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Tendinopathy: From Basic Science to Clinical Management
by Kentaro Onishi Michael Fredericson Jason L. DragooThis comprehensive office guide will provide up-to-date diagnostic and management information for various tendinopathies seen in the clinic. Opening chapters discuss the basic science of tendons: physiology, pathophysiology and biomechanics, including mechano-transduction. Subsequent chapters focus anatomically on both the upper and lower extremities, from the rotator cuff to the wrist and hand, and from the groin and gluteus down to the foot and ankle. Each of these chapters follows a concise, easy-to-use format, consisting of an introduction followed by clinical presentation, physical examination, imaging and radiographic grading, and treatment strategies both surgical and non-surgical, including indications for surgical referral. The concluding chapters present emerging mechanical, orthobiologic and chemical in-office procedures as well as emerging operative techniques. Practical and user-friendly, Tendinopathy will be an excellent resource for sports medicine specialists, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapy and rehabilitation specialists, and any other clinicians treating these common athletic injuries.
Tendon and Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: An Evidence-Based Approach
by Jarrett D. Cain MaCalus V. HoganInjuries of the foot and ankle can be debilitating and lead to chronic instabilities that can impede the daily activities of patients. As a result, it requires a solid understanding of foot and ankle anatomy and pathology in order to diagnosis these types of injuries and establish a clear treatment regimen for the patient to be functional and prevent long-term complications. For the foot and ankle specialist, the understanding of the injury patterns and treatment algorithms continues to evolve with the addition of new information on non-surgical and surgical techniques that are continuing to be introduced to the medical community. However, it is important to determine how the latest developments and treatment advances are disseminated through an evidence-based approach, to allow for proper evaluation of their usefulness as well as how to properly initiate and perform these treatments during patient care. To that end, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and management of muscle, tendon and ligament injuries of the foot and ankle. Opening with a review of diagnostic and imaging procedures, focused, concise chapters then describe the current evaluation and management strategies for a wide variety of soft tissue conditions, including turf toe, Lisfranc injuries, acute and chronic later ankle injuries, subtalar joint injuries, peroneal tendon injuries, and Achilles tendon injuries, among others. Each chapter brings together and reviews the latest literature on the topic, offering evidence-based guidelines for foot and ankle specialists, orthopedic surgeons and podiatrists as well as residents, fellows and all staff involved in the treatment of these injuries and conditions.
TennCare, One State's Experiment with Medicaid Expansion
by Christina BennettA history of the struggle among competing stakeholders in one of the oldest and most controversial experiments in US health care policy, a precursor to ObamacareIn 1993, Tennessee launched a reform initiative designed to simultaneously expand the proportion of residents with health insurance and curtail cost increases. It was guided by principles that nearly match those that guided the creation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Like the ACA, TennCare used corporations, rather than a single government payer, to implement the plan, and it relied on a mix of managed care, market competition, and government regulation. While many states cut back on their Medicaid enrollments from 1993 to 2001, TennCare grew from 750,000 to 1.47 million enrollees. The state was less successful in controlling costs, however. Each major stakeholder group (the state, the managed care organizations, the providers, and the enrollees and their advocates) pushed back against parts of the state's strategy that adversely affected their interests, and they eventually dismantled the mechanisms of cost constraint. The author lays out the four stakeholder perspectives for each period in the history of TennCare and provides a link to difficult-to-access primary documents.
TennCare, One State's Experiment with Medicaid Expansion
by Christina Juris BennettA history of the struggle among competing stakeholders in one of the oldest and most controversial experiments in US health care policy, a precursor to Obamacare. In 1993, Tennessee launched a reform initiative designed to simultaneously expand the proportion of residents with health insurance and curtail cost increases. It was guided by principles that nearly match those that guided the creation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Like the ACA, TennCare used corporations, rather than a single government payer, to implement the plan, and it relied on a mix of managed care, market competition, and government regulation. While many states cut back on their Medicaid enrollments from 1993 to 2001, TennCare grew from 750,000 to 1.47 million enrollees. The state was less successful in controlling costs, however. Each major stakeholder group (the state, the managed care organizations, the providers, and the enrollees and their advocates) pushed back against parts of the state's strategy that adversely affected their interests, and they eventually dismantled the mechanisms of cost constraint. The author lays out the four stakeholder perspectives for each period in the history of TennCare and provides a link to difficult-to-access primary documents.
