08-Feb – GM Ebooks

The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism

Posted on02/12/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: John Barnes. Pages: 320 Format: PDF Publisher: Headline
8 Mar. 2018
eISBN-13: 978-1472290380

John Barnes spent the first dozen years of his life in Jamaica before moving to the UK with his family in 1975. Six years later he was a professional footballer, distinguishing himself for Watford, Liverpool and England, and in the process becoming this country’s most prominent black player.

Barnes is now an articulate and captivating social commentator on a broad range of issues, and in The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism he tackles head-on the issues surrounding prejudice with his trademark intelligence and authority.

By vividly evoking his personal experiences, and holding a mirror to this country’s past, present and future, Barnes provides a powerful and moving testimony. The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism will help to inform and advance the global conversation around society’s ongoing battle with the awful stain of prejudice.

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Posted on02/12/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Reni Eddo-Lodge. Pages: 288 Format: PDF Publisher: Bloomsbury
8 Mar. 2018
eISBN-13: 978-1408870587

The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today.

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World

Posted on01/12/202102/12/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Layla Saad. Pages: 256 Format: EPUB Publisher: Quercus
28 Jan. 2020
eISBN-13: 978-1529405101

Layla Saad’s ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY is an indispensable resource for white people who want to challenge white supremacy but don’t know where to begin. She moves her readers from their heads into their hearts, and ultimately, into their practice. We won’t end white supremacy through an intellectual understanding alone; we must put that understanding into action. My fellow white people often tell me about the antiracism books they have read. My question is, “How will BIPOC know that you have read that book?” As Saad makes clear, if you have read and followed this book, BIPOC will know.

Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance, 2nd ed.

Posted on21/06/202123/06/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran and Rob Anderson. Pages: 304 Format: EPUB Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell;
5 Aug. 2016
eISBN-13: 978-1118999325

Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance is a highly visual introduction to the key concepts and major themes of population health. With comprehensive coverage of all the core topics covered at medical school, it helps students understand the determinants of health and their study, from personal lifestyle choices and behaviour, to environmental, social and economic factors. This fully updated new edition features: More coverage of audit and quality improvement techniques Brand new sections on maternal and child health, and health of older people New chapters on social determinants of health and guideline development Expanded self-assessment material This accessible guide is an invaluable resource for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, and those preparing for a career in epidemiology and public health.

Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice, 3rd ed.

Posted on21/06/202121/06/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ron Stall, Brian Dodge, José A. Bauermeister, Tonia Poteat and Chris Beyrer. Pages: 304 Format: EPUB Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press;
27 Oct. 2020
eISBN-13: 978-0803646063

The classic, go-to text on sensory integration for Occupational Therapists.

Current theory and research based on the original work of A. Jean Ayres and applications of sensory integration to practice. Case studies covering a wide range of age groups and diagnoses.

LGBTQ Health Research: Theory, Methods, Practice

Posted on20/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ron Stall, Brian Dodge, José A. Bauermeister, Tonia Poteat and Chris Beyrer. Pages: 304 Format: EPUB Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press;
27 Oct. 2020
eISBN-13: 978-1421438788

The first book focused entirely on the growing field of LGBTQ health research, this volume provides the necessary public health tools to teach about and study LGBTQ populations effectively.

Over the last 30 years, the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans have become increasingly recognized, in particular for the ways in which they are distinct from those typically assessed and addressed in society. Universities and researchers are paying greater attention to LGBTQ public health issues and how they might adapt existing methods to research marginalized communities, but—until now—there has been no authoritative resource to guide their education or practice. Developed for graduate students in public health and health sciences—but perfect for anyone interested in this topic—this book will fill that gap and provide the necessary public health tools to teach about and study LGBTQ populations effectively.

Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social Justice Perspectives (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Posted on20/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sue Westwood. Pages: 394 Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge
31 Oct. 2018
eISBN-13: 978-0367556136

Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the ‘who’ of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the ‘how’ of inequality, social gerontology’s theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people.

