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Manual for the transport of high-risk newborn infants : principles, policies, equipment, techniques

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edited by Sydney Segal. --[Sherbrooke, PQ]: Canadian Paediatric Society , 1972.

Call Number: WS 421 M16 1972

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WS 421 M16 1972

Author: Segal, Sydney

Corporate Author: Canadian Paediatric Society. Foetus and Newborn Committee

Responsibility: edited by Sydney Segal

Alternate Title: Transport of high-risk newborn infants

Place of Publication: [Sherbrooke, PQ]

Publisher: Canadian Paediatric Society

Date of Publication: 1972

Physical Description: 198 p.

Subjects (MeSH): Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Transportation of Patients

Notes: On spine: Transport of high risk newborn infants.

Format: Book

Publication Type: Handbook

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Canada's mystery man of high finance : the story of Izaak Walton Killam ...

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[by] Douglas How. --Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press , 1986.

Call Number: HG 172 K55 H68 1986

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: HG 172 K55 H68 1986

Author: How, Douglas

Responsibility: [by] Douglas How

Place of Publication: Hantsport, NS

Publisher: Lancelot Press

Date of Publication: 1986

Physical Description: 173 p. : ports.

ISBN: 088999305X

Subjects (MeSH): Capitalists and Financiers - Biography; Killam, Izaak Walton, 1885-1955; Killam, Dorothy Johnston, 1899-1965; Canada

Notes: Spine title: Mystery man of finance.

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Management of high-risk pregnancy

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edited by John T. Queenan. (3rd ed.) --Boston, MA: Blackwell Scientific , 1994.

Call Number: WQ 240 M63 1994

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 240 M63 1994

Author: Queenan, John T.

Responsibility: edited by John T. Queenan

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Boston, MA

Publisher: Blackwell Scientific

Date of Publication: 1994

Physical Description: 611 p. : ill.

ISBN: 865421870

Subjects (MeSH): Pregnancy Complications - therapy; Labor Complications; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Pregnancy

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Harm reduction : pragmatic strategies for managing high risk behaviors

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edited by G. Alan Marlatt. --New York, NY: Guilford Press , c1998.

Call Number: WM 270 H287 1998

Location: Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Harm reduction is an increasingly recognized approach to the management of substance abuse and other behaviors that may pose serious health risks. Rather than defining drug use as a disease or a moral failing, harm reduction proponents stake out a humane and practical alternative: meeting clients "where they are at" to help them understand the risks involved in their behaviors and make appropriate decisions about their own treatment goals. The first major text on harm reduction, this timely vol…

Call Number: WM 270 H287 1998

Other Authors: Marlatt, G. Alan

Responsibility: edited by G. Alan Marlatt

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Guilford Press

Date of Publication: c1998

Physical Description: xxiv, 390 pages

ISBN: 1572303972; 9781572303973; 1572308257; 9781572308251

Subjects (MeSH): Addiction Medicine; Drug and Narcotic Control; Harm Reduction; Health Policy; Risk Reduction Behavior; Substance-Related Disorders - therapy

Abstract: Harm reduction is an increasingly recognized approach to the management of substance abuse and other behaviors that may pose serious health risks. Rather than defining drug use as a disease or a moral failing, harm reduction proponents stake out a humane and practical alternative: meeting clients "where they are at" to help them understand the risks involved in their behaviors and make appropriate decisions about their own treatment goals. The first major text on harm reduction, this timely volume explains the model's rationale and examines a range of applications in diverse communities. Insight is also offered into the often contentious philosophical and policy-related debates surrounding this growing movement. Up-to-date and informative, this book provides indispensable information for front-line drug and alcohol treatment providers, AIDS educators, and community health activists. Students and professionals in public health, clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, primary care, counseling, and social work will also find it an invaluable resource, as will readers interested in drug policy and the law.

