Hand washing [videorecording]
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat47265
[by] Alan K. Reeter ; editor, Richard Jensen.
--[s.l.]:
Medfilms, Inc
, 1987.
- Call Number
- WC 142 R44 1987 VIDEO
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WC 142 R44 1987 VIDEO
- Corporate Author
- Medfilms Inc
- Responsibility
- [by] Alan K. Reeter ; editor, Richard Jensen
- Place of Publication
- [s.l.]
- Publisher
- Medfilms, Inc
- Date of Publication
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 VHS videocassette (10 min.) : col.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Handwashing
- Cross Infection
- Infection Control
- Notes
- This tape describes the importance of washing your hands properly to aid infection control.
- Animated by David Fischer.
- Narrator: Michael Letson.
- Format
- Video
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Designing dynamic organizations : a hands-on guide for leaders at all levels
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53184
Galbraith, Jay.
--New York, NY:
AMACOM
, 2002.
- Call Number
- HD 58.9 G35 2002
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- HD 58.9 G35 2002
- Author
- Galbraith, Jay
- Other Authors
- Downey, Diane
- Kates, Amy
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- AMACOM
- Date of Publication
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 286 p.
- ISBN
- 814471196
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Decision Making, Organizational
- Organizational Models
- Organizational Innovation
- Planning Techniques
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Making sense of vascular ultrasound : a hands-on guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21896
Myers, Kenneth A.
--London, England:
Arnold
, 2004.
- Call Number
- WG 500 M996m 2004
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WG 500 M996m 2004
- Author
- Myers, Kenneth A
- Other Authors
- Clough, Amy
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Arnold
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 341 p.
- ISBN
- 03409810092
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Blood Vessels - diagnostic imaging
- Blood Vessels - physiopathology
- Ultrasonography
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Work it out : using personality type to improve team performance
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32888
Sandra Krebs Hirsh & Jane A. G. Kise.
(Rev. ed.)
--Mountain View, CA:
Davies-Black Pub.
, c2006.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Managers come and go. Projects end and teams disband. No matter how often or how quickly business events change, people and the resulting conflicts remain very much the same. For nearly a decade, Work It Out has been at the forefront helping business leaders, managers and consultants simplify the complex-and sometimes chaotic-interactions between people at work. Now with fresh insights on applying key concepts from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool in executive coaching, plus more ha…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Hirsh, Sandra Krebs
- Other Authors
- Kise, Jane A G
- Responsibility
- Sandra Krebs Hirsh & Jane A. G. Kise
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Mountain View, CA
- Publisher
- Davies-Black Pub.
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 248 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780891063667
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Personality
- Personality Inventory
- Personnel Management
- Interpersonal Relations
- Workplace - psychology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Personnel management
- Conflict management
- Employees--Psychology
- Communication in management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Abstract
- Managers come and go. Projects end and teams disband. No matter how often or how quickly business events change, people and the resulting conflicts remain very much the same. For nearly a decade, Work It Out has been at the forefront helping business leaders, managers and consultants simplify the complex-and sometimes chaotic-interactions between people at work. Now with fresh insights on applying key concepts from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool in executive coaching, plus more hands-on exercises and examples, this newly revised edition of Work It Out expands its focus.
- Contents
- Working it out with type : can it make a difference for you? -- The extraversion-introversion dichotomy : the case of the communication conundrum -- The sensing-intuition dichotomy : to improve or expand? -- The thinking-feeling dichotomy : executive styles -- The judging-perceiving dichotomy : deadline dilemmas -- Function pairs : ST, SF, NF, NT in the workplace -- Style-changing stress : the inferior function-the shadow -- Influencing upward : the problem is the boss-or is it? -- Coaching yourself, coaching others : putting type to work for you -- A leader who put type to work : management style with type.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
From the heart through the hands : the power of touch in caregiving
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23050
Nelson, Dawn.
(New, rev. and updated ed.)
--Findhorn, Forres, Scotland:
Findhorn Press
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 537 N425f 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 537 N425f 2006
- Author
- Nelson, Dawn
- Edition
- New, rev. and updated ed.
- Place of Publication
- Findhorn, Forres, Scotland
- Publisher
- Findhorn Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 183 p.
- ISBN
- 9781844090839
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Therapeutic Touch
- Massage - psychology
- Palliative Care - methods
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Hands heal : communication, documentation, and insurance billing for manual therapists
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23105
Thompson, Diana L.
(3rd ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 537 T469h 2006
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WB 537 T469h 2006
- Author
- Thompson, Diana L.
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 366 p.
- ISBN
- 9780781757577
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Physical Therapy Specialty - organization & administration
- Practice Management
- Medical Records - standards
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Notes
- includes cd-rom
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Massage therapy career guide for hands-on success
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23140
Capellini, Steve.
(2nd ed.)
--Clifton Park, NY:
Thomson Delmar Learning
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 537 C238m 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 537 C238m 2006
- Author
- Capellini, Steve
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Clifton Park, NY
- Publisher
- Thomson Delmar Learning
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 344 p.
- ISBN
- 1418010510
- 9781418010515
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Physical Therapy Specialty
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Assisting at surgical operations : a practical guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27274
edited by Comus Whalan.
--Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press
, 2006.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Whalan, Comus
- Responsibility
- edited by Comus Whalan
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 211 p.
- Series Title
- Cambridge clinical guides
- ISBN
- 6610702721
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Physician Assistants
- Operating Rooms
- Contents
- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part 1 Introduction to the perating theatre -- A note on terminology -- 1 General conduct in the operating theatre -- Relationship with theatre staff -- Medio tutissimus ibis. [The middle course is safest and best.] -- Pagers and mobile (cell) phones -- Food and drink -- If you feel faint -- Know dimensions -- 2 Universal Precautions -- Transmissible disease in the operating theatre -- If you suffer a needle-stick injury -- If you suffer an eye splash -- 3 Clothing in the operating theatre -- Scrubs -- Other operating theatre clothing -- Re-entering the operating suite -- 4 Personnel: who's who in the operating theatre -- Doctors -- Nurses -- Other personnel -- Part 2 The operation itself -- 5 Preparing for the operation -- 6 General intra-operative principles -- Concentrate on your task -- Anticipation -- Sharps -- Adjusting the light source -- Steady hands -- Improving the surgeon's view -- 7 General stages common to operations -- Preparation by the anaesthetist -- Setting up (positioning the patient and equipment) -- Marking the incision with a surgical skin-marking pen -- Entry -- Mobilisation -- The key therapeutic objective -- Reconstruction -- Haemostasis ('stopping the bleeding') -- Washing out (also known as irrigation or lavage) -- Drain insertion -- Closure of the wound -- Local anaesthetic instillation -- Dressings -- Other: key points -- 8 Sterility and the 'sterile zone' -- Waterproof gowns -- Scrubbing -- Drying the hands -- Gowning -- Gloving -- Donning gloves -- Donning gloves: assisted method -- Donning gloves: unassisted method (see Figure 8.1) -- Where to put your hands (see Figure 8.3) -- Shaving, antiseptic painting and draping -- Setting up instruments -- Incise drapes -- 9 Tissue planes: traction and counter-traction -- 10 Surgical instruments: their names and how to use them -- Introduction -- Types of surgical instruments -- Diathermy -- Haemostatic techniques -- Part 3 Assisting at special types of surgery -- 11 Cardiothoracic surgery -- Introduction -- Assisting at cardiac surgery -- Assisting at thoracic surgery -- 12 Laparoscopic surgery -- Introduction -- Setting up for laparoscopic operations -- 13 Neurosurgery -- Introduction -- Equipment -- Surgical access -- Use of suckers -- Retraction -- Assisting using the microscope (see also p. 126 and 154) -- Shunt surgery (see also 'prosthetic materials', p. 90) -- 14 Obstetric and gynaecological surgery -- Obstetric operations -- Gynaecological operations -- 15 Ophthalmic surgery -- Pre-operative preparation -- 16 Orthopaedic surgery -- Introduction -- General factors related to orthopaedic surgery -- Elective orthopaedic surgery: arthroscopic surgery -- Elective orthopaedic surgery: major joint replacement -- Emergency orthopaedic surgery -- 17 Otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery -- Introduction -- Preparation of the patient -- Ear surgery -- Nasal surgery -- Head and neck surgery -- Conclusions -- 18 Paedia
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
In our hands : on becoming a doctor
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53634
Clarke, Linda E.
--Lawrencetown Beach, NS:
Pottersfield Press
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WZ 112 I73 2007 RES Historical Collection
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE - Historical Collection
- Call Number
- WZ 112 I73 2007 RES Historical Collection
- Author
- Clarke, Linda E.
- Other Authors
- Nisker, Jeff
- Place of Publication
- Lawrencetown Beach, NS
- Publisher
- Pottersfield Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 192 p.
- ISBN
- 9781895900866
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE - Historical Collection
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
In our hands : on becoming a doctor
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23266
Clarke, Linda E.
--Lawrencetown Beach, NS:
Pottersfield Press
, 2007.
- Call Number
- W 5 I35 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- W 5 I35 2007
- Author
- Clarke, Linda E
- Other Authors
- Nisker, Jeff
- Place of Publication
- Lawrencetown Beach, NS
- Publisher
- Pottersfield Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 192 p.
