Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Medizin - Gesamtmedizin, allgemeine Grundlagen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Diagnose einer persistierenden bzw. chronisch verlaufenden oder spaten Lyme - Borreliose ist umstritten. Der Beitrag ist eine Formularsammlung fur Arzte, die Patienten mit Borreliose und Koinfektionen behandeln. Die Formularsammlung ist praxiserprobt, steht aber zur Diskussion. Jeder Arzt wird seine eigene Organisationsform finden mussen. Es werden Abrechnungsstrukturen und Handlungsanweisungen aufgezeigt. Die Abrechnungsstrukturen dienen der Wirtschaftlichkeit der Praxis. Die Handlungs- Anweisungen dienen der Dokumentation und der Rechtfertigung des arztlichen Handelns. Die Anweisungen haben das Ziel, eine spatere Aufarbeitung der Daten zu erleichtern.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 2,0, Fachhochschule Braunschweig / Wolfenbuttel; Standort Braunschweig, Veranstaltung: Okonomie und Finanzierung in der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung, 18 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dieses Referat hat das Ziel, die moglichen Veranderungen auf die Finanzplanung der Krankenkassen durch die Einfuhrung des Gesundheitsfonds, darzulegen. Die Arbeit besteht aus vier Kapiteln. Das erste Kapitel beinhaltet die Einleitung. Im zweiten Kapitel wird die aktuelle Finanzplanung der Krankenversicherung dargestellt. Dabei wird auf die Funktion und Bedeutung des Haushaltsplanes, die Haushaltsgrundsatze, das Zustandekommen des Haushaltsplanes und die Berucksichtigung des derzeitigen Risikostrukturausgleiches im Haushaltsplan aufgezeigt. Im dritten Kapitel wird dann kurz der Gesundheitsfonds vorgestellt, und dessen Auswirkung auf die Finanzplanung und den Haushaltsplan der Krankenkasse. Im vierten Kapitel folgt dann das Fazit, wo die Ergebnisse zusammengefasst sind. ...]

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, einseitig bedruckt, Note: -, Hochschule Niederrhein, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit des medizinischen Personals wird durch immer mehr administrative Aufgabenbeeinflusst. Der Umgang mit dem Patienten tritt dadurch immer weiter in den Hintergrund. Doch welche administrative Aufgaben hat das medizinische Personal und wie viel der Arbeitszeit nehmen diese Aufgaben in Anspruch? Diese Arbeit gibt einen Einblick dar ber, wer welche administrativen Aufgaben auszuf hren hat und wie hoch der zeitliche Aufwand dieser ist. Abschlie end werden berlegungen und L sungsans tze zur Minimierung des administrativen Aufwands des medizinischen Personals im klinischen Bereich vorgestellt.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 1,3, Hochschule fur Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Gesundheitswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Betriebliche Gesundheitsforderung, 15 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit gibt einen umfassenden Uberblick von Gesundheitszirkeln als Instrument zur partizipativen Einbindung von Mitarbeitern in Unternehmen zur Manifestation vom systematischen Gesundheitsmanagement.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 1,0, Universitat Bielefeld (Gesundheitswissenschaften - Public Health), 14 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Arbeit als Vortrag uber die demographische Entwicklung und deren Folge fur das deutsche Gesundheitssystem. Welche Herausforderung u. Anforderungen an die kurative Medizin, Pflege, Rehabilitation sowie an Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung gestellt werden. Welche Konsequenzen und Anforderungen an das Gesundheitsmanagement gestellt werden mussen. Uber welche Qualifikationen zukunftig die Beschaftigten des Gesundheitsmanagements verfugen mussen um dem Versorgungsbedarf zukunftig gerecht zu werden, Abstract: Der demographische Wandel wird in Zukunft eine der grossten Herausforderungen fur unser Land sein. Hierbei ist es nicht entscheidend, dass es zahlenmassig mehr altere Menschen in einer Bevolkerung gibt, sondern dass sich deren Zusammensetzung insgesamt mehr in Richtung altere Menschen verschiebt. Die zunehmende Alterung der Bevolkerung ist ein Problem mit gravierenden Auswirkungen auf unsere sozialen Lebensweisen und Sicherungssysteme insbesondere dem Gesundheitssystem (Bundesministerium des Inneren, 2004). So wird es eine grundlegende Aufgabe fur jede Form des Gesundheitsmanagements sein, fur die Zukunft des Gesundheitswesens eine Effizienz- und Qualitatssteigerung der Versorgung zu erreichen. Dies kann unter anderem durch eine bessere Vernetzung oder Koordination und Kooperation der medizinischen, sozialen, pflegerischen und hauswirtschaftlichen Dienste erreicht werden. Ebenfalls wichtig ist schon jetzt eine bedarfsgerechte Planung, Anpassung und notfalls Umstrukturierung von Versorgungskapazitaten. Hinzu kommt noch das Schliessen von Lucken im Versorgungsangebot durch den Aufbau neuer Dienste und Einrichtungen, sowie eine quantitative und qualitative Weiterentwicklung vorhandener Versorgungseinrichtungen. Auch kann schon eine heutzutage b

