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With over 30 years of experience in global health programming and teaching the author offers practical and insightful guidance in this unique book for managing global health projects in resource constrained settings Beginning with an overview of fundamental principles the book delves deeply into a nuts and bolts approach to health project management From building project teams and developing detailed activity plans to evaluating health projects and report writing this book brings the readers a wealth of knowledge they can use to manage health projects Besides a list of key takeaways and discussion questions each chapter features a case study exercise from real life situation where readers can picture themselves as project managers sharpening their understanding of concepts and strategies Timely and original this book is an essential resource for university students of global health courses preparing to manage global health projects in low and middle income countries as well as for newly engaged project managers

The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world In 2019 and the years that followed the coronavirus pandemic infected every continent and took the lives of millions In this updated edition Christian W McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history illustrating how pandemic disease has shaped history and at the same time social behavior has influenced pandemic disease Extremely interesting from a medical standpoint the study of pandemics also provides unexpected broader insights into culture and politics This Very Short Introduction describes history s major pandemics plague tuberculosis malaria smallpox cholera influenza and HIV AIDS highlighting how each disease s biological characteristics affected its pandemic development McMillen discusses state responses to pandemics such as quarantine isolation travel restrictions and other forms of social control and pays special attention to the rise of public health and the explosion of medical research in the wake of pandemics especially as the germ theory of disease emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Today

New York Times bestselling authorIntroduction by Jay Z and BeyonceAccessible and easy to follow The Greenprint is a movement to embrace your absolute best and healthiest life Based on the latest nutritional research this plan is packed with over 60 recipes plus exercise and lifestyle secrets to lose weight increase energy and boost your metabolism all while reducing your carbon footprint The Greenprint unlocks a whole new way to eat better for your body and the planet

The Zika Virus transitioned from a rare and relatively mild tropical illness to a full blown global health crisis in the span of approximately one year Now active in more than 60 countries Zika is an epidemic unlike any in history a virus spread by both mosquitos and sex and one whose most significant effect congenital birth defects might not be revealed until months after infection Zika What Everyone Needs to Know offers both a summary of the virus history to date and an expert overview of what s known and unknown about its medical impacts Written in clear language and in a highly navigable question and answer format this book offers expert answers to the most common and difficult questions surrounding this new global threat Where did Zika come from Where is Zika likely to migrate geographically What are the risks associated with travel and sex in Zika affected areas Does Zika cause birth defects in all pregnant hosts Do some people s medical histories make them more susceptible to Zika How long after infection is conception safe Is a Zika vaccine likely Authored by two of the world s leading infectious disease experts this book offers practical and accessible information on this most unpredictable epidemic It cuts through

A new introduction to a timeless dynamic how the movement of humans affects health everywhere International migrants compose more than three percent of the world s population and internal migrants those migrating within countries are more than triple that number Population migration has long been and remains today one of the central demographic shifts shaping the world around us The world s history and its health is shaped and colored by stories of migration patterns the policies and political events that drive these movements and narratives of individual migrants Migration and Health offers the most expansive framework to date for understanding and reckoning with human migration s implications for public health and its determinants It interrogates this complex relationship by considering not only the welfare of migrants but also that of the source destination and ensuing generation populations The result is an elevated interdisciplinary resource for understanding what is known and the considerable territory of what is not known at an intersection that promises to grow in importance and influence as the century unfolds

The Drugs Don t Work A Penguin Special by Professor Dame Sally Davies the Chief Medical Officer for England If we fail to act we are looking at an almost unthinkable scenario where antibiotics no longer work and we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again David Cameron Prime Minister Antibiotics add on average twenty years to our lives For over seventy years since the manufacture of penicillin in 1943 we have survived extraordinary operations and life threatening infections We are so familiar with these wonder drugs that we take them for granted The truth is that we have been abusing them as patients as doctors as travellers in our food No new class of antibacterial has been discovered for twenty six years and the bugs are fighting back If we do not take responsibility now in a few decades we may start dying from the most commonplace of operations and ailments that can today be treated easily This short book which will be enjoyed by readers of An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre will be the subject of a TEDex talk given by Professor Dame Sally Davies at the Royal Albert Hall Professor Dame Sally C Davies is the Chief Medical Officer for England and th

Kickstart ketosis lose weight gain energy and transform your health in just five days Pioneering research has shown that a diet that is low in carbs and calories and high in good fats that trigger ketosis can counteract many diseases and boost wellbeing better than water fasts In The 5 Day Diet nutrition expert and co author of The Hybrid Diet Patrick Holford provides you with a tried and tested plan to trigger a self repair process called autophagy which renews and rejuvenates your cells reboots your metabolism and detoxifies your body This book breaks down the science and how it works while giving you daily meal plans recipes and exercises Whether you are after a quick fix with lasting results or looking to improve overall wellbeing The 5 Day Diet is a springboard to better health