- ISBN
- 1895900867
- 9781895900866
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Pain in Children : A Practical Guide for Primary Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40638
edited by Gary A. Walco, Kenneth R. Goldschneider.
--Totowa, NJ:
Humana Press
, c2008.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Advances over the past two decades have enabled physicians to revolutionize the manner in which they can assess and manage children's pain. Thirty years ago it was thought that young children did not experience pain and therefore it was not necessary to treat it. Today professionals from a variety of disciplines have contributed data that have revolutionized medical perspectives. Technological advances now enable doctors to treat acute pain in fetuses, premature neonates, infants, toddlers, chi…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Walco, Gary A
- Goldschneider, Kenneth R
- Responsibility
- edited by Gary A. Walco, Kenneth R. Goldschneider
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, NJ
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 279 p. : 10 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9781597454766
- 9781934115312 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Analgesics - therapeutic use
- Pain Management
- Pain Measurement - methods
- Pain - drug therapy
- Primary Health Care
- Abstract
- Advances over the past two decades have enabled physicians to revolutionize the manner in which they can assess and manage children's pain. Thirty years ago it was thought that young children did not experience pain and therefore it was not necessary to treat it. Today professionals from a variety of disciplines have contributed data that have revolutionized medical perspectives. Technological advances now enable doctors to treat acute pain in fetuses, premature neonates, infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with increasing precision and efficacy. Research highlighting the context of chronic pain has moved them away from a mind-body dichotomy and toward an integrated, holistic perspective that leads to substantial improvement in children's adaptive functioning as well as subjective discomfort. This book covers these topics and is intended for anyone who provides medical care to children. Each chapter provides an overview of the problem, followed by a "hands on" description of relevant assessment and intervention strategies. The role of the primary care practitioner is highlighted, both as a front-line resource as well as a consumer of specialized pediatric pain treatment services. Each chapter ends with a summary and specific bullet points highlighting the most central elements, making for quick and easy reference.
- Contents
- I. General Considerations -- Pain and the Primary Pediatric Practitioner -- Developmental Issues in Understanding, Assessing, and Managing Pediatric Pain -- Measurement and Assessment of Pediatric Pain in Primary Care -- Pain Management for Children with a Developmental Disability in a Primary Care Setting -- Remote Management of Pediatric Pain -- II. Acute Pain Management -- Pain Management in the Primary Care Office -- Topical Anesthetics and Office-Based Procedures -- Analgesic Medications for Acute Pain Management in Children -- Pain Management in the Emergency Department -- Preparing Children for Invasive Procedures and Surgery -- Pain Relief After Outpatient Surgery -- Regional Anesthesia -- III. Recurrent and Chronic Pain Management -- How to Talk to Parents about Recurrent and Chronic Pain -- Multidisciplinary Approaches to Chronic Pain -- Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain -- Complementary and Alternative Approaches for Chronic Pain -- IV. Common Recurrent and Chronic Pain Problems in Primary Care -- Functional Abdominal Pain -- Headaches -- Evaluating and Managing Pediatric Musculoskeletal Pain in Primary Care -- Pain in Sickle Cell Disease -- Chronic Pelvic Pain -- V. Special Topics -- Palliative Care for the Pediatrician -- Labeling of Pediatric Pain Medications -- Pediatrician as Advocate -- Conclusion: What to Do When There Is Nothing to Do.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Basic allied health statistics and analysis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41152
Gerda Koch.
--Clifton Park, NY:
Delmar Cengage Learning
, c2008.
- Call Number
- WX 158 K76b 2008
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
This comprehensive resource is designed to explain how statistics are computed and applied in health care settings. The hands-on method requires you to think through a problem and choose the appropriate data to apply. Detailed examples and numerous practice opportunities present a step-by-step learning path that encourages mastery of concepts.
- Call Number
- WX 158 K76b 2008
- Author
- Koch, Gerda
- Responsibility
- Gerda Koch
- Alternate Title
- Allied health statistics and analysis
- Place of Publication
- Clifton Park, NY
- Publisher
- Delmar Cengage Learning
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 342 p.
- ISBN
- 9781428320895
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Facilities
- Hospitalization
- Statistics as Topic
- Abstract
- This comprehensive resource is designed to explain how statistics are computed and applied in health care settings. The hands-on method requires you to think through a problem and choose the appropriate data to apply. Detailed examples and numerous practice opportunities present a step-by-step learning path that encourages mastery of concepts.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Making sense of disaster medicine : a hands-on guide for medics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30692
Hawley, Alan.
--London, England:
CRC Press
, 2010.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Hawley, Alan
- Other Authors
- Matheson, James
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 337 p.
- ISBN
- 9781444128468
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disaster Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Chemical peels
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31644
edited by Rebecca C. Tung, Mark G. Rubin.
