made in designing the administrative structures of patient-centered care, but it is still difficult to design truly patient-centered clinical routines that the entire healthcare team can enact. The kind of partnership, in which patients are fully part of the team that guides their own care, goes against so much of the training and socialization of health professionals and, for that matter, the expectations of many patients. This is particularly true for patients we…
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- Author
- Blount, Alexander
- Responsibility
- Alexander Blount
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 243 p.) : 8 illus.
- ISBN
- 9783030176457
- 9783030176440 (Print ed.)
- 9783030176464 (Print ed.)
- 9783030176471 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient-Centered Care
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Primary Health Care
- Quality Improvement
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Abstract
- There have been great strides made in designing the administrative structures of patient-centered care, but it is still difficult to design truly patient-centered clinical routines that the entire healthcare team can enact. The kind of partnership, in which patients are fully part of the team that guides their own care, goes against so much of the training and socialization of health professionals and, for that matter, the expectations of many patients. This is particularly true for patients we sometimes call “complex.” In other contexts, we call them “high utilizers,” “disadvantaged,” “heartsink patients,” or “people with trauma histories.” Blount calls them “multiply-disadvantaged” patients. To successfully serve these patients requires our best versions of team-based care, including behavioral health and care management team members, though every member of the team needs help in engaging these patients and mutual support in adapting to the rapid changes in roles that new team approaches are creating. This book offers a summary of the approaches that are currently in growing use, such as health literacy assessment, motivational interviewing, appreciative inquiry, shared decision making, minimally disruptive care, trauma informed care, enfranchisement coaching, relationship-centered care, and family-informed care. Finally, it offers a transformative method, based on familiar elements, that is Transparent, Empowering, Activating, and Mutual: the T.E.A.M. Way.
- Contents
- Getting to Patient-Centered Care -- From a Squad to a Team: Creating Team-Based Care -- Behavioral Health and Care Enhancement: Building a Team to Do the Whole Job -- Getting from “Delivering Care to Patients” to “Partnership with Patients” -- When the Doctor-Patient Divide is a Chasm -- Bridging the Chasm: The Current State of the Art -- “T” is for Transparent -- “E” is for Empowering -- “A” is for Activating -- “M” is for Mutual -- Growing and Retaining an Expert Team -- Quality Improvement, Data, and Partnership -- Articulating the Model.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Psychiatry and Neuroscience Update : Bridging the Divide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39267
Pascual ©üngel Gargiulo, Humberto Luis Mesones Arroyo, editors.
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Springer
, c2015.
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The intention of this unique title is to bridge the gap between psychiatry and neuroscience, allowing a fruitful dialogue between both sciences. Recognizing that psychiatry has received important contributions from the basic neurosciences, and that the basic neurosciences have received inspiration and objectives from the open problems of psychiatry, Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Bridging the Divide is designed to identify the borders, trends and implications in both fields today. Comprehensive a…
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- Gargiulo, Pascual ©üngel
- Arroyo, Humberto Luis Mesones
- Responsibility
- Pascual ©üngel Gargiulo, Humberto Luis Mesones Arroyo, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 434 p. : 55 illus., 39 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319171036
- 9783319171029 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Behavior - physiology
- Brain - physiology
- Mental Disorders - physiopathology
- Mental Processes - physiology
- Neurosciences - methods
- Psychiatry - methods
- Abstract
- The intention of this unique title is to bridge the gap between psychiatry and neuroscience, allowing a fruitful dialogue between both sciences. Recognizing that psychiatry has received important contributions from the basic neurosciences, and that the basic neurosciences have received inspiration and objectives from the open problems of psychiatry, Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Bridging the Divide is designed to identify the borders, trends and implications in both fields today. Comprehensive and developed by a renowned group of experts from both fields, the book is divided into four parts: Epistemological Considerations About the Study of Normal and Abnormal Human Behaviors; From Basic Neurosciences to Human Brain; Neurosciences, Learning, Teaching and the Role of Social Environment; and Explaining Human Pathological Behaviors: From Brain Disorders to Psychopathology. A unique and invaluable addition to the literature in psychiatry and neuroscience, Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Bridging the Divide offers an important and clearer understanding of the relationship between psychiatry and neuroscience.
