Author: Susan E. Kersley Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing ISBN: 9781857757613 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
Prescription for Change for Doctors Who Want a Life promotes a healthy work/life balance. It is a practical, easy-to-read guide containing useful tools and advice with specific references to medical scenarios written in a straightforward style. Susan E Kersley is a qualified doctor and regularly writes for BMJ Career Focus, speaks at the BMJ Careers Fair, and runs workshops on personal development and self-care for doctors. Doctors of all grades and specialties will find this philosophy invaluable, as will medical mentors, careers advisors and counsellors.
Author: Richard MD Furman, FACS Publisher: Revell ISBN: 1441220461 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 390
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During his more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon, Richard Furman literally held clogged arteries and diseased hearts in his hands and wondered why the person lying on the table hadn't been more careful. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in America, and in most cases it is completely preventable. So why are we slowly destroying our bodies and killing ourselves? And what can we do to turn it around? The good news is, simple, sustainable lifestyle changes can mean the difference between health and infirmity, between life and death. Putting his three decades of experience and education to work, Dr. Furman gives readers the strategies they need to live not just longer, but younger. This essential resource to health helps readers -achieve and maintain their ideal weight -reduce their risk for life-threatening diseases -make exercise a natural part of their lives -learn what foods to eat and what foods to avoid It even shows how following the plan can not only eliminate heart disease, but also keep people safe from various cancers, dementia, diabetes, stroke, erectile dysfunction, and other age- and obesity-related problems. Dr. Furman wants readers to realize that poor health during one's "golden years" is not inevitable. It can and should be avoided at all cost. And with his expert advice, readers can live long, healthy, vibrant lives, enjoying time with friends and family instead of wasting it in doctors' offices and hospitals.
Author: Susan E. Kersley Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing ISBN: 9781857757620 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 132
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Promotes a healthy work/life balance for medical professionals. This book contains practical tools for personal development. It is intended for doctors at all levels and specialties, medical mentors, teachers and trainers, and also careers advisors and counsellors.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309486483 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 175
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The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). More than 2 million people in the United States are estimated to have OUD, which is caused by prolonged use of prescription opioids, heroin, or other illicit opioids. OUD is a life-threatening condition associated with a 20-fold greater risk of early death due to overdose, infectious diseases, trauma, and suicide. Mortality related to OUD continues to escalate as this public health crisis gathers momentum across the country, with opioid overdoses killing more than 47,000 people in 2017 in the United States. Efforts to date have made no real headway in stemming this crisis, in large part because tools that already existâ€"like evidence-based medicationsâ€"are not being deployed to maximum impact. To support the dissemination of accurate patient-focused information about treatments for addiction, and to help provide scientific solutions to the current opioid crisis, this report studies the evidence base on medication assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD. It examines available evidence on the range of parameters and circumstances in which MAT can be effectively delivered and identifies additional research needed.
Author: Grant Jewell Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1664116737 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 428
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Life is full of surprises in this tempting world, how we handle these moments depends entirely on how balanced we live. Choices surround us from morning to night, as do nature and the universe. How we engage with our beliefs along the path is what will get us to the destination, whether that be a smooth or rough journey with light or dark energy. I have shared my deepest moments in honesty while trusting my choices, be them good or bad. We cannot hide from our past, we cannot relive it, yet we are able to adjust our decisions moving forward to achieve anything that our soul desires. You are not alone on this planet or in this universe, only once a human interacts with their basic life structure, will this truly become apparent. A life filled with temptation of the flesh will result in an obstacle of tests that have become our own choice and detriment. A life chosen to be fulfilled with appreciation and gratitude for the gift of what we have been given. There are signs along the way, what we choose to do with them and how we perceive them all ties up with our choices. Our past and family history has a major effect on what we currently experience, have already witnessed and what the future will unfold.
Author: Fran Quigley Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501713922 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 244
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In Prescription for the People, Fran Quigley diagnoses our inability to get medicines to the people who need them and then prescribes the cure. He delivers a clear and convincing argument for a complete shift in the global and U.S. approach to developing and providing essential medicines—and a primer on how to make that change happen. Globally, 10 million people die each year because they are unable to pay for medicines that would save them. The cost of prescription drugs is bankrupting families and putting a strain on state and federal budgets. Patients’ desperate need for affordable medicines clashes with the core business model of the powerful pharmaceutical industry, which maximizes profits whenever possible. It doesn’t have to be this way. Patients and activists are aiming to make all essential medicines affordable by reclaiming medicines as a public good and a human right, instead of a profit-making commodity. In this book, Quigley demystifies statistics and terminology, offers solutions to the problems that block universal access to medicines, and provides a road map for activists wanting to make those solutions a reality.
