Advanced initiatives in interprofessional education in Japan : Japan interprofessional working and education network
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29730
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- Watanabe, Hideomi
- Koizumi, Misako
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Date of Publication
- c2010
- ISBN
- 9784431980766
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Education, Medical - Japan
- Interprofessional Relations - Japan
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medical Education
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Care Systems and Policies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44525
edited by Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2018.
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The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn a…
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- van Ginneken, Ewout
- Busse, Reinhard
- Responsibility
- edited by Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (3700 p.)
- Series Title
- Springer reference
- Health services research
- ISBN
- 9781461464198
- ISSN
- 2511-8293
- Other Subjects
- Canada
- China
- Egypt
- France
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United States
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Research
- Notes
- "Living reference work."
- Abstract
- The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the Handbook helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of the Handbook of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. The Handbook of Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.
- Contents
- Assessing Health Systems -- Health System in Canada -- Health System in China -- Health System in Egypt -- Health System in France -- Health System in Japan -- Health System in Mexico -- Health System in Singapore -- Health System in The Netherlands -- Health System in the US -- Health System Typologies -- Organization and Governance: Stewardship and Governance in Health Systems -- Provision of Health Services: Long-Term Care -- Provision of Health Services: Mental Health Care.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident : The Case of Fukushima
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40401
Jun Shigemura, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors.
(1st ed.)
--Tokyo:
Springer Japan
, c2016.
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This book focuses on mental health issues arising in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three years after the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, roughly 130,000 individuals continue to face enormous burdens as a result of mandatory evacuation. Many evacuees still live in temporary housing, and returning home remains a distant dream as they wait for the decontamination of the danger zone to be completed. However, the plant recove…
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- Shigemura, Jun
- Chhem, Rethy Kieth
- Responsibility
- Jun Shigemura, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 130 p. : 20 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9784431556992
- 9784431556985 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Disaster Medicine - methods
- Fukushima Nuclear Accident
- Mental health
- Resilience, Psychological
- Social Support
- Other Subjects
- Japan
- Abstract
- This book focuses on mental health issues arising in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three years after the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, roughly 130,000 individuals continue to face enormous burdens as a result of mandatory evacuation. Many evacuees still live in temporary housing, and returning home remains a distant dream as they wait for the decontamination of the danger zone to be completed. However, the plant recovery process is still evolving, and the complete cleanup will take decades. Beyond all of these hardships, many evacuees are also mourning the loss of their loved ones. The compound disaster with its many uncertainties poses and will continue to pose serious emotional and social challenges. People affected by the nuclear disaster have been facing serious psychological challenges from ongoing fear of radiation exposure. Furthermore, there is continuing debate between various stakeholders on the options for disaster responses. This situation in turn produces adverse public responses, such as discrimination and stigmatization of the evacuees and scapegoating of the authorities and nuclear plant workers. Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident addresses these issues and their impacts, pursuing both evidence-based and narrative-based approaches. It also contrasts the Fukushima findings with those of other nuclear disasters, namely, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
- Contents
- 1. Godzilla mon amour: the Origins and Legacy of Nuclear Fear in Japan -- 2. Unforeseeable Accidents from the Point of View of the Legal System -- 3. Report on Fukushima Counseling Support Professional Team: Interdisciplinary Team Approach for Psychosocial Care of Evacuees -- 4. Societal and Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Perception -- 5. Thinking Across Disaster -- 6. Emotional Consequences of TMI and Chernobyl: Lessons Learned for Fukushima -- 7. 3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a Survivor Exchange Program -- 8. Psychosocial Responses to Disaster and Exposures: Distress Reactions, Health Risk Behavior, and Mental Disorders -- 9. Psychosocial Challenges of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Workers.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Progress in Social Psychiatry in Japan : An Approach to Psychiatric Epidemiology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31208
Yoshibumi Nakane.
--Tokyo:
Springer
, c2012.
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Social psychiatry is a multidisciplinary field that analyzes mechanisms of mental health issues comprehensively to contribute to society using the findings. These findings include biological, psychological, and social aspects and are based on psychiatry and connected with a wide variety of academic fields, including psychology, sociology, law, economics, and religious studies. Epidemiological research in psychiatry is a field of study in patients with psychiatric disorders that investigates ca…
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- Nakane, Yoshibumi
- Responsibility
- Yoshibumi Nakane
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 146 p. : 27 ill.)
