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Aviation Psychology - Applied Methods and Techniques (Paperback): Ioana V. Koglbauer, Sonja Biede-Straussberger Aviation Psychology - Applied Methods and Techniques (Paperback)
Ioana V. Koglbauer, Sonja Biede-Straussberger
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of chapters on the latest methods and tools for applied research in aviation psychology guides the diverse range of professionals working within aviation on how to adapt flexibly to the continuously evolving requirements of the aeronautical landscape. Experts from the industry and academia explore selected applications, ranging from aviation system engineering to bridging the gap between research and industrialization, safety culture, training and examination. Psychological tools are explored, including designing biocybernetic adaptive systems, predictive automation, and support for designing the human role in future human-machine teaming concepts. Special chapters are dedicated to spatial disorientation, reactivity, stress, eye-tracking, electrodermal and cardiac assessment under the influence of G forces. This is essential reading for aviation psychologists, human factors practitioners, engineers, designers, operational specialists, students and researchers in academia, industry, and government. The practitioners and researchers working in other safety critical domains (e.g., medicine, automotive) will also find the handbook valuable.

Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical... Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors - Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World (R), Florida, USA (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Ravindra Goonetilleke, Waldemar Karwowski
R5,899 Discovery Miles 58 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and is concerned with the design of products, process, services, and work systems to assure their productive, safe, and satisfying use by people. With focus on the human body's responses to physical and physiological work demands, repetitive strain injuries from repetition, vibration, force, and posture are the most common types of issues examined, along with their design implications. The book explores a wide range of topics in physical ergonomics, which includes the consequences of repetitive motion, materials handling, workplace safety, and usability in the use of portable devices, design, working postures, and the work environment. Mastering physical ergonomics and safety engineering concepts is fundamental to the creation of products and systems that people are able to use, as well as the avoidance of stresses and minimization of the risk of accidents. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics & Human Factors, held on July 27-31, 2016 in Walt Disney World (R), Florida, USA, the book provides readers with a comprehensive view of the current challenges in Physical Ergonomics, which are a critical aspect in the design of any human-centered technological system, and factors influencing human performance.

Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2006):... Imaging of Occupational and Environmental Disorders of the Chest (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2006)
Pierre Alain Gevenois, Paul De Vuyst
R5,215 Discovery Miles 52 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Offers a comprehensive approach to modern imaging of environmental and occupational diseases of the chest Pays particular attention to the role of computed tomography in the detection of early subclinical abnormalities Considers new groups of workers at risk of exposure to agents that may cause pneumoconiosis Written by internationally acclaimed experts

Chemical Dust Suppression Technology and Its Applications in Mines (Open-pit Mines) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Yuan Wang,... Chemical Dust Suppression Technology and Its Applications in Mines (Open-pit Mines) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Yuan Wang, Cuifeng Du, Jiuzhu Wang, Huaiyu Li
R3,477 Discovery Miles 34 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on the study of chemical dust suppression in mine dust pollution control by means of theories, experiments, computer simulation, and case application, aiming at providing chemical dust suppression solutions for mining worksites. It has seven chapters, including the following contents: (1) introduces fundamental theories and applications of chemical dust suppression, analyzes the dust source intensity of worksites and the mechanisms of dust generation, and summarizes the dust control measures for different mining worksites. (2) According to the mechanisms of dust generation in different mining worksites, targeted dust suppressants were developed. Through optimization by monomer experiment and orthogonal experiment, the optimum formula of different types of dust suppressants was obtained, and its properties were characterized. (3) The dust suppressant field application process was introduced, and the economic benefits were analyzed. This book is expected to provide valuable references both for researchers and engineering technicians engaged in environmental engineering, safety engineering, occupational health, and mining metallurgical engineering, and it also serves as a textbook for graduate students in above disciplines.