Design for Inclusivity: A Practical Guide to Accessible, Innovative and User-Centred Design

Posted on20/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Roger Coleman, John Clarkson, Hua Dong and Julia Cassim. Pages: 268 Format: EPUB Publisher: Routledge
17 Oct. 2017
eISBN-13: 978-0566087073

Inclusive design not only ensures that products, services, interfaces and environments are easier to use for those with special needs or limitations, but in doing so also makes them better for everyone. Design for Inclusivity, written by a team that has pioneered inclusive design practice internationally, reviews the recent social trends and pressures that have pushed this subject to the fore, and assesses design responses to date in an international context. The authors make the business case for inclusive design and explain the formalisation of the approach in standards and legislation. The text includes case studies which describe transport, product development, IT and service projects, as well as industry-university collaborative projects, and highlights lessons that have been learned. This is very much a practical book. It offers tools, techniques, guidelines and signposts for the reader to key resources, as well as including advice on research methods, and working with users and industry partners.

Adult Transgender Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals

Posted on20/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Michael R. Kauth and Jillian C. Shipherd. Pages: 242 Format: EPUB Publisher: Routledge
17 Oct. 2017
eISBN-13: 978-1138229037

Adult Transgender Care provides an overview of transgender health and offers a comprehensive approach to training mental health professionals in transgender care. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to transgender care, emphasizing the complementary contributions of psychiatry, psychology, and social work in providing transgender care within an integrated treatment team. Included in this text are overviews of how to conceptualize and provide treatment with complex and difficult clinical presentations and considerations for understanding how to address system-level challenges to treatment.

Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities: Voices for Equity, Inclusion, and Resilience

Posted on20/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Shanna K. Kattari, M. Killian Kinney, Leonardo Kattari and N. Eugene Walls. Pages: 512 Format: EPUB Publisher: Routledge
7 Feb. 2019
eISBN-13: 9780429443176

This book examines issues across the lifespan of transgender and nonbinary individuals whilst synthesizing conceptual work, empirical evidence, pedagogical content, educational experiences, and the voices of transgender and nonbinary individuals. It highlights the resilience and resistance of transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities to challenge narratives relying on one-dimensional perspectives of risk and tragic lives.

While there is currently unprecedented visibility and increasing support, members of these communities still face shockingly high rates of violence, victimization, unemployment, discrimination, and family rejection. Significant need for services and support coupled with social, clinical, and medical service systems ill-equipped to provide culturally responsive care illustrates the critical need for quality education and training of educators, practitioners, and service providers in best practices of working with members of the transgender and nonbinary community.

Trans and Non-binary Gender Healthcare for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Other Health Professionals

Posted on20/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Christina Richards and James Barrett. Pages: 132 Format: EPUB Publisher: RCPsych Publications
27 Aug. 2020
eISBN-13: 9781108703024

Gender diversity is now recognised as simply part of human diversity, rather than being pathological. This shift calls for a need for mental health professionals to adapt their practice when working with trans and non-binary people. Written by two clinicians with significant experience in this field, this book provides practical, everyday advice on what to do when seeing gender-diverse people in both inpatient and outpatient settings. It avoids focusing on academic theory or being overly political and, instead, offers straightforward, useful guidance on common issues clinicians may face, such as which ward to accommodate someone on or which name to use when. Topics include common drug interactions, differential diagnoses, complex case formulation, autistic spectrum conditions, the spectrum of sexualities, surgeries, legal and religious matters, forensic assessment, psychotherapy and mental health diagnoses. Fully relevant to contemporary practice, this is a much-needed guide for busy clinicians seeking immediate, practical and authoritative answers.

