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June 30, 2009
New Books in the Library
MASTERING COMMUNICATION WITH SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS: Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope. Anthony Back, et al. New York: Cambridge University Press, c2009. W 62 M423 2009
This book guides the physician through difficult conversations with patients about life-threatening issues. Topics include delivering bad news, conducting a family conference, handling emotions (of both the patient and the physician), transition to end-of-life care, talking about dying, addressing existential and spiritual issues, and how to say goodbye. Sample dialogues are offered for each topic.
PRACTICING MEDICINE IN DIFFICULT TIMES: Protecting Physicians from Malpractice Litigation. Marjorie O. Thomas, et al. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, c2009. W 44.1 P895 2009
Learn how to protect yourself - and your patients. This book focuses on approaches within the reach of the physician that will prevent lawsuits, as well as positively impact physician-patients relationships and keep patients safer. Included are case studies and real-life examples from risk management experts, experienced physicians, and lessons-learned from attorneys who defend malpractice cases.
E-PRESCRIBING: The Electronic Transformation of Medicine. Jack E. Fincham. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, c2009.
QV 748 E48 2009
This is a resource to help health professionals prepare for and adjust to changes in electronic medical records and health information technology. It covers all aspects of e-prescribing, including its mission of reducing medical error, its scope, limits, and benefits, and it's impact on pharmacists, and physicians. Most importantly it outlines the steps to take for successful implementation and patient satisfaction.
UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY: A Guide for Health Professionals. Sally French, John Swain. New York: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, c2008. HV 1568 F876u 2008
"This book examines disability, in an accessible and interactive style, as it relates to healthcare policy and practice. It is aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists, but will also be useful to all healthcare workers, including nurses, doctors, and speech and language therapists. It is based on the social rather than the medical model of disability. It views disability in terms of environmental, structural, and attitudinal barriers which deny disabled people full participation in society. It engages health professionals in critical reflection on the provision of services to disabled people. Case studies and activites throughout facilitate understanding of issues presented." --from book cover.
PATIENT, HEAL THYSELF. Robert M. Veatch. New York: Oxford University Press, c2009. W 85 V394p 2009
This book's thesis is that we are in the early stages of a "new medicine", one in which the patient is in charge of treatment to an unprecedented extent. Patients' beliefs are increasingly becoming imposed on medical decisions once left to the province of the physician alone. While the doctor's expertise is consulted, the patient is in control of decisions ranging from routine one, such as the setting of a broken arm, to value-loaded ones, such as abortion or euthanasia. The author, a medical ethicist, analyses the complex interactions between doctors and patients, and the balance between patient autonomy and medical expertise.
MRSA. John A. Weigelt. New York: Informa Healthcare, c2008. WC 250 M938w 2008
As its genetic make-up continues to evolve, the Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium keeps reinventing itself and staying one step ahead of therapeutic advances. This guide responds to the growing concern about the increased frequency and resistance of MRSA infections by analyzing the latest development in the identification, assessment, and management of the disease.
Posted by Robert at June 30, 2009 08:16 AM