Tennis Elbow
by Jennifer Moriatis WolfBringing together the current knowledge and evidence about the causes and management of tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, the diagnosis and various treatment options for this common sports injury are presented in detail. Generally attributed to overexertion or repetitive motion of the elbow joint, tennis elbow causes pain, tenderness and stiffness in the elbow and wrist even in non-athletic, day-to-day activities, such as lifting and pulling. Beginning with its etiology, subsequent chapters explore both conservative and surgical treatments, from physical therapy, joint injections and acupuncture to arthroscopy, open surgery and denervation. Outcomes, rehabilitation and return to play are also discussed, as are techniques and indications for handling complications and revision surgery. Ideal for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine practitioners, Tennis Elbow: Clinical Management is a practical reference for any clinician treating athletes or active patients.
Tennis Medicine: A Complete Guide To Evaluation, Treatment, And Rehabilitation
by Giovanni Di Giacomo W. Ben Kibler Todd S. EllenbeckerThis book will serve as a key resource for all clinicians working in orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation for the sport of tennis. It provides clinically useful information on evaluation and treatment of the tennis player, covering the entire body and both general medical and orthopedic musculoskeletal topics. Individual sections focus on tennis-related injuries to the shoulder, the elbow, wrist, and hand, the lower extremities, and the core/spine, explaining treatment and rehabilitation approaches in detail. Furthermore, sufficient sport science information is presented to provide the clinical reader with extensive knowledge of tennis biomechanics and the physiological aspects of training and rehabilitation. Medical issues in tennis players, such as nutrition and hydration, are also discussed, and a closing section focuses on other key topics, including movement dysfunction, periodization, core training, and strength and conditioning specifics. The expansive list of worldwide contributors and experts coupled with the comprehensive and far-reaching chapter provision make this the highest-level tennis medicine book ever published.
Tensegrity Systems: Basic Concepts, Mechanical Metamaterials, Biotensegrity (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences #2)
by Fernando Fraternali Julian J. RimoliThis book illustrates the unique mechanical behaviors of tensegrity systems and their applications in mechanical metamaterials, space structures, and biomechanical models. It demonstrates that by controlling the mechanical response of tensegrity structures through internal and external prestress, it is possible to adjust the speed of mechanical waves within these systems, creating tunable bandgap structures. Furthermore, the geometrically nonlinear response exhibited by several tensegrity systems allows for the support of either compression or rarefaction solitary wave dynamics. These behaviors can be effectively utilized to design novel devices capable of focusing mechanical waves in narrow regions of space, as well as innovative impact protection systems. After an introduction to the basic concepts and calculation methods for tensegrity systems and their minimal-mass design, the chapters explore the metamaterial behaviors of tensegrity systems associated with bandgap and solitary wave dynamics; present a mechanical model of flexible tensegrities, illustrating how harnessing the buckling of bars in such systems can result in structures with exceptional energy absorption capabilities, suitable for applications such as planetary landers or lattice metamaterials; and discuss the extreme mechanical behaviors achievable in tensegrity-inspired lattice structures exhibiting both soft and stiff deformation modes. The last chapters address the multifaceted field of biotensegrity, and provide an overview of current rapid prototyping techniques for tensegrity systems, along with a discussion of open questions and research opportunities in the field.
Tensions and Barriers in Improving Maternity Care: The Story of a Birth Centre (Radcliffe Ser.)