Diffuse Lung Disorders - A Comprehensive Clinical-Radiological Overview (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Diffuse Lung Disorders - A Comprehensive Clinical-Radiological Overview (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Miriam Sperber
R3,039 Discovery Miles 30 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bringing together pathologists, clinicians and diagnostic radiologists to produce a simplified analysis and a unification of the existing concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of diffuse lung diseases, this volume highlights pathological changes and presents the latest diagnostic modalities. Detailed therapeutic strategies are proposed based on epidemiological findings, radiographic manifestations, and the complex pathophysiological basis of each disorder. The result will appeal not only to the sophisticated practitioner but will also provide material that is sufficiently organised and didactic to be used by the young physician.

The Nurse Practitioner in Urology - A Manual for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Allied Healthcare Providers... The Nurse Practitioner in Urology - A Manual for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Allied Healthcare Providers (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2020)
Susanne A. Quallich, Michelle J. Lajiness
R1,869 Discovery Miles 18 690 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This new edition updates the previous one and adds additional content related to postoperative management, pain management, LGBTQ care, and uroradiology. This book is designed to meet the needs of nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses globally and physician assistants working in urology. Content assumes some background knowledge regarding the normal anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary system and the pathophysiology underlying specific urologic health-related problems. This ensures that the provider can pursue exemplary management of patients with acute and chronic urologic conditions in a wide variety of settings, including independent practices, and academic urologic practices. This manual fills the gaps that traditional curricula may have left, permitting the reader to proceed with confident management of adult patients with urologic care needs, promoting the role of a skilled clinician in urology, especially for chronic, non-operative urologic conditions while recognizing those conditions which may benefit from surgical management.As the burden of urologic disease increases with an aging U.S. population, it is increasingly clear that nurse practitioners and physician assistants will be called on to move into roles caring for patients with urologic disease. Use of NPs and PAs to their highest education will become an increasingly important strategy for maintaining access and reducing costs, in the context of urologist workforce that is shrinking. However, urology topics receive sporadic attention in NP and PA curricula, leaving practicing NPs and PAs with gaps in their knowledge concerning trends and recommendations for management of urologic health conditions. As this demand for provider visits for urologic concerns increases, the demand for provider services to care for patients with urologic health concerns will also increase, and presents the opportunity for both NPs and PAs to move into specialty practice environments within urology.

Occupational Health (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973): G. Ffrench Occupational Health (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973)
G. Ffrench
R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"HOLD THOU THE GOOD: DEFINE IT WELL ... " The quotation above from Tennyson, is apt when describing the purpose and achievement of this book. The author is dedicated to his subject-personal health in industry: his research covers practical experience in the U.K. and other lands. In non-technical language the book records many of the causes of ill-health and throws light upon the physical and mental stress with which men and women at work have to contend. Dr. Ffrench's observations and conclusions should be of consider able value to employers of labour and of interest to all concerned in the welfare of people engaged in earning a living. HAROLD COOPER Alfred H. Cooper & Sons Ltd Vll Preface This book has been prepared so that readers may appreciate the significant change in attitudes which has taken place over the past twenty-five years towards the care of the health of people at work."

Industrial Medicine Desk Reference (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986): David F Tver Industrial Medicine Desk Reference (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
David F Tver
R1,528 Discovery Miles 15 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Increased public concern over the control of environmental forces and industrial hazards has led to awareness for the need for improved conditions for all who work. Industry has expanded and developed new p' ducts and new methods. A great many occupational diseases have accompanied this progress. Too much of the present data and knowledge have been obtained following accidents or sad experience. Thousands of women have died, have become acutely or chronically ill, and still others permanently disabled. Workers themselves have become keenly aware of potential hazards on their jobs, and public interest has developed to a point where articles are appearing on front pages of newspapers, business journals, and medical journals specifically related to occupational medicine. Special studies of chemicals, processes, and practices have been initiated by government agencies and by industry itself. Knowledge of increased liver cancer in vinyl chloride workers, the discovery of kepone, a pesticide produced under poor working conditions causing neurologic damage, the problems with asbestos, and the alarming occupational health problems reported among workers manufacturing "DBCP" (dibromochloropropane), a nematocid that has caused reproductive alterations in men from oligospermia to sterility, are well known. Not only have sterility and fertility become serious grounds for concern but also mutagenesis and teratogenesis, in addition to public anxieties about occupational carcinogens, a cause for worry.

