The Body Multiple: Ontology in Medical Practice (Mol Annemarie)(Paperback)

The Body Multiple: Ontology in Medical Practice (Mol Annemarie)(Paperback)

The Body Multiple is an extraordinary ethnography of an ordinary disease. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, Annemarie Mol looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. A patient information leaflet might describe atherosclerosis as the gradual obstruction of

Care in Practice: On Tinkering in Clinics, Homes and Farms (Mol Annemarie)(Paperback)

Developing Reflective Practice: A Guide for Medical Students, Doctors and Teachers (Grant Andy)(Paperback)

The ability to reflect on practice is a fundamental component of effective medical practice. In a sector increasingly focused on professionalism and patient-centred care, Developing Reflective Practice is a timely publication providing practical guidance on how to acquire the reflective skills

Good Practice: Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner (McCullagh Marie)(Paperback)

Good Practice is a course for doctors and medical students who need to communicate with patients in English; the course can be used in the classroom or for self-study. Good Practice focuses on the language and communication skills that doctors need to make consultations more effective, using five

Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory, and Practice (Swanwick Tim)(Paperback)

Created in partnership with the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME), this completely revised and updated new edition of Understanding Medical Education synthesizes the latest knowledge, evidence and best practice across the continuum of medical education. Written and edited by an

Body Psychotherapy(Paperback / softback)

In the past the practice of body psychotherapy has been taken less seriously in professional circles than more traditional psychotherapeutic approaches.Body Psychotherapy redresses the balance, offering insights into a spectrum of approaches within body-oriented psychotherapy. A range of

Spacious Body: Explorations in Somatic Ontology (Maitland Jeffrey)(Paperback)

In Spacious Body, Jeffrey Maitland brings his knowledge and personal experience of Buddhism, phenomenology, alchemy, psychoanalysis, and the bodywork system of Rolfing to bear in forging concepts adequate to an understanding of embodied

Medical Ethics and Law: A Curriculum for the 21st Century (Wilkinson Dominic)(Paperback)

This short textbook of ethics and law is aimed at doctors in training and in practice. Medical ethics and law are now firmly embedded in the curricula of medical schools. The ability to make clinical decisions on the basis of critical reasoning is a skill that is rightly presumed as necessary in

Eating in Theory (Mol Annemarie)(Paperback)

As we taste, chew, swallow, digest, and excrete, our foods transform us, while our eating, in its turn, affects the wider earthly environment. In Eating in Theory Annemarie Mol takes inspiration from these transformative entanglements to rethink what it is to be human. Drawing on fieldwork at food

Death in Persia (Schwarzenbach Annemarie)(Paperback)

Since the rediscovery of her work in the late 1980s, Annemarie Schwarzenbach--journalist, traveler, archaeologist, opium addict, and antifascist novelist--has become a European cult figure among free spirited bohemians. Available in English for the first time and beautifully translated by Lucy

The Structured Oral Examination in Clinical Anaesthesia: Practice Examination Papers (Mendonca Cyprian)(Paperback)

Winner of a HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD in the Anesthesia category of the 2010 BMA Medical Book Competition. This book comprises structured questions and answers that closely simulate the structured oral examination (SOE) format of The Royal College of Anesthetists' final FRCA examination. The style of

Islam in the Indian Subcontinent (Schimmel Annemarie)(Paperback)

Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Case Study Approach (Nelms Marcia)(Paperback)

Prepare for clinical practice by 'solving' 29 realistic case studies in nutrition and medical nutrition therapy. Using the medical record as its structure, you draw on the information provided (hospital admission data, laboratory test results, intake/output records, and physician and other health

The Western Medical Tradition: 800 BC to Ad 1800 (Conrad L.)(Paperback)

The influence of Greek medical practices dating back to the fifth century B.C. has had an immeasurable impact on the development of medicine in the West over the subsequent centuries. This text is designed to cover the history of Western medicine from Classical Antiquity to 1800. As one guiding

All the Roads Are Open: The Afghan Journey (Schwarzenbach Annemarie)(Paperback)

In June 1939 Annemarie Schwarzenbach and fellow writer Ella Maillart set out from Geneva in a Ford, heading for Afghanistan. The first women to travel Afghanistan's Northern Road, they fled the storm brewing in Europe to seek a place untouched by what they considered to be Western neuroses. The

God in Your Body: Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice (Michaelson Jay)(Pevná vazba)

The first comprehensive treatment of the body in Jewish spiritual practice. With meditations, physical exercises, visualizations and sacred texts you will learn how to experience the presence of the Divine in and through your body, uniting body and

Anatomy for Diagnostic Imaging (Ryan Stephanie)(Paperback)

This book covers the normal anatomy of the human body as seen in the entire gamut of medical imaging. It does so by an initial traditional anatomical description of each organ or system followed by the radiological anatomy of that part of the body using all the relevant imaging modalities. The

ECG Interpretation in Equine Practice (Mitchell Katharyn)(Paperback)

Advances in veterinary medical technology now provide easier and more affordable access to electrocardiograph recording and transmitting equipment, making ECG recordings a useful tool for veterinarians in both field and hospital settings. Covering the basics of ECG recording, analyzing and

Workbook for Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)(Paperback)

The Workbook for Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing is designed to help students practice and retain the knowledge gained from the textbook and provides a basis for applying that knowledge in nursing practice. Each chapter of the Workbook is divided into three sections: 'Assessing Your

Cradle My Heart: Finding God's Love After Abortion (Ketola Kim)(Paperback)

Abortion continues to be a hot topic in politics, women's rights, and medical practice. But for the eight to ten million American Christian women who have had one, abortion is a spiritual issue as well, raising questions of life and death, heaven and hell, grief and loss. Writing from her own

Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (Townsend Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Adrian Mole is thirty-nine and a quarter. He lives in the country in a semi-detached converted pigsty with his wife Daisy and their daughter. His parents George and Pauline live in the adjoining pigsty. But all is not well. The secondhand bookshop in which Adrian works is threatened with

Deleuze and the Body (Guillaume Laura)(Paperback)

Deleuze and the Body puts the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to work to trace the multiple lines of thought and affect that inhabit the ideas and attitudes to the body. It analyses how bodies are formed in certain relationships: to power, to creativity and to affectivity. The contributors use a

Mole (Ellerhoff Steve Gronert)(Paperback)

Though moles are rarely seen, they live in close proximity to humans around the world. Gardeners and farmers go to great lengths to remove molehills from their fields and gardens; mole-catching has been a profession for the past two millennia. Moles are also close to our imagination, appearing in

Medical Terminology for Dummies (Henderson Beverley)(Paperback)

Take the intimidation out of medical terminology Every job in the medical field needs some background in medical terminology. From the check-in desk to the doctor to the pharmaceutical sales rep, and everyone around and in between, healthcare professionals and those in adjacent fields use a common