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Atlas of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair

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Ted Feldman, Olaf Franzen, Reginald Low ... [et al.], editors. --London: Springer , c2013.

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The field of structural heart disease interventions is experiencing a stage of rapid growth with the development of percutaneous mitral valve repair therapies and percutaneous aortic valve replacement therapies. The MitraClip represents a new therapeutic frontier for mitral regurgitation and is expected to revolutionize repair of the mitral valve. For the first time in the world, physicians now have the capability to repair the mitral valve percutaneously without the need for a sternotomy or ca…

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Other Authors: Feldman, Ted

Responsibility: Ted Feldman, Olaf Franzen, Reginald Low ... [et al.], editors

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2013

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 591 p. : 669 ill., 587 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9781447142942

Subjects (MeSH): Mitral Valve Annuloplasty - methods; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery; Mitral Valve - surgery; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - methods; Radiography, Interventional - Atlases

Subjects (LCSH): Interventional radiology; Cardiology

Abstract: The field of structural heart disease interventions is experiencing a stage of rapid growth with the development of percutaneous mitral valve repair therapies and percutaneous aortic valve replacement therapies. The MitraClip represents a new therapeutic frontier for mitral regurgitation and is expected to revolutionize repair of the mitral valve. For the first time in the world, physicians now have the capability to repair the mitral valve percutaneously without the need for a sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass. However, as with all new endeavors, there is a steep learning curve, not just for the individual operator but also for the entire field. The MitraClip technology and technique is technically complex and is guided by echocardiography and fluoroscopy. It is an imaging intensive procedure that requires deep 3-dimensional understanding of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy. Not all mitral regurgitation cases are suitable and not all cases are straightforward. It is therefore crucially important for physicians in this specialty to communicate their experience, successes, failures and complications with each other. Written by the leaders in this breakthrough field, the Atlas of Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair is the first of its kind for the new percutaneous MitraClip procedure. The Editors have designed the book to be a comprehensive reference manual and to provide cardiologists with true examples of basic and complex cases of percutaneous mitral valve repair using the technology. In addition, this book provides step-by-step guides to the procedure and complications as well as steps to recover from them are discussed. The Atlas is anticipated to be a very valuable reference for both novice and experienced interventional cardiologists and echocardiologists. As percutaneous valve repair becomes more common it will also be of great interest to general cardiologists and surgeons.

Contents: Foreword. Introduction.Mitral Valve Anatomy and Current Surgical and Percutaneous Approaches to Mitral Regurgitation.Device description and procedural overview. Room Set-up.Summary of MitraClip Clinical Data and Approach to Patient Selection. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Patients Before and After MitraClip Mitral Valve Repair.MitraClip Procedural Echocardiography. Transseptal puncture. Venous Access Management -- Hemodynamic perspectives of edge-to-edge mitral valve repair -- Situational Steering Techniques -- Case example: EVEREST II: Basic Degenerative. Case example: EVEREST II: Basic Functional. Case example: Barlow's disease -- Case example: EVEREST II : Large left atrium -- Case example: Approach to Mitral Regurgitation requiring multiple MitraClips -- Case example: Two Clips. Case example: EVEREST II: Delayed second clip for early recurrent mitral regurgitation. Case example: Secondary mitral regurgitation due to ischaemic mitral valve disease and mild rheumatic mitral valve involvement. Case example: The dilemma of reducing functional mitral regurgitation versus development of mitral stenosis. Case example: Infective endocarditis associated with the Mitraclip -- Case example: EVEREST II: MitraClip after failed surgical mitral valve repair. Case example: EVEREST II: Functional Mitral Regurgitation. Case example: Chiari Network Complicating a MitraClip Procedure. Case example: EVEREST II: Two MitraClip Procedure with Partial Detachment of Second Device -- Case example: Mitraclip Procedure in Unusual Heart Position -- Interatrial Septal Tear: A rare complication during MitraClip procedure and successful transcatheter closure. Case example: Percutaneous double-valve treatment in a patient with degenerative aortic stenosis and functional mitral regurgitation -- Case example: Percutaneous mitral valve repair after previous mitral valve reconstruction -- Case example: Delayed functional Mitral Regurgitation in high risk patients and Complex degenerative mitral regurgitation (anterior leaflet prolapsed) with commissural impingement -- Case example: Severe functional mitral regurgitation with missing leaflet coaptation -- Case example: Severe Ischemic Heart Failure with Functional Improvement After MitraClip Therapy -- Case example: Severe left-to-right shunting from iatrogenic atrial septal defect -- Case example: MitraClip implantation in chronic degenerative mitral regurgitation with extensive calcification -- Case example: 3D Transesophageal Echo Guided MitraClip Treatment of P3 Mitral Valve Prolapse -- Case example: Failure and complications of a MitraClip implantation for severe functional mitral regurgitation: a combination of unexpected findings and early experience -- Case example: Mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system in a patient with severe mitral regurgitation in the A3/P3 region due to chordae rupture during transapical TAVI -- Case example: MitraClip implantation in a patient with severe mitral annulus calcifications and a small orifice area.Çô Case example: Functional Mitral Regurgitation treatment with Mitraclip: Difficult transseptal puncture with anterior approach complicated by right atrial thrombus -- Case example: MitraClip in a patient with dextrocardia and scoliosis complicated by delayed clip detachment. Case example: Massive air embolism during MitraClip insertion -- Case example: The degree and type of mitral regurgitation present at the baseline is not always a good predictor of the procedural technical needs and of the final result -- Case example: Functional mitral regurgitation with a wide extension of the central regurgitant jet -- Case example: Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation in a high surgical risk patient -- Case example: Mitral stenosis after MitraClip therapy and a partial solution for treatment -- Case Example: MitraClip Therapy for Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Importance of jet localization to direct MitraClip placement -- Case Example: MitraClip: Acute thrombus formation during guide insertion -- MitraClip Placement in a Patient with Severe Kyphoscoliosis and Bileaflet Prolapse.

