The Psychological Impact of Acute and Chronic Illness by Tamara McClintock Greenberg Hardcover - 180 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-GEN2 $ 80.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780387336824

• Comprehensive coverage of chronic and acute illness
• Will help the busy physician navigate through the normative and non-normative responses to illness
• Suggestions on how to maximize coping
• Offers guidance on when to consider asking for help (referral)
• Uses case examples throughout to illustrate the concepts discussed and aid understanding

Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care by Neil S. Skolnik Hardcover - 249 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-GEN3 $140.85 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781588295088

This new volume in the Current Clinical Practice™ series puts the most important evidence-based,
nationally recognized clinical guidelines together in one place. As a result, busy clinicians can go to one source when, in the care of a patient, a question arises that is best answered by an existing
clinical guideline.

• Encompasses cardiology, respiratory, infectious diseases, endocrinology, gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry
• Chapters written by world leaders in respective fields
• One-stop source for evidence-based, nationally recognized clinical guidelines

Among the topics covered in this volume are hyperlipidemia, management of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease and atrial fibrillation, and prevention of bacterial endocarditis. The book details treatment for asthma and infectious diseases ranging from pneumonia to tuberculosis to diarrhea. The volume also contains chapters on endocrinology, gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry.

With the busy clinician in mind, Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care has been constructed from its origin to have a companion PDA resource, with summaries of the guidelines in this book and additional summaries of guidelines not included in the book. (The PDA version of Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care is available from the publisher, ISBN 1-934115-47-9.) Together, these complimentary textbooks, in print and electronic format, should facilitate the implementation of nationally recognized clinical guidelines.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ethics, the Patient, and the Physician by Lois Snyder Hardcover - 250 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-GEN4 $101.75 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781588295842

Complementary and Alternative Medicine examines the real-life implications of patient issues and the healthcare system in which care is delivered.

• Examines the ethical challenges that CAM raises for patients and their physicians, and for patient-physician relationships
• Includes valuable patient education resources on CAM
• Discusses legal and risk management issues in CAM
• Presents a forward-looking exploration of current and potential ethical challenges in CAM research
• Written by a multidisciplinary team of CAM ethics and policy analysts, researchers and thought-leaders

Because complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are not presently considered to be a part of conventional medicine, this book discusses the effect that CAM has on patients, physicians, healthcare, and policymakers. Also included are the implications that CAM has on traditional patient-physician relationships as well as the physician's ethical obligations on this subject.

Contents:
Preface. Lois Snyder, JD. Contributor List and Biographies. 1. A Context for Thinking about
Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Ethics. 2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: History, Definitions, and What is it Today?. 3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Physician's Ethical Obligations. 4. Advising Patients and Communicating about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 5. Patient and Medical Education on Complementary and Alternative Care: Sorting it Out. 6. Legal and Risk Management Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
7. Whose Evidence, Which Methods? Ethical Challenges in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Research.

Textbook of Clinical Trials (Ed.2) by David Machin, Simon Day, and Sylvan Green Hardcover - 784 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GEN1 $449.05 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470010143

Now published in its Second Edition, the Textbook of Clinical Trials offers detailed coverage of trial methodology in diverse areas of medicine in a single comprehensive volume.

Praise for the First Edition:

"... very useful as an introduction to clinical research, or for those planning specific studies within therapeutic or disease areas." BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 92, No. 2, February 2005

The book’s main concept is to describe the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine. It separates the information by therapeutic area because the impact of clinical trials, the problems encountered, and the numbers of trials in existence vary tremendously from specialty to specialty. The sections provide a background to the disease area and general clinical trial methodology before concentrating on particular problems experienced in that area. Specific examples are used throughout to address these issues.

The Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition:

• Highlights the various ways clinical trials have influenced the practice of medicine in many therapeutic areas
• Describes the challenges posed by those conducting clinical trials over a range of medical specialities and allied fields
• Additional therapeutic areas are included in this Second Edition to fill gaps in the First Edition as the number and complexity of trials increases in this rapidly developing area
• Newly covered or updated in the Second Edition: general surgery, plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, palliative care, primary care, anaesthesia and pain, transfusion, wound healing, maternal and perinatal health, early termination, organ transplants, ophthalmology, epilepsy, infectious disease, neuro-oncology, adrenal, thyroid and urological cancers, as well as a chapter on the Cochrane network

An invaluable resource for pharmaceutical companies, the Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition appeals to those working in contract research organizations, medical departments and in the area of public health and health science alike.

