Advanced cardiac imaging
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38437
edited by Koen Nieman, Oliver Gaemperli, Patrizio Lancellotti, and Sven Plein.
--Cambridge, UK:
Woodhead Publishing
, c2015.
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Advances in Cardiac Imaging presents the latest information on heart disease and heart failure, major causes of death among western populations. In addition, the text explores the financial burden to public healthcare trusts and the vast amount of research and funding being channeled into programs not only to prevent such diseases, but also to diagnose them in early stages. This book provides readers with a thorough overview of many advances in cardiac imaging. Chapters include technological d…
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- Other Authors
- Nieman, Koen
- Responsibility
- edited by Koen Nieman, Oliver Gaemperli, Patrizio Lancellotti, and Sven Plein
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Woodhead Publishing
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 781 p.
- Series
- Woodhead publishing series in biomaterials ; number 99
- ISBN
- 9781782422822
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiac Imaging Techniques
- Heart Diseases - diagnosis
- Abstract
- Advances in Cardiac Imaging presents the latest information on heart disease and heart failure, major causes of death among western populations. In addition, the text explores the financial burden to public healthcare trusts and the vast amount of research and funding being channeled into programs not only to prevent such diseases, but also to diagnose them in early stages. This book provides readers with a thorough overview of many advances in cardiac imaging. Chapters include technological developments in cardiac imaging and imaging applications in a clinical setting with regard to detecting various types of heart disease.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership : A Global Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45398
Susan B. Hassmiller, Joyce Pulcini, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Online
This book is distinctive in its focus on Advanced Practice Nursing leadership globally. It has a unique structure, first highlighting global APN leadership and then including case studies on leadership from various regions around the world. This beneficial and practical book has a specific emphasis on academic, clinical and policy leadership and is relevant for all readers. Finally, a section on leadership development focuses on coaching and mentoring, business acumen, collaboration and patient…
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- Other Authors
- Hassmiller, Susan B.
- Pulcini, Joyce
- Other Authors
- International Council of Nurses
- Responsibility
- Susan B. Hassmiller, Joyce Pulcini, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 338 p.) : 17 illus., 13 illus. in color
- Series
- Advanced Practice in Nursing, under the auspices of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- Series Title
- Advanced practice in nursing
- ISBN
- 9783030205508
- 9783030205492 (Print ed.)
- 9783030205515 (Print ed.)
- 9783030205522 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2511-3917
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Education, Nursing
- Leadership
- Nursing
- Specialty
- Nursing
- Education, Nursing
- Abstract
- This book is distinctive in its focus on Advanced Practice Nursing leadership globally. It has a unique structure, first highlighting global APN leadership and then including case studies on leadership from various regions around the world. This beneficial and practical book has a specific emphasis on academic, clinical and policy leadership and is relevant for all readers. Finally, a section on leadership development focuses on coaching and mentoring, business acumen, collaboration and patient advocacy provides an important contribution. Authors are distinguished APN leaders from around the world along with junior authors who are emerging leaders being mentored by these leaders. This book will appeal to APN clinicians, students and emerging leaders who want to bring important global lessons to their work. The book will become an indispensable part of the libraries of all APN leaders at all stages in their development worldwide.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Leadership: What makes a great leader: What is leadership? -- Part II. Global APN Nursing Leadership -- 2. Perspectives from the ICN- on INPANP Network -- 3. Nursing NOW -- 4. Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action -- 5. Sigma’s contribution to global APN leadership -- Part III. Case studies in APN Leadership at the regional Level -- 6. Latin America and the Caribbean -- 7. Middle East -- 8. Africa -- 9. Asia -- 10. New Zealand -- 11. Canada -- 12. Europe/UK -- 13. US -- Part IV. Academic Leadership -- 14. Maintaining standards as the role is defined -- 15. Paving the way as Academic Leaders -- 16. Moving the APN concept forward through education and curricular leadership -- 17. Developing NP Education in Africa -- Part V. Clinical Leadership -- 18. Creating strong clinical networks -- 19. Clinical Leadership -- 20. Joy in Work/self care/resilience, clinician well being -- Part VI. Leadership Development -- 21. Building a legacy of leadership through coaching and mentorship -- 22. Collaborative Leadership by consensus building with stakeholders within and outside of nursing -- 23. Leadership using entrepreneurship, financial management and business acumen -- 24. Advocacy for nursing and for patient -- 25. NGOs and Global Leadership Development.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of the Abdomen
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39816
Alberto Di Giuseppe, Melvin A. Shiffman, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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This comprehensive book covers anatomy, recent techniques, postoperative care, possible complications, and outcomes in aesthetic surgery of the abdomen. The extensive section on aesthetic procedures includes many important innovations in abdominoplasty. Detailed consideration is also given to the various potential complications, with guidance on their prevention, diagnosis, and management. The book is written by acknowledged experts in the topics on which they write. It will be of value for res…
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- Other Authors
- Di Giuseppe, Alberto
- Shiffman, Melvin A
- Responsibility
- Alberto Di Giuseppe, Melvin A. Shiffman, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 556 p. : 454 illus., 446 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319200040
- 9783319200033 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Abdomen - surgery
- Cosmetic Techniques
- Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
- Surgery, Plastic - methods
- Abstract
- This comprehensive book covers anatomy, recent techniques, postoperative care, possible complications, and outcomes in aesthetic surgery of the abdomen. The extensive section on aesthetic procedures includes many important innovations in abdominoplasty. Detailed consideration is also given to the various potential complications, with guidance on their prevention, diagnosis, and management. The book is written by acknowledged experts in the topics on which they write. It will be of value for residents and fellows and more experienced surgeons in the fields of plastic surgery, general surgery, cosmetic surgery, and general surgery.
- Contents
- History -- 1. History of abdominoplasty -- 2. Muscular anatomy of the abdominal wall -- 3. Vascular and neurologic anatomy of the abdominal wall -- 4. Anatomical illustration study of the abdominal wall and fat- techniques -- 5. The impact of the menstrual cycle on intra-operative and postoperative bleeding in abdominoplasty patients -- 6. The umbilical locator -- 7. Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty -- 8. Medial advancement of infra-umbilical scarpa's fascia improves waistline definition in "Brazilian" abdominoplasty -- 9. Progressive tension sutures in abdominoplasty -- 10. Evolution of the high-superior-tension lipoabdominoplasty: the high tension abdominoplasty -- 11. Lipoabdominoplasty with abdominal definition -- 12."Smile" plication abdominoplasty -- 13. Anchor line abdominoplasty -- 14. Circumferential abdominoplasty -- 15. A paradigm shift for abdominoplasty: transverse hypogastric plication without supraumbilical dissection, unrestricted liposuction, neoumbilicoplasty and low placement of the scar (tulua) -- 16. Abdominoplasty combined with cesarean section: discussion of the evidence -- 17. Lipoabdominoplasty -- 18. Modified combined lipoabdominoplasty without surgical drains -- 19. Vaser lipoabdominoplasty -- 20. Effectiveness and safety of combining laser-assisted liposuction and abdominoplasty -- 21. Abdominal contouring associated with other procedures -- 22. Modified abdominoplasty for patients with prune belly syndrome -- 23. Vaser abdominal contouring -- 24. Abdominoplasty access for desmoid tumor resection in the rectus abdominis muscle -- 25. Abdominal wall repair post hernia in kidney and liver transplantation and after gunshot wound -- 26. Abdominoplasty as the patient impetus for selection of the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator free flap donor site -- 27. Umbilicoplasty without external scar -- postoperative -- 28. Metabolic effect of abdominoplasty in the lipid profile of patients with dyslipidemia -- 29. Weight reduction following abdominoplasty -- 30. Ventilatory function in patients who underwent abdominoplasty with plication of the aponeurosis of the external oblique -- 31. C-reactive protein decrease after postbariatric abdominoplasty- complications -- 32. Complications of abdominoplasty -- 33. Retrospective analysis of never events in panniculectomy and abdominoplasty patients and their financial implications -- 34. Tension suture technique combined with lidocaine-adrenalin-saline-infiltration decreases complications in abdominoplasty -- 35. Acute abdomen after abdominoplasty: differential diagnosis -- 36. The impact of the menstrual cycle on intra-operative and postoperative bleeding in abdominoplasty patients -- 37. Maximizing chemoprophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in abdominoplasty -- 38. A study of postural changes after abdominal rectus plication abdominoplasty -- 39. Abdominoplasty complications and seroma. From prevention to effective treatment -- 40. Delayed complications in abdominoplasty: a case of a ten-year-old abdominoplasty abscess: a case of a 10-year-old abdominoplasty abscess -- 41. Acute esophageal dilation mimicking serious pulmonary complication after post-bariatric abdominoplasty -- 42. Hematological variables and iron status in abdominoplasty after bariatric surgery -- 43. Increased intraoperative bleeding in patients undergoing abdominoplasty after gastroplasty is not due to coagulopathy or vascular anatomic changes: outcomes, satisfaction -- 44. Comparison of short-term surgical outcomes between nhs and private sector abdominoplasty surgery -- 45. Outcomes of traditional cosmetic abdominoplasty in a community setting -- 46. Long-term ultrasonographic evaluation of midline aponeurotic plication during abdominoplasty -- 47. Complications and level of satisfaction after dermolipectomy and abdominoplasty post-bariatric surgery.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
After the error : speaking out about patient safety to save lives
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46305
Susan McIver & Robin Wyndham.
--Toronto:
ECW Press
, 2013.
- Call Number
- WX 185 M152a 2013
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
After the Error is a collection of true stories from across Canada, and the first book anywhere to recognize what patients affected by medical errors, their families, and immediate healthcare providers have done to prevent others from enduring similar experiences. Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. Victims of medical errors and their families who speak out often do so at considerable emotional, psycholog…
- Call Number
- WX 185 M152a 2013
- Author
- McIver, Susan B.
- Other Authors
- Wyndham, Robin
- Responsibility
- Susan McIver & Robin Wyndham
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Date of Publication
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 264 pages
- ISBN
- 9781770411104
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medical Errors - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Truth Disclosure
- Other Subjects
- Canada
- Abstract
- After the Error is a collection of true stories from across Canada, and the first book anywhere to recognize what patients affected by medical errors, their families, and immediate healthcare providers have done to prevent others from enduring similar experiences. Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. Victims of medical errors and their families who speak out often do so at considerable emotional, psychological, and financial expense. But their willingness to share their harrowing stories has helped to lay the foundation for numerous patient safety programs and continues to identify problems, provide solutions, and raise awareness.
- Contents
- PART I: A Child Like Annie; Broken; A Doctor’s Ordeal; Special Recognition; Forever Changed; Hear My Voice; Heartbeat; Take Action; Not Too Late; Open Arms; The Spark; The Whisper; Vance’s Gift; Claire’s Story; Extraordinary People; A Second Chance -- PART II: Whose Mistake?; The Media; Investigative Tip System; Medical Malpractice; Final Thoughts; Afterword / Julia Hallisy.
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Personal Narratives
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Aging and money : reducing risk of financial exploitation and protecting financial resources
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33917
Ronan M. Factora, editor.
--New York:
Humana Press
, c2014.
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- Online
Increasingly, we hear of more and more elders falling victim to financial exploitation. Although this form of elder abuse has been recognized for years, its incidence, prevalence, and impact on the common individual has been only more recently brought to the spotlight. Despite these circumstances, recognition of risk factors and indicators of financial exploitation are not widely disseminated. Additionally, once situations are identified and confronted, the knowledge of what to do next is lacki…
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- Other Authors
- Factora, Ronan M.
- Responsibility
- Ronan M. Factora, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 204 pages)
- Series Title
- Aging medicine
- ISBN
- 9781493913206 (electronic bk)
- 9781493913190
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aged
- Banking, Personal
- Crime Victims
- Mental Competency
- Risk Factors
- Social Welfare
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- Increasingly, we hear of more and more elders falling victim to financial exploitation. Although this form of elder abuse has been recognized for years, its incidence, prevalence, and impact on the common individual has been only more recently brought to the spotlight. Despite these circumstances, recognition of risk factors and indicators of financial exploitation are not widely disseminated. Additionally, once situations are identified and confronted, the knowledge of what to do next is lacking. These gaps are present within the medical community, law-enforcement, and the finance community areas where opportunities for recognition and intervention are common. Our elders often have no idea of what to do when they see their own risk or when they fall victim. Aging and Money: Reducing Risk of Financial Exploitation and Protecting Financial Resources helps clinicians to integrate identification of such indicators of abuse into their geriatric assessment as well as guide them in performing an assessment of an individual's financial decision-making capacity when appropriate. Aging and Money: Reducing Risk of Financial Exploitation and Protecting Financial Resources is an essential new text that provides the practicing clinician with information on identifying risk factors and clinical clues associated with financial exploitation and how to incorporate these steps into their practice.
- Contents
- Financial Exploitation of the Elderly: Review of the Epidemic—Its Victims, National Impact, and Legislative Solutions -- One Piece of the Puzzle-Financial Exploitation and Elder Abuse -- Barriers to Recognition -- Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Risk Factors -- Screening Older Patients for Risk Factors Associated with Financial Exploitation -- Clinical Assessment of Financial Decision Making Capacity -- Next Steps: Documentation and Accessing Community Healthcare Resources -- Financial Exploitation: The Legal Perspective -- Financial and Legal Methods to Protect Individuals from Financial Exploitation -- Critical Documents Associated with Aging: An Organized Guide to Personal Files -- Who Can You Turn To: the Role of Adult Protective Services (APS) and Other Community Resources -- Being the Advocate-Disseminating Knowledge About Financial Exploitation to the Community -- Future Directions: Public Policy and Advocacy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Art and Science of Physician Wellbeing : A Handbook for Physicians and Trainees
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44503
Laura Weiss Roberts, Mickey Trockel, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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- Location
- Online
This thoughtful and timely book offers physicians and trainees a wide range of insights and strategies to help ensure not only a healthy lifestyle and sense of wellbeing but the best possible career in medicine as well. With evidence and evidence-informed practices provided by experts, this title affirms the culture of medicine while embracing the fundamental, enduring sense of physicians’ calling and affirming the importance of physicians as individuals whose health and wellbeing has intrinsic…
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- Other Authors
- Weiss Roberts, Laura
- Trockel, Mickey
- Responsibility
- Laura Weiss Roberts, Mickey Trockel, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 286 p.) : 5 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319421353
- 9783319421346 (Print ed.)
- 9783319421360 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
- Mental Health
- Physician Impairment - psychology
- Physicians
- Resilience, Psychological
- Specialty
- Health Promotion
- Physicians
- Abstract
- This thoughtful and timely book offers physicians and trainees a wide range of insights and strategies to help ensure not only a healthy lifestyle and sense of wellbeing but the best possible career in medicine as well. With evidence and evidence-informed practices provided by experts, this title affirms the culture of medicine while embracing the fundamental, enduring sense of physicians’ calling and affirming the importance of physicians as individuals whose health and wellbeing has intrinsic value and value to others. Organized in three parts, the first part focuses on the nature of the health professions and on advancing a culture of wellbeing in medicine. The second part focuses on threats to physician wellbeing, including mistreatment during training and burnout, to name just a few. The third part outlines approaches to strengthening physician resilience, such as the sustenance drawn from healthy relationships, mindfulness approaches, and optimal approaches to exercise, nutrition and sleep. The Handbook of Personal Health and Wellbeing for Physicians and Trainees is an invaluable, handy resource for physicians and trainees. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, and social workers will also find the work of great interest.
- Contents
- Part I. Advancing Professional Calling and the Culture of Wellbeing in Medicine -- Calling, Compassionate Self, and Cultural Norms in Medicine -- Creating a Culture of Wellness -- Compassion Cultivation -- Part II. Recognizing Threats to Physician Wellbeing -- Mistreatment -- Burnout -- The Electronic Health Record -- Financial Anxiety -- Legal Issues -- Mental Illness -- Substance Use Disorders -- Part III. Fostering Physician Resilience -- Relationships -- Mindfulness -- Exercise -- Nutrition -- Sleep.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Bisociative Knowledge Discovery : An Introduction to Concept, Algorithms, Tools, and Applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43947
Michael R. Berthold (ed.).
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
Modern knowledge discovery methods enable users to discover complex patterns of various types in large information repositories. However, the underlying assumption has always been that the data to which the methods are applied originates from one domain. The focus of this book, and the BISON project from which the contributions originate, is a network-based integration of various types of data repositories and the development of new ways to analyse and explore the resulting gigantic information…
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- Other Authors
- Berthold, Michael R.
- Responsibility
- Michael R. Berthold (ed.)
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 486 p.) : 146 illus.
- Series
- Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
- Series Vol.
- 7250
- Series Title
- Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence
- LNCS sublibrary. SL 7, Artificial intelligence
- ISBN
- 9783642318306
- 9783642318313 (Print ed.)
- 9783642318290 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Data Mining
- Informatics - methods
- Pattern Recognition, Automated
- Specialty
- Medical Informatics
- Abstract
- Modern knowledge discovery methods enable users to discover complex patterns of various types in large information repositories. However, the underlying assumption has always been that the data to which the methods are applied originates from one domain. The focus of this book, and the BISON project from which the contributions originate, is a network-based integration of various types of data repositories and the development of new ways to analyse and explore the resulting gigantic information networks. Instead of seeking well-defined global or local patterns, the aim was to find domain-bridging associations. These are particularly interesting if they are sparse and have not been encountered before. The 32 contributions presented in this state-of-the-art survey, together with a detailed introduction to the book, are organized in topical sections on bisociation; representation and network creation; network analysis; exploration; and applications and evaluation.
- Contents
- Part I: Bisociation -- Towards Bisociative Knowledge Discovery -- Towards Creative Information Exploration Based on Koestler’s Concept of Bisociation -- From Information Networks to Bisociative Information Networks -- Part II: Representation and Network Creation -- Network Creation: Overview -- Selecting the Links in BisoNets Generated from Document Collections -- Bridging Concept Identification for Constructing Information Networks from Text Documents -- Discovery of Novel Term Associations in a Document Collection -- Cover Similarity Based Item Set Mining -- Patterns and Logic for Reasoning with Networks -- Part III: Network Analysis -- Network Analysis: Overview -- BiQL: A Query Language for Analyzing Information Networks -- Review of BisoNet Abstraction Techniques -- Simplification of Networks by Edge Pruning -- Network Compression by Node and Edge Mergers -- Finding Representative Nodes in Probabilistic Graphs -- (Missing) Concept Discovery in Heterogeneous Information Networks -- Node Similarities from Spreading Activation -- Towards Discovery of Subgraph Bisociations -- Part IV: Exploration -- Exploration: Overview -- Data Exploration for Bisociative Knowledge Discovery: A Brief Overview of Tools and Evaluation Methods -- On the Integration of Graph Exploration and Data Analysis: The Creative Exploration Toolkit -- Bisociative Knowledge Discovery by Literature Outlier Detection -- Exploring the Power of Outliers for Cross-Domain Literature Mining -- Bisociative Literature Mining by Ensemble Heuristics -- Part V: Applications and Evaluation -- Applications and Evaluation: Overview -- Biomine: A Network-Structured Resource of Biological Entities for Link Prediction -- Semantic Subgroup Discovery and Cross-Context Linking for Microarray Data Analysis -- Contrast Mining from Interesting Subgroups -- Link and Node Prediction in Metabolic Networks with Probabilistic Logic -- Modelling a Biological System: Network Creation by Triplet Extraction from Biological Literature -- Bisociative Exploration of Biological and Financial Literature Using Clustering -- Bisociative Discovery in Business Process Models -- Bisociative Music Discovery and Recommendation.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Burnout in Women Physicians : Prevention, Treatment, and Management
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45593
Cynthia M. Stonnington, Julia A Files, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
This book is the first to dissect the factors contributing to burnout that impact women physicians and seeks to appropriately address these issues. The book begins by establishing the differences in epidemiology between female physicians and their male counterparts, including rates of burnout, depression and suicide, chosen fields, caregiving responsibilities at home, career tradeoffs in dual physician marriages, patient satisfaction and outcomes, academic rank, leadership positions, salary, an…
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- Other Authors
- Stonnington, Cynthia M.
- Files, Julia A.