by Ruth Deery Mavis Kirkham Deborah HughesWe have written this book because the story it tells warrants a wide audience. We see the purpose of this book as informing discussion and decision-making around reconfigurations of maternity care, so that planning, communication, management and recruitment can be improved and shared vision articulated and understood.A" Throughout the world, women-centred care is gaining prominence in providing maternity care. Many birth centres open each year to meet this need - but at the same time, many close or are shelved. So why should the turnover in organisations that deliver such a vital service to women be so high, thwarting many midwives from practising as they would wish? This carefully researched and passionate book tells the story of a birth centre that did fail, and the painful but valuable lessons it presents for others. Many of the issues and behaviours illustrated - lack of leadership, support, vision and plain-dealing, and tensions between bureaucracy and women-centred care - will find resonance in maternity services and midwifery experiences in the UK and throughout the world. Tensions and Barriers in Improving Maternity Care is a vital and challenging resource for all midwives, managers and policy makers and shapers with an interest in maternity and women-centred care. "A remarkably detailed analysis of the politics of a birth centre trapped in a medicalised system that threatened and rapidly destroyed it. It is a vivid example of how autonomous midwifery is undermined by an organisational structure in which management focuses exclusively on one model of care." - From the Foreword by Sheila Kitzinger 'I would recommend this powerful book to all supervisors of midwives as it provides profound insights into the impact of loss and grief upon the midwives who are often left feeling isolated and vulnerable when dealing with difficult circumstances.' - Nessa McHugh, lecturer in midwifery at Edinburgh Napier University, and leader of the Preparation and Practice of Supervisors of Midwives programme.
Tenía que sobrevivir (I Had to Survive Spanish Edition)
by Dr Roberto Canessa Pablo VierciNow available in Spanish. On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the "Old Christians" rugby team--and many of their friends and family members--crashed into the Andes Mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading pediatric cardiologists.As he tended to his wounded teammates amidst the devastating carnage of the wreck, rugby player Roberto Canessa, a second-year medical student at the time, realized that no one on earth was luckier: he was alive--and for that, he should be eternally grateful. As the starving group struggled beyond the limits of what seemed possible, Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity gives vivid insight into a world famous story. Canessa also draws a unique and fascinating parallel between his work as a doctor performing arduous heart surgeries on infants and unborn babies and the difficult life-changing decisions he was forced to make in the Andes. With grace and humanity, Canessa prompts us to ask ourselves: what do you do when all the odds are stacked against you?
Terahertz Biomedical Science and Technology
by Joo-Hiuk SonA number of applications including scientific spectroscopy, security screening, and medical imaging have benefitted from the development and utilization of new and emerging terahertz (THz) generation and detection techniques. Exploring recent discoveries and the advancements of biological behaviors through THz spectroscopy and imaging and the devel
Terahertz Devices, Circuits and Systems: Materials, Methods and Applications
by Sudipta Das Anveshkumar Nella Shobhit K. PatelThis book is aimed to bring the emerging application aspects of THz technology and various modules used for its successful realization. It gathers scientific technological novelties and advancements already developed or under development in the academic and research communities. This book focuses on recent advances, different research issues in terahertz technology and would also seek out theoretical, methodological, well-established and validated empirical work dealing with these different topics. In particular, this textbook covers design considerations and current trends of THz antennas and antenna arrays to deal with the transmission and reception of THz EM waves. It also presents a discussion on metamaterial structures, meta-surfaces, and absorbers to be used for some kind of sensing and detection applications. Furthermore, it reports on THz wireless communication aspects, 6G network issues and challenges, advantages and disadvantages, generation and detection of THz waves, Signal and Communication Processing for THz communication, reconfigurable low-noise amplifier (LNA) design, III-Nitride HEMTs for THz Applications, photonic crystal fiber for sensing applications, THz Design Variable Estimation by Deep Optimization, and THz Imaging issues. Once the readers finish studying this book then they will learn about the importance of THz technology, advancement in the field, applications, THz modules like antennas, MIMO and DRAs, communication aspects, LNAs, generation of THz waves, etc and future scope. It also leads to enhancement in their knowledge in THz technology, gives a platform to future technology and novel applications realization.
