3,315円 By 2030 Latinos will comprise roughly 20 percent of the population of the United States. Growing numbers of health professionals are realizing the importance of understanding Latino cultural values as they impact the clinical encounter. Such knowledge can enhance their ability to communicate with...

13,928円 In the last three decades, the prevalence of obesity has doubled with over 600 million obese adults worldwide. The gastrointestinal complications of obesity are well publicized; however, the role of the gastrointestinal tract in the development and treatment of obesity is often understated. From ...

2,122円 'Guglani is the real deal' Michel Faber 'Profound . . . Poetic . . . Humane' Gabriel Weston 'Shows rare skill . . . Power and fear and morality' Sarah Moss, author of The Tidal Zone 'Tender . . . designed to break your heart, mend it, then break it all over again' Rory Gleeson, author of Rockadoo...

166円 Look at the messenger: who is he? Whose interest is he pursuing? This statement, or life skills, my wise grandmother taught me when I was disappointed about other people: their behavior, intentions, actions, and attitudes. In this story I am applying the above axiom, or statement, as a starting p...

166円 Everyone wants you to be stupid. Why? So they can make money from youーis another axiom, or a statement, that wise and smart people are using when they are facing problems and needed to make decisions to protect their personal interest. The story about the author’s some health problem that she st...

5,295円 Making healthcare decisions is hard, but making the right choices has never mattered more. Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Care You Want and Needgives you the tools you need to choose the best medical careーfor you. Archelle Georgiou, MD, explainsher CARES model, the formula she develo...

2,652円 CFHI's first book on patient engagement. Case studies from healthcare delivery organizations in three countries, catalyzing improvement and innovation in healthcare illustrates patient engagement strategies and their impacts.

9,724円 Patient-centered care for chronic illness is founded upon the informed and activated patient, but we are not clear what this means. We must understand patients as subjects who know things and as agents who do things. Bioethics has urged us to respect patient autonomy, but it has understood this a...

4,450円 Encouraging a broad, compassionate, humanistic approach to spirituality, this book shows how patients' spiritual needs can be communicated well within interdisciplinary teams, leading to better patient wellbeing. This book describes the art of charting patients' spiritual perspectives in an open ...

2,334円 "Wonderful... Physicans would do well to learn this most important lesson about caring for patients." ーThe New York Times Book Review Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, “healthcare” has replaced medicine, “providers” look at their laptops more than at their patients, and co...

1,507円 Written by a cardiologist with 40+ years of experience treating heart disease and finding that helping patients make healthy lifestyle changes was more effective than pills and procedures.

5,295円 Unnecessary death rarely happens at the hands of doctors, but it does happen. Sometimes the cause is medical error. But sometimes the cause is politics. The issues underlying many medical catastrophes are numerous: a power struggle between providers, uncertainty over who’s in charge, hesitation t...