- Responsibility
- Cynthia M. Stonnington, Julia A Files, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 618 p.) : 11 illus., 8 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030444594
- 9783030444587 (Print ed.)
- 9783030444600 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Burnout, Professional - etiology
- Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
- Physicians, Women - psychology
- Sex Factors
- Specialty
- Mental Health
- Physicians
- Psychology
- Abstract
- This book is the first to dissect the factors contributing to burnout that impact women physicians and seeks to appropriately address these issues. The book begins by establishing the differences in epidemiology between female physicians and their male counterparts, including rates of burnout, depression and suicide, chosen fields, caregiving responsibilities at home, career tradeoffs in dual physician marriages, patient satisfaction and outcomes, academic rank, leadership positions, salary, and turnover. The second part of the book explores the drivers of physician burnout that disproportionately affect women, each chapter beginning with a case vignette. This section covers many issues that often go unrecognized including unconscious bias, sexual harassment, gender role conflicts, domestic responsibilities, depression, addiction, financial stress, and the impact related to reproductive health such as pregnancy and breastfeeding. The book concludes by focusing on strategies to prevent and/or mitigate burnout among individual women physicians across the career lifespan.This section also includes recommendations to change the culture of medicine and the systems that contribute to burnout. Burnout in Women Physicians is an excellent resource for physicians across all specialties who are concerned with physician wellness and burnout, including students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians.
- Contents
- Part I. How Do Women Physicians Differ from Their Male Counterparts? -- 1. Sex, Gender, and Medicine -- 2. Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes -- 3. Rates of Burnout, Depression, Suicide, and Substance Use Disorders -- 4. Domestic Responsibilities and Career Advancement -- Part II. Drivers of Burnout That Disproportionately Affect Women and Their Potential Solutions -- 5. Gender Stereotypes -- 6. Sexual Harassment -- 7. Work-Life Conflicts -- 8. Isolation, Lack of Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Role Models -- 9. Going It Alone: The Single, Unmarried, Unpartnered, Childless Woman Physician -- 10. Navigating a Traditionally Male-Dominated Specialty as a Woman -- 11. Mind the Gap: Career and Financial Success for Women in Medicine -- 12. Depression, Suicide, and Stigma -- 13. Addictions -- 14. Influence of Hormonal Fluctuations, Pregnancy, and the Postpartum Period on the Career of the Female Physician -- Part III. Empowering the Next Generation of Women Physicians -- 15. Synthesizing Solutions across the Lifespan: Early Career Solutions -- 16. Synthesizing Solutions Across the Lifespan: Mid-Career -- 17. Late Career Solutions. Transitional Zone – Retire or Retread -- 18. Changing the Culture and Managing Imposter Syndrome -- 19. Changing the System.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Business Basics of Building and Managing a Healthcare Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44961
Neil Baum, Marc J. Kahn, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book is intended to be a roadmap towards a successful practice for medical students, residents, fellows, and doctors. This roadmap focuses on how to build and manage a medical practice, and can be applied regardless if the reader is employed, joins a small group, or if they are a doctor who decides to start their own practice. Part I covers the basic business concepts that every physician needs to know. Chapters emphasize the benefits that accrue to a physician who understands the basics o…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Baum, Neil
- Kahn, Marc J.
- Responsibility
- Neil Baum, Marc J. Kahn, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 213 p.) : 22 illus., 5 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030277765
- 9783030277758 (Print ed.)
- 9783030277772 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Professional Practice
- Abstract
- This book is intended to be a roadmap towards a successful practice for medical students, residents, fellows, and doctors. This roadmap focuses on how to build and manage a medical practice, and can be applied regardless if the reader is employed, joins a small group, or if they are a doctor who decides to start their own practice. Part I covers the basic business concepts that every physician needs to know. Chapters emphasize the benefits that accrue to a physician who understands the basics of business. Part II provides a guide for doctors who are beginning a medical practice. The chapters define the various options for doctors’ employment such as solo practice, group practice, and academic medicine. The section also includes the process of negotiating contracts, identifying the advisers who help physicians become successful, and secure within their field and practice. The final part emphasizes strategies on how to build and grow a successful practice by covering topics such as hiring staff, employee motivation, creating a brand, gaining recognition, online reputation and presence, crisis management, integrating new technology, and work/life balance. The Business Basics of Building and Managing a Healthcare Practice serves as a valuable resource that helps doctors make a difference in the lives of their patients, as well as help them make good financial decisions.
- Contents
- Part I. Basic Business Concepts and Principles -- Why Doctors Need to Consider Medicine a Business -- Time-Value of Money, or What Is the Real Financial Value of an Opportunity? -- Basic Accounting and Interpretation of Financial Statements -- Revenue Cycle Management -- Contracts and Negotiation -- Entrepreneurship and Formulating Business Plans -- Managing People -- Basic Personal Finance and Investing -- Organized Medicine -- Part II. Your First Job -- Transition From Training to Practice -- Managing Student Debt -- MIPS MACRA and Payment Models -- Obtaining and Maintaining Referrals from Other Physicians -- Branding Your Medical Practice-How to Make Your Practice Distinctive and Unique -- Legal Considerations in Hiring and Firing of Non-Physician Staff -- Malpractice -- Midlevel Providers (Notes) -- Use of Technology -- Academic Practice -- Part III. Growing a Practice -- Gaining Recognition in the Community -- Internet and Social Media Marketing -- Crisis Management -- Physician Burnout — Don’t Get Caught in the Flame -- “Divorcing” Your Business Partners -- Life-Work Equilibrium -- Future of Medicine: The Past Cannot Be Changed, The Future is in Your Power -- Conclusion and Five Essential Metrics You Need to Know.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Business plan : IWK-Grace Health Centre, September 1996-March 1999
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52919
Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families.
--Halifax, NS:
Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families
, [1996[.
- Call Number
- WX 157 I911 1996
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WX 157 I911 1996
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families
- Date of Publication
- [1996[
- Physical Description
- 25 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospitals, Pediatric - economics
- Hospitals, Maternity - economics
- Maternal-Child Health Centers - economics
- Economics, Hospital
- Financial Management, Hospital
- Nova Scotia
- Notes
- Cover title.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Business plan : IWK-Grace Health Centre, September 1996-March 1999
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52920
Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families.
--Halifax, NS:
Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families
, [1996].
- Call Number
- WX 157 I911 1996 RES
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Call Number
- WX 157 I911 1996 RES
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Izaak Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families
- Date of Publication
- [1996]
- Physical Description
- 25 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospitals, Pediatric - economics
- Hospitals, Maternity - economics
- Maternal-Child Health Centers - economics
- Economics, Hospital
- Financial Management, Hospital
- Nova Scotia
- Notes
- Cover title.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Copies
- 3
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Cancer and Society : A Multidisciplinary Assessment and Strategies for Action
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44213
Eric H. Bernicker, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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- Location
- Online
While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as in…
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- Other Authors
- Bernicker, Eric H.
