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  • A Screenful of Sugar?

    Prescription Drug Websites Investigated

    by Jon C. Schommer, Lewis H. Glinert ...
    Series Book 10 - Health Communication
    With drug information rapidly migrating to the Web, the chronically poor standards of drug information available to consumers in the developed and the developing world are being further compromised. This book offers insight into the uncharted waters of prescription drug information and promotion on the internet and suggests how it might be transformed into an unprecedented agent for good. It ... Read more

    $58.99 CAD

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  • The Creative Destruction of Medicine

    How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care

    by Eric Topol ...
    **How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants“The Creative Destruction of Medicine should be required reading by all physicians and in all medical schools. It is simply that good.” —Forbes**Technology dominates our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Patient Will See You Now

    The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands

    by Eric Topol ...
    **The essential guide to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health“Dr. Topol’s vision is compelling, combining an empowering view of technology with the recognition that medicine requires something more.”―Wall Street Journal**A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery: you make an appointment months in advance, wait for several hours when you arrive, talk to a ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Augmented Health(care)™

    "the end of the beginning".

    by Lucien Engelen ...
    Revised version with also a new chapter "closing the loop" as of November 2018If you work in health(care), this is your update on the 'future'. This book is about the digital transformation that healthcare is facing. It's not a prediction, blueprint nor is it a manual. But it is giving some insights on what is happening to health(care) and how you might best prepare for the future that's coming. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Our Bodies, Our Data

    How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records

    by Adam Tanner ...
    How the hidden trade in our sensitive medical information became a multibillion-dollar business, but has done little to improve our health-care outcomesHidden to consumers, patient medical data has become a multibillion-dollar worldwide trade industry between our health-care providers, drug companies, and a complex web of middlemen. This great medical-data bazaar sells copies of the prescription ... Read more

    $30.39 CAD

  • The Psychology of Shame

    Theory and Treatment of Shame-Based Syndromes, Second Edition

    by Gershen Kaufman, PhD ...
    In this classic volume, Kaufman synthesizes object relations theory, interpersonal theory, and, in particular, Silvan Tompkins's affect theory, to provide a powerful and multidimensional view of shame. Using his own clinical experience, he illustrates the application of affect theory to general classes of shame-based syndromes including compulsive; schizoid, depressive, and paranoid; sexual ... Read more

    $113.99 CAD

  • Pursuing the Triple Aim

    Seven Innovators Show the Way to Better Care, Better Health, and Lower Costs

    by Maureen Bisognano, Charles Kenney ...
    Written by the President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and a leading health care journalist, this groundbreaking book examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the Triple Aim—improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care.Even with major steps forward – including the ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • Demystify Pharma. Vol1: An Introduction To A Typical Pharma Company

    by Dr. Ajay K. Pandit ...
    The pharma industry and its constituent companies have been enigmatic and mysterious for the general public. Any student or professional who desires to build a career in the pharma industry have found themselves struggling to understand how the pharma companies actually work and how can they best integrate themselves in these companies to build a solid, long-term, rewarding career. Difficulty in ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First, Do Less Harm

    Confronting the Inconvenient Problems of Patient Safety

    Edited by Ross Koppel, Suzanne Gordon ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    Each year, hospital-acquired infections, prescribing and treatment errors, lost documents and test reports, communication failures, and other problems have caused thousands of deaths in the United States, added millions of days to patients' hospital stays, and cost Americans tens of billions of dollars. Despite (and sometimes because of) new medical information technology and numerous well ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Information Technology Fix for Health

    by Andy Oram ...
    New information technologies (IT) hold the promise of better health in a world increasingly coping with chronic illness. The miniaturization of ever-more powerful sensing devices, along with the collection, analysis, and sharing of data, support activities in homes and clinics that let patients have a greater role in their own health care.This article takes you on a tour of specific technologies, ... Read more

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  • Healthcare Disrupted

    Next Generation Business Models and Strategies

    by Jeff Elton, Anne O'Riordan ...
    “During a time of tremendous change and uncertainty, Healthcare Disrupted gives executives a framework and language to determine how they will evolve their products, services, and strategies to flourish in a increasingly value-based healthcare system. Using a powerful mix of real world examples and unanswered questions, Elton and O’Riordan lead you to see that ‘no action’ is not an option—and push ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Fast Facts for the New Nurse Practitioner

    What You Really Need to Know in a Nutshell

    by Nadine M. Aktan, PhD, APN-BC ...
    Series series Fast Facts
    This book is a Fast Facts for students considering the NP track, NP students, and new NPs - a quick all-in-one read that features what you "really need to know"about NP education and practice. It incorporates humor and real-life examples, useful tips, comparative salary tables, and other ready to access resources, such as professional organizations, networks, associations, and websites. Included ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD