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En este libro el autor revisa los fundamentos filosóficos, antropológicos, psicológicos, éticos y biológicos, que sustentan el humanismo que el terapeuta ha de incorporar, no solo en sus conocimientos; sino en su estilo de vida y en la práctica de su...

Guiding Principles in Surgical Practice is a medical textbook written in 1914 by Frederick-Emil Neef. The book is a comprehensive guide to surgical procedures and principles of the time, offering insights into the surgical techniques and practices used...

NEW for 2019! Version 4 of the companion materials to the Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship, previously distributed on CD, is now available on a FLASH DRIVE. See details below. ***PLEASE NOTE: AuthorHouse does not handle distribution of the flash...

Americans seem to be increasingly concerned with decisions about death and dying. Why is a subject once thought taboo now so frequently aired by the popular media, debated in academic forums and professional societies, and litigated in well-publicized...

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Das Buch ""Philosophie der Medizin"" von Franz Joseph Schelver, welches im Jahr 1809 ver������ffentlicht wurde, besch�����ftigt sich mit der Philosophie und Ethik der Medizin. Der Autor diskutiert die Beziehung zwischen Medizin und Naturwissenschaften...

This thought-provoking book explores the connections between health, ethics, and soul. It analyzes how and why the soul has been lost from scientific discourses, healthcare practices, and ethical discussions, presenting suggestions for change. Arguing...

The Guide to Civil Psychiatric Assessment has been written by Dr Michael Epstein, one of the most highly regarded psychiatrists in Australia in this area. He has worked in this field for many years and has distilled his experience into this book. There...

Now in its sixth edition, this authoritative classic remains the only text to provide a wide range of essential information for nurses who work in sparsely populated and vulnerable geographical areas. Focusing on rural nursing concepts, theory, research,...

Awarded third place in the 2022 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Professional IssuesFills a crucial need in helping nurses to provide safe, culturally-competent care to LGBTQ+ patientsThis pivotal resource-the first written specifically for nurses-focuses...

The demographic phenomena of increased life expectancy, increasing global population of older adults, and a larger number of older people as a proportion of the total population in nations throughout the world will affect our lives and the life of each...

This book encompasses two inter-related disciplines of health law and medical ethics applicable to Singapore. Apart from Singapore legal materials, it draws upon relevant case precedents and statutory developments from other common law countries and...

This book presents 29 case studies that identify the most important ethical issues that are likely to emerge from new technologies of genetic testing and develops a series of guidelines based on those case studies. By providing the clinical origins and...

Is someone you love facing a life-threatening diagnosis and you are now thrust into the role of not only caregiver but advocate to ensure they receive the best care possible? Have you found yourselfShocked by the diagnosis, struggling to comprehend...

Unease. As you enter the hospital in your new role for the first time, it is the first impulse that ripples through you. The phrases "I don't know, I've never seen that before, and how do I do that?" plague your thoughts, a stark contrast from the...

Did you know the adult obesity rate is 41.9% and the child obesity rate is 19.7% in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)? Did you know that obesity-related diseases can be reversible and treatable without medications? Did...

Depuis plus d'un siècle toutes les générations, du nouveau-né au vieillard, sont soumises à l'acte vaccinal, à une multitude de médications et thérapies foncièrement néfastes pour la santé, l'intellect, le psychisme. À force de propagande, le grand...

Medical Precepts And Cautions is a book written by Richard Mead in 1755. Mead was a prominent physician in the 18th century, and this book contains his advice and guidance on various medical topics. The book is divided into several sections, each of...

Like its predecessor, New Dimensions in Bioethics, this volume developed out of a series of lectures at Yale University's Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Each speaker in the Bioethics & Public Policy Seminar Series...

The idea of preparing a new critical edition of Elisha Bartlett's Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science was suggested to me several years ago by Dr. H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. Since that time it has been a pleasure to get...

What happens when two systems, law and medicine, are joined in the arena of the court? This work deals with the structure and the premises of two diverse discourse models; the approach is anthropological. Several chapters are...

This volume addresses the nature of health care organizational ethics, including such issues as corporate fraud and institutional moral integrity, and covers the broad range of issues that must be addressed for a coherent...

Dorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social issues in genetics in 18 nations. This book reports and discusses their second and more representative study in 36 nations. The...

Public Health Policy and Ethics brings together philosophers and practitioners to address the foundations and principles upon which public health policy may be advanced. What is the basis that justifies public health in the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Books do not come about by accident. This is especially the case when a volume grows out of a conference for which the participants wrote the original contributions in different languages. This volume descends from a conference...

The issues explored in this book have unfortunately come to be known as 'maternal-fetal conflicts'. The phrase is unsatisfactory because it is misleading: It places the emphasis on the well-being of the fetus instead of on the...

The growth of knowledge and its effects on the practice of medicine have been issues of philosophical and ethical interest for several decades and will remain so for many years to come. The outline of the present volume was...

A doctor shares the good, the bad and the ugly from his experience in medicine. Pellegrino, an orthopedic surgeon, begins his book with a brief family history. The author is the hardworking son of poor parents and was moved to study medicine when his...

Physicians have been known as healers long before they could provide cures for common ailments, but the art of healing is rarely found in the current era of managed care and five-minute office visits. Patients cry out for a physician who "cares," someone...

Physician Assisted Suicide is a cross-disciplinary collection of essays from philosophers, physicians, theologians, social scientists, lawyers and economists. As the first book to consider the implications of the Supreme Court decisions in Washington v...

This book shows how contemporary psychoanalytic thinking can be applied in the everyday practice of medicine to enhance the practice of family medicine and all clinical specialties. Dr. Steinberg analyzes his writings over the past 35 years-on psychiatry...

The Ethics of Private Practice helps mental health professionals understand the essential ethical issues related to the many challenges of being in independent practice. Seasoned clinicians Barnett, Zimmerman, and Walfish offer readers astute insight...

International Medical Graduates need an instruction how they can write good Hospital Discharge Letters and high quality Medical Reports. This book provides the necessary background information from the point of view of modern communication sciences as...

von K. D. Bock Gestatten Sie, daB ich einleitend Sinn und Zweck dieses Kolloquiums kurz umreiBe. Risikofaktoren sind, vorbehaltlich einer genaueren, vielleicht auch etwas abweichenden Definition, die Herr Epstein in seinem...

Healthcare Leadership Practices book is a nursing management and transformational leadership book. Effective nurse management is essential to increase engagement and nurse retention.This nurse management book explores the root causes of the enduring...

"Patients from Hell" is a collection of true stories of difficult encounters with patients and their diseases. It presents situations from these encounters that provoke a broad range of human emotions, from humorous to sad situations to situations that...

This book delves into the ethical challenges that doctors and other healthcare professionals face in their daily work. From informed consent to end-of-life care, the authors offer a comprehensive overview of the issues that arise when medicine intersects...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

In this volume some of the world's authorities on embryology trace the tradition of enquiry over two and a half thousand years. The answers given in related cultures reflected the purposes to be served at different times, in medical practice, penitential...

Over the past several decades there has been an explosion of interest in genetics and genetic inheritance within both the research community and the mass media. The science of genetics now forecasts great advances in alleviating disease and prolonging hum