Prevention of low birth weight in Canada : literature review and strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54256
prepared for the Health Promotion Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health by the Canadian Institute of Child Health.
--Ottawa, ON:
Canadian Institute of Child Health
, 1993.
- Call Number
- WS 420 DC2 P84 1993
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 420 DC2 P84 1993
- Corporate Author
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Other Authors
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Canada. Best Start: Community Action for Healthy Babies
- Responsibility
- prepared for the Health Promotion Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health by the Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, ON
- Publisher
- Canadian Institute of Child Health
- Date of Publication
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 125 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Infant, Premature
- Infant Mortality
- Prenatal Care
- Canada
- Notes
- "This paper was prepared for Best Start : Community Action for Healthy Babies by the Canadian Institute of Child Health"...
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Loan Period
- In library use
Evidence-based anaesthesia and intensive care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27275
edited by Ann Møller and Tom Pedersen ; project co-ordinator, Jane Cracknell.
--Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press
, 2006.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Møller, Ann
- Other Authors
- Pedersen, Tom
- Responsibility
- edited by Ann Møller and Tom Pedersen ; project co-ordinator, Jane Cracknell
- Alternate Title
- Evidence-based anesthesia and intensive care
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- xii, 399 p.
- ISBN
- 6610702837 (electronic bk.)
- 9786610702831 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Contents
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- 1 Introducing evidence-based anaesthesia -- 2 How to define the questions -- Introduction -- Formulating the question -- The patient/population/problem -- The interventions/exposures considered -- The relevant outcomes -- Conclusion -- SUGGESTED READING -- 3 Developing a search strategy, locating studies and electronic databases -- Introduction -- How do you find studies that meet your review's inclusion criteria? -- Search strategy for the identification of studies -- How to develop a search strategy? -- Boolean operators: "OR" and "AND" -- Search strategies in the Cochrane Anaesthesia Review Group for the identification of studies -- Locating studies -- Electronic databases -- Where to look for studies? -- CENTRAL -- MEDLINE and EMBASE -- Should we continue to handsearch? -- Personal communication -- Document your search -- Keeping it under control -- Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- 4 Retrieving the data -- Introduction -- Stop -- Before you "start" -- Recording retrieved data -- Why extract data? -- Why record extracted data electronically? -- What data? -- Recording retrieved data electronically -- Size -- Backup -- Program -- Manipulating retrieved electronic records -- Counting -- Calculations -- Annotating and linking -- Filter and PivotTable -- Other factors that affect the validity of your answer -- Duplication -- Author networks and hubs or nodes -- Getting the data wrong -- Difficult data -- Outcome summaries but no details -- Percentages -- Solutions -- RESOURCES -- REFERENCE -- 5 Critical appraisal and presentation of study details -- Introduction -- Critical appraisal -- Study selection -- Quality assessment -- Internal and external validity -- Conflicts of interest and fraud -- Reporting standards -- Clinical trial registration -- Presentation of study details -- Summary -- REFERENCES -- 6 Outcomes -- Introduction -- Clinically relevant outcomes -- Patient satisfaction -- Other considerations -- Outcomes exemplified -- Mortality -- Morbidity -- Other anaesthesia related clinical outcomes -- Other relevant outcomes -- POEMs -- Types of trials -- The randomised controlled trial -- The cohort study (epidemiological research/regression analysis) -- Qualitative research -- Outcome related bias -- Surrogate outcome -- Conclusions -- REFERENCES -- 7 The meta-analysis of a systematic review -- Introduction -- SR data: study characteristics -- SR data: observed study outcomes -- Effect measures -- Summary effect measures and heterogeneity -- Managing heterogeneity -- Graphical tools -- Resources, problems, and promises -- Summary -- REFERENCES -- 8 Bias in systematic reviews: considerations when updating your knowledge -- Introduction -- Within-study biases/trial quality -- Bias and quality assessment in randomised controlled trials -- Selection bias: biased allocation to intervention or control group -- Performance bias: unequal care for the intervention and control group -- Information (Detection) bias: different outcome
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A complaint free world : how to stop complaining and start enjoying the life you always wanted
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26439
Book design by Tina Henderson.
(1st ed.)
--New York, NY:
Doubleday
, c2007.
- Call Number
- BF 697 B786c 2007
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- BF 697 B786c 2007
- Author
- Bowen, W.
- Responsibility
- Book design by Tina Henderson
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 176 p.
- ISBN
- 9780385524582
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Self-Assessment
- Personal Satisfaction
- Self Efficacy
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Cultural Competence in Health Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40610
Wen-Shing Tseng, Jon Streltzer.
--Boston, MA:
Springer
, c2008.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cultural Competence in Health Care A Guide for Professionals Wen-Shing Tseng, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Jon Streltzer, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Between a growing pan-ethnic patient base, the need to solve inequalities of care, and the clinical desirability of viewing clients in their entirety, applied cultural knowledge is emerging as a major goal of clinical and public health practice. Cultural Competence in Health Care offers a wealth of this crucial knowledge with emphasis on day-…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Tseng, Wen-Shing
- Other Authors
- Streltzer, Jon
- Responsibility
- Wen-Shing Tseng, Jon Streltzer
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 138 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780387721712
- 9780387721705 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Cultural Competency
- Ethnic Groups - psychology
- Minority Groups - psychology
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Abstract
- Cultural Competence in Health Care A Guide for Professionals Wen-Shing Tseng, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Jon Streltzer, University of Hawaii, Honolulu Between a growing pan-ethnic patient base, the need to solve inequalities of care, and the clinical desirability of viewing clients in their entirety, applied cultural knowledge is emerging as a major goal of clinical and public health practice. Cultural Competence in Health Care offers a wealth of this crucial knowledge with emphasis on day-to-day clinical work. Authors Tseng and Streltzer, well-known experts on transcultural medicine and therapy, start by differentiating between disease and illness and advise on a range of practical matters, from discussing culturally sensitive subjects to negotiating compromises between traditional healing and established medicine, so that readers will gain both useful working techniques and valuable empathy with clients. Case studies highlight medical issues as they apply to various minority (and majority) groups, and eight insightful chapters reveal cultural dimensions expressed in: Concepts of illness and illness behaviors. Assessment, interviews, and symptom presentation. Hospitalization, medication, family involvement, consent issues. Highly charged medical areas, e.g., pain management, transfusions, reproductive issues, organ donation. Frequently stigmatized conditions such as AIDS, STDs, cancer, and psychiatric disorders. Care by non-medical professionals, including social workers, physical therapists, and nutritionists. Cultural Competence in Health Care is equally suited to use by practitioners and students in medicine, psychology, nursing, social work, and affiliated fields. And since it's one of the only practice-oriented books on the topic, cross-cultural courses in training programs will find it especially useful.