Contents: I. Overview of harm reduction -- Highlights of harm reduction : a personal report from the first national harm reduction conference in the United States -- Harm reduction around the world : a brief history -- Basic principles and strategies of harm reduction -- II. Applications to addictive behaviors and high-risk sexual behaviors -- Harm reduction for alcohol problems : expanding access to and acceptability of prevention and treatment services -- Harm reduction, nicotine, and smoking -- Harm reduction strategies for illicit substance use and abuse -- Harm reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention -- III. Matching strategies to diverse ethnic communities -- Bringing harm reduction to the Black community : there's a fire in my house and you're telling me to rearrange my furniture? -- Alcohol use and harm reduction within the Native community -- IV. Can harm reduction play a role in U.S. drug policy? -- Harm reduction and public policy.

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Location: Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Loan Period: 3 weeks use

Obstetric syndromes & conditions

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[edited by] John O'Grady and Ronald T. Burkman. --New York, NY: The Parthenon Publishing Group , 1998.

Call Number: WQ 240 023 1998

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 240 023 1998

Author: O'Grady, John Patrick

Other Authors: Burkman, Ronald T.

Responsibility: [edited by] John O'Grady and Ronald T. Burkman

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: The Parthenon Publishing Group

Date of Publication: 1998

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill.

ISBN: 1850707545

Subjects (MeSH): Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy - psychology; Nervous System Diseases; Pregnancy, High-Risk; Pregnancy

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

The high-performance board : principles of nonprofit organization governance

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Pointer, Dennis D. --New York, NY: Jossey-Bass , 2002.

Call Number: HD 62.6 P66h 2002

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: HD 62.6 P66h 2002

Author: Pointer, Dennis D

Other Authors: Orlikoff, James E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Date of Publication: 2002

Physical Description: 186 p.

ISBN: 078795697X

Subjects (MeSH): Organizations, Nonprofit - organization & administration; Governing Board

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Shock wave applications in musculoskeletal disorders

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Rompe, Jan-Dirk. --New York, NY: Thieme , 2002.

Call Number: WE 140 R766s 2002

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WE 140 R766s 2002

Author: Rompe, Jan-Dirk

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Thieme

Date of Publication: 2002

Physical Description: 82 p.

ISBN: 1588900797

Subjects (MeSH): Musculoskeletal Diseases - radiotherapy; High-energy shock waves - therapeutic use

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 3 weeks

The wisdom of teams : creating the high-performance organization

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Katzenbach, Jon R. --New York, NY: HarperCollins , 2003.

Call Number: HD 66 K19w 2003

Location: Dickson Building; Nova Scotia Hospital

Call Number: HD 66 K19w 2003

Author: Katzenbach, Jon R

Other Authors: Smith, Douglas K

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperCollins

Date of Publication: 2003

Physical Description: 320 p.

ISBN: 9780060522001

Subjects (MeSH): Group Processes

Subjects (LCSH): Teams in the workplace

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building; Nova Scotia Hospital

Copies: 2

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Essential management of obstetric emergencies

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Baskett, Thomas F. (4th ed.) --Bristol, England: Clinical Press Limited , 2004.

Call Number: WQ 240 B29 2004

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 240 B29 2004

Author: Baskett, Thomas F.

Edition: 4th ed.

Alternate Title: Obstetric emergencies

Place of Publication: Bristol, England

Publisher: Clinical Press Limited

Date of Publication: 2004

Physical Description: 297 p. : ill.

Series Title: Clinical emergency care series

ISBN: 185457048X

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy, High-Risk

Notes: 1 Copy on Reserve - 24 hour loan.

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Meals for good health manual : low-fat, high-fiber meals

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Graham, Karen. --Des Moines, IA: Durand and Graham , 2004.

Call Number: WB 405 G739m 2004

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Call Number: WB 405 G739m 2004

Author: Graham, Karen

Place of Publication: Des Moines, IA

Publisher: Durand and Graham

Date of Publication: 2004

Physical Description: 232 p.

ISBN: 9780969677079

Subjects (MeSH): Low-Fat Diet; Menu planning

Format: Book

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Color atlas of pathology : pathologic principles, associated diseases, sequelae

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Ursus-Nikolaus Riede, Martin Werner. --Stuttgart: Thieme , c2004.