- ISBN
- 9784431541035
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Community Mental Health Services - organization & administration
- Community Psychiatry - organization & administration
- Japan
- Mental Disorders - epidemiology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Psychiatry
- Epidemiology
- Public health
- Social Work
- Abstract
- Social psychiatry is a multidisciplinary field that analyzes mechanisms of mental health issues comprehensively to contribute to society using the findings. These findings include biological, psychological, and social aspects and are based on psychiatry and connected with a wide variety of academic fields, including psychology, sociology, law, economics, and religious studies. Epidemiological research in psychiatry is a field of study in patients with psychiatric disorders that investigates causes in order to develop clinical applications of the results, and to create applications to health services plans for individuals and/or communities. Written by a leading authority on social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology who has been residing in Nagasaki for most of his life, and also worked as a head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, it describes not only outstanding epidemiological studies and mental support reports for atomic bomb sufferers but also international collaborative projects on schizophrenia, affective disorders, and common mental disorders. This book provides a valuable resource not only for physicians and researchers in the field of psychiatry and mental health but for all those who work in the field of mental health.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology -- 2. Definition and Historical Review of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology -- 3. The Foundation of Psychiatric Epidemiology Research -- Part II. Findings on Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology in Japan -- 4. Activities of the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center -- 5. Studies on Schizophrenia -- 6. Studies on Affective Disorders -- 7. Studies on Patients with Affective Disorders in General Practice -- 8. Development from Atomic Bomb Diseases to Survivors' Mental Health Support: Findings on Disaster Psychiatry -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography - Index.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Radiation disaster medicine : perspective from the Fukushima nuclear accident
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33825
Koichi Tanigawa, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Online
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- Tanikawa, Koichi
- Chhem, Rethy Kieth
- Responsibility
- Koichi Tanigawa, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 126 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319022161 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319022154
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disaster Medicine
- Fukushima Nuclear Accident
- Japan
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects
- Relief Work
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiation injuries
- Emergency medicine
- Contents
- 1. Physicians’ Early Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Challenges and Lessons Learned -- 2. General Considerations in Radiation Disaster Medicine -- 3. Medical Perspective -- 4. Disaster Behavioral Health: Psychological Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 5. Management Perspective: Structure of Radiation Emergency Response in Japan -- 6. Management Perspective: Structure of Radiation Emergency Response in International Organizations -- 7. Radiation Disaster Medicine Curriculum Revisited in a Post- Fukushima Context.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Social Determinants of Health in Non-communicable Diseases : Case Studies from Japan
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45709
Katsunori Kondo, editor.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
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This open access book is the first compilation that reviews a wide range of social determinants of health (SDHs) for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and healthy ageing in Japan. With the highest life expectancy and the largest elderly population in the world, Japan has witnessed health inequality by region and social class becoming more prevalent since the 2000s. The first half of this volume describes in detail major NCDs, such as cancers, heart and kidney diseases, diabetes, stroke, and meta…
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- Kondo, Katsunori
- Responsibility
- Katsunori Kondo, editor
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 328 p.) : 36 illus., 25 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Springer series on epidemiology and public health
- ISBN
- 9789811518317
- 9789811518300 (Print ed.)
- 9789811518324 (Print ed.)
- 9789811518331 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 1869-7933
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Status Disparities
- Social Determinants of Health
- Other Subjects
- Japan
- Specialty
- Epidemiology
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This open access book is the first compilation that reviews a wide range of social determinants of health (SDHs) for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and healthy ageing in Japan. With the highest life expectancy and the largest elderly population in the world, Japan has witnessed health inequality by region and social class becoming more prevalent since the 2000s. The first half of this volume describes in detail major NCDs, such as cancers, heart and kidney diseases, diabetes, stroke, and metabolic syndrome. The second half, on the other hand, explores various SDHs relating to healthy ageing. All chapters review and focus on SDHs, particularly health inequality associated with socio-economic status and social capital, which are widely addressed in the field of social epidemiology. The book makes the argument that “Health for All” advocated by the WHO should be implemented based on social justice and benefits for the greater society. Public health researchers and policymakers, both in Japan and other nations, will gain scientific evidence from this book to prepare for the coming era as ageing becomes a global issue. Katsunori Kondo is Professor of Social Epidemiology and Health Policy, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences and the Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan. He is also Head of Department of Gerontological Evaluation at the Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
- Contents
- 1. The Social Determinants of Health and Trends Concerning Health Disparity -- 2. Behavioral Problems in Children -- 3. Metabolic Syndrome -- 4. Cancer and Socioeconomic Status -- 5. Coronary Heart Disease -- 6. Stroke -- 7. Chronic Kidney Disease -- 8. Diabetes Mellitus -- 9. Suicide -- 10. Depression -- 11. Dementia -- 12. Falls and Related Bone Fractures -- 13. Malnutrition in Older People -- 14. Oral Health -- 15. Healthy Aging: IADL and Functional Disability -- 16. Life Course Epidemiology -- 17. Social Capital and Health -- 18. Access to Healthcare and Health Disparities -- 19. Measures of Health Disparities and Health Impact Assessment -- 20. What Measures Can Be Taken to Reduce Health Disparity?
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Online
Treatment of thyroid tumor : Japanese clinical guidelines
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32523
Hiroshi Takami, editor-in-chief ; Yasuhiro Ito, Hitoshi Noguchi, Akira Yoshida ... [et al.], editors.
--Tokyo:
Springer
, c2013.
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Creating clinical guidelines is a modern trend. Published studies pertaining to a given theme are collected, their credibility evaluated, and then treatment options in the form of evidence-based guidelines are offered. There are a number of guidelines for the treatment of thyroid tumors that have established positions in clinical practice in North America and in Western European countries. In Japan, however, where radioisotope facilities are of limited availability, treatment plans for differen…
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- Takami, Hiroshi
- Responsibility
- Hiroshi Takami, editor-in-chief ; Yasuhiro Ito, Hitoshi Noguchi, Akira Yoshida ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 310 p. : 16 ill., 9 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9784431540496
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Surgery
- Notes
- "English translation based on the Japanese original Kojyosen shuyo shinryo guideline 2010." --T.p. verso
- Abstract
- Creating clinical guidelines is a modern trend. Published studies pertaining to a given theme are collected, their credibility evaluated, and then treatment options in the form of evidence-based guidelines are offered. There are a number of guidelines for the treatment of thyroid tumors that have established positions in clinical practice in North America and in Western European countries. In Japan, however, where radioisotope facilities are of limited availability, treatment plans for differentiated thyroid cancer differ considerably from those of America and Europe, and the associated clinical guidelines need modification before they can be adopted. In addition, although thyroid tumor is a common disease in endocrine practice, its management can differ even among specialists. Thus, a Japanese clinical guideline for the treatment of thyroid tumor was desired by many clinicians. As a combination of evidence-based and consensus-based guidelines for the treatment of thyroid tumor, this book offers alternatives to conventional approaches in the West. Ultimately, the authors hope the guideline will lead to the best possible treatment for patients all over the world in the not-distant future.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