In a fast-moving world, the necessity of making decisions, and preferably good ones, has become even more difficult. One reason is the variety and number of choices perhaps available which often are not presented or understood. Alternatives are often unclear and complex paths to them confusing and misleading. Thus the process of decision making itself requires analysis on an ongoing basis. Decision making is often made based on cultural factors whereas the best alternative might be quite different. The subject touches ethical aspects as well as psychological considerations. This book presents important research on the psychology of decision making related to law and law enforcement, health care and science.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 2,0, Alice-Salomon Hochschule Berlin, Veranstaltung: Gesundheitsokonomie, 11 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Im Literaturverzeichnis sind nur Internetquellen eingegeben., Abstract: Das Deutsche Gesundheitssystem steht vor dem Wandel. Schon die vergangenen 3 Jahrzehnte versuchte die Politik mit zahlreichen Reformen den Kostenanstieg einzudammen. Es gibt nur wenige Wirtschaftbereiche, die in solch kurzer Zeit mit so vielen Gesetzesanderungen zu tun hatten, wie das Deutsche Gesundheitssystem. Schlagworte wie demographischer Wandel, Kopfpauschale oder Burgerversicherung fielen bereits in den vergangenen Jahren, doch blieb es lediglich bei Gesprachen und Diskussionen. 2003 wurde die Gesundheitsreform verabschiedet, deren Veranderungen aber nicht ausreichen, die Probleme der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung zu beheben. Anstatt die Strukturen und Anreize des Systems zu verandern, wurde weiterhin eine Budgetierung und Rationierung verfolgt und der entscheidende Durchbruch blieb bis heute aus. In der grossen Koalition deutet sich jetzt eine Einigung auf das Modell eines Gesundheitsfonds an. SPD und Union konnen somit ein neues Finanzierungsmodell vorweisen, das weder Kopfpauschale noch Burgerversicherung heisst. Ich mochte in meiner Hausarbeit mit dem jetzigen Ist-Zustand auseinander setzen, den demographischen Wandel erlautern, mich mit den verschiedenen Modellen der Burgerversicherung und der Kopfpauschale auseinander setzen und zum Schluss die ersten Vorschlage des noch nicht beschlossenen Gesundheitsfonds untersuche

In a fast-moving world, the necessity of making decisions, and preferably good ones, has become even more difficult. One reason is the variety and number of choices perhaps available which often are not presented or understood. Alternatives are often unclear and complex paths to them confusing and misleading. Thus the process of decision making itself requires analysis on an ongoing basis. Decision making is often made based on cultural factors whereas the best alternative might be quite different. The subject touches ethics aspects as well as psychological considerations. This new book presents important research on the psychology of decision making related to health care and medicine.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 2,3, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal; Standort Magdeburg (Studiengang Pflege und Gesundheit), Veranstaltung: Gesundheitspolitik aktuell, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Die Arbeit gibt einen umfassenenden Uberblick uber die Institutionen im deutschen Gesundheitswesen auf Bundes- Landes- und Kommunaler Ebene und deren Vernetzung. Ebenso werden die Institutionen der Krankenversicherungen (GKV und PKV) sowie die vertragsarztliche Versorgung dargestellt. Die deutsche Krankenhaus- und Arzneimittelversorgung wird in ihren Grundzugen erlautert., Abstract: Die Arbeit gibt einen umfassenenden Uberblick uber die Institutionen im deutschen Gesundheitswesen auf Bundes- Landes- und Kommunaler Ebene und deren Vernetzung. Ebenso werden die Institutionen der Krankenversicherungen (GKV und PKV) sowie die vertragsarztliche Versorgung dargestellt. Die deutsche Krankenhaus- und Arzneimittelversorgung wird in ihren Grundzugen erlautert.