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The pocket atlas is an excellent reference work that presents pathologic findings in all clinically relevant fields, using high-quality photographs and concise, well structured explanatory texts. Images include color photos and micrographs. Electron microscopic images are included where necessary. Clear schematic drawings illustrate procedures such as the course of infections, etc. Text boxes on clinical and morphological aspects, on complications, and with easy-to-remember mnemonic summaries a…

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Author: Riede, Ursus-Nikolaus

Other Authors: Werner, Martin

Responsibility: Ursus-Nikolaus Riede, Martin Werner

Alternate Title: Colour atlas of pathology; Pathology

Place of Publication: Stuttgart

Publisher: Thieme

Date of Publication: c2004

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 457 p.)

ISBN: 9781588901170; 9781604061390 (eISBN)

Subjects (MeSH): Pathology - Atlases; Pathology - Handbooks

Specialty: Pathology

Abstract: The pocket atlas is an excellent reference work that presents pathologic findings in all clinically relevant fields, using high-quality photographs and concise, well structured explanatory texts. Images include color photos and micrographs. Electron microscopic images are included where necessary. Clear schematic drawings illustrate procedures such as the course of infections, etc. Text boxes on clinical and morphological aspects, on complications, and with easy-to-remember mnemonic summaries are set off in color.

Contents: 1. Fundamentals of Pathology -- 2. Cellular Pathology -- 3. Connective Tissue Lesions -- 4. Errors of Metabolism: Inorganic Compounds -- 5. Errors of Metabolism: Organic Compounds -- 6. Pigment Lesions -- 7. Sublethal Cell Damage -- 8. Lethal Cell Injury -- 9. Calcification and Stone Disorders -- 10. Chemical Cell Injury -- 11. Physical Cell Injury -- 12. Immune Pathology -- 13. Pathology of Inflammation -- 14. Viral Infection -- 15. Bacterial Infection -- 16. Mycotic Infection -- 17. Protozoan Infection -- 18. Helminthic Infection -- 19. Hereditary Disorders -- 20. Congenital Malformations -- 21. Tissue Repair -- 22. Tumor Pathology -- 23. Generalized Circulatory Disorders -- 24. Localized Circulatory Disorders -- 25. Edema -- Index.

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Location: Online

International Classification of HRCT for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases

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edited by Yukinori Kusaka, Kurt G. Hering, John E. Parker. --Tokyo: Springer-Verlag , c2005.

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Author: Kusaka, Yukinori

Other Authors: Hering, Kurt G; Parker, John E

Responsibility: edited by Yukinori Kusaka, Kurt G. Hering, John E. Parker

Alternate Title: International classification of high-resolution computed tomography for occupational and environmental respiratory diseases

Place of Publication: Tokyo

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Date of Publication: c2005

ISBN: 9784431275121

Subjects (MeSH): Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Lung Diseases - classification; Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Occupational Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Radiography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - standards

Subjects (LCSH): Radiology, Medical; Pneumology; Medicine, Industrial

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Location: Online

Transplantation of the liver

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[edited by] Ronald W. Busuttil, Goran B. Klintmalm. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders , 2005.

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Spearheaded by two of the world's preeminent experts in liver surgery, the new edition of this landmark masterwork encompasses all of today's best knowledge in the field. It provides detailed discussions of everything from pathophysiology and patient and donor selection...through transplantation anesthesia and full range of operative procedures...to immunosuppression, postoperative care, and ethical issues. The result is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-the-minute guidance on eve…

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Other Authors: Busuttil, Ronald W; Klintmalm, Goran B

Responsibility: [edited by] Ronald W. Busuttil, Goran B. Klintmalm

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier Saunders

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 1485 p.)