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

Posted on20/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Robin DiAngelo . Pages: 192 Format: EPUB Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
7 Feb. 2019
eISBN-13: 978-0141990569

A book that shows how fearful, wounded and angry white reactions shut down vital discussions of race and racism and thereby uphold and perpetrate white supremacy. Its main insights relevant well beyond the United States, White Fragility will facilitate difficult but necessary conversations that we must have in Britain too. With both compassion and uncompromising clarity, Diangelo helps us understand the everyday manifestations of ‘white supremacy’ and provides several unexpected answers to the familiar defensive question ‘How is that racist?’ If we want to end racism and develop as human beings, we must be prepared to get ‘racially uncomfortable

Don’t Touch my Hair

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Emma Dabiri. Pages: 246 Format: EPUB Publisher: Penguin
2 May 2019
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This book is about why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. Over a series of wry, informed essays, Emma Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, Black Power and on to today’s Natural Hair Movement, the Cultural Appropriation Wars and beyond. We look everything from hair capitalists like Madam C.J. Walker in the early 1900s to the rise of Shea Moisture today, from women’s solidarity and friendship to ‘black people time’, forgotten African scholars and the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian’s braids.

The scope of black hairstyling ranges from pop culture to cosmology, from prehistoric times to the (afro)futuristic. Uncovering sophisticated indigenous mathematical systems in black hairstyles, alongside styles that served as secret intelligence networks leading enslaved Africans to freedom, Don’t Touch My Hair proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.

Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by John Hoberman. Pages: 306 Format: EPUB Publisher: University of California Press
3 April 2012
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Black & Blue is the first systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. The standard studies of medical racism examine past medical abuses of black people and do not address the racially motivated thinking and behaviors of physicians practicing medicine today.

Black & Blue penetrates the physician’s private sphere where racial fantasies and misinformation distort diagnoses and treatments. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. Within the world of medicine this racial folklore has infiltrated all of the medical sub-disciplines, from cardiology to gynecology to psychiatry. Doctors have thus imposed white or black racial identities upon every organ system of the human body, along with racial interpretations of black children, the black elderly, the black athlete, black musicality, black pain thresholds, and other aspects of black minds and bodies. The American medical establishment does not readily absorb either historical or current information about medical racism. For this reason, racial enlightenment will not reach medical schools until the current race-aversive curricula include new historical and sociological perspectives.

Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Afua Hirsch. Pages: 384 Format: EPUB Publisher: Vintage
4 Oct. 2018
eISBN-13: 978-1784705039

You’re British.

Your parents are British.

Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British.

So why do people keep asking where you’re from?

We are a nation in denial about our imperial past and the racism that plagues our present. Brit(ish) is Afua Hirsch’s personal and provocative exploration of how this came to be – and an urgent call for change.

How To Be an Antiracist

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Ibram X. Kendi . Pages: 320 Format: EPUB Publisher: Vintage
15 Aug. 2019
eISBN-13: 978-1847925992

In this rousing and deeply empathetic book, Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracism Research and Policy Center, shows that when it comes to racism, neutrality is not an option: until we become part of the solution, we can only be part of the problem.

Using his extraordinary gifts as a teacher and story-teller, Kendi helps us recognise that everyone is, at times, complicit in racism whether they realise it or not, and by describing with moving humility his own journey from racism to antiracism, he shows us how instead to be a force for good. Along the way, Kendi punctures all the myths and taboos that so often cloud our understanding, from arguments about what race is and whether racial differences exist to the complications that arise when race intersects with ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality.

In the process he demolishes the myth of the post-racial society and builds from the ground up a vital new understanding of racism – what it is, where it is hidden, how to identify it and what to do about it.

The good immigrant

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Nikesh Shukla. Pages: 272 Format: pdf Publisher: Unbound
4 May 2017
eISBN-13: 978-1783523955

How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport?

Or be told that, as an actress, the part you’re most fitted to play is ‘wife of a terrorist’? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go ‘home’ to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick ‘Other’?

Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be ‘other’ in a country that doesn’t seem to want you, doesn’t truly accept you – however many generations you’ve been here – but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms.

Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants – job stealers, benefit scroungers, undeserving refugees – until, by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes, or being conscientious doctors, they cross over and become good immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and – most importantly – real.

Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions

Posted on06/04/202107/02/2022AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Susan Cousins. Pages: 216 Format: pdf Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
18 July 2019
eISBN-13: 978-1785928505

Susan Cousins offers a fresh approach to thinking about racism. For BAME readers it’s a vital self realisation approach which offers ways to explore identity and focus on wellbeing in order to thrive despite experiencing racism everyday. It has reached into my heart as a white woman, helped me accept my privilege and recognise my clumsy attempts at understanding. Exquisitely written and simply brilliant.

Religions, Culture and Healthcare: A Practical Handbook for Use in Healthcare Environments (2nd Ed.)

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Susan Hollins. Pages: 236 Size: 2.15 MB Format: pdf Publisher: Routledge
Published: 25 Feb. 2009
eISBN-13: 978-1846192609

Health professionals provide care to patients of differing religions and cultures, and knowledge of their cultural and religious background, way of life and beliefs and practices is vital to delivering sensitive and responsive care. This revised and updated guide provides practical and comprehensive information on each of the major faiths, providing an accessible reference for appropriate day to day care of patients in multicultural societies. Healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, psychologists, hospital chaplains and administrative staff will find it an indispensable ready reference.

The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders: Unleashing the Power of All of Us

Posted on06/04/202120/04/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: by Andrés Tapia and Alina Polonskaia . Pages: 236 Size: 2.15 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 20 Oct. 2020
eISBN-13:

Diversity initiatives are falling short. This book shows leaders how to develop the skills needed to build sustainably inclusive organizations using a tested, research-based model developed by the global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry.

According to the journal Human Resource Management, companies are spending over $8 billion a year on diversity programs. Yet today, the senior leadership teams at Fortune 500 companies are far from mirroring the diversity of its workforce and its customers. Andrés Tapia and Alina Polonskaia, senior leaders at Korn Ferry, argue that to build sustainable diversity and inclusion, organizations need to have inclusive leaders at all levels.

In this book, Tapia and Polonskaia draw on Korn Ferry’s massive database of 3 million leadership assessments to reveal the essential qualities of inclusive leaders. They discuss the personality traits these leaders share and detail how to develop what they call the five disciplines of inclusive leadership: building interpersonal trust, integrating diverse perspectives, optimizing talent, applying an adaptive mindset, and achieving transformation.

Tapia and Polonskaia also outline the competencies behind each discipline, describe individual and organizational exemplars of inclusive leadership, and show how the five disciplines enable leaders to unleash the power of all people and to build both structurally and behaviorally inclusive organizations. This book will help leaders foster the skills to deal with today’s complex challenges and create a more inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous future for all of us.

Paediatric symptom and sign sorter, 2nd ed.

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: El-Radhi, A. Sahib . Pages: 255 Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 07/03/2019
eISBN-13: 9780429455155

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This book will be a vital tool for all clinicians in the front line when an ill child presents with an acute illness. Experienced paediatricians, postgraduate doctors, primary care physicians, and paediatric nurses will find this a useful refresher, and it will be an invaluable primer for newly trained doctors and students, or those new to the paediatric wards.

Each chapter here provides an overview of each symptom and sign followed by the most likely underlying causes in an easy-to-use tabular format. Investigative techniques and guidelines follow, ranging from the simple and inexpensive to the more complex, as do Top Tips and Red Flag warnings to note; new to this second edition are concluding summaries of Key Points, as well as an entirely new Endocrine chapter.

Managing children with developmental language disorder: Theory and practice across Europe and beyond

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Edited By James Law, Cristina McKean, Carol-Anne Murphy, Elin Thordard. Pages: 551 Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/04/2019
eISBN-13: 9780429455308

Although most children learn language relatively quickly, as many as 10 per cent of them are slow to start speaking and are said to have developmental language disorder (DLD). Children with DLD are managed by a variety of different professionals in different countries, are offered different services for different periods of time and are given a variety of different therapeutic treatments. To date, there has been no attempt to evaluate these different practices. Managing Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Theory and Practice Across Europe and Beyond does just this, reporting on the findings of a survey carried out as part of the work of COST Action IS1406, a European research network.