(2nd ed.)
--[Philadelphia]:
Elsevier Saunders
, 2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
The 2nd Edition of Chemical Peels, by Drs. Mark G. Rubin and Rebecca Tung, shows you how to get great results by performing the newest techniques and treatments. Explore new chapters devoted to body peeling, review adjunct therapies and various methods used internationally, master chemical peeling for darker skin types, and examine case studies with before-and-after clinical photographs. Complemented by procedures captured on DVD, this new edition in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Serie…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Tung, Rebecca C
- Rubin, Mark G
- Responsibility
- edited by Rebecca C. Tung, Mark G. Rubin
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- [Philadelphia]
- Publisher
- Elsevier Saunders
- Date of Publication
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 191 p.)
- Series Title
- Procedures in cosmetic dermatology
- ISBN
- 9781437736151 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chemexfoliation - methods
- Keratolytic Agents - therapeutic use
- Skin Aging
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Chemical peel
- Chemexfoliation - methods
- Keratolytic Agents - therapeutic use
- Skin Aging
- Abstract
- The 2nd Edition of Chemical Peels, by Drs. Mark G. Rubin and Rebecca Tung, shows you how to get great results by performing the newest techniques and treatments. Explore new chapters devoted to body peeling, review adjunct therapies and various methods used internationally, master chemical peeling for darker skin types, and examine case studies with before-and-after clinical photographs. Complemented by procedures captured on DVD, this new edition in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series lets you offer your patients the best skin rejuvenation methods available today. Learn the "tricks of the trade" from practically minded, technically skilled, hands-on clinicians. Review a wealth of color illustrations and photographs that depict cases as they present in practice. Improve your technique by examining common pitfalls and how to optimize outcomes. Get a look at emerging topics in the field, with guidance on the newest developments in cosmetic procedures.
- Contents
- 1 Chemistry of Peelings and Hypothesis of the Mechanism of Action / Luc Dewandre, Alain Tenenbaum -- 2 Choosing the Correct Peel for the Appropriate Person / Yardy Tse -- 3 The Role of Priming the Skin for Peels / Barry I. Resnik -- 4 Alpha Hydroxy Acid Peel / Cherie M. Ditre -- 5 Salicylic Acid Peels / Pearl E. Grimes -- 6 The Progressive Peel: The Combined Jessner, TCA, Retinoid Peel / James E. Fulton Jr -- 7 Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA Peels) / Janie M. Leonhardt, Kathleen Rossy, Naomi Lawrence -- 8 Phenol Peeling / Phillip A. Stone -- 9 Peeling in Darker Skin Types / Doris M. Hexsel, Camile Luiza Hexsel, Juliana Dumet Fernandes, Peter Paul Rullan -- 10 Chemical Reconstruction of Skin Scars (CROSS) Technique / Kee Yang Chung, Jung Bock Lee, Kwang Hoon Lee, Sung Bin Cho -- 11 Proprietary Peels / Suzan Obagi, Shauna Kranendonk -- 12 Body Peels / Rebecca Tung, Rebecca Tung, Mauricio Sato, Natalie Kim, Fabiane Mulinari Brenner -- 13 Chemical Peeling: The European Experience / Gabriella Fabbrocini, Maria Pia De Padova, Antonella Tosti -- 14 Chemical Peeling: Combinations of Therapy / Gary D. Monheit -- 15 Avoiding Complications with Chemical Peels / David M. Duffy -- 16 Complications of Chemical Peeling / Kyle M. Coleman, William P. Coleman.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Illustrated handbook of toxicology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33085
F.-X. Reichl and L. Ritter.
--Stuttgart:
Thieme
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
"The Illustrated Handbook of Toxicology is an impressive introduction to the complex field of toxicology. It also serves as a hands-on guide to various poison treatments and offers supplemental public health information. Each two-page unit features concise text on the left complemented by full-color illustrations on the opposing page. The expert author distinguishes harmful toxic substances and catalogues their specific effects on the human body, plants, animals, and the surrounding environmen…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Reichl, Franz-Xaver
- Other Authors
- Ritter, Leonard
- Responsibility
- F.-X. Reichl and L. Ritter
- Alternate Title
- Toxicology
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Publisher
- Thieme
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 348 p., 150 leaves of plates)
- ISBN
- 9783131269218
- 9783131495914 (eISBN)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Toxicology - Handbooks
- Poisons - Handbooks
- Specialty
- Toxicology
- Abstract
- "The Illustrated Handbook of Toxicology is an impressive introduction to the complex field of toxicology. It also serves as a hands-on guide to various poison treatments and offers supplemental public health information. Each two-page unit features concise text on the left complemented by full-color illustrations on the opposing page. The expert author distinguishes harmful toxic substances and catalogues their specific effects on the human body, plants, animals, and the surrounding environment. The handbook also addresses cutting-edge topics, including biological warfare, modern toxicological methods, and threshold values.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Infectious Disease Informatics and Biosurveillance : Research, Systems and Case Studies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40893
editors, Daniel Zeng, Hsinchun Chen, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, William B. Lober, Mark Thurmond.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book on Infectious Disease Informatics (IDI) and biosurveillance is intended to provide an integrated view of the current state of the art, identify technical and policy challenges and opportunities, and promote cross-disciplinary research that takes advantage of novel methodology and what we have learned from innovative applications. This book also fills a systemic gap in the literature by emphasizing informatics driven perspectives (e.g., information system design, data standards, comput…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Responsibility
- editors, Daniel Zeng, Hsinchun Chen, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, William B. Lober, Mark Thurmond
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (li, 488 p. : ill.)