ISBN: 9781437712964 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Liver Transplantation

Subjects (LCSH): Liver - Transplantation; Liver Transplantation; Foie - Greffe; Transplantatie; Lever

Abstract: Spearheaded by two of the world's preeminent experts in liver surgery, the new edition of this landmark masterwork encompasses all of today's best knowledge in the field. It provides detailed discussions of everything from pathophysiology and patient and donor selection...through transplantation anesthesia and full range of operative procedures...to immunosuppression, postoperative care, and ethical issues. The result is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-the-minute guidance on every imaginable aspect of liver transplantation. Discusses the background and available management options for each hepatic disease entity. Addresses anesthesia for liver transplantation"oa crucial aspect of successful surgery that is often neglected in other sources. Provides step-by-step descriptions of today's full range of transplantation techniques. Details postoperative care, including intensive Considers the ethical issues involved in using living donors. Delivers pearls and pitfalls that provide important advice from world-renowned experts

Contents: I. General Considerations -- 1.History of Liver and Other Splanchnic Organ Transplantation -- 2.Liver Organ Allocation: The U.S. Model -- 3.Liver Organ Allocation: The Great Britain and European Models -- 4.Hepatic Anatomy -- 5.Hepatic Physiology and Assessment of Hepatic Function -- 6.Molecular Biology of the Liver -- 7.Influence of Liver Transplantation on Liver Surgery -- II. Patient Evaluation: Adult -- 8.Current Indications, Contraindications and Timing for Liver Transplantation -- 9.Transplantation for Viral Hepatitis A & B -- 10.Transplantation for Hepatitis C -- 11.Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure -- 12.Transplantation for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis -- 13.Transplantation for Sclerosing Cholangitis -- 14.Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Chronic Active Hepatitis -- 15.Transplantation for Primary Hepatic Malignancy -- 16.Liver Transplantation for Metastatic Hepatic Malignancy -- 17.Liver Transplantation for Hematological Disorders: Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Protophyria, and Coagulation Defects -- 18.Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome -- 19.Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Cirrhosis -- 20.Unusual Indications for Liver Transplantation -- III. Patient Evaluation: Pediatric -- 21.General Criteria for Pediatric Transplantation -- 22.Transplantation for Cholestatic Liver Disease -- 23.Transplantation for Biliary Atresia -- 24.Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Disease -- 25.Transplantation for Hepatic Malignancy in Children -- 26.Nutritional Aspects of Pediatric Liver Transplantation -- IV. Special Considerations in Patient Evaluation -- 27.Ethical Decisions in Liver Transplantation -- 28.Psychosocial Assessment of Adult Liver Transplant Recipients -- 29.Pretransplantation Evaluation: Pulmonary, Cardiac, and Renal -- 30.Pretransplantation Infectious Disease Screening for Transplantation Candidates -- 31.Role of the Clinical Nurse Coordinator: Preoperative Care -- 32.Radiologic Evaluation in the Liver Trnaplant Patient -- 33.Monitoring and Care of the Patient Prior to Transplantation -- 34.Nutritional Aspects of Adult Liver Transplantation -- 35.Surgery for Portal Hypertension in the Era of Liver Transplantation -- V. The Operation -- 36.Donor Selection and Management -- 37.The Donor Operation -- 38.Principles of Organ Preservation -- 39.The Recipient Hepatectomy and Grafting -- 40.Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation -- VI. Split and Living Donor Transplantation -- 41.Split Liver Transplantation for the Pediatric and Adult Recipient -- 42.Living Related Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients -- 43.Split Liver Transplantation for Two Adults -- 44.Adult Living Donor and Recipient Evaluation and Selection -- 45.Adult Living Donor Hepatectomy and Recipient Operation -- 46.Imaging Techniques in Living Donor Transplantation -- 47.Outcomes in Living Donor Transplantation -- VII. Unusual Operative Problems -- 48.Venous Anomalies Including Protal Vein Thrombosis and Prior Portosystemic Shunts -- 49.Liver Transplantation and Situs Inversus -- 50.Retransplantation -- 51.Clinical Management of Necrotic Liver During Transplantation Surgery -- 52.Transplantation of the Liver With Digestive Organs -- 53.Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation -- 54.Auxiliary Transplants -- VIII. Postoperative Care -- 55.Postoperative Intensive Care Management -- 56.Postoperative Intensive Care Management: Children -- 57.Postoperative Care Management: Adults -- 58.Postoperative Care Management: Children -- 59.Renal Failure in the Adult Transplant Recipient -- 60.Graft Failure: Cause, Etiology, Recognition and Treatment -- 61.Technical Problems: Biliary -- 62.Technical Problems: Vascular -- 63.Infections After Liver Transplantation -- 64.Late Onset Complications and Recurrent Non-Malignant Disease -- 65.Neuropsychiatric Outcomes in Liver Transplantation -- 66.Transplantation of the Liver: Postoperative Neurological Disorders and Prognosis -- 67.Role of the Posttransplantation Coordinator -- IX. Liver Transplant Pathology -- 68.Histological Patterns of Rejection and Other Causes of Liver Dysfunction -- 69.Pathology of Recurrence of Non-Neoplastic Disease After Liver Transplantation -- 70.Posttransplantation De Novo Malignancies -- X. Immunology of Liver Transplantation -- 71.Rejection After Transplantation -- 72.Cell Migration, Chimerism, and Graft Acceptance, With Particular Reference To the Liver -- 73.ABO, Tissue Typing, and Crossmatching Incompatibility in Liver Transplantation -- XI. Immunosuppression -- 74.Induction and Maintenance of Immunosuppression -- 75.Special Considerations for Pediatric Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation -- 76.Treatment of Acute and Chronic Rejection -- 77.New Immunosuppressive Drugs -- XII. Survival and Results -- 78.Preoperative Predictors of Outcome in Liver Transplantation: Models for Defining High-Risk Recipients -- 79.Overall National Results of Liver Transplantation Between 1987 and 2000 -- 80.Long-Term Functional Recovery and Quality of Life -- 81.Results: Survival and Quality of Life After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Children -- XIII. Future Developments in Liver Transplantation -- 82.Gene Therapy in Transplantation -- 83.Xenotransplantation -- 84.Hepatocyte Transplantation -- 85.New Approaches in Immunosuppression -- 86.Ischemia Reperfusion Injury of the Liver -- 87.Extracorporeal Xenogeneic Liver Support -- 88.Development of Bio Artificial Liver