- Responsibility
- Eric H. Bernicker, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 178 p.) : 15 illus., 14 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030058555
- 9783030058548 (Print ed.)
- 9783030058562 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bioethical Issues
- Global Burden of Disease
- Health Planning
- Neoplasms - epidemiology
- Social Justice
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Social Medicine
- Abstract
- While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as increasing risks. Those involved in cancer care and research are in a unique position to let their experiences and knowledge inform the public, yet very often have not taken strong public roles when it comes to discussing issues surrounding tobacco, climate change and health risks, financial toxicity of treatments, and diet choices. Written by a multidisciplinary team of authors and for medical oncologists, cancer researchers, occupational health workers, and related medical students, residents, and fellows, this book encourages oncologists to address public health care and the societal issues associated with cancer risk. This volume discusses the overarching theme of environmental justice and oncology, focuses on business and cancer (such as clinical trials, drug development and profits, and global disparities), as well as animals and cancer.
- Contents
- Tobacco and Social Justice -- Climate Change and Cancer -- Pollution, Cancer Risk, and Vulnerable Populations -- Causes, Consequences, and Control of High Cancer Drug Prices -- Clinical Trials: Not for the Poor and the Old -- Global Disparities: Can the World Afford Cancer? -- Cancer Quackery and Fake News: Targeting the Most Vulnerable -- The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Imaging -- The Hippies Were Right: Diet and Cancer Risk -- Protons and Prejudice: Finding Sense and Sensibility in the Development of a Costly Medical Therapy -- The Ethics of Animal Use in Cancer Research -- The Ecology of Cancer.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41326
Archie Bleyer, Ronald Barr, Lynn Ries, Jeremy Whelan, Andrea Ferrari, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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- Location
- Online
This is the second edition of the only book to be devoted exclusively to the total cancer picture in adolescents and young adults (AYA), now expanded from the age range 15-29 to that of 15-39 years. For each of the diverse spectrum of cancers encountered in the AYA group, the epidemiology, natural progression, diagnostic approaches, and treatment options are described, with special emphasis on strategies for early detection and prevention. Comparison is made with management of both younger and …
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- Other Authors
- Bleyer, Archie
- Barr, Ronald
- Ries, Lynn
- Whelan, Jeremy
- Ferrari, Andrea
- Responsibility
- Archie Bleyer, Ronald Barr, Lynn Ries, Jeremy Whelan, Andrea Ferrari, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 825 pages) : 250 illus., 212 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Pediatric oncology
- ISBN
- 9783319336794
- 9783319336770 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 1613-5318
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms
- Young Adult
- Abstract
- This is the second edition of the only book to be devoted exclusively to the total cancer picture in adolescents and young adults (AYA), now expanded from the age range 15-29 to that of 15-39 years. For each of the diverse spectrum of cancers encountered in the AYA group, the epidemiology, natural progression, diagnostic approaches, and treatment options are described, with special emphasis on strategies for early detection and prevention. Comparison is made with management of both younger and older patients, and model programs are presented that address common diagnostic, staging, treatment, and psychosocial shortcomings in the AYA group. Detailed attention is also paid to principles and practices of care, with consideration of psychosocial and quality of life issues, social support systems, rehabilitation, late effects, insurance, and economic aspects of health care, among other topics. The authors make compelling arguments for integrated strategies that allow young adults to benefit from the combined expertise of pediatric and adult oncologists in systems that identify both the complex disease and the social issues specific to this population. The proposed models of care include relationships with other specialties that do not specifically target this age group, i.e., infectious disease, endocrinology, pulmonary medicine, nephrology, gastroenterology, thoracic and abdominal surgery, urology, otolaryngology, and neurosurgery. New patterns of communication are advocated and endorsed as essential for productive interaction involving these specialties. References are extensive and are oriented toward users in pediatric hematology-oncology medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, oncology nursing, psycho-oncology, social work, epidemiology, public health and health services research. The contributing authors are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, France, Israel, Switzerland and Australia, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.
- Contents
- 1. Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology: Historical and Global Perspectives -- 2. Cancer Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Among Adolescents and Young Adults -- 3. The Biology of AYA Cancers -- 4. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma -- 5. Hodgkin Lymphoma -- 6. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia -- 7. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia -- 8. Breast Cancer Before 40 -- 9. Thyroid Cancer -- 10. Malignant Melanoma in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Population -- 11. Cancer of the Ovary, Uterus, and Cervix -- 12. Testicular Cancer -- 13. Colorectal and Anal Tumors -- 14. Central Nervous System Tumors -- 15. Soft Tissue Sarcoma -- 16. Bone Sarcomas in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population -- 17. Cancer of the Kidney, Bladder, and Prostate -- 18. Liver Tumors -- 19. Other Carcinomas -- 20. Access and Models of Care -- 21. Clinical Trials -- 22. Adherence to Treatment Regimes in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients -- 23. Psychosocial Issues in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients and Survivors -- 24. Sexual Consequences of Cancer and Its Treatment in Adolescents and Young Adults -- 25. Fertility Preservation in the Pediatric Setting -- 26. Rehabilitation and Exercise -- 27. Making Ends Meet: Financial Issues from the Perspectives of Patients and Their Health-Care Team -- 28. Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Late Effects of Treatment -- 29. Promoting Health and Care Transitions in the Long-Term AYA Survivor -- 30. Health-Related Quality of Life -- 31. Palliative Care -- 32. Addressing the Ethical Challenges for Young Adults, from a Rights-Based Perspective -- 33. Economic Evaluation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: Methodological Considerations and the State of the Science -- 34. AYA Advocacy in Action – Achievements, Lessons, and Challenges from a Global Movement for Change -- 35. Conclusions, Perspectives, and Future Considerations -- Erratum.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cancer Regional Therapy : HAI, HIPEC, HILP, ILI, PIPAC and Beyond
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45119
Yuman Fong, T. Clark Gamblin, Ernest S. Han, Byrne Lee, Jonathan S. Zager, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
This book is a state-of-the-art overview of cancer regional therapy (CRT) for the surgeons and interventional radiologists active in CRT development and research. The goals of this book are 1) to review the theory and practice of cancer regional therapies including pharmacology, devices, techniques, and workflow, 2) illustrate the most common procedures performed in the interventional and operating rooms, and 3) discuss data supporting use of CRT. This is meant to be a definitive text on the th…
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- Other Authors
- Fong, Yuman
- Gamblin, T. Clark
- Han, Ernest S.
- Lee, Byrne
- Zager, Jonathan S.
- Responsibility
- Yuman Fong, T. Clark Gamblin, Ernest S. Han, Byrne Lee, Jonathan S. Zager, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 488 p.) : 86 illus., 64 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030288914
- 9783030288907 (Print ed.)
- 9783030288921 (Print ed.)