- Series Vol.
- 27
- Series Title
- Integrated Series in Information Systems
- ISBN
- 9781441968920
- 9781441968913 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 1571-0270
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biosurveillance
- Communicable Disease Control - methods
- Epidemiological Monitoring
- Medical Informatics - methods
- Abstract
- This book on Infectious Disease Informatics (IDI) and biosurveillance is intended to provide an integrated view of the current state of the art, identify technical and policy challenges and opportunities, and promote cross-disciplinary research that takes advantage of novel methodology and what we have learned from innovative applications. This book also fills a systemic gap in the literature by emphasizing informatics driven perspectives (e.g., information system design, data standards, computational aspects of biosurveillance algorithms, and system evaluation). Finally, this book attempts to reach policy makers and practitioners through the clear and effective communication of recent research findings in the context of case studies in IDI and biosurveillance, providing "hands-on" in-depth opportunities to practitioners to increase their understanding of value, applicability, and limitations of technical solutions. This book collects the state of the art research and modern perspectives of distinguished individuals and research groups on cutting-edge IDI technical and policy research and its application in biosurveillance. The contributed chapters are grouped into three units. Unit I provides an overview of recent biosurveillance research while highlighting the relevant legal and policy structures in the context of IDI and biosurveillance ongoing activities. It also identifies IDI data sources while addressing information collection, sharing, and dissemination issues as well as ethical considerations. Unit II contains survey chapters on the types of surveillance methods used to analyze IDI data in the context of public health and bioterrorism. Specific computational techniques covered include: text mining, time series analysis, multiple data streams methods, ensembles of surveillance methods, spatial analysis and visualization, social network analysis, and agent-based simulation. Unit III examines IT and decision support for public health event response and bio-defense. Practical lessons learned in developing public health and biosurveillance systems, technology adoption, and syndromic surveillance for large events are discussed. The goal of this book is to provide an understandable interdisciplinary IDI and biosurveillance reference either used as a standalone textbook or reference for students, researchers, and practitioners in public health, veterinary medicine, biostatistics, information systems, computer science, and public administration and policy. Integrated Series in Information Systems (IS2) strives to publish scholarly work in the technical as well as the organizational side of the field. This series contains three sub-series including: expository and research monographs, integrative handbooks, and edited volumes, focusing on the state-of-the-art of application domains and/or reference disciplines, as related to information systems.
- Contents
- 1. Real-Time Public Health Biosurveillance: Systems and Policy Considerations -- 2. Designing Ethical Pratice in Biosurveillance: The Project Argus Doctrine -- 3. Using Emergency Department Data for Biosurveillance: The North Carolina Experience -- 4. Clinical Laboratory Data for Biosurveillance -- 5. Biosurveillance Based on Test Orders from Veterinary Diagnostic Labs -- 6. Markov Switching Models for Outbreak Detection -- 7. Detection of Events in Multiple Streams of Surveillance Data: Multivariate, Multi-stream and Multidimensional Approaches -- 8. Algorithm Combination for Improved Performance in Biosurveillance: Algorithms Combination for Improved Surveillance -- 9. Modeling in Space and Time: A Framework for Visualization and Collaboration -- 10. Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Using Spatial and Temporal Clustering Methods: Spatial and Temporal Clustering Methods Used in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases -- 11. Age-Adjustment in National Biosurveillance Systems: A Survey of Issues and Analytical Tools for Age-adjustment in Biosurveillance -- 12. Modeling in Immunization and Biosurveillance -- 13. Natural Language Processing for Biosurveillance: Detection and Characterization from Textual Clinical Reports -- 14. Knowledge Mapping for Bioterrorism-related Literature -- 15. Social Networking Analysis for Contract Tracing -- 16. Multi-Agent Modeling of Biological and Chemical Threats -- 17. Integrated Health Altering and Notification: A Case Study in New York State -- 18. Design and Performance of a Public Health Preparedness Informatics Framework -- 19. System Evaluation and User Technology Adoption: A Case Study of BioPortal -- 20. Syndromic Surveillance for the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Meeting.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Examination in Orthopedics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30836