- Contents
- Culture and Medical Practice -- Cultural Competence in Healthcare Specialties -- Culture and Clinical Assessment -- Healthcare for People of Different Ethnicities -- Culture and Medical Diseases -- Culture and Mental Disorders -- Culture and Medical Care -- Culture and Special Medical Issues -- Conclusions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Reprogen-ethics and the future of gender
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40956
Frida Simonstein, editor.
--Dordrecht:
Springer
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
'Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender' brings together three tightly related topics, which have so far been dealt separately in bioethics: assisted reproduction, enhancing and gender. Part one in this book targets present policies and legislature of assisted reproduction. Part two focuses on current views of the ethics of PGD and enhancing. Part three tackles the future of gender. Part four deals with artificial wombs and ectogenesis. The aim of this book is to provide a joint perspective i…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Simonstein, Frida
- Responsibility
- Frida Simonstein, editor
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 224 p.)
- Series Vol.
- v. 43
- ISBN
- 9789048124756
- 9789048124749 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 1567-8008
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bioethical Issues
- Genetic Enhancement - ethics
- Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - ethics
- Sex Preselection - ethics
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- 'Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender' brings together three tightly related topics, which have so far been dealt separately in bioethics: assisted reproduction, enhancing and gender. Part one in this book targets present policies and legislature of assisted reproduction. Part two focuses on current views of the ethics of PGD and enhancing. Part three tackles the future of gender. Part four deals with artificial wombs and ectogenesis. The aim of this book is to provide a joint perspective in order to get the big picture. Contributors include Matti Häyry, Tuija Takala, Søren Holm, David Heyd, Daniel Callahan, Harriet Bradley, Ekaterina Balabanova and others. Some chapters in this book will significantly contribute to the current discussion of the topics at stake; other chapters will start a discussion on issues that have not yet been discussed. "Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender" will certainly appeal to readers who are interested in any of the intersecting topics of assisted reproduction, genetic enhancing and gender; bioethicists, sociologists, genetic counsellors, gynaecologists, legislators, and students of the relevant disciplines.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. ART – A 30 Years Retrospective -- 1. Current Status of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) -- 2. The Medicalization of Reproduction – A 30 Year Retrospective -- 3. Conceiving a New Right to Procreate -- Part II. ART – Mind the Gap -- 4. ‘Can’t Avoid It, Can’t Afford It’: Assisted Reproduction in Israel and Bulgaria -- 5. Assisted Reproduction in Developing Countries: The Debate at a Turning Point -- 6. Ethical and Socio-Cultural Aspects that Influence ART in Latin America -- Part III. Gendered Futures -- 7. Women, Work, and Children: Is There a Solution? -- 8. Between Fecklessness and Selfishness: Is There a Biologically Optimal Time for Motherhood? -- 9. Gendered Futures: Reproduction and Production inWomen’s Lives -- Part IV. Parenting -- 10. Is Transferred Parental Responsibility Legitimately Enforceable? -- 11. Reproduction, Responsibility and Rationality -- 12. Male or Female We Will Create Them: The Ethics of Sex Selection for Non-medical Reasons -- Part V. Non-gendered Futures 13. Artificial Reproductive Technologies and the Advent of the Artificial Womb -- 14. Human Before Sex? Ectogenesis as a Way to Equality -- 15. The GlassWomb -- 16. A Survey of People’s Attitude Towards the Artificial Womb and Ectogenesis in Israel.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
ACT made simple : a quick-start guide to ACT basics and beyond
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24854
Harris, Russ.
--Oakland, CA:
New Harbinger Publications
, 2009.
- Call Number
- WM 425 C62 H315a 2009
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WM 425 C62 H315a 2009
- Author
- Harris, Russ
- Place of Publication
- Oakland, CA
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 265 p.
- ISBN
- 9781572247055
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Short-term assessment of risk and treatability(START)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24911
Webster. Christopher D.
--Coquitlam, BC:
BC Mental Health and Addiciton Services
, 2009.
- Call Number
- WX 157 W378s 2009
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WX 157 W378s 2009
- Author
- Webster. Christopher D.
- Other Authors
- Martin, Mary-Lou
- Brink, Johann
- Place of Publication
- Coquitlam, BC
- Publisher
- BC Mental Health and Addiciton Services
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 181 p.
- ISBN
- 9780981214405
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Risk Assessment
- Treatment Outcome
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Start with why : how great leaders inspire everyone to take action
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26327
Simon Sinek.
--New York, NY:
Portfolio/Penguin
, c2009.
- Call Number
- HD 57.7 S549 2009
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. It was their natural ability to start with why that enabled them to inspire those around them and to ac…
- Call Number
- HD 57.7 S549 2009
- Author
- Sinek, Simon
- Responsibility
- Simon Sinek
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Portfolio/Penguin
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 246 p.