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Towards Prescribing Practice by John McKinnon Softcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GEN2 $ 59.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470028438

The variety and number of non-medical practitioners identified for prescribing activity is growing rapidly. Across the country, universities have validated prescribing programmes designed for generic health care practice with a distance-learning component.

Towards Prescribing Practice offers readers a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of prescribing. The subject matter relates to the government content standards for study programmes and takes its cue from recent research in prescribing and patient care in practice. This book embraces the perennial core principles of prescribing practice, management and leadership.

Content is organised to facilitate progressive learning, with space allocated in each chapter to practice application through discussion and exercises. The early inclusion of a section on patient-centred planning and concordance enables the reader to assimilate new knowledge within an individualised care approach. The final three chapters are written from different clinical perspectives: mental health, palliative care and emergency care, providing assistance to specific areas of prescribing practice.

Table of Contents:

List of contributors.
Acknowledgements.

Chapter One: Understanding Basic Pharmacology (John McKinnon).
Chapter Two: Patient Centred Planning and Concordance (John McKinnon).
Chapter Three: The Application of Ethical Frameworks to Prescribing (John McKinnon).
Chapter Four: The Public Health Context (John McKinnon).
Chapter Five: Clinical Governance (Ruth Goldstein).
Chapter Six: Collaborative Working and Clinical Management Plans (John McKinnon).
Chapter Seven: Consultation and Decision Making (Clare Allen).
Chapter Eight: Legislation, Regulation and Accountability in Prescribing (Jo West).
Chapter Nine: The Palliative Care Perspective (Yvonne Hopkins and Linda Bray).
Chapter Ten: The Mental Health Perspective (Stuart Kennedy).
Chapter Eleven: The Emergency Care Perspective (Ian Loveday and Richard Pilbery).

Quality of Life: The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient-reported Outcomes (Ed.2) by Peter Fayers, and David Machin Hardcover - 566 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GEN3 $140.85 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470024508

Quality of life studies form an essential part of the evaluation of any treatment. Written by two authors who are well respected within this field, Quality of Life: The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient-reported Outcomes, Second Edition lays down guidelines on assessing, analysing and interpreting quality of life data. The new edition of this standard book has been completely revised, updated and expanded to reflect many methodological developments emerged since the publication of the first edition.

• Covers the design of instruments, the practical aspects of implementing assessment, the analyses of the data, and the interpretation of the results
• Presents all essential information on Quality of Life Research in one comprehensive volume
• Explains the use of qualitative and quantative methods, including the application of basic statistical methods
• Includes copious practical examples
• Fills a need in a rapidly growing area of interest
• New edition accommodates significant methodological developments, and includes chapters on computer adaptive testing and item banking, choosing an instrument, systematic reviews and meta analysis

This book is of interest for everyone involved in quality of life research, and it is applicable to medical and non-medical, statistical and non-statistical readers. It is of particular relevance for clinical and biomedical researchers within both the pharmaceutical industry and practitioners in the fields of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Reviews of the First Edition – Winner of the first price in the Basis of Medicine Category of the BMA Medical Book Competition 2001:

“This book is highly recommended to clinicians who are actively involved in the planning, analysis and publication of QoL research.” CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

“This book is highly recommended reading.” QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

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Medical Device Epidemiology and Surveillance by S. Lori Brown, Roselie A. Bright, and Dale R. Tavris Softcover -  528 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GEN4 $281.15 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470015957

Medical devices are crucial in medical care today and device technology advances at a dizzying pace. Medical Device Epidemiology and Surveillance is the first book to provide an overview of medical device epidemiology and surveillance as well as perspectives from regulatory agencies, the medical device industry, the health insurance industry and academia. The book is edited by experts from the US Food and Drug Administration with contributions from experienced specialists working in this field in the US and around the world. It features chapters describing broad themes in medical device epidemiology and surveillance, as well as chapters that describe specific medical devices.

Medical Device Epidemiology and Surveillance is an essential reference for epidemiologists, pharmacoepidemiologists, academics, graduate students, and everybody working in the medical device industry.

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