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Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

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[edited by] John W. L. Fielding and Michael T. Hallissey. --London: Springer , c2005.

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Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery forms part of the Springer Specialist Surgery Series designed to be a valuable resource for trainees and specialist alike. With information presented in a didactic manner, this useful reference guide will compliment the Springer Surgery Atlas Series, together forming a unique resource for the busy gastrointestinal surgeon. Written by an international group of contributors, all experts in their field, to provide a text for specialists and trainees, this book gives …

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Other Authors: Fielding, John W. L.; Hallissey, Michael T.

Responsibility: [edited by] John W. L. Fielding and Michael T. Hallissey

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2005

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 395 pages) : ill.

Series Title: Springer specialist surgery series

ISBN: 9781846280665; 9781852336073 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - pathology; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - surgery

Abstract: Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery forms part of the Springer Specialist Surgery Series designed to be a valuable resource for trainees and specialist alike. With information presented in a didactic manner, this useful reference guide will compliment the Springer Surgery Atlas Series, together forming a unique resource for the busy gastrointestinal surgeon. Written by an international group of contributors, all experts in their field, to provide a text for specialists and trainees, this book gives a current and concise summary of all key topics within the specialty and concentrates on recent developments.

Contents: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Oesophagus -- The Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach -- The Anatomy and Physiology of the Small Bowel -- The Anatomy and Physiology of the Diaphragm -- The Spleen -- Benign Disease of the Oesophagus -- Benign Diseases of the Stomach -- Benign Disease of the Small Bowel -- Benign Disease of the Diaphragm -- Benign Diseases of the Spleen -- Epithelial Neoplasms of the Oesophagus -- Epithelial Neoplasms of the Stomach -- Cancer at the Gastro-oesophageal Junction (Epidemiology) -- Neoplasms of the Small Bowel -- Stromal Upper GI Tract Neoplasms -- Neoplasms of the Spleen -- Lymphomas -- Pathology of the Oesophagus and Stomach -- Premalignant Lesions of the Oesophagus: Identification to Management -- High Risk Lesions in the Stomach -- Upper GI Endoscopy -- Imaging in GI Surgery -- High Risk Lesions in the Esophagus and Nuclear Medicine -- Surgical Resection for Esophageal Cancer: Role of Extended Lymphadenectomy -- Surgical Resection of the Stomach with Lymph Node Dissection -- Chemotherapy of Upper GI Neoplasms: Proven/Unproven -- Radiotherapy in Upper GI Tract Neoplasms.