- ISBN
- 9781597846444
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Leadership
- Abstract
- Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. It was their natural ability to start with why that enabled them to inspire those around them and to achieve remarkable things. In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way -- and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be lead, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with why. Any organization can explain what it does; some can explain how they do it; but very few can clearly articulate why. Why is not money or profit--those are always results. Why does your organization exist? Why does it do the things it does? Why do customers really buy from one company or another? Why are people loyal to some leaders, but not others? Starting with Why works in big business and small business, in the nonprofit world and in politics. Those who start with Why never manipulate, they inspire. And the people who follow them don't do so because they have to; they follow because they want to. Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire..." Jacket.
- Contents
- Part 1. A world that doesn't start with why -- Part 2. An alternative perspective -- Part 3. Leaders need a following -- Part 4. How to rally those who believe -- Part 5. The biggest challenge is success -- Part 6. Discover why -- Index.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Centers for Ending : The Coming Crisis in the Care of Aged People
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40892
Seymour B. Sarason.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness and isolation to depression and dependency. In Centers for Ending, Dr. Sa…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Sarason, Seymour B
- Responsibility
- Seymour B. Sarason
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 109 p.)
- Series Title
- Caregiving: Research, Practice, Policy
- ISBN
- 9781441957252
- 9781441957245 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aged - psychology
- Health Policy
- Health Services for the Aged
- Long-Term Care
- Nursing Homes
- Other Subjects
- United States
- Abstract
- As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness and isolation to depression and dependency. In Centers for Ending, Dr. Sarason uses his firsthand experience as both practitioner and patient in senior facilities to reveal wide-ranging professional and moral issues affecting this seemingly familiar terrain. Insensitive medical personnel, poorly trained nurses and aides, indifferent administrators, and a prevailing culture content with treating "bodies" instead of human beings are identified as contributing factors. Drawing on America's rich history of large-scale solutions to social problems, Dr. Sarason offers penetrating insights and bold suggestions in such areas as: The widening care gap between haves and have-nots. Why professional caregivers fail to understand patients. The nursing home resident as immigrant. Why previous reform efforts have not worked. The need for a Presidential commission for the elderly. The scenario if conditions are allowed to remain as they are or worsen. This concise volume is essential reading for researchers, graduate students, professionals, practitioners, and policy makers across such fields as geriatric medicine, health psychology, social work, public health, and public policy. Centers for Ending is a clarion call to be ignored at great cost to our elders and ourselves.
- Contents
- Themes of the Book -- Becoming a Resident in a Total Care Facility -- Residents as Immigrants -- Some Aspects of Organizational Craziness -- Two Months in the Nursing Home -- Planning Programs: Social Security and Head Start -- The Haves and the Have Nots -- The Need for a Presidential Commission: Some Caveats -- On the Uses of History.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Leader : Psychological Essays
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40894
Charles B. Strozier, Daniel Offer, Oliger Abdyli, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Behind every leader is an instructive life story. It often promotes a public image that inspires others to live by it. And, sometimes, even to live or to die for it. As leadership qualities and image issues gain significance in the public discourse, the psychological study of leadership is a critical factor in any discussion. With its trenchant insights into leaders past and present, The Leader: Psychological Essays, Second Edition, updates a pioneering text in this field and provides a solid b…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Strozier, Charles B
- Offer, Daniel
- Abdyli, Oliger
- Responsibility
- Charles B. Strozier, Daniel Offer, Oliger Abdyli, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 179 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781441983879
- 9781441983855 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Leadership
- Abstract
- Behind every leader is an instructive life story. It often promotes a public image that inspires others to live by it. And, sometimes, even to live or to die for it. As leadership qualities and image issues gain significance in the public discourse, the psychological study of leadership is a critical factor in any discussion. With its trenchant insights into leaders past and present, The Leader: Psychological Essays, Second Edition, updates a pioneering text in this field and provides a solid basis for ongoing dialogue on this important subject. Within the context of the ever-evolving disciplines of psychoanalysis and psychodynamics, this thought-provoking volume examines the lives of several prominent leaders from ancient Greece through the start of the 21st century. The authors explore how these leaders imposed their individual missions and mystiques on others, thereby fulfilling--and, sometimes, creating--distinct needs in their followers. The volume brings into vivid focus issues with the potential for devastating consequences on the global stage. This must-have Second Edition is indispensable reading for researchers, professors, and graduate students across many disciplines, including political psychology, psychoanalysis, history and political science, psychiatry, anthropology, and personality and social psychology. It is important reading for anyone with an interest in the life stories of leaders past and present and how they affect our world even long after they are gone.
- Contents
- Part I. The Past -- Leaders in Ancient Times: Joseph, Plato, Alcibiades -- Freud and His Followers -- From Erik E. Erikson to Heinz Kohut: Expanding Theories of Leadership -- Part II. Studies -- Lincoln and the Crisis of the 1850s: Thoughts on the Group Self -- Mirror Image of the Nation: An Investigation of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Leadership of Germans -- Osama Bin Laden: The Man and the Myth -- Redemptive Narratives in the Life and the Presidency of George W. Bush -- Paranoid Leadership.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Getting your research paper published : a surgical perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27690
edited by Mohit Bhandari, Anders Joensson ; associate editors, Bernd R. Robioneck, Emil H. Schemitsch ; with contributions by Lars C. Borris ... [et al.].
--Stuttgart:
Thieme
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Bhandari, Morit
- Joensson, Anders
- Responsibility
- edited by Mohit Bhandari, Anders Joensson ; associate editors, Bernd R. Robioneck, Emil H. Schemitsch ; with contributions by Lars C. Borris ... [et al.].