Background Papers on Industry's Changing Role in Health Care Delivery (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Background Papers on Industry's Changing Role in Health Care Delivery (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977)
R. H. Egdahl; Contributions by Karl T Sr Benedict, John D. Blum, Rick J. Carlson, G.H. Collings, …
R1,499 Discovery Miles 14 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help improve that system while simultaneously gaining some measure of control over the tremen dous rate of cost escalation. I feel very strongly that in the months ahead, business leaders must become actively involved in a concerted effort to strike a balance between our desire to assure the best medical care for all and the reality of doing so at a cost our society can afford. For the past two years I have been chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force on Health and in that capacity have been working closely with the Washington Business Group on Health. Through this exposure and the encour aging results of Goodyear's own cost containment activities, I was asked to serve on HEW Secretary Califano's Advisory Committee on National Health Insurance. This committee, representing a broad spectrum of interests and expertise, will be meeting in cities across the country and will hold hearings in Washington before entering into final discussions with HEW and other admin istration officials. The result of its work is to be combined with that of the HEW staff in formulating the basis of President Carter's national health insurance proposal."

Colloquium on Fatigue / Colloque de Fatigue / Kolloquium Uber Ermudungsfestigkeit - Stockholm May 25-27, 1955 Proceedings /... Colloquium on Fatigue / Colloque de Fatigue / Kolloquium Uber Ermudungsfestigkeit - Stockholm May 25-27, 1955 Proceedings / Stockholm 25-27 Mai 1955 Comptes Rendus / Stockholm 25.-27. Mai 1955 Verhandlungen (English, French, German, Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1956)
Waloddi Weibull, F K G Odqvist
R1,538 Discovery Miles 15 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Upon the request of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) the Swedish National Committee for Mechanics organized a colloquium on fatigue, which was held at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kung!. Tekniska Hogskolan) in Stock- holm, May 25-27, 1955. 35 lectures were delivered, principally dealing with problems of statistical and basic nature. Among the topics were to be found statis- tical theory of fatigue, cumulative damage, mechanism of fatigue, me- tallurgical aspects on fatigue, velocity of fatigue cracks, fatigue at elevated temperature, and fatigue at combined stresses. Lectures were going on simultaneously in two sections. Each lecturer had 15 minutes for presentation of his communication, and afterwards 15 minutes were reserved for discussion. Abstracts of the lectures were distributed about a month before the colloquium. The colloquium was attended by 149 participants from the follow- ing countries: Denmark (1), Finland (2), France (5), Germany (6), Italy (2), Netherlands (2), Norway (2), Poland (2), Saar (1), Spain (3), Sweden (100), Switzerland (1), United Kingdom (10), USA (8), USSR (3), and Yugoslavia (1). A complete list of the participants will be found below. The languages of the Colloquium were English, French, German and Italian. No lectures were delivered in Italian. Also, all contributions to the discussions have been translated to one of the first three languages. Statements and opinions advanced are always those of the individual authors or participants in the discussions.

Toxicological Evaluations - Potential Health Hazards of Existing Chemicals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Toxicological Evaluations - Potential Health Hazards of Existing Chemicals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
BG Chemie
R2,863 Discovery Miles 28 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As part of its programme for the prevention of health hazards caused by industrial work substances, the Berufsgenossenschaft der Chemischen Industrie began in 1977 to investigate the toxicity of those existing substances which are in widespread use, have many different applica tions and are suspected of being possibly dangerous to health, in particular of having long-term effects on health. It is hoped by means of this testing to close gaps in our knowledge and to increase the scientific validity of the required risk assessments. The results of the toxicological investigations carried out by the Berufsgenossenschaft der Chemischen Industrie, and the resulting substance assess ments have been published in West Germany since 1987 in the form of "Toxicological Evaluations". In order to make this useful information internationally available, the "Toxicological Evaluations" are now being published in English. This first volume contains individual evaluations of 21 substances. The publication of further individual evaluations and, if necessary, reassessments of previously published evaluations is planned.