K. Mohan Iyer.
--London:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book has been written step wise by enumerating various aspects of the importance of clinical examination derived by laying one's hands on the affected part. By a thorough clinical examination, it can help an individual to arrive at a tentative differential diagnosis of the condition and hence help in investigating the same by numerous tests which are relevant to the given condition. The manner in which a given case is handled in this way is far more important than the diagnosis of the cond…
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- Iyer, K. Mohan
- Responsibility
- K. Mohan Iyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 142 p. : 69 ill., 38 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9780857299710
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Musculoskeletal Diseases - diagnosis
- Orthopedics - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedics
- Orthopedic surgery
- Abstract
- This book has been written step wise by enumerating various aspects of the importance of clinical examination derived by laying one's hands on the affected part. By a thorough clinical examination, it can help an individual to arrive at a tentative differential diagnosis of the condition and hence help in investigating the same by numerous tests which are relevant to the given condition. The manner in which a given case is handled in this way is far more important than the diagnosis of the condition and this feature comes with practicing the same many times. It is a must for anyone embarking in life on Orthopedics as a career.
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- Examination of Diseases of Bone -- Examination of the Shoulder -- Examination of the Elbow -- Examination of the Wrist and Fingers -- Examination of the Hip and the pelvis -- Examination of the knee -- Examination of the Ankle and foot -- Examination of the Cervical Spine -- Examination of the Lumbar Spine -- Examination of the Temporomandibular joint -- Examination of Gait.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation : Concepts, Methods, and Applications
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Boris Sobolev, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Over the past decades, health services research has informed policy for improving health care delivery. Computer simulations have great potential to drive full scale improvement, yet the technology has rarely been used to evaluate proposed changes before they are implemented in health care systems. Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation describes a new interdisciplinary approach, one that incorporates the simulation of health system operations into the paradigm of health services res…
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- Sobolev, Boris
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- Sanchez, Victor
- Kuramoto, Lisa
- Responsibility
- Boris Sobolev, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 406 p. : 55 ill.)
- ISBN
- 9781461422334
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Computer Simulation
- Health Services Research
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Computer science
- Abstract
- Over the past decades, health services research has informed policy for improving health care delivery. Computer simulations have great potential to drive full scale improvement, yet the technology has rarely been used to evaluate proposed changes before they are implemented in health care systems. Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation describes a new interdisciplinary approach, one that incorporates the simulation of health system operations into the paradigm of health services research. Beginning by reviewing the processes of health care evaluation and simulation experiments, the book presents a complete methodology for conducting simulation studies for evaluating policy alternatives. Unified Modeling Language and Statechart diagramming are introduced as a means for developing realistic requirements of discrete-event models and policies. And to clearly illustrate simulation modeling in context, an extended series of examples illustrates the use of simulations throughout a single department in a busy hospital. Chapters take the reader through each step of the methodology, featuring: A comparison of approaches to constructing simulation models of health care systems; An overview geared toward developing research questions; A framework for determining model requirements and designing simulations; Methods for evaluating simulation experiments at the cluster and individual levels; Guidelines for clear reporting of simulation studies; Examples of computer simulation in surgical services, from appointment booking to discharge planning. As a research reference and a hands-on blueprint, Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation breaks innovative new ground for researchers and graduate students in health services research and health care management.health care management.
