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VM01-567	Intelligent Technologies and Parkinson's Disease: Prediction and Diagnosis (9798369311158)
	Abhishek Kumar/ IGI97911158/ Price:US$ 355.00

	Intelligent Technologies and Parkinson’s Disease: Prediction and Diagnosis serves as a beacon of hope in the quest to revolutionize Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment. It unveils the remarkable potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in remodeling the way we approach this debilitating condition. With a comprehensive exploration of AI's capacity to analyze speech patterns, brain imaging data, and gait patterns, this book offers a powerful solution to the challenges of early detection and accurate diagnosis. Whether you're a seasoned academic scholar or a passionate researcher, this book is your key to unlocking the future of Parkinson's disease management. It not only sheds light on the ethical considerations of using machine learning but also highlights the benefits, challenges, and real-world impact on patient care, diagnostic accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. With a diverse range of recommended topics, from handwriting kinematics to voice recordings and deep learning-CNN applications, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools you need to make a difference in the fight against Parkinson's disease. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Accurate Diagnosis ‧Biomedical Scholars ‧Brain Imaging Data ‧Cost-Effectiveness ‧Deep Learning-CNN Applications ‧Digital Ethics Concerns ‧Early Detection of Diseases ‧Gait Patterns Analysis ‧Intelligent Technologies ‧Machine Learning ‧Neurodegenerative Disorder ‧Parkinson's Disease ‧Progressive Symptoms ‧Speech Patterns Analysis

SM01-518	Universal Clinical Reasoning: Optimising the Approach and Care for Patients
	SOH Jian Yi/ 9789811269417/ Price:US$ 88.00



SM01-517	Bionanomaterials for Biosensors, Drug Delivery, and Medical Applications
	Won-Chun Oh/ 9781032545547/ Price:GBP 140.00



SM01-517	Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
	Luciano De Paola/ 9781984689412/ Price:US$ 85.00

	Explores the transformative impact of AI in revolutionizing healthcare delivery, from diagnosis and treatment planning to personalized medicine, offering a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals and researchers navigating this rapidly evolving field. From diagnosis and treatment to personalized medicine and predictive analytics, the book explores the wide-ranging applications of AI, highlighting its potential to revolutionize patient care and enhance medical outcomes.

SM01-517	Illustrated Handbook of Engineering and Technology for Healthcare
	Rafaela Ferreira/ 9781984690081/ Price:US$ 180.00

	An illuminating exploration of the intersection between engineering principles and the healthcare industry. From innovative medical devices to cutting-edge diagnostic tools, this book delves into the transformative role of technology in revolutionizing healthcare delivery. It offers a comprehensive guide to the advancements shaping the future of medicine, making it a must-read for both professionals and enthusiasts seeking to understand the dynamic landscape of healthcare engineering.

SM01-517	Healthcare Industry 4.0: Computer Vision-Aided Data Analytics
	P. Karthikeyan/ 9781032385150/ Price:GBP 82.99



SM01-517	Advances in 3D Bioprinting
	Roger J. Narayan/ 9781138478756/ Price:GBP 115.00



SM01-516	Opto-VLSI Devices and Circuits for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
	Ankur Kumar/ 9781032392837/ Price:GBP 110.00



SM01-516	Advanced Photonics Methods for Biomedical Applications
	Edik Rafailov/ 9781032128429/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-516	Swarm Intelligence and its Applications in Biomedical Informatics
	A. Sheik Abdullah/ 9781032356495/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-516	Nanomaterials in Healthcare
	Rohit Srivastava/ 9781032344751/ Price:GBP 170.00



SM01-516	Spectral Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (sMDCT): Data Acquisition, Image Formation, Quality Assessment and Contrast Enhancement
	Xiangyang Tang/ 9780367137533/ Price:GBP 99.99



SM01-515	Functional Biomaterials: Advances in Design and Biomedical Applications
	Anuj Kumar/ 9781032170893/ Price:GBP 150.00



SM01-515	Biomedical Signal Processing: A Modern Approach
	Ganesh R. Naik/ 9781032061917/ Price:GBP 125.00



SM01-518	Pete's Bogus Journey: An Autobiographical Descent Through a Career in Medicine
	Peter Cackett/ 9789811267871/ Price:US$ 68.00



SM01-518	Medical Image Reconstruction: From Analytical and Iterative Methods to Machine Learning
	Gengsheng Lawrence Zeng/ 9783111055039/ Price:EUR 69.95



SM01-517	Blockchain and Deep Learning for Smart Healthcare
	Akansha Singh/ 9781119791744/ Price:US$ 224.95



SM01-514	Magnetic Quantum Dots for Bioimaging
	Amin Reza Rajabzadeh/ 9781032321462/ Price:GBP 140.00



SM01-514	The Private Life of the Genome: Genetic Information and the Right to Privacy
	Iain Brassington/ 9781032320441/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-514	Biostatistics: An Introduction and Conceptual Critique
	David Baronov/ 9781032328386/ Price:GBP 52.99



SM01-514	Environmental Endocrine Toxicants: Biology, Effects, and Management
	Younis Ahmad Hajam/ 9781774912102/ Price:GBP 139.00



SM01-514	Wearable Brain-Computer Interfaces: Prototyping EEG-Based Instruments for Monitoring and Control
	Pasquale Arpaia/ 9781032200859/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-514	Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology and Biomedical Physics
	Gilmer Valdes/ 9780367538101/ Price:GBP 140.00



SM01-513	Biomedical Micro- and Nanorobots in Disease Treatment: Design, Preparation, and Applications
	Chun Mao/ 9783527351022/ Price:US$ 150.00



SM01-513	Multiscale Modelling in Biomedical Engineering
	Dimitrios I. Fotiadis/ 9781119517344/ Price:US$ 149.95



SM01-511	Illustrated Handbook of Cell Assembly with 3D Bioprinting
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984681355/ Price:US$ 180.00

	The book includes practical examples of 3D bioprinting, a protocol for typical 3D bioprinting. Provides an integrated and introductory look into the rapidly evolving field of biotechnology. It demystifies the processes of commercialization and discusses legal and regulatory considerations.

SM01-511	Clinical Evaluations for Medical Devices
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774694145/ Price:US$ 180.00

	Being a medical device manufacturer involves more than just manufacturing of the device itself. It is also the manufacturers responsibility to ensure adequate research is done on the device so that it can be safely used. Clinical evidence is often collected throughout the entire life cycle of a medical device and is often an ongoing process. The process starts during the design and development of the device to show safety and efficacy and is often updated even after the device is on the market. This evidence is often compiled in a Clinical Evaluation Report and presents itself a chapter of the device technical file. As the medical industry continues to evolve, so does the complexity of clinical data needed during the regulatory approval process. This volume provides an introduction into the basic concepts of clinical evaluation report writing. Important concepts such as how to conduct a literature review, claiming equivalence and when to update your clinical reports are covered.

SM01-511	RNA and Life Threatening Diseases
	Esha Rami/ 9781774695074/ Price:US$ 175.00

	A huge number of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and non-coding RNAs must be accurately expressed for cells to function normally. These RNAs take a role in transcription, RNA processing, and translation. An in-depth examination of RNA-mediated genome regulation at several levels has been provided in the book RNA-based Regulation in Human Health and Disease. Starting with the Introduction of RNA, RNA as a therapeutic target, a further section examines the various diseases and significant potential for RNA-based medicines and diagnostics in the future. The book helps researchers, students and clinicians across the world who will find this book very informative as well as practical.

SM01-510	Chikungunya Virus-Like Particles as Vaccine Candidates: A Pilot Study
	Shweta Saraswat/ 9781774695296/ Price:US$ 175.00

	Chikungunya Virus VLP (Virus-Like Particle) is a unique product that has been developed in response to the need for high purity, properly assembled and glycosylated Chikungunya virus antigens for use in the development of Chikungunya virus diagnostics and in vaccine development and R&D. This book presents main emphasis continues to be the Chikungunya virus for virology interests, although they have been described in specific cases where more is known about the mechanism of Chikungunya virus replication. The chapters have been organized in such a way that they provide sequential knowledge. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has now emerged as one of the most important arbovirus of public health significance. Infection of CHIKV in humans is characterized by rash, high fever and severe arthritis that may persist for years.

SM01-510	Vaccines: What's happening
	ShivSanjeevi Sripathi/ 9781774694077/ Price:US$ 175.00

	Pandemics have not been recent. Apart from the Spanish flu and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the ability of pathogens to target humanity is a repeated pattern over time. For instance, what was first reported in late 2019 and brought the globe to a standstill in 2020, COVID-19 is firmly etched in the minds of the survivors. Research has always pointed out vaccines as being the cornerstone approach to quelling epidemics and pandemics: along the lines of the adage "better safe than sorry". This book comes at this crucial juncture when our conquest of land and overpopulation is resulting in waves of epidemics. The book starts with groundwork entailing the impact of vaccines, their production and costs and also discusses the ethical aspects of vaccine research and also vaccines for "neglected diseases".

SM01-510	Cholesterol: A Multifaceted Molecule
	ShivSanjeevi Sripathi/ 9781774694091/ Price:US$ 175.00

	Whether it is a newspaper article or an internet "trend" or countless advertisements on social media-one molecule that most people know is "cholesterol". Given this background, this book is the first of the series on cholesterol. After a brief introduction of the key aspects of its synthesis and processing, research studies have been presented discussing the global cholesterol profiles, the roles of genes, as well as links between COVID-19 and cholesterol.

SM01-510	Allergies: Concerns and Insights
	ShivSanjeevi Sripathi/ 9781774694107/ Price:US$ 175.00

	This book presents interesting insights into allergic diseases. Apart from discussing its prevalence around the world, a range of indoor allergens has also been covered as backed by research. This includes carpets as potential sinks of allergens and pet fur along with practical tips for handling them. An interesting research finding on the role of "personality" and food allergy has also been covered. This becomes vital in today's times when "personality development" is at the forefront. The impact of mental health on allergies and vice versa has also been presented.

SM01-510	Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology
	Saeed Farrokhpay/ 9781774693841/ Price:US$ 180.00

	Nanotechnology is the study of the nanoscale: objects around a nanometer (NM) in size. Our ability to develop enormous, complex products with nanometer accuracy is quickly evolving, and comprises of hierarchical reductive methodologies and base up additive approaches. On the other hand, nature has idealized a variety of organic tools that operate at the nanoscale, structures which regularly self-regulate driven by the atomic science of subunit combinations. This chapter describes various terminologies in nanofabrication and organic gathering, microscopy, and nanoscale natural systems. Nanotechnology includes the advancement of manmade or artificial particles and sub-atomic particles that have aspects in the nanometer range (somewhere in the range of 1 and 100 nm in some respect). When combined with biotechnology, nanotechnology becomes an incredible new stage with countless applications across a wide number of pragmatic applications including farming, indicative technology, new drugs, clinical imaging, biological sensors, and others. Currently, the quantity of possible types of nanomaterials accessible for use in biotechnological applications includes nanoparticles, nanowires, nanofibers, nanostructures, and nanomachines. The risk potential of nanomaterials is however arising, and showing that there are a few materials that have qualities that might require some level of upgrade to eliminate the chance of unfavorable impacts and an open risk. In spite of the difficulties, the commercialization of nanobiotechnology products seems to have a splendid future, and within 10 years, numerous new results of this nature are probably going to be supported and used across different sectors.

SM01-510	Biorobotics in Medicine
	ShivSanjeevi Sripathi/ 9781774694084/ Price:US$ 180.00

	This book presents research-backed examples of how robots are being employed to assist healthcare procedures. This becomes pertinent with repeated pandemic outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated "social distancing" with robust sterilization and cleaning procedures: robots have been probed in these aspects. The book starts with examples of robots in healthcare followed by two chapters on surgical robots or case studies and examples of the potential of these machines in surgery. The concepts of nano and micro have been extended to robots with the development of "nanobots". Research is ongoing in this field aimed at employing these robots to target specific cells or deliver appropriate cargo to alter the face of drug delivery.

SM01-510	The Medical Device Handbook For Europe
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774694114/ Price:US$ 180.00

	As the medical device landscape continues to evolve, so does the regulatory framework in Europe. Through this process many gaps and scarcity of skills and expertise have also been identified. For this reason, there was an increasing need to update the current medical device directive (MDD 93/42/EEC) being used within the European Union. This in turn led to the development and release of the Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745). The release of the new Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745) in 2017 marked the start of a three-year transition period for various Economic Operators along the supply chain. This volume aims to provide a simple overview of the medical device industry in Europe with particular focus on the main aspects covered in the new European Medical Device Regulation. Important concepts such as essential phases in a device lifecycle, complying to standards and regulations, the CE mark process and classification of medical devices in Europe are covered.

GM01-51-2	The Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases
	/ 9781535875493/ Price:US$ 369.00

	The second edition of Gale Encyclopedia of Emerging Diseases (GEED) will be a comprehensive guide and unique source of information on infectious diseases that have either lately appeared for the first time in a population or have recently rapidly increased in incidence. This title is an exciting addition to the successful Gale Encyclopedia of ... health line of products and timely as well considering the COVID pandemic. The articles avoid medical jargon and use language that laypersons can understand while still providing authoritative, balanced information that addresses the pathogens that are causing and threaten to cause significant health crises. COVID, Coronavirus, hepatitis A, monkeypox, Zika virus, etc. are among the diseases that will be covered.

GM01-33-5	Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 7-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781535875400/ Price:US$ 2214.00

	This seven-volume, accessible resource covers the entire spectrum of nursing and allied health, including: body systems and functions; conditions and common diseases; contemporary healthcare issues and theories; techniques and practices; devices and equipment; and health career information. Entries range from short definitions to in-depth articles, covering the topics researchers want to know about, including: COVID-19, Nursing shortages, Personal protective equipment (PPE), and Social determinants of health. In addition, there are more than 625 photographs, charts and graphs. Students will also find Key Terms and Resources sections, as well as an expanded glossary, an updated organizations appendix, and an in-depth, two-level index. Features & Benefits ‧Entries arranged alphabetically from A to Z in 7 volumes and include body systems and functions ‧conditions and common diseases ‧contemporary healthcare issues and theories ‧techniques and practices ‧devices and equipment ‧and health career information to support nursing and allied health students. ‧Cross-references and see references abound to help readers locate information. ‧625 Photographs, illustrations, graphs, charts, and tables. ‧Bibliography provides source suggestions for further study. ‧Glossary, list of organizations, and general index.

	Context Sensitive Health Informatics and the Pandemic Boost: All Systems Go!
	Bamgboje-Ayodele, A./ 9781643683980/ Price:EUR 111.00

	This book presents papers from CSHI 2023, the latest in the series of biennial conferences on Context Sensitive Health Informatics, held in Sydney, Australia, on 5 and 6 July 2023. The theme of CSHI 2023 was Context Sensitive Health Informatics and the Pandemic Boost, and the book includes 19 papers and 7 poster abstracts covering a variety of topics. These are divided into 5 sections: clinician perceptions and use of health technologies; workforce development in health informatics; aligning workflows and work systems to health technologies; co-design, equitable evaluation, and sustainable implementation of digital health tools; and big data and information management. The book provides an overview of the latest health information systems and of recent research in the area of context and health information technologies, and will be of interest to all those working in the field of health informatics.

	Healthcare Transformation with Informatics and Artificial Intelligence
	Mantas, J./ 9781643684000/ Price:EUR 177.00

	Artificial intelligence (AI) is once again in the news, with many major figures urging caution as developments in the technology accelerate. AI impacts all aspects of our lives, but perhaps the discipline of Biomedical Informatics is more affected than most, and is an area where the possible pitfalls of the technology might have particularly serious consequences. This book presents the papers delivered at ICIMTH 2023, the 21st International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, held in Athens, Greece, from 1-3 July 2023. The ICIMTH conferences form a series of scientific events which offers a platform for scientists working in the field of biomedical and health informatics from all continents to gather and exchange research findings and experience. The title of the 2023 conference was Healthcare Transformation with Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, reflecting the importance of AI to healthcare informatics. A total of 252 submissions were received by the Program Committee, of which 149 were accepted as full papers, 13 as short communications, and 14 as poster papers after review. The papers cover a wide range of technologies, and topics include imaging, sensors, biomedical equipment, and management and organizational aspects, as well as legal and social issues. The book provides a timely overview of informatics and technology in healthcare during this time of extremely fast developments, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.

	Caring is Sharing — Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation Proceedings of MIE 2023
	Hagglund, M./ 9781643683881/ Price:EUR 205.00

	Modern information and communication technologies make it easier for individuals to be involved in their own health and social care. They also facilitate contact between individuals and service providers and deliver more efficient tools for healthcare staff. Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to bring even more benefits in the future, with more effectiveness and the provision of decision support. This book presents the proceedings of the 33rd Medical Informatics Europe Conference, MIE2023, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 22 to 25 May 2023. The theme of MIE2023 was ‘Caring is Sharing – Exploiting Value in Data for Health and Innovation’, stressing the increasing importance of sharing digital-health data and the related challenges. The sharing of health data is developing rapidly, both in Europe and beyond, so the focus of the conference was on the enabling of trustworthy sharing of data to improve health. Topics covered include healthcare, community care, self-care, public health, and the innovation and development of future-proof digital-health solutions, and the almost 300 papers divided into 10 chapters also cover important advances in the sub domains of biomedical informatics: decision support systems, clinical information systems, clinical research informatics, knowledge management and representation, consumer health informatics, natural language processing, public health informatics, privacy, ethical and societal aspects among them. Describing innovative approaches to the collection, organization, analysis, and data-sharing related to health and wellbeing, the book contributes to the expertise required to take medical informatics to the next level, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.

	dHealth 2023 Proceedings of the 17th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference
	Pfeifer, B./ 9781643683867/ Price:EUR 133.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 17th annual conference on Health Informatics meets Digital Health (dHealth 2023), held in Vienna, Austria, on 16 and 17 May 2023. The conference series provides a forum for researchers and decision makers, health professionals, healthcare providers, and government and industry representatives to present and discuss innovative digital-health solutions with the aim of improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare using digital technologies. The ‘d’ in dHealth encompasses concepts such as digitalization, datafication and data-driven decision making, as well as predictive modeling and “deep” health for better patient outcomes and sustainability in healthcare, and the 47 papers included here offer an insight into state-of-the-art aspects of dHealth, including the design and evaluation of user interfaces, patient-centered solutions, electronic health/medical/patient records, telemedical approaches and solutions, predictive models, machine learning in healthcare and biomedical data analytics. The book provides an interdisciplinary overview of current research activities in digital health, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.

	Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Applications
	Keshav Kaushik/ 9781668454220/ Price:US$ 345.00

	Medical internet of things (IoT)-based applications are being utilized in several industries and have been shown to provide significant advantages to users in critical health applications. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a key role in the growth and success of medical IoT applications and IoT devices in the medical sector. To enhance revenue, improve competitive advantage, and increase consumer engagement, the use of AI with medical IoT should be encouraged in the healthcare and medical arena. Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Applications provides greater knowledge of how AI affects healthcare and medical efficacy in order to improve outputs. It focuses on a thorough and comprehensive introduction to machine learning. Covering topics such as patient treatment, cyber-physical systems, and telemedicine, this premier reference source is a dynamic resource for hospital administrators, medical professionals, government officials, students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence Techniques ‧Blockchain Technology ‧Cyber-Physical Systems ‧Intelligent Virtual Medical Assistant ‧Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) ‧Machine Learning ‧Patient Treatment ‧Physical Training Network ‧Professional Perspectives ‧Smart Healthcare ‧Telemedicine

	Global Perspectives on Probing Narratives in Healthcare
	Teresa Casal/ 9781668480649/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Global Perspectives on Probing Narratives in Healthcare offers a multidisciplinary examination of theoretical and methodological uses of narratives in healthcare by bringing together medical aspects of healthcare and the study of arts and humanities. This illustrates specific applications of narratives in healthcare settings, including improvement of clinical skills, performance of the caring role, and self-efficacy for building a true partnership in the patient’s health journey through varied approaches, up-to-date tools, and resources that can be transferred and adapted to specific educational and healthcare contexts. This diverse collection of expert knowledge and experience is led by editors with over 20 years of teaching experience: Dr. Teresa Casal of the University of Lisbon, Portugal and Dr. Maria de Jesus Cabral of the University of Minho, Portugal. Expertise featured in this book includes contributions from some of the most prestigious academic institutions, including Columbia University in the United States, King’s College in the United Kingdom, University of Padua in Italy, and more. It is an essential resource for healthcare and social science researchers, academics, advanced healthcare students, health training and education departments, healthcare practitioners and patients’ associations, and policymakers in healthcare who are looking to broaden their scope of understanding of the patient experience. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Encounter ‧Empathy ‧Epistemic Awareness ‧Health Humanities ‧Hospital ‧Intersubjectivity ‧Medical Care ‧Narrative ‧Perspective ‧Phenomenology

	The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and Telemedicine Frameworks and Applications
	Rajiv Pandey/ 9781668435335/ Price:US$ 380.00

	The internet of medical things provides significant advantages for the well-being of society by increasing the quality of life and reducing medical expenses. An important step towards a smart healthcare system is to utilize the potential of existing technologies in order to deliver the best services to users and improve their circumstances. With the help of internet of medical things technologies, self-care and early diagnosis are influential services in strengthening the healthcare ecosystem, especially those which utilize remote monitoring systems. The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and Telemedicine Frameworks and Applications focuses on the role of artificial intelligence, the internet of medical things, and telemedicine as well as the advantages and challenges that can occur from the integration of these technologies. The book also evolves methodologies to develop frameworks for the integration of the internet of medical things and telemedicine. Covering topics such as remote healthcare, medical imaging, and data science, this reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Blockchain Technology ‧Data Science ‧Distributed Computing ‧Internet of Medical Things ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Imaging ‧Remote Healthcare ‧Remote Monitoring ‧Telemedicine ‧Unsupervised Learning

	Machine Learning and AI Techniques in Interactive Medical Image Analysis
	Lipismita Panigrahi/ 9781668446713/ Price:US$ 380.00

	The healthcare industry is predominantly moving towards affordable, accessible, and quality health care. All organizations are striving to build communication compatibility among the wide range of devices that have operated independently. Recent developments in electronic devices have boosted the research in the medical imaging field. It incorporates several medical imaging techniques and achieves an important goal for health improvement all over the world. Despite the significant advances in high-resolution medical instruments, physicians cannot always obtain the full amount of information directly from the equipment outputs, and a large amount of data cannot be easily exploited without a computer. Machine Learning and AI Techniques in Interactive Medical Image Analysis discusses how clinical efficiency can be improved by investigating the different types of intelligent techniques and systems to get more reliable and accurate diagnostic conclusions. This book further introduces segmentation techniques to locate suspicious areas in medical images and increase the segmentation accuracy. Covering topics such as computer-aided detection, intelligent techniques, and machine learning, this premier reference source is a dynamic resource for IT specialists, computer scientists, diagnosticians, imaging specialists, medical professionals, hospital administrators, medical students, medical technicians, librarians, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Breast Cancer Classification ‧Computer-Aided Detection ‧COVID-19 Detection ‧Deep Learning ‧Disease Diagnosis ‧Intelligent Techniques ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Image Analysis ‧Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging ‧X-Ray Images

	Exploring the Convergence of Computer and Medical Science Through Cloud Healthcare
	Ricardo Queiros/ 9781668452608/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Digital technologies are currently dramatically changing healthcare. Cloud healthcare is an increasingly trending topic in the field, converging skills from computer and health science. This new strategy fosters the management of health data at a large scale and makes it easier for healthcare organizations to improve patient experience and health team productivity while helping the support, security, compliance, and interoperability of health data. Exploring the Convergence of Computer and Medical Science Through Cloud Healthcare is a reference in the ongoing digital transformation of the healthcare sector. It presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art approach to cloud internet of things health technologies and practices. It provides insights over strategies, methodologies, techniques, tools, and services based on emerging cloud digital health solutions to overcome digital health challenges. Covering topics such as auxiliary systems, the internet of medical things, and natural language processing, this premier reference source is an essential resource for medical professionals, hospital administrators, medical students, medical professors, libraries, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Auxiliary Systems ‧Cloud Computing ‧Computer Vision ‧Disease Prevention and Management ‧Internet of Medical Things ‧Machine Learning ‧Natural Language Processing ‧Patient Rehabilitation ‧Robotics ‧Smart Healthcare Systems

	Health Informatics and Patient Safety in Times of Crisis
	Narasimha Rao Vajjhala/ 9781668454992/ Price:US$ 345.00

	The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health data, technology, and access to health informatics. The applications of several information technologies in the context of healthcare are proving instrumental in pandemic control. These technologies were already actively used in the healthcare sector before the pandemic. However, the pandemic has resulted in researchers reassessing how these technologies could have better assisted with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they may mitigate the threat of future pandemics. Health Informatics and Patient Safety in Times of Crisis provides a fresh perspective on how healthcare informatics has managed the current pandemic and how improved healthcare informatics could help in a future crisis. Covering topics such as digital public health, misinformation, and knowledge management, this premier reference source is an indispensable resource for medical professionals, hospital administrators, public health officials, community leaders, international leaders, libraries, medical students, medical professors, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data Analytics ‧Cloud Computing ‧COVID-19 Pandemic ‧Digital Public Health ‧Health Informatics ‧Knowledge Management ‧Machine Learning ‧Misinformation ‧Telemedicine

	Diverse Perspectives and State-of-the-Art Approaches to the Utilization of Data-Driven Clinical Decision Support Systems
	Thomas M. Connolly/ 9781668450925/ Price:US$ 345.00

	The medical domain is home to many critical challenges that stand to be overcome with the use of data-driven clinical decision support systems (CDSS), and there is a growing set of examples of automated diagnosis, prognosis, drug design, and testing. However, the current state of AI in medicine has been summarized as “high on promise and relatively low on data and proof.” If such problems can be addressed, a data-driven approach will be very important to the future of CDSSs as it simplifies the knowledge acquisition and maintenance process, a process that is time-consuming and requires considerable human effort. Diverse Perspectives and State-of-the-Art Approaches to the Utilization of Data-Driven Clinical Decision Support Systems critically reflects on the challenges that data-driven CDSSs must address to become mainstream healthcare systems rather than a small set of exemplars of what might be possible. It further identifies evidence-based, successful data-driven CDSSs. Covering topics such as automated planning, diagnostic systems, and explainable artificial intelligence, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for medical professionals, healthcare administrators, IT managers, pharmacists, students and faculty of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Automated Planning ‧Clinical Decision Support ‧Control Theory ‧Data-Driven Methodologies ‧Diagnostic Systems ‧Drug Dosage Regimen (DDR) ‧Ethnomethodology ‧Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) ‧Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning ‧Knowledge-Driven Methodologies

	Using Multimedia Systems, Tools, and Technologies for Smart Healthcare Services
	Amit Kumar Tyagi/ 9781668457412/ Price:US$ 380.00

	With the advancement of sensorial media, objects, and technologies, multimedia can play a significant role in smart healthcare by offering better insight of heterogeneous healthcare multimedia content to support affordable and quality patient care. While researchers and the scientific community have been making advances in the study of multimedia tools and healthcare services individually, very little attention has been given to developing cost effective and affordable smart healthcare services. Multimedia-based smart healthcare has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of our society; however, many technical challenges must be addressed before this potential can be realized. Using Multimedia Systems, Tools, and Technologies for Smart Healthcare Services includes high-quality research on the recent advances in various aspects of intelligent interactive multimedia technologies in healthcare services and, more specifically, in the state-of-the-art approaches, methodologies, and systems in the design, development, deployment, and innovative use of multimedia systems, tools, and technologies for providing insights into smart healthcare service demands. Covering topics such as genetic algorithms, automatic classification of diseases, and structural equation modeling, this premier reference source is an essential resource for hospital administrators, medical professionals, health IT specialists, hospital technicians, students and faculty of higher education, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Automatic Classification of Diseases ‧Big Data Analytics ‧Computational Intelligence-Based Security ‧Data Mining Techniques ‧Deep Convolution Neural Networks ‧Diagnosis ‧Genetic Algorithms ‧Healthcare Security ‧Image Processing ‧Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) ‧Multimedia ‧Structural Equation Modeling ‧Wireless Sensor Networks

	Revolutionizing Digital Healthcare Through Blockchain Technology Applications
	Yuk Ming Tang/ 9781668465097/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Despite blockchain being an emerging technology that is mainly applied in the financial and logistics domain areas, it has great potential to be applied in other industries to generate a wider impact. Due to the need for social distancing globally, blockchain has great opportunities to be adopted in digital health including health insurance, pharmaceutical supply chain, remote diagnosis, and more. Revolutionizing Digital Healthcare Through Blockchain Technology Applications explores the current applications and future opportunities of blockchain technology in digital health and provides a reference for the development of blockchain in digital health for the future. Covering key topics such as privacy, blockchain economy, and cryptocurrency, this reference work is ideal for computer scientists, healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Blockchain ‧Blockchain Economy ‧Cryptocurrency ‧Decentralized Applications ‧Decentralized Finance ‧Digital Health ‧Privacy ‧Security ‧Trust ‧Web 3.0

	Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines
	Manuel B. Garcia/ 9781668471647/ Price:US$ 425.00

	The Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines provides comprehensive coverage of innovative methods and strategies to produce the next generation of health professionals. The book lays the groundwork for implementable teaching and learning models that facilitate knowledge acquisition, enhance perceptual variation, improve skill coordination, and develop a scientific and technological mindset. Each chapter provides an in-depth examination of instructional technologies contextualized in various medical and health domains, including nursing, physiotherapy, radiology, neurophysiology, physical health, dentistry, clinical medicine, and more. This reference work is a must-read for all stakeholders in health education and related fields, including educators, students, researchers, administrators, and healthcare professionals. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Augmented Reality ‧Bioprinting ‧Computer-Assisted Instruction ‧Digital Games ‧Educational Technology ‧Gamification ‧Intelligent Tutoring System ‧Machine Learning ‧Personalized Learning ‧Robotics ‧Smart Learning Environment ‧Telehealth ‧Virtual Reality

	Advancements in Bio-Medical Image Processing and Authentication in Telemedicine
	Rijwan Khan/ 9781668469576/ Price:US$ 325.00

	As technology continues to develop, the healthcare industry must adapt and implement new technologies and services. Recent advancements, opportunities, and challenges for bio-medical image processing and authentication in telemedicine must be considered to ensure patients receive the best possible care. Advancements in Bio-Medical Image Processing and Authentication in Telemedicine introduces recent advancements, opportunities, and challenges for bio-medical image processing and authentication in telemedicine and discusses the design of high-accuracy decision support systems. Covering key topics such as artificial intelligence, medical imaging, telemedicine, and technology, this premier reference source is ideal for medical professionals, nurses, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Bio-Medical Imaging ‧Computing ‧Data Analysis ‧Diagnostic System ‧Image Encryption ‧Medical Imaging ‧Technology ‧Telemedicine ‧Watermarking

	Cases on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Health Professions Educator
	Chasity Beth O'Malley/ 9781668454930/ Price:US$ 295.00

	Currently, there is a critical need to integrate diversity and inclusion into health professions curricula and to diversify educators’ approaches to teaching. The COVID-19 pandemic has most recently highlighted the systemic barriers that exist for our most vulnerable patients. To address these inequities, it is important to promote diversity and inclusion in thought, practice, and curricular content. Social and cultural experiences uniquely influence the learning experience, so a plurality of perspectives should be represented in educational material and seen in the classroom. Cases on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Health Professions Educator serves as a tool to enhance the structure and competencies of learners in health professions. This case book engages both learners and educators in health professions in robust discussions that serve to enhance awareness and knowledge around these issues with the expectation that knowledge will translate into practices that eventually reduce health inequities. Covering topics such as ableism, barriers to healthcare access, and mental health stigma, this case book is an indispensable resource for health professionals, educators and students in the health professions, hospital administrators, medical librarians, sociologists, government officials, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Ableism ‧Ageism Care ‧Barriers to Healthcare Access ‧Classism ‧Cultural Competency ‧Gender Bias ‧Gender Performativity ‧Language Barriers ‧Linguistic Diversity in Medicine ‧Mental Health Stigma ‧Race and Racism

	Recent Advancements in Smart Remote Patient Monitoring, Wearable Devices, and Diagnostics Systems
	Furkh Zeshan/ 9781668464342/ Price:US$ 345.00

	Different healthcare technologies have been in use for decades. These technologies are continuously evolving and changing the way medicine will be practiced in the future. These technologies allow medical practice from anywhere, at any time, and from any device. These technologies are mainly concerned with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, processing, and use of information in health. Recent Advancements in Smart Remote Patient Monitoring, Wearable Devices, and Diagnostics Systems provides relevant theoretical and practical frameworks, as well as the latest empirical research findings in the area. It provides insights and supports executives concerned with remote patient monitoring through wearable devices and diagnostics systems. Covering topics such as cloud computing, obesity monitoring systems, and photoacoustic imaging, this premier reference source is an essential resource for hospital administrators, medical technicians, healthcare professionals, medical students and educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Cloud Computing ‧Diagnostic Aids ‧Disease Monitoring ‧Feature Extraction Process ‧Human Brain Diseases ‧Obesity Monitoring System ‧Pathogens ‧Photoacoustic Imaging ‧Pulse Oximetry Measurements ‧Viral Invasion ‧Web and Mobile Applications

	Digital Twins and Healthcare: Trends, Techniques, and Challenges
	Loveleen Gaur/ 9781668459256/ Price:US$ 420.00

	The healthcare industry is starting to adopt digital twins to improve personalized medicine, healthcare organization performance, and new medicine and devices. These digital twins can create useful models based on information from wearable devices, omics, and patient records to connect the dots across processes that span patients, doctors, and healthcare organizations as well as drug and device manufacturers. Digital twins are digital representations of human physiology built on computer models. The use of digital twins in healthcare is revolutionizing clinical processes and hospital management by enhancing medical care with digital tracking and advancing modelling of the human body. These tools are of great help to researchers in studying diseases, new drugs, and medical devices. Digital Twins and Healthcare: Trends, Techniques, and Challenges facilitates the advancement and knowledge dissemination in methodologies and applications of digital twins in the healthcare and medicine fields. This book raises interest and awareness of the uses of digital twins in healthcare in the research community. Covering topics such as deep neural network, edge computing, and transfer learning method, this premier reference source is an essential resource for hospital administrators, pharmacists, medical professionals, IT consultants, students and educators of higher education, librarians, and researchers. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Bibliometric Analysis ‧Deep Neural Network ‧Diagnosis and Prognosis ‧Digital Twins ‧Edge Computing ‧Geospatial Information ‧Healthcare Data Analytics ‧Healthcare Multimedia ‧High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) ‧Transfer Learning Method

	Advances in Biomedical and Bioinformatics Engineering
	Yu, Y./ 9781643684321 / Price:EUR 205.00

	This book presents the proceedings of ICBBE 2023, the 3rd International Conference on Biomedicine and Bioinformatics Engineering, held as a hybrid event from 16-18 June 2023 in Nanjing, China. The aim of the conference was to create a forum for the multi-disciplinary discussion of recent developments in biomedicine and bioinformatics engineering. A total of 253 submissions were received for the conference, of which 92 were accepted after a thorough double-blind peer review. The book is divided into 3 parts, covering biomedical material and imaging technology application; cell biology and medical signal processing; and biomechanical modeling and drug analysis, and topics addressed include biomedical signal processing; medical information; bioinformatics and computational biology; medical imaging technology and its application; molecular biology; chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. Addressing a number of highly relevant aspects of biomedicine and bioinformatics engineering and emphasizing the multi-disciplinary aspects of the field, the selected contributions in this book will provide valuable guidance for future interdisciplinary developments, and will be of interest to all those working in biomedicine and bioinformatics engineering.

	Telehealth Ecosystems in Practice
	Giacomini, M./ 9781643684505/ Price:EUR 133.00

	Telemedicine is a term which covers all remotely-provided health services. It removes the obstacle of distance and can equalize access to care by means of technology. Telemedicine assumed increased importance during the time of pandemic restrictions, but despite increased interest, progress has been slowed by factors such as cost, lack of privacy legislation, the reluctance of elderly patients to use ICT, and a lack of qualified actors. It remains, however, one of the best solutions to the problems of different levels of healthcare provision and health outcomes across regions. This book presents the proceedings of STC2023, a Special Topic Conference (STC) organized by the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), and held from 25 - 27 October 2023 in Turin, Italy. These conferences promote research and development in a specific field of biomedical and health informatics, and the theme of the 2023 STC was Telehealth Ecosystems in Practice. A total of 112 submissions were received for the conference. Of these, the number of papers selected after a thorough review process was 51 full papers (acceptance 59%) and 26 posters, all of which are included in these proceedings. Topics covered include homecare and telemonitoring; televisits; teleradiology; telerehabilitation; data integration and standards; embedded decision support systems; sensors, devices and patient-reported outcomes; healthbots and conversational agents; and AI applications to telehealth.

	German Medical Data Sciences 2023 — Science. Close to People.
	Rohrig, R./ 9781643684284/ Price:EUR 133.00

	This book presents the full paper part of the proceedings of GMDS 2023, the 68th annual meeting of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, held from 17 to 21 September 2023 in Heilbronn, Germany. The theme of the conference was, Science. Close to People, a particularly appropriate theme for the first of these annual conferences to be held face-to-face since 2019. A total of 227 scientific contributions were submitted to GMDS 2023, including 41 full papers for this volume in Studies in HTI. Of these, 30 papers are included here, following a rigorous two-stage review process, which represents an acceptance rate of 73%. The 30 papers in this book are grouped under 8 headings: FAIRification; research software engineering for research infrastructure & study data management; human factors; data quality; clinical decision support & artificial intelligence; evaluation of healthcare IT; biosignals; and interoperability. Providing a broad overview of current developments in the disciplines of medical informatics, biometry and epidemiology, the book will be of interest to all those working in these fields.

VM01-38-2	The SAGE Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine
	Susan C. Scrimshaw/ 9781526440662/ Price:GBP 120.00

	With new chapters on key topics such as mental health, the environment, race, ethnicity and health, and pharmaceuticals, this new edition maintains its multidisciplinary framework and bridges the gap between health policy and the sociology of health. It builds upon the success of the first by encompassing a range of issues, studies, and disciplines. The broad coverage of topics in addition to new chapters present an engagement with contemporary issues, resulting in a valuable teaching aid. This second edition brings together a diverse range of leading international scholars with contributors from Australia, Puerto-Rico, USA, Guatemala, Germany, Sri Lanka, Botswana, UK, South Sudan, Mexico, South Korea, Canada and more. The second edition of this Handbook remains a key resource for undergraduates, post-graduates, and researchers across multidisciplinary backgrounds including: medicine, health and social care, sociology, and anthropology. PART ONE: Culture, Society and Health PART TWO: Lived Experiences PART THREE: Health Care Systems, Access and Use PART FOUR: Health in Environmental and Planetary Context

SM01-518	Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine (2011-2015)
	Bo Angelin/ 9789811246821/ Price:US$ 98.00



SM01-518	The Bedside Communication Handbook: Speaking with Patients and Families
	Allyn Hum/ 9789813147409/ Price:US$ 98.00



SM01-518	Mastery in General Surgery Short Cases
	Marc Weijie Ong/ 9789811214219/ Price:US$ 158.00



SM01-503	The Nucleus of Cells: Emerging Ideas
	Shivsanjeevi Sriipathi/ 9781774690468/ Price:US$ 160.00

	The high school biology textbook describes the nucleus as the "master controller of the cell". This organelle of the cell is the basis of classifying organisms into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It contains the genetic material and the nucleolus that is associated with ribosomes. The nucleus is emerging to be a 'dynamic' organelle as opposed to the traditional concept of it being 'stiff'. This makes this book come at an apt time to present the emerging ideas of the nucleus in one concise volume. While the organelle is large and contains the genetic material, the saying "handle with care", seems apt for the nucleus. While it is indeed true, research has uncovered that this organelle can undergo deformation in migrating cells and can handle the stress.

SM01-503	The use of Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences
	Shivsanjeevi Sripathi/ 9781774690666/ Price:US$ 160.00

	This book explains the various potential and existing applications of artificial intelligence across several fields ranging from agriculture to medicine to space exploration and crops. It is a first-ever book to compile all the applications to enable readers from scientific and non-scientific backgrounds to grasp the concepts and applications of "thinking machines".