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Publisher
- Thieme
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 162 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783131499912
- 9783131536617 (eISBN)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research
- General Surgery
- Publishing
- Writing
- Specialty
- Communication
- Research
- Contents
- Why should we publish papers? / George M. Kontakis, Peter V. Giannoudis -- Presented but never published : why research papers are not being published / Cheryl Wylie, Sheila Sprague -- What is the quality of the published orthopaedic literature? / Daniel Vena, Sheila Sprague -- Common pitfalls in the reporting of surgical results / Rudolf W. Poolman -- Overview : what to consider before you start writing / Paul Karanicolas -- Ethics in writing : maintaining credibility / Lyndsay Somerville, Dianne Bryant -- Authorship : what you should know / Rad Zdero, Emil H. Schemitsch -- When do you need a statistician? : more than just number crunchers / Jason W. Busse -- The structured abstract / Ole Brink, Lars C. Borris -- Writing an introduction / Emil H. Schemitsch, Rad Zdero -- Writing a methods section / Emil H. Schemitsch, Rad Zdero -- Results : basics of analysis / Paul Karanicolas -- Results : tables, figures, and appendices / Jacquelyn Marsh, Dianne Bryant -- How to frame a discussion / Kyle Jeray, Stephanie Tanner -- Referencing and acknowledgments / Richard Gould, Bradley Petrisor -- Author instructions / George Mathew, Sheila Sprague -- Formatting your paper : title page and more / Scott Wingerter -- Grammar police : the dos and don'ts of writing / Eric Morrison -- How to address reviewer's comments : dos and don'ts / Rad Zdero, Emil H. Schemitsch -- Getting your research accepted at scientific meetings : writing the abstract / George Mathew, Sheila Sprague -- PowerPoint presentations : tips for presenting your work / Tara M. Mastracci -- Poster presentations : preparing an effective research poster / Chad Coles -- Be consistent : present and publish the same results / Boris A. Zelle.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Generalized Dermatitis in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30893
Susan T. Nedorost.
--Dordrecht:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Generalized dermatitis is often chronic and debilitating. Many cases are multifactorial, which makes diagnosis and targeted treatment difficult. Although a very common reason for presentation to both dermatologists and primary care physicians, many practitioners fail to control symptoms adequately. Generalized Dermatitis in Clinical Practice summarizes the diagnostic and management options of this complex, multifactorial, and often chronic disease. Distilling a wealth of clinical insight, the …
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Nedorost, Susan T
- Responsibility
- Susan T. Nedorost
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 154 p. : 52 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781447128977
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dermatitis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Abstract
- Generalized dermatitis is often chronic and debilitating. Many cases are multifactorial, which makes diagnosis and targeted treatment difficult. Although a very common reason for presentation to both dermatologists and primary care physicians, many practitioners fail to control symptoms adequately. Generalized Dermatitis in Clinical Practice summarizes the diagnostic and management options of this complex, multifactorial, and often chronic disease. Distilling a wealth of clinical insight, the author reviews the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis in the context of patient management. This concise clinical reference is an ideal way for dermatologists, allergists, and primary care physicians to approach the patient suffering from widespread dermatitis.
- Contents
- [Machine generated contents note] 1. Introduction -- Problems with the Definition -- Problems with the Diagnosis and Treatment -- Problems with the Care Team -- Aim of This Work -- References -- 2. Generalized Dermatitis: The Basics -- Introduction -- Definition -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis and Management -- Management of Itch -- Dermatitis and the Health Care System -- References -- 3. Role of Irritation in Dermatitis: Implications for Treatment -- Definition -- Irritation and Innate Immunity -- Emollients -- Textiles -- Influence of Innate Immunity on the Adaptive Immune Response -- Nature of the Allergen -- Type of Tissue First Exposed and Concentration of Allergen -- Other Variables -- Corticosteroids -- Role of Irritant Dermatitis in Generalized Dermatitis -- References -- 4. Atopic Dermatitis -- Definition -- Sensitization to Food Protein Allergens -- Sensitization to Pollen Protein Allergens -- Food Pollen Syndromes -- Atopy Patch Tests: Concept -- Atopy Patch Test: Procedure -- Atopy Patch Test: Patient Education -- Avoidance of Topical and Ingestion Exposure to Foods -- Avoidance of Aeroallergens -- Conventional Patch Testing in Atopic Dermatitis -- Role of Commensal Skin Flora in Atopic Dermatitis -- References -- 5. Stasis Dermatitis and Autoeczematization -- Definition -- Management of Stasis Dermatitis -- Secondary Allergic Contact Dermatitis -- Autoeczematization -- Bullous Pemphigoid: An Instructive Mimic -- References -- 6. Generalized Allergic Contact Dermatitis -- Definition -- Causes of Generalized Allergic Contact Dermatitis -- Sensitization to a Common Allergen(s) with More Than One Source, or Polysensitization -- Sensitization to an Allergen with Widespread Skin Contact -- Contact Allergy as a Secondary Diagnosis Along with Other Dermatitis Such as Stasis Dermatitis with Autoeczematization or an Underlying Non-eczematous Skin Disease Such as Psoriasis -- Contact Allergy with Urticarial and Eczematous Response to Airborne Exposure -- Patch Testing for Allergic Contact Dermatitis -- Diagnosis of Generalized Allergic Contact Dermatitis -- Differential Diagnosis -- Scabies: An Instructive Mimic -- References -- 7. Systemic Contact Dermatitis -- Definition -- Mechanism of Systemic Contact Dermatitis -- Diagnosis of Systemic Contact Dermatitis -- Antigen Presenting Cells in Skin Versus Other Mucosae -- Complexity of Food Chemistry and Absorption -- T Regulatory Subtypes and Migration Patterns -- Clinical Clues to Systemic -- Contact Dermatitis -- Contact Urticaria -- Allergic Contact Recall: Ingestion Creates Dermatitis at Prior Patch Test Site -- Mixed Urticarial and Eczematous Reactions -- Vesicular Hand Dermatitis (Dyshidrotic Eczema, Also Known as Pompholyx) -- Baboon Syndrome -- Erythema Multiforme -- Reaction to Implanted Devices -- Dermatitis Herpetiformis: In Instructive Mimic -- References -- 8. Dermatitis Due to Systemic Disease -- Definition -- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) -- Dermatomyositis -- Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma -- References -- 9. Diagnosis of Generalized Dermatitis -- Initial Visit -- Patient Education at Start of Visit -- History and Exam -- Initial Tests -- Initial Plans and Preparation for the Second Visit -- Discharge Patient Education -- Diagnostic/Therapeutic Trials -- Interval Treatment -- Referral for Patch Testing -- Evaluating Diagnostic Results -- Patient Education -- One Month Follow Up After Patch Testing -- Recalcitrant Generalized Dermatitis -- References -- 10. Treatment of Generalized Dermatitis -- Demands to Prescribe Systemic Therapy -- Short-Term Treatment for Acute Flares -- Maintenance Treatment for Prevention of Flares -- Long-Term Use of Immuosuppressives -- Prophylaxis for Infectious Complications -- References -- 11. Interdisciplinary Care for Dermatitis -- References.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Great Health Care : Making It Happen