- 9783030288938 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion
- Neoplasm Invasiveness - prevention & control
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neoplasms - therapy
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Abstract
- This book is a state-of-the-art overview of cancer regional therapy (CRT) for the surgeons and interventional radiologists active in CRT development and research. The goals of this book are 1) to review the theory and practice of cancer regional therapies including pharmacology, devices, techniques, and workflow, 2) illustrate the most common procedures performed in the interventional and operating rooms, and 3) discuss data supporting use of CRT. This is meant to be a definitive text on the theory and practice of CRT. It begins with a summary of the history, technical principles that underlie regional therapy. The following parts discuss current data and practice in peritoneal, liver, limb, pleural and other sites. Included in the practice are considerations of workflow and financial issues revolving around CRT. Novel techniques and therapies under investigation are presented to inform the direction of the field. Cancer Regional Therapy summarizes the history, current technology, common procedures, and future prospects in this field and includes procedures from many surgical and interventional radiologic disciplines.
- Contents
- Part I. Background -- 1. The Basis of Regional Therapy, Pharmacology, Hyperthermia, and Drug Resistance -- 2. Novel Biological Therapies with Direct Application to the Peritoneal Cavity -- 3. Y-90 Radiomicrosphere Therapy: Principles and Clinical Use in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases -- 4. Principles of Percutaneous Ablation in the Liver -- 5. Regional Gene Therapy for Cancer -- Part II. Peritoneal Regional Therapy for Cancer -- 6. Historical Perspective for Regional Peritoneal Therapy: HIPEC, EPIC, and Port-Based Therapy -- 7. Rationale Behind HIPEC/Molecular and Genetic Considerations in HIPEC -- 8 .Data for HIPEC for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei/Tumors of the Appendix -- 9. Data for HIPEC in Colorectal Cancer (T4 Lesions and Metastases) -- 10. Role of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the Treatment of Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer -- 11. Regional Therapy for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer: HIPEC and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy -- 12. Mesothelioma and Miscellaneous Disease Processes -- Part III. Perioperative Considerations for HIPEC -- 13. Anesthetic Considerations for Regional Therapies -- 14. Postoperative Management of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy -- 15. Complications of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC -- 16. Liver Resection and HIPEC -- 17. Peritoneal Perfusion Techniques -- 18. Operative Pearls for Cytoreduction of the Difficult Abdomen and Pelvis -- 19. Novel Techniques and the Future of HIPEC (Immunotherapy, Viral Therapy) -- 20. Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) -- Part IV. Liver Infusional and Perfusional Therapies -- 21. The History of Isolated Hepatic Perfusion for Liver Metastases and Current Indications for Use -- 22. Pump-Based Hepatic Arterial Infusional Therapy -- 23. Percutaneous Transcatheter Particle Therapies -- 24. Hepatic Perfusion: Surgical and Catheter -- 25. Percutaneous and Port Delivered Arterial Infusional Therapy for Liver Tumors -- 26. Regional Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma -- 27. Regional Therapies for Hepatic Melanoma Metastases -- 28. Complications of Intra-Arterial Regional Liver Therapy -- Part V. Limb Infusional and Perfusional Therapies -- 29. Infusion Technique -- 30. Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion for Melanoma -- 31. Isolated Limb Perfusion and Infusion in the Management of In-Transit Melanoma of the Extremities: Modern Data Affecting Practice -- 32. Trial Data for Sarcoma -- Part VI. Other Regional Therapies -- 33. Regional Therapy of Bladder Tumors -- 34. Delivery of Antineoplastic Therapeutics to the Central Nervous System -- 35. Intralesional Therapies: Oncolytic Viral Therapies, Immunostimulants -- 36. Ongoing Clinical Trials and Rationale in Regional and Oligometastatic Disease -- 37. Radiation Therapy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cancer : The Enemy from Within : A Comprehensive Textbook of Cancer’s Causes, Complexities and Consequences
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45516
Carolyn Compton.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Holdings
- Cape Breton Regional: 2005 - 2007.
- Location
- Online
This comprehensive, ground-breaking title presents, in simplifying style, the driving and organizing principles of cancer, making this multidimensional, highly complex disease easily understandable for readers. Developed out of the renowned author’s many years of teaching a widely popular, several-hundred-student college course, this 12-chapter book begins with an account of the history of cancer as a medical and public health problem, as well as the major milestones and setbacks in the ongoing…
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- Author
- Compton, Carolyn
- Responsibility
- Carolyn Compton
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Holdings
- Cape Breton Regional: 2005 - 2007.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 330 p.) : 157 illus., 149 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030406516
- 9783030406509 (Print ed.)
- 9783030406523 (Print ed.)
- 9783030406530 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Global Burden of Disease
- Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Neoplasms - epidemiology
- Neoplasms - therapy
- Palliative Care
- Risk Factors
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Abstract
- This comprehensive, ground-breaking title presents, in simplifying style, the driving and organizing principles of cancer, making this multidimensional, highly complex disease easily understandable for readers. Developed out of the renowned author’s many years of teaching a widely popular, several-hundred-student college course, this 12-chapter book begins with an account of the history of cancer as a medical and public health problem, as well as the major milestones and setbacks in the ongoing quest to understand the wide variety of cancers that continue to impact the world. Subsequent chapters then address pathogenesis, incidence and mortality statistics, risk factors, causal factors, screening challenges and victories, treatment strategies, and disease prevention approaches. This wealth of clinical information is further supplemented with socioeconomic discussions on the financial, social, ethical, technological, regulatory, political, and logistical challenges that limit progress in cancer research. A soon to be gold-standard text that thoroughly and expertly describes cancer as a composite, adaptive system, Cancer: The Enemy from Within equips and empowers all undergraduate students and graduate students to better understand this continually perplexing disease. Clinicians across all disciplines may also find this work of great interest.
- Contents
- 1. The Nature and Origins of Cancer -- 2. Cancer Initiation, Promotion and Progression and the Acquisition of Key Behavioral Traits -- 3. Understanding the Hallmark Characteristics of Cancer -- 4. A Short History of Cancer – How Did We Get Here? -- 5. Who Gets Cancer and Why? What Are the Consequences for Human Life and Longevity? How Can We Intervene? How Can We Track Progress? -- 6. Screening for Cancer: Find It Early; Treat It Early; Save Lives -- 7. Fundamentals of Cancer Diagnosis and Assessment -- 8. Local Therapy for Cancer -- 9. Systemic Therapy for Cancer -- 10. Palliative Care, Hospice, and End of Life -- 11. Development of New Cancer Therapies -- 12. Cancer and Society.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Caring for Patients with Mesothelioma : Principles and Guidelines
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44381
Mary Hesdorffer, Gleneara E. Bates-Pappas, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book encompasses all areas for mesothelioma care, treatment, and research. Using nurses, social workers, surgeons, oncologist, radiologist and pain specialist to give the reader a comprehensive overview of mesothelioma treatment. Indeed, mesothelioma is a cancer that mainly affects the pleura and peritoneum, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. The number of individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma is increasing world-wide, particularly in developing countries where the use of asbestos r…
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- Other Authors
- Hesdorffer, Mary
- Bates-Pappas, Gleneara E.