As Head of Oncological Surgery and the Gynecology Clinic at Berlin s Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center Jalid Sehouli is one of the world s leading cancer specialists Every day he experiences situations in which conversations take on a life or death significance Delivering bad news is one of the most difficult tasks we face in life especially for professionals such as doctors police or crisis intervention personnel yet it is rarely touched on during training Over the course of their career a doctor will hold conversations with around 200 000 patients and their relatives that invariably involve delivering good or bad news Either way existential questions will arise and the way the news is delivered is vital recent studies show that it has a significant impact on patients quality of life and the way they experience treatment Mixing his wide ranging professional experience with personal stories Sehouli describes the emotions and perspectives of those who have to give and receive bad news from a broad perspective His book can be helpful for anyone who has to deliver bad news managers friends or parents

Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health brings together the evidence behind the UK s public health priorities into one comprehensible textbook Taking one theme per chapter the book examines the social and environmental influences that shape people s health health inequalities poverty and health mental emotional and spiritual health sexual health physical inactivity diet tobacco alcohol drugs weight cardiovascular disease cancer diabetes and dementia The book takes a holistic approach combining scientific and epidemiological evidence with the subjective experiences of those who undergo these health journeys Each chapter explains the causes of poor health and the evidence behind the recommendations for good health and ends by demonstrating the health benefits of positive action This is a core text for those studying health promotion or public health and a supplementary text for students of healthcare and social care The book focusses on adults health in the UK with examples from the four nations and provides some contextual international information where relevant Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health is an ideal companion for busy practitioners who work across the wider sectors that support people s health and wellbeing I

The AMA Manual of Style is a must have resource for anyone involved in medical health and scientific publishing Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors this latest edition addresses issues that face authors editors and publishers in the digital age Extensive updates are included in the References chapter with examples of how to cite digital publications preprints databases data repositories podcasts apps and interactive games and social media Full color examples grace the chapter on data display with newer types of graphic presentations and updated guidance on formatting tables and figures The manual thoroughly covers ethical and legal issues such as authorship conflicts of interest scientific misconduct intellectual property open access and public access and corrections The Usage chapter has been revised to bring the manual up to date on word choice especially in writing about individuals with diseases or conditions and from various socioeconomic racial ethnic and sexual orientation populations Specific nomenclature entries in many disciplines are presented to guide users in issues of diction formatting and preferred terminology Guidance on numbers SI units and math has been updated and the section on statistics and stud

Informed by a wealth of available research between 1997 and 2010 the UK Labour government introduced a raft of policies to reduce health inequalities Despite this by most measures the UK s health inequalities have continued to widen This failure has prompted calls for new approaches to health inequalities research and some consensus that public health researchers ought to be more actively involved in public health advocacy Yet there is currently no agreement as to what these new research agendas should be and despite multiple commentaries reflecting on recent UK efforts to reduce health inequalities there has so far been little attempt to map future directions for research or to examine what more egalitarian policies means in practical terms Health Inequalities Critical Perspectives addresses these concerns It takes stock of the UK s experiences of health inequalities research and policy to date reflecting on the lessons that have been learnt from these experiences both within the UK and internationally The book identifies emergent research and policy topics exploring the perspectives of actors working in a range of professional settings on these agendas Finally the book considers potential ways of improving the links between health inequalities

It is my belief that this book should be included on the reading list of all ODP programmes and Perioperative HEI Programmes John Dade RODP PGCMedEd Immediate Past President The Association for Perioperative Practice This book is suitable for both pre registration learners and post registration practitioners to explore theory and concepts which are related directly to the role of the ODP and the broader scope of professional practice in contemporary healthcare Helen Lowes National AHP Education and Training Lead for Operating Department Practitioners NHS England UK This book is different to others as it celebrates being an Operating Department Practitioner by staying focused on the things that matter to ODPs in providing patients with a high standard of safe and dignified care Will be recommended to my Student ODPs John Tarrant Senior Lecturer Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Bournemouth University UK Written by Operating Department Practitioners ODPs for Operating Department Practitioners this book is key reading for all ODP students qualified professionals practitioners theatre managers and even surgeons and anaesthetists who wish to better understand the modern role of the ODP Thoroughly revised and updated Foundations for Operating De

Medical professionals are often involved in the management of the pregnant patient without necessarily being experts on all the complications surrounding pregnancy The Handbook of Obstetric Medicine addresses the most common and serious medical conditions encountered in pregnancy including heart disease thromboembolism diabetes skin problems gastrointestinal disease neurological problems hormonal diseases hypertension and pre eclampsia and more For each condition the handbook includes a description of incidence clinical features pathogenesis diagnosis the effect of pregnancy and management of the condition The book also includes a detailed section focusing on the differential diagnosis of common symptoms including hypertension chest pain palpitations breathlessness headaches dizziness abdominal pain and more The symptoms and differential diagnoses are presented in an easy to read tabular format and include a description of important clinical features and potential areas of investigation For those clinicians understandably reluctant to prescribe drugs during pregnancy a useful appendix includes a section on prescribing in pregnancy and a list of contra indicated drugs In addition to assist in the interpretation of laboratory tests a second