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Atlas of Response to Immunotherapy

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Egesta Lopci, Stefano Fanti, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This atlas is a concise but comprehensive guide to the diverse patterns of response to immunotherapy as observed on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) and other conventional imaging modalities, including CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The purpose for this publication is to fill the gap between the growing clinical relevance and utilization of immunotherapy in medical oncology, mainly based on checkpoint inhibitors, and the need for experienced imagers with relia…

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Other Authors: Lopci, Egesta; Fanti, Stefano

Responsibility: Egesta Lopci, Stefano Fanti, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 127 p.) : 111 illus., 100 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030311131; 9783030311124 (Print ed.); 9783030311148 (Print ed.); 9783030311155 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Immunotherapy - methods; Neoplasms - immunology; Neoplasms - therapy; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Treatment Outcome

Specialty: Biological Therapy; Medical Oncology

Abstract: This atlas is a concise but comprehensive guide to the diverse patterns of response to immunotherapy as observed on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) and other conventional imaging modalities, including CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The purpose for this publication is to fill the gap between the growing clinical relevance and utilization of immunotherapy in medical oncology, mainly based on checkpoint inhibitors, and the need for experienced imagers with reliable tools assessing response to treatment. A series of disease-oriented chapters will present the imaging findings during immunotherapy in the major oncological settings, with helpful comparison of functional (PET/CT) and morphological (CT/MRI) patterns of response in individual cases. To complete the atlas, a dedicated chapter will focus on major pitfalls and immune-related adverse events (irAEs) affecting image interpretation during the course of immunotherapy. The concluding chapter will lastly examine the available data and potential developments of immuno-PET, which is considered as the novel frontier of research in this oncological scenario. The atlas will be of high value for radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists at all levels of experience.

Contents: Part I. Brief Introduction -- 1. Immunotherapy in Oncology -- 2. Evolution of Response Criteria in Immunotherapy -- Part II. Disease-Oriented Applications -- 3. CNS Tumors: PET/CT and MRI for Response Assessment of CNS Tumors Following Immunotherapy -- 4. Lung Cancer: 18F-FDG PET/CT for Response Assessment of Lung Following Immunotherapy -- 5. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: 18F-FDG PET/CT for Response Assessment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Following Immunotherapy -- 6. Melanoma: 18F-FDG PET/CT for Response Assessment of Melanoma Following Immunotherapy -- 7. Genitourinary Tumors: PET/CT for Response Assessment of Genitourinary Tumors Following Immunotherapy -- 8. Hematologic Malignancies: PET/CT for Response Assessment of Hematologic Malignancies Following Immunotherapy -- 9. Other Tumor Types: 18F-FDG PET/CT for Response Assessment of Various Tumors Following Immunotherapy -- Part III. Potential Pitfalls to Response Assessment -- 10. Pitfalls and Immune-Related Adverse Events -- Part IV. New Radiopharmaceuticals -- 11. ImmunoPET: The Future of Response Evaluation for Cancer Immunotherapy.

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Publication Type: Atlas

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Cancer immunotherapy meets oncology : in honor of Christoph Huber

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Cedrik Michael Britten, Sebastian Kreiter, Mustafa Diken, Hans-Georg Rammensee, editors. --Heidelberg: Springer , c2014.

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This book provides a comprehensive update on the state of the art in cancer immunology, which has rapidly evolved from a field of clinical research into an established discipline of oncology. The key recent developments in immuno-oncology are all covered, from the ever-changing immunological and regulatory frameworks to the most promising therapeutic concepts. Themes include combination therapies and personalized medicine, as well as identification of biomarkers to guide the clinical developmen…

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Other Authors: Britten, Cedrik Michael; Huber, Christoph

Responsibility: Cedrik Michael Britten, Sebastian Kreiter, Mustafa Diken, Hans-Georg Rammensee, editors

Place of Publication: Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 248 pages)

ISBN: 9783319051048 (electronic bk.); 9783319051031

Subjects (MeSH): Immunotherapy; Neoplasms - immunology; Neoplasms - therapy; Tumor Markers, Biological

Subjects (LCSH): Cancer - Immunotherapy; Oncology; Cancer Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Immunology

Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive update on the state of the art in cancer immunology, which has rapidly evolved from a field of clinical research into an established discipline of oncology. The key recent developments in immuno-oncology are all covered, from the ever-changing immunological and regulatory frameworks to the most promising therapeutic concepts. Themes include combination therapies and personalized medicine, as well as identification of biomarkers to guide the clinical development of new approaches and to pinpoint the optimal treatment for each patient. The book acknowledges the continuing dynamic nature of the field as reflected in the development of next-generation immunotherapies that are already in clinical testing. Cancer Immunotherapy Meets Oncology is dedicated to the lifetime achievements of Christoph Huber, founder and chair of the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT). It is also a tribute to those researchers and clinicians who are striving to develop novel diagnostics and tailored immunotherapies for the benefit of cancer patients.

Contents: Part I. Immunological and Regulatory Framework for Immuno-oncology -- From Basic Immunology to New Therapies for Cancer Patients -- How T Cells Single Out Tumor Cells: "And That Has Made All the Difference" -- Effects of Regulatory T Cell-Dendritic Cell Interactions on Adaptive Immune Responses -- Evolution of the Regulatory Landscape for Immunomodulatory Compounds and Personalized Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines -- Immunoguiding, the Final Frontier in the Immunotherapy of Cancer -- Developing Cancer Immunotherapies as Drugs: Setting the Stage Through Methodological Progress -- Part II. Immunotherapies -- Reflections on Cancer Vaccines -- Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Vaccines -- mRNA Vaccination and Personalized Cancer Therapy -- Antibody Therapy in Oncology -- Bispecific Antibodies for the Treatment of Cancer: The Challenges of Translation -- The ABCs of T Cell Receptor Gene Therapy -- The Express Drivers: Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Cells Make It to the Clinic -- Part III. Cancer Entities -- Immunotherapy of Malignant Melanoma -- Prostate Cancer Vaccines Generated with the Disruptive RNActive® Technology Follow the Path Paved by Sipuleucel-T and Prostvac-VF -- Recent Developments in the Active Immunotherapy of Renal Cell Cancer -- Current Status of Immunotherapy in Gastroesophageal Cancer -- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC -- Towards More Specificity and Effectivity in the Antileukemia Immune Response -- Part IV. Biomarkers -- Molecular and Metabolic Cues of the Key-Lock Paradigm Dictating Immunogenic Cell Death -- Pathogenesis of Minimal Residual Disease: CTCs as Novel Biomarkers in Cancer Disease -- Genomics Meets Cancer Immunotherapy -- Part V. Featured Chapters -- Oncolytic Viruses -- Part VI. Final Remarks -- Final Words.

