Product Description: The latest addition to this series covers a field which is commonly referred to as charge density wave dynamics. The most thoroughly investigated materials are inorganic linear chain compounds with highly anisotropic electronic properties...read more

Product Description: Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology...read more

Product Description: Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare is a practical, interactive resource that promotes active participation and enhances a deeper level of understanding of mentorship. It explores what is meant by the process of mentoring, addresses what a mentor is, what the role entails, and gives practical help on teaching and assessing students in clinical practice...read more

While the world is experiencing a rapid escalation in chronic health problems, training of the healthcare workforce has generally not kept pace. To provide effective care for chronic conditions, the skills of health professionals must be expanded to meetthese new complexities. The publication presents a new, expanded training model, based on a set of core competencies that apply to all members of the workforce. First, the workforce needs to organize care around the patient or in other words, to adopt a patient-centred approach. Second, providers need communication skills that enable them to collaborate with others. They need not only to partner with patients, but to work closely with other providers, and to join with communities to improve outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. Third, the workforce needs skills to ensure that the safety and quality of patient care is continuously improved. Fourth, the workforce needs competencies in information and communication technology which can assist them in monitoring patients across time, in using and sharing information. Finally, the workforce needs to adopt a public health perspective in their daily work, including the provision of population-based care that is centred around primary health care systems.Each competency is described in detail and supplemented with diverse country examples of how it has been implemented.--Publisher's description.

Product Description: Your one-stop shop for immediately usable, proven interactive exercises that engage the audience and make your presentation lively and entertaining! MORE INSTANT TEACHING TOOLS contains easily replicated interactive teaching exercises specifically for health care educators...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The latest addition to this series covers a field which is commonly referred to as charge density wave dynamics. The most thoroughly investigated materials are inorganic linear chain compounds with highly anisotropic electronic properties...read more