Author: James L. Marcum Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1414372655 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Would you like to discover the powerful ways God is part of the healing process? Do you think the media, the government, or your doctor is telling you the whole truth when it comes to health care? Are you tired of taking medications that really don't fix the problem? In The Ultimate Prescription, Dr. James Marcum, a board-certified cardiologist, in-demand speaker, and radio host, discusses these questions and many more from a biblical point of view. He encourages you to find the real answers about your health—and the health of your loved ones. Dr. Marcum explains what he believes is wrong with our current health care system, how to get back on track, and how the spiritual dimension of our health is often being ignored. Discover today the true path to healthy living in The Ultimate Prescription.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309468086 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 235
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Thanks to remarkable advances in modern health care attributable to science, engineering, and medicine, it is now possible to cure or manage illnesses that were long deemed untreatable. At the same time, however, the United States is facing the vexing challenge of a seemingly uncontrolled rise in the cost of health care. Total medical expenditures are rapidly approaching 20 percent of the gross domestic product and are crowding out other priorities of national importance. The use of increasingly expensive prescription drugs is a significant part of this problem, making the cost of biopharmaceuticals a serious national concern with broad political implications. Especially with the highly visible and very large price increases for prescription drugs that have occurred in recent years, finding a way to make prescription medicinesâ€"and health care at largeâ€"more affordable for everyone has become a socioeconomic imperative. Affordability is a complex function of factors, including not just the prices of the drugs themselves, but also the details of an individual's insurance coverage and the number of medical conditions that an individual or family confronts. Therefore, any solution to the affordability issue will require considering all of these factors together. The current high and increasing costs of prescription drugsâ€"coupled with the broader trends in overall health care costsâ€"is unsustainable to society as a whole. Making Medicines Affordable examines patient access to affordable and effective therapies, with emphasis on drug pricing, inflation in the cost of drugs, and insurance design. This report explores structural and policy factors influencing drug pricing, drug access programs, the emerging role of comparative effectiveness assessments in payment policies, changing finances of medical practice with regard to drug costs and reimbursement, and measures to prevent drug shortages and foster continued innovation in drug development. It makes recommendations for policy actions that could address drug price trends, improve patient access to affordable and effective treatments, and encourage innovations that address significant needs in health care.
Author: Institute of Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309303133 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 470
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For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the United States is often characterized by fragmented care, inadequate treatment of distressing symptoms, frequent transitions among care settings, and enormous care responsibilities for families. According to this report, the current health care system of rendering more intensive services than are necessary and desired by patients, and the lack of coordination among programs increases risks to patients and creates avoidable burdens on them and their families. Dying in America is a study of the current state of health care for persons of all ages who are nearing the end of life. Death is not a strictly medical event. Ideally, health care for those nearing the end of life harmonizes with social, psychological, and spiritual support. All people with advanced illnesses who may be approaching the end of life are entitled to access to high-quality, compassionate, evidence-based care, consistent with their wishes. Dying in America evaluates strategies to integrate care into a person- and family-centered, team-based framework, and makes recommendations to create a system that coordinates care and supports and respects the choices of patients and their families. The findings and recommendations of this report will address the needs of patients and their families and assist policy makers, clinicians and their educational and credentialing bodies, leaders of health care delivery and financing organizations, researchers, public and private funders, religious and community leaders, advocates of better care, journalists, and the public to provide the best care possible for people nearing the end of life.
Author: Bernard Lown Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ISBN: 1576757854 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 461
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Tells the story of how a group of Soviet and American doctors came together to stop nuclear proliferation and ended up winning the Nobel Peace Prize and influencing the course of history. This book also sheds light on what really drove and still drives the nuclear arms race, and the importance of citizen involvement in social change efforts.
Author: Susan E. Kersley
Author: Richard MD Furman, FACS
Author: Susan E. Kersley
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Author: Grant Jewell
Author: Fran Quigley
Author: James L. Marcum
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Author: Institute of Medicine
Author: Bernard Lown