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30940
J. Timothy Harrington, Eric D. Newman, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Great Health Care is enlightening and entertaining. It's a must read for physicians, patients, health policymakers and administrators, and the interested public---anyone who wants to understand what great health care is, and how we might build it together. The authors share their stories and motivations and the methods they have used to transform care for their own patients within their own practices and health systems. They thoughtfully explore how we got into this mess, how we can get out of…
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- Harrington, J. Timothy
- Newman, Eric D
- Responsibility
- J. Timothy Harrington, Eric D. Newman, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 258 p. : 53 ill., 40 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461411987
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chronic Disease
- Health Care Reform
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Abstract
- Great Health Care is enlightening and entertaining. It's a must read for physicians, patients, health policymakers and administrators, and the interested public---anyone who wants to understand what great health care is, and how we might build it together. The authors share their stories and motivations and the methods they have used to transform care for their own patients within their own practices and health systems. They thoughtfully explore how we got into this mess, how we can get out of it, and the barriers to making it happen. "It is not only the impact of chronic diseases on our health and economy that draws us to this subject. It is the intriguing and rewarding potential for improving the status quo through redesigning how chronic disease care is provided and paid for." (Timothy Harrington, MD) "You can't do things differently until you see things differently." (Eric Newman, MD) "We start people on the road to recovery, but the 12 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation is just the warm-up period. The really important part is what happens afterward." (Richard Lueker, MD, Beth McCormick, MS) "We believe the extra-ordinary efforts of our program coordinators are key to our clients' wellbeing and our unusually low readmission rate." (Kathi Farrell, RN, BSN, PHN, Kathleen Sullivan, RN, MSN) "In real life, we are not usually given the chance to have a do-over. But we are given the chance to continuously improve. With the right skill sets, and the right partners, we can transform." (Eric Newman, MD)
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- Why Chronic Diseases? -- How Has the U.S. Health System Evolved? -- Why has the U. S. Health System Become What It Is? -- Making Chronic Disease Care Great -- Building Systems of Care -- Problem Solving -- Testing and Implementing Solutions -- Managing Complex Processes -- Managing Medical Information: Tools, Rules, and What's Cool -- Measuring Processes and Outcomes of Care -- Teaming: Everyone has a Role to Play -- How Providers Should Be Paid -- Diabetes: Everyone's Number One Priority -- Osteoporosis: Breaking Bones is Not Inevitable -- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnose Early and Treat to Target -- Heart Failure: Reducing Readmissions -- Chronic Kidney Disease: Changing the Mean by Changing the Mien -- Asthma: Identifying and Treating High-Risk Patients -- Cardiovascular Disease: Reducing Risk Factors -- Obesity: The Elephant in the Room -- Palliative Care & Hospice: Advancing the Science of Comfort, Affirming the Art of Caring -- Myths and Miscreants -- Improving Care versus Transforming Care -- Translational Research or Industrial Process Improvement: A False Choice -- The Patient Centered Medical Home or System-based Care: Another False Choice -- Preparing Physicians with Optimal Processes and Process Improvement Skills.
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Robotic Urologic Surgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31043
Vipul R. Patel (editor).
(2nd ed.)
--London:
Springer
, c2012.
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Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition is an updated and revised technical manual focusing on the various robotic approaches to robotic urologic surgical procedures. This book provides instructions on how to develop a successful robotics program, learn the various techniques, and improve outcomes. It also aids the reader with helpful hints to avoid pitfalls. Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition includes up-to-date contributions from leading robotic urologic surgeons from around the world.…
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- Patel, Vipul R
- Responsibility
- Vipul R. Patel (editor)
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 541 p. : 252 ill., 219 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781848828001
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Robotics - methods
- Urologic Surgical Procedures - methods
- Abstract
- Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition is an updated and revised technical manual focusing on the various robotic approaches to robotic urologic surgical procedures. This book provides instructions on how to develop a successful robotics program, learn the various techniques, and improve outcomes. It also aids the reader with helpful hints to avoid pitfalls. Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition includes up-to-date contributions from leading robotic urologic surgeons from around the world. The detailed body of data which this book provides is supported by schematic diagrams and anatomic photographs to illustrate the concept being discussed. Robotic Urologic Surgery, Second Edition is an essential guide for all urologists as a reference to establish a robotics program, refine their surgical technique, and provide information to patients.