Innovations in Rehabilitation Sciences Education - Preparing Leaders for the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover... Innovations in Rehabilitation Sciences Education - Preparing Leaders for the Future (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Patricia Solomon, Sue Baptiste
R4,348 Discovery Miles 43 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We are most fortunate to be housed in an institution that embraces risk taking and innovation in education. Part of the joy of working at McMaster University is the sense that you will be supported in your efforts to develop new ways of facilitating learning even if these are not always successful. We are privileged to work with a group of exceptional colleagues who embrace - novation and strive for ongoing excellence in education. Their commitment and - thusiasm emerges through the reading of the chapters. Patricia Solomon Sue Baptiste Hamilton,Ontario December,2004 Contents VII Contents Chapter 1 Skills for the Rehabilitation Professional of the Future Patricia Solomon, Sue Baptiste New Skills for the Changing Practice Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Self-directed and Lifelong Learning Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Evidence-based Practice Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Consultation Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Communication Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Professionalism and Ethical Decision Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Barriers to Implementing Innovative Curricula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 2 Curriculum Development and Design Sue Baptiste, Patricia Solomon The Pedagogical Framework: Problem-based Learning . . . . . . . . . . 12 Approaching the Task of Curriculum Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Where to Begin? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Designing Our New Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Redevelopment Within a Problem-based Learning Culture . . . . . . . . 18 Integration of Experiential Practice Preparation Within a Problem-based Learning Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Evaluation Within a Graduate Problem-based Learning Framework . . . . 19 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 VIII Contents Chapter 3 Strategies for Integrating Basic Sciences in Curriculum Hallie Groves Basic Sciences in an Integrated Curriculum: What to Learn? . . . . . . . 24 Strategies for Integrating Basic Sciences into Innovative Curricula . . . . 25 Selecting Learning Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Skin Aging (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006): Barbara A. Gilchrest, Jean Krutmann Skin Aging (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Barbara A. Gilchrest, Jean Krutmann
R3,604 Discovery Miles 36 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The topic of skin aging is of growing importance to all working in the field of dermatology, aesthetic medicine and cosmetic medicine. Two internationally well-known and leading experts in the field present a comprehensive state-of-the-art review on all aspects of skin aging.

With its clear, concise and reader-friendly format this book has all the potential to become the Bible of skin aging. Every specialist interested in dermatology, aesthetic medicine, cosmetic science, cutaneous biology and aging research will find indispensable information of great value for his or her daily work.

Fehlzeiten-Report 2022 - Verantwortung und Gesundheit (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2022): Bernhard Badura, Antje Ducki, Markus... Fehlzeiten-Report 2022 - Verantwortung und Gesundheit (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2022)
Bernhard Badura, Antje Ducki, Markus Meyer, Helmut Schroeder
R1,686 Discovery Miles 16 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Zahlen, Daten, Analysen aus allen Branchen der Wirtschaft Der jahrlich als Buch erscheinende Fehlzeiten-Report informiert umfassend uber Strukturen und Entwicklungen des Krankenstandes von Beschaftigten der deutschen Wirtschaft und beleuchtet dabei einzelne Branchen detailliert. Der diesjahrige Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Unternehmensverantwortung bezuglich ihrer oekonomischen, oekologischen und sozialen Rolle fur die Gesellschaft in einer von tiefgreifenden Krisen und Transformationsprozessen gepragten Zeit. Der Fehlzeiten-Report 2022 eroertert wissenschaftlich fundiert u. a. die Notwendigkeit einer multiplen, ebenenubergreifenden Verantwortungsubernahme die Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement fur Unternehmen wie gesellschaftlich verantwortungsvolles Handeln mit der Arbeitszufriedenheit und der Gesundheit der Beschaftigten in Zeiten mobiler und hybrider Arbeit zusammenhangt was es bedeutet, wenn "Gesundheit" in den unternehmerischen Wertekanon aufgenommen und in unternehmerische Prozesse und Ablaufe integriert wird welchen Nutzen und welches Potenzial das Thema Verantwortung fur das Betriebliche Gesundheitsmanagement birgt In gewohnter Qualitat liefert die Rubrik Daten und Analysen daruber hinaus Informationen fur alle, die Verantwortung fur den Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz in Unternehmen tragen.