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Case Studies in Society, Religion, and Bioethics

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Sana Loue. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This book explores, through case studies, the interplay between religion, culture, government, and politics in diverse societies on questions arising in the domain of bioethics. The case studies draw from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, law, bioethics, public policy, science, and medicine. The text's global perspective permits a comparison of the differing approaches adopted by countries facing similar bioethical quandaries and the extent to which religion has o…

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Author: Loue, Sana

Responsibility: Sana Loue

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 268 p.) : 4 illus., 3 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030441500; 9783030441494 (Print ed.); 9783030441517 (Print ed.); 9783030441524 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Religion; Socioeconomic Factors

Specialty: Ethics; Religion; Social Sciences

Abstract: This book explores, through case studies, the interplay between religion, culture, government, and politics in diverse societies on questions arising in the domain of bioethics. The case studies draw from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, law, bioethics, public policy, science, and medicine. The text's global perspective permits a comparison of the differing approaches adopted by countries facing similar bioethical quandaries and the extent to which religion has or has not been instrumental in addressing such dilemmas. Secular and religious societies across the globe are being confronted with complex questions involving religious belief and the extent to which specific religious perspectives have in the past or should in the future be adopted as official policy. Bioethical issues involving the interplay of religion and government have become particularly notable in recent years. How these issues are resolved has major implications for individuals, healthcare providers, and the future of medical research and medical care. Topics explored among the chapters include: Homosexuality: Sin, Crime, Pathology, Identity, Behavior Medical Error: Truthtelling, Apology, and Forgiveness Refusal of Medical Treatment Medical Deportation Case Study: Nazism, Religion, and Human Experimentation The New Frontier: Cloning Case Studies in Society, Religion, and Bioethics will find an engaged audience among researchers and scholars in history, religion/theology, medicine, and bioethics interested in the influence of religion on bioethical decision-making. Students—particularly upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in bioethics, humanities, and theology—will find the text helpful in understanding the processes through which religion may serve as a basis for both societal policy and law and individual decision-making in health-related matters.

Contents: 1. Society, Religion, and Bioethics -- 2. Homosexuality: Sin, Crime, Pathology, Identity, Behavior -- 3. Body Modification of Minors -- 4. Medical Error: Truthtelling, Apology, and Forgiveness -- 5. Religious Refusal of Medical Treatment -- 6. Care of the Stranger: Medical Deportation of Noncitizens -- 7. Nazism, Religion, and Human Experimentation -- 8. Animal Experimentation in Biomedical Science -- 9. The New Frontier: Cloning -- 10. Concluding Remarks -- Index to Legal References -- Index to Scriptural References.

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Publication Type: Case Reports

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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Neurosurgery

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Ali Alaraj, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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This book is a practical guide for the use of simulation in neurosurgery, with chapters covering high fidelity simulation, animal models simulation, cadaveric simulation, and virtual reality simulation. Readers are introduced to the different simulation modalities and technologies and are guided on the use of simulation for a variety of learners, including medical students, residents, practicing pediatricians, and health-related professionals. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Neurosurgery i…

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Other Authors: Alaraj, Ali

Responsibility: Ali Alaraj, editor

Alternate Title: Neurosurgery

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 350 p.) : 220 illus., 209 illus. in color

Series Title: Comprehensive healthcare simulation

ISBN: 9783319755830; 9783319755823 (print ed.); 9783319755847 (print ed.)

ISSN: 2366-4479

Subjects (MeSH): Neurosurgical Procedures; Patient Simulation

Specialty: Education, Medical; Neurosurgery

Abstract: This book is a practical guide for the use of simulation in neurosurgery, with chapters covering high fidelity simulation, animal models simulation, cadaveric simulation, and virtual reality simulation. Readers are introduced to the different simulation modalities and technologies and are guided on the use of simulation for a variety of learners, including medical students, residents, practicing pediatricians, and health-related professionals. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Neurosurgery is written and edited by leaders in the field and includes dozens of high-quality color surgical illustrations and photographs as well as videos. This book is part of the Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Series which provides focused volumes on the use of simulation in a single specialty or on a specific simulation topic, and emphasizing practical considerations and guidance.

Contents: PART I. INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION IN NEUROSURGERY -- 1. History of Simulation -- PART II. PHYSCIAL MODELS SIMULATION -- 2. Ventriculostomy Simulation in Neurosurgery -- 3. Physical Simulators and Replicators in Endovascular Neurosurgery Training -- 4. 3D Printed Models in Neurosurgical Training -- 5. Synthetic Replica for Training in Microsurgical Anastomosis: An Important Frontier in Neurosurgical Education -- 6. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Simulation -- PART III. BIOLOGICAL MODELS SIMULATION -- 7. Biological Models for Neurosurgical Training in Microanastomosis -- 8. Pseudo Aneurysm Surgery Simulation Using the "Live Cadaver" Model for Neurosurgical Education -- 9. Use of Cadaveric Models in Simulation Training in Spinal Procedures -- 10. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain -- PART IV. VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION -- 11. Introduction to Haptics -- 12. Competency Assessment in Virtual Reality-Based Simulation in Neurosurgical Training -- 13. Patient-specific Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally-invasive Neurosurgery -- 14. Role of Immersive Touch Simulation in the Neurosurgical Training -- 15. Role of Surgical Simulation in Neurological Surgery and Aneurysm Clipping: The State of the Art -- 16. NeuroVR Simulator in Neurosurgical Training -- 17. Neurosurgical Anatomy and Approaches to Simulation in Neurosurgical Training -- 18. Virtual Reality Simulation for the Spine -- 19. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Amydalo-hippocampectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- 20. Future of Visualization and Simulation in Neurosurgery -- PART V. SIMULATION TRAINING COURSES -- 21. The Role of the NREF Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Courses in Neurosurgical Residency and Fellowship Training and Future Directions -- 22. Simulation Training Experience in Neurosurgical Training in Europe -- PART VI. NON-PROCEDURAL TRAINING -- 23. High Fidelity Simulation in Neuroanesthesia -- 24. Neurocritical Care Simulation.

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Current and Emerging mHealth Technologies : Adoption, Implementation, and Use

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edited by Emre Sezgin, Soner Yildirim, Sevgi ©ûzkan-Yildirim, Evren Sumuer. --Cham: Springer , c2018.

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The promise and prospects for mobile technologies in healthcare service delivery'particularly as experienced by patients and other users'are the focus of this forward-looking volume. Its detailed sociotechnical perspective takes in factors influencing patient and provider adoption of technological advances, in addition to the well-known cost and accessibility advantages. Enlightening reports show mobile health technologies in multiple contexts as an impetus for behavioral change, a means of mon…

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Other Authors: Sezgin, Emre; Yildirim, Soner; ©ûzkan-Yildirim, Sevgi; Sumuer, Evren

Responsibility: edited by Emre Sezgin, Soner Yildirim, Sevgi ©ûzkan-Yildirim, Evren Sumuer

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 311 p.) : 48 illus., 32 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319731353; 9783319731346 (print ed.); 9783319731360 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Cultural Competency; Organizational Case Studies; Telemedicine - methods; Telemedicine - organization & administration

Specialty: Telemedicine

Abstract: The promise and prospects for mobile technologies in healthcare service delivery'particularly as experienced by patients and other users'are the focus of this forward-looking volume. Its detailed sociotechnical perspective takes in factors influencing patient and provider adoption of technological advances, in addition to the well-known cost and accessibility advantages. Enlightening reports show mobile health technologies in multiple contexts as an impetus for behavioral change, a means of monitoring health changes, a growing trend in service delivery, and an emerging health frontier worldwide. Together, these chapters point to the continued expansion'and global reach'of mobile technology in the next stage of healthcare services. Included in the coverage: Behavior change techniques used in mobile applications targeting physical activity: a systematic review Mobile health integration in pregnancy Unintended users, uses, and consequences of mobile weight loss apps: using eating disorders as a case study Intention vs. perception: understanding the differences in physicians' attitudes towards mobile health applications HealthGuide: a personalized mobile patient guidance system Adoption of sensors in mobile health Current and Emerging mHealth Technologies is salient reading for researchers interested in mobile health development and implementation as well as technology adoption, and mobile health system developers and managers who are interested in the implications of mobile health use by patients and/or healthcare professionals. It can also be used for courses in technology adoption and health technologies.