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Location: Online

Prevention of high-dose-rate brachytherapy accidents

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editor, J. Valentin. --Oxford, England: Elsevier , 2005.

Call Number: WN 250.5 .B7 P944 2005

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: WN 250.5 .B7 P944 2005

Corporate Author: International Commission on Radiological Protection

Other Authors: Valentin, J

Responsibility: editor, J. Valentin

Place of Publication: Oxford, England

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 51 p.

Series Vol.: 97

Series Title: ICRP publication

ISBN: 0080446582

Subjects (MeSH): Brachytherapy - adverse effects; Medical Errors - prevention & control; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radiation Protection; Safety Management

Notes: Published as: Annals of the ICRP v. 35, n. 2, 2005.

Contents: High-dose-rate brachytherapy is a rapidly growing technique (HDR) that has been replacing low-dose-rate (LDR) procedures over the last few years in both industrialised and developing countries. It is estimated that about 500,000 procedures (administration of treatment) are performed by HDR units annually. LDR equipment has been discontinued by many manufacturers over the last few years, leaving HDR brachytherapy as the major alternative. HDR brachytherapy techniques deliver a very high dose, of the order of 1.6-5.0 Gy/min, so mistakes can lead to under- or overdosage with the potential for clinical adverse effects. More than 500 HDR accidents (including one death) have been reported along the entire chain of procedures from source packing to delivery of dose. Human error has been the prime cause of radiation events. In the present report, the International Commission on Radiological Protection concludes that many accidents could have been prevented if staff had had functional monitoring equipment and paid attention to the results. Since iridium has relatively short half-life, the HDR sources need to be replaced approximately every 4 months. Over 10,000 HDR sources are transported annually, with the resultant potential for accidents; therefore, appropriate procedures and regulations must be observed. A number of specific recommendations on procedures and equipment are given in this report. The need for an emergency plan and for practising emergency procedures is stressed. The possibility of loss or theft of sources must be kept in mind. A collaborating team of specifically trained personnel following quality assurance (QA) procedures is necessary to prevent accidents. Maintenance is indispensable component of QA; external audits of procedures re-enforce good and safe practice, and identify potential causes of accidents. QA should include peer review of cases. Accidents and incidents should be reported and the lessons learned should be shared with other users to prevent similar mistakes.

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Publication Type: Practice Guideline

Location: Dickson Building

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Neurodegenerative diseases : neurobiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutics

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[edited by] M. Flint Beal, Anthony E. Lang, Albert C. Ludolph. --Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , c2005.

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Author: Beal, M. Flint

Other Authors: Lang, Anthony E; Ludolph, Albert C

Responsibility: [edited by] M. Flint Beal, Anthony E. Lang, Albert C. Ludolph

Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: c2005

Physical Description: xxii, 985 p.

ISBN: 6610162689 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Neurodegenerative Diseases