Toxic Archipelago - A History of Industrial Disease in Japan (Paperback): Brett L Walker Toxic Archipelago - A History of Industrial Disease in Japan (Paperback)
Brett L Walker; Foreword by William Cronon
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Every person on the planet is entangled in a web of ecological relationships that link farms and factories with human consumers. Our lives depend on these relationships -- and are imperiled by them as well. Nowhere is this truer than on the Japanese archipelago. During the nineteenth century, Japan saw the rise of Homo sapiens industrialis, a new breed of human transformed by an engineered, industrialized, and poisonous environment. Toxins moved freely from mines, factory sites, and rice paddies into human bodies. Toxic Archipelago explores how toxic pollution works its way into porous human bodies and brings unimaginable pain to some of them. Brett Walker examines startling case studies of industrial toxins that know no boundaries: deaths from insecticide contaminations; poisonings from copper, zinc, and lead mining; congenital deformities from methylmercury factory effluents; and lung diseases from sulfur dioxide and asbestos. This powerful, probing book demonstrates how the Japanese archipelago has become industrialized over the last two hundred years -- and how people and the environment have suffered as a consequence.

Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology (Paperback, 2004 ed.): Lasse Kanerva, Peter Elsner, Jan E. Wahlberg, Howard I.... Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
Lasse Kanerva, Peter Elsner, Jan E. Wahlberg, Howard I. Maibach
R2,963 Discovery Miles 29 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Due to changes in modern life, occupational dermatoses are increasing. This completely revised and comprehensive edition provides the concise information needed in dealing with patients in the field of occupational dermatology. It combines a highly practical approach to occupational dermatology with the skills and research experience of specialists in clinical and experimental dermatology. The spectrum of diseases covered in this book includes: allergic and irritant dermatitis; contact urticaria; photodermatoses; infectious diseases; skin tumors; systematic reactions due to percutaneous absorption; predisposed diseases and occupational skin problems. The information urgently needed for daily patient management is provided as quick reference through concise tables, algorithms, and figures on how to optimise the diagnostic procedures for high-quality care. This book will prove of great interest to all who are involved in treating patients with occupational skin diseases.

Mental Wellness Programs for Employees (Paperback): R. H. Egdahl, D. C. Walsh, W B Goldbeck Mental Wellness Programs for Employees (Paperback)
R. H. Egdahl, D. C. Walsh, W B Goldbeck
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Address to the Conference on Employee Mental Wellness by Walter B. Wriston, Chairman, Citicorp The mental well-being of employees is a subject of fundamental importance to each of us, our companies, our professions, and the nation. Both the Washington Business Group on Health and Boston University's Center for Industry and Health Care should be commended for the timely initiative this conference represents. I hope it will be come an ongoing effort to improve the mental health services to the nation's private sector workers and their dependents. I have had a deep interest in the delivery of health care for a long time, both from the perspective of a major employer and from my participation in the governance of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. It has also been my privilege to chair the Business Round table's Task Force on Health and to serve on the President's Labor Management Committee which, among other things, has been working on heaith care problems. This experience obviously does not give me any claim to special expertise on the issue of mental health. It may prove helpful, however, as we work together formulating our thoughts about the nation's health system, the role of industry, and where the mental health issue fits into the picture."

Industry's Voice in Health Policy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979): Richard H Egdahl Industry's Voice in Health Policy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
Richard H Egdahl; Edited by (ghost editors) Willis B Goldbeck; Edited by Diana C Walsh
R1,485 Discovery Miles 14 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It is a pleasure to introduce this special volume of the Industry and Health Care Series. It is special for the best of reasons: it is primarily written by industry representatives. Using the Washing ton Business Group on Health 1978 Annual Meeting as its starting point, this volume captures the feelings, concerns, and experience of many who are leading industry's increasingly significant presence in health policy and economics. While many of the largest companies achieve more sophisticated levels of involvement, the fact remains that most companies of all sizes and especially the smaller businesses either will not or cannot devote the time or resources to become active participants. We hope this volume will help demonstrate the value of even one person's commit ment. Although our organizational focus is Washington, the WBGH rec ognizes that, in the long run, the quality and cost of the health care most Americans receive will be-and should be-determined at the local level. To let this happen without industry involvement would represent an abdication of both responsibility and opportunity. Fortunately, we see a growth of industry involvement, growth not just in terms of numbers but also in terms of the scope of activities. * Recognizing that the key to changing provider behavior is to change the economic incentives, emanating from the major payers, em- vi Preface ployers are subjecting their employee benefit plans to the most com plete scrutiny in many years.