This case based book illustrates and explores common cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine The book begins with an introduction that explains the concept of cognitive errors and their importance in clinical medicine and current controversies within healthcare The core of the book features chapters dedicated to particular cognitive biases cases are presented and followed by a discussion of the clinician s rationale and an overview of the particular cognitive bias Engaging and easy to read this text provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors in various medical and professional settings

As we confront the challenges of emerging diseases environmental health threats and gaps in health equity medical professionals need versatile communication tools that help people make informed decisions and engage them in constructive conversations about the health of their communities This book illuminates the power of comics to meet that need Graphic Public Health demonstrates the range and potential of comics to address topics such as immunization promotion outbreak prevention gun violence opioid addiction prevention and climate change It features the work of acclaimed cartoonists Ellen Forney David Lasky and Roberta Gregory pieces by up and coming artists and comics that Meredith Li Vollmer produced as a communications specialist for Seattle s public health department More than a collection of cartoons this book connects comics with fundamentals of health communication and discusses why the form can be uniquely effective for these purposes Each chapter focuses on the use of graphic public health in the context of four specific goals health literacy risk communication health promotion and advocacy Li Vollmer also includes guidance for practitioners getting started in creating comics for any form of public information and especially for public

Although we live in an era of evidence based medicine case histories have always had an important role in medical education This book aims to provide complex case based learning in pleural medicine which is an integral part of respiratory medicine It delivers practical knowledge learned through the experience of leading international authorities Each case comprises clinical history investigations diagnosis management and detailed answers with discussion and key points These interesting challenging puzzling real case histories will stimulate the reader s mind with interactive questions and answers imparting in depth knowledge in diagnosis and management of complex pleural cases Key Features Contains high quality illustrations of challenging cases to aid learning for speciality and certification exams Serves as an invaluable resource for pulmonologists radiologists critical care physicians and trainees First case history based book to be published exclusively for pleural medicine

Remember things better by understanding how your memory works If memory is a simple thing why does it so often go awry Why is forgetting so common How can you be certain about something you remember and be wrong about it Why is it so difficult to remember people s names How can you study hard for an exam but not be able to recall the material on the test In Why We Forget Dr Andrew Budson and Dr Elizabeth Kensinger address these questions and more using their years of experience to guide readers into better memory Why We Forget shows you how to use these answers to improve your memory In its pages you will learn How memory s most important function isn t to help you remember details from your past How memory is actually a collection of different abilities How you create store and retrieve memories of your daily life Ways to control what you remember and what you forget Ways to distinguish between a true and false memory Effective ways to study for an exam How to remember people s names all your passwords 50 digits of Pi and anything else you wish How memory changes in normal aging Alzheimer s disease depression anxiety PTSD ADHD and other disorders including COVID brain fog How exercise nutrition alcohol cannabis sleep

Biotechnologist Leroy Hood and longevity researcher Nathan Price journey to the future of health Medicine today is a hit or miss affair that tackles symptoms long after disease sets in Hood and Price explore the emerging technologies that will focus health care on extending wellness making it personal precise and truly preventative

The story of how we treat refugees is a story about our own moral failings and the barriers that refugees face in accessing health care can be as difficult to overcome as any other adversity in their path to stability Around the world millions are forcibly displaced by conflict climate change and persecution Some cross international borders while others are displaced within their own countries In We Wait for a Miracle Muhammad H Zaman shares poignant stories across continents to highlight the health care experiences of refugees and forced migrants For many of these people health risks unfortunately become part of the fabric of everyday life as they navigate new countries that treat them with varying degrees of care and indifference Across widely varied local systems countries of origin health concerns and other contexts Zaman finds that barriers to health care share these key factors trust social network efficiency of the health system and the regulatory framework of the host environment A combination of these factors explains difficulties in accessing health care across the geographic and geopolitical spectrum and challenges the existing global public health framework which is based entirely on local context In moving stories that span seven co

Unpacks the mysteries of COVID 19 s origins to impart important lessons for future outbreaks Unpacking the mysteries of COVID 19 s origins to impart important lessons for future outbreaks In this timely book leading public health expert Laura H Kahn uses the comprehensive One Health approach to investigate the COVID 19 pandemic The concept of One Health recognizes the interconnected links among the health of humans animals plants and the environment By comparing the history science and clinical presentations of three different coronaviruses SARS CoV 1 MERS and SARS CoV 2 COVID 19 Kahn uncovers insights with important repercussions for how to prepare for and avoid future pandemics The One Health approach is a useful framework for examining the outbreak of COVID 19 Understanding the origins of this zoonotic disease requires examining the environmental and molecular biological factors that allowed the virus to spread to humans Kahn investigates the many ways in which the wild animal trade wet markets and the camel industry contributed to the spread of earlier coronaviruses such as SARS CoV 1 and MERS The book also explores the biosafety biosecurity and bioethics implications of gain of function research on pandemic potential pathogens This impo