Download or read book UCOC English for Carers written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English for Carers (UCOC version)is a book which can be used in conjunction with online materials by carers, personal care assistants, nursing assistants and nurses who care for the elderly. A variety of common situations are presented, including end-of-life care. Dialogues are introduced using short YouTube cartoon videos with related practice activities. The book has a communication focus aimed at Pre-Intermediate Level (A2) Virginia Allum is a medical English author who has published several EFL/ESP books for nurses, nursing assistants and doctors. She is a practising Registered Nurse in the UK and has taught in a Diploma of Nurses and Aged Care Certificate in Australia. She is a co-author of both 'Cambridge English for Nursing' books as well as several online courses for nurses and healthcare assistants
Download or read book English for Health and Social Care Workers written by Ros Wright and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This ten-unit course will improve spoken communication, vocabulary, grammar and report writing skills. It provides learners with an excellent working knowledge of medical terms, different medications and equipment, colloquial terms used by service users and policies and procedures used in the care environment. This book can be used in the classroom or for self study. The accompanying audio and answer key can be found online. English for Health and Social Care Workers corresponds to B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)."--Back cover.
Download or read book Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity written by Andrea Lenzi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes in detail the multidisciplinary management of obesity, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the rationale for a multidisciplinary approach and with the tools required to implement it effectively. The emphasis is on a translational approach, starting from basic concepts and fundamental mechanisms of the pathology and clinical morbidity. Experts in the field discuss the full range of relevant topics, including the significance of physical exercise, psychological issues, nutritional strategies, pharmacological options and bariatric surgery. Put another way, the book covers all aspects from the bench to the bedside. Physicians, scientists and postgraduate students will all find it to be invaluable in understanding the causes and optimal management of obesity, which has rapidly become a major public health problem.
Download or read book Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy written by Diana Noland and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 1101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is a practical guide to the application of the philosophy and principles of Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy (IFMNT) in the practice of medicine, and the key role nutrition plays in restoring and maintaining wellness. The textbook provides an overview of recent reviews and studies of physiological and biochemical contributions to IFMNT and address nutritional influences in human heath overall, including poor nutrition, genomics, environmental toxicant exposures, fractured human interactions, limited physical movement, stress, sleep deprivation, and other lifestyle factors. Ultimately, this textbook serves to help practitioners, healthcare systems, and policy makers better understand this different and novel approach to complex chronic disorders. It provides the reader with real world examples of applications of the underlying principles and practices of integrative/functional nutrition therapies and presents the most up-to-date intervention strategies and clinical tools to help the reader keep abreast of developments in this emerging specialty field. Many chapters include comprehensive coverage of the topic and clinical applications with supplementary learning features such as case studies, take-home messages, patient and practitioner handouts, algorithms, and suggested readings. Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy: Principles and Practices will serve as an invaluable guide for healthcare professionals in their clinical application of nutrition, lifestyle assessment, and intervention for each unique, individual patient.
Download or read book Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation written by David Joyce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-class rehabilitation of the injured athlete integrates best practice in sports medicine and physical therapy with training and conditioning techniques based on cutting-edge sports science. In this ground-breaking new book, leading sports injury and rehabilitation professionals, strength and conditioning coaches, biomechanists and sport scientists show how this integrated model works across the spectrum of athlete care. In every chapter, there is a sharp focus on the return to performance, rather than just a return to play. The book introduces evidence-based best practice in all the core areas of sports injury risk management and rehabilitation, including: performance frameworks for medical and injury screening; the science of pain and the psychology of injury and rehabilitation; developing core stability and flexibility; performance retraining of muscle, tendon and bone injuries; recovery from training and rehabilitation; end-stage rehabilitation, testing and training for a return to performance. Every chapter offers a masterclass from a range of elite sport professionals, containing best practice protocols, procedures and specimen programmes designed for high performance. No other book examines rehabilitation in such detail from a high performance standpoint. Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation is essential reading for any course in sports medicine and rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, sports science, and for any clinician, coach or high performance professional working to prevent or rehabilitate sports injuries.
Download or read book Secondary Fracture Prevention written by Markus J. Seibel and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secondary Fracture Prevention: An International Perspective presents practitioners and academic clinicians with a better understanding of secondary fracture prevention and models of care from a variety of settings and countries. This must-have guide provides practitioners and academic clinicians with essential information about this broad clinical and research topic that extends across the globe. Preventing secondary fractures starts with assessing what works and what does not work, reviewing major society guidelines, and what workup and management is necessary. This book reviews these topics and provides the rationale for pursuing a workup to prevent fractures in this patient population.
Download or read book Ecological Public Health written by Geof Rayner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological Public Health demonstrates that although public health medicine is useful and honourable, a radical rethink is required and is, indeed, starting to emerge. It aims to revitalize thinking about public health in terms of ecology, and calls for a concerted combined effort from existing disciplines to bring about reform.