Contents: Part I - Behavioral Change in mHealth -- Use of Persuasion Strategies in Mobile Health Applications -- Behavior Change Techniques Used in Mobile Applications Targeting Physical Activity: A Systematic Review -- Exploring Intention on Continuous Use of Mobile Health Applications Designed by Persuasive Technology: "Admsayar" Case Study -- Part II - Monitoring and tracking with mHealth -- Mobile Health Integration in Pregnancy -- Utilizing M-Health Applications in Emergency Medical Services of Turkey -- User Adoption and Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications: The Case for Physical Activity Monitoring -- Unintended Users, Uses, and Consequences of Mobile Weight Loss Apps: Using Eating Disorders as a Case Study -- Part III - mHealth use and adoption in healthcare delivery -- Understanding Cross-Cultural Requirements in m-Health Design: Findings of a Usability Study of Indian Health Professionals -- Intention vs. Perception: Understanding the Differences in Physi-cians' Attitudes towards Mobile Health Applications -- HealthGuide: A Personalized Mobile Patient Guidance System -- Mobile Applications User Trend Analysis of Turkish Physicians in Digital Environments -- Acceptance of Mobile Homecare Technologies: An Empirical Investigation on Patients with Chronic Diseases -- Part IV - Global perspectives and issues with mHealth -- Improving Access to Health Services in Sub- Saharan Africa Using Mobile and Wireless Technologies -- Big Data in mHealth -- Adoption of Sensors in Mobile Health -- Adoption of Internet of Things in Healthcare Organizations.

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Delivering Superior Health and Wellness Management with IoT and Analytics

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Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Freimut Bodendorf, editors. --Cham: 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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Other Authors: 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

Specialty: Health Services Administration; Medical Informatics; Telemedicine

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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The Diabetic Foot : Medical and Surgical Management

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Aristidis Veves, John M. Giurini, Raul J. Guzman, editors. (Fourth edition) --Cham: Humana Press , c2018.

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In the fourth edition of this gold-standard title, a distinguished panel of experts provides a thorough update of the significant improvements in our understanding of diabetic foot physiology and its clinical management. Divided into three sections, the first part focuses on clinical features and diagnosis; the second on pathophysiology; and the third on the management of diabetic foot problems. In addition to updating all previous chapters, several new contributions have been added, reflecting…

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Other Authors: Veves, Aristidis; Giurini, John M.; Guzman, Raul J.

Responsibility: Aristidis Veves, John M. Giurini, Raul J. Guzman, editors

Edition: Fourth edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Humana Press

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 515 p.) : 248 illus., 159 illus. in color

Series Title: Contemporary diabetes

ISBN: 9783319898698; 9783319898681 (print ed.); 9783319898704 (print ed.); 9783030078829 (print ed.)

ISSN: 2197-7836

Subjects (MeSH): Diabetic Foot

Specialty: Diabetes Mellitus; Orthopedics; Podiatry

Abstract: In the fourth edition of this gold-standard title, a distinguished panel of experts provides a thorough update of the significant improvements in our understanding of diabetic foot physiology and its clinical management. Divided into three sections, the first part focuses on clinical features and diagnosis; the second on pathophysiology; and the third on the management of diabetic foot problems. In addition to updating all previous chapters, several new contributions have been added, reflecting advances in our understanding of the causes of diabetic foot ulcers and efforts to develop new and more effective therapies. The authors, many practicing at the famous Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, again illuminate the successful new multidisciplinary approach now clearly required for successful treatment of the diabetic foot. Drawing on the experiences of diabetologists, podiatrists, vascular surgeons, infectious disease specialists, orthotists, plastic and orthopedic surgeons, The Diabetic Foot: Medical and Surgical Management, 4th Edition expertly describes standard techniques and current methods derived from the most recent data. This updated edition will be of significant value to all physicians and researchers with interest in a state-of-the-art understanding of the diabetic foot.

Contents: Epidemiology and Health Care Cost of Diabetic Foot Problems -- Clinical examination and risk classification of the diabetic foot -- Diabetic Neuropathy -- Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in the Diabetic Patient -- Imaging of Infection in the Diabetic Foot -- Principles of Care in the Diabetic Surgical Patient -- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Wound Healing in Diabetes -- Neuropeptides, Inflammation, and Diabetic Wound Healing Çô lessons from experimental models and human subjects -- Dermal regeneration and induction of wound closure in diabetic wounds -- Microvascular changes in the diabetic foot -- Structural and Functional Changes in Skin of the Diabetic Foot -- Biomechanics of the Diabetic Foot: The Road to Foot Ulceration -- Cell therapies:New frontier for the management of diabetic foot ulceration -- MicroRNAs: Novel therapeutic targets for diabetic wound healing -- Tissue Engineered Wound Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers -- Preparation of the Wound Bed of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer -- Microbiology and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infection -- Topical Wound Care Treatment and Indications for Their Use -- Surgical treatment of the ulcerated foot -- Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Principles of Treatment -- Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options For The Ulcerated Or Gangrenous Diabetic Foot -- The diabetic charcot foot -- Amputations and Rehabilitation -- Organization of the Diabetic Foot Care Team -- Quality of Health Care -- Psychosocial and Educational Implications of Diabetic Foot Complications -- The Role of Footwear in the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications: the state of the art in 2016.

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Ethics, Law and Governance of Biobanking : National, European and International Approaches

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39547

Deborah Mascalzoni, editor. --Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands , c2015.

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Biobank research and genomic information are changing the way we look at health and medicine. Genomics challenges our values and has always been controversial and difficult to regulate. In the future lies the promise of tailored medical treatments and pharmacogenomics but the borders between medical research and clinical practice are becoming blurred. We see sequencing platforms for research that can have diagnostic value for patients. Clinical applications and research have been kept separate,…

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Other Authors: Mascalzoni, Deborah

Responsibility: Deborah Mascalzoni, editor

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 277 p.)

Series Vol.: 14

Series Title: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology

ISBN: 9789401795739; 9789401795722 (print ed.)