Are you tired of battling joint pain, stiffness, and soreness? With "The Everything Health Guide to Arthritis," you'll learn to manage your pain and enjoy being more active.Carol Eustice, who has lived with arthritis for more than thirty years, gives you the strength and knowledge you need to: Work with your doctor to manage painExplore alternative treatment optionsStay healthy and active with proper dietProtect your jointsUse exercise to improve range of motion.

With this helpful guide, you're just steps away from moving easier, feeling better, and improving your quality of life.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Gesundheitswissenschaften, Note: 1,0, Berufsakademie Sachsen in Plauen, 40 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der heutigen Zeit, in der es im sozialen Sektor zu gravierenden Veranderungen kommt, weil die Solidarsysteme nicht mehr finanzierbar sind, ist es auch fur Wohlfahrtsvereine uberlebensnotwendig, okonomisch zu denken und zu handeln. Die Rahmenbedingungen, in denen Non Profit Organisationen tatig werden, sind aktuell als schwierig zu bezeichnen. Der Gesetzgeber fordert eine Liberalisierung des sozialen Dienstleistungsmarktes, private Anbieter drangen auf den Markt und nicht zuletzt verstarkt sich die Konkurrenz zwischen den Wohlfahrtsverbanden. Aufgrund dieser Tatsachen setzt sich der Autor in der vorliegenden Arbeit mit Charakteristika in Wohlfahrtsvereinen auseinander. Anhand des Praxisbeispiels des DRK-KV Zwickau e.V. werden die Handlungsfelder und Moglichkeiten der Dienstleistungserbringung im Non Profit Bereich beschrieben. Verbunden ist dies mit einem Abwagen von Chancen und Risiken in diesem Tatigkeitsbereich. Die Notwendigkeit der Implementierung betriebswirtschaftlicher Steuerungsinstrumente, verknupft mit Ansatzen zur Einfuhrung dieser, werden anschliessend aufgezeigt. Mogliche Problembereiche bei der Integration betriebswirtschaftlicher Prozesse in Wohlfahrtsverbande werden am Schluss der Abhandlung dargestellt und Losungsvarianten angeboten. Am konkreten Praxisbeispiel der Einfuhrung eines umfassenden Qualitatsmanagements in den DRK-KV Zwickau e.V. wird der Nutzen von Steuerungsinstrumenten im Non Profit Sektor, aber auch die damit verbundenen Schwierigkeiten und Problemfelder aufgezeigt

The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February 1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927, she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure" in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable for the Wilds : Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the area was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and MA (c)tis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition, and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature, and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters. This delightful and captivating collection is a tribute to her indomitable spirit.

This book of biology and medicine shows how diseases: Sickle cell anaemia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are related to the adaptation of our organism to aerial respiration. This adaptation is operated by a genetic switch substituting a set of foetal proteins, for more adequate, regulated, adult isoforms. We discover how foetal or adult metabolic pathways, may control the switch, and propose pharmacological treatments to boost the expression of the foetal gene, acting as a "spare wheel" to replace the adult gene when it is mutated. In fact this switch recapitulates a process reminding of the evolution of amphibians that left their pond to live in air and land. The foetus is also an aquatic creature that discovers at birth aerial respiration and the new weight of his body. His blood and muscle proteins will adapt. The metamorphosis is not as evident as for a tadpole, but still as deeply written in our genes. In fact, the switch is our second metamorphosis, the story started much earlier, when a host cell, already surviving oxygen, incorporated a bacteria, our future mitochondria, that had a more efficient oxidative metabolism. A symbiotic arrangement followed. In the course of development, the most ancient pathways come on stage first, followed by the most recent mitochondrial acquisitions. The developmental maturation of metabolic pathways changes our cells, it is our first metamorphosis. It is involved in apoptosis in diseases such as Azheimer's or Cancer. Since mitochondria took the burden of making ATP, the ancient oxidative mechanism became redundant. Its ATPase evolved forming acidic compartments that control neurotransmission or thermoregulation. This third metamorphosis is implicated in other diseases (adrenoleucodystrophy). Finally primates, who lost uricase, developed diseases related to the role of uric acid which became their new antioxidant: Gout, Autism or Schizophrenia seem to depend on this last, forth metamorphosis.