- Contents
- PART 1. INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTIC SURGERY -- Evolution of Robotic Surgery: Past, Present and Future -- Launching a Successful Robotic Program -- Training and Credentialing in Robotic Urological Surgery -- Robotics Training: An Interdisciplinary Continuum for Success -- PART 2. ROBOTIC SURGERY OF THE PROSTATE -- Neoplastic Prostate Pathology for the Practicing Urologist: When to Call Your Pathologist About Pathology Results -- Assessing the Learning Curve for Prostate Cancer Surgery -- Evidence-based Critical Analysis of Robotic Prostatectomy Outcomes -- Learning Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: How to Start and How to Get Better -- Examining the Learning Curve of Robotic Surgery -- Transitioning from Open to Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Look Back -- Patient Positioning and Trocar Placement for Robotic Urologic Procedures -- Difficult Peritoneal Access -- Key Elements to Approaching Difficult Cases in Robotic Urologic Surgery -- Tips and Tricks for Robotic Prostatectomy: A Step-by-Step Approach -- Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy - The Extraperitoneal Approach -- Factors Influencing Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Search for the Trifecta -- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Urinary Continence -- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Potency -- Improving Oncologic Outcomes After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy -- Management of Positive Surgical Margins Following Radical Prostatectomy -- Prevention and Management of Complications during Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy -- Robotic Simple Prostatectomy: Technical Considerations and Outcomes -- Salvage Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (SRARP) -- PART 3. KIDNEY AND ADRENALS -- Robot-Assisted Radical Nephroureterectomy -- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and Its Clinical Relevance to Partial Nephrectomy -- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and its Clinical Relevance to Partial Nephrectomy -- Renal Ischemia and Approach to the Renal Hilum: Tips and Tricks -- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy -- Outcomes of Robotic Radical and Partial Nephrectomy -- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Improving Clinical and Oncologic Outcomes -- Current Status of Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty in the Adult -- Robot-Assisted Ureteral Reimplantation -- The Role of Robotics for Adrenal Surgery -- PART 4. BLADDER CANCER -- Step by Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion -- Step by Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion -- Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection - A Step by Step Approach -- Robotic Assisted Radical Cystectomy -- Complications after Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion: New Approach Same Old Foe -- Robotic Surgical Management of Urinary Fistulae -- PART 5. PEDIATRIC UROLOGY -- Pediatric Urologic Robotic Surgery - PURS -- Robotic Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter in the Pediatric Population -- Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Ileocystoplasty and Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy: Technique and Initial Experience -- PART 6. ROBOTIC MICROSURGERY -- Robotic Microsurgery -- PART 7. ALLIED HEALTH -- Managing Erectile Dysfunction after Robotic Prostatectomy: Role of Penile Rehabilitation -- Preparation of the Operating Room, Back Table, and Surgical Team -- Role of the Robotic Surgical Assistant -- PART 8. EXECUTIVE -- Marketing of a Robotic Surgical Program.
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- e-Book
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Color Atlas of Chemical Peels
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31115
Antonella Tosti, Pearl E. Grimes, Maria Pia De Padova, editors.
(2nd ed.)
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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Chemical peeling is a well-known method used to restore a more youthful appearance and improve dermatologic defects. In recent years the technique has been marked by constant innovation. This book is the first atlas on chemical peels and has been significantly revised and updated since the first edition so as to reflect the state of the art in the field. The various types of chemical peel and peeling techniques, including new combined procedures, are first discussed in a step-by-step manner wit…
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- Tosti, Antonella
- Grimes, Pearl E
- De Padova, Maria Pia
- Responsibility
- Antonella Tosti, Pearl E. Grimes, Maria Pia De Padova, editors
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 211 p. : 142 ill., 137 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642202704
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Chemexfoliation - Atlases
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Abstract
- Chemical peeling is a well-known method used to restore a more youthful appearance and improve dermatologic defects. In recent years the technique has been marked by constant innovation. This book is the first atlas on chemical peels and has been significantly revised and updated since the first edition so as to reflect the state of the art in the field. The various types of chemical peel and peeling techniques, including new combined procedures, are first discussed in a step-by-step manner with the aid of supporting illustrations. Pathogenesis and treatment options are then considered, with each author reporting on his or her personal experience and preferred approach for different diseases and conditions, including acne, rosacea, melasma, photoaging, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, actinic keratosis, and dark skin. An entirely new section addresses how to deal with side-effects and complications of the different procedures. This atlas has been specifically designed as a reference tool for dermatologists who deal with cosmetology. In particular, by providing clear and practical information on the different peeling procedures and their indications, it will prove invaluable for dermatologists and other doctors who wish to start performing chemical peels.
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- Pt. I Types of Chemical Peels -- Types of Chemical Peels: Advantages/Disadvantages, an Illustrated Algorithm -- Pt. II Modalities of Application -- Glycolic Acid -- Salicylic Acid -- Pyruvic Acid -- Trichloroacetic Acid -- Phenol -- Jessner's Solution -- Combination Salicylic Acid/TCA Chemical Peeling -- Home Peeling: A Combined Technique -- Combination of Peelings and Bio-rejuvenation -- Combination of Microdermabrasion and Chemical Peels -- Combination of Chemical Peels and Needling for Acne Scars -- Pt. III How to Choose the Best Peeling for the Patient -- Acne -- Photoaging -- Melasma -- Senile Lentigines -- Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation -- Deep Chemical Peels for Post-acne Scarring -- Rosacea -- Actinic Keratosis -- Chemical Peels in Dark Skin -- How to Choose the Best Peeling Agent for the Patient: Asian Skin -- Pt. IV Management of Complications -- Adverse Reactions and Complications -- Pt. V Management of the Patient -- Management of the Patient.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Maternal obesity and pregnancy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31157
Per Glud Ovesen, Dorte Moller Jensen, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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A dramatic and worldwide increase is occurring in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Obese women carry a significant excess risk of complications during pregnancy, including infertility, spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and cesarean delivery. Furthermore, maternal obesity predisposes to obesity in the offspring, indicating that the prevention of childhood obesity should already start during …
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- Ovesen, Per Glud
- Moller Jensen, Dorte
- Responsibility
- Per Glud Ovesen, Dorte Moller Jensen, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 323 p. : 42 ill., 20 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642250231
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Obesity
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Gynecology
- Obstetrics
- Maternal and infant welfare
- Endocrinology
- Pediatrics
- Abstract
- A dramatic and worldwide increase is occurring in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Obese women carry a significant excess risk of complications during pregnancy, including infertility, spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and cesarean delivery. Furthermore, maternal obesity predisposes to obesity in the offspring, indicating that the prevention of childhood obesity should already start during pregnancy. This book provides a timely update on the latest knowledge on maternal obesity and pregnancy. A very wide range of issues are covered, including macrosomia and associated shoulder dystocia; the risk of miscarriage, malformations, and complications of pregnancy; the impact of hyperglycemia; clinical management; consequences for anesthesia and ultrasound; impacts on breastfeeding, fertility, and childhood obesity; and pregnancy following gastric surgery. All of the authors are recognized experts in their fields, and the book has been designed to meet the practical needs of obstetricians, gynecologists, internists, and general practitioners.
