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Cet ouvrage réunit les communications présentées lors des 3e Rencontres de la Société française de cardiologie et de la Société française de radiologie qui se sont tenues à Paris les 5 et 6 novembre 2009. Cette réunion - qui rassemble une année sur deux des cardiologues et radiologues spécialisés-avait pour objectif de faire le point sur la place actuelle des ces techniques en pathologie cardiovasculaire.Le thème retenu pour cette 3e édition était l’imagerie en coupes du cœur et des vaisseaux et en particulier le scanner et l’IRM pour la visualisation des artères coronaires, l’exploration des syndromes coronaires aigus et l’analyse de l’aorte thoracique. Lors de ces journées ont été présentées les recommandations de bonne pratique clinique dans le domaine ainsi que les modalités actuelles de formation universitaire. ... Read more

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Cet ouvrage décrit les affections du système hématopoïétique à expression dermatologique ou à point de départ cutané à la lumière des dernières avancées cliniques et thérapeutiques.

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Syndrome D'épuisement Professionnel, Motivation, Conditions de Travail, Pyramide Des Besoins de Maslow, Harcèlement Professionnel, Théorie Des Choix Publics, Syndrome D'épuisement Professionnel par L'ennui, Théorie Des Organisations, Effet Hawthorne, Résistance Au Changement, Groupe Restreint, Segment Professionnel, Esprit D'équipe, Charge de Travail, Absentéisme, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Modèle de Karasek. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Le syndrome d'épuisement professionnel est une maladie caractérisée par un ensemble de signes, de symptômes et de modifications du comportement en milieu professionnel. Des modifications morphologiques, fonctionnelles ou biochimiques de l'organisme du sujet atteint sont observées dans certains cas. Le diagnostic de cet état de fatigue classe cette maladie dans la catégorie des risques psychosociaux professionnels et comme étant consécutive à l'exposition à un stress permanent et prolongé. Ce syndrome est nommé chez les anglophones, d'où l'expression de , et Karōshi () (littéralement : « mort par excès de travail ») au Japon. En 1969, le docteur Loretta Bradley est la première à désigner un stress particulier lié au travail sous le terme de . Ce terme est repris en 1974 par le psychanalyste Herbert J. Freudenberger puis par la psychologue Christina Maslach en 1976 dans leurs études des manifestations d'usure professionnelle. - Herbert J. Freudenberger Pour ces premiers observateurs, le syndrome d'épuisement professionnel vise principalement les personnes dont l'activité professionnelle implique un engagement relationnel important comme les travailleurs sociaux, les professions médicales et les enseignants. L'étude de ces catégories professionnelles...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: Social factors associated with AIDS and SARS.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Don C. Des Jarlais
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11Issue: 11Page: 1767(3)

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The great house stands alone at the top of a hill. Outside, all is peaceful - but inside lies destruction of an almost superhuman degree: an incredible violence that seems to be mirrored by a series of disappearaces and deaths that have haunted the surrounding region. In this sophisticated thriller, filled with richly drawn characters and crafted with uncommon intelligence , Daniel Hecht explores with the expert detail of a Patricia Cornwell novel the perplexing, shadowy workings of the human brain.Paul Skoglund, at the mercy of the bizarre effects of his Touretts's syndrome, is desperate for a job. When his wealthy aunt hires him to repair her damaged home, Paul unknowingly enters a world where everything he values is at risk. Joined by Lia, his tough, independent girlfriend, and by Morgan Ford, a sensitive but ruthless police investigator, Paul discovers links between the ravaged house and other brutal crimes. The trio's search for answers takes them from the most ancient, primal human impulses to the cutting edge of biomedical research - and across the ambiguous borderline between thought and reality.As events lead him deeper into his family's past and the mysterious processes of the human brain, Paul must face the darkest aspects of his own nature, and brave the possibility that in saving those he loves, he might well destroy himself. Rich in neurological and psychological detail, this powerful debut novel cresendos to a shocking conclusion in which the solution to the mystery hinges upon essential and terrifying questions about what it means to be human. Amazon.com Review
Guitarist Daniel Hecht sold a lot of albums in the 1970s and '80s: his Willow on the Windham Hill label might be sitting in your closet. But in 1989 a hand ailment turned Hecht's talents to writing, and the first published result is as dazzling and moving as his music. In this novel, gifted Vermont woodworker Paul Skoglund has learned to live with and basically control his Tourette's syndrome, thanks to early training from his caring father and daily doses of haloperidol. But the drug has also burned away the once-sharp edge of his creativity, and Paul has been having a hard time earning a living. So when his eccentric Aunt Vivien offers him a job restoring her old house in Lewisboro, New York, Skoglund is glad to accept--even though it will take him away from his 8-year-old son, Mark, who suffers from neurological troubles of his own. It turns out that the house has been savaged by vandals who are apparently linked to several local teenagers who have disappeared in recent months. While state police investigator Morgan Ford pursues the mystery in an official way, Paul and his fearless lover Lia discover that the damage to the house is of unnatural--possibly even demonic--origins. Hecht balances these diverse elements with impressive artistry, all the while making us care for the fate of his characters. ... Read more