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- [Machine generated contents note] Pt. I. Concepts -- 1. Intervention Research in Health Care -- 1.1. Intervention Studies -- 1.2. Causal Perspective -- 1.3. Analytical Framework -- 1.4. Study Designs -- 1.5. Statistical Reasoning -- 1.6. Types of Questions -- 2. Simulation Studies -- 2.1. Computer Simulation Modeling -- 2.2. Causal Reasoning -- 2.3. Types of Factors -- 2.4. Types of Outcomes -- 2.5. Reporting Results -- 3. Framing the Process of Care -- 3.1. Functional View -- 3.2. Taxonomy of Activities -- 3.3. Diagnostic Stage -- 3.4. Preoperative Stage -- 3.5. Operative Stage -- 3.6. Postoperative Stage -- 3.7. Resource Allocation -- 3.8. Reactive Nature of Surgical Care -- 4. Simulation Models -- 4.1. Types of Models -- 4.2. Monte Carlo Simulation -- 4.3. System Dynamics -- 4.4. Markov Models -- 4.5. Discrete-Event Simulation -- 4.6. Agent-Based Models -- 4.7. Choice of Modeling Technique -- 5. UML Diagrams for the Process of Care -- 5.1. Overview of Diagrams -- 5.2. Class Diagrams -- 5.3. Use Case Diagrams -- 5.4. Activity Diagrams -- 5.5. State Diagrams -- 5.6. Sequence Diagrams -- 5.7. Timing Diagrams -- 6. Statecharts for Patient Flow -- 6.1. Visual Formalism -- 6.2. Representing Reactive Systems -- 6.3. Representing Patient Flow -- 6.4. Modeling Requirements -- 6.5. Modeling Assumptions -- 6.6. Input Parameters -- 6.7. Output Data -- Pt. II. Methods -- 7. Design of a Simulation Study -- 7.1. Simulation Study as Intervention Research -- 7.2. Analytical Framework -- 7.3. Experimental Design -- 7.4. Plan of Analysis -- 8. Planning a Study at the Cluster Level -- 8.1. Cluster-Level Proportions -- 8.2. Measuring Performance with Proportions -- 8.3. Comparing Proportions -- 8.4. Number of Runs for Comparing Proportions -- 8.5. Cluster-Level Averages -- 8.6. Measuring Performance with Averages -- 8.7. Comparing Averages -- 8.8. Number of Runs for Comparing Averages -- 9. Planning a Study at the Individual Level -- 9.1. Individual-Level Proportions -- 9.2. Measuring Performance with Proportions -- 9.3. Comparing Proportions -- 9.4. Number of Runs for Comparing Proportions -- 9.5. Individual-Level Rates -- 9.6. Measuring Performance with Rates -- 9.7. Comparing Rates -- 9.8. Number of Runs for Comparing Rates -- 10. Reporting on a Simulation Study -- 10.1. CONSORT Guidelines -- 10.2. Reporting the Study Question -- 10.3. Reporting the Study Methods -- 10.4. Reporting the Results -- 10.5. Reporting with Effective Tables -- 11. Evaluations at the Cluster Level -- 11.1. Scenario Involving Proportions -- 11.2. Preparing Data for Analysis of Proportions -- 11.3. Adjusting Effect Size for Proportions -- 11.4. Reporting Results for Proportions -- 11.5. Scenario Involving Averages -- 11.6. Preparing Data for Analysis of Averages -- 11.7. Adjusting Effect Size for Averages -- 11.8. Reporting Results for Averages -- 12. Evaluations at the Individual Level -- 12.1. Scenario Involving Proportions -- 12.2. Preparing Data for Analysis of Proportions -- 12.3. Adjusting Effect Size for Proportions -- 12.4. Reporting Results for Proportions -- 12.5. Scenario Involving Rates -- 12.6. Preparing Data for Analysis of Rates -- 12.7. Adjusting Effect Size for Rates -- 12.8. Reporting Results for Rates -- Pt. III. Applications -- 13. Simulation Model for Surgical Service -- 13.1. Modeled Process -- 13.2. Modeling Requirements -- 13.3. Modeling Assumptions -- 13.4. Implementation Details -- 13.5. Describing Patient Flow with Statecharts -- 14. Booking Consultation Appointments -- 14.1. Simulation Study -- 14.2. Simulation Model -- 14.3. Plan of Experiment -- 14.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 14.5. Three-Way Comparison -- 15. Managing Presurgical Screening -- 15.1. Simulation Study -- 15.2. Simulation Model -- 15.3. Plan of Experiment -- 15.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 16. Booking Elective Surgery -- 16.1. Simulation Study -- 16.2. Simulation Model -- 16.3. Plan of Experiment -- 16.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 17. Booking Anesthesiology Consultations -- 17.1. Background -- 17.2. Management Alternatives -- 17.3. Simulation Model -- 17.4. Plan of Experiment -- 17.5. Plan of Evaluation -- 18. Managing Postoperative Care -- 18.1. Background -- 18.2. Management Alternatives -- 18.3. Simulation Model -- 18.4. Plan of Experiment -- 18.5. Plan of Evaluation -- 19. Discharge Planning -- 19.1. Background -- 19.2. Management Alternatives -- 19.3. Simulation Model -- 19.4. Plan of Experiment -- 19.5. Evaluation of Experiment -- Appendices -- A. Framing the Questions -- B. Determining the Sufficient Number of Simulation Runs -- C. Specifications of the Statechart Diagram -- D. Data Dictionaries for Case Studies.
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Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry
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JaVed I. Khan, Thomas J. Kennedy, Donnell R. Christian Jr.
--New York, NY:
Humana Press
, c2012.