Contents: Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I Basic aspects of neurodegeneration -- 1 Endogenous free radicals and antioxidants in the brain -- Formation of oxygen free radicals -- Low-molecular weight scavengers -- Exogenous -- Antioxidant proteins and enzymes -- Markers of free radical damage -- Cellular and histochemical analyses -- REFERENCES -- 2 Biological oxidants and therapeutic antioxidants -- Introduction -- Why is identification of reactive species and biomolecular targets so difficult? -- 3 Mitochondria, metabolic inhibitors and neurodegeneration -- Mitochondrial energy production and sites of action for metabolic inhibitors -- Mitochondrial calcium homeostasis -- Mitochondrial free radical production -- Mitochondrial permeability transition -- Mitochondria and cell death: necrosis -- Mitochondrial and cell death: apoptosis -- Mitochondrial inhibition and neurodegeneration -- Concluding remarks -- REFERENCES -- 4 Excitotoxicity and excitatory amino acid antagonists in chronic neurodegenerative diseases -- Introduction -- Excitotoxicity and neurodegenerative diseases -- Excitotoxicity and Parkinson's disease -- Huntington's disease -- Glutamate in Alzheimer's disease -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Conclusions -- REFERENCES -- 5 Glutamate transporters -- Introduction -- High affinity, Na+-dependent glutamate transporters: localization, functional properties and topology -- Regulation of glutamate transporters -- Excitatory neurotransmission and glutamate transporters -- Excitotoxicity and glutamate transporters -- Neurodegenerative diseases and glutamate transporters -- Concluding remarks -- REFERENCES -- 6 Calcium binding proteins in selective vulnerability of motor neurons -- Introduction -- Increased calcium in motor neurons in ALS -- Cellular calcium homeostasis and calcium binding proteins -- Calcium binding proteins in motor neurons -- AMPA/kainate receptors and selective vulnerability -- Mechanism of protection of motor neurons by calcium binding proteins: axon terminals -- Mechanism of protection of motor neurons by calcium binding proteins: cell bodies -- In vitro transfection study -- In vivo studies -- Stress-related changes of CaBPs in motoneurons and glial cells -- Neuroprotective role of CaBPs in other systems -- Conclusions: calcium-mediated degeneration of motor neurons -- Acknowledgements -- REFERENCES -- 7 Apoptosis in neurodegenerative diseases -- Introduction -- Evidence for apoptosis and caspase activation in human diseases -- Caspase inhibition and inflammation -- Limitations and cautions -- REFERENCES -- 8 Neurotrophic factors -- Introduction -- Developmental motoneuron cell death -- Neurotrophic factors for motoneurons -- Identification of cellular signaling pathways responsible for neurotrophic factor mediated survival of motoneurons -- The role of neuronal activity and glutamate for motoneuron survival -- An active role of NGF signaling in motoneuron cell death? -- Downstream signals which mediate the neuronal survival response to neurotrophins and CNTF: the role of members of the IAP family -- Animal models

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Reducing the stigma of mental illness : a report from a Global Programme of the World Psychiatric Association

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Norman Sartorius and Hugh Schulze. --Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , 2005.

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Author: Sartorius, N

Corporate Author: World Psychiatric Association

Other Authors: Schulze, Hugh

Responsibility: Norman Sartorius and Hugh Schulze

Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: xxii, 238 p.

ISBN: 6610202826 (electronic bk.)