ISSN: 1875-0044

Subjects (MeSH): Biological Specimen Banks - ethics; Biological Specimen Banks - legislation & jurisprudence; Genetic Privacy - standards; Genetic Research - ethics; Health Policy; Internationality

Abstract: Biobank research and genomic information are changing the way we look at health and medicine. Genomics challenges our values and has always been controversial and difficult to regulate. In the future lies the promise of tailored medical treatments and pharmacogenomics but the borders between medical research and clinical practice are becoming blurred. We see sequencing platforms for research that can have diagnostic value for patients. Clinical applications and research have been kept separate, but the blurring lines challenges existing regulations and ethical frameworks.Then how do we regulate it? This book contains an overview of the existing regulatory landscape for biobank research in the Western world and some critical chapters to show how regulations and ethical frameworks are developed and work. How should international sharing work? How design an ethical informed consent? An underlying critique: the regulatory systems are becoming increasingly complex and opaque. The international community is building systems that should respond to that. According to the authors in fact, it is time to turn the ship around. Biobank researchers have a moral responsibility to look at and assess their work in relation to the bigger picture: the shared norms and values of current society. Research ethics shouldn't only be a matter of bioethicists writing guidelines that professionals have to follow. Ethics should be practiced through discourse and regulatory frameworks need to be part of that public discourse. Ethics review should be then not merely application of bureaucracy and a burden for researchers but an arena where researchers discuss their projects, receive advice and practice their ethics skills.

Contents: Ethics Law and Governance of Biobanking: A Very Complex Normative Puzzle -- Biobanks: A Definition -- A Participatory Space Beyond the “Autonomy Versus Property” Dichotomy -- Intellectual Property and Biobanks -- Consent, Privacy and Property in the Italian Biobanks Regulation: A Hybrid Model Within EU? -- Data Protection Principles and Research in the Biobanks Age -- The New General Data Protection Regulation—Where Are We and Where Might We Be Heading? -- The Tension Between Data Sharing and the Protection of Privacy in Genomics Research -- Incidental Findings: The Time Is not yet Ripe for a Policy for Biobanks -- Biobanking Across Borders: The Challenges of Harmonisation -- Governing Biobanks Through a European Infrastructure -- EU Governance for Research and Ethics in Biobanks -- A Bold Experiment: Iceland’s Genomic Venture -- The Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu -- Management of the Ethical Aspects of a Local Mental Diseases Biobank for Research Purposes: The Italian Experience -- Biobank Governance in Spain: From the Autonomy of Research Ethics Committees to the Autonomy of Lay People -- Public Deliberation and the Role of Stakeholders as a New Frontier in the Governance of Science: The British Columbia Biobank Deliberation and the DePGx Project -- Making Researchers Moral.

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Exceptional Lifespans

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45713

Heiner Maier, Bernard Jeune, James W. Vaupel, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2021.

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How long can humans live? This open access book documents, verifies and brings to life the advance of the frontier of human survival. It carefully validates data on supercentenarians, aged 110+, and semi-supercentenarians, aged 105-109, stored in the International Database on Longevity (IDL). The chapters in this book contribute substantial advances in rigorously checked facts about exceptional lifespans and in the application of state-of-the-art analytical strategies to understand trends and p…

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Other Authors: Maier, Heiner; Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W.

Responsibility: Heiner Maier, Bernard Jeune, James W. Vaupel, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2021

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 344 p.) : 118 illus., 74 illus. in color

Series: Demographic Research Monographs, A Series of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Series Title: Demographic research monographs

ISBN: 9783030499709; 9783030499693 (Print ed.); 9783030499716 (Print ed.); 9783030499723 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 1613-5520

Subjects (MeSH): Aged, 80 and over; Longevity

Specialty: Demography; Geriatrics

Abstract: How long can humans live? This open access book documents, verifies and brings to life the advance of the frontier of human survival. It carefully validates data on supercentenarians, aged 110+, and semi-supercentenarians, aged 105-109, stored in the International Database on Longevity (IDL). The chapters in this book contribute substantial advances in rigorously checked facts about exceptional lifespans and in the application of state-of-the-art analytical strategies to understand trends and patterns in these rare lifespans. The book includes detailed accounts of extreme long-livers and how their long lifespans were documented, as well as reports on the causes of death at the oldest ages. Its key finding, based on the analysis of 1,219 validated supercentenarians, is that the annual probability of death is constant at 50% after age 110. In contrast to previous assertions about a ceiling on the human lifespan, evidence presented in this book suggests that lifespan records in specific countries and globally will be broken again and again as more people survive to become supercentenarians.

Contents: 1. Preface -- Part I: The International Database on Longevity -- 2. The International Database on Longevity: data resource profile -- Part II: Mortality and longevity studies -- 3. Mortality of supercentenarians: estimates from the updated IDL -- 4. Does the risk of death continue to rise among supercentenarians? -- 5. The human longevity record may hold for decades -- 6. Mortality of centenarians in the United States -- Part III: Cause of death studies -- 7. Causes of death at very old ages, including for supercentenarians -- 8. Causes of death among 9,000 Danish centenarians and semi-supercentenarians in the period 1970-2012 -- Part IV: Country reports -- 9. Supercentenarians and semi-supercentenarians in France -- 10. Centenarians and supercentenarians in Japan -- 11. Centenarians, semi-supercentenarians and the emergence of supercentenarians in Poland -- 12. Extreme longevity in Quebec: Factors and Characteristics -- 13. Semi-supercentenarians in the United States -- Part V: Case studies of exceptional longevity -- 14. The first supercentenarians in history, and recent 115+-year-old supercentenarians -- 15. Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, the first supercentenarian in history? -- 16. Margaret Ann Harvey Neve – 110 years old in 1903. The first documented female supercentenarian -- 17. 113 in 1928? Validation of Delina Filkins as the first “second-century teenager” -- 18. Emma Morano – 117 years and 137 days -- 19. A life cycle of extreme survival spanning three stages: Ana Vela Rubio (1901-2017) -- 20. Validation of 113-year old Israel Kristal as the world’s oldest man -- 21. Age verification of three Japanese supercentenarians who reached age 115 -- 22. Age 115+ in the USA: an update.

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The Florence prescription : from accountability to ownership : the next frontier for patient satisfaction, workplace productivity, and employee loyalty

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42400

by Joe Tye ; with Dick Schwab. --Solon, IA: Values Coach , c2009.

Call Number: W 84.41 T979f 2009

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: W 84.41 T979f 2009

Author: Tye, Joe

Other Authors: Schwab, Dick

Responsibility: by Joe Tye ; with Dick Schwab

Place of Publication: Solon, IA

Publisher: Values Coach

Date of Publication: c2009

Physical Description: 208 p.