SM01-503	Epigenetics: Beyond Genetics
	Cheryl Natividad/ 9781774690673/ Price:US$ 160.00

	DNA is touted as containing the blueprint of life. Therefore, changes in the blueprint will have an impact on the living organism. While this has been proven to be usually true, it has also been established that heritable changes in gene function can occur even if the DNA remains unchanged. Epigenetics-Beyond Genetics introduces the field of epigenetics that aims to understand the mechanisms, outside the DNA sequence, that influence gene function and regulation and the various factors that affect these mechanisms. It provides an in-depth look at how two of the epigenetic mechanisms, namely DNA methylation and histone modification, are at work, especially in the human or mammalian milieu.

SM01-503	Virology
	Khushboo Chaudhary/ 9781774690697/ Price:US$ 160.00

	In a more modern sense, Virology has acquired a broader significance as it encompasses the study of ecology, evolution of viruses, interaction among viruses and other microorganisms, and the ability of viruses to deliver their own and heterologous genetic information into cells. There are many books on the subject of Virology but updated information is not incorporated in the edition. This book has covered a range of syllabus and the student is an easy way to go through this book content. This book would serve not only for undergraduate but postgraduate students of biotechnology and also research scholar of various universities.

SM01-503	Handbook of In Vitro Fertilization
	Esha Rami/ 9781774690826/ Price:US$ 160.00

	This book contains a description of the current and developing diagnostic and treatment techniques and technologies comprising in vitro fertilization (IVF). Arranged confined in sections, each chapter covers a key topic in IVF in a sensible presentation. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a complex series of procedures, the most common form of assisted reproductive technology and is used in the management of patients with difficulty undergoing conception. The sections that follow provide detailed descriptions of the History of IVF, why is IVF, Pre IVF evaluation, evaluation of infertility in men, Factors affecting IVF success, Methods which are used in IVF, Complications associated with, Ethical issues regarding IVF, It's cost and what is the future?. Each book chapter is strong enough to stand alone if readers decide to pick and choose among the topics of interest related to IVF. This book guides readers through every step of human-assisted conception, from patient pre-treatment to monitoring of outcomes also provides an excellent resource for physicians, fellows, IVF nurses, and laboratory personnel.

SM01-503	BioChip Technology
	Albert Gallagher/ 9781682518564/ Price:US$ 160.00

	Advances of nanotechnology have persistently decreased the span of the biochip which thus diminished the assembling cost and expanded the high throughput ability. Because of the advantages of low cost, high throughput and scaling down, this innovation can possibly be a significant and incredible asset for clinical research, diagnostics, medicate improvement, toxicology studies, and patient determination for clinical preliminaries. Biochip technology is believed to revolutionize the future research in life sciences, disease diagnosis, drug discovery, forensic sciences and outer space exploitation in the coming century. This book brings together information in the biochip field and also discuss current trends in biochip technology. Biochip as a new research field has enjoyed its rapid development in the past 10 years.

GM01-31-5	Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3-Vols/Set.
	Brigham Narins/ 9780028683904/ Price:US$ 728.00

	The fifth edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders is a timely, comprehensive resource for students and other readers interested in the field of medical genetics. The set contains: Advisory board consisting of subject matter experts; 575 entries, approximately 40 new topics and 82 substantially updated; all entries have up-to-date resource sections listing books, periodicals, and websites for more information; most entries also list relevant organizations devoted to the subject. About 300 full-color photos, tables, charts, illustrations, and graphs; Diagrams of all the human chromosomes; Key Terms sidebars in most entries define words and phrases that may be new to the reader; Questions to Ask Your Doctor sections in most entries; An appendix of related organizations; A glossary of terms (compiled from the entry-specific Key Terms lists); and a general index. The fifth edition also includes two new entries that address the issue of race and its role in the evolution of genetics and medical ethics: "Race and genetics" provides an overview of the subject and discusses the nonbiological, socially constructed nature of race, and it stresses the primary importance of biogeographical location and ancestral inheritance to genetic sources of disease. "HeLa cells" discusses the specific case of Henrietta Lacks, the African American woman who in the 1950s unknowingly donated vitally important biological material to medical science, material that is still in use today.

	Handbook of Research on Mathematical Modeling for Smart Healthcare Systems
	Debabrata Samanta/ 9781668445808/ Price:US$ 470.00

	Advances in healthcare technologies have offered real-time guidance and technical assistance for diagnosis, monitoring, operation, and interventions. The development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things technology, and smart computing techniques are crucial in today’s healthcare environment as they provide frictionless and transparent financial transactions and improve the overall healthcare experience. This, in turn, has far-reaching effects on economic, psychological, educational, and organizational improvements in the way we work, teach, learn, and provide care. These advances must be studied further in order to ensure they are adapted and utilized appropriately. The Handbook of Research on Mathematical Modeling for Smart Healthcare Systems presents the latest research findings, ideas, innovations, developments, and applications in the field of modeling for healthcare systems. Furthermore, it presents the application of innovative techniques to complex problems in the case of healthcare. Covering a range of topics such as artificial intelligence, deep learning, and personalized healthcare services, this reference work is crucial for engineers, healthcare professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Chronic Diseases ‧Clinical Trials ‧Deep Learning ‧Diagnoses ‧Gene Expression ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Information Modeling ‧Patient Safety ‧Personalized Healthcare Services ‧Vaccinations

	Simulation and Game-Based Learning for the Health Professions
	Rachel Umoren/ 9781799843788/ Price:US$ 270.00

	Simulation and gaming are emerging as useful tools in the field of education. Health professional schools around the world have been expanding their use of simulation; however, there are few resources for health educators that highlight the advances in the field. Additionally, the use of simulation in low-resource settings is an area of growing interest globally, as is the sustainability of simulation-based education. Further study is required to fully understand this dynamic technology. Simulation and Game-Based Learning for the Health Professions focuses on simulation-based education for the health professions and the role of school-business-community collaboration to promote the translation of simulation skills to clinical and public health practice. The book also provides guidance for educators organizing simulations for interprofessional learners in high and low resource settings as well as tools for in-person and remote evaluation of simulation performance using telesimulation. Covering topics such as gaming, augmented reality, and clinical practice, this reference work is ideal for medical professionals, nurses, health educators, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Augmented Reality ‧Clinical Practice ‧Gaming ‧Health Professional Education ‧Interprofessional Learners ‧Remote Learning ‧Scenario Development ‧Simulation Education ‧Sustainability ‧Virtual Reality ‧Virtual Simulation

	AI-Enabled Smart Healthcare Using Biomedical Signals
	Rahul Kumar Chaurasiya/ 9781668439470/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Technological advancements have enhanced all functions of society and revolutionized the healthcare field. Smart healthcare applications and practices have grown within the past decade, strengthening overall care. Biomedical signals observe physiological activities, which provide essential information to healthcare professionals. Biomedical signal processing can be optimized through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), presenting the next step towards smart healthcare. AI-Enabled Smart Healthcare Using Biomedical Signals will not only cover the mathematical description of the AI- and ML-based methods, but also analyze and demonstrate the usability of different AI methods for a range of biomedical signals. The book covers all types of biomedical signals helpful for smart healthcare applications. Covering topics such as automated diagnosis, emotion identification, and frequency discrimination techniques, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for healthcare administration, biomedical engineers, medical laboratory technicians, medical technology assistants, computer scientists, libraries, students and faculty of higher education, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Adaptive Data Analysis ‧Advanced Image Decomposition ‧Automated Diagnosis ‧Biomedical Signal Processing ‧Brain Simulation ‧Common Feature Analysis ‧ECG Signal ‧Emotion Identification ‧Frequency Discrimination Techniques ‧Multimedia Learning ‧Neuroimaging Techniques ‧Retinal Fundus Images

	Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records, 2-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781668463116/ Price:US$ 765.00

	With the influx of internet and mobile technology usage, many medical institutions—from doctor’s offices to hospitals—have implemented new online technologies for the storage and access of health data as well as the monitoring of patient health. Telehealth was particularly useful during the COVID-19 pandemic, which monumentally increased its everyday usage. However, this transition of health data has increased privacy risks, and cyber criminals and hackers may have increased access to patient personal data. Medical staff and administrations must remain up to date on the new technologies and methods in securing these medical systems and records. The Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records discusses the emerging challenges in healthcare privacy as well as the technologies, methodologies, and emerging research in securing medical systems and enhancing patient privacy. It provides information on the implementation of these technologies as well as new avenues of medical security research. Covering topics such as biomedical imaging, internet of things, and watermarking, this major reference work is a comprehensive resource for security analysts, data scientists, hospital administrators, leaders in healthcare, medical professionals, health information managers, medical professionals, mobile application developers, security professionals, technicians, students, libraries, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Big Data ‧Biomedical Imaging ‧Biometric Technologies ‧Cyber Threats ‧Encryption ‧Health Monitoring Systems ‧Healthcare Data ‧Internet of Things (IoT) ‧Mobile Healthcare ‧Privacy Protection ‧Watermarking

	Smart Healthcare for Sustainable Urban Development
	Rosy Madaan/ 9781668425084/ Price:US$ 325.00

	With the development of information technology, the concept of smart healthcare has been evolving gradually. A new generation of information technologies, such as the internet of things, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, have transformed the old medical system and improved the efficiency, convenience, and personalization of healthcare. These changes are necessary to keep up with the requirements of individual people and the improvements in the efficiency of medical care, which largely enhances the experience of medical and health services. Smart Healthcare for Sustainable Urban Development discusses current challenges of digital healthcare adoption as well as how the internet of things and big data technologies can help promote digital healthcare adoption and improve healthcare efficiency. The book also considers how information technologies can support the adoption of smart health for overall improved healthcare delivery and access. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence and smart hospitals, this reference work is ideal for researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, industry professionals, instructors, and students Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Deep Learning ‧Game Theory ‧Healthcare Information Systems ‧Machine Learning ‧Smart Devices ‧Smart Hospitals ‧Stress Detection ‧Supply Chain Management ‧Wireless Sensor Networks

	Advancement, Opportunities, and Practices in Telehealth Technology
	S.N. Kumar/ 9781668452318/ Price:US$ 380.00

	Recent advancements in medical technology, such as telehealth services, have influenced the healthcare sector tremendously. While telehealth technology and its application are not new, it has not been widely utilized despite the numerous benefits and opportunities it provides. However, recent policy changes have lowered obstacles to telehealth access and pushed the use of telemedicine to deliver acute, chronic, primary, and specialist care. In order to successfully integrate this technology in all areas of healthcare, further study is required to fully understand the best practices and challenges of adoption. Advancement, Opportunities, and Practices in Telehealth Technology discusses advances in the digital health technology and telemedicine domains as well as key challenges, solutions, and opportunities regarding their use in healthcare. The book also introduces critical communication protocols, interconnections, system designs, and developments that are extensively used in the present-day telehealth process. Covering a wide range of topics such as digital twins, big data analytics, and robotics, this reference work is an ideal resource for engineers, industry professionals, hospital administration, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data Analytics ‧Blockchain ‧Deep Learning ‧Diagnosis ‧Digital Twins ‧Electronic Medical Devices ‧Health Informatics ‧Image Processing ‧Medical Physics ‧Robotics ‧Telemedicine ‧Wearable Medical Devices

	Computer Methods in Medicine and Health Care Proceedings of the CMMHC 2022 Workshop
	Casalino, G/ 9781643683348/ Price:EUR 99.00

	This book presents the accepted papers from CMMHC2022, the Workshop on Computer Methods in Medicine & Health Care, hosted from Hainan, China and held as an online event from 22 to 25 September 2022. CMMHC is aimed at fostering high-quality research by bringing together scholars, doctors, engineers, and radiologists to discuss emerging ideas, approaches, theories, frameworks, and practices in preventive healthcare technology. The organizers received 40 submissions for the 2022 workshop. These were subjected to a thorough peer-review process, with each paper being reviewed by at least 2 members of the Technical Committee. From the original submissions, 15 were selected for presentation and publication, resulting in a final acceptance rate of less than 40%. The main focus of the papers is hospital informatisation, medical imaging and health management, which continue to be major research hotspots. The book offers an overview of recent research and developments in the field of computer methods in medicine and healthcare, and will provide a useful reference to the direction of future developments for those researchers and practitioners facing the challenges and demands of the era of big data.

	German Medical Data Sciences 2022 - Future Medicine: More Precise, More Integrative, More Sustainable!
	Rohrig, R./ 9781643683027/ Price:EUR 90.00

	The aim of medical research has always been to gain scientific knowledge which will serve to improve the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of diseases. It is also becoming increasingly important to take account of the changing circumstances of medical care. Factors such as the ageing of society and the recent pandemic have not only led to greater use of medical care, but have also put the human resources and infrastructural basis of the health system under great pressure. Such developments call for science-based solutions which can better adapt medical action to the needs of patients to ensure that medicine remains affordable and accessible for all. This book is the 6th volume of the German Medical Data Science series in Studies in Health Technology and Informatics and presents the proceedings of the joint conference of the 67th Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology (GMDS) and the 14th Annual Meeting of the Technology and Methods Platform for Networked Medical Research (TMF). The conference was entitled Medicine in Transition - More Precise, More Integrative, More Sustainable. It was due to be held from 21-25 August 2022 in Kiel, Germany, but was changed to an online event on the same dates due to an increasing surge in cases of coronavirus. The pandemic has not only disrupted the planning of many events, it has also impressively demonstrated the importance of technical and methodological aspects of digitization. The 13 papers included here address the challenges of and opportunities for the digitization so vital for the functionality of the modern healthcare system, and the book will be of interest to all those involved in the planning and delivery of healthcare.

	Advances in Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare
	Mantas, J./ 9781643682907/ Price:EUR 144.00

	The ICIMTH Conference is an annual scientific event attended by scientists from around the world working in the field of biomedical and health informatics. This year, thanks to the improvement in the situation as regards the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lifting of restrictions, the conference was once again a live event, but virtual sessions by means of teleconferencing were also enabled for those unable to travel due to local restrictions. The field of biomedical and health informatics was examined from a very broad perspective, with participants presenting the research and application outcomes of informatics from cell to populations, including several technologies such as imaging, sensors, biomedical equipment, and management and organizational aspects, including legal and social issues. More than 230 submissions were received, with a total of 130 accepted as full papers and 19 as short communication and poster papers after review. As expected, a significant number of papers were related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

	Technological Adoption and Trends in Health Sciences Teaching, Learning, and Practice
	Samuel Marcos-Pablos/ 9781799888710/ Price:US$ 380.00

	The use of technology in health sciences has a direct impact on health outcomes, as well as on the quality and the safety of healthcare processes. In addition, the use of new technological developments in medical education has proven to be greatly effective and creates realistic learning environments to experience procedures and devices that will become common in medical practice. However, bringing new technologies into the health sector is a complex task, which is why a comprehensive vision of the health sciences ecosystem (encompassing many different areas of research) is vital. Technological Adoption and Trends in Health Sciences Teaching, Learning, and Practice obtains an overview of the technological trends within the health sciences ecosystem, identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the research presented to date, and depicts possible future research directions within health science education and practice. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence and online laboratories, it is ideal for health sciences educators and practitioners, technological solution providers, health organizations, health and care workers, regulators, governing bodies, researchers, academicians, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧3D Printing ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Augmented Reality ‧Clinical Imaging Systems ‧Learning Management Systems ‧Medical Engineering ‧Online Laboratories ‧Robotics ‧Teaching Models ‧Technology-Enhanced Learning ‧Virtual Learning Environments

	Emerging Advancements for Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare
	Luis Pinto Coelho/ 9781799883715/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Emerging Advancements for Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare synthesizes the trends, best practices, methodologies, languages, and tools used to implement virtual reality and create a positive user experience while also discussing how to implement virtual reality into day-to-day work with a focus on healthcare professionals and related areas. The application possibilities and their impact are transversal to all areas of health and fields such as education, training, surgery, pain management, physical rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, phobia therapy, and telemedicine. Covering topics such as mental health treatment and virtual simulations, it is ideal for medical professionals, engineers, computer scientists, researchers, practitioners, managers, academicians, teachers, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Brain-Computer Interfacing ‧Cognitive Assessments ‧Cognitive Rehabilitation ‧Digital Psychology ‧E-Leaning ‧Learning Disabilities ‧Mental Health Treatment ‧Personalized Healthcare ‧Therapeutic Environment Simulation ‧Virtual Interaction ‧Virtual Simulations

	Computational Intelligence and Applications for Pandemics and Healthcare
	Sapna Singh Kshatri/ 9781799898313/ Price:US$ 380.00

	During the COVID-19 pandemic, computational intelligence and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems have supported the effective treatment of the virus. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been playing a significant role in the rapidly emerging healthcare sector in terms of CAD, software algorithms, hardware implementation, and applications in the medical field. Through this, the constraints of the traditional system must be addressed to innovate and shed light on emerging healthcare technologies. Computational Intelligence and Applications for Pandemics and Healthcare explores the state-of-the-art computational intelligence approaches in medical data and classifies existing computational techniques used in medical areas. It discusses the tactics and methods as well as the limitations and performances of computational intelligence applications for healthcare. The constraints of traditional healthcare systems are addressed by using CAD and computationally-intelligent medical data. Covering topics such as cloud-based monitoring systems, detection and diagnosis, and intelligent medical systems, this book is an excellent resource for computer scientists, government officials, medical students, medical professionals, hospitals, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Behavioral Change ‧Cloud-Based Monitoring Systems ‧Computational Intelligence ‧COVID-19 Pandemic ‧Deep Learning ‧Detection and Diagnosis ‧Global Human Health ‧Governance ‧Healthcare Management ‧Intelligent Medical Systems ‧Internet of Things ‧Machine Learning ‧Mortality Risk ‧X-Ray Classification

	Instructional Design Exemplars in eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions
	Suha R. Tamim/ 9781799894902/ Price:US$ 325.00

	The use of eHealth and mHealth interventions for health promotion, health professional education, and health professional support is on the rise. They have a significant potential for learning through their wide reach, ability to tailor to specific needs, and facilitation of engagement, interactivity, and collaboration. Although eHealth and mHealth interventions are invested in quality and effectiveness, they vary in their use of theory and instructional design principles based on the perspectives of the disciplines that can influence their work. Instructional Design Exemplars in eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions showcases design exemplars of eHealth and mHealth interventions in health promotion and in education and support of health professionals. These exemplars demonstrate the integration of theory and design principles that benefit health professionals and health education. Covering topics such as healthcare access, instructional technology, and diverse learning experiences, this book is a dynamic resource for health professionals, instructional designers, educators, researchers, hospital administrators, policymakers, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Critical Race Theory ‧Data Privacy ‧Diverse Learning Experiences ‧Healthcare Access ‧Instructional Technology ‧Machine Learning ‧Methadone Treatment ‧mHealth Interventions ‧Predictive Healthcare ‧Social Constructivism ‧Student Engagement ‧Web Analytics

	Handbook of Research on Improving Allied Health Professions Education: Advancing Clinical Training and Interdisciplinary Translational Research
	Rui Pedro Pereira Almeida/ 9781799895787/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Due to the current paradigm shift from traditional teaching to a mixed model with the inclusion of e-learning strategies, reforms in clinical education models are necessary and must carefully consider the socio-professional changes needed to support such efforts. Further study of the implementation of clinical and virtual reality education simulators in education, the irreplaceable role of teaching in the design of advanced roles for health professionals, and the role of education in the continuing professional development are all necessary for the future of successful allied health professional education. The Handbook of Research on Improving Allied Health Professions Education: Advancing Clinical Training and Interdisciplinary Translational Research discusses a range of important topics related to medical and health professions education and clarifies purposes, processes, and future priorities in introducing changes in the educational system. Covering topics such as new technologies and patient safety, this major reference work is ideal for researchers, practitioners, academicians, industry professionals, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Allied Health Professions ‧Clinical Training ‧Core Skills ‧Doctoral Education ‧Health Professional Training ‧New Technologies ‧Occupational Exposure ‧Patient Safety ‧Physiotherapy Education ‧Quality of Work Life ‧Radiography Education ‧Working Conditions

	Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student
	Lisa S. Schwartz/ 9781799896173/ Price:US$ 470.00