International Workshop organised by the Marcel Merieux Foundation, 21 to 23 June 2000. The debate over the ethical issues raised by stem cell research concerns essentially the practice of taking cells from human embryos and the consequent destruction of the embryo. This work, going to the heart of the controversy over such manipulations, discusses the ethical question of the legal status of the embryo. At the moment when, in France, the bioethics laws have come up for review, questions regarding the statute of the embryo return in the heart of scientific debates. Breakthroughs in the field of embryonic stem cell biology offer a glimpse of the considerable therapeutic possibilities. Research Institutes and Governments, hailed by these new therapeutic perspectives, are attempting to put in place modes of regulation this research that both respond to citizen's aspirations and conform to ethical norms.

Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.

Similar in scope to H. H. Cunningham's Doctors in Gray, George Worthington Adams' Doctors in Blue, originally published more than forty years ago and now available for the first time in paperback, remains the definitive work on the medical history of the Union army. Adams calculates that 300,000 Union soldiers lost their lives during the war. Confederate attacks account for only a third of these deaths, disease for the rest. In addition, there were a startling 400,000 wounded or injured and almost 6,000,000 cases of illness. Undoubtedly, behind the sickness and mortality statistics of the Civil War lie ignorance and inefficiency. But Doctors in Blue reveals the earnestness, cooperative spirit, and great scientific strides of the period as well.

This new edition includes a completely revised chapter on mental health, new chapters on the sociology of the body and on the relationship between health and risk in contemporary societies. Author Bryan S. Turner assesses the ways in which different social theorists have interpreted the experience of health and disease and the social relations and power structures involved in the medical practice. He examines health as an aspect of social action and looks at the problem of health at three levels-the individual, the social, and the societal. Among the perspectives analyzed are Parsons's view of the "sick role" and the patient's relation to society, Foucault's critique of medical models of madness and sexuality, Marxist and feminist debates on the relation of health and medicine to capitalism and patriarchy, and the contribution of Beck to the sociological understanding of environmental pollution and hazard in the politics of health. The fully revised edition of this successful textbook, Medical Power and Social Knowledge, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences.

The development of a sociology of medical knowledge is both assessed and contributed to in Medical Talk and Medical Work. Underlying the analysis is research on the work of haematologists, which offers a rich resource for understanding the complexities and contradictions between physical bodies and social embodiment, medical talk and technical apparatus. Using but moving beyond this specific material, Paul Atkinson demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of the existing understanding of medical knowledge. Among the issues explored are: the place of interaction among doctors, rather than between doctors and patients, in defining the construction of medical knowledge; the ways in which clinical opinion is socially produced and the nature of the local settings through which this process occurs; and the relations among medical knowledge, medical language and the increasingly technological contexts of contemporary medical practice.

`This book is a "must read" for all students of health psychology, and will be of considerable interest and value to others interested in the field. The discipline has not involved itself with the central issues of this book so far, but Radley has now brought this material together in an accessible way, offering important new perspectives, and directions for the discipline. This book goes a long way towards making sense for, and of, health psychology' - Journal of Health Psychology What are people's beliefs about health? What do they do when they feel ill? Why do they go to the doctor? How do they live with chronic disease? This introduction to the social psychology of health and illness addresses these and other questions about how people make sense of illness in everyday life, either alone or with the help of others. Alan Radley reviews findings from medical sociology, health psychology and medical anthropology to demonstrate the relevance of social and psychological explanations to questions about disease and its treatment. Topics covered include: illness, the patient and society; ideas about health and staying healthy; recognizing symptoms and falling ill; and the healing relationship: patients, nurses and doctors. The author also presents a critical account of related issues - stress, health promotion and gender differences.

