Medicolegal issues Books

The Netherlands' response to AIDS is widely regarded as well organized and effective. This is largely due to the timely response to the threat of the disease, with a prevention programme starting in 1982. This Dutch example provides an instructive case...

Most countries in the developed world consider health care a basic human right, but the United States of America continues to struggle with reducing costs and making it available to everyone.Some have proposed that promoting a "Medicare for All" agenda...

Dieses Werk bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in das deutsche Gesundheitswesen und die verschiedenen Akteure. Angefangen von den politischen Entscheidungsträgern bis hin zu den Ärzten, Krankenkassen und Patienten. Eine Pflichtlektüre für alle, die sich...

To what extent can we have truly universal, comprehensive and timely health services, equally available to all? Access to Health Care considers the meaning of 'access' in health care and examines the theoretical issues that underpin these questions. ...

For the public sector, which is globally the largest employer of people and repository of information, managing information and knowledge is an extremely problematic area to address. The essence of both resources is that they are intangible, their...

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, the importance of ethical leadership cannot be overstated. Ethical leadership is not just a buzzword; it is the backbone of every successful organization. It sets the tone for the entire business and shapes...

The report focuses on the development and operationalization of an actuarial Universal Health Coverage (UHC) costing model in Armenia that relies on the most recent and complete health insurance claims data.The model serves as a tool for assessing the...

WhatsApp, in its excursion from a basic informing application to a worldwide correspondence behemoth, has been at the front of a social change in the manner individuals collaborate and share data. This social change is profoundly interlaced with the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Jura - Zivilrecht / BGB AT / Schuldrecht / Sachenrecht, Note: 13, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ist es ärztliche Aufgabe, also Befugnis oder gar Pflicht, Patienten zu...

In dit rigoureuze en noodzakelijke boek brengt Kristien Hens bio-ethiek en filosofie van de biologie bij elkaar, met het argument dat het ethisch noodzakelijk is om in het wetenschappelijk onderzoek een plaatsje vrij te houden voor de filosofen. Hun rol...

This is a story about greed.The story of vaginal mesh and genital mutilation has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster—billions of dollars, vulnerable women patients, Lamborghinis and ski trips dangled in front of doctors, and scandalous...

A timely resource that shows faculty, students, and clinicians how to bring about and sustain change, Implementation Science in Nursing: A Framework for Education and Practice provides theoretical information and practical application for evidence-based...

“I’ve still got my health so what do I care?” goes a lyric in an old Cole Porter song. Most of us, in fact, assume we can’t live full lives, or take on life’s challenges, without also assuming that we’re basically...

This annual report provides a detailed account of the state of public health in Massachusetts. It covers a wide range of topics, including infectious diseases, sanitation, and safety regulations, making it an essential resource for policymakers and...

Lyme disease is a complex illness, often accompanied by various other infections and conditions. As a result, healing from Lyme disease can prove quite challenging; puzzling both patients and doctors alike. Conventional medicine, which uses long-term...

With the collapse of national health care reform efforts in the early 1990s, states emerged as a focal point for new policy and administrative developments in U.S. health care. This book provides an overview of the key issues facing states as they have...

Why is it so difficult to find a good doctor, and see the doctor when you have a problem? Why are you told to "go to the emergency room?" Why is your "doctor" a nurse practitioner? The U.S. health care system, heralded as the finest in the world, has...

In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity...

Despite sending huge sums of money on health every year the African region's burden of disease is persistently high. Most of the countries in the region are lagging behind in achieving the health-related United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The...

The realization of the 23rd IFHE Congress, from October 13th to 16th, 2014, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was an old wish of the Argentine Association of Hospital Architecture and Engineering (AADAIH), not only of its present members but also of earlier...

Governments have begun to act as if your body belongs to them. They have become a parent, telling child-like citizens how to behave: instructing, forbidding, taxing and berating citizens about their personal choices.On public health - There is no...

What happens in health policy at local, state, and federal levels directly affects patients, nurses, and nursing practice. Some healthcare professionals, though, are intimidated by the complex and often nonlinear policy process or simply don't know how...

What happens in health policy at local, state, and federal levels directly affects patients, nurses, and nursing practice. Some healthcare professionals, though, are intimidated by the complex and often nonlinear policy process or simply don't know how...

The Swine Flu Affair contains a reconstruction of the events leading up to and surrounding the swine flu immunization program, which has been gathered by combining press accounts, hearings, official files, and interviews with participants. This study...

This edited collection offers interdisciplinary perspectives on some of the key health challenges faced by individuals, communities, and governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking the Danish context as a starting point, it extrapolates to discuss...

Dans ce mémoire, les auteurs proposent un ambitieux projet de reconstruction de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, l'un des plus grands hôpitaux de la ville. En s'appuyant sur des études historiques et architecturales, ils présentent un plan détaillé pour moderniser...

The Asia-Pacific region has not only the greatest concentration of population but is, arguably, the future economic centre of the world. Epidemiological transition in the region is occurring much faster than it did in the West and many countries face the...

The devastating effects of HIV/AIDS have propelled a multiplicity of activities at global, national and local level. This book is based on in-depth studies of the major global institutions in health, the role of pharmaceutical corporations, the functions...

Drawing on insights from international organization and securitization theory, the author investigates the World Health Organization and how its approach to global health security has changed and adapted since its creation in 1948. He also examines the...

""A Plan For A More Effective Federal And State Health Administration"" is a book written by Frederick Ludwig Hoffman in 1919. The book presents a comprehensive plan for improving the healthcare system in the United States at both the federal and state...

Bringing together the crucially important topics of cultural competence and compassion for the first time, this book explores how to practise 'culturally competent compassion' in healthcare settings - that is, understanding the suffering of others and...

In the profound pages of "From Silence to Strength: Empowering Communities Through Advocacy," readers embark on a transformative journey of empowerment and enlightenment. This extraordinary book unlocks the secrets of passionate advocacy, offering a...

This book is a report on the disposal of sewage in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts in the early 20th century. The authors provide extensive information on the health risks associated with poor sewage disposal, as well as the specific plan they proposed...

A comprehensive guide to the history of sanitation and public health legislation in America, from the American Public Health Association.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

Enrico Enciso provides a comprehensive overview of the healthcare system in Colombia, covering topics such as public health, disease prevention, and emergency management. Drawing on his extensive experience in the field, Enciso offers valuable insights...

Sir Henry Charles Burdett's groundbreaking work on hospitals and healthcare, first published in 1893, offers insights that are still relevant today. Through detailed accounts of nursing and healthcare systems in England and abroad, Burdett demonstrates...

This groundbreaking study of public health and social regulation argues that state-sanctioned efforts to control and regulate prostitution and other forms of 'social vice' have largely failed. Edmondson draws on historical and contemporary data to...

Suzy Cohen, farmacéutica por casi dos décadas, sabe que los medicamentos a menudo pueden ser invalorables. Pero también ha aprendido a ""ver más allá de la píldora"" y recomendar opciones naturales, que con frecuencia son tan buenas o mejores para la...

This book has three main goals. The first is to celebrate the work of a great public health figure, the late A.J. (Tony) McMichael (1942–2014). The second is to position contemporary public health issues in an interdisciplinary context and in ways that...