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...provides medical students information for making one of the most important professional decisions of their careers...features the most accurate and up-to-date information available on 8,000 programs in the U.S. ... Read more

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very helpful
i work with a media corporation that is setting up a medical database. this book was an invaluable resource. ... Read more

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Understanding the history of health during the past 60 years helps us to respond to the health challenges of today. Sharing health knowledge inspired by history enriches global public health and benefits society at large. With these basic principles in mind, the Global Health Histories initiative was established by WHO in late 2004, with the aim of making a number of valuable contributions to this field. This volume is the first publication within the initiative.

Based almost exclusively on publications from that period, it offers insights into not only the Organization itself but also the political, social and economic background against which many far-reaching health decisions were made.

This volume then, reflects the first five of the 'Mahler years', which saw growing support for the primary health care movement. Thirty years after Alma-Ata, that movement is once again much in evidence; primary health care is again a WHO priority, in a renewed, reinvigorated form. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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We can do better! Health care is at a crossroads. Medical Informatics 20/20 identifies both the problems faced in realizing healthcare transformation and, proscribes vital solutions that can guide us in creating better systems to save lives, improve quality and reduce costs. The three strategies profiled in the book Collaboration, Open Solutions and Innovation are prescriptions for correcting what ails medical care.Kevin Fickenscher, MD, Executive Vice President,Healthcare Transformation, Perot SystemsFeatures:Delivers vital insight and case studies on Collaboration, Open Solutions and Innovation and how they are being used today by leading private sector organizations, governments and health care leaders throughout the world to improve quality and performance. Describes how world s highest quality and most widely used health information technology system (available without license fees through the Freedom of Information Act) is effectively supporting health systems from Midland Texas and American Samoa to Mexico, Egypt and Finland. Illustrates how public and private sector leaders and corporations such as HP, IBM and Perot Systems are using open technology solutions to address challenges of patient safety, public health and health care quality. Details a roadmap for improving quality of care through Electronic Health Records, CPOE, RHIOs enabled by open interoperable technology solutions implemented by empowered people using the latest collaboration tactics to improve inefficient business and clinical processes. Presents a compelling vision of a consumer-centric health care today and tomorrow, while detailing strategies and tactics that deliver a relationship advantage with customers through a next generation Health@Everywhere approach. ... Read more

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This how-to guide for third year medical students moving from the classroom to the clinical/hospital setting, deals with a particularly stressful transition in a student-physicians career. The handbook is made up of short, easily digestible passages that advise students on everything from reading an EKG or chest x-ray to tips on dealing with ornery residents and what to wear on wards. Passages are peppered with light hearted anecdotes, The book contains appendices of useful information, including a PDF file of full size forms that can be accessed from our website. ... Read more

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A nice little confidence boost
The Nerd's Guide makes the first few days on the wards a bit less intimidating, but other than that, it doesn't confer any great wisdom that an astute student will not pick up on within the first week of a rotation. The first half of the book provides the same type of useful introduction to clinical rotations as First Aid for the Wards: how to systematically read x-rays and EKGs, how to pre-round and important aspects of the physical exam for all hospitalized patients. But the second half of the book digresses into a discussion of end-of-life and code status discussions with patients. These are important, and they are well presented in this book, but I did not think it was the highest yield material for a student about to be thrown into the wards for the first time.

A Must Have Book When Starting The Wards
I love recommending this book to my students.Dr. Loftus has written the nuts and bolts book on making the transition from the classroom to the wards.This is one of those books I wish I had when I was in medical school.His writing style is friendly and to the point.His book is full of "pearls" on how to survive this important part of the transformation from classroom student to student doctor.My students have a better experience on the wards because of this wonderful book.

-Mary K. Miller, PharmD, MD, author of "Aim Your Brain at USMLE Step 1"

Step by Step: How to beSUPERSTAR Med Student
Years ago, before it was published as a book, Loftus' Nerd's guide was THE step by step guide for UCSF students on how to be a superstar on the wards. He answers questions you wouldn't even know to ask yet: everything from the nitty gritty of team roles, time management, and facilitating dispo to choosing a specialty and staying human during a very challenging year. Great clinical pearls.

I highly recommend it! I had no family in medicine, no close friends ahead of me in school, and this guide was invaluable to me.



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Effective Emotional Management for Doctors & Their Medical Organizations

Achieve greater personal satisfaction, higher productivity and better patient outcomes. Long hours, continual training and seemingly constant change at work and at home complicate already stressful lives. Using easy-to-implement strategies and coping techniques, learn how to:

-Identify personal stress triggers

-Reduce anxiety and anger

-Enhance collaboration skills

-Strengthen leadership skills

At a time when health care practices are facing continual change, The Resilient Physician provides the knowledge physicians need to effectively take on new challenges. ... Read more

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This book gives readers a new approach to management of a medical practice--for now and in the future. Using a straightforward, rational approach to the management of the outpatient clinic the authors present managers and physicians with a comprehensive look at the structure and function of a successful outpatient practice, and review management's role in maintaining a thriving enterprise. Strategies for improving each step of the physician/patient encounter are presented, with practical tools for problem solving.

