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Training Manual for Health Care Central Service Technicians
American Society For Healthcare Central Servi...
Paperback. The Training Manual is the premier reference and review publication for individuals preparing for examinations given by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. It is a concise, applicable tool that can be used for orientation, training, and instructional programs in health care facilities and in institutions for learning. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNRV; MBP; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787982447
- ISBN
- 9780787982447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.55
€ 192.55
Hardcover. Deals in an useful way with some of the issues involved in the debate over health care reform. This book brings together some of the researchers to discuss alternative ways of restructuring the health care industries, and alternative methods for regulating these industries to achieve the objectives of increased access and constraining costs. Editor(s): Abbott III, Thomas A. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395409
- ISBN
- 9780792395409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.14
€ 127.14
This book will be of interest to administrators of teaching hospitals as well as professionals in health policy and management. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBFM; JNK; JNU; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874208
- ISBN
- 9780801874208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.91
€ 76.91
The Lost Art of Caring. A Challenge to Health Professionals, Families,...
. Ed(S): Cluff, Leighton E.; Binstock, Robert...
Paperback. , bring together experts to address the importance of caring, the reasons why it has eroded, and measures that can strengthen caring as provided by health professionals, families, communities, and society. Editor(s): Cluff, Leighton E.; Binstock, Robert H. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874437
- ISBN
- 9780801874437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
The insights that emerge from this struggle will be of value to anyone interested in how high-profile hospitals and academic medical centers operate, particularly in economically and socially challenging situations. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881749
- ISBN
- 9780801881749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Paperback. The journal showcases the creative and critical work of renowned physician-writers, leading literary scholars, and medical humanists. Editor(s): Metzl, Jonathan M.; Poirier, Suzanne. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882050
- ISBN
- 9780801882050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
Chaudhury encourages health care professionals and activity leaders to embrace a personhood-affirming mode of care and provides tools and information for nonprofessionals who want to connect with, understand, and better appreciate people with dementia. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBP; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888267
- ISBN
- 9780801888267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.02
€ 52.02
This service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897184
- ISBN
- 9780801897184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.51
€ 57.51
Hardcover. Drawing on medicine, social science, philosophy, and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging, Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love, joy, and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety, hopelessness, and despair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBP; MJND; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899867
- ISBN
- 9780801899867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 546 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810878587
- ISBN
- 9780810878587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.24
€ 217.24
Paperback. Tells the story of the 200 year struggle to provide good health care to all Kentuckians. This book describes Lexington schoolteacher Linda Neville's mission to treat the eye disease trachoma in rural Kentucky, Louise Caudill's efforts to open the first hospital in Morehead, the 1833 cholera epidemic, and other important episodes in medicine. Series: New Books for New Readers S. Num Pages: 62 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109145
- ISBN
- 9780813109145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Paperback. Breakthroughs in medical science and technology, combined with shifts in lifestyle and demographics, have resulted in a rapid rise in the number of individuals living with one or more chronic illnesses. Editor(s): Schraeder, Cheryl; Shelton, Paul S. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813811949
- ISBN
- 9780813811949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.86
€ 86.86
Hardcover. This detailed look at the individual insurance market in the United States explains how it works, offers approaches to improvement that build on what currently works well, and provides a realistic assessment of how much improvement we can demand and expect. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910440
- ISBN
- 9780817910440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardcover. A comprehensive look at our health-care system, including how the current system evolved, how the health-care sector behaves, and a detailed analysis of the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of the system. " Num Pages: 162 pages, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910549
- ISBN
- 9780817910549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914448
- ISBN
- 9780817914448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.84
€ 32.84
Paperback. Many papers included in this volume express skepticism regarding both the diagnosis of the American health system as fundamentally ailing and the prescription of greater public intervention in the financing and delivery of medical services as the remedy and sure path to recovery. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition, reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817976521
- ISBN
- 9780817976521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Hardcover. Here is clear, easy-to-use guidance to implement the Clinical Document Architecture standard, with numerous examples. Beyond the nuances of healthcare IT implementation, readers learn to "speak" the language of the CDA standard, and to understand its idioms. Num Pages: 307 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857293350
- ISBN
- 9780857293350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.13
€ 176.13
Paperback. This exploration of key psychological interventions in diabetes care provides clinicians with a better understanding of their patients, and is also full of simple skills and tips that help medical practitioners manage their diabetes patients more effectively. Editor(s): Barnard, Katharine D.; Lloyd, Cathy E. Num Pages: 177 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJGD; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857295729
- ISBN
- 9780857295729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.02
€ 89.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; MBPM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897339254
- ISBN
- 9780897339254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Hazardous to Our Health?: FDA Regulation of Health Care Products (Inde...
Higgs, Robert, Hansen, Ronald W., Rubin, Paul...
Paperback. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most powerful of federal regulatory agencies, if not the most powerful, regulating about 25 percent of all consumer goods in the US. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the FDA. It identifies the reforms necessary to safeguard American health care. Series: Independent Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBP; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Independent Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945999416
- ISBN
- 9780945999416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.89
€ 19.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edward Everett Root
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954207519
- ISBN
- 9780954207519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the Triple Aim-improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care. This title lays out the vision, the interventions, and promising examples of success. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118205723
- ISBN
- 9781118205723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.53
€ 71.53
Paperback. An authoritative, state-of-the-art collection that brings together key experts to provide an overview of the field. This new paperback edition includes 3 new chapters on human resources and health, end-of-life care and complementary and alternative medicine as well as thorough updates to the introduction and conclusion. Editor(s): Kuhlmann, Ellen; Annandale, Ellen. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 black & white tables, 9 figures, 11 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015143
- ISBN
- 9781137015143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.39
€ 103.39
Hardcover. This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JPP; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026576
- ISBN
- 9781137026576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.33
€ 133.33