Subjects (MeSH): Mentally Ill Persons; Health Policy

Contents: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- REFERENCE -- Introduction -- The different voices of stigma and discrimination -- The Global Programme of the World Psychiatric Association -- Structure of this Book -- Participants in the Programme -- Chairpersons and Advisors of Local Action Groups -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Developing the Programme -- What conceptual framework should the programme adopt? -- The vicious cycle of stigmatization -- Cultural differences between industrialized and developing countries -- Focus on schizophrenia or on mental illness in general? -- Who should carry out the programme on country level? -- How should the activities of the programme be selected? -- What administrative structure should the programme have? -- How long should the programme last? -- What relationship should there be with other efforts dealing with problems of stigma and discrimination? -- How should the programme be evaluated? -- Snapshots of a dynamic programme -- REFERENCES -- Phase I Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- 2 The Canadian Pilot Site -- Calgary, Alberta -- Health care professionals -- Teenagers: students in grades 9 and 11 -- The Teens Talking 2 Teens Competition -- Community Change Agents and opinion leaders -- Who is the general public? -- Conclusion -- For more information on the Global Programme in Canada, please contact -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...CANADA -- Phase II -- 3 Spain -- Working from the inside out -- Interventions for individuals living with schizophrenia and their families -- Health care institutions -- An approach to the public -- Results -- For more information on the Global Programme in Spain, please contact -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...SPAIN -- 4 Austria -- Establishing a benchmark -- Targeting journalists -- Educating high school students -- Broadening the audience -- Mental health services -- Conclusion -- For more information on the Global Programme in Austria, please contact -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...AUSTRIA -- Phase III -- 5 Germany -- Düsseldorf -- Hamburg -- Itzehoe-Steinburg and Kiel -- Leipzig -- Munich -- Conclusion -- For more information on the Global Programme in Germany, please contact -- REFERENCES...GERMANY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...GERMANY -- 6 Italy -- Research -- Stigma and high school students -- Stigma and journalists -- Working with employers and their employees -- Conclusion -- For more information on the Global Programme in Italy, please contact -- REFERENCES...ITALY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...ITALY -- 7 Greece -- A unique national opportunity -- Mental health professionals -- Working with the media -- Expanding the volunteer network -- Stigma and the arts -- Support materials for communication -- Stigma and high school students -- Individuals living with schizophrenia and families -- Local networking and awareness -- Conclusion -- For more information on the Global Programme in Greece, please contact -- BIBLIOGRAPHY...GREECE -- 8 United States -- Employers -- Criminal justice system -- Media and the general publ

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Case analysis in clinical ethics

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edited by Anneke Lucassen. --Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , 2005.

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Author: Ashcroft, Richard E

Responsibility: edited by Anneke Lucassen

Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 246 p.

ISBN: 6610256020

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues

Contents: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- George Agich -- Richard Ashcroft -- Alastair Campbell -- Raanan Gillon -- Søren Holm -- Brian Hurwitz -- Anneke Lucassen -- Michael Parker -- Julian Savulescu -- Marian Verkerk -- Guy Widdershoven -- Rob Withers -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Philosophical introduction: case analysis in clinical ethics -- References -- 2 Families and genetic testing: the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Jane's story -- Phyllis's story -- The general practitioner's story -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Author's comment -- Note -- References -- Appendix I Family diagram -- Appendix II Patient information leaflet -- Is breast cancer inherited? -- What is BRCA1 and BRCA2? -- How are BRCA genes inherited? -- How do I know if the cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Can I have a test to see if the breast cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- I have got a very strong family history, how do I go about testing? -- What if a relative with breast or ovarian cancer is not available? Can I be tested even if I have never had cancer? -- So testing is a two-stage process? -- Does everyone who inherits a mutation in a BRCA gene get breast or ovarian cancer? -- How high is my risk of cancer if I have inherited a BRCA mutation? -- If I have not inherited a BRCA mutation can I still get cancer? -- What happens if a man has a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Are BRCA1/2 the only genes that can cause hereditary breast cancer? -- If I have a BRCA mutation when will I develop cancer? -- What can be done about the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer? -- What is the advantage of predictive BRCA testing? -- What are the risks of BRCA testing? -- Is there an alternative to genetic testing? -- I've heard of research studies involving people with a family history of cancer. How can I find out more? -- 3 Family access to shared genetic information: an analysis of the narrative -- Piecing the jigsaw puzzle together -- What does Jane really think? -- Jane and Phyllis's meeting -- Jane's decision -- The unseen narrator -- Phyllis's story -- Portrayals of Phyllis and Jane -- The general practitioners' perspective -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Closure -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- References -- 4 A virtue-ethics approach -- Introducing virtue ethics -- Cultural relativity -- Elitism and stigma -- Applicability -- Self and community -- The case study -- References -- 5 Interpretation and dialogue in hermeneutic ethics -- Interpretation and ambiguity -- Interpretation and ambiguity in the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Varying perspectives and fusing horizons -- Perspectives and horizons in the story of Jane and Phyllis -- Fostering interpretation and sustaining dialogue -- References -- 6 'Power, corruption and lies' : ethics and power -- Power and domination -- Productive power -- Power and responsibility -- Synthetic summary --tidtid25