Law and colleagues analyse the results of a pan-European survey, looking at how different services are delivered in different counties, at the cultural factors underpinning such services and the theoretical frameworks used to inform practice in different countries. The book also provides a snapshot of international practices in a set of 35 country-specific “vignettes”, providing a benchmark for future developments but also calling attention to the work of key practitioners and thinkers in each of the countries investigated.

This book will be essential reading for practitioners working with children with language impairments, those commissioning services and policy in the field and students of speech and language therapy.

Becoming and being a play therapist: Play therapy in practice

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ayling, Peter. Pages: 298 Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/02/2019
eISBN-13: 9780203711224

Becoming and Being a Play Therapist: Play Therapy in Practice presents a rich and illuminating account of current play therapy practice, with an emphasis on becoming and being a play therapist and on some of the varied clinical contexts in which play therapists work. Written by members of British Association of Play Therapists, this book highlights the current complexity of play therapy practice in the UK and reflects the expertise of the collected authors in working with emotional, behavioural and mental health challenges in children and young people.

Divided into three parts, the book is designed to build on and consolidate the principles and professional/personal competences of play therapy practice. Key topics include:

- Training and establishing oneself as a play therapist in the UK, a comprehensive guide.

- The improvisational practitioner; therapist responses to resistance and aggressive play.

- Systemic considerations in play therapy with birth families and adopters; advantages and challenges.

- Case-study based explorations of play therapy across a range of service user groups, including childhood trauma, bereavement and sexual abuse, and agency contexts, including school and CAMHS settings.

Becoming and Being a Play Therapist will be relevant both for play therapy trainees and for qualified play therapists as well as for related professionals.

Safeguarding children and young people online: A short guide for social workers

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Megele, Claudia. Pages: 277 Format: PDF Publisher: The Policy Press
Published: 01/01/2020
eISBN-13: 9781447331834

The first book to provide practitioners with an evidence-based, practical guide to safeguarding children and young people from abuse in a world of sexting, selfies and snap chat. Case study examples and discussion of key principles present an overview of the key risks to children and young people online.

Manual of dietetic practice, 6th ed.

Posted on02/03/202102/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Joan Gandy. Pages: 266 Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 13/06/2019
eISBN-13: 9781119235903

The authoritative guide for dietetic students and both new and experienced dietitians – endorsed by the British Dietetic Association

Now in its sixth edition, the bestselling Manual of Dietetic Practice has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the most recent developments and research on the topic. Published on behalf of the British Dietetic Association, this comprehensive resource covers the entire dietetics curriculum, and is an ideal reference text for healthcare professionals to develop their expertise and specialist skills in the realm of dietetic practice. This important guide includes:

The latest developments and scientific evidence in the field.
New data on nutrition and health surveillance programs.
Revised and updated evidence-based guidelines for dietetic practice.
An exploration of how Public Health England has influenced the field.
Practical advice on public health interventions and monitoring.
A companion website with helpful materials to support and develop learning.

Written for dietitians, clinical nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals by leading dietitians and other professionals, the Manual of Dietetic Practice continues to provide a crucial resource for experts and novices alike.

Clinical examination skills in paediatrics: For MRCPCH candidates and other practitioners

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: A. Mark Dalzell. Pages: 160 Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 12/11/2019
eISBN-13: 9781119238850

Examining children presents unique challenges for trainees and new doctors in paediatrics. Paediatric patients vary greatly in age and development, often find it difficult to describe their symptoms, and can behave unpredictably in clinical settings. Clinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics helps MRCPCH candidates and other practitioners learn effective history taking and fundamental examination techniques.