	Despite significant demand for healthcare professionals in the workforce, admission to health professional graduate programs is highly competitive with less than half of all medical school applicants gaining admission annually. The application process is nuanced, complex, and costly, which can often be a significant barrier to otherwise highly qualified students, particularly those from backgrounds underrepresented in the healthcare workforce. Further understanding of the best practices in navigating the application processes, academia, and professional development is crucial for those advising pre-health students. The Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student considers current practices and research regarding academic and extracurricular preparation of undergraduate students who wish to enter health professions and offers new pre-health professional advisors as well as more seasoned advisors and other administrators a resource to assist them in their professional journey. Covering a range of topics such as advisor relationships and lifelong learning skills, this major reference work is ideal for advisors, healthcare professionals, academicians, researchers, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Advisor Relationships ‧Competency ‧Digital Health Literacy ‧Genetic Counseling ‧Lifelong Learning Skills ‧Occupational Therapy ‧Patient Care Exposure ‧Physical Therapy ‧Pre-Health Advising ‧Professionalism ‧Speech-Language Pathology ‧Systemic Racism

	AI Applications for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
	Rajae El Ouazzani/ 9781668423042/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been very successful across fields such as healthcare, security, precision agriculture, smart city, and autonomous driving and promises numerous benefits for social development, economic growth, wellbeing management, and human healthcare. Various intelligent healthcare applications have been created in order to assist patient healthcare and must be studied further. AI Applications for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment provides the current advances and applications of artificial intelligence applications in healthcare such as disease diagnosis, diet proposal, drug prescription and tracking, and physical and psychological assistance. Covering topics such as assistive healthcare, robotics, and machine learning, it is ideal for healthcare professionals, researchers, data analysts, academicians, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Assistive Healthcare ‧Biometrics ‧Deep Learning ‧Disease Detection ‧Evolutionary Computing ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Screening ‧Natural Language Processing ‧Neuroinformatics ‧Robotics

	Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs
	Rohini Ganjoo/ 9781668459690/ Price:US$ 470.00

	Today, there is a significant need for healthcare professionals across disciplines and sectors as the world faces unprecedented health challenges and adopts innovative healthcare technologies. Despite this demand for a competent and eager healthcare workforce, the education and processes to becoming a qualified healthcare professional are complex and intricate, which may turn people away from this path due to confusion, fear, or doubt. In order to encourage and support those involved in medical education, further study on the best practices and challenges of developing confident and capable health professionals is required. The Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs provides insight into the critical skills and expertise essential for those interested in pursuing employment in healthcare as well as current procedures and training to support them during their academic and professional careers. Covering topics such as lifelong learning skills, healthcare professions, and strategic learning, this major reference work is crucial for advisors, nurses, healthcare professionals, academicians, researchers, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Experience ‧Competency ‧Digital Health Literacy ‧Health Professions Education ‧Healthcare Professions ‧Lifelong Learning Skills ‧Patient Care ‧Professionalism ‧Skill Development ‧Strategic Learning ‧Training

	Principles and Methods of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
	Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque/ 9781668437919/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Explainable artificial intelligence is proficient in operating and analyzing the unconstrainted environment in fields like robotic medicine, robotic treatment, and robotic surgery, which rely on computational vision for analyzing complex situations. Explainable artificial intelligence is a well-structured customizable technology that makes it possible to generate promising unbiased outcomes. The model’s adaptability facilitates the management of heterogeneous healthcare data and the visualization of biological structures through virtual reality. Explainable artificial intelligence has newfound applications in the healthcare industry, such as clinical trial matching, continuous healthcare monitoring, probabilistic evolutions, and evidence-based mechanisms. Principles and Methods of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare discusses explainable artificial intelligence and its applications in healthcare, providing a broad overview of state-of-the-art approaches for accurate analysis and diagnosis. The book also encompasses computational vision processing techniques that handle complex data like physiological information, electronic healthcare records, and medical imaging data that assist in earlier prediction. Covering topics such as neural networks and disease detection, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, practitioners, academicians, researchers, scholars, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Cognitive Artificial Intelligence ‧Deep Learning ‧Disease Detection ‧Drug Discovery ‧Explainable Artificial Intelligence ‧Medical Images ‧Model Algorithms ‧Neural Networks ‧Non-Communicable Diseases ‧Python

	Nanomaterial-Supported Enzymes
	Inamuddin/ 9781644901960/ Price:US$ 125.00

	The book presents recent advances in the field of nanoenzymes and the immobilization of enzymes in nanomaterials. Applications include disease diagnosis, environmental clean-up, biosensor manufacturing, drug delivery and vaccine production.

	Applications of Polymers in Surgery
	Inamuddin/ 9781644901885/ Price:US$ 95.00

	There is much interest in polymers as biomaterials for medical applications. The aim is to develop polymers with tailor made mechanical properties that exhibit good durability and biodegradation properties and can be easily sterilized without alteration in properties. These materials can be implanted in the body to provide a special prosthetic function. They can also be used in surgical, diagnostics and therapeutic applications.

	MEDINFO 2021: One World, One Health — Global Partnership for Digital Innovation Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
	Otero, P./ 9781643682648/ Price:EUR 167.00

	This book presents the proceedings of MedInfo 2021, the 18th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics, held as a virtual event from 2-4 October 2021, with pre-recorded presentations for all accepted submissions. The theme of the conference was One World, One Health – Global Partnership for Digital Innovation and submissions were requested under 5 themes: information and knowledge management; quality, safety and outcomes; health data science; human, organizational and social aspects; and global health informatics. The Programme Committee received 352 submissions from 41 countries across all IMIA regions, and 147 full papers, 60 student papers and 79 posters were accepted for presentation after review and are included in these proceedings. Providing an overview of current work in the field over a wide range of disciplines, the book will be of interest to all those whose work involves some aspect of medical or health informatics.

	Accident and Emergency Informatics
	Deserno, T.M./ 9781643682747/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book is an introduction to the research and application domain of A&EI, and is the product of three years’ work by the Working Group in A&EI of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The book presents ten chapters organized in four sections. The first section explores the framework for achieving an emergency-informatics health information infrastructure; the second focuses on the gathering of critical clinical data related to the building up of a smart environment for A&EI; the third introduces state-of-the-art technologies for integration into virtual emergency registries; and the final part considers the delicate issues of patient safety raised by the introduction of surveillance technologies into clinical care, along with other issues presenting challenges to the domain of A&EI for the future. The book is an important contribution to the field of A&EI, and will be of interest to healthcare professionals, informaticians, and all those who want a better understanding of the domain of Accident and Emergency Informatics.

	Challenges of Trustable AI and Added-Value on Health Proceedings of MIE 2022
	Seroussi, B/ 9781643682846/ Price:EUR 167.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 32nd Medical Informatics Europe Conference (MIE2022), organized by the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and held from 27 - 30 May 2022 in Nice, France. The theme of the conference was Challenges of Trustable AI and Added-Value on Health. Over 400 submissions were received from 43 countries, and were reviewed in a thorough process by at least three reviewers before being assessed by an SPC co-chair, with papers requiring major revision undergoing further review. Included here are 147 full papers (acceptance rate 54%), 23 short papers and 79 posters from the conference. Topics covered include the usual sub-domains of biomedical informatics: decision support and clinical information systems; clinical research informatics; knowledge management and representation; consumer health informatics; natural language processing; public health informatics; and privacy, ethical and societal aspects, but also innovative approaches to the collection, such as organization and analysis of data and knowledge related to health and wellbeing, as well as theoretical and applied contributions to AI methods and algorithms. Providing an overview of the latest developments in medical informatics, the book will be of interest to all those involved in the development and provision of healthcare today.

	dHealth 2022 Proceedings of the 16th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference
	Schreier, G./ 9781643682822/ Price:US$ 95.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 16th annual conference on Health Informatics Meets Digital Health (dHealth 2022), held on 24 and 25 May 2022 in Vienna, Austria. In keeping with its interdisciplinary mission, the conference series provides a platform for researchers and decision makers, health professionals and healthcare providers, as well as government and industry representatives, to discuss innovative digital health solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare using digital technologies. The book includes 42 papers covering a wide range of topics and providing an insight into the state-of-the-art of different aspects of dHealth, including the design and evaluation of user interfaces, patient-centered solutions, electronic health/medical/patient records, machine learning in healthcare and biomedical data analytics.

	Healthcare of the Future 2022 Digital Health – From Vision to Best Practice!
	Burkle, T./ 9781643682808/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book presents the proceedings of Healthcare of the Future 2022, held on 20 May 2022 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. This 2022 edition of the medical informatics conference has the subtitle and theme: Digital Health – From Vision to Best Practice! The conference explores recent advances in the deployment of digital technologies in areas such as eHealth, mHealth, personalized health and workflow-based health applications. The overarching aim of the conference is to bridge or eliminate current gaps in information with regard to outpatient care, inpatient care and the interfaces between them. The conference invited submissions for a main track and a young researchers track, and 19 papers are included here; 10 from the main track and 9 from young researchers. All papers have been peer reviewed by 2 reviewers. The papers are divided into 8 sections: advancing interoperability; semantic interoperability; medical informatics for medical research; evaluation of it influence; apps for patients and healthcare professionals parts 1 & 2; workflow based support in patient care; and research in medicine and medical informatics.

	Approaches and Applications of Deep Learning in Virtual Medical Care
	Noor Zaman/ 9781799889298/ Price:US$ 325.00

	The recent advancements in the machine learning paradigm have various applications, specifically in the field of medical data analysis. Research has proven the high accuracy of deep learning algorithms, and they have become a standard choice for analyzing medical data, especially medical images, video, and electronic health records. Deep learning methods applied to electronic health records are contributing to understanding the evolution of chronic diseases and predicting the risk of developing those diseases. Approaches and Applications of Deep Learning in Virtual Medical Care considers the applications of deep learning in virtual medical care and delves into complex deep learning algorithms, calibrates models, and improves the predictions of the trained model on medical imaging. Covering topics such as big data and medical sensors, this critical reference source is ideal for researchers, academicians, practitioners, industry professionals, hospital workers, scholars, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data ‧Deep Learning ‧Human Behavior Modeling ‧Image Data ‧Internet of Medical Things ‧Internet of Things ‧Medical Images ‧Medical Sensors ‧Mental Healthcare ‧Mobile Health ‧Multimodal Analysis

	Prospects of Blockchain Technology for Accelerating Scientific Advancement in Healthcare
	Malaya Dutta Borah/ 9781799896067/ Price:US$ 315.00

	ealth information about any patent is extremely critical. As there are many malicious users and misuses of health data, this information is not shared amongst health organizations due to security and privacy issues. Blockchain is being explored as a platform for securely exchanging healthcare data among the organizations in public domains, allowing doctors and practitioners to have access to more comprehensive health histories and in turn provide better care to patients. Prospects of Blockchain Technology for Accelerating Scientific Advancement in Healthcare disseminates the recent research findings on blockchain in healthcare and reviews current state-of-the-art blockchain applications in healthcare. This book also discusses various challenges faced by the healthcare community in securing healthcare data. Covering topics such as consensus mechanisms, smart healthcare systems, and supply chain management, it serves as an essential resource for healthcare professionals, computer scientists, information security professionals, data scientists, policymakers, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Consensus Mechanisms ‧COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation ‧Data Security ‧Decentralized Privacy ‧Game Theoretic Approach ‧Healthcare Blockchain ‧Medical Supply Chain ‧Pharmaceutical Industries ‧Product Traceability ‧Smart Healthcare Systems ‧Supply Chain Management

	Transforming Biomedical Informatics and Health Information Access Don Lindberg and the U.S. National Library of Medicine
	Humphreys, B.L./ 9781643682389/ Price:EUR 125.00

	During his 31-year tenure as director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), Donald A.B. Lindberg M.D. dramatically increased access to knowledge about health issues, medicine, medical care, the health professions, and health literacy. As an enthusiastic visionary with a plan, his aim was to bring about a more efficient transfer and use of information and data. Dr. Lindberg and the NLM helped transform and reshape medicine and the health system in the 20th and 21st centuries. Dr. Lindberg envisioned, encouraged, and supported the development of electronic health records and telemedicine. Coupled with the evolution of the Internet, these technologies made health systems more efficient for research, the delivery of clinical services, the education of health professionals, bioethics, improving the public’s health literacy, and disease prevention strategies. Dr. Lindberg also was committed to enhancing the capacity of underserved and minority populations to make use of NLM’s health information resources. Transforming Biomedical Informatics and Health Information Access is a tribute to Don Lindberg and the NLM. The book is divided into four sections. The first documents the advances in biomedical informatics during Dr. Lindberg’s career, emphasizing the contributions made by teams of talented individuals at the NLM. The second section describes how the NLM’s creation of new methods of access to diverse biomedical databases improved information access for healthcare professionals, biomedical researchers, and the public. The third section explains how NLM’s outreach programs improved access to health information among underrepresented audiences and communities. The more informal fourth section provides brief memoirs about Dr. Lindberg's life, character, and humanism.

	Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics
	Ashok Kumar Pandurangan/ 9781799892588/ Price:US$ 545.00

	Many chemotherapeutic agents are available in today’s market that are highly effective against a variety of cancer types; however, the major drawbacks of these chemotherapeutic agents are the many side effects. As an alternative to these chemotherapeutic agents, there are a number of natural agents that are effective against cancer that have been tested in preclinical and clinical models over the years. These natural products must be documented and discussed in order to provide a thorough overview of all the options available for cancer treatment. The Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics emphasizes the list of natural agents against all types of cancers and discusses the current state of research in the fields of natural products and their derivatives against cancer in preclinical and clinical models. This book also provides insight into the applications of meditation and mindfulness-based interventions in clinical and non-clinical conditions. Covering topics such as cancer therapy, antioxidants, and flavonoids, it is ideal for students, research scholars, academicians, professors, scientists, oncologists, doctors, and medical practitioners. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Anti-Cancer Natural Products ‧Anti-Cancer Properties ‧Antioxidants ‧Bioactive Compounds ‧Cancer Prevention ‧Cancer Therapy ‧Cancer Treatment ‧Combination Therapy ‧Flavonoids ‧Lycopene ‧Medical Plants ‧Nanotechnology ‧Stem Cells

	Building Resilient Healthcare Systems With ICTs
	Patrick Ndayizigamiye/ 9781799889151/ Price:US$ 325.00

	One of the challenges encountered in the provision of healthcare is the inability of healthcare systems to adapt to or respond adequately to adverse events (pandemics or otherwise), especially in settings with limited resources. ICTs can be built into healthcare systems to detect and/or mitigate adverse events. The COVID-19 pandemic has showcased the opportunities that are brought forth by ICTs such as the adoption of online consultations by doctors and other innovative ways of providing healthcare despite public health regulations, travel restrictions, and fears tied to physical appointments. Beyond the COVID-19 era, there is a need to reimagine how ICTs could be adopted in healthcare to ensure resilience in the advent of any of these future adverse events. Building Resilient Healthcare Systems With ICTs highlights the various ways ICTs could assist in building resilience within healthcare systems and the various contexts in which resilience could be built within healthcare systems. It portrays practical implications of and value derived from building resilience in healthcare systems. Covering topics such as electronic health information systems, multimodal representation, and supply chain management, this book is an essential resource for healthcare executives, government officials, researchers, computer engineers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Blockchain ‧Developing Countries ‧eHealth Studies ‧Electronic Health Information Systems ‧Hygiene Practices ‧Medical Supplies ‧mHealth ‧Multimodal Representation ‧Performance Factors ‧Self-Disclosure ‧Supply Chain Management ‧Visual Telerehabilitation Protocol

	Advancing Health Education With Telemedicine
	Mildred Lopez/ 9781799887836/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Advancing Health Education With Telemedicine discusses and presents alternatives on taking advantage of available technologies and infrastructure of telemedicine and e-health to advance health professionals’ education. This need emerged amid the pandemic to provide patients and their families with support and guidance, but it also brought opportunities to students to continue their training and be involved in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Covering topics such as disease-awareness campaigns, medical education, and online clinical simulation, this book serves as a dynamic resource for medical students, medical professionals, medical directors, educational software developers, researchers, communications experts, professors, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Skills ‧Digital Health Campaigns ‧Disease Awareness Campaigns ‧Disease Prevention ‧Globalization ‧Health Communication ‧Health Promotion ‧Medical Education ‧Medical Schools ‧Online Clinical Simulation ‧Patient Education ‧Remote Learning ‧Social Media ‧Telemedicine ‧Telenutrition ‧Telesimulation ‧Unprivileged Populations

	Achievements, Milestones and Challenges in Biomedical and Health Informatics
	Mantas, J./ 9781643683409/ Price:EUR 116.00

	The technological advances in Biomedical and Health Informatics (BMHI) in the last 4 decades could barely have been imagined when the field was in its infancy. At the time, computers were large and unwieldy, memory was measured in kilobytes, and the Internet was accessible only to people in the technology professions. How the world has changed. The skills of BMHI are now essential for everyone who participates in healthcare, from practitioners and researchers to administrators and patients. This book presents the 17 accepted papers of the International Symposium on Achievements, Milestones, and Challenges in Biomedical and Health Informatics (BMHI), held in Athens, Greece, on 29 October 2022. This event marks the retirement of Professor John Mantas, whose career in BMHI spans over 40 years, and a number of eminent colleagues from around the world were invited to present original review papers in their respective domains, not only to celebrate the work of Professor Mantas, but to review the achievements, milestones, and challenges of BMHI. Most of those presenting papers have worked in the field for decades, and their collective experience and wisdom highlights the accomplishments and limitations of the field. Each paper was peer reviewed by 3 independent reviewers before being thoroughly revised ensuring the high quality of the accepted papers. The book is dedicated to the entire BMHI community. It covers the achievements attained, the milestones reached, and the challenges which have been overcome or which have not been conquered, and provides knowledge and perspective for both learners and practitioners in the field.

	AI-Enabled Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Approaches for Healthcare Management
	Sandeep Kautish/ 9781668444054/ Price:US$ 420.00

	Multiple-criteria decision making, including multiple rule-based decision making, multiple-objective decision making, and multiple-attribute decision making, is used by clinical decision makers to analyze healthcare issues from various perspectives. In practical healthcare cases, semi-structured and unstructured decision-making issues involve multiple criteria that may conflict with each other. Thus, the use of multiple-criteria decision making is a promising source of practical solutions for such problems. AI-Enabled Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Approaches for Healthcare Management investigates the contributions of practical multiple-criteria decision analysis applications and cases for healthcare management. The book also considers the best practices and tactics for utilizing multiple-criteria decision making to ensure the technology is utilized appropriately. Covering key topics such as fuzzy data, augmented reality, blockchain, and data transmission, this reference work is ideal for computer scientists, healthcare professionals, nurses, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, educators, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Augmented Reality ‧Blockchain ‧Data Transmission ‧Decision Making ‧Deep Neural Networks ‧Fuzzy Data ‧Healthcare Management ‧Image Segmentation ‧Python

	Handbook of Research on Applied Intelligence for Health and Clinical Informatics
	Anuradha Dheeraj Thakare/ 9781799877097/ Price:US$ 470.00

	The Handbook of Research on Applied Intelligence for Health and Clinical Informatics is a comprehensive reference book that focuses on the study of resources and methods for the management of healthcare infrastructure and information. This book provides insights on how applied intelligence with deep learning, experiential learning, and more will impact healthcare and clinical information processing. The content explores the representation, processing, and communication of clinical information in natural and engineered systems. This book covers a range of topics including applied intelligence, medical imaging, telehealth, and decision support systems, and also looks at technologies and tools used in the detection and diagnosis of medical conditions such as cancers, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, and prenatal syndromes. It is an essential reference source for diagnosticians, medical professionals, imaging specialists, data specialists, IT consultants, medical technologists, academicians, researchers, industrial experts, scientists, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Applied Intelligence ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Cancer ‧Clinical Data ‧Clinical Informatics ‧Cloud Computing ‧COVID-19 Pandemic ‧Decision Support System ‧Deep Learning ‧Detection and Diagnosis ‧Diabetes ‧Health Informatics ‧Heart Disease ‧Internet of Things (IoT) ‧Lung Disease ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Imaging ‧Mental Health Detection ‧Neural Networks ‧Optimization of Medical Resources ‧Telehealth ‧Telemedicine

	Handbook of Research on Updating and Innovating Health Professions Education: Post-Pandemic Perspectives
	Channing R. Ford/ 9781799876236/ Price:US$ 435.00

	The Handbook of Research on Updating and Innovating Health Professions Education: Post-Pandemic Perspectives explores the various teaching and learning strategies utilized during the pandemic and the innovative approaches implemented to evaluate student learning outcomes and best practices in non-traditional academic situations and environments. The chapters focus specifically on lessons learned and best practices in health professions education and the innovative and exciting changes that occurred particularly with the adoption and implementation of technology. It provides resources and strategies that can be implemented into the current educational environments and into the future. This book is ideal for inservice and preservice teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, medical trainers, medical professionals, researchers, academicians, and students interested in curriculum, course design, development of policies and procedures within academic programs, and the identification of best practices in health professions education. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Assessments ‧Clinical Skills ‧Course Redesign ‧Educational Technologies ‧Health Professionals Education ‧Inclusive Education ‧Interactive Simulations ‧Interprofessional Education ‧Online Learning ‧Student Engagement

	Ethical Implications of Reshaping Healthcare With Emerging Technologies
	Thomas Heinrich Musiolik/ 9781799878889/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Ethical Implications of Reshaping Healthcare With Emerging Technologies includes the most up-to-date research in the fields of healthcare and medicine worldwide, provides answers to the forms of treatment that are already possible in medicine, and illuminates the future possibilities that are already being researched. In addition, today's knowledge is translated and shown in how new technologies such as autonomous VR-system can be used for pain reduction as part of a treatment. Finally, this book examines the ethical guidelines in healthcare and medicine that are associated with the rapid development of these technologies. This book will be useful for the healthcare industry, hospital administration, the health insurance industry, doctors, healthcare workers, business professionals, IT specialists, medical software designers, scientists, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students looking for the latest information on the use of emerging technologies in healthcare settings. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Affective Computing ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Electronic Patient Records ‧Ethics ‧Health Monitoring ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Technologies ‧Mental Health ‧Patient Treatment ‧Prosthetics and Orthotics ‧Robotics

	Research Anthology on Recent Advancements in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781668435465/ Price:US$ 2745.00

	For hundreds of years, indigenous populations have developed drugs based on medicinal plants. Many practitioners, especially advocates of traditional medicine, continue to support the use of plants and functional foods as methods by which many ailments can be treated. With relevance around the world as a complementary and alternative medicine, advancements for the use of both ethnopharmacology and nutraceuticals in disease must continually be explored, especially as society works to combat chronic illnesses, increasingly resilient infectious diseases, and pain management controversies. The Research Anthology on Recent Advancements in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals discusses the advancements made in herbal medicines and functional foods that can be used as alternative medical treatments for a variety of illness and chronic diseases. The anthology will further explain the benefits that they provide as well as the possible harm they may do without proper research on the subject. Covering topics such as food additives, dietary supplements, and physiological benefits, this text is an important resource for dieticians, pharmacists, doctors, nurses, medical professionals, medical students, hospital administrators, researchers, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Alternative Medicine ‧Antioxidative Agents ‧Chemotherapy ‧Complementary Medicine ‧Dietary Fibers ‧Dietary Supplements ‧Drug Development ‧Drug Resistance ‧Ethnobotanical Wealth ‧Ethnomedicine ‧Functional Foods ‧Herbal Bioactives ‧Herbal Drug Interactions ‧Herbal Medicine ‧Medicinal Plants ‧Nutrition ‧Pharmacological Properties ‧Therapeutic Properties

	Innovative Approaches for Nanobiotechnology in Healthcare Systems
	Touseef Amna/ 9781799882510/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Innovative and fusion technologies have shown an incredible ability to improve various aspects of society, such as healthcare systems. Nanobiotechnology is one such technology that is being applied to medical equipment and treatment approaches. Many pharmaceutical and medical companies have begun to count on medical nanotechnology due to its abundant applications and practical uses. Innovative Approaches for Nanobiotechnology in Healthcare Systems is a pivotal reference source that provides insights into a comprehensive collection of novel techniques used for the development of safe drugs using the available resources for diverse deadly diseases. This book discusses the various platforms of nanobiotechnology that are utilized in various fields. It is expected that bionanosytems will play a crucial role in the treatment of human diseases and the improvement of existing healthcare systems. This book is ideal for scientists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, medical professionals, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Biofilms ‧Biomarkers ‧Bionanotechnology ‧Flavonoids ‧Medicinal Plants ‧Nanofibers ‧Nanomaterials ‧Nanoparticles ‧Nanophytotherapeutics ‧Tissue engineering

	Cases on Virtual Reality Modeling in Healthcare
	Yuk Ming Tang/ 9781799887904/ Price:US$ 380.00

	Virtual reality (VR) provides immersive stereoscopic visualization of virtual environments, and the visualization effect and computer graphics are critical to enhancing the engagement of participants and achieving optimal education and training effectiveness. Constructing realistic 3D models and scenarios for a specific application of VR simulation is no easy task. There are many different tools for 3D modeling. However, many of the modeling tools are used for manufacturing and product design applications and have advanced features and functions which may not be applicable to different levels of users and various specializations. Cases on Virtual Reality Modeling in Healthcare introduces the use of Blender for VR 3D modeling, demonstrates healthcare applications, and examines potential uses in modeling, dressing, and animation in healthcare. Covering a range of topics such as cross reality, rehabilitation games, and augmented reality, this book is ideal for engineers, industry professionals, practitioners, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Anatomy-Based Human Modeling ‧Augmented Reality ‧Crisis Management ‧Cross-Reality ‧Data-Driven Methods ‧Human Activity Recognition ‧Patient-Physician Relationships ‧Rehabilitation Games ‧Virtual Reality ‧Virtual Reality Environment

	Handbook of Research on Pathophysiology and Strategies for the Management of COVID-19
	Omar El Hiba/ 9781799882251/ Price:US$ 470.00

	According to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-Cov2), which may cause mild to moderate respiratory complications in most infected people. Older people and those with chronic and/or acute illnesses may present serious complications. Underlying mechanisms of the cellular responses to the virus are not fully revealed; therefore, understanding the pathophysiology of COVID-19 is crucial to provide efficient data to define the appropriate and effective therapeutic strategies to cure and prevent COVID-19-associated complications. The Handbook of Research on Pathophysiology and Strategies for the Management of COVID-19 summarizes and assembles the published data on COVID-19 and provides an answer to the reader for the mystery of SARS-Cov2’s impact on human health through a deep analysis of the current data available in the literature. This book addresses the epidemiology and infectious patterns of the disease and the recent pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease and relationships to the medical history of the patient. Covering topics from the tie between COVID-19 and respiratory disease to vaccination information, this comprehensive reference source is ideal for clinicians, health professionals, pathologists, virologists, researchers, academicians, and medical and PhD students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Antiviral Drugs ‧COVID-19 Pandemic ‧COVID-19 Transmission ‧Diagnosis of COVID-19 ‧Immunity Booster Foods ‧Nervous System Function ‧Renal Function ‧Reproductive System ‧Respiratory Disease ‧Traditional Medicines ‧Vaccination Information

VM01-551	Machine Learning in Cancer Research With Applications in Colon Cancer and Big Data Analysis
	Zhongyu Lu/ 9781799873167/ Price:US$ 380.00

	Machine Learning in Cancer Research With Applications in Colon Cancer and Big Data Analysis presents algorithms that have been developed to evaluate big data approaches and cancer research. The chapters include artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches, as well as case studies to solve the predictive issues in colon cancer research. This book includes concepts and techniques used to run tasks in an automated manner with the intent to improve better accuracy in comparison with previous studies and methods. This book also covers the processes of research design, development, and outcome analytics in this field. Doctors, IT consultants, IT specialists, medical software professionals, data scientists, researchers, computer scientists, healthcare practitioners, academicians, and students can benefit from this critical resource. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data ‧Bioinformatics ‧Cancer ‧Cancer Detection ‧Colon Cancer ‧Data Analysis ‧Hybrid-AutoML System ‧Machine Learning ‧Research Design ‧Research Methodology

VM01-547	Developing Maternal Health Decision Support Systems in Developing Countries
	Vincent Mzazi/ 9781799839583/ Price:US$ 295.00

	Developing Maternal Health Decision Support Systems in Developing Countries discusses public health aspects of the design and implementation of clinical decision support systems in developing country contexts. Specifically, it focuses largely on the design and evaluation of the BACIS program in South Africa. This is supplemented with a conversation on the possible future research directions in the BACIS program study along with the outlook for clinical decision support systems in developing country contexts in general. This book is ideal for e-health system designers and implementers, managers and policymakers in the area of e-health in developing countries, personnel from NPOs and donor agencies, government officials, IT consultants, medical professionals, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in how decision support systems such as BACIS are being used to improve maternal health in developing countries. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Practice ‧Compliance Review ‧Decision Support Systems ‧E-Health ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Healthcare ‧Maternal Health ‧Maternity Care ‧Maternity Guidelines ‧Technical Evaluation

VM01-546	Research Anthology on Emerging Technologies and Ethical Implications in Human Enhancement
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781799880509/ Price:US$ 545.00

	The Research Anthology on Emerging Technologies and Ethical Implications in Human Enhancement covers the primary technologies and tools being used in medicine and healthcare along with discussions on the ethics of enhancing the human body. Topics covered include prosthetics and implants, robotics, human disorders/diseases and treatments and smart technologies, along with law and theory. This publication serves as a valuable reference work for doctors, medical professionals, researchers, students, professionals, and practitioners involved in fields that include ethics, medicine, computer science, robotics, genetics, assistive technologies, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and biotechnology. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧3D Bio Printing ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Biomechanics ‧Biomedical Technology ‧Disease Treatment ‧Ethics and Law ‧Exoskeletons ‧Genetics ‧Healthcare ‧Human Enhancement ‧Implants ‧Nanocarriers ‧Nanotechnology ‧Prosthetics ‧Robotics ‧Technoethics ‧Tissue Engineering ‧Transhumanism

VM01-545	AI Innovation in Medical Imaging Diagnostics
	Kalaivani Anbarasan/ 9781799830924/ Price:US$ 380.00

	Recent advancements in the technology of medical imaging, such as CT and MRI scanners, are making it possible to create more detailed 3D and 4D images. These powerful images require vast amounts of digital data to help with the diagnosis of the patient. Artificial intelligence (AI) must play a vital role in supporting with the analysis of this medical imaging data, but it will only be viable as long as healthcare professionals and AI interact to embrace deep thinking platforms such as automation in the identification of diseases in patients. AI Innovation in Medical Imaging Diagnostics is an essential reference source that examines AI applications in medical imaging that can transform hospitals to become more efficient in the management of patient treatment plans through the production of faster imaging and the reduction of radiation dosages through the PET and SPECT imaging modalities. The book also explores how data clusters from these images can be translated into small data packages that can be accessed by healthcare departments to give a real-time insight into patient care and required interventions. Featuring research on topics such as assistive healthcare, cancer detection, and machine learning, this book is ideally designed for healthcare administrators, radiologists, data analysts, computer science professionals, medical imaging specialists, diagnosticians, medical professionals, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Assistive Healthcare ‧Cancer Detection ‧K-Means Clustering ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Screening ‧Mental Health ‧MRI Imaging ‧Parkinson’s Disease ‧Principal Component Analysis

VM01-544	Research Anthology on Telemedicine Efficacy, Adoption, and Impact on Healthcare Delivery
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781799880523/ Price:US$ 545.00

	The Research Anthology on Telemedicine Efficacy, Adoption, and Impact on Healthcare Delivery presents the latest research on best practices for adopting telehealth into medical practices and its efficacy and solutions for the improvement of telemedicine, as well as addresses emerging challenges and opportunities, including issues such as securing patient data and providing healthcare accessibility to rural populations. Covering important themes that include doctor-patient relationships, tele-wound monitoring, and telemedicine regulations, this book is essential for healthcare professionals, doctors, medical students, academic and medical libraries, medical technologists, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the emerging technological developments and solutions within the field of telemedicine. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Doctor-Patient Relationships ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Healthcare Delivery ‧M-Health ‧Medical Imaging ‧Medical Technologies ‧Remote Diagnosis ‧Remote Healthcare ‧Security and Privacy ‧Tele-Wound Monitoring ‧Telemedicine ‧Virtual Treatment ‧Virtual Visits

VM01-543	Handbook of Research on Solving Modern Healthcare Challenges With Gamification
	Ricardo Alexandre Peixoto de Queiros/ 9781799874720/ Price:US$ 470.00

	While many fields such as e-learning, business, and marketing have taken advantage of the potential of gamification, the healthcare domain has just started to exploit this emerging trend, still in an ad-hoc fashion. Despite the huge potential of applying gamification on several topics of healthcare, there are scarce theoretical studies regarding methodologies, techniques, specifications, and frameworks. These applications must be examined further as they can be used to solve major healthcare-related challenges such as care plan maintenance, medication adherence, phobias treatment, or patient education. Handbook of Research on Solving Modern Healthcare Challenges With Gamification aims to share new approaches and methodologies to build e-health solutions using gamification and identifies new trends on this topic from pedagogical strategies to technological approaches. This book serves as a collection of knowledge that builds the theoretical foundations that can be helpful in creating sustainable e-health solutions in the future. While covering topics such as augmented and virtual reality, ethical issues in gamification, e-learning, telehealth services, and digital applications, this book is essential for research scholars, healthcare/computer science teachers and students pursuing healthcare/computer science-related subjects, enterprise developers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the latest developments and research solving healthcare challenges with modern e-health solutions using gamification. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Augmented Reality ‧Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment ‧Digital Apps ‧E-Health ‧E-Learning ‧Ethical Issues of Gamification ‧Gamification ‧Health Education and Promotion ‧mHealth ‧Neurocognitive Therapy ‧Nutrition Literacy ‧Rehabilitation ‧Telehealth ‧Virtual Reality

VM01-538	Climate Change and Its Impact on Fertility
	Khursheed Ahmad Wani/ 9781799844808/ Price:US$ 295.00

	Climate Change and Its Impact on Fertility highlights the issues and concerns that address the latest impact of climate change and mitigation strategies for enhancing early embryo survival and uterine potential. This book covers the effects of climate change on both the biological parents and the embryo by discussing the negative impacts, providing an overview of the variety of climate changes currently affecting fertility, and exploring possible solutions. This book is ideally intended for medical scientists and doctors, reproductive biologists, experimental toxicologists, mammalian cell biologists, clinicians, embryologists, health and safety agencies/regulatory authorities, public health officials, and policymakers along with practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in climate change and its link to embryo growth, developmental risk, implantation failure, and fertility. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Animal Fertility ‧Climate Change ‧Embryo Development ‧Embryonic Implantation ‧Environmental Contaminants ‧Fertility ‧Genomics ‧Heat Stress ‧Nutritional Stress ‧Toxicological Hazards

VM01-537	Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy of Herbal Formulations
	Rajesh Kumar Kesharwani/ 9781799844532/ Price:US$ 295.00

	Novel drug delivery systems cover the approaches, formulation, technologies, and modes for transporting any pharmaceutical compound throughout the body to safely get the desired effect. A growing area of research is the use of herbal formulations for disease therapy. In combining these two areas of research, that of novel drug delivery systems and that of herbal formulations, the usefulness of herbs is not only proved but its future applications and effectiveness are studied. The move towards herbal-based novel drug delivery systems can benefit society in a multitude of advantageous ways. Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy of Herbal Formulations discusses and explores the ways of preparing herbal formulations loaded in novel drug delivery systems and the resultant improvement in efficacy of the effected drugs/herbs already available on the market. The chapters will highlight traditional and herbal formulations, the effects of novel drug delivery systems on herbal formulations, and the safe and effective preparation and effects of herbal formulations as a therapeutic intervention. This book is ideal for pharmacists, doctors, and researchers specializing in herbal therapeutics, along with practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in how herbal-based novel drug delivery systems can benefit society. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Bioactive Compounds ‧Flavonoids ‧Herbal Medicine ‧Medicinal Plants ‧Nanoparticles in Herbal Formulations ‧Novel Drug Delivery Systems ‧Nutraceuticals ‧Polyherbal Formulations ‧Safety and Efficacy of Herbal Formulations ‧Therapeutic Efficacy

VM01-536	Diagnostic Applications of Health Intelligence and Surveillance Systems
	Divakar Yadav/ 9781799865278/ Price:US$ 315.00

	Health surveillance and intelligence play an important role in modern health systems as more data must be collected and analyzed. It is crucial that this data is interpreted and analyzed effectively and efficiently in order to assist with diagnoses and predictions. Diagnostic Applications of Health Intelligence and Surveillance Systems is an essential reference book that examines recent studies that are driving artificial intelligence in the health sector and helping practitioners to predict and diagnose diseases. Chapters within the book focus on health intelligence and how health surveillance data can be made useful and meaningful. Covering topics that include computational intelligence, data analytics, mobile health, and neural networks, this book is crucial for healthcare practitioners, IT specialists, academicians, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Computational Intelligence ‧Data Analytics ‧Decision Support Systems ‧eHealth ‧Health Intelligence ‧Internet of Things ‧mHealth ‧Neural Networks ‧Personalized Health ‧Precision Therapy ‧Public Health

VM01-535	Pedagogies for Pharmacy Curricula
	Isabel Vitoria Figueiredo/ 9781799844860/ Price:US$ 295.00

	While the pharmaceutical industry evolves, the need for curriculum changes inherently follows suit. As healthcare systems have continuously improved through the use of big data and innovative care approaches, practicing pharmacists have also had to adjust and expand their roles. As such, it is imperative that the current and future pharmaceutical workforce is properly trained, taking into account new competencies that are needed to provide exceptional multidisciplinary patient healthcare. Pedagogies for Pharmacy Curricula presents emerging teaching practices and methods for pharmacy curricula and reviews pedagogic methodologies on the scope of pharmaceutical care in pharmacy curricula. The chapters present learning outcomes on general and specific topics, impact of undergraduate interventions on patient outcomes, and comparisons between different teaching pedagogies/models. While highlighting topic areas such as perspectives on learning and teaching, evidence-based practice education, and the relationships between academia and professionals, this book is ideal for health professionals, pharmacists, teachers, schools of pharmacy, medical school faculty, international organizations, clinicians, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in learning about the latest pedagogic methodologies in pharmacy curricula. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Decision-Making Learning ‧Evidence-Based Practice Education ‧Health Humanities ‧Pedagogic Methodologies ‧Pharmaceutical Care ‧Pharmacy Curricula ‧Pharmacy Education ‧Pharmacy Workforce Training ‧Relationship Building ‧Societal Needs for Pharmaceuticals ‧Teaching and Learning

VM01-530	Optimizing Health Monitoring Systems With Wireless Technology
	Nilmini Wickramasinghe/ 9781522560678/ Price:US$ 295.00

	The digital transformation of healthcare delivery is in full swing. Health monitoring is increasingly becoming more effective, efficient, and timely through mobile devices that are now widely available. This, as well as wireless technology, is essential to assessing, diagnosing, and treating medical ailments. However, systems and applications that boost wellness must be properly designed and regulated in order to protect the patient and provide the best care. Optimizing Health Monitoring Systems With Wireless Technology is an essential publication that focuses on critical issues related to the design, development, and deployment of wireless technology solutions for healthcare and wellness. Highlighting a broad range of topics including solution evaluation, privacy and security, and policy and regulation, this book is ideally designed for clinicians, hospital directors, hospital managers, consultants, health IT developers, healthcare providers, engineers, software developers, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Acute Care ‧Case Studies ‧Connected Care ‧Disease Detection ‧Health 4.0 ‧Machine Learning ‧Mobile Health ‧Mobile Monitoring ‧Mobile Solution Evaluation ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Predictive Modeling ‧Privacy and Security ‧Telemedicine ‧Wearable Devices

VM01-528	Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning
	Geeta Rani/ 9781799827429/ Price:US$ 435.00

	By applying data analytics techniques and machine learning algorithms to predict disease, medical practitioners can more accurately diagnose and treat patients. However, researchers face problems in identifying suitable algorithms for pre-processing, transformations, and the integration of clinical data in a single module, as well as seeking different ways to build and evaluate models. The Handbook of Research on Disease Prediction Through Data Analytics and Machine Learning is a pivotal reference source that explores the application of algorithms to making disease predictions through the identification of symptoms and information retrieval from images such as MRIs, ECGs, EEGs, etc. Highlighting a wide range of topics including clinical decision support systems, biomedical image analysis, and prediction models, this book is ideally designed for clinicians, physicians, programmers, computer engineers, IT specialists, data analysts, hospital administrators, researchers, academicians, and graduate and post-graduate students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Advanced Data Analytics for Healthcare ‧Biomedical Image Analysis ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Data Integration ‧Genetic Data Analysis ‧Information Retrieval ‧Prediction Models ‧Sensor Data Analysis ‧Smart ICT ‧Text Mining ‧Universal Healthcare