ISBN: 9781887511278

Subjects (MeSH): Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Patient Satisfaction; Quality Improvement; Work Engagement

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Frontier Nursing in Appalachia : History, Organization and the Changing Culture of Care

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44745

Edie West. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This book provides a historical analysis of the Frontier Nursing Services in the Eastern Appalachians of the United States, as well as a review of the oral history tradition of former frontier and non-frontier nurses. The data was gathered from 2003 to 2007, and the historical part covers the years 1900 to 1970. The objective of the study presented here was to conduct interviews with former frontier and non-frontier nurses in order to better understand their family and personal relationships, a…

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Author: West, Edie

Responsibility: Edie West

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 234 p.) : 16 illus., 10 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030200275; 9783030200268 (Print ed.); 9783030200282 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Delivery of Health Care - history; Health Services Administration - history; Nursing - history; Poverty Areas; Social Medicine; Wilderness Medicine - organization & administration

Other Subjects: Appalachian Region

Specialty: History of Medicine; Nursing; Wilderness Medicine

Abstract: This book provides a historical analysis of the Frontier Nursing Services in the Eastern Appalachians of the United States, as well as a review of the oral history tradition of former frontier and non-frontier nurses. The data was gathered from 2003 to 2007, and the historical part covers the years 1900 to 1970. The objective of the study presented here was to conduct interviews with former frontier and non-frontier nurses in order to better understand their family and personal relationships, and the experiences that motivated their career choices. These interviews also give a voice to the working and middle-class women of the FNS. The emerging themes include moral inhabitability in work/education environments, the generational mix, nurse-physician and male-female relationships at the workplace, the role of technology, humanitarian versus financial rewards, and the public image of nurses. In addition, the book examines how the FNS shifted from a community/grass-roots structure to the corporate/business model of healthcare delivery employed today. In closing, it stresses the importance of explorig past nursing in order to better grasp present nursing. It also represents a testament to the professional work and vital contributions of frontier nurses.

Contents: 1. Background and Introduction -- 2. Rights and Claims: Culture and Communication in Appalachia -- 3. Place and Claims: Cultural and Communication in Appalachia -- 4. Centralized Versus Decentralized Structures in Appalachia -- 5. Moral Inhabitability and Work Environments -- 6. Gender and Role Assignments in the Institutional Hierarchy -- 7. Moral Inhabitability and Educational Environments -- 8. Recruitment, Retention and Morally Inhabitable Environments -- 9. Cultural Identity, Public Image and Frontier Nursing -- 10. Conclusions.

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GI Surgery Annual. Volume 24

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42742

T.K. Chattopadhyay, editor-in-chief ; Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal, editors. --Singapore: Springer , c2018.

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The 24th volume of this highly successful series includes new contemporary topics such as corrosive injuries of the oesophagus, post-gastrectomy complications, advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease, unusual presentations of gallstones, gall bladder cancer with jaundice, minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, and enhanced recovery after surgery. Finally, the chapter on advances in GI surgery, like in each past volume, reviews important new developments in the field. The GI Surgery An…

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Other Authors: Chattopadhyay, T.K.; Sahni, Peush; Pal, Sujoy

Responsibility: T.K. Chattopadhyay, editor-in-chief ; Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal, editors

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 221 p.) : 43 illus., 25 illus. in color

Series Vol.: 24

Series Title: GI surgery annual

ISBN: 9789811301612; 9789811301605 (print ed.); 9789811301629 (print ed.)

ISSN: 2367-3435

Subjects (MeSH): Digestive System Diseases; Digestive System Surgical Procedures; Gastrointestinal Diseases - surgery

Specialty: Gastroenterology; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract: The 24th volume of this highly successful series includes new contemporary topics such as corrosive injuries of the oesophagus, post-gastrectomy complications, advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease, unusual presentations of gallstones, gall bladder cancer with jaundice, minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, and enhanced recovery after surgery. Finally, the chapter on advances in GI surgery, like in each past volume, reviews important new developments in the field. The GI Surgery Annual 24th Volume provides an overall roundup of selected topics that were deemed particularly relevant and topical by the series editors.

Contents: Corrosive injuries of the oesophagus -- Post-gastrectomy complications -- Advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease -- Unusual presentations of gallstones -- Gall bladder cancer with jaundice: The unscaled frontier -- Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery: What the future holds for this field? -- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery: Applicability and results for abdominal surgery and impediments for universal usage -- Advances in gastrointestinal surgery.

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Location: Online

Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45493

Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Bayard Roberts, Oliver Razum, Louise Biddle, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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Forced migration has yet to be sufficiently addressed from the perspective of health policy and systems research, resulting in limited knowledge on system-level interventions and policies to improve the health of forced migrants. The contributions within this edited volume seek to rectify this gap in the literature by compiling the existing knowledge on health systems and health policy responses to forced migration with a focus on asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced people. It al…

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Other Authors: Bozorgmehr, Kayvan; Roberts, Bayard; Razum, Oliver; Biddle, Louise

Responsibility: Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Bayard Roberts, Oliver Razum, Louise Biddle, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 249 p.) : 23 illus., 18 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030338121; 9783030338114 (Print ed.); 9783030338138 (Print ed.); 9783030338145 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Health Policy; Health Services Administration; Human Migration; Refugees

Specialty: Health Planning; Health Services Administration; Policy

Abstract: Forced migration has yet to be sufficiently addressed from the perspective of health policy and systems research, resulting in limited knowledge on system-level interventions and policies to improve the health of forced migrants. The contributions within this edited volume seek to rectify this gap in the literature by compiling the existing knowledge on health systems and health policy responses to forced migration with a focus on asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced people. It also brings together the work of research communities from the fields of political science, epidemiology, health sciences, economics, psychology, and sociology to push the knowledge frontier of health research in the area of forced migration towards health policy and systems-level interventions, while also framing potential routes for further research in this area. Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration offers unique and interdisciplinary theoretical, empirical, and literature-based perspectives that apply a health policy and systems approach to health and healthcare challenges among forced migrants. It will find an engaged audience among policy makers and analysts, international organizations, scholars in academia, think tanks, and students in undergraduate programs or at the graduate level, for policy, practice, and educational purposes.

Contents: 1. Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration: An Introduction -- 2. The Political Economy of Health and Forced Migration in Europe -- 3. Innovative Humanitarian Health Financing for Refugees -- 4. Health Care Financing Arrangements and Service Provision for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon -- 5. Health Financing for Asylum Seekers in Europe: Three Scenarios towards Responsive Financing Systems -- 6. Understanding the Resilience of Health Systems -- 7. Health Security in the Context of Forced Migration -- 8. Security Over Health: The Effect of Security Policies on Migrant Mental Health in the United Kingdom -- 9. Evidence on Health Records for Migrants and Refugees: Findings from a Systematic Review -- 10. Assessing the Health of Persons Experiencing Forced Migration: Current Practices for Health Service Organisations -- 11. Discrimination as a Health Systems Response to Forced Migration -- 12. Health Systems Responsiveness to the Mental Health Needs of Forcibly Displaced Persons -- 13. Global Social Governance and Health Protection for Forced Migrants.