- Responsibility
- Mary Hesdorffer, Gleneara E. Bates-Pappas, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 239 p.) : 54 illus., 46 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319962443
- 9783319962436 (Print ed.)
- 9783319962450 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mesothelioma - therapy
- Patient Care Planning
- Specialty
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Abstract
- This book encompasses all areas for mesothelioma care, treatment, and research. Using nurses, social workers, surgeons, oncologist, radiologist and pain specialist to give the reader a comprehensive overview of mesothelioma treatment. Indeed, mesothelioma is a cancer that mainly affects the pleura and peritoneum, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. The number of individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma is increasing world-wide, particularly in developing countries where the use of asbestos remains uncontrolled. In spite of advances in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical approaches, mesothelioma remains resistant to treatment. According to the International Mesothelioma Interest group, overall survival has not improved; median survival times vary from one month to eighteen months. A small number of patients remain asymptomatic or with minimal symptoms for extended periods, and fewer live three years or more. Mesothelioma is often associated with difficult, intractable symptoms, particularly pain and difficulty breathing. Especially poor prognoses have been reported for those diagnosed with sarcomatoid rather than epithelioid histology, or with advanced disease, poor performance status, or pain and loss of appetite. Despite substantial progress of the last two decades improving the quality of life of patients with cancer, many mesothelioma patients still experience physical, psychological, social, and financial burdens. The development of multimodality treatment and mesothelioma centers has given renewed hope to patients. This book serves as a unique tool for medical professional while providing care for mesothelioma patients.
- Contents
- Part I: Mesothelioma Treatment -- 1. History of Pleural Surgical Treatment -- 2. History Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Metastasis and Evolution and Contemporary Application in Peritoneal Mesothelioma -- 3. Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Treatment of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma -- 4. Radiation Therapy -- Part II: Therapeutic Treatments: Chemotherapy, Biotherapy, and Immunotherapy -- 5. Chemotherapy and Standard Treatment Options -- 6. Caring for Patients During and After Immunotherapy Treatment -- 7. Biotherapy Treatment: Mesothelin-Targeted Therapies -- 8. Care of the Mesothelioma Patient Undergoing Extended Pleurectomy and Decortication -- Part III: Supportive Health Care for Treatment -- 9. Maintaining a Nutritional Diet During and After Active Treatment -- 10. Mesothelioma and Physical Therapy -- 11. Occupational Therapy and Mesothelioma -- 12. Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Mesothelioma Patients -- 13. Palliative Care Services for Mesothelioma Patients -- 14. Difficult Conversations and Survivorship -- 15. End-of-Life Care -- Part IV: Public Health Impact of Asbestos Worldwide -- 16. Public Health Impact of Asbestos Worldwide: What Is the Current Public Health Impact? -- Part V: The Future of Mesothelioma Research -- 17. Understanding Clinical Trials in Malignant Mesothelioma -- 18. The Future of Mesothelioma Research: Basic Science Research -- Part VI: Patient’s Perspective -- 19. The Impact of the Internet on Mesothelioma Patients: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- 20. Patient Perspective on Mesothelioma Treatment.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Informatics Board Review and Self Assessment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43194
editor, Scott Mankowitz.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The book offers an introduction to all the informatics concepts that are represented on the Clinical Informatics Board Examination The core and direction of this book is to mirror the model of clinical informatics which is used by the American Board of Preventive Medicine to create their exam. Unlike any other text on the market, the book includes simulated exam questions, to help the reader asses his knowledge and focus his study. Clinical Informatics Board Review and Self Assessment is a thor…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Mankowitz, Scott
- Responsibility
- editor, Scott Mankowitz
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 343 p.) : 99 illus., 81 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319637662
- 9783319637655 (print ed.)
- 9783319637679 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medical Informatics - Examination Questions
- Specialty
- Medical Informatics
- Abstract
- The book offers an introduction to all the informatics concepts that are represented on the Clinical Informatics Board Examination The core and direction of this book is to mirror the model of clinical informatics which is used by the American Board of Preventive Medicine to create their exam. Unlike any other text on the market, the book includes simulated exam questions, to help the reader asses his knowledge and focus his study. Clinical Informatics Board Review and Self Assessment is a thorough practical assistant to refine the reader's knowledge regarding this youngest and possibly broadest fields of medicine.
- Contents
- Part I: Fundamentals -- 1.1 Clinical Informatics -- 1.2 The Health System -- Part II: Clinical Decision Making and Care Process Improvement -- 2.1 Clinical Decision Support -- 2.2 Evidence-Based Patient Care -- 2.3 Clinical Workflow Analysis, Process Redesign, and Quality Improvement -- Part III: Health Information Systems -- 3.1 Information Technology Systems -- 3.2 Human Factors Engineering -- 3.3 Health Information Systems and Applications -- 3.4 Clinical Data Standards -- 3.5 Information System Lifecycle -- Part IV: Leading and Managing Change -- 4.1 Leadership Models, Processes, and Practices -- 4.2 Effective Interdisciplinary Teams -- 4.3 Effective Communications -- 4.4 Project Management -- 4.5 Strategic and Financial Planning for Clinical Information Systems -- 4.6 Change Management -- Numerical Methods -- Questions -- Answers -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Informatics Study Guide : Text and Review
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39886
John T. Finnell, Brian E. Dixon, editors.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Location
- Online
This study guide is written to support the formal training required to become certified in clinical informatics. The content is structured to define and introduce key concepts with examples drawn from real-world experiences in order to impress upon the reader the core content from the field of clinical informatics. The book is divided into sections that group related chapters based on the major foci of the core content: health care delivery; clinical decision-making; information systems; leader…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Finnell, John T
- Dixon, Brian E
- Responsibility
- John T. Finnell, Brian E. Dixon, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 536 p. : 64 illus., 46 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319227535
- 9783319227528 (print ed.)
- Abstract
- This study guide is written to support the formal training required to become certified in clinical informatics. The content is structured to define and introduce key concepts with examples drawn from real-world experiences in order to impress upon the reader the core content from the field of clinical informatics. The book is divided into sections that group related chapters based on the major foci of the core content: health care delivery; clinical decision-making; information systems; leadership and managing teams; and professionalism. The chapters do not need to be read or taught in order, although the suggested order is consistent with how the editors have structured their curricula over the years. Clinical Informatics Study Guide: Text and Review serves as a reference for those seeking to independently study for a certifying examination or periodically reference while in practice. It further provides a roadmap for faculty who wish to go deeper in courses designed for physician fellows or graduate students in a variety of clinically oriented informatics disciplines, such as nursing, pharmacy, radiology, and public health.