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- Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity in Pregnancy -- Fertility and Obesity -- Clinical Consequences of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism -- Clinical Management -- Physical Activity and Pregnancy -- Miscarriage and Malformations -- Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy -- Gestational Weight Gain -- Maternal Diabesity and Developmental Programming in the Offspring -- Obesity in Pregnancy and Ultrasound -- Maternal Obesity and Macrosomia -- Shoulder Dystocia in Maternal Obesity -- Stillbirth and Infant Mortality -- Anaesthesia in Maternal Obesity -- Macrosomia and Neonatology -- Childhood Obesity: The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Childhood Obesity -- Obesity in Pregnancy: Data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study -- Breastfeeding and Obesity: Impact on Women and Their Children -- Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Index.
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- e-Book
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Management of complications of cosmetic procedures : handling common and more uncommon problems
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31181
Antonella Tosti, Kenneth Beer, Maria Pia De Padova, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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The demand for cosmetic procedures is increasing worldwide. This book presents all the potential side-effects and complications of the most frequently used procedures in aesthetic dermatology and provides sound practical advice on their management. It will be helpful not only to beginners but also to experienced dermatologists who want to start performing new procedures. The text is fully illustrated and very simple to consult. For each procedure, the book discusses both common and uncommon si…
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- Tosti, Antonella
- Beer, Kenneth
- De Padova, Maria Pia
- Responsibility
- Antonella Tosti, Kenneth Beer, Maria Pia De Padova, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (v, 128 p. : 69 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642284151
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Surgery
- Abstract
- The demand for cosmetic procedures is increasing worldwide. This book presents all the potential side-effects and complications of the most frequently used procedures in aesthetic dermatology and provides sound practical advice on their management. It will be helpful not only to beginners but also to experienced dermatologists who want to start performing new procedures. The text is fully illustrated and very simple to consult. For each procedure, the book discusses both common and uncommon side-effects and complications, provides tips on how to avoid them, and explains clearly how they are best treated.
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- Complications of Superficial and Medium Chemical Peels -- Nonpermanent Fillers and Permanent Fillers -- Complications of Fractional Lasers (Ablative and Nonablative) -- Complications of Vascular Lasers -- Complications of Removal Lasers -- Intense Pulsed Light Complications -- Complications of Photodynamic Therapy -- Complication of Biorivitalization -- Complications of Mesotherapy -- Complications in Radiofrequency (RF) -- Complications of Botulinum Toxins -- Management of Complications of Microdermabrasion and Dermabrasion -- Complications of Needling -- Index.
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- e-Book
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- Online
ABC of prehospital emergency medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31299
edited by Time Nutbeam, Matthey Boylan.
--Chichester, West Sussex, UK:
Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
, c2013.
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This brand new title in the ABC series provides a comprehensive overview of pre-hospital medicine, including transport, patient assessment, emergency care systems, and pre-hospital interventions.With pre-hospital care being the start of the "trauma chain", the treatment patients receive on-scene as well as en-route can be life-saving, and this new title is invaluabe for all staff involved in emergency and pre-hospital medicine.
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- Nutbeam, Tim
- Boylan, Matthew
- Responsibility
- edited by Time Nutbeam, Matthey Boylan
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 215 p.
- Series Vol.
- 258
- Series Title
- ABC series
- ISBN
- 9781118592281 (PDF ebook)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergency Medical Services - methods
- Emergency Medicine - methods
- Abstract
- This brand new title in the ABC series provides a comprehensive overview of pre-hospital medicine, including transport, patient assessment, emergency care systems, and pre-hospital interventions.With pre-hospital care being the start of the "trauma chain", the treatment patients receive on-scene as well as en-route can be life-saving, and this new title is invaluabe for all staff involved in emergency and pre-hospital medicine.
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- 1. Activation & Deployment of Pre-hospital Services -- 2. Scene safety and assessment -- 3. Motor Vehicle Collision Extrication -- 4. Personal Protective Equipment -- 5. Monitoring in Prehospital Care -- 6. The Role of Pre-hospital Ultrasound --7. The Primary Survey -- 8. Airway Assessment & Management -- 9. Breathing Assessment & Management -- 10. Circulation management -- 11. Analgesia And Procedural Sedation --12. Emergency Anaesthesia -- 13. Cardiac Arrest and End of Life Decisions --14. Head Injury --15. Spinal Injuries -- 16. Abdominal Trauma 1-- 17. Pelvic Trauma -- 18. Extremity Trauma -- 19. Management of burns -- 20. Crush Syndrome & Suspension Trauma -- 21. Ballistic & Blast Trauma -- 22. Medical Emergencies -- 23. Environmental Injuries -- 24. Environmental Emergencies - High Altitude Illness -- 25. Drowning, Near Drowning and Immersion Syndrome -- 26. Diving incidents -- 27. Pregnancy and Childbirth -- 28. Prehospital Management Of The Paediatric Patient Fiona -- 29. The Elderly Patient -- 30. Prehospital Management of the Bariatric Patient -- 31. Retrieval and Transport -- 32. Mass Gatherings -- 33. Mass Casualty -- 34. Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents -- 35. Clinical Governance -- 36. Medicolegal & ethical -- 37. Research and Future Development -- Index.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Giovanni Coticchio, David F. Albertini, Lucia De Santis, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2013.