Clear and concise chapters-with contributions from a team of paediatric specialists-demonstrate the clinical examination and questioning techniques used in daily practice. Emphasis on the intellectual processes involved in decision making assists both trainees preparing for a formal examination as well as new clinicians faced with a difficult diagnostic problem. Topics include cardiovascular and respiratory examination, examining a child with a neuromuscular disorder, musculoskeletal examination, and taking history from a child with diabetes and a rheumatological condition.

Includes access to a companion website containing high-quality videos that demonstrate techniques, procedures and approaches
Features commentary by experienced practitioners which offer observations and deductions at each stage of the examination process
Offers tips for communicating effectively with the patients using appropriate lay terms
Helps translate the symptoms and signs experienced by patients into medical-speak
Covers all the skills tested in the MRCPCH Clinical exam

Clinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics is the perfect study and reference guide for paediatrics trainees, MRCPCH candidates, foundation doctors, allied healthcare professionals, and anyone looking to improve their clinical and communication skills in paediatrics.

Practical endocrinology and diabetes in children, 4th ed.

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Malcolm D. C. Donaldson, John W. Gregory, Guy Van-Vliet and Joseph I. Wolfsdorf Pages: 301 Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 07/02/2019
eISBN-13: 9781119386193

The revised and updated fourth edition of Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children offers a practical, highly clinical and up-to-date handbook of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes. The book is written in clear terms and offers a user-friendly format that is designed to be concise, yet comprehensive.. The international panel of expert contributors explore the range of endocrine disorders in children including growth, thyroid, adrenal and problems related to puberty.

A comprehensive guide to music therapy, 2nd ed.

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Jacobsen, Stine Lindahl. Pages: 553 Format: PDF Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Published: 21/05/2019
eISBN-13: 9781784507930

Music therapists have a rich diversity of approaches and methods, often developed with specific relevance to meet the needs of a certain client population. This updated edition reflects this diversity, and is a comprehensive guide to accessing the ideas, theory, research results and clinical outcomes that are the foundations of this field.

Spiritual care and allied health practice: A person-centered approach

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Carey, Lindsay B. Pages: 268 Format: PDF Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Published: 21/06/2018
eISBN-13: 9781784505011

This textbook explains the importance of Allied Health Professionals providing spiritual care and gives applied information on how this can be done. The first book of its kind, it is essential reading for AHPs and students in order to understand how to give holistic and patient centred care.

The straightforward guide to safeguarding adults: From getting the basics right to applying the care act and criminal investigations

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Barnett, Deborah. Pages: 303 Format: PDF Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Published: 18/04/2019
eISBN-13: 9781784506407

This is a complete guide to safeguarding adults in frontline practice. Based on legal framework set out in the Care Act 2014, this new manual shows how to interpret the law and how to implement these principles in frontline practice. It also includes case studies to help recognise common issues, and tools for risk assessment.

Leading and managing change in the age of disruption and artificial intelligence

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Donald, Mathew. Pages: 216 Format: PDF Publisher: Emerald
Published: 24/05/2019
eISBN-13: 9781787563698

In a global age of disruption, future organisational change is not avoidable. Organisational effects will be immediate and transformational across companies, and due consideration and preparation ahead of these changes may be paramount for the survival of organisations and their leaders of tomorrow.

Leading and Managing Change in the Age of Disruption and Artificial Intelligence modernises the topics of management, leadership, and organisational change to inform those leading and managing organisations into the future. The book covers modern disruptions ranging from Trump and other geo-political changes, to Brexit, new currencies, trade wars, and even knowledge mobility. It also considers the broad scope of potential impacts posed by artificial intelligence.

With insights and strategies that the modern manager of the future can implement in their daily work, this book provides critical thinking that will future proof organisations with practical models. It will interest and inform managers and leaders across small and large organisations and will also prove useful and thought-provoking to those studying in business related disciplines such as management, leadership, and organisational change.

Emergency triage, 3rd ed.