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- Part I. EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE STUDY OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL HUMAN BEHAVIORS -- 1. Knowledge, by Philosophy or Science? Psychotherapy or Neuroscience? -- 2. Phenomenology as an approach method in the Neurosciences -- 3. Trends in Philosophy of Mind and in Philosophy of Neuroscience -- 4. Neurosciences, Neuroeconomics, and Metaphysics -- 5. Towards a Psychotherapy with a Philosophical Basis -- 6. DSM5: A Bioethical Overview -- Part II. FROM BASIC NEUROSCIENCES TO HUMAN BRAIN -- 7. Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Psychostimulant and Alcohol Related Disorders? -- 8. Role of the Neuropeptide Angiotensin II in Stress and Related Disorders -- 9. Neurovascular Cognitive Alterations: Implication of Brain Renin-Angiotensin System (Ras). Therapeutic Opportunities and Risk Factors -- 10. Prevention of Stress-Induced Cognitive Impairment: Today and Tomorrow -- 11. Circadian Synchronization of Cognitive Functions -- 12. The Role of Iron and Other Trace Elements on Mental Development and Cognitive Function -- 13. New Insights in Glutamate-Mediated Mechanisms Underlying Benzodiazepines Dependence and Cocaine Vulnerability -- 14. Soy and Psychotropic Effects: A Brief Overview -- 15. Use of Psychotropic Drugs: Between the Medicalization and Rationality -- Part III. NEUROSCIENCES, LEARNING, TEACHING AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT -- 16. Learning Styles: From Basic Investigation to Learning in the Classroom -- 17. Learning Styles and Strategies: The Importance of the Tool Selection -- 18. Attentional Capacity in Children: Intervention Programmes for its Development -- 19. Social Representation and Imagery of Labor -- Evaluation Process of the Psychosocial and Labor Vulnerability (PSLV) and its Relation With Mental Health -- Part IV. EXPLAINING HUMAN PATHOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS: FROM BRAIN DISORDERS TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY -- 20. The Ying and Yang of Pain: Protective vs. Damaging -- 21. Neuropsychological Disorders after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury or Concussion -- 22. Animal Models of psychopathology and its relation to clinical practice -- 23. Biological Markers in Psychiatry and its Relation with Translational Approaches: Brief Historical Review -- 24. "Two Hit" Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms In Schizophrenia: Focus On Animal Models And The Role Of BDNF -- 25. Translating the Glutamatergic Hypothesis of Schizophrenia through Homeostatic Regulation of Brain Glycine -- 26. Adenosine in the neurobiology of schizophrenia: potential adenosine receptor-based pharmacotherapy -- 27. Mindfulness and Neuroimaging -- 28. Clinical Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Radiological safety and quality : paradigms in leadership and innovation
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Lawrence Lau, Kwan-Hoong Ng, editors.
--Dordrecht:
Springer
, c2014.
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Radiological Safety and Quality: Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation is a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectorial collaboration by international experts and leaders from academic institutions, radiology practices, professional organizations, regulatory authorities, UN and international agencies. Established principles and new concepts, challenges and opportunities, and examples of leadership and innovations are discussed to raise awareness, share experience and facilitate development of facil…
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- Lau, Lawrence S. W
- Ng, Kwan-Hoong
- Responsibility
- Lawrence Lau, Kwan-Hoong Ng, editors
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 471 pages)
- ISBN
- 9789400772564 (electronic bk.)
- 9789400772557
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Organizational Innovation
- Radiation Protection - methods
- Radiology - standards
- Safety Management - standards
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical - Safety measures
- Radiation - Dosage
- Radiography - Image quality
- Imaging - Radiology
- Medical and Radiation Physics
- Human Physiology
- Abstract
- Radiological Safety and Quality: Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation is a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectorial collaboration by international experts and leaders from academic institutions, radiology practices, professional organizations, regulatory authorities, UN and international agencies. Established principles and new concepts, challenges and opportunities, and examples of leadership and innovations are discussed to raise awareness, share experience and facilitate development of facility-based or system-wide improvements in radiation safety, quality radiology, and patient care by procedure justification, optimization of protection and imaging data, and incident minimization. The 26 chapters by 53 experts and 11 messages from international organizations and agencies convey a common theme: there is no single panacea to improve radiological safety and quality but on-going leadership, innovation, collaboration, and stakeholder participation are needed.