Health Services and Health Hazards: The Employee's Need to Know - The Employee's Need to Know (Paperback, 1978 ed.):... Health Services and Health Hazards: The Employee's Need to Know - The Employee's Need to Know (Paperback, 1978 ed.)
Richard H Egdahl, Diana C Walsh
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Close followers of the evolution of the Series on Industry and Health Care will recognize in this fourth volume some continuity and some change. The essential concept behind the series remains: here, as before, we are looking to private industry as a potential agent of change in the American health care delivery system. We have made some structural accommodations, however, to comments received from readers in industry and in health services. The original concept of a topical monograph supplemented by a separate hardbound volume of background papers has yielded to the present formula in which each volume is complete in itself. The series continues to draw much of its material from interdisciplinary working conferences convened by the Bos ton University Center for Industry and Health Care. Rather than publish confer ence proceedings, we have again undertaken to analyze the discussions and to integrate with them some timely background materials. Readers have found this format a major improvement over traditional conference reports and sum maries."

Industry and HMOs: A Natural Alliance (Paperback, 1978): Richard H Egdahl, Diana C Walsh Industry and HMOs: A Natural Alliance (Paperback, 1978)
Richard H Egdahl, Diana C Walsh
R1,477 Discovery Miles 14 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fifth issue in the Industry and Health Care series takes a quick turn through unpredictable and only partially charted waters. The series as a whole has set out to explore the role of industry as a potential agent of change in the health care system, and to map the courses that may lead toward control of costs. One that looks possible is the effort now being made to infuse some competition into the health care industry through organized systems of care, known as HMOs. Health maintenance organizations, especially the fee-for-service variety known as IPAs (individual practice associations), have been a particular inter est of the Center for Industry and Health Care, where a national data base 'on IP A performance is being established with the aid of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Center's identity with HMOs, combined with its focus on industry and health care, has afforded us unusual access to nascent corporate thinking on the pros and cons of HMO sponsorship. We are grateful for these opportunities, and for the insights industry people have shared with us. This series draws heavily on that experience."

Payer, Provider, Consumer: Industry Confronts Health Care Costs - Industry Confornts Health Care Costs (Paperback, Softcover... Payer, Provider, Consumer: Industry Confronts Health Care Costs - Industry Confornts Health Care Costs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977)
D. C. Walsh, R. H. Egdahl
R1,475 Discovery Miles 14 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With this first monograph, Springer-Verlag launches an unusual publishing venture. The purpose of the Springer Series on Industry and Health Care is to explore in depth the current and potential future role of industry both management and labor in all private sector enterprises-as a financer of health care benefits, as a provider of health care services, and as an extremely influential "consumer" of health care. The assumption behind the series is that private industry has the capabil ity, as an alternative to increased government intervention, to effect major change in the health care delivery system and is beginning to show evidence of exercising that influence. The subject matter covered by the series crosses boundaries between disciplines and specialities-occupational medicine, medical care, public health, economics, business administration, law, public policy, medical sociology-and arises in disparate arenas-labor-manage ment relations, corporate negotiations with insurance carriers, physician patient interactions, public policy, and politics. The Springer Series will draw much of its material from interdisciplinary working conferences, will analyze and synthesize the discussions, add timely background material, and be published within no more than six months of the conferences on which they build. The series will consist of four monographs a year and two volumes of background papers."

