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  • Good Pharmacovigilance Practice Guideby Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

    Pharmaceutical Press 2008; US$ 70.00

    This essential reference guide relates to pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use. It complements currently available EU legislation and guidance and provides practical advice to key stakeholders, in particular Marketing Authorisation Holders, about achieving an appropriate system of pharmacovigilance. Contents include: roles and responsibilities of the EEA Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance; managing case reports and other safety information; ongoing evaluation of safety data; quality management aspects of pharmacovigilance; managing contracts and agreements; pharmacovigilance beyond the drug safety department. The Good Pharmacovigilance Practice Guide is the result of collaboration between different groups within the MHRA,... more...

  • Elderly Medicineby Gurcharan S Rai; Graham P Mulley

    Informa Healthcare 2001; US$ 114.95

    This lively guide to active learning focuses on day-to-day management issues providing practical evidence-based advice on common problems encountered in older people. It also includes topics that may perplex both trainee and experienced physician. more...

  • Dependence and Autonomy in Old Ageby George Agich

    Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 71.00

    In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in long-term care. His book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves. more...

  • Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patientby Thomas T. Yoshikawa; Dean C. Norman

    Informa Healthcare 2000; US$ 169.95

    A review of the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients. It examines drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, identifies life-threatening drug reactions, weighs ethical issues, and addresses methods of profiling patients for nursing care. more...

  • Falls in Older Peopleby Stephen R. Lord; Catherine Sherrington; Hylton B. Menz

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 63.00

    This book provides a survey of the most recent developments in the area. Coverage includes epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and falls-prevention strategies. Falls in Older People will be invaluable to clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and researchers. more...

  • Aged Care Nursingby Susan Carmody; Sue Forster

    Ausmed Publications 2004; US$ 34.95

    Overview Care of the aged has a long and noble history within the nursing profession. Respect for the dignity of the elderly and a commitment to their well-being have inspired generations of nurses. But it is only in more recent times that aged-care nursing has really 'come of age' with the provision of sound evidence-based nursing practice. The traditional ethical approach to aged-care nursing has thus become combined with sound scientific knowledge in a modern holistic model of care. Aged Care Nursing: A Guide to Practice is written by clinicians for clinicians. Each chapter describes contemporary nursing practice in a specific area of aged care. The inclusion of evidence-based and outcome-based practices throughout... more...

  • Nursing Documentation in Aged Careby Christine Crofton; Gaye Witney

    Ausmed Publications 2004; US$ 34.95

    Overview Nursing documentation is often perceived as a tiresome chore. Although this perception of documentation is understandable, Nursing Documentation in Aged Care: A Guide to Practice is written from a different perspective. The title of the book is carefully chosen. All of the contributors to this book firmly believe that nursing documentation in aged care - if performed with pride and professionalism - is truly a guide to practice. In striving for the highest standards of professionalism in all that they do, nurses are increasingly recognising that documentation is a wonderful opportunity to record and reflect upon all that is good in nursing. In addition to their ethical and professional responsibilities, caring... more...

  • Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-term Care Facilitiesby Thomas T. Yoshikawa; Joseph G. Ouslander

    Informa Healthcare 2002; US$ 179.95

    This volume addresses issues such as demographics, epidemiology, host resistance, clinical manifestations, nursing care, ethics, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial therapy. more...

  • Human Factors Interventions for the Health Care of Older Adultsby Wendy A. Roger

    Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002; US$ 99.95

    This work represents the culmination of discussions that took place at the Conference on Human Factors and Health Care Interventions for Older Adults. The relevance and contributions of the field of human factors to health care interventions is the unifying theme of the book. more...

  • Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicineby M.S. John Pathy; Alan J. Sinclair; John E. Morley

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 960.00

    The fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine  provides an account of the fundamental changes associated with ageing, which are essential to our understanding and management of the elderly sick population. The title has been extensively revised and updates to reflect the enormous changes in treatment options and medical conditions emerged since publication of the third edition.   Written by worldwide experts of international repute, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive single reference source currently available.  Principles & Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Fourth Edition incorporates: More than 30 new chapters, including: Preventive geriatrics, Anorexia of... more...