VM01-526	Handbook of Research on Evidence-Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga and Its Applications
	Shirley Telles/ 9781799832546/ Price:US$ 380.00

	While yoga was originally intended to be practiced for spiritual growth, there is an increasing interest in applying yoga in all areas of life. It is important to understand this ancient science and way of life through as many perspectives as possible (e.g., based on biomedical engineering). As its popularity and interest grows, more practitioners want to know about the proven physiological effects and uses in healthcare. The Handbook of Research on Evidence-Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga and Its Applications provides research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of yoga therapy and its physiological effects from diverse, evidence-based viewpoints. The book adds in-depth information regarding the (1) physiological effects of yoga; (2) neurobiological effects of yoga meditation; (3) psychological benefits related to yoga, such as mental wellbeing; (4) molecular changes associated with yoga practice; and (5) therapeutic applications (for lymphedema, mental health disorders, non-communicable diseases, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and trauma, among other conditions). Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as pain management, psychotherapy, and trauma treatment, this book is ideally designed for yoga practitioners, physicians, medical professionals, health experts, mental health professionals, therapists, counselors, psychologists, spiritual leaders, academicians, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Meditation ‧Mental Health ‧Pain Management ‧Physical Wellbeing ‧Psychotherapy ‧Quality of Life ‧Spirituality ‧Stress Management ‧Trauma Treatment ‧Yoga Therapy

VM01-523	Biomedical Computing for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
	Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos/ 9781799834564/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Despite success with treatment when diagnosed early, breast cancer is still one of the most fatal forms of cancer for women. Imaging diagnosis is still one of the most efficient ways to detect early breast changes with mammography among the most used techniques. However, there are other techniques that have emerged as alternatives or even complementary tests in the early detection of breast lesions (e.g., breast thermography and electrical impedance tomography). Artificial intelligence can be used to optimize image diagnosis, increasing the reliability of the reports and supporting professionals who do not have enough knowledge or experience to make good diagnoses. Biomedical Computing for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis is a collection of research that presents a review of the physiology and anatomy of the breast; the dynamics of breast cancer; principles of pattern recognition, artificial neural networks, and computer graphics; and the breast imaging techniques and computational methods to support and optimize the diagnosis. While highlighting topics including mammograms, thermographic imaging, and intelligent systems, this book is ideally designed for medical oncologists, surgeons, biomedical engineers, medical imaging professionals, cancer researchers, academicians, and students in medicine, biomedicine, biomedical engineering, and computer science. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Artificial Neural Networks ‧Breast Cancer ‧Cancer Diagnosis ‧Electrical Impedance Tomography ‧Image Reconstruction ‧Intelligent Systems ‧Machine Learning ‧Mammary Ultrasound ‧Mammography ‧Medical Imaging ‧Physiology of Mammary Tissue ‧Thermographic Imaging

VM01-522	Deep Learning Applications in Medical Imaging
	Sanjay Saxena/ 9781799850717/ Price:US$ 270.00

	Before the modern age of medicine, the chance of surviving a terminal disease such as cancer was minimal at best. After embracing the age of computer-aided medical analysis technologies, however, detecting and preventing individuals from contracting a variety of life-threatening diseases has led to a greater survival percentage and increased the development of algorithmic technologies in healthcare. Deep Learning Applications in Medical Imaging is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of generating pictorial depictions of the interior of a body for medical intervention and clinical analysis. While highlighting topics such as artificial neural networks, disease prediction, and healthcare analysis, this publication explores image acquisition and pattern recognition as well as the methods of treatment and care. This book is ideally designed for diagnosticians, medical imaging specialists, healthcare professionals, physicians, medical researchers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Artificial Neural Networks ‧Computer-Aided Diagnosis ‧Critical Care ‧Disease Detection Techniques ‧Disease Prediction ‧Healthcare Analysis ‧Image Analysis ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Data

VM01-517	Design and Quality Considerations for Developing Mobile Apps for Medication Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Kevin Yap/ 9781799838326/ Price:US$ 250.00

	Medication management is an essential component of therapeutic success in the treatment of chronic diseases. However, patients who do not regularly take their prescribed medications are a primary concern of health systems worldwide. A significant proportion of patients on chronic medications fail to adhere to their treatments, and suboptimal adherence leads to dire clinical and financial consequences on the personal level. Moreover, non-adherence can adversely impact public healthcare costs and the clinical outcomes of patients. Design and Quality Considerations for Developing Mobile Apps for Medication Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research that combines theory and practice on optimizing strategies to improve medication adherence and overall health and wellbeing in patients through the design of usable and reliable mobile app-based systems. Highlighting a broad range of topics including pharmaceutical care, quality assessment, and health behavior frameworks, this book is ideally designed for clinicians, pharmacists, healthcare providers, programmers, software developers, researchers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Application Development ‧Health Behavior Frameworks ‧Intervention ‧M-Health ‧Medication Adherence ‧Medication Management ‧Pharmaceutical Care ‧Quality Assessment ‧Technology Implementation ‧User-Friendly Digital Design

SM01-518	Two Weeks to PACES: Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills
	Hasan Haboubi/ 9789811215056/ Price:US$ 28.00



SM01-518	M(odified) E(ssay) Q(uestions) for Medicine Finals: With Solutions and Tips
	Derrick Chen Wee Aw/ 9789811230097/ Price:US$ 38.00



SM01-518	A Comprehensive Guide to the AFP: Cases in Medicine and Surgery
	Dalia Abdulhussein/ 9789811233067/ Price:US$ 28.00



SM01-502	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Proceedings of the 9th International Europe-China Symposium, Strasbourg 2-4 Oct 2019
	Daniel George/ 9781643680262/ Price:EUR 105.00

	Most human tissues do not regenerate spontaneously, but the development of biotherapies using stem cells may offer promising alternatives. Among the possible medium-term therapeutic applications for this technique are: cardiac insufficiency, preparation of small diameter arteries, treatment of atherosclerosis, bone repair, cartilage defects, burns, diabetes, liver or bladder regeneration, and neurodegenerative disorders. This concept of regenerative medicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field involving surgery medicine, biology, chemistry, mechanics and engineering, and can be seen as a way of improving health and quality of life by restoring, maintaining, or enhancing tissue and organ function. This book – which is Volume 80 in the book series Biomedical and Health Research – presents the proceedings of the 9th China-France Symposium on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, held in Strasbourg, France from 2–4 October 2019. The aim of the symposium was to provide researchers, clinicians and students with a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of stem cells and potential medical applications in cellular and tissue engineering for the treatment of various chronic diseases. It also brought together scientists from various disciplines and experiences to discuss recent advances in the use and applications of stem cells. The contributions presented here divide into three main themes: cells; tissue engineering; and clinical applications. Important complementary aspects such as ethics and cell marketing are also discussed.

SM01-498	A Simple Guide to Understanding Medical Device Regulations
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774076286/ Price:US$ 165.00

	As innovation and rapid advancement in technologies take over, medical devices have now become one of the fastest-growing industries globally. In 2000, it was estimated that one and half million different medical devices were available on the market worldwide. For many countries, their regulatory systems have proven to be ineffective in quality management and in monitoring the domestic market to prevent unsafe and low-quality medical products from entering. The lack of harmonized processes when assessing the safety and efficacy or performance of medical products has also led to an increase in costs associated with licensing where required. Regulatory controls for medical devices are often complicated to implement due to the many different types of devices available on the market. Often the risks associated with each type of device differ, making the opportunity for misuse considerable. The purpose of this book is to provide readers with an overview of how regulatory systems work and what goes into implementing a simple regulatory framework. It also aims to highlight the importance of long-lasting good governance where regulation of medical devices is concerned and to provide a step-by-step approach on the development of national regulatory programs for medical devices. It looks at what are some of the guiding principles and essential features of a simple medical device regulatory program, what governs the safety of medical devices and who is responsible for implementation, applying conformity assessment rules and the use of standards to guide a regulatory model.

SM01-497	Biocompatibility testing of Medical Devices
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774076293/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Biocompatibility, is by definition, a measurement of how compatible a device is with a biological system. The purpose of performing biocompatibility testing is to determine the safety of a device for human use, taking into consideration the intended use and specific legal requirements at the time of registration. This is essential to determine whether a device has the potential to cause adverse effects as many devices may be subject to degradation when implanted into tissues or subjected to the surrounding degradation effects of body. Manufacturers must be able to show safety of all device components and the finished device through acceptable toxicological data and related literature. If a manufacturer cannot show this information, then their device will need to undergo testing. This volume aims to provide a simple understanding around the concepts of biocompatible medical devices. Much information is provided to help manufacturers when choosing appropriate tests and to ensure that biomaterials and finished devices are safe and will perform as intended when used in a clinical setting. Key concepts of the ISO 10993 series of standards is provided as well as some of the major challenges faced by medical device manufacturers when considering biocompatibility testing. A simple understanding around the evaluation and characterization of biocompatible materials as well as the regulation of such devices are provided. In addition, a simplified overview of how to set up a basic biocompatibility testing laboratory is also included.

SM01-497	Medical Device Regulations: Transitioning from MDD 93/42/EEC to MDR 2017/745
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774078082/ Price:US$ 165.00

	In recent times the need for improving regulatory controls and finding ways to improve the quality and access to safe medical devices has increased. The Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC was enforced to provide a harmonised regulatory environment for all medical devices sold within the European Union however new and emerging technologies as well as various well-known incidents within the medical device industry have challenged the current framework and highlighted gaps and a scarcity of skills and expertise. For this reason, there has been an increasing need to update the MDD which led to the development and release of the Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745). This has since marked the start of a three-year transition period for manufacturers, suppliers, Notified Bodies, and National Competent Authorities. While compliance to the new regulation was set to take effect in May of 2020, it has now been postponed by a year due to the recent coronavirus pandemic. This has essentially given manufacturers more time to assess their overall readiness and reprioritize the time-consuming areas of the transition. This volume aims to provide an easy-to-understand guide for beginners to the medical device regulations in Europe and looks specifically at the changes between the current Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC and forthcoming Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR 2017/745) with regards to classification, conformity assessments and assessing general safety and performance requirements.

SM01-490	Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care
	Jordan Hamson-Utley/ 9781492590033/ Price:US$ 84.00

	Interprofessional Education and Collaboration offers a unique pedagogical structure that links IPE concepts with IPCP strategies by connecting research with evidence-based practices. Case studies create opportunities to assimilate and discuss IPE concepts. To optimize student engagement and comprehension, each chapter contains the following valuable learning aids: Each chapter begins with a Case Study that presents a realistic IPCP scenario. At the close of each chapter, the case study is revisited to apply the chapter themes to the case study, and three to five discussion questions are supplied. Collaborative Corner sidebars aid comprehension with reflective questions or statements related to chapter topics. This feature will facilitate collaborative learning as students share their interprofessional perspectives. Tools of IPE sidebars equip readers with resources such as surveys, inventories, and activities to implement in their daily practice. EBP of Teamship sidebars showcase contemporary research articles and findings. This feature reinforces the connection between IPE and IPCP by summarizing relevant research and supplying corresponding evidence-based ICPC strategies. As leading health care institutions continue to prioritize IPE and IPCP, educators have a responsibility to shape the future of health care through an interprofessional curriculum. Interprofessional Education and Collaboration is focused on developing a dual identity that leads to intentional behaviors designed to improve patient outcomes through IPCP. Readers will conclude this text with a firm understanding of IPE concepts and IPCP implementation strategies that aim to create change in daily practice and improve the impact of health care.

GM01-38-3	The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Care Givers, 5-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780028677118/ Price:US$ 1292.00

	The third edition of the Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health provides an updated, comprehensive survey of more than 700 entries with topics covering a variety of issues related to aging and the elderly in five main entry types: diseases/conditions; treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery; aging, general health, and death and dying; preventative lifestyle choices; and community and care-giving options. It presents authoritative, comprehensive information on all aspects of senior health. Entries follow the standardized and balanced format of all the titles in the Gale Encyclopedia of ... health and medical line. Most entries include sidebars defining Key Terms and listing Questions to Ask Your Doctor. This edition includes new entries, updated entries, more than 500 color images and illustrations, a medical glossary, an appendix of organizations, and a comprehensive index.

GM01-30-4	The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolescence, 6-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780028677064/ Price:US$ 1292.00

	The fourth edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health gives reliable and understandable information about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of the conditions and diseases facing human population between the ages of birth through adolescence so users can better understand the issues and make informed choices and plans. Easy-to-read without the use of technical jargon, alphabetically arranged entries are thorough, well organized, and enhanced with color photos and illustrations. Related entries and resource lists give readers suggestions for further research; organizations listed can provide additional assistance.

	Computer Methods in Medicine and Health Care Proceedings of the CMMHC 2021 Workshop
	Bhattacharjee, D./ 9781643682280/ Price:EUR 99.00

	Computer technology has brought about incredible changes in medicine and healthcare, greatly improving the efficiency and accuracy of medical treatment. Since December 2019, in the face of the global effects of COVID-19, the significance of computer technology, and big data in particular, together with the collaborative network and unmanned technology, has been recognized by healthcare staff everywhere. Modern medical science cannot evolve without the involvement of computer science. This book presents the proceedings of the 2021 Workshop on Computer Methods in Medicine & Health Care (CMMHC 2021), the autumn edition of the TDI conferences, held as a virtual, online event on 24 – 26 September 2021. Researchers from renowned universities, laboratories and hospitals in China, Italy and Japan contributed to the workshop, and findings from both basic and clinical medicine are included in the 14 papers collected here. Big data technology appeared in 20% of all papers as the most popular topic, with one paper covering big data optimization and two describing its application. The book shares practical experiences and enlightening ideas from computer-based medicine and will be of interest to researchers in and practitioners of modern medicine everywhere.

	Context Sensitive Health Informatics: The Role of Informatics in Global Pandemics
	Marcilly, R./ 9781643682303/ Price:EUR 90.00

	The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many global industries, none more so than healthcare, and has necessitated the need for health informatics innovations that can bridge time and space to provide timely care. It has also emphasized the need for a system-level informatics infrastructure to support the healthcare management of populations at a macro level, while also providing the necessary support for front line care delivery at a micro level. However, the need for change at a fast pace does not remove the need for an evidence base to support health technologies. This raises fundamental questions about how the informatics tools required can be delivered at pace without compromising the quality and safety of such tools. This book presents papers from the biennial conference on Context Sensitive Health Informatics, CSHI 2021, held as a virtual event on 15 and 16 November 2021. The theme of the 2021 conference was: The Role of Informatics in Global Pandemics, and this book includes 18 papers on a variety of topics, divided into 4 sections: health information management in the COVID-19 context; implementation of new practices and technologies in healthcare; sociotechnical analysis of task performance and workload in healthcare; and innovations in design and evaluation methods of health technologies. The book provides an overview of innovative health information systems rooted in robust scientific research on context and health information technology, and will be of interest to all those working in the field of health informatics.

	pHealth 2021 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health
	Blobel, B./ 9781643682266/ Price:EUR 108.00

	mart mobile systems – microsystems, smart textiles, smart implants, sensor-controlled medical devices – together with related body, local and wide-area networks up to cloud services, have become important enablers for telemedicine and the next generation of healthcare services. The multilateral benefits of pHealth technologies offer enormous potential for all stakeholder communities, not only in terms of improvements in medical quality and industrial competitiveness, but also for the management of healthcare costs and, last but not least, the improvement of patient experience. This book presents the proceedings of pHealth 2021, the 18th in a series of conferences on wearable micro and nano technologies for personalized health with personal health management systems, hosted by the University of Genoa, Italy, and held as an online event from 8–10 November 2021. The conference focused on digital health ecosystems in the transformation of healthcare towards personalized, participative, preventive, predictive precision medicine (5P medicine). The book contains 46 peer-reviewed papers (1 keynote, 5 invited papers, 33 full papers, and 7 poster papers). Subjects covered include the deployment of mobile technologies, micro-nano-bio smart systems, bio-data management and analytics, autonomous and intelligent systems, the Health Internet of Things (HIoT), as well as potential risks for security and privacy, and the motivation and empowerment of patients in care processes.

	Universal Design 2021: From Special to Mainstream Solutions
	Verma, I./ 9781643681900/ Price:EUR 131.00

	This book presents 32 articles from the 5th International Conference on Universal Design (UD2021). Previous Universal Design conferences have been organized biennially, but the 2020 conference was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, and eventually held online from 9 - 11 June 2021. UD2021 brings together a multidisciplinary group of experts from around the world to share knowledge and best practice with the common goal of shaping the way we design; avoiding stereotyped or discriminatory views and solutions that could stigmatize particular groups of people. The articles are organized into chapters under seven broad themes: universal design and inclusive design; user experience and co-design; access to education and learning environment; web accessibility and usability of technology; architecture and the built environment; mobility and transport; and designing for older people. The current situation has highlighted not only the importance of web accessibility, the user-friendliness of interfaces and remote connections; during the last year, the importance and quality of our daily living environment, access to services and green space has also become ever more obvious. This book will be of particular interest to those working to enable all those with disabilities or impairments to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life.

	Navigating Healthcare Through Challenging Times Proceedings of dHealth 2021 - Health Informatics Meets Digital Health
	Hayn, D./ 9781643681801/ Price:EUR 95.00

	his book presents the proceedings of dHealth 2021 – the 15th annual conference on Health Informatics Meets Digital Health – held as a virtual conference on 11 & 12 May 2021. The dHealth conference is where research and application meet as equals, and the conference series has been contributing to scientific exchange and networking since 2007. The 2021 edition is the second that has been organized virtually. Each year, this event attracts 300+ participants from academia, industry, government and healthcare organizations, and provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, decision makers and vendors to discuss innovative health informatics and dHealth solutions with the aim of improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare. The 24 papers included here offer an insight into the research on digital health conducted during the COVID-19 crisis, and topics include the management of infectious diseases, telehealth services, standardization and interoperability in healthcare, nursing informatics, data analytics, predictive modeling and digital tools for rare-disease research.

	German Medical Data Sciences: Bringing Data to Life
	Rohrig, R./ 9781643681764/ Price:EUR 108.00

	The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for the collection of data. Such data cannot be collected or provided without medical informatics, documentation and health data management. Nor can health data be evaluated and converted into a useful tool for making the important decisions that affect us all without biometrics and epidemiology, bioinformatics and systems biology. This book presents full papers from GMDS & CEN-IBS 2020, the first joint online conference of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) and the Central European Network & the International Biometric Society (CEN-IBS), held online between 6 and 11 September 2020. The title of the conference was Bringing Data to Life, a reference to the increasing amount of data in medical research which is inextricably related to the fast-developing digitalization of the health system. Many challenges must be addressed in order to make use of and benefit from these increasing sources of data, and these can only be faced if all disciplines related to data science work together. The conference aimed to bring together the diverse disciplines within data science, including medical informatics, bioinformatics, biostatistics, epidemiology, public health and medical documentation. Topics covered in the book include central themes relevant to society in general and advances in data technology which support innovations in medical research in particular.

	Public Health and Informatics Proceedings of MIE 2021
	Mantas, J./ 9781643681849/ Price:EUR 167.00

	his book presents the accepted full papers, short papers, and poster papers delivered as part of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe Conference (MIE 2021), held virtually from 29-31 May 2021. MIE 2021 was originally due to be held in Athens, Greece, but due to the continuing pandemic situation, the conference was held as a virtual event. The 261 papers included here are grouped into 7 chapters: biomedical data, tools and methods; supporting care delivery; health and prevention; precision medicine and public health; human factors and citizen centered digital health; ethics, legal and societal aspects; and posters. Providing a state-of-the-art overview of medical informatics from around the world, the book will be of interest to all those working with eHealth applications and digitalization to improve the delivery of healthcare today.

	Telehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery Global Telehealth 2020
	Maeder, A.J./ 9781643681702/ Price:EUR 95.00

	The need to promote academic activities in telehealth remains a high priority as the discipline expands into new areas of healthcare. Response during 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an excellent example of the rapid diversification and impact attainable with telehealth, and may kindle a new momentum for accelerated service design and adoption processes in the future. This book, Telehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery, is the tenth in the Global Telehealth series. Due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions placed on academic gatherings, the organizers issued a general call for contributions, with the intention of attracting a wide cross-section of contributions reflecting the breadth of different aspects of telehealth internationally. The resulting collection offers snapshots of research projects and studies of service experience from five continents, with an emphasis on delivering benefits in regional settings in keeping with the theme of the book’s title. Articles range from descriptions of telehealth networks and clinical-service instances such as cardiac health, mental health and pathology, several in Pacific-rim settings, to more generic papers on the evolution of such services, as well as commentaries on innovative considerations for telehealth such as the emergence of the concept of virtual care, the suitability of health apps, and the status of eHealth readiness in the developing world.