A Business Perspective on Industry and Health Care (Paperback, 1978 ed.): W B Goldbeck A Business Perspective on Industry and Health Care (Paperback, 1978 ed.)
W B Goldbeck
R1,462 Discovery Miles 14 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Springer Series on Industry and Health Care is intended to character ize present and future ways in which industry can influence the nation's health care system in the direction of greater efficiency and effectiveness. Its potential audience includes nearly everyone interested in health care because the sys tem's future configuration is now being influenced by corporate health pro grams and the involvement of individual corporate leaders in health affairs. The first volume of the Springer Series provided a broad background on industry as a payer, provider, and consumer of health services. Unlike volumes planned for the future, it did not single out any particular aspect of corporate activity in health but rather identified and catalogued the many new involve ments of industry, both management and labor, in the health care scene. This, the second volume in the series, is designed to complement the first and to complete the process of laying the groundwork for the series as a whole. Volume two covers the same vista as volume one, but paints with a broader brush. It seemed to us, as editors of the series and authors of volume one, that the academic and somewhat distant overview we provided could be rounded out in a second volume by someone with a more immediate and practical perspective on industry's involvement in health care."

Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution and Human Cancer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993): Lorenzo Tomatis Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution and Human Cancer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)
Lorenzo Tomatis
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are two main reasons why such an initiative was considered necessary. Firstly, the teaching of oncology requires a rigorously multidisciplinary approach which is difficult for the Universities to put into practice since their system is mainly disciplinary orientated. Secondly, the rate of technological development that impinges on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been so rapid that it is not an easy task for medical faculties to adapt their curricula flexibly. With its residential courses for organ pathologies and the seminars on new techniques (laser, monoclonal antibodies, imaging techniques etc.) or on the principal therapeutic controversies (conservative or mutilating surgery, primary or adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy alone or integrated), it is the ambition of the European School of Oncology to fill a cultural and scientific gap and, thereby, create a bridge between the University and Industry and between these two and daily medical practice. One of the more recent initiatives of ESO has been the institution of permanent study groups, also called task forces, where a limited number of leading experts are invited to meet once a year with the aim of defining the state of the art and possibly reaching a consensus on future developments in specific fields of oncology.

"Why I Became an Occupational Physician" and Other Occupational Health Stories (Paperback): John Hobson, The Society of... "Why I Became an Occupational Physician" and Other Occupational Health Stories (Paperback)
John Hobson, The Society of Occupational Medicine
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Why I Became an Occupational Physician" and Other Occupational Health Stories brings together an edited collection of the short articles published in the journal Occupational Medicine between 2002 and 2018. The articles originally appeared as 'fillers', commissioned to literally 'fill' the blank spaces at the end of the main scientific papers, but they soon became a feature in their own right. Written by doctors working in occupational medicine and health, the fillers began as a series of pieces exploring the varied and often surprising reasons why the individuals chose to pursue this unique speciality, whether it was a natural career move, triggered by a specific event, or stumbled upon by chance. Over time the articles became much broader in their scope and the journal began to attract pieces from some brilliant writers: Mike Gibson, John Challenor, Nerys Williams, and of course the superlative Anthony Seaton, amongst many others. Each article offers something different: a peek into history, a humorous adventure, a quiet musing, or a thought-provoking observation, but all are tied together under the umbrella of occupational medicine, a speciality that is often little known or understood in the wider world of medicine. This book brings together over 15 years' worth of fascinating and diverse articles into one volume for the first time, giving a rare insight into the world of the occupational physician.

Pain and Prejudice (Paperback): Karen Messing Pain and Prejudice (Paperback)
Karen Messing
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In 1978, when workers at a nearby phosphate refinery learned that the ore they processed was contaminated with radioactive dust, Karen Messing, then a new professor of molecular genetics, was called in to help. Unsure of what to do with her discovery that exposure to the radiation was harming the workers and their families, Messing contacted senior colleagues but they wouldn't help. Neither the refinery company nor the scientific community was interested in the scary results of her chromosome studies. Over the next decades Messing encountered many more cases of workers around the world-factory workers, cleaners, checkout clerks, bank tellers, food servers, nurses, teachers-suffering and in pain without any help from the very scientists and occupational health experts whose work was supposed to make their lives easier. Arguing that rules for scientific practice can make it hard to see what really makes workers sick, in Pain and Prejudice Messing tells the story of how she went from looking at test tubes to listening to workers.

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