Terapia Cognitiva para Trastornos de Ansiedad
by David A. Clark y Aaron T. BeckDurante las dos últimas décadas hemos presenciado un tremendo progreso en el conocimiento y tratamiento de los trastornos de ansiedad. Los enfoques derivados de la terapia cognitiva, particularmente, han logrado una base sustancial de apoyo empírico. En el presente libro, escrito por una autoridad contemporánea David A. Clark y por el pionero de la terapia cognitiva Aaron T. Beck, se sintetizan los últimos avances logrados en el campo y se presentan pautas actuales de práctica terapéutica basadas en los hallazgos más recientes. Otras características que hacen recomendable y manejable el libro son las síntesis, a modo de pequeños manuales, de los cinco principales trastornos de ansiedad, los aspectos clínicos concisos, los casos presentados con todo detalle y más de treinta cuestionarios y formularios que pueden emplearse en la práctica.En la Primera parte se actualiza y reformula el influyente modelo de los trastornos de ansiedad que Beck y sus colaboradores propusieron en 1985. Los autores aclaran las múltiples facetas de la ansiedad maladaptativa y del papel que desempeña la cognición en su desarrollo y mantenimiento. Sucintamente se revisan cientos de estudios empíricos que examinan las hipótesis del modelo. Sobre esta base se asienta la Segunda parte, la cual detalla las principales estrategias clínicas cuyo alcance es transdiagnóstico -efectivo y relevante para cualquier tipo de presentación de los síntomas de ansiedad. En esta parte se describen, paso a paso, el modo de dirigir la valoración, de formular los casos individuales y de implementar la reestructuración cognitiva y las intervenciones conductuales. La Tercera parte se destina más específicamente a los trastornos más prevalentes: el trastorno de angustia, el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo y el trastorno por estrés postraumático. Los datos específicos de cada trastorno, las conceptualizaciones y los protocolos de tratamiento ofrecen al terapeuta recursos de gran valor para poder satisfacer las necesidades de cada paciente. La combinación de la profundidad académica con la inclusividad de la utilidad práctica convierte, este libro en una referencia esencial para los profesionales de la salud mental y para los investigadores de todas las áreas. Es una obra de incalculable valor para seminarios y cursos de psicología clínica, psiquiatría, psicoterapia y asistencia social.Dr. David A. Clark es profesor de Psicología en la Universidad de New Brunswick, Canadá. Ha publicado siete libros y más de 100 artículos y capítulos monográficos sobre varios aspectos de la teoría cognitiva y la terapia de la depresión y de los trastornos de ansiedad. El Dr. Clark es miembro de la Asociación Canadiense de Psicología, miembro fundador de la Academia de la Terapia Cognitiva y ha sido galardonado con el premio Aaron T. Beck que la Academia le ha concedido por sus constantes e importantes contribuciones a la terapia cognitiva. Es editor asociado de la revista International Journal of Cognitive Therapy y además sigue practicando la psicología clínica en su consulta privada.Dr. Aaron T. Beck es profesor emérito de Psiquiatría en la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Pensilvania y fundador de la terapia cognitiva. Ha publicado 21 libros y más de 540 artículos en revistas profesionales y científicas. El Dr. Beck ha sido galardonado con numerosos premios entre los que se incluyen el Premio Albert Lasker a la investigación médica clínica en 2006, el premio al recorrido profesional a lo largo de la vida de la Asociación Americana de Psicología en 2007, el premio a los servicios prestados de la Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría en 2008 y el premio de la Fundación Robert J. y Claire Pasarow por la Investigación en Neuropsiquiatría en 2008. Es presidente del Instituto Beck de Terapia e Investigación Cognitiva y presidente honorario de la Academia de Terapia Cognitiva.
Terapia De Luz Vermelha Benefícios E Cura Em Casa Para Perda De Peso, Acne, Cicatrizes E Artrite
by Dane JonVocê gostaria de ser capaz de eliminar a acne, cicatrizes, perder peso, tratar artrite e dor? Técnicas de terapia de luz vermelha têm sido usadas para tratar uma série de doenças e provaram ser minimamente invasivas e extremamente benéficas. Usando técnicas de cura de luz vermelha também ajudará com doenças crônicas, inflamação, felicidade geral e muito mais! Apresentando os segredos que os profissionais de cura usam para se sentirem mais saudáveis do que nunca! Este ebook mostrará a maneira mais rápida e eficaz de usar a terapia da luz vermelha para beneficiar o seu bem-estar! Você vai aprender como aumentar seu bem estar em menos de algumas semanas. Não só isso, mas você vai melhorar literalmente todos os aspectos da sua vida. Este guia ensina técnicas comprovadas sem o uso de suplementos ou cursos caros. O que está incluído - Cure cicatrizes. - Perda de peso. - Trate a artrite. - Cure a acne. - O que você deveria saber. + MUITO MAIS!