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Mackway-Jones, Kevin. Pages: 208 Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 21/10/2013
eISBN-13: 9781118299043

The Manchester Triage System (MTS) is the most widely used triage system in the UK, Europe and Australia, with tens of millions of patients being processed through hospital emergency departments. It is also used in hospitals throughout Brazil.

Emergency Triage is the core text for the MTS, which utilises a risk averse system of prioritisation for patients in all unscheduled care settings. As such, it is an essential text for all emergency department staff using the MTS, in particular triage nurses. The book is both a training tool and a reference for daily use in the Emergency Department and prehospital settings.

This edition features revised protocols that reflect new approaches to prioritisation, with accompanying revised flowcharts – the core part of the book.

Paediatric gastrointestinal disorders: A psychological perspective

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Martin, Clarissa. Pages: 396 Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 15/03/2019
eISBN-13: 9780429091346

The medical specialty of paediatric gastroenterology is focused on problems and disorders within the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas of children from infancy until age eighteen. This inspirational compilation provides information on current research and clinical practice regarding the psychosocial aspects of paediatric gastrointestinal conditions.

Practical Treatment Options for Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents: An Interdisciplinary Therapy Manual

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Dobe, Michael. Pages: 316 Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Edition: 2nd.
Published: 30/08/2019
eISBN-13: 9783030192013

Pain is an increasingly common symptom in children and adolescents. Once recurrent pain leads to pain-related disability that affects a child’s functional, emotional and social well-being, it is considered a chronic pain disorder. Such disorders can develop as the primary condition or be due to a well-defined underlying physical condition, such as migraine or juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Approximately 5% of the paediatric population suffers from a severe chronic pain disorder. Its treatment in childhood and adolescence is complex and needs to address a variety of biological, psychological and social influencing factors.This treatment manual describes the inpatient treatment programme of one of the world’s largest inpatient treatment facilities for chronic pain management in children and adolescents – the German Paediatric Pain Centre. The guidance provided is also applicable to outpatient pain management or day-hospital approaches.The manual examines the epidemiology, aetiology, diagnostics and treatment principles in detail, explains the criteria for inpatient treatment, and describes the structure and organisation of a tertiary treatment centre for chronic pain. It also presents therapeutic interventions, such as dealing with “Black Thoughts”, “Distraction ABC”, “Stress Day” and the “Pain Provocation Technique” with the aid of numerous examples of pain management and health care from a clinical perspective. Lastly, it discusses the special features of pain treatment for children and adolescents with comorbid psychological disorders, family difficulties or defined somatic diseases, as well as pharmacological and interventional treatment options.

Acquired brain injury: An integrative neuro-rehabilitation approach, 2nd ed.

Posted on02/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Elbaum, Jean. Pages: 369 Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Edition: 2nd.
Published: 22/07/2019
eISBN-13: 9783030166137

This book presents a comprehensive interdisciplinary team approach to the rehabilitation of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors. Medical and clinical specialists will receive a deeper understanding of not only each other’s roles but of their complementary functions in this field. Many case examples are provided, illustrating a wide range of challenges and stages of recovery. This edition features 3 entirely new chapters and multiple updated chapters by new and returning authors.

Featured in the coverage:

The role of Robotics in acquired brain injury
A comprehensive chapter on physical therapy in ABI
Outstanding recoveries woven together by a video news producer who recovered from a meningioma
State of the art updates on neurosurgery, neurology, physiatry, neuropsychiatry and neuro-optometry.
Updated chapters on neuropsychology, speech-language and occupational therapies including new technology and approaches as well as evidence based practices
Psychosocial challenges and treatment following ABI
The importance of family as team members
Post rehabilitation options and experiences

Acquired Brain Injury: An Integrative Neuro-Rehabilitation Approach, 2nd edition provides clarity and context regarding the rehabilitation goals and processes for rehabilitation specialists, interdisciplinary students of neuro-rehabilitation as well as practicing clinicians interested in developing their knowledge in their field