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Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry is designed to provide a clear and concise understanding of forensic chemistry. The text begins with an introduction to the basic principles of chemistry and expands through organic chemistry into forensic investigation. The detailed chapters focus on both the theoretical and practical aspects of forensic chemistry with emphasis on controlled substance testing and identification. Leading experts in the field contribute general examination techniques follow…
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- Khan, JaVed I
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- Kennedy, Thomas J
- Christian Jr., Donnell R
- Responsibility
- JaVed I. Khan, Thomas J. Kennedy, Donnell R. Christian Jr
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 353 p. : 370 ill., 25 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781597454377
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chemical Phenomena
- Chemistry Techniques, Analytical - methods
- Forensic Sciences - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Toxicology
- Analytical biochemistry
- Forensic Medicine
- Abstract
- Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry is designed to provide a clear and concise understanding of forensic chemistry. The text begins with an introduction to the basic principles of chemistry and expands through organic chemistry into forensic investigation. The detailed chapters focus on both the theoretical and practical aspects of forensic chemistry with emphasis on controlled substance testing and identification. Leading experts in the field contribute general examination techniques followed by applications to more specific models. In addition, the text contains a comprehensive collection of information and data on controlled substances commonly encountered in forensic investigation including; detailed structural analysis, physical and physiological effects, functional group reactivity, and results of analytical examination. Also illustrated is arguably the greatest challenge to the forensic chemist: the investigation and processing of clandestine laboratory operations. The Forensic Chemistry Laboratory Manual is included on a CD-ROM and contains a collection of practical exercises designed to support theoretical principles covered in the text. This provides the student with valuable hands-on experience while adding clarity and continuity to the topics of discussion. Essential and comprehensive, Basic Principles of Forensic Chemistry provides the fundamental knowledge required for a rewarding journey into the field of forensic chemistry.
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- I. Introduction to forensic chemistry -- Introduction -- Atomic structure -- Molecules -- Organic chemistry -- II. Tools of forensic chemistry -- Forensic language -- Forensic documentation -- Chemical screening -- Microcrystal techniques -- Chemical extractions and sample properties -- Chromatography and mass spectrometry -- Infrared spectroscopy -- III. Examination of drugs/narcotics -- Cannabis -- Phenethylamines -- Tertiary amines -- Tryptamines -- Anabolic steroids -- Miscellaneous controlled substances -- IV. Clandestine laboratory operations -- Clandestine operations: synthetic methods, hazards, and safety -- Evidence identification and collection -- Examination of clandestine evidence.
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Telemedicine in Dermatology
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Hans Peter Soyer ... [et al.], editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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Written by leading teledermatologists and telemedicine experts, this hands-on guide addresses the practical needs of the many emerging teledermatology services worldwide. It: Covers the medical and technical prerequisites for such services as well as the photographic imaging essentials; Illustrates the performance of teledermatology by way of clinical example; Discusses teledermatology in underdeveloped countries; Presents specialized methods of teledermatology; Explores the impact of telemedic…
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- Soyer, Hans Peter
- Responsibility
- Hans Peter Soyer ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 201 p. : 52 ill., 45 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642208010
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dermatology - methods
- Telemedicine - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Abstract
- Written by leading teledermatologists and telemedicine experts, this hands-on guide addresses the practical needs of the many emerging teledermatology services worldwide. It: Covers the medical and technical prerequisites for such services as well as the photographic imaging essentials; Illustrates the performance of teledermatology by way of clinical example; Discusses teledermatology in underdeveloped countries; Presents specialized methods of teledermatology; Explores the impact of telemedicine on the doctor-patient relationship; Explains the advantages that accrue from improving access to expert knowledge; Pays careful attention to quality assurance, legal assumptions, economic aspects, and the future horizons of such health care services; Includes a comprehensive appendix comprising education and training opportunities, sample protocols, consent forms, information sheets, references, and relevant web links. This guide is a must-have for all those who treat patients with inflammatory and neoplastic skin diseases.
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- 1. Introduction to Teledermatology -- 2. Teledermatology: The Atlantic Experience -- 3. Health Management Practice as a Method to Introduce Teledermatology: Experiences from the Netherlands -- 4. Telederm Australia -- 5. Teledermatology in Pakistan -- 6. Teledermatology in Developing Countries -- 7. Teledermatopathology -- 8. Teledermoscopy -- 9. Tele-Reflectance Confocal Microscopy -- 10. Mobile Teledermatology -- 11. Skin Emergency Telemedicine -- 12. Telewoundcare -- 13. Telepsoriasis -- 14. Skin Cancer Telemedicine -- 15. Real-Life Teledermatology Cases -- 16. Teledermatology PACS -- 17. Photographic Imaging Essentials -- 18. Legal Issues -- 19. Health Economics -- 20. Quality Assurance and Risk Management -- Index.
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- e-Book
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- Online