Terapias naturales para el enfisema y la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: Alivio y sanación de trastornos pulmonares crónicos
by Robert J. GreenEl primer libro que aborda el enfisema y la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) a partir de un enfoque basado en la nutrición y la medicina alternativa • Explica los beneficios de la desintoxicación, los cambios dietéticos y la combinación de alimentos • Describe con detalle el uso de cuarenta y cinco hierbas medicinales y veintiséis suplementos nutricionales, y ofrece información sobre cómo dejar de fumar Robert Green demuestra que las terapias holísticas alternativas, que van desde las hierbas medicinales hasta la homeopatía, son muy prometedoras para aliviar los síntomas debilitantes de la EPOC. A partir de los elementos básicos de la fisiología de la respiración, el autor presenta un programa integral que comprende desintoxicación, cambios dietéticos, suplementos nutricionales y medicina herbaria; técnicas de respiración y distintos tipos de ejercicios como los aeróbicos, el yoga, el qigong y el Tai Chi; y terapias alternativas como la homeopatía, la acupuntura y el masaje, y describe cómo y por qué funciona cada terapia. También detalla cómo dejar el cigarrillo, ofrece recursos para los profesionales de la salud alternativa e indica dónde conseguir los productos recomendados.
Teratogenicity Testing
by Paul C. BarrowTeratology is the study of chemical-induced birth defects. This book is a comprehensive guide to the procedures and methods commonly employed in the safety testing of all classes of chemical for teratogenicity (also referred to as embryotoxicity, developmental toxicity or prenatal toxicity). The various international regulatory requirements are explained in detail, in order that the reader may perform all of the necessary studies for the successful registration or marketing authorisation of a new pharmaceutical, industrial chemical, crop protection product or food additive. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, each chapter gives clear complete instructions on how to perform the task in hand. The authors are respected experts in their field, all with hands-on experience of the procedures described. Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols gives crucial guidance and tips on how to deal with unexpected results and overcome regulatory difficulties.
Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #1797)
by Luís FélixThis detailed book provides a compilation of laboratory techniques and tests to assess the risks to embryo-fetal development from drug exposure during early developmental stages. After an introduction to teratogenicity testing, the contents explore both in vitro and in vivo techniques in the study of the teratogenic and fetotoxic effects of drugs, as well as numerous animal-based teratology methods. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and comprehensive, Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols describes methods that integrate a battery of tests that can be performed in cells, organs, tissues, and animal models for evaluating toxicity and/or the safety of compounds in early developmental stages with the goal of estimating, preventing, or minimizing the teratogenic potential of drugs.
Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2753)
by Luís FélixThis fully updated volume collects laboratory techniques and tests to assess the risks to embryo-fetal development from drug exposure during early developmental stages. Beginning with a section detailing basic principles of teratogenicity, the book continues with application of in vitro models for teratogenic screening to predict toxicity in embryonic animals and humans, as well as a variety of well-established in vivo animal model tests, which offer solutions for evaluating the efficacy and the teratogenicity of compounds in preclinical trials before human safety testing. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition serves as an ideal guide to tests that can be performed in cells, organs, tissues, and animal models for evaluating toxicity and/or safety of compounds in early developmental stages with the goal of estimating, preventing, or minimizing the teratogenic potential of drugs.
Teratology in the Twentieth Century Plus Ten
by Harold KalterSerious congenital malformations are a major contributor to the infant death rate worldwide. Their nonhereditary causes are multiple and complex, and include infectious and metabolic dangers, disease medication, nutritional inadequacy, medicinal products, environmental agents and pollutants, among them. The cause of many however is still unknown. The wide range of these causes makes the defects of interest to those of a wide range of medical and investigatory backgrounds, especialy clinicians, fundamental scientists, and environmentalists.
Terminal Mercy
by Edward StewartDr. Jordan Keyes fights to save his patients, his career, and his own life as he becomes entangled in a web of deceit, genetic testing, and murder. Jordan must also fight the forces within himself to become the husband his wife deserves in order to save his marriage. this book is a contemporary medical thriller.
Termination Challenges in Child Psychotherapy
by Eliana Gil David A. CrenshawEnding therapy in an appropriate and meaningful way is especially important in work with children and adolescents, yet the topic is often overlooked in clinical training. From leading child clinicians, this much-needed book examines the termination process/m-/both for brief and longer-term encounters/m-/and offers practical guidance illustrated with vivid case material. Tools are provided for helping children and families understand termination and work through associated feelings of loss and grief. Challenges in creating positive endings to therapy with children who have experienced trauma and adversity are given particular attention. Several reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed from the companion website in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. This e-book edition features nine full-color figures. (Figures will appear in black and white on black-and-white e-readers).