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The oocyte is the largest and most mysterious cell in the body of mammalian organisms. Through its growth and maturation, it reaches extreme levels of specialization, while maintaining at the same time a condition of totipotency. Its unique ability, in co-operation with the spermatozoon, to give rise to a fully developed organism formed from hundreds of different tissues and myriads of individual cells has inspired intellectuals of all ages. Oogenesis finds impetus and purpose in casting scien…
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- Coticchio, Giovanni
- Albertini, David F
- De Santis, Lucia
- Responsibility
- Giovanni Coticchio, David F. Albertini, Lucia De Santis, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 364 p. : 62 ill., 42 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9780857298263
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Oocytes
- Oogenesis - physiology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Reproductive medicine
- Developmental biology
- Abstract
- The oocyte is the largest and most mysterious cell in the body of mammalian organisms. Through its growth and maturation, it reaches extreme levels of specialization, while maintaining at the same time a condition of totipotency. Its unique ability, in co-operation with the spermatozoon, to give rise to a fully developed organism formed from hundreds of different tissues and myriads of individual cells has inspired intellectuals of all ages. Oogenesis finds impetus and purpose in casting scientific perspective towards this unique cell for the benefit of scientists and assisted reproductive technology (ART) specialists. The authors of the chapters are distinguished authorities in their respective areas of competence. From the opening of the book the reader is lead on a fantastic voyage from the formation of the primordial oocyte to the development of the early embryo, passing through crucial processes of oogenesis, such as co-ordination of oocyte and follicle growth, gene expression and organelle reorganization during growth and maturation, epigenetic mechanisms, regulation of meiosis, totipotency, cell polarity, oogenesis in vitro and maternal regulation of early development.
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- Imaging strategies for studying mammalian oogenesis -- Origin, migration and proliferation of human primordial germ cells -- Damage control in the female germline: protecting primordial follicles -- Regulation of quiescence and activation of oocyte growth in primordial follicles -- The structural basis for coordinating oogenesis and folliculogenesis -- How the oocyte influences follicular cell function and why -- Changes of large-scale chromatin configuration during mammalian oocyte differentiation -- The quest for oogenesis and folliculogenesis in vitro -- Regulation of oogenesis by oocyte-specific gene networks -- An epigenomic biography of the mammalian oocyte -- Epigenetic regulation of oocyte function and developmental potential -- Signalling for meiotic resumption in granulosa cells, cumulus cells, and oocyte -- Start and stop signals of oocyte meiotic maturation -- Cytoskeletal correlates of oocyte meiotic divisions -- Organelle rearrangement in the maturing oocyte -- Origins of oocyte aneuploidy -- Cumulus cell gene expression as a marker of oocyte quality -- Oocyte polarity and its developmental significance -- The role of the plasma membrane and pericortical cytoplasm in early mammalian development -- The choreography of fertilization -- Determinants of oocyte quality: impact on in vitro fertilization failures -- Maternal diet, oocyte nutrition and metabolism, and offspring health.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Quality Management in ART Clinics : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32300
Fabiola Bento, Sandro Esteves, Ashok Agarwal, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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In the last decades, major advances have been made in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the public demand for these procedures has increased globally. All ART clinics, from those just starting out to the well established, must employ the latest equipment and implement the best practices, while ensuring that their resources are effectively engaged to optimize patient outcomes. This is a tenet of the fiduciary role of physicians and it is increasingly recognized as a quantifiable goal …
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- Bento, Fabiola
- Esteves, Sandro
- Agarwal, Ashok
- Responsibility
- Fabiola Bento, Sandro Esteves, Ashok Agarwal, editors
- Alternate Title
- Quality management in assisted reproductive technology clinics
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 244 p. : 65 ill., 54 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781441971395
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Obstetrics
- Endocrinology
- Reproductive medicine
- Abstract
- In the last decades, major advances have been made in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the public demand for these procedures has increased globally. All ART clinics, from those just starting out to the well established, must employ the latest equipment and implement the best practices, while ensuring that their resources are effectively engaged to optimize patient outcomes. This is a tenet of the fiduciary role of physicians and it is increasingly recognized as a quantifiable goal regulated by formal certifications and accreditations. Quality management protocols such as those proposed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are being rapidly adopted as standards of measure. Quality Management in ART Clinics: A Practical Guide provides easily adoptable ways to implement and improve formalized quality management systems. Essential to any clinic to achieve best practices and maintenance of formal regulatory certifications, this book brings together the know-how of experienced opinion leaders operating in key areas worldwide. The book offers an overview of primary regulations in the ART field, with attention to quality management demands, and links specific requirements to practical steps for implementation. Filled with process and procedure examples, flow diagrams and administrative form templates, this book is the first of its kind, gathering the necessary elements for optimizing practice, management, and quality assurance.
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- Part I: Establishing a Quality Management System -- 1. Introduction to Quality Management in ART Clinics -- 2. Quality Management Systems -- 3. Where to Start -- 4. Defining Processes and Procedures -- 5. Training Personnel -- 6. How To Get Information -- Part II: Reproductive Laboratories -- 7. The Role of Reproductive Laboratories in the ART Clinic -- 8. Defining What Reproductive Laboratories Do -- 9. Explaining How Reproductive Laboratories Work -- 10. Ensuring that Reproductive Laboratories Provide High-Quality Services -- Part III: International Experience -- 11. Singapore -- 12. India -- 13. South Africa: A Laboratory Perspective on Quality Control -- 14. Nigeria: Experience with Quality Management and IVF in a Developing Country -- 15. Gulf Countries -- 16. United States of America -- 17. Chile -- 18. Brazil -- 19. Belgium: ISO 9001:2000 Certification as a Base for Total Quality Management in ART -- 20. The Netherlands -- 21. Australia: QMS in IVF Centres -- Index.
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- e-Book
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- Online