	Healthier Lives, Digitally Enabled Selected Papers from the Digital Health Institute Summit 2020
	Merolli, M./ 9781643681689/ Price:EUR 90.00

	isruption often drives innovation, and 2020 was certainly an extraordinary year for all health professionals. Not only did it stretch individual providers and healthcare systems to their limits, it highlighted the urgent and rapid need to mobilize digital health technology, as well as pressure-testing digital health in ways and under timeframes not previously imagined. Many saw the rapid deployment and uptake of telehealth services, partly out of necessity to maintain continuity of care, but also to ensure that those who needed healthcare were still able to access it no matter what their situation or location. This book presents 17 selected papers from the Australian Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2020) – Healthier Lives, Digitally Enabled, held online from 5 – 25 November 2020. This annual conference usually marks the coming together of the nation’s digital health community to discuss, share and showcase current and future initiatives that support the progression of digital health, but in 2020, it took the form of satellite events, culminating with an online Digital Health Institute Summit. The papers presented here reflect highly topical themes across various areas and disciplines, including: digital health in the care of the elderly, mental health, COVID-19, public health, and workforce. Familiar topics, such as wearables, mobile health and remote monitoring, interoperability, and data privacy are also covered, as well as telehealth, automation, bots, and other AI applications.

	Strategies to Overcome Superbug Invasions: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Dimple Sethi Chopra/ 9781799803072/ Price:US$ 250.00

	Recently, there has been an upsurge in microbial infections. Extensive and inappropriate usage of antimicrobial drugs in treating infections has led to the evolution of a resistant strain of microorganisms and irreversible immunosuppression in humans. Medical institutions and hospitals require solutions to combat these contagions in order to avoid future epidemics. Strategies to Overcome Superbug Invasions: Emerging Research and Opportunities highlights current research and potential strategies to prevent the emergence and re-emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic microbial strains. The content within this publication examines biosensing, global initiatives, nanomaterials, and alternative therapies. It is designed for microbiologists, biotechnologists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, virologists, formulation scientists, infectious disease specialists, government officials, policymakers, healthcare practitioners, doctors, nurses, hospital directors, researchers, surgeons, and academicians who are seeking research on innovative solutions for multi-drug-resistant infections. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ˙Alternative Therapies ˙Antimicrobial Resistance ˙Biosensing ˙Global Initiatives ˙Multi-Drug Resistance ˙Mycobacterium ˙Nanomaterials ˙Natural Products ˙Peptidomimetics ˙Traditional Medicine

	Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Predicting, Managing, and Monitoring Disease
	Manikant Roy/ 9781799871880/ Price:US$ 435.00

	Data analytics is proving to be an ally for epidemiologists as they join forces with data scientists to address the scale of crises. Analytics examined from many sources can derive insights and be used to study and fight global outbreaks. Pandemic analytics is a modern way to combat a problem as old as humanity itself: the proliferation of disease. Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Predicting, Managing, and Monitoring Disease explores different types of data and discusses how to prepare data for analysis, perform simple statistical analyses, create meaningful data visualizations, predict future trends from data, and more by applying cutting edge technology such as machine learning and data analytics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering a range of topics such as mental health analytics during COVID-19, data analysis and machine learning using Python, and statistical model development and deployment, it is ideal for researchers, academicians, data scientists, technologists, data analysts, diagnosticians, healthcare professionals, computer scientists, and students. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ˙Data Analysis Using Python ˙Data Analytics ˙Data Science ˙Data Wrangling ˙Deep Learning Models for Detection ˙Disease Prediction ˙Health Informatics ˙Machine Learning Using Python ˙Mental Health Analytics ˙Model Performance Evaluation ˙Natural Language Processing ˙Neurological Disorders ˙Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Frameworks ˙Python Data Science ˙Statistical Model Development and Deployment ˙Text Mining ˙Visual Saliency

	Advancing the Investigation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders Using AI
	M. Rajesh Kumar/ 9781799880189/ Price:US$ 380.00

	There are more than 80 different sleep disorders including insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, and parasomnia. Good sleep is necessary for optimal health and can affect hormone levels and weight. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and biomedical signals and images can help in healthcare diagnostics that are related to these and other sleep disorders. Advancing the Investigation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders Using AI presents an overview of sleep disorders based on machine intelligence methods in order to learn and explore the latest advancements, developments, methods, systems, futuristic approaches, and algorithms towards sleep disorders and to address their challenges. This book also discusses recent and future advancements in various feature extraction techniques and machine learning methods. Covering topics such as biomedical signal processing, augmented reality for clinical investigation, and sleep disorder detection, this book is essential for sleep medicine practitioners, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, medical technologists, doctors, IT specialists, biomedical engineers, researchers, graduate students, and academicians. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ˙Arrhythmia Detection ˙Artificial Intelligence ˙Augmented Reality ˙Biomedical Signal Processing ˙Electrocardiogram ˙Electroencephalogram ˙Electrooculogram ˙Epileptic Seizure Detection ˙Machine Learning ˙Medical Signal Processing ˙Sleep Apnea

	Research into Spinal Deformities 9
	Liu, X.-C./ 9781643681825/ Price:EUR 108.00

	This book presents papers from the bi-annual meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), held as a virtual event on 22 and 23 January 2021. The IRSSD concentrates on research into spinal deformity with clinical applications. In addition to 3D assessment of the spine, researchers also explore spinal biomechanics, etiopathogenesis, and innovative conservative and surgical therapies with the goal of integrating science with clinical care to improve patient care. The 2021 meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, but was instead held in a virtual format due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Despite this change, the meeting still allowed valuable interaction and open discussion among practitioners from around the world, and keynote speakers and authors contributed the 44 short papers and 47 abstracts included here. The papers are grouped under 17 chapter headings, and cover a wide range of topics, including biologic and biomechanical benchmarks, clinical evaluation, conservative treatments and surgical approaches. Diagnostic assessments and non-surgical treatments of EOS are also emphasized and elucidated.

	German Medical Data Sciences 2021: Digital Medicine: Recognize - Understand - Heal Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the 66th Annual Meeting
	Rohrig, R./ 9781643682068/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book presents the joint proceedings of the GMDS (German Medical Data Sciences) and TMF (its Technology, Methodology and Infrastructure platform), held entirely online from 26 – 30 September 2021 as a result of restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This joint event addresses the opportunities and risks of using new information technologies in medicine, as well as the resulting requirements for data protection, data security and ethics. Methodological challenges associated with the preparation, evaluation and interpretation of data volumes which constantly increase in type and scope in the course of digitization are also examined in detail. The 25 papers included here are divided into 5 sections: editorials; artificial intelligence and clinical decision support systems (CDSS); data integration and interoperability; human computer interaction; and software systems and frameworks, and the topics covered are very diverse, ranging from disease detection using retinal imaging, through data management and sharing, to interactive web applications. Providing an overview of regional research and developments in the field, the book will be of interest to all those working in health technology and medical informatics; researchers and practitioners alike.

VM01-521	Deep Neural Networks for Multimodal Imaging and Biomedical Applications
	Annamalai Suresh/ 9781799835912/ Price:US$ 305.00

	The field of healthcare is seeing a rapid expansion of technological advancement within current medical practices. The implementation of technologies including neural networks, multi-model imaging, genetic algorithms, and soft computing are assisting in predicting and identifying diseases, diagnosing cancer, and the examination of cells. Implementing these biomedical technologies remains a challenge for hospitals worldwide, creating a need for research on the specific applications of these computational techniques. Deep Neural Networks for Multimodal Imaging and Biomedical Applications provides research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of emerging data computing methods and imaging techniques within healthcare and biomedicine. The publication provides a complete set of information in a single module starting from developing deep neural networks to predicting disease by employing multi-modal imaging. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as prediction models, edge computing, and quantitative measurements, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, physicians, IT consultants, medical software developers, practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and students seeking current research on biomedical advancements and developing computational methods in healthcare. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Biomedical Imaging ‧Convolutional Networks ‧Data Collection Methods ‧Edge Computing ‧Genetic Data Analysis ‧Machine Learning ‧Practical Healthcare Systems ‧Prediction Models ‧Quantitative Measurements ‧Visualization

VM01-519	Cases on Instructional Design and Performance Outcomes in Medical Education
	Jill Stefaniak/ 9781799850922/ Price:US$ 295.00

	There is increasing attention placed on curricular programs in healthcare at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education levels. While medical institutions are beginning to hire instructional designers and medical educators to ensure adherence to instructional design principles, many medical educators have been appointed to lead instructional interventions based on their subject-matter expertise. Few have received formal instruction relative to designing instruction. Cases on Instructional Design and Performance Outcomes in Medical Education is an essential research publication that examines the design and delivery of education programs for healthcare professionals and provides them with the foundational knowledge needed to design effective instruction for a variety of audiences and learning contexts. Highlighting a wide range of topics such as healthcare, medical education, and online learning, this book is ideal for educators, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and academicians who are responsible for designing instructional activities. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Accreditation ‧Healthcare ‧Informal Learning Environment ‧Learning Environments ‧Medical Education ‧Medical Simulation ‧Mobile Learning ‧Online Learning ‧Project Management ‧Service-Learning

VM01-516	Building a Patient-Centered Interprofessional Education Program
	Steven D. Waldman/ 9781799830665/ Price:US$ 250.00

	Properly utilized interprofessional education will prepare students in health professions to provide patient care in a collaborative team environment. Once healthcare professionals begin to work together in a collaborative interprofessional care team, patient care is improved. Building a Patient-Centered Interprofessional Education Program is a critical scholarly publication that provides readers with practical strategies to facilitate building effective interprofessional educational programs that both enrich learners and help to improve patient care. Featuring a wide range of topics including medical education, allopathic medicine, and telehealth, this book is ideal for curriculum developers, instructional designers, academicians, medical staff, teaching hospitals, healthcare educators, researchers, healthcare professionals, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Allopathic Medicine ‧Curriculum Design ‧Geriatric Care ‧Healthcare ‧Interprofessional Education ‧Medical Education ‧Osteopathic Medicine ‧Student Engagement ‧Telehealth ‧Unconscious Bias

VM01-512	Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases and Social Issues
	Nita H. Shah/ 9781799837411/ Price:US$ 270.00

	When deadly illness spreads through a population at a rapid pace, time may be of the essence in order to save lives. Using mathematics as a language to interpret assumptions concerning the biological and population mechanics, one can make predictions by analyzing actual epidemiological data using mathematical tests and results. Mathematical models can help us understand the right disease status and predict the effects of the disease on populations, which can help limit the spread and devastation of the illness. Mathematical Models of Infectious Diseases and Social Issues is a collection of innovative research that examines the dynamics of diseases and their effect on populations. Featuring coverage of a broad range of topics including deterministic models, environmental pollution, and social issues, this book is ideally designed for diagnosticians, clinicians, healthcare providers, pharmacists, government health officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Air Pollution ‧Co-Infections ‧Deterministic Models ‧Disease Dynamics ‧Disease Prediction ‧Environmental Pollution ‧HIV-HCV-HBV ‧Population Mechanics ‧Social Issues ‧Vector-Borne Diseases ‧Water-Borne Diseases

VM01-511	Opportunities and Challenges in Digital Healthcare Innovation
	Kamaljeet Sandhu/ 9781799832744/ Price:US$ 315.00

	Digital health has faced obstacles from poor IT systems implementation to lack of consumer acceptance. Very little is known about the management, development, and design of digital health projects, the level of IT adoption, and the role of digital leadership that is needed to successfully drive health projects. Digital health, if successfully implemented, offers tremendous opportunities in health data analytics for consumers of health services and service providers that include health information portability, personalization of health information by consumers, easy access and usefulness of health information, and better management of electronic data records by health institutions and the government. Research suggests that despite assurances provided to consumers, digital information security and digital health innovation have been a challenge and are only slowly being accepted. Opportunities and Challenges in Digital Healthcare Innovation is an innovative research publication that identifies digital health innovation opportunities and obstacles and proposes frameworks and conceptual models for digital health innovation that empowers consumers of digital health to use the information to make informed decisions and choices. Highlighting topics such as data analytics, health regulations, and telehealth, this book is ideal for IT consultants, medical software developers, data scientists, hospital administrators, medical practitioners, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Data Analytics ‧Digital Health ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Policy ‧Health Regulations ‧Hospital Information Systems ‧mHealth ‧Patient Empowerment ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Telehealth ‧Telemedicine ‧Therapeutics ‧Web Interface

VM01-508	Exploring the Role of ICTs in Healthy Aging
	David Mendes/ 9781799819370/ Price:US$ 315.00

	Technological innovation continues to be present in all areas of our lives, offering seemingly endless possibilities. As technology is increasingly implemented in healthcare applications, it is necessary to understand whether users respond to a predefined organizational strategy of model of care or whether they will become wholly dependent on the healthcare technology. This understanding is especially crucial when dealing with the possibility of generating inequities, especially with individuals that are elderly. Exploring the Role of ICTs in Healthy Aging is a collection of innovative research that proposes the detailed study of a strategic framework for the development of technological innovation in healthcare and for its adoption by health organizations. While highlighting topics including emotional health, quality of life, and telemedicine, this book is ideally designed for physicians, nurses, hospital staff, medical professionals, home care providers, hospital administrators, academicians, students, and researchers. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with the management of expertise, knowledge, information, and organizational development in different types of healthcare units at various levels. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Digital Media ‧eHealth ‧Emotional Health ‧Home-Based Care ‧Media Literacy ‧Mobile Health ‧Quality of Life ‧Smart Technology ‧Telemedicine ‧Virtual Reality

VM01-502	Biopsychosocial Perspectives and Practices for Addressing Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
	Simon George Taukeni/ 9781799821397/ Price:US$ 295.00

	While there are a number of clinical practices for treating a variety of diseases, there is an urgent need to integrate bio-psychosocial perspectives and practices in order to promote comprehensive healthcare. Current research reports that diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and heart diseases are a growing threat to the heath and quality of life of individuals across the globe. Considering that nearly all these diseases are directly related to the lifestyle of an individual, prevention and intervention should be devised to address psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual factors. Biopsychosocial Perspectives and Practices for Addressing Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases is a collection of theoretical research that promotes good health and quality of life through psychosocial interventions to address psychosocial problems facing individuals such as discrimination and stigma, stress, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, smoking, lack of physical activity, and many other socio-economic factors. While highlighting topics including mental health, traditional healthcare, and global health, this book is ideally designed for therapists, counselors, psychologists, medical professionals, hospital administrators, researchers, academicians, and students in fields that include public health, nursing, community-based healthcare, health psychology, HIV/AIDS education, human movement education, and sport psychology. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Addiction ‧Depression Management ‧Drug Abuse ‧Eating Disorders ‧Global Health ‧Mental Health ‧Preventative Care ‧Public Health Systems ‧Support Systems ‧Traditional Healthcare

VM01-501	Applications of Deep Learning and Big IoT on Personalized Healthcare Services
	Ritika Wason/ 9781799821014/ Price:US$ 305.00

	Healthcare is an industry that has seen great advancements in personalized services through big data analytics. Despite the application of smart devices in the medical field, the mass volume of data that is being generated makes it challenging to correctly diagnose patients. This has led to the implementation of precise algorithms that can manage large amounts of information and successfully use smart living in medical environments. Professionals worldwide need relevant research on how to successfully implement these smart technologies within their own personalized healthcare processes. Applications of Deep Learning and Big IoT on Personalized Healthcare Services is a pivotal reference source that provides a collection of innovative research on the analytical methods and applications of smart algorithms for the personalized treatment of patients. While highlighting topics including cognitive computing, natural language processing, and supply chain optimization, this book is ideally designed for network designers, analysts, technology specialists, medical professionals, developers, researchers, academicians, and post-graduate students seeking relevant information on smart developments within individualized healthcare. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Data ‧Cognitive Computing ‧Effective Algorithms ‧Healthcare Claim Management ‧Natural Language Processing ‧Network Security ‧Pharmaceutical Application ‧Predictive Analytics ‧Supply Chain Optimization ‧Timely Diagnoses

VM01-500	Handbook of Research on Advancements of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Engineering
	Dilip Singh Sisodia/ 9781799821205/ Price:US$ 425.00

	Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every aspect of human life including human healthcare and wellbeing management. Various types of intelligent healthcare engineering applications have been created that help to address patient healthcare and outcomes such as identifying diseases and gathering patient information. Advancements in AI applications in healthcare continue to be sought to aid rapid disease detection, health monitoring, and prescription drug tracking. TheHandbook of Research on Advancements of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Engineering is an essential scholarly publication that provides comprehensive research on the possible applications of machine learning, deep learning, soft computing, and evolutionary computing techniques in the design, implementation, and optimization of healthcare engineering solutions. Featuring a wide range of topics such as genetic algorithms, mobile robotics, and neuroinformatics, this book is ideal for engineers, technology developers, IT consultants, hospital administrators, academicians, healthcare professionals, practitioners, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Biometrics ‧Brain Imaging ‧Deep Learning ‧Evolutionary Computing ‧Genetic Algorithms ‧Healthcare ‧Mobile Robotics ‧Natural Language Processing ‧Neuroinformatics ‧Signal Processing ‧Virtual Agent System

VM01-496	Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Medical Sciences
	Sajid Umair/ 9781799825210/ Price:US$ 270.00

	Each day, new applications and methods are developed for utilizing technology in the field of medical sciences, both as diagnostic tools and as methods for patients to access their medical information through their personal gadgets. However, the maximum potential for the application of new technologies within the medical field has not yet been realized. Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Medical Sciences is a pivotal reference source that explores different mobile applications, tools, software, and smart gadgets and their applications within the field of healthcare. Covering a wide range of topics such as artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and oncology, this book is ideally designed for medical practitioners, mobile application developers, technology developers, software experts, computer engineers, programmers, ICT innovators, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Data Provenance ‧Human Nutrition ‧Human-Computer Interaction ‧Machine Learning in Healthcare ‧Medical Imaging ‧Mobile Health ‧Oncology ‧Pediatrics ‧Smart Healthcare ‧Telemedicine

VM01-494	Communicating Rare Diseases and Disorders in the Digital Age
	Liliana Vale Costa/ 9781799820888/ Price:US$ 325.00

	A primary concern of rare disease diagnosis is the lack of accurate information that may lead to delayed interventions, administering inaccurate treatments, and social consequences. Health communication continues to be one-way and rely on the expertise from the health practitioner. In such a broad spectrum of rare diseases, patients may find it difficult to obtain timely information, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate treatments, surgeries, medications, or psychological counseling in their own countries. The use of information and communication technologies can create new communication channels that address this lack of knowledge. Communicating Rare Diseases and Disorders in the Digital Age is an essential reference source that uses computer-mediated communication to improve patient knowledge when afflicted or dealing with rare health conditions. Featuring research on topics such as support networking, eHealth management, and social computing, this book is ideally designed for health practitioners, physicians, patients, medical administrators, nurses, surgeons, infectious disease educators, hospital directors, world health organizations, academicians, students, and researchers seeking coverage on current advances in health communication, computer science, and epidemiology. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Disease Management ‧eHealth Management ‧Health Communication ‧Media Campaigning ‧Mobile Technology ‧Patient Experience ‧Social Computing ‧Social Media Networking ‧Support Networking ‧Symptom Diagnosis

VM01-493	Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health
	Kehinde Opeyemi Oyesomi/ 9781799820918/ Price:US$ 315.00

	The importance of communication in health-related matters cannot be overemphasized. Despite modern global advancements, indigenous communication methods assume a large part of health practices in rural regions throughout the world, including areas in Africa and Asia. Indigenous language remains one of the strongest means of communication and a vital function in local communities across the globe. Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health is a collection of innovative research that vitalizes, directs, and shapes scholarship and global understanding in the aforementioned areas and provides sustainable policy trajectory measures for indigenous language media and health advocacy. This book will provide a better global understanding of the significance indigenous language still has in modern society. While highlighting topics including digitalization, sustainability, and health education, this book is ideally designed for researchers, anthropologists, sociologists, advocates, medical practitioners, world health organizations, media professionals, government officials, policymakers, practitioners, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Broadcast Media ‧Digitalization ‧Gender-Related Issues ‧Health Development ‧Health Education ‧Media Reporting ‧Print Media ‧Safe Motherhood Practices ‧Sustainability ‧Sustainable Development Goals