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Location: Online

Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment : The Next Frontier for Health Technology Assessment

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41065

Laura Sampietro-Colom, Janet Martin, editors. --Cham: Adis , c2016.

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A timely work describing how localized hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) complements general, "arms-length" HTA agency efforts, and what has been the collective global impact of HB-HTA across the globe. While HB-HTA has gained significant momentum over the past few years, expertise in the field, and information on the operation and organization of HB-HTA, has been scattered. This book serves to bring this information together to inform those who are currently working in the f…

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Other Authors: Sampietro-Colom, Laura; Martin, Janet

Responsibility: Laura Sampietro-Colom, Janet Martin, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Adis

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 397 pages) : 39 illus., 33 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319392059; 9783319392035 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Hospitals; Internationality; Medical Informatics; Technology Assessment, Biomedical

Abstract: A timely work describing how localized hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) complements general, "arms-length" HTA agency efforts, and what has been the collective global impact of HB-HTA across the globe. While HB-HTA has gained significant momentum over the past few years, expertise in the field, and information on the operation and organization of HB-HTA, has been scattered. This book serves to bring this information together to inform those who are currently working in the field of HTA at the hospital, regional, national or global level. In addition, this book is intended for decision-makers and policy-makers with a stake in determining the uptake and decommissioning of new and established technologies in the hospital setting. HTA has traditionally been performed at the National/Regional level by HTA Agencies, typically linked to governments. Yet hospitals are the main entry door for most health technologies (HTs). Hospital decision-makers must undertake multiple high stakes investment and disinvestment decisions annually for innovative HTs, usually without adequate information. Despite the existence of arms-length HTA Agencies, inadequate information is available to hospital decision-makers either because relevant HTA reports are not yet released at the time of entry of new technologies to the field, or because even when the report exists, the information contained is insufficient to clarify the contextualized informational needs of hospital decision makers. Therefore, there has recently been a rising trend toward hospital-based HTA units and programs. These units/programs complement the work of National/Regional HTA Agencies by providing the key and relevant evidence needed by hospital decision makers in their specific hospital context, and within required decision-making timelines. The emergence of HB-HTA is creating a comprehensive HTA ecosystem across health care levels, which creates better bridges for knowledge translation through relevance and timeliness.

Contents: Part I: Introduction -- 1. Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment: The Next Frontier -- Part II: HB-HTA Case Studies from Around the Globe -- 2. Activity-Based HTA: Hospital-Based HTA Performed by Clinicians with Support and Quality Control, the Sahlgrenska University Hospital HTA-Centrum Experience (Sweden) -- 3. HTA Activities in Finnish Hospitals -- 4. Hospital-Based HTA in Denmark -- 5. Hospital-Based HTA at Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands: Welcome to Reality -- 6. Hospital-Based HTA in Three Spanish Hospitals -- 7. The “Comité d’Evaluation et de Diffusion des Innovations Technologiques” (CEDIT) in France -- 8. Hospital-Based HTA in Switzerland -- 9. The HTA and Innovation Unit at the A. Gemelli University Hospital (Italy) -- 10. Hospital-Based HTA in Turkey -- 11. The Evidence Decision Support Program Within the Surgery Strategic Clinical Network of Alberta Health Services in Canada -- 12. Hospital-Based HTA and Know4Go at MEDICI in London, Ontario, Canada -- 13. Technology Assessment at SickKids (TASK): A Health Technology Assessment Research Unit Devoted to Child Health in Canada -- 14. The Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) (Canada) -- 15. Hospital-Based HTA at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (Canada) -- 16. The Health Technology Assessment Unit of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (Canada) -- 17. CHU de Québec–Université Laval: 10-Years’ Experience in Hospital-Based HTA (Canada) -- 18. The Penn Medicine Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Supporting the Quality, Safety, and Value of Patient Care Through Evidence-Based Practice at the Systems Level (USA) -- 19. Medical Technology Assessment at Kaiser Permanente: History and Description of Approach (USA) -- 20. The Role of Hospitals in HTA in Brazil -- 21. Hospital-Based HTA in Argentina: The Hospital Garrahan and Hospital El Cruce Experiences -- 22. HTA in a Public Hospital in South Africa -- 23. Hospital-Based HTA in a Public-Sector Tertiary Hospital in Singapore -- 24. Hospital-Based HTA in China -- 25. Hospital-Based HTA: The Australian Experience -- 26. Hospital-Based HTA in New Zealand -- Part III: Networks and Collaboration -- 27. Networks in Hospital-Based HTA -- Part IV: HB-HTA from Stakeholders Point of View -- 28. Hospital-Based HTA from Stakeholders’ Point of View: View from Hospital Stakeholders -- 29. Hospital-Based HTA from Stakeholders’ Point of View: View from Industry -- 30. Involving Patients in Hospital-Based HTA: Experiences, Approaches, and Future Directions -- 31. Clinician Perspectives on Hospital-Based HTA -- Part V: Lessons Learned -- 32. Hospital-Based HTA in 31 Organizations Worldwide: What Are the Lessons Learned? -- Part VI: Looking to the Future -- 33. Looking to the Future of Hospital-Based HTA: The Next Frontier.

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Location: Online

In Vitro Fertilization : A Comprehensive Guide

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30868

Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, Catherine Racowsky, editors. --New York, NY: Springer , c2012.

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In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART. Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care. Featuring the contributions of world leaders in the field, the guide begins with the evaluation of the infertile woman and man. It then moves on to discuss treatment protocols and adjunctive treatments. Techni…

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Other Authors: Ginsburg, Elizabeth S; Racowsky, Catherine

Responsibility: Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, Catherine Racowsky, editors

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 272 p. : 64 ill., 49 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9781441998484

Subjects (MeSH): Fertilization in Vitro; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted

Subjects (LCSH): Gynecology; Obstetrics; Reproductive medicine

Abstract: In Vitro Fertilization: A Comprehensive Guide represents the next frontier in the integrated clinical and laboratory practice of ART. Uniquely balanced, the book provides the necessary understanding of the key laboratory techniques involved in ART and the complex aspects of clinical care. Featuring the contributions of world leaders in the field, the guide begins with the evaluation of the infertile woman and man. It then moves on to discuss treatment protocols and adjunctive treatments. Techniques for oocyte retrieval and insemination, embryo culture and transfer, and micromanipulation procedures are explored in detail. This comprehensive book covers all aspects of IVF and includes special sections on oocyte and embryo donation as well as gestational carriers, making it ideal for practicing clinicians. Advances such as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and screening, in vitro maturation, and means of fertility preservation, including oocyte and ovarian tissue cryopreservation, are also covered. The book concludes with dedicated chapters on quality assessment and improvement, regulation and legal concerns, and stress and ART. Readers will gain complete in-depth knowledge of the most current therapies and techniques, enabling optimal care and counsel of their infertile patients.