Terminology Of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing
by Lucille Nicolosi Elizabeth Harryman Janet KresheckThe leading dictionary/sourcebook of terms for speech, language, and hearing pathology, Terminology of Communication Disorders is intended for students in speech, language, and hearing disorders programs, faculty, and practitioners. Terms are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced for synonyms and related terms, accommodating the sometimes complex classifications of Speech, Language, and Hearing disorders.
Terminology Saturation: Detection, Measurement and Use (Cognitive Science and Technology)
by Vadim Ermolayev Victoria KosaThis book highlights an innovative approach for extracting terminological cores from subject domain-bounded collections of professional texts. The approach is based on exploiting the phenomenon of terminological saturation. The book presents the formal framework for the method of detecting and measuring terminological saturation as a successive approximation process. It further offers the suite of the algorithms that implement the method in the software and comprehensively evaluates all the aspects of the method and possible input configurations in the experiments on synthetic and real collections of texts in several subject domains. The book demonstrates the use of the developed method and software pipeline in industrial and academic use cases. It also outlines the potential benefits of the method for the adoption in industry.
Terminology and Terminological Systems
by Peter L. ElkinThis book will provide readers with the essential information needed to understand knowledge representation with a focus on healthcare. The book will use health sector real world examples to delineate the principal issues and solutions for the field of data representation. The book will include a history of terminologies and in particular their use in healthcare. This book will cover the basis, authoring and use of reference terminologies including the formalisms needed to use them safely. The editor will exhaustively cover the field of concept-based indexing and will provide readers with an understanding of natural language processing and its application to health terminologies. The book will discuss terminology services and the architecture for terminological servers. This text will serve as the basis for a course or equally well as a reference text.
Terminology for Medical Administrators
by Mari Robbins Janet WetherfieldMany refugees and asylum seekers now in the United Kingdom have trained and worked as doctors nurses midwives and other professionals allied to medicine in the countries from which they have departed. However refugees face considerable problems and difficulties in their quest to continue or resume their careers as health professionals in the UK. This book has brought together authors from varying organisations and professional backgrounds who are dedicated to supporting the integration of refugee doctors into the National Health Service workforce. It is timely and informative for all those working with refugee doctors in the NHS and a useful handbook for refugee doctors themselves. It will help all refugee doctors use their qualifications and expertise in the UK and maximise their contribution to the NHS workforce. All members of workforce development confederations strategic health authorities NHS trusts and primary care organisations and refugee doctors wishing to work in the NHS in the UK will find this book invaluable reading. 'This book gives a very full account of many aspects of a complex situation. It details the history of refugee doctors and the range of problems that they face and also shows the contribution that they can make and the personal courage and resilience it takes to survive the transition. It outlines practical steps from improving English to preparation for examinations they must pass and preparing for job interviews in a competitive market.' Dame Lesley Southgate President Royal Free and University College Medical School London and Past President Royal College of General Practitioners
Terminology, Ontology and their Implementations (Health Informatics)
by Peter L. ElkinThis revised new edition containing numerous new and heavily updated chapters provides readers with the essential information needed to understand the central topics of terminology in healthcare, the understanding of which is an asset to be leveraged in care and research. Twenty-five years ago the notion that terminology should be concept-based was all but unknown in healthcare; now almost all important terminologies are at least partly concept-based. With no general model of what a terminology was or should be, there were no tools to support terminology development and maintenance. Steady progress since then has improved both terminology content and the technology and processes used to sustain that content. This new edition uses real world examples from the health sector to delineate the principal issues and solutions for the field of data representation. It includes a history of terminologies and in particular their use in healthcare, including inter-enterprise clinical and research data aggregation. Terminology, Ontology and their Implementations covers the basis, authoring and use of ontologies and reference terminologies including the formalisms needed to use them safely. The editor and his team of carefully chosen contributors exhaustively reviews the field of concept-based indexing and provides readers with an understanding of natural language processing and its application to health terminologies. The book discusses terminology services and the architecture for terminological servers and consequently serves as the basis for study for all students of health informatics.