VM01-492	Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education
	Ruth Gotian/ 9781799814689/ Price:US$ 405.00

	The content of medical education knowledge transfer is compounded as medical breakthroughs constantly impact treatment, and new diseases are discovered at an increasingly rapid pace. While much of the knowledge transfer remains unchanged throughout the generations, there are unique hallmarks to this generation’s education, ranging from the impact of technology on learning formats to the use of standardized patients and virtual reality in the classroom. The Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education is an essential reference source that focuses on key considerations in medical curriculum and content delivery and features new methods of knowledge and skill transfer. Featuring research on topics such as the generational workforce, medical accreditation, and professional development, this book is ideally designed for teachers, physicians, learning practitioners, IT consultants, higher education faculty, instructional designers, school administrators, researchers, academicians, and medical students seeking coverage on major and high-profile issues in medical education. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Academic Support ‧Cultural Competence ‧Digital Healthcare ‧Educational Technologies ‧Generational Workforce ‧Medical Accreditation ‧Mental Health ‧Professional Development ‧Program Evaluation ‧Urban Education

VM01-491	Handbook of Research on Medical Interpreting
	Izabel E.T. de V. Souza/ 9781522593089/ Price:US$ 380.00

	Providing efficient and safe healthcare services is tenuous even at the best of times. Hospital staff who must also circumnavigate language barriers are placed in problematic, perhaps disastrous, situations if they have not received the proper training. The Handbook of Research on Medical Interpreting is a compendium of essential reference material discussing the educational, ethical, pedagogical, and specialized aspects of medical interpreting. Featuring research on topics such as patient care, competent healthcare, and specialized training, this book is ideally designed for hospital staff, healthcare administrators, medical specialists, professional interpreters, industry professionals, academicians, researchers, and students seeking coverage on a new, international perspective to the medical sciences. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Competent Healthcare ‧Healthcare Administration ‧Intercultural Mediation ‧Medical Education ‧Mental Health ‧Patient Care ‧Patient Safety ‧Sight Translation ‧Specialized Training ‧Violence Victims

VM01-483	Data Analytics in Medicine: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 4-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781799812043/ Price:US$ 1535.00

	Advancements in data science have created opportunities to sort, manage, and analyze large amounts of data more effectively and efficiently. Applying these new technologies to the healthcare industry, which has vast quantities of patient and medical data and is increasingly becoming more data-reliant, is crucial for refining medical practices and patient care. Data Analytics in Medicine: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines practical applications of healthcare analytics for improved patient care, resource allocation, and medical performance, as well as for diagnosing, predicting, and identifying at-risk populations. Highlighting a range of topics such as data security and privacy, health informatics, and predictive analytics, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for doctors, hospital administrators, nurses, medical professionals, IT specialists, computer engineers, information technologists, biomedical engineers, data-processing specialists, healthcare practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in current research on the connections between data analytics in the field of medicine. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Bioinformatics ‧Biomedical Data ‧Data Integration ‧Data Mining ‧Data Security and Privacy ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Informatics ‧Healthcare Information Systems ‧Medical Data Storage ‧Predictive Analytics

VM01-482	Handbook of Research on Optimizing Healthcare Management Techniques
	Nilmini Wickramasinghe/ 9781799813712/ Price:US$ 405.00

	Healthcare is noted for using leading-edge technologies and embracing new scientific discoveries to enable better cures for diseases and better means to enable early detection of most life-threatening diseases. However, the healthcare industry globally, and in the US specifically, has been extremely slow to adopt technologies that focus on better practice management and administrative needs. Presently, healthcare is grappling with many challenges both nationally and globally, including escalating costs, a move to a preventative care environment, and a technologically savvy patient with high expectations. The Handbook of Research on Optimizing Healthcare Management Techniques is a pivotal reference source that provides an extensive and rich compilation of various ICT initiatives and examines the role that ICT plays and will play in the future of healthcare delivery. It represents ways in which healthcare delivery can be made superior and the healthcare industry can begin to address the major challenges it faces in the 21st century so that ultimately the most important person in the web of healthcare players, the patient, can be confident about receiving high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. While highlighting topics such as e-health, medical informatics, and patient value, this publication explores the role of supportive technologies as well as the methods of focused, patient-centric outcomes. This book is ideally designed for doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, medical staff, hospital directors, medical boards, IT consultants, health practitioners, academicians, researchers, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Crowdsourcing ‧Data Analytics ‧E-Health ‧Healthcare Delivery ‧Medical Informatics ‧Medical Technologies ‧Mental Health ‧Patient Value ‧Predictive Analysis ‧Risk Detection

VM01-481	Global Developments in Healthcare and Medical Tourism
	Sudip Paul/ 9781522597872/ Price:US$ 270.00

	The outbreak of global health issues due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and changing climatic conditions are severely impacting health and lifestyle. Yet, healthcare and medical services continue to increase in cost in developed nations. This can result in medical tourism, wherein patients travel across countries in order to benefit from medical treatment that might not be accessible in the traveler’s nation of origin. Developing countries are prepared to capitalize on this growing industry by offering multi-specialty healthcare hospitals, cost-effective treatments, and the promotion of online medical consultancy. Global Developments in Healthcare and Medical Tourism provides innovative insights into issues impacting healthcare services, healthcare service providers, government policies, and initiatives for health reforms and explores low-cost medical tourism destinations and practices. The book additionally seeks to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient smart healthcare applications. The content within this publication examines global health, wellness tourism, and global business and is designed for students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, government officials, medical practitioners, and industry professionals. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Global Business ‧Global Health ‧Government Policy ‧Mental Health ‧Patient Health ‧Private Healthcare ‧Smart Technology ‧Stress Management ‧Sustainable Business ‧Wellness Tourism

VM01-480	Quality Assurance in the Era of Individualized Medicine
	Anastasius S. Moumtzoglou/ 9781799823902/ Price:US$ 315.00

	There is a significant deficiency among contemporary medicine practices reflected by experts making medical decisions for a large proportion of the population for which no or minimal data exists. Fortunately, our capacity to procure and apply such information is rapidly rising. As medicine becomes more individualized, the implementation of health IT and data interoperability become essential components to delivering quality healthcare. Quality Assurance in the Era of Individualized Medicine is a collection of innovative research on the methods and utilization of digital readouts to fashion an individualized therapy instead of a mass-population-directed strategy. While highlighting topics including assistive technologies, patient management, and clinical practices, this book is ideally designed for health professionals, doctors, nurses, hospital management, medical administrators, IT specialists, data scientists, researchers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Clinical Practices ‧E-Health ‧Electronic Records ‧Image Analysis ‧Laboratory Testing ‧Patient Management ‧Personalized Nutrition ‧Population Health

VM01-478	Biomedical and Clinical Engineering for Healthcare Advancement
	N. Sriraam/ 9781799803263/ Price:US$ 315.00

	The rapid development of new technologies has created a lasting impact in the healthcare sector during the past decades. Due to this influence, potential clinical problems have decreased while the quality of healthcare delivery and overall user friendliness has increased and contributed to cost-effective healthcare systems. Biomedical and Clinical Engineering for Healthcare Advancement is an essential reference source that discusses growth in healthcare applications driven by the adoption of new technologies, as well as the expansion of machine learning algorithms for clinical decision making. It focuses on combining vision, motion, data acquisition, and automated control to accelerate the development of affordable and portable medical devices. Featuring research on topics such as artificial intelligence, drug delivery, and retinal imaging, this book is ideally designed for healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, biomedical professionals, clinicians, hospital directors, physicians, medical students, and clinical researchers. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Bioimaging ‧Bionics ‧Biosensors ‧Breast Cancer ‧Drug Delivery ‧Image-Guided Surgery ‧Medical Imaging ‧Nanotechnology ‧Optics ‧Retinal Imaging ‧Robotics ‧Telemedicine

VM01-477	Smart Medical Data Sensing and IoT Systems Design in Healthcare
	Chinmay Chakraborty/ 9781799802617/ Price:US$ 305.00

	Smart healthcare technology improves the diagnosis and treatment of patients, provides easy access to medical facilities and emergency care services, and minimizes the gaps between patients and healthcare providers. While clinical data protection remains a major challenge, innovations such as the internet of medical things and smart healthcare systems increase the efficiency and quality of patient care. Healthcare technology can only become faster, more profitable, and more flexible as additional research on its advancements is conducted and collected. Smart Medical Data Sensing and IoT Systems Design in Healthcare is an essential reference source that focuses on robust and easy solutions for the delivery of medical information from patients to doctors and explores low-cost, high-performance, highly efficient, deployable IoT system options in healthcare systems. Featuring research on topics such as hospital management systems, electronic health records, and bio-signals, this book is ideally designed for technologists, engineers, scientists, clinicians, biomedical engineers, hospital directors, doctors, nurses, healthcare practitioners, telemedical agents, students, and academicians seeking coverage on the latest technological developments in medical data analysis and connectivity. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Bio-Signals ‧E-Health ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Hospital Management Systems ‧Internet of Medical Things ‧Personalized Healthcare Apps ‧Remote Patient Monitoring ‧Telemedicine ‧Ubiquitous Computing ‧Wireless Sensor Networks

VM01-476	Incorporating the Internet of Things in Healthcare Applications and Wearable Devices
	P. B. Pankajavalli/ 9781799810902/ Price:US$ 315.00

	The internet of things (IoT) has had a major impact on academic and industrial fields. Applying these technologies to healthcare systems reduces medical costs while enriching the patient-centric approach to medicine, allowing for better overall healthcare proficiency. However, usage of IoT in healthcare is still suffering from significant challenges with respect to the cost and accuracy of medical sensors, non-standard IoT system architectures, assorted wearable devices, the huge volume of generated data, and interoperability issues. Incorporating the Internet of Things in Healthcare Applications and Wearable Devices is an essential publication that examines existing challenges and provides solutions for building smart healthcare systems with the latest IoT-enabled technology and addresses how IoT improves the proficiency of healthcare with respect to wireless sensor networks. While highlighting topics including mobility management, sensor integration, and data analytics, this book is ideally designed for computer scientists, bioinformatics analysts, doctors, nurses, hospital executives, medical students, IT specialists, software developers, computer engineers, industry professionals, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on how these emerging wireless technologies improve efficiency within the healthcare domain. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Cloud Computing ‧Data Analytics ‧E-Health ‧Machine Learning ‧Mobility Management ‧Privacy and Security ‧Sensor Integration ‧Software-Defined Networking ‧Storage Challenges ‧Wireless Body Area Network

VM01-473	Gender Equity in the Medical Profession
	Maria Irene Bellini/ 9781522595991/ Price:US$ 295.00

	The presence of women in the practice of medicine extends back to ancient times; however, up until the last few decades, women have comprised only a small percentage of medical students. The gradual acceptance of women in male-dominated specialties has increased, but a commitment to improving gender equity in the medical community within leadership positions and in the academic world is still being discussed. Gender Equity in the Medical Profession delivers essential discourse on strategically handling discrimination within medical school, training programs, and consultancy positions in order to eradicate sexism from the workplace. Featuring research on topics such as gender diversity, leadership roles, and imposter syndrome, this book is ideally designed for health professionals, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, hospital directors, board members, activists, instructors, researchers, academicians, and students seeking coverage on strategies that tackle gender equity in medical education. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Gender Diversity ‧Glass Ceiling ‧Healthcare Administration ‧Imposter Syndrome ‧Leadership Roles ‧Medical Communication ‧Public Health ‧Sexism ‧Unconscious Bias ‧Work-Life Balance

VM01-472	Alternative Pain Management: Solutions for Avoiding Prescription Drug Overuse
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781799816805/ Price:US$ 270.00

	With the growing dependency on prescription drugs and concerns about the rise of opioid addiction, providing effective pain management alternatives is a primary concern for health professionals and all of society. Online tools and alternative therapies are becoming more prevalent in supporting the management of pain and provide treatment opportunities for patients who do not want to rely solely on prescription medication. Alternative Pain Management: Solutions for Avoiding Prescription Drug Overuse is an essential reference source that provides alternative solutions for managing and treating chronic pain, including through the use of mobile applications, online programs, self-management strategies, and virtual reality. Additionally, the book promotes a further understanding of pain and how it is diagnosed and reviews pharmaceutical accountability when prescribing drugs for pain management. Highlighting a range of topics such as cryotherapy, pain assessment, and prescription tracking, this publication is an ideal reference source for physicians, nurses, hospital staff, surgeons, medical professionals, pharmacists, researchers, academics, and upper-level students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Chronic Pain ‧Cryotherapy ‧Drug Addiction ‧Drug Design and Discovery ‧Mobile Applications ‧Multi-Drug Therapy ‧Online Pain Program ‧Pain Assessment ‧Patient Safety ‧Prescription Tracking ‧Self-Efficacy ‧Self-Management ‧Therapeutic Activity ‧Toxicology ‧Virtual Reality

VM01-469	Virtual and Mobile Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, 2-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781522598633/ Price:US$ 735.00

	One of the primary topics at the center of discussion, and very often debate, between industry professionals, government officials, and the general public is the current healthcare system and the potential for an overhaul of its processes and services. Many organizations concerned for the long-term care of patients wish to see new strategies, practices, and organizational tools developed to optimize healthcare systems all over the world. One of the central engines of the current shift toward reorientation of healthcare services is virtual and mobile healthcare. Virtual and Mobile Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice explores the trends, challenges, and issues related to the emergence of mobile and virtual healthcare. The book also examines how mobile technologies can best be used for the benefit of both doctors and their patients. Highlighting a range of topics such as smart healthcare, electronic health records, and m-health, this publication is an ideal reference source for medical professionals, healthcare administrators, doctors, nurses, practitioners, and researchers in all areas of the medical field. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Decision-Support Systems ‧Data Security and Protection ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Information Systems ‧Health Monitoring ‧M-Health ‧Mobile Apps ‧Patient Engagement ‧Smart Healthcare ‧Telemedicine

VM01-468	Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment
	Roger W. McHaney/ 9781799800477/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Modern technology has impacted healthcare and interactions between patients and healthcare providers through a variety of means including the internet, social media, mobile devices, and the internet of things. These new technologies have empowered, frustrated, educated, and confused patients by making educational materials more widely available and allowing patients to monitor their own vital signs and self-diagnose. Further analysis of these and future technologies is needed in order to provide new approaches to empowerment, reduce mistakes, and improve overall healthcare. Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment is a critical scholarly resource that delves into patient access to information and the effect that access has on their relationship with healthcare providers and their health outcomes. Featuring a range of topics such as gamification, mobile computing, and risk analysis, this book is ideal for healthcare practitioners, doctors, nurses, surgeons, hospital staff, medical administrators, patient advocates, researchers, academicians, policymakers, and healthcare students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data ‧Gamification ‧Hospice ‧Internet of Things ‧Long-Term Care ‧Mobile Computing ‧Patient-Centered Experience ‧Patient-Provider Communication ‧Risk Analysis ‧Senior Care Facilities ‧Social Media ‧Subsequent Care

SM01-487	Understanding Medical Devices: An Introduction to the Medical Device Industry
	Shalinee Naidoo/ 9781774073612/ Price:US$ 170.00

	Understanding Medical Devices: An introduction to the medical device industry throws light on the meaning of medical devices and the effects that the global trends have on their usage and demand. It informs about the research that is aimed at improving the medical devices and the various solutions to overcome the barriers in the choosing of medical devices. The book makes the readers understand the various guidelines for medical device donations and throws light on the importance of public health in this sector. Also discussed in the book are the examples of various medical devices, the essential principles of safety and performance, the use of standards by the regulatory bodies, the various phases of medical device development, the responsible entity for the medical devices and the way the medical device industry has globalized.

GM01-9-6	The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 9-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780028666587/ Price:US$ 2290.00

	The sixth edition of The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine is a timely, comprehensive resource for consumers interested in health information. It is a brand-new edition. GEM6 covers over 2050 topics on diseases and disorders, tests, treatments, therapies, and pharmaceuticals. Topics include adult ADHD, allergies, chlamydia, Clostridioides difficile, diabetes, gene editing, infectious mononucleosis, medical marijuana, opioid epidemic, vaccination, and vaping and e-cigarettes. The set follows the standards of the Gale Encyclopedia of … Health Series that is well-known by librarians.

GM01-39-3	The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780028666518/ Price:US$ 986.00

	Written especially for patients and allied health care students by experts in the field, Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests provides in-depth coverage of over 650 surgical procedures, medical tests, and related topics such as anesthetics, common lab test and procedures, medications, and postoperative care. Entries for medical tests and surgical procedures follow a consistent format, covering definition, purpose, demographic information, diagnosis/preparation, aftercare, risks, morbidity and mortality rates, alternatives, and more. Additional features include 330 full-color illustrations and photographs, bibliographies of further reading sources, a glossary of medical terminology, appendices listing top centers for specific surgical procedures and national organizations and support groups for patients, and a comprehensive index. The encyclopedia covers all aspects of the surgery and testing occurring today, such as blast injury, choosing a hospital, cytology, dental x-rays, diabetes and surgery, face transplantation, genetic testing, and surgery and the elderly. Each entry includes key terms and questions to ask your doctor. The encyclopedia provides coverage of numerous surgical procedures, medical tests and related topics, such as anesthetics, common lab test and procedures, medications and postoperative care. Entries for medical test and surgical include definition; purpose; demographic information; diagnosis/preparation; aftercare; risks; morbidity and mortality rates; alternatives; and more.

GM01-37-3	The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 5-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781410394279/ Price:US$ 1357.00

	The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 5th Edition, covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, foods, and people (biographies of pioneers and leaders in the field). Identifies hundreds of types of complementary and alternative medicine therapies, supplements and complimentary healthcare being practiced today, as well as alternative ways to treat diseases and conditions. Topics include Bach flower essences, Crystal healing, cancer, depression, stress, vitamins, Chinese foxglove root, meditation, reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, hypnobirthing, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, naturopathy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and osteopathy. Popular nutrition supplements such as acai, capsicum, cherry juice, and Oleander, and many others are covered in this new edition. In addition, updated content will take into account the impact that the Affordable Care Act will have on this field of medicine.

	Information Technology Based Methods for Health Behaviours: Selected Papers from Global Telehealth 2019
	Maeder, A.J./ 9781643680583/ Price:EUR 95.00

	Understanding and modifying health behaviors plays an important part in healthcare. The need to change behaviors applies across a range of health contexts, from individual interventions to the clinically-delivered management of chronic diseases and rehabilitation. Telehealth or virtual care technology offers many possible advantages here, including cost-efficiency, scalability, personalization, and automated high volume data collection and analysis, but success will depend on the effectiveness of the design, implementation and deployment of IT-based methods. This book, which forms part of the Global Telehealth series, includes papers presented at Global Telehealth 2019 (GT2019), a National Symposium on the topic of IT-based Methods for Health Behaviours held in Adelaide, Australia on 5 July 2019. The 10 papers selected for inclusion here comprise only full-paper, blind peer-reviewed contributions received for the symposium and the subsequent call for further contributions. Topics range from the scientific theory of health behavior change, through technological approaches to active ageing and the implementation of the 10,000 steps project, to a discussion of digital infrastructure for the storing & sharing of internet of things, wearables and app-based research study data. The book will be of interest to all researchers, managers and healthcare practitioners working to bring about positive changes in health behavior.

	Digital Personalized Health and Medicine: Proceedings of MIE 2020
	Pape-Haugaard, L./ 9781643680828/ Price:EUR 180.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 30th Medical Informatics Europe conference (MIE). This edition of the conference, hosted by the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) since the 1970s, was due to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in April 2020, but as a result of measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference itself had to be cancelled. Nevertheless, because this collection of papers offers a wealth of knowledge and experience across the full spectrum of digital health and medicine, it was decided to publish the submissions accepted in the review process and confirmed by the Scientific Program Committee for publication, and these are published here as planned. The 232 papers are themed under six section headings: biomedical data, tools and methods; supporting care delivery; health and prevention; precision medicine and public health; human factors and citizen centered digital health; and ethics, legal and societal aspects. Section 7 deals with the Swiss personalized health network, and section 8 includes the 