Contents: Pre IVF Evaluation of the Infertile Woman -- Pre IVF Evaluation of the Infertile Man -- Ovarian Stimulation and Cycle Management in IVF -- Oocyte Retrieval and Embryo Transfer -- Moving Toward Single Embryo Transfer -- Oocyte Insemination and Culture -- Micromanipulation: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Assisted Hatching -- Preimplantation Genetic Testing -- Embryo Cryopreservation -- Oocyte Donation -- Gestational Carrier -- Adjunctive Treatments in ART -- Stress and ART -- Fertility Preservation -- Ongoing Quality Assessment/ Improvement in Clinical IVF -- Regulation and Legal Concerns in IVF.

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Location: Online

Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44535

edited by S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie Hamdy. --Cham: Springer , c2015.

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Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case-Based Atlas will be an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, it will cover pediatrics, foot and ankle, trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction, adult deformity, tumor and upper extremity interventions in dedicated sec…

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Other Authors: Rozbruch, S. Robert; Hamdy, Reggie

Responsibility: edited by S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie Hamdy

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (approx. 1500 p.) : 1500 illus., 1000 illus. in color

Series Title: Springer reference

ISBN: 9783319027678

Subjects (MeSH): Bone Lengthening - methods; Limb Deformities, Congenital - surgery; Limb Salvage

Specialty: Orthopedic Procedures

Notes: "Living reference work."

Abstract: Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case-Based Atlas will be an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, it will cover pediatrics, foot and ankle, trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction, adult deformity, tumor and upper extremity interventions in dedicated sections. Each of the more than 150 unique cases will include color photographs and radiographs from before, during and after surgery, and will follow a consistent chapter structure which outlines a brief clinical history of the case, preoperative problem list, treatment strategy, basic principles, technical pearls and how to avoid and manage complications and subsequent problems. Suggested readings round out each case. A comprehensive presentation of techniques will be featured, including external fixation, internal fixation, combination approaches and fully implantable limb lengthening nails. This case-based approach will be an efficient and thorough way to learn this exciting new frontier in orthopedic surgery.

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Atlas; Case Reports

Location: Online

Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. [Vol. 1] Pediatric Deformity

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39304

S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie C. Hamdy, editors. --Cham: Springer Reference , c2015.

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Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers pediatric deformity correction, from congenital deformities to growth plate injuries. Each of the unique cases includes color photographs and radiographs from before, during and after surgery an…

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Other Authors: Rozbruch, S. Robert; Hamdy, Reggie C.

Responsibility: S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie C. Hamdy, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer Reference

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (liii, 886 p. : 1170 illus., 509 illus. in color)

Series Title: Springer reference

ISBN: 9783319180236; 9783319180229 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bone Lengthening - methods; Limb Deformities, Congenital - surgery; Limb Salvage; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Abstract: Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers pediatric deformity correction, from congenital deformities to growth plate injuries. Each of the unique cases includes color photographs and radiographs from before, during and after surgery and will follow a consistent chapter structure which outlines a brief clinical history of the case, preoperative problem list, treatment strategy, basic principles, technical pearls and how to avoid and manage complications and subsequent problems. Suggested readings round out each case. A comprehensive presentation of techniques is featured, including external fixation, internal fixation, combination approaches and fully implantable limb lengthening nails. This case-based approach is an efficient and thorough way to learn this exciting new frontier in orthopedic surgery.

Contents: [Section: Pediatric Deformity / Reggie C. Hamdy and Christopher Iobst] -- Part I. Pediatric Trauma -- Part II. Growth Plate Injuries -- Part III. Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia and Fibula -- Part IV. Congenital Lower Limb Deficiencies -- Part V. Pediatric Blount Disease -- Part VI. Pediatric Arthrogryposis -- Part VII. Pediatric Skeletal Dysplasias -- Part VIII. Pediatric Metabolic and Vascular Disorders -- Part IX. Pediatric Hip Deformities -- Part X. Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformities -- Part XI. Pediatric Chronic Osteomyelitis -- Part XII. Pediatric Rotational Deformities (Miserable Malalignement Syndrome).

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Atlas; Case Reports

Location: Online

Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. [Vol. 2] Trauma, Foot and Ankle

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S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie c. Hamdy, editors. --Cham: Springer Reference , c2015.

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Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers injuries to the foot and ankle as well as orthopedic trauma, from foot and ankle fusions and clubfoot correction to femoral and tibial reconstruction. Each of the unique cases includes color pho…

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Other Authors: Rozbruch, S. Robert; Hamdy, Reggie c

Responsibility: S. Robert Rozbruch, Reggie c. Hamdy, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer Reference

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xlix, 600 p. : 901 illus., 468 illus. in color)

Series Title: Springer reference

ISBN: 9783319180267; 9783319180250 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Ankle - surgery; Bone Lengthening - methods; Foot - surgery; Limb Salvage; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Abstract: Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers injuries to the foot and ankle as well as orthopedic trauma, from foot and ankle fusions and clubfoot correction to femoral and tibial reconstruction. Each of the unique cases includes color photographs and radiographs from before, during and after surgery and will follow a consistent chapter structure which outlines a brief clinical history of the case, preoperative problem list, treatment strategy, basic principles, technical pearls and how to avoid and manage complications and subsequent problems. Suggested readings round out each case. A comprehensive presentation of techniques is featured, including external fixation, internal fixation, combination approaches and fully implantable limb lengthening nails. This case-based approach is an efficient and thorough way to learn this exciting new frontier in orthopedic surgery.

Contents: [Section: Trauma / Mitchell Bernstein and Joseph R. Hsu] -- Part I. Trauma: Femoral Reconstruction -- Part II. Trauma: Tibial Reconstruction -- Part III. Trauma: Intentional Deformation – Tibia -- Part IV. Trauma: Distal Tibial Periarticular Reconstruction -- [Section: Foot and Ankle / Austin T. Fragomen] -- Part V. Foot and Ankle: Ankle Arthrodesis -- Part VI. Foot and Ankle: Ankle Distraction Arthroplasty -- Part VII. Foot and Ankle: SMO (Supramalleolar Osteotomy) -- Part VIII. Foot and Ankle: Charcot Neuroarthropathy -- Part IX. Foot and Ankle: Complex Foot Deformity -- Part X. Foot and Ankle: Metatarsal Reconstruction.

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Atlas; Case Reports

Location: Online

Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. [Vol. 3] Adult Deformity, Tumor, Upper Extremity

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39303