Incorporating material from medical sociology, health psychology, and medical anthropology, Making Sense of Illness explores the ways we cope with both short-term and chronic health problems. Author Alan Radley identifies--and assesses the impact of--our responses to illness, considering the possible mitigating effects of such elements as personal beliefs and emotionally supportive relationships; he also acknowledges the negative effects that stress, resulting from a variety of cultural as well as personal factors, may cause. With its clear and lucid style, this keen work relates to the reader's own experience. A comprehensive introduction to relevant research--and a critical commentary on explanations of health and illness in social life, this book will be essential reading for students of health sciences, psychology, and sociology "It is hard to imagine a more important project for nurses that trying to understand how people make sense of health and illness. This is a book that will certainly be of assistance in achieving such and understanding. . . . It is written in a clear accessible style but does not trivialize the issues, and the author provides a wealth of suggestions for further reading." --Nursing Times Agenda

"This book is particularly relevant now as the baby-boomer generation is aging and a greater proportion of the world's population is growing older. Interpersonal communication is clearly the most critical process for promoting social integration and adaptation of older adults within society. Yet understanding of the complex dynamics of interpersonal communication with the elderly is severely limited and the aged are often stigmatized, stereotyped, and isolated. This book will help clarify the role of communication in effective social integration and adaptation of the aged by providing comprehensive and in-depth analyses of relevant research and theory. The book integrates information on the most important issues and contexts influencing interpersonal communication and aging and the individual chapters are written by an excellent group of authors who have demonstrated expertise on their topics. The book is well organized, clearly written, and comprehensive. The major topics are logically organized and compelling. I highly recommend this book!" --Gary L. Kreps, Northern Illinois University "Aging obviously occurs at many levels, with biological, psychological, and social systems showing multidirectional and interdependent changes. What is less obvious is how these factors affect communication in later life. This volume represents a strong contribution toward solving this problem by bringing together a group of prominent scholars with diverse perspectives on language, communication, and aging." --Elizabeth A. I. Stine, University of New Hampshire "The Hummert, Wiemann, and Nussbaum book brings together a strong theoretical base with the presentation of new data. The chapters go well beyond the typical literature reviews usually found in edited volumes. The contributors provide sophisticated presentations of a variety of socially significant and unique topics, including the communicative impact of physical and cognitive changes sometimes associated with aging, patronization, verbosity, frailty, conversational skills, proper names, and the presentation of self. Some of the chapters are strongly quantitative while others are more interpretive. After building a strong rationale for the volume, the editors go on to put together a series of well-written chapters that provide a much needed emphasis on the social construction of relationships through communication. The book should prompt much new research and advance our understanding of interpersonal communication and the aging process significantly." --Teresa Thompson, University of Dayton "The rich diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives highlighted within the various chapters is an impressive feature of this edited collection. These essays add conceptual breadth and depth to our understanding of interpersonal communication and the process of aging." --Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin "This book is a valuable addition to the gerontological literature. Written from the perspective of the communication researcher, it brings together existing literature and offers new insights to gerontologists working in many social science disciplines. I recommend Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood as a resource to any scholars interested in older adults." --Victor G. Cicirelli, Professor of Developmental and Aging Psychology, Purdue University "This book is very timely. Communication is offering a new wave of aging research, and interpersonal processes in communication are where our experiences and our personal theories of aging are grounded. This book brings together many of the researchers who are breaking new ground in communication and aging. It offers a valuable overview of where we have gone in aging theory communicatively, and where we need to go. Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood demonstrates the rich diversity of methods and traditions of communication research that are beginning to illuminate gerontology." --Nikolas Coupland, University of Wales, Cardiff By highlighting the commonalities across a range of disciplines, Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood provides a unique and broad-based perspective on communication and aging. This integrative approach brings together the best of the current research and theory from communication, cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, and medical sociology. The underlying framework of the book centers around three topics--cognition, language, and relationships--exploring the individual areas as well as the ways they intersect. In addition, this volume brings to light the implications of the elderly population's individual differences as they affect communication, and illustrates the positive as well as the negative effects of the aging process on language production, relational satisfaction, and other communication-related variables. This major reference source, Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood, is essential reading for anyone concerned with the issues of aging and communication.