Download or read book Cambridge English for Nursing Pre intermediate Student s Book with Audio CD written by Virginia Allum and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short self-study or classroom course (40-60 hours) for nurses who need to use English in the workplace.
Download or read book English for Medical Purposes Doctors written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'English for Medical Purposes: Doctors' is a communication-focussed course book for private study or use in the classroom. The book presents authentic scenarios between doctor and patient which allow for practice of the sort of conversations doctors are likely to have in the hospital environment. Topics covered include naming parts of the body, introducing yourself to a patient, starting the patient interview, talking to a patient about the current complaint, discussing vital signs, examining a patient, talking about pain level, talking about tests, discussing a diagnosis, discussing surgery options, talking about wounds, allergies and infections and discussing treatment with a patient
Download or read book Stress the Aging Brain and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death written by Robert M. Sapolsky and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1992 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking beyond the now widely recognized relationships between stress and physical illness, this accessible and engagingly written book suggests that stress and stress-related hormones can also endanger the brain.
Download or read book OET Pharmacy Prep Speaking Sub Test written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents The OET Speaking Sub-test: What is it like? What do I do with the 12.5 minutes of role play time? The Role Plays Developing a Glossary of Terms The 'Find out about' Task Conversation Strategies during Role Plays Conversations which go 'off track' Communication Blocks Role Play 1: Discussing Generic and Brand Names Role Play 2: Discussing Acne Treatment Role Play 3: Advising on Statins
Download or read book OET Preparation English for Healthcare Professionals Book 1 written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vocabulary development for the Occupational English Test. Book 1: Introduction to Communication Strategies The Language used in Healthcare 3 Learning New Terms 6 Communication Strategies 15 Hospital Documentation 24 Medical Terms: The Head Ð Anterior 26 Medical Terms: The Head Ð posterior 28 Medical Terms: The Face 30 Medical Terms: The Nose 31 Medical Terms: The Eye 33 Medical Terms: The Ear 36 Medical Terms: The Mouth 38 Medical Terms: Anterior of the Chest 40 Medical Terms: Shoulders 42 Medical Terms: The Lower Back 44 Medical Terms: The Buttocks 46 Medical Terms: Thigh and Hips 48 Medical Terms: Abdominopelvic Region 50 Medical Terms: Anterior Knee and Lower Leg 52 Medical Terms: Posterior Lower Leg and Knee 54 Medical Terms: The Foot 57 Medical Terms: The Arms 59 Medical Terms: Back of the Hand 61 Medical Terms: Palm of the Hand 62 Medical Terms: Fingernails and Toenails 65 Answers: 67
Download or read book English for Medical Purposes Spelling and Vocabulary written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When reading and writing medical and nursing texts, Health Care Professionals require an understanding of medical, hospital and everyday health terminology. As well as this, Health Care Professionals need to be able to write fluently in patient notes, in referral letters and when completing care plans or care pathways. English for Medical Purposes: Spelling and Vocabulary provides spelling tips for common errors and helps develop extensive glossaries in the areas of patient care encountered in hospitals and also in the community. Common phrases and collocations are listed to familiarise students with the language they will use both in the workplace and in academic writing.
Download or read book OET Writing for Nurses Book 1 written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised OET Writing for Nurses for OET 2.0 Description of the Marking Criteria and two sample letters. CONTENTS Criterion 1: Overall task fulfilment Criterion 2: Appropriateness of language Criterion 3: Comprehension of Stimulus Criterion 4: Grammar and Cohesion Criterion 5: Spelling and Punctuation Sample Referral Letter Sample Informational Letter
Download or read book English for Rehabilitation written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English for Rehabilitation is a support book for ESL/ESP courses for Rehabilitation Healthcare Professionals. Medical terms and texts relating to physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy promote better communication skills within the therapeutic environment. There is also the opportunity to develop small research projects for presentation in f2f class-room sessions. B1 - B2 Level
Download or read book Cambridge English for Nursing written by Virginia Allum and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Axial Spondyloarthritis written by Philip Mease and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the key essentials you need to know, Axial Spondyloarthritis provides a quick, expert overview of axSpA from a clinical perspective. This concise resource by Drs. Philip Mease and Muhammad Khan presents practical recommendations and guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of spondyloarthritis impacting the axial skeleton alongside an overview of epidemiology, special populations, and patient education. - Discusses key information on genetic factors and disease biomarkers. - Presents an overview of clinical features, classification criteria, and imaging to aid in diagnosis. - Covers management and treatment guidelines, including non-pharmacologic management and the use of biologics. - Consolidates essential information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource.