- Contents
- Part I. Radiological Safety and Quality -- 1. Radiological Safety and Quality: Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation -- 2. How Radiation Protection Influences Quality in Radiology -- 3. Dose Assessment in the Management of Patient Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology -- 4. Monitoring of Medical Radiation Exposure for Individuals -- 5. UNSCEAR: Analysing Population Survey Data for Collaborative Development of Evidence-Based Radiation Protection Policies -- Part II. Procedure Justification, Protection Optimization, and Error Reduction -- 6. National, Regional and Global Radiology and Medical Imaging Referral Guidelines: Issues and Opportunities -- 7. Use of Imaging Appropriateness Criteria for Decision Support During Radiology Order Entry: The MGH Experience -- 8. Use of Referral Guidelines as a Justification Tool: National Perspective -- 9. Team Approach to Optimize Radiology Techniques -- 10. Advances in Technological Design to Optimize Exposure and Improve Image Quality -- 11. System for Reporting and Analysing Incidents -- Part III. Infrastructure Improvements -- 12. Promoting Public Awareness and Communicating Radiation Safety -- 13. Sustaining Praxis: Quality Assurance of Education and Training Programmes of the IAEA’s Division of Human Health -- 14. Professional and Regulatory Collaborations to Ensure Competency -- 15. Safety and Radiation Protection Culture -- 16. Improving Quality Through Lean Process Improvement: The Example of Clinical Decision Support -- 17. Clinical Audit and Practice Accreditation -- 18. The International Basic Safety Standards and Their Application in Medical Imaging -- 19. International Clinical Teleradiology: Potential Risks and Safeguards -- Part IV. Global, Regional and National Challenges, Actions and Opportunities -- 20. Leadership and Innovations to Improve Quality Imaging and Radiation Safety in Africa -- 21. Leadership and Innovations to Improve Radiology Quality and Radiation Safety in China: Regional, National and Global Perspectives -- 22. Status of Medical Diagnostic Radiation Safety in Korea -- 23. Euratom Initiatives and Perspective on Advancing Radiation Protection in Radiology -- 24. Bridging the Radiological Healthcare Divide with Social Entrepreneurship -- 25. From Volume to Outcomes: The Evolution of Pay for Performance in Medical Imaging -- 26. Global System-Based Quality Improvement in Radiation Medicine and Medical Imaging.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Technology and Global Public Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45963
Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This book explores the pivotal role played by technology over the past decade in advancing global public health and health care. At present, the global community faces unprecedented healthcare challenges fueled by an aging population, rising rates of chronic disease, and persistent health disparities. New technologies and advancements have the potential to extend the reach of health professionals while improving quality and efficiency of service delivery and reducing costs within the public and…
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- Murthy, Padmini
- Ansehl, Amy
- Responsibility
- Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 388 p.) : 28 illus., 23 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030463557
- 9783030463540 (Print ed.)
- 9783030463564 (Print ed.)
- 9783030463571 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Technology
- Global Health
- Health Promotion
- Information Technology
- Public Health
- Specialty
- Biomedical Technology
- Global Health
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This book explores the pivotal role played by technology over the past decade in advancing global public health and health care. At present, the global community faces unprecedented healthcare challenges fueled by an aging population, rising rates of chronic disease, and persistent health disparities. New technologies and advancements have the potential to extend the reach of health professionals while improving quality and efficiency of service delivery and reducing costs within the public and the private health systems. The chapters highlight the barriers faced by the global healthcare workforce in using technology to promote health and human rights of communities. As a resource on the evolution of technology as a valuable and integral component in the promotion and practice of public health and health care, with a focus on SDG 3 targets, Technology and Global Public Health should engage students, instructors, practitioners, and other professionals interested in public health, universal health care, health technology, digital health, and health equity.
