This book reveals invisible relationships in public health systems. Learn not only how to use computer models to understand epidemiology, vaccination, and health policy, but also how to build your own models to solve any complex problem.
The Running of Hospitals
A senior NHS administrator charts the health service’s growth during a major reforming period, 1965-1985. This collection of noteworthy articles, brought together for the first time, is essential for anyone interested in the history of the NHS.
An Innovative Approach to Voice Education and Voice Therapy
Based on a database of over 1,000 Voice Range Profiles from professional voice users, the Eclectic Therapy Method (E.T.M.) allows you to objectively evaluate your voice, expand it to its maximum potential, and compare your results with the exceptional data in this study.
Indicative of the fast-developing field, this comprehensive new edition on aspects of audiology discusses important changes in standards and codes of practice. Simple diagrams and photographs are provided, and the text includes more diversity and detail than previous editions.
This book explores the intersection of neurosciences, AI, and the Internet of Things in medicine. It provides practical recommendations for integrating such advances into clinical routines in order to improve patient care and quality of life.
This book collects interviews with eight master cardiovascular surgeons, trailblazers of the 20th century whose contributions affect medical practice today. Each interview offers insights on the surgeons’ personal and professional lives.
Usefulness of Acute Phase Reactant Score in the Neonatal Period
Enhance your clinical judgment in neonatal care. This book introduces the APR score, a rapid, minimally invasive bedside test for diagnosing infection. Score three key markers in 3 minutes to confidently assess and improve outcomes for your most vulnerable patients.
Modern ideas about acute pneumonia ignore fundamental medical science, leading to declining treatment results. This book corrects the existing doctrine to help understand the causes of these failures and significantly improve the effectiveness of treatment for patients.
Age-Related Evolution of the Professional Singing Voice
This book discusses the age-related evolution of the professional singing voice, providing specific examples of singers from 8 to 88 years old. Drawing on 60 years of experience, the author provides new ideas for all those working with ageing voices.
This introductory text helps physiotherapists integrate research evidence into their practice. It bridges the gap for those lost in the language of research, offering a platform to develop an understanding of critical appraisal and gain confidence.
A collection of essays on our planet’s environmental challenges. The contributions connect resilience with ecology, health, and biotechnology, concluding with an ethical analysis of overlapping problems that require urgent attention and long-term resolution.
Voice Classification by Phonetography
An essential guideline for all voice professionals. This book uses phonetographic analysis to present an age- and gender-specific pattern card of the human voice, based on a database of more than 1000 phonetograms, enabling basic voice classification for education and therapy.
This book maps the vital substances of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), like Qi, to modern signaling molecules. By explaining the molecular mechanism behind TCM’s proven success, it bridges Eastern and Western medicines to enable more effective treatment of disease states.
Chronicity
This book offers a multidimensional perspective on the challenges of chronicity. It explores key issues across the lifespan—from childhood to the elderly—including quality of life, palliative care, and spirituality, providing valuable insights for healthcare professionals.
This book links chronic degenerative diseases to inflammation, blending scientific findings with folklore. It explores how natural remedies can halt the progression of chronic disease by acting on this root cause. A concise guide for students and medical practitioners.
This book explores the quality of care through patient decision-making. It examines the nurse’s relationships with patients, families, and health teams, guiding managers to create policies that improve care and increase patient autonomy.
For medical providers, this guide bridges the gap between Western and holistic medicine. Written by experts, it offers an accessible path to incorporating restorative therapies into your practice with practical, research-backed protocols for immediate results.
Connecting the Dots
In a world testing our hope, this book shows it isn’t as elusive as you might think. Drawing on the stories of mothers in a conflict zone, it reveals how to generate hope through simple actions—proving that even from hopelessness, our hope can and will be renewed.
Illness confronts us with our vulnerability, where qualities like hope and compassion become crucial aspects of care. This highlights the importance of spirituality in healing. This volume brings together leading experts to address principles and practices for spiritual care.
A practical guide to lipid and protein metabolism, blood analysis, anaemia, kidney function, and urine culture. Featuring many picture examples, this book is essential for doctors, medical students, and staff in clinical laboratories.