Advances in Elder Abuse Research: Practice, Legislation and Policy

Posted on02/03/202102/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Phelan, Amanda. Pages: 266 Format: PDF Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/01/2020
eISBN-13: 9783030250935

This book provides an insight into advances in elder abuse in the areas of research, policy, practice and legislation. It provides readers with a broad understanding of the topic and considers the progress in elder abuse knowledge. The book explores the nexus of ageism and elder abuse, describes key social policies and their legislative manifestation, covers major policies and programs related to elder abuse, defines elder sexual abuse and much more. It offers the reader a comprehensive insight into new perspectives and approaches to both understanding and responding to elder abuse. As such it will be an asset to academics, students, healthcare practitioners, policy makers and the general public.

Caring for People with Dementia: A Shared Approach

Posted on02/03/202102/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Wilson, Christine Brown Pages: 217 Size: 994 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 27 March, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781526415134

Skills in caring for people with dementia are increasingly demanded of all health care practitioners as the numbers of diagnosed increase. Caring for People with Dementia presents Christine Brown Wilson’s latest research into improving dementia care for both non-expert students and junior staff as well as more senior managers.

The text first guides the reader through the underpinning theory behind the different approaches to person centred and relationship centred care and provides case scenarios with a range of practical strategies staff and students have developed and implemented. It then presents the different levels of the organisational change using practical strategies adopting a person centred and relationship centred approach involving the person with dementia and their families.

This book will be indispensable reading for all nursing and healthcare students and practitioners who want to improve the quality of life for people with dementia.

Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease

Posted on08/02/202125/02/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

Author: [edited By] Egger Gary Pages: 185 Size: 10.84 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 24 April, 2017, 3rd ed.
eISBN-13: 9780128104262

Our lifestyle choices have a profound effect on our health. As we live longer, one thing is clear: many of us will spend time living with injury and chronic illness due to our own choices. Changes in health patterns typically follow shifts in living conditions. Disease patterns have changed worldwide, from infectious to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. This change has been so emphatic – nearly 70% of all presentations to a doctor in modern western societies are now chronic disease related – that medical services are being forced to change to accommodate this.Lifestyle Medicineis an adjunct approach to health practice that seeks to deal with the more complex modern determinants of chronic diseases – primarily lifestyle and the environments driving such lifestyles – in contrast to the microbial ’causes’ of infectious disease. New chapters in this third edition explain the link between energy intake and expenditure; consider how modern technology are determinants of chronic disease; show how environmental influences, such as endocrine disruptors, influence our health; and summarize recent research on early childhood experiences and chronic disease.

- Explores the relationship between lifestyle and environmental drivers and the major modern chronic diseases
- Outlines the knowledge and skills bases required by health professionals to deal with lifestyle and environmental determinants of chronic disease, as well as the tools and procedures available for doing this
- Develops pedagogy for Lifestyle Medicine that will enable it to become a practical adjunct to conventional health and medical practice

A beginner’s guide to evidence-based practice in health and social care

Posted on08/02/202101/03/2021AuthorKieran Lamb

A beginner's guide to evidence-based practice in health and social care

Author: [edited By] Aveyard, Helen Sharp, Pam,. Pages: 185 Size: 10.84 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 14 May, 2014, 2nd ed.
eISBN-13: 9780335246731

Have you heard of ‘evidence based practice’ but don’t know what it means?
Are you having trouble relating evidence to your practice?

This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered what evidence based practice is or how to relate it to practice. Fully updated in this brand new edition, this book is simple and easy to understand – and designed to help those new to the topic to apply the concept to their practice and learning with ease.

The book provides a step by step guide to what we mean by evidence based practice and how to apply it. This new edition features:

Additional material on literature reviews and searching for literature
Even more examples for health and social care practice
Extra material on qualitative research and evidence based practice
Expanded section on hierarchies of evidence and how to use them

A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care is key reading for everyone involved in looking at and applying evidence in healthcare.