"This book is particularly relevant now as the baby-boomer generation is aging and a greater proportion of the world's population is growing older. Interpersonal communication is clearly the most critical process for promoting social integration and adaptation of older adults within society. Yet understanding of the complex dynamics of interpersonal communication with the elderly is severely limited and the aged are often stigmatized, stereotyped, and isolated. This book will help clarify the role of communication in effective social integration and adaptation of the aged by providing comprehensive and in-depth analyses of relevant research and theory. The book integrates information on the most important issues and contexts influencing interpersonal communication and aging and the individual chapters are written by an excellent group of authors who have demonstrated expertise on their topics. The book is well organized, clearly written, and comprehensive. The major topics are logically organized and compelling. I highly recommend this book!" --Gary L. Kreps, Northern Illinois University "Aging obviously occurs at many levels, with biological, psychological, and social systems showing multidirectional and interdependent changes. What is less obvious is how these factors affect communication in later life. This volume represents a strong contribution toward solving this problem by bringing together a group of prominent scholars with diverse perspectives on language, communication, and aging." --Elizabeth A. I. Stine, University of New Hampshire "The Hummert, Wiemann, and Nussbaum book brings together a strong theoretical base with the presentation of new data. The chapters go well beyond the typical literature reviews usually found in edited volumes. The contributors provide sophisticated presentations of a variety of socially significant and unique topics, including the communicative impact of physical and cognitive changes sometimes associated with aging, patronization, verbosity, frailty, conversational skills, proper names, and the presentation of self. Some of the chapters are strongly quantitative while others are more interpretive. After building a strong rationale for the volume, the editors go on to put together a series of well-written chapters that provide a much needed emphasis on the social construction of relationships through communication. The book should prompt much new research and advance our understanding of interpersonal communication and the aging process significantly." --Teresa Thompson, University of Dayton "The rich diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives highlighted within the various chapters is an impressive feature of this edited collection. These essays add conceptual breadth and depth to our understanding of interpersonal communication and the process of aging." --Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin "This book is a valuable addition to the gerontological literature. Written from the perspective of the communication researcher, it brings together existing literature and offers new insights to gerontologists working in many social science disciplines. I recommend Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood as a resource to any scholars interested in older adults." --Victor G. Cicirelli, Professor of Developmental and Aging Psychology, Purdue University "This book is very timely. Communication is offering a new wave of aging research, and interpersonal processes in communication are where our experiences and our personal theories of aging are grounded. This book brings together many of the researchers who are breaking new ground in communication and aging. It offers a valuable overview of where we have gone in aging theory communicatively, and where we need to go. Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood demonstrates the rich diversity of methods and traditions of communication research that are beginning to illuminate gerontology." --Nikolas Coupland, University of Wales, Cardiff By highlighting the commonalities across a range of disciplines, Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood provides a unique and broad-based perspective on communication and aging. This integrative approach brings together the best of the current research and theory from communication, cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, and medical sociology. The underlying framework of the book centers around three topics--cognition, language, and relationships--exploring the individual areas as well as the ways they intersect. In addition, this volume brings to light the implications of the elderly population's individual differences as they affect communication, and illustrates the positive as well as the negative effects of the aging process on language production, relational satisfaction, and other communication-related variables. This major reference source, Interpersonal Communication in Older Adulthood, is essential reading for anyone concerned with the issues of aging and communication.

Framing Healthcare instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the Health Sciences is a step-by-step guide to integrating the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy into health sciences librarianship. Although this topic has been touched on briefly in previous publications, this book is dedicated exclusively to the unique considerations of the health sciences. With over fifty case studies describing explicit lesson plans and assessments, health sciences librarians who may be new to the Framework or are looking for ready-made lesson plans will find this guide easy to navigate and to apply to their own educational sessions. Multiple disciplines are covered, including: nursing, medicine, allied health, veterinary medicine, and more. In addition to the practical application of the case studies, the books covers in depth each part of the Framework and how it relates to students in the health science