Rättsliga frågor i hälso- & sjukvården

Tvångsvård är paradoxalt - vård uppfattas som välmenande och gott, tvång som strängt och hårt. Ändå kan tvångsvård vara motiverat utifrån samhälleliga, etiska och rättsliga perspektiv. Denna antologi undersöker tvång inom psykiatrin, somatiken, mi...

Läs mer »

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guide Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury,...

Läs mer »

Armed conflict poses a huge threat to public health but perhaps not in the way you would think. It's time to reconsider our entire approach to human security. Thanks to our increasingly connected world, we can now witness the worst manifestations ...

Läs mer »

***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick*** 'David Haslam is uniquely placed to reflect on how healthcare has lost its way, what needs to be done to fix it and why all of us are responsible for doing so... The importance and timeliness of his mess...

Läs mer »

Den nya boken "Arbetsmiljö för sjukvården", som är en andra reviderad upplaga av Sjukvårdens arbetsmiljö, är tänkt att användas som ett praktiskt redskap för framför allt chefer, arbetsledare, skyddsombud och fackligt förtroendevalda inom den land...

Läs mer »

Patienter har sedan länge ett skydd mot att uppgifter om dem lämnas ut till andra. Detta skydd, sekretess och tystnadsplikt, är¿viktiga principer inom all hälso- och sjukvård. Det finns både rättsliga och etiska regler som styr principerna. Den hä...

Läs mer »

Getting good grades, keeping up with social media, maintaining friendships?you have a lot on your plate and it's more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. You may even be avoiding situations, events, or people that could trigger your anxiety...

Läs mer »

The purpose of economic evaluation is to inform decisions intended to improve healthcare. The new edition of Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes equips the reader with the necessary tools and understanding required to und...

Läs mer »

One doctor's surprising answer to the epidemic of chronic disease and essential reading for everyone concerned with the health of the next generation ..[T]he further we move away from nature the sicker we become, and it is our children who pay the...

Läs mer »

'The book would be a great text for advanced healthcare students, as it is chock-full of fair-minded and complete discussions of different scholarly views. The book contains the musts of excellent text books too: ample caselets, boxes and figures ...

Läs mer »

Foundations of Physical Activity and Public Health, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, is the first textbook of its kind to explore concepts in public health and kinesiology, measurement of physical activity, and the impact of exercise and physic...

Läs mer »

An inside story of asbestos, death, and the fight for justice by thousands of South Africans against a multinational mining corporation intent on denying responsibility. For nearly 90 years, a British company called Cape used local labor to mine a...

Läs mer »

Under de senaste åren har den kommunala ha?lso- och sjukva?rden fo?ra?ndrats. Kortare va?rdtider och snabbare utskrivning fra?n sjukhusen gör att äldres behov av hälso- och sjukvård i allt större utsträckning tillgodoses av kommunen. Där finns ock...

Läs mer »

With "Inclusion", Steven Epstein argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Formal concern with this issue, Epstein shows, is a fairly...

Läs mer »

The concept of global health has moved on from focusing on the problems of the developing world to encompass health problems with global impact. Global health issues impact daily on local healthcare delivery and professional practice. This illumin...

Läs mer »

How do policy and politics influence the social conditions that generate health outcomes? Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, and declining health care options-these are now realities for most Americans. However, i...

Läs mer »

5-Star Review from Doody's Review Service! Rooted in cultural assessment and trusted for its proven approach,¿Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care, 9th Edition, is your students' key to ensuring safe, ethical, and effective care to diverse cultu...

Läs mer »

Respected Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Stonewalled, The Smear, and Slanted exposes the corruption that has ruled the pharmaceutical industry and news media for decades. Through blatant lies, ...

Läs mer »

The history, philosophy, ethics, and science behind the placebo and nocebo effects. Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. Thousands of studies show that they can be effective and make us happier and healthier. Ye...

Läs mer »

Scourge provides a definitive account of the dramatic story of smallpox by a leading "expert on biological and chemical weapons" (The New York Times). Jonathan B. Tucker traces the history of the smallpox virus from its first recorded outbreak aro...

Läs mer »

Written specifically for the clinical neuropsychologist who does forensic consultations, the book is a comprehensive review by experts of the procedures available to evaluate malingered neuropsychological deficits. It discusses tools for detecting...

Läs mer »

In Unvendor: Innovate Healthcare with a Diverse IT Stack, Dr. Harm Scherpbier challenges the healthcare industry's reliance on single-vendor IT systems. While single-vendor solutions offer ease of maintenance, they often stifle innovation, hinder ...

Läs mer »

Using Sweden as its starting point, this insightful book examines how universal health systems around the world are gradually being eroded by the privatization of provision and funding. This book argues that the influence of commercial interests c...

Läs mer »

Debbie Purdy doesn't want to die. She has far too much to live for. But when the time comes, and the pain is so unbearable that she cannot go on, she wants her husband to be by her side, holding her hand until the end; and she wants to know that h...

Läs mer »

Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-FictionThe shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victimsIn Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalid...

Läs mer »