Topics addressed include the following:
• Identifying and deploying appropriate resource allocations to ensure streamlined operations
• Achieving patient satisfaction through improving the process of health care delivery
• Defining personnel needs for a practice to achieve a proficient operations team
• Providing examples and guidelines for tooling the office for automation
• Applying business and operational principles to reshape or re-engineer the outpatient medical practice for the future ... Read more

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Until the mid 1970s, most morbidity data collected in primary care research was classified using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). This method had the advantage of international recognition, aiding comparability of data from different countries. However, many symptoms and non- disease conditions encountered in primary care were difficult to code with this classification, originally designed for application to mortality statistics and with a disease-based structure. Recognizing the problem, WONCA designed the International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care (ICHPPC); however, this system was still seen as too closely related to the ICD. A new classification was needed that reflected more truly the patient's condition.

It was also recognized that the building of appropriate primary care systems to allow the assessment and implementation of health care priorities is only possible if the right information is available to health care planners. This has led to the development of a new classification system, namely, The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). ICPC includes reasons for encounter classifications and thus is a patient-oriented rather than disease- or provider-oriented approach. Since the first edition of the International Classification of Primary Care was published, there have been extensive trials, particularly in Europe, and the Second Edition incorporates the lessons learned from this testing, together with a detailed conversion system for linking the ICPC and ICD-10 codes published by the WHO, additional inclusion criteria, and cross-referening to rubrics. This new edition has been carefully mapped to the ICD-10 codes, leading to the conclusion that the two classifications are complementary rather than competing. Both WONCA and WHO jointly sponsor this new edition. ... Read more

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To maintain their customer base and compete against outside physician groups, hospitals must rebuild medical staff relationships. This new book offers strategies for restoring and redefining the medical staff organization.

For those leaders who favor collaboration over competition in the higher service of community health needs, this book is a must-read.

Discover new techniques for building relationships that will help your hospital improve productivity, provide high-quality healthcare, and cut costs. Learn to:
Evaluate current medical staff relationships
Develop a formal physician relationship or "outreach" program
Balance consistency with flexibility
Foster effective administrator-physician relationships
Create incentives for participation in the medical staff organization
Provide medical staff development training
Manage adversarial physicians ... Read more

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Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Provides proven techniques and strategies on how to deliver effective health care, health products, and related services. Stresses physician leadership and proactive participation. DNLM: Delivery of Health Care, Integrated--organization & administration. ... Read more

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This book fills a niche for a UK/European text which provides a much-needed summation of strategic management issues as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Addressing both the academic theory and current practice of strategic planning and strategic management in relation to this important sector in the UK, Europe and the USA, it serves as a valuable antidote to those general strategy texts which relegate the treatment of nonprofits to their closing chapters or even appendices. The authors assessment of the ways in which this particular sector has responded to recent events - by adapting, borrowing or reinventing key strategies - also represents important reading in its own right. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1903.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The 2002 edition of INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH has been completely redesigned to reflect better knowledge about the risks to which travellers are exposed and the precautions needed to protect their health.

With abundant new material and a revised organizational structure, the book offers guidance on the full range of health risks likely to be encountered at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel - from business, humanitarian and leisure travel to backpacking and adventure tours. Information is intended to help the medical profession be fully alert to potential risks and provide the appropriate advice, whether concerning recommended vaccinations, protection against insects and other disease vectors, or safety in different environmental settings. Information on infectious diseases of potential risk for travellers has also been greatly expanded. Additional chapters describe vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines for routine and selective use, and selection criteria, and offer detailed guidance on malaria, the most important infectious disease threat for travellers.

The book concludes with the traditional country-by-country list of required vaccinations, together with pertinent information on the malaria situation, for every country or territory in the world ... Read more

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Explore a wealth of ideas, insights, and approaches that can be used or adapted by any medical library!

Curricular changes in the health professions, coupled with a growing acceptance of the Internet as a tool for daily living, have contributed to a climate of change and opportunity for health sciences libraries. A Guide to Developing End User Education Programs in Medical Libraries will help graduate students in library science, entry-level medical librarians, and experienced educators to understand best practices and to build, expand, and improve medical library-sponsored educational programs.

A Guide to Developing End User Education Programs in Medical Libraries is designed to aid and inform professionals who develop, teach, or evaluate end-user education programs in health sciences libraries. Eighteen case studies represent the ideas and approaches of more than fifteen private and public institutions in the United States and the Caribbean. The studies focus on effective end-user programs for medical information electives, veterinary medicine programs, health care informatics, and evidence-based medicine, plus instructional programs for teaching residents, ThinkPad-facilitated instruction, and more. The guide also examines how several medical libraries have created and expanded their end-user education programs.

The contributors to A Guide to Developing End User Education Programs in Medical Libraries are health sciences librarians from teaching hospitals, medical/dental/veterinary schools, and health professions-focused universities in a dozen U.S. states and the West Indies. Each of them is involved in designing, teaching, and evaluating user education.

This book will help you educate students of medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, dentistry, and veterinary medicine, plus residents and practicing health professionals. The educational objectives and approaches in the case studies include:

• clinical medical librarianship
  
• integrating informatics objectives into curricula
  
• developing credit and non-credit coursework
  
• distance learning
  
• using new and emerging technologies to improve instruction