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good book, but needs better story plotting
While I found it interesting that the main character had tourette's, it was a disappointment that the tourettes story really went nowhere.Another disappointment was the lack of storyline around the young female witness to the murders.She was an interesting character that was taken nowhere.The secondary main character was a horny police detective and his obsession with every female that crossed his path was an unnecessary distraction to the plot and frankly gave me the creeps about a character that was supposed to be a good guy.The girlfriend, ex-wife and son really added nothing to the storyline either.I found the plot involving the detective to be the most interesting and actually found myself frustrated when it went back to the main character who seemed to continually remember things from the past, that also added nothing to the plot.In my opinion, the author needed to fine tune the storyline and take out a whole lot of extraneous material that was boring.The main plot line was good, but too much other stuff was a distraction and dragged out the story.

Good Read
This is my first book by Daniel Hecht.I enjoyed the characters in this book immensely and the plot was good.I did not guess the outcome, as in so many "who done it" books.Good work, I will definitely try to read his others.

Flawed but interesting thriller.
I used to have a real taste for psychological detective novels and thrillers. This was back in the day when Jonathan Kellerman still wrote interesting material. I picked this book up on a whim when I saw it on sale, based on the material and some good reviews. I have also read another book by Hecht (The Babel Effect) and also liked it well enough. Hecht seems to have an affinity for subjects that explore the root of violence-- a field guide writer to the devil inside. I find that he makes an interesting choice of subject matter, and writes well enough in the bargain.

The novel features a main character with Tourette's (Paul) who finds that his struggle to understand his own neurological quirks becomes mixed with the past when he travels to fix vandalism damage done to an estranged Aunt's house. The book is full of characters who are trying to understand the value and nature of their internal limits, plumbing the depths of their capacities for violence and self-harm. For a long, long time Hecht works thhose threads effortlessly into the plot of his book, and the result is a really compelling reading experience for at least the first three-quarters of the story.

Unfortunately, the ending to Skull Session isn't nearly as good as the set-up that precedes it. I'm struggling to capture what I don't like here without giving too much away for potential readers. Let me say just this-- sometimes an author has a choice whether to take a risk on an ending that might be either too small or too big. I feel as though Hecht makes the wrong choice here. The interiority of Paul's struggle is much of what made the book really interesting. The conclusion and epilogue material felt just too much, somehow.

I also have a minor quarrel with the character of Lia. In general, the characters are pretty well written. (Although the female characters do seem to "hiss" instead of speak fairly frequently, and that gets tiresome after a bit.) But something about Lia never felt right at all. She seems a foil to Paul and very little else. That lack really is visible since her character is quite important to the justification of his actions.

Anyhow, I would still recommend the book, even with these concerns. Particularly if you like a focus on psychology in your mysteries, then this should be a good waste of a few hours. It reads quickly and well. I would gladly read something else by Hecht.

Unforgettable
I read this book 7 years ago and have reread it twice since. I was expected a literary ghost story when I bought Skull Session and was rewarded with something even better - a true psychological thriller by a writer gifted in plotting and narrative.

Paul Skoglund is a man with reduce expectations. His marriage ended in divorce, the medication for his Tourette's syndrome leaves him feeling mentally swathed in cotton wool, his son has a little understood neurological illness and his job prospects are limited. So his Aunt Vivien's offer a job restoring her once beautiful now vandalized house seems a godsend, even though it requires revisiting painful family memories like his father's suicide. But just what did happen to and at that house? And is it connected to the strange deaths that policeman Morgan Ford is investigating?

The answers will defy your expectations. Hecht's theme is the mysteries (and power) of our own neurological wiring, what appears to be a "handicap"may be a gift, and a gift may really be a curse.

This isn't a quick read but it is absorbing and highly enjoyable.

Very good!
This book caught me up from page one and held me with rapt attention.I learned a lot about Tourette's, which I found interesting, but be aware the author crosses from the book being a neurological thriller into psychological horror toward the end.There was one scene toward the end I would prefer to have seen done differently, but overall felt this was a very good book with some very interesting characters.I shall definitely read more by Mr. Hecht. ... Read more