- Contents
- Preface -- Part I: Reflections -- Space and Global Health -- Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for All -- Georgia’s Success Towards Universal Health Coverage -- Women, Girls, and STEM -- Role of New Media in Advancing Gender Equality -- Part II: Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 Targets -- 1. Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies -- 2. Social Media and the Practice of Public Health -- 3. The Role of Technology in Women’s Empowerment and Well-Being and Addressing Gender-Based Violence -- 4. Telehealth and Homecare Agencies -- 5. Health Transformation in Saudi Arabia via Connected Health Technologies- 6. Simple Technology for Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia -- 7. Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones -- 8. Law, Technology, and Public Health -- 9. mHealth for Better Quality of Life, Healthier Lifestyles, and More Meaningful Lives -- 10. Digital Health Transforming Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia -- 11. Telehealth and Traumatic Brain Injury -- 12. Leveraging Technology for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3: The Road Ahead -- Part III: Types of Innovative Technology in Health Care -- 13. Technology vs. Mercury: The Metal that Scars Civilization -- 14. Trafficking, Technology, and Public Health: The Malignant Malady of Modern Slavery -- 15. The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology -- 16. Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems -- 17. Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology -- 18. Employing Data Science Technologies Towards Shaping a Sustainably Healthy Future: The Efforts in Contemporary Taiwan -- 19. Telemedicine in India and Its Impact on Public Health -- 20. The Role of Technology in Sustainable Development Goal Performance in Taiwan -- 21. Reducing the Burden of Oral Diseases Through Technology -- 22. Future and Impact of Rehabilitation Robotics on Post-Stroke Care and Recovery -- Epilogue.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46500
Marie Crandall, Stephanie Bonne, Jennifer Bronson, Woodie Kessel, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
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This edited collection of data and perspectives takes a fresh approach to gun violence prevention by addressing the question, “why are we losing the war on gun violence in America?” Although successes and failures in the prevention of gun violence are examined, it is a war we are losing, due to restrictions on research funding, entrenched historical perspectives, structural violence, and perhaps differing priorities or views on what is right or wrong. Gun violence is a public health crisis. It …
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- Crandall, Marie
- Bonne, Stephanie
- Bronson, Jennifer
- Kessel, Woodie
- Responsibility
- Marie Crandall, Stephanie Bonne, Jennifer Bronson, Woodie Kessel, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 290 p.) : 13 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030555139
- 9783030555122 (Print ed.)
- 9783030555146 (Print ed.)
- 9783030555153 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Gun Violence - prevention & control
- Gun Violence - trends
- Public Policy
- Other Subjects
- United States
- Specialty
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This edited collection of data and perspectives takes a fresh approach to gun violence prevention by addressing the question, “why are we losing the war on gun violence in America?” Although successes and failures in the prevention of gun violence are examined, it is a war we are losing, due to restrictions on research funding, entrenched historical perspectives, structural violence, and perhaps differing priorities or views on what is right or wrong. Gun violence is a public health crisis. It remains politicized and has been paralyzed with inaction. In the chapters, the authors write candidly about the challenges that have thwarted gun violence prevention, as well as highlight possible strategies for progress to save lives. With this compendium, the editors and authors hope to bridge the growing gap between groups or ideologies, and create common ground to discuss workable solutions. Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States is essential reading for a broad audience including practitioners, academics, researchers, students, policy-makers, and other professionals in public health, behavioral sciences (including social work and psychology), social sciences, health sciences, public policy, political science, and law, as well as any readers interested in the path to decreasing gun violence in America.
- Contents
- Part I. Overview -- 1. Scope of firearm injuries in the United States -- 2. Gun violence, structural violence, and social justice -- 3. Data on gun violence: what do we know and how do we know it? -- Part II. Special Populations -- 4. Unintentional firearm injuries in children -- 5. School shootings: creating safer schools -- 6. Intimate partner violence, gun violence, and human rights in the United States -- 7. Mental illness and gun violence -- Part III. History – How Did We Get Here? -- 8. The need for safety and beliefs about guns -- 9. Understanding the political divide in gun policy support -- 10. The second amendment and the war on guns -- 11. The history of gun law and the second amendment in the United States -- Part IV. Solutions -- 12. Public health approach to gun violence: “remove the gun handle” -- 13. Combatting gun violence in Newark, New Jersey -- 14. The impact of policy and law enforcement strategies on reducing gun violence in America -- 15. Gun buyback programs in the United States -- 16. Hospital-based violence prevention programs: From the ground up -- 17. Looking at the Second Amendment from the Tenth: early experiences with a state gun violence research center -- 18. Youth gun violence prevention organizing -- 19. Smart guns don’t kill people -- 20. Reducing the incidence and impact of gun violence through community engagement -- Part V. International Perspectives -- 21. Gun violence and barriers to reparation in the United States: scars of survival.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- e-Book
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- Online