- Contents
- An Introduction to Clinical (Health) Informatics -- The U.S. Health System -- Clinical Informatics Policy and Regulations -- Clinical Decision-Making -- Evidence Based Patient Care -- Clinical Decision Support -- Clinical Workflow Analysis, Process Redesign, and Quality Improvement -- Predictive Analytics -- Fundamentals of Information Technology Systems -- Health Information Systems and Applications -- Clinical Data Exchange, System Integration, and Standards -- Information System Lifecycles in Health Care -- Human Factors Engineering: Supporting the User Experience -- Leadership Models, Processes, and Practices -- Effective Interdisciplinary Teams -- Effective Communication -- Project Management -- Strategic and Financial Planning for Clinical Information Systems -- Change Management -- Patient Engagement and Consumer Informatics -- Personalized Medicine and Translational Informatics -- Population Health and Public Health Informatics -- Appendices: Case Studies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Common Sense Guide to Dementia For Clinicians and Caregivers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32380
Anne M. Lipton, Cindy D. Marshall.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Common Sense Guide to Dementia for Clinicians and Caregivers provides an easy-to-read, practical, and thoughtful approach to dementia care. Written by two specialists who have cared for thousands of patients with dementia and their families, this ground-breaking title unifies the perspectives of neurology and psychiatry to meet a variety of caregiver needs. It spotlights many real-world concerns not typically covered in standard textbooks, while simultaneously presenting a more detailed med…
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- View e-Book
- Author
- Lipton, Anne M
- Other Authors
- Marshall, Cindy D
- Responsibility
- Anne M. Lipton, Cindy D. Marshall
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 206 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781461441632
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Caregivers
- Dementia - therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Family medicine
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- The Common Sense Guide to Dementia for Clinicians and Caregivers provides an easy-to-read, practical, and thoughtful approach to dementia care. Written by two specialists who have cared for thousands of patients with dementia and their families, this ground-breaking title unifies the perspectives of neurology and psychiatry to meet a variety of caregiver needs. It spotlights many real-world concerns not typically covered in standard textbooks, while simultaneously presenting a more detailed medical perspective than typical caregiver manuals. This handy title offers expert guidance for the clinical management of dementia and compassionate support of patients and families. Designed to enhance the physician-caregiver interaction and liberally illustrated with case examples, The Common Sense Guide espouses general principles of dementia care that apply across the stages and spectrum of this illness, including non-Alzheimer's types of dementia, in addition to Alzheimer's disease. Clinicians, family members, and other caregivers will find this volume useful from the moment that symptoms of dementia emerge. The authors place an emphasis on caring for the caregiver as well as the patient. Essential topics include how to find the right clinician, make the most of a doctor's visit, and avert a crisis - or manage one that can't be avoided. Sometimes difficult considerations, such as driving, financial management, legal matters, long-term placement, and end-of-life care, are faced head-on. Tried, true, and time-saving tips are explained in terms of what works - and what doesn't - with regard to clinical evaluation, medications, behavioral measures, and alternate therapies. Medical, nursing, and allied health care professionals will undoubtedly turn to this unique overview as a vital resource and mainstay of clinical dementia care, as well as a valuable recommendation for family caregivers.
- Contents
- 1. What Is Dementia? -- Part I: Start of Care -- 2. Signposts: What to Look for and When to Seek Help -- 3. Finding Help -- 4. Preparing for a Visit to the Doctor -- 5. Making the Most of the Doctor’s Visit -- Part II: Common Sense Dementia Care -- 6. The Seven Common Senses of Dementia Care -- 7. Caring for the Caregiver -- 8. Dementia Medications -- 9. Alternative Therapies in Dementia -- 10. Alcohol and Other Substances -- Part III: Mood and Behavior -- 11. Mood Issues in Dementia -- 12. Psychosis -- 13. Dealing with Problem Behaviors in Dementia -- Part IV: Additional Considerations in Dementia Care -- 14. Legal and Financial Matters -- 15. Selecting Level of Care -- 16. Looking Ahead: The Later Stages.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Popular Works
- Location
- Online
The Complete Business Guide for a Successful Medical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39121
Neil Baum, Roger G. Bonds, Thomas Crawford, Karl J. Kreder, Koushik Shaw, Thomas Stringer, Raju Thomas, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
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This text provides physicians with the basic business skills in order for them to become involved in the financial aspect of their practices. The text will help the physician decide what kind of practice they would like to join (i.e. private practice, small group practice, solo practice, hospital employment, large group practice, academic medicine, or institutional\government practice) as well as understand the basics of contracting, restrictive covenants, and how to navigate the road to partne…
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- Other Authors
- Baum, Neil
- Bonds, Roger G
- Crawford, Thomas
- Kreder, Karl J
- Shaw, Koushik
- Stringer, Thomas
- Thomas, Raju
- Responsibility
- Neil Baum, Roger G. Bonds, Thomas Crawford, Karl J. Kreder, Koushik Shaw, Thomas Stringer, Raju Thomas, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 277 p. : 18 illus., 10 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319110950
- 9783319110943 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Practice Management, Medical
- Abstract
- This text provides physicians with the basic business skills in order for them to become involved in the financial aspect of their practices. The text will help the physician decide what kind of practice they would like to join (i.e. private practice, small group practice, solo practice, hospital employment, large group practice, academic medicine, or institutional\government practice) as well as understand the basics of contracting, restrictive covenants, and how to navigate the road to partnership. Additional topics covered include, monthly balance sheets, productivity, overhead costs and profits, trend analysis and benchmarking. Finally, the book provides advice on advisors that doctors will need to help with the business of their professional and personal lives. These include accountants, bankers, lawyers, insurance agents, and other financial advisors. The Complete Business Guide for a Successful Medical Practice provides a roadmap for physicians to be not only good clinical doctors but also good businessmen and businesswomen. It will help doctors make a difference in the lives of their patients as well as sound financial decisions for their practice.
- Contents
- The Basics of the Business of Medicine -- Transitioning from Training to Practice -- Job Search -- Compensations Models, Patient Volume & the Pro Forma -- Insurances and Essential Fringe Benefits -- The Coding Aspect of the Business of Medicine -- Understanding Financial Statements -- Numbers You Need to Know -- The Revenue Cycle -- Stark Law Impact on Medical Practice -- Restrictive Covenants -- Medical Equipment: Leasing vs. Buying -- Ancillary Income -- Selecting Advisors -- Debt Reduction -- Becoming Financially Savvy -- Practice Buy-In Options: The Road to Partnership -- Marketing: Understanding the Modern Patient and Customer -- Building Your Career, Your Reputation and Your Personal Brand -- The Business Side of Developing a Social Media Presence into Your Medical Practice -- Burnout Prevention for Practicing Physicians -- Future of Medicine -- Conclusion: Our Very Last Bottom Line.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
