Cochrane, previously known as the Cochrane Collaboration, is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization consisting of a group of more than 37,000 volunteers in more than 130 countries.[3] The group was formed to organize medical research information in a systematic way to facilitate the choices that health professionals, patients, policy makers and others face in health interventions according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.
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See offerA nonprofit organization (NPO, also known as a non-business entity[1]) is an organization whose purposes are other than making a profit.[2] A nonprofit organization is often dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a particular point of view.
See offerThe New York Times (sometimes abbreviated to NYT) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by the New York Times Company. The New York Times has won 117 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
See offerA revolution in American medicine is in full swing, one that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America's Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A.
See offerFirst published in 1982, this dictionary offers a practical aid to students of social work and of social policy in their conversation about social welfare.
See offerPerson-centred health care is increasingly endorsed as a key element of high-quality care, yet, in practice, it often means patient-centred health care.
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See offerPLAY. We all do it: wordplay, love play, role-play; we play cards, play sport, play the fool, and play around.
See offerThe book describes the methods how to keep liver and kidneys in healthy condition. The first part describes liver: its functions, sources and signs of dysfunction of its work, the prevention and treatment recommendations.
See offerTheproper assessment and provision of nutrition and hydration to patients is a major part of any nursing or health professional's role.
See offerRevolutionary Doctors gives readers a first-hand account of Venezuela's innovative and inspiring program of community healthcare, designed to serve-and largely carried out by-the poor themselves.
See offerOur Allies Have Become Our Enemies: You Need This Book to Protect Yourself … From Healthcare! The system that is supposed to nurture, protect and restore you is actually a leach, not a life-saver.
See offerThis book is a must-read for Christians in healthcare who want to glorify God and bless their patients and communities through their medical ministries.
See offerJe n'ai malheureusement été qu'un Chirurgien.
See offerIn 1999 D J Brown left his job as a doctor in the NHS, frustrated by a system that seemed intent on breaking him. He developed a career as a business consultant, helping companies to improve the way they worked.
See offerThis is a must-read for summer runners, baby-boomers, and anyone who suspects that they or a loved one has been harmed by medical errors in our health care system. Hundreds of thousands of Americans die each year from medical errors, but most mistakes are kept secret from patients.
See offerRespiratory conditions are a leading cause of death and disability and account for a massive proportion of hospital admissions.
See offerWestern health related industries employ more people, consume more money, and have more dependent adherents than any other activity involving the entire population.
See offerThe impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities.
See offerDrawing on intersectional theorising, Homelessness and Social Work highlights the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice.
See offerWith new methods of treatment standardisation resulting in various benefits for patient outcomes, evidence-based medicine and evidence-based practice have emerged as defining features of western healthcare provision in recent years.
See offerFirst published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
See offerHearing loss is a common chronic condition which is often poorly recognized but can have multiple negative impacts, not just on the lives of those directly affected, but also those living with them.
See offerCFHI's first book on patient engagement. Case studies from healthcare delivery organizations in three countries, catalyzing improvement and innovation in healthcare illustrates patient engagement strategies and their impacts.
See offerMulticulturalism in Western countries continues to grow, but responsiveness to it with culturally sensitive research, policy and practice has been slower to develop.
See offerWritten by a cardiologist with 40+ years of experience treating heart disease and finding that helping patients make healthy lifestyle changes was more effective than pills and procedures.
See offerWe are surrounded by medical miracles: polio has been eradicated; childhood leukemia is now treatable; death by cardiovascular disease has declined by two-thirds in the last fifty years.
See offerThe ability to heal is not reserved for a gifted few. Anyone aching to ease the suffering of a sick friend or loved one can learn to become unconditionally present to the sick person rather than to the disease.
See offerIn Incurable Me, a maverick physician brings transparency to some of medicine's most closely guarded secrets. As he establishes a link between commerce and medical research, K.
See offer""The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, makes health insurance available to the majority of Americans. In fact, failure to obtain coverage will result in penalties, but the process of obtaining insurance can be daunting.
See offerIL BUSINESS DELLA SALUTE. COME DIFENDERSI DA TRUFFE E CIARLATANIPiù medicine, più salute.
See offerThis is the accumulation of many stories spanning nearly two decades of one person's career on an air medical helicopter based at a Northern California trauma center.
See offerReligious beliefs and customs can significantly shape patients' and professionals' attitudes toward, and expectations of, healthcare, as well as their wishes and personal boundaries regarding such daily matters as dress, diet, prayer and touch.
See offerThe health care - medical professional's field is among the most important callings on earth but doctors and medical workers have very difficult and very stressful jobs.
See offerMedicine has become increasingly depersonalized. Patients complain of being treated like numbers.
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