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In 1974, a young doctor arrived at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention with one goal in mind: to help eradicate smallpox.
The only woman physician in her class in the Epidemic Intelligence
Service, a two-year epidemiology training program, Mary Guinan soon
was selected to join India's Smallpox Eradication Program, which
searched out and isolated patients with the disease. By May of
1975, the World Health Organization declared Uttar Pradash
smallpox-free. During her barrier-crossing career, Dr. Guinan met
arms-seeking Afghan insurgents in Pakistan and got caught in the
cross fire between religious groups in Lebanon. She treated some of
the first AIDS patients and served as an expert witness in defense
of a pharmacist who was denied employment for having HIV-leading to
a landmark decision that still protects HIV patients from workplace
discrimination. Randy Shilts's best-selling book on the epidemic,
And the Band Played On, features her AIDS work. In Adventures of a
Female Medical Detective, Guinan weaves together twelve vivid
stories of her life in medicine, describing her individual
experiences in controlling outbreaks, researching new diseases, and
caring for patients with untreatable infections. She offers readers
a feisty, engaging, and uniquely female perspective from a time
when very few women worked in the field. Occasionally
heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious, Guinan's account of her
pathbreaking career will inspire public health students and future
medical detectives-and give all readers insight into that part of
the government exclusively devoted to protecting their health.
Since more and more surgeries and procedures are being performed in
outpatient settings, the policies, plans, and procedures for these
services are of increasing importance. 50 Policies and Plans for
Outpatient Services details commonly used policies and plans in
free-standing ambulatory care centers. Included are plans and
policies concentrating on emergency management, medication safety,
informed consent, and medical staff credentialing to name a few. As
an introduction to the model documents presented, the book begins
with a how-to chapter to guide readers through the process of
formatting the documents and making them their own. The policies
and plans discussed serve as templates and can apply to licensing
and regulatory agencies such as Medicare, the Joint Commission, and
AAAHC. The documents included in this book are excellent templates
to use as a starting point for producing policies and plans that
help create the flow and process in an organization. Knowing their
specific local, state, and other governing agency requirements,
readers can customize the documents to reflect the unique structure
and qualities of their organization through the use of the
downloadable resources. The resulting policies, procedures, and
plans are the back-up documents that provide rationale, vision, and
theory, and can be valuable tools for making effective clinical and
administrative decisions. In addition to the documents provided on
the downloadable resources, the book also includes a list of
helpful resources.
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Shelter (Paperback)
Sanneke Van Hassel; Translated by Danny Guinan
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R172
Discovery Miles 1 720
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Irish architecture firm DFLA (Dermot Foley Landscape
Architects) is known for pushing the boundaries of landscape
architecture. While the studio's previous practice has been
characterized by detail-oriented observation and spatial
intervention, its latest projects, collected in this publication,
are devoted to the question of the influence of time. Engagements
with issues such as the circular economy and ecology have recently
led DFLA to artistic approaches to environmental science. Created
in Ireland and beyond, the works speak to themes of perception,
craft, neglect, and imperfection. The book includes both
illustrated concepts and realized landscape architecture. It
reflects the studio's complex approach and its successes to date.
Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment,
lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from
local communities. How can we reverse this? Joe Guinan and Martin
O'Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic
participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth
is widely shared. They show how this model - Community Wealth
Building - can transform our economic system by creating a web of
collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community
land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not
the few. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in
building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies.
How to teach Secondary Music presents 100 inspiring ideas to
support every aspect of music teaching in secondary schools. The
ideas are concise, easy to implement and tackle everything aspect
of music teaching. In this invaluable handbook for teachers, the
authors present 100 inspiring ideas to support every aspect of
music teaching in secondary schools - from lesson planning,
behaviour management and recordings through to ensembles, music
tours and examinations. Spanning Key Stage 3 to A-Level, How to
teach Secondary Music provides fresh and inspiring ways to
invigorate music in your classroom and in the wider school. The How
To Teach series offers anyone involved in music education a
kaleidoscope of quick and practical ideas, tips, advice and
activities to improve specific areas of their teaching - all
presented in an accessible, 'dip in' format.
Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment,
lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from
local communities. How can we reverse this? Joe Guinan and Martin
O'Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of democratic
participation to drive equitable development and ensure that wealth
is widely shared. They show how this model - Community Wealth
Building - can transform our economic system by creating a web of
collaborative institutions, from worker cooperatives to community
land trusts and public banks, that empower and enrich the many, not
the few. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in
building more equal, inclusive, and democratic societies.
"A rip-roaring read."-Nature Fresh out of college in the 1960s,
Mary Guinan aspired to be an astronaut-until she learned that
NASA's astronaut program wasn't recruiting women. Instead, Guinan
went to medical school and became a disease detective with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence
Service. Selected to join India's Smallpox Eradication program,
Guinan traveled to remote villages to isolate smallpox cases and
then vaccinate all uninfected persons within a ten-mile radius. By
May 1975, the World Health Organization declared Uttar Pradesh
smallpox-free. During her barrier-breaking career, Dr. Guinan met
arms-seeking Afghan insurgents in Pakistan and got caught in the
crossfire between religious groups in Lebanon. She was one of the
first medical detectives on the ground in San Francisco at the
start of the AIDS crisis. And she served as an expert witness in a
landmark decision that still protects HIV patients from workplace
discrimination. Randy Shilts's best-selling book on the epidemic,
And the Band Played On, features her AIDS work, as does the HBO
movie of the same name. In Adventures of a Female Medical
Detective, Guinan weaves together twelve vivid stories of her life
in medicine, describing her individual experiences in controlling
outbreaks, researching new diseases, and caring for patients the
world over. Occasionally heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious,
Guinan's account of her pathbreaking career will inspire public
health students and future medical detectives-and give all readers
insight into that part of the government exclusively devoted to
protecting their health.
Jack and Ida meet on a farm as teenagers and begin to fall in love.
Each has issues to resolve and they begin to search for connection
and meaning in their lives. Years later, they meet again and marry
shortly before Jack leaves for war in the Pacific. Jack is a
rolling stone and their love is tested both by his restlessness and
need for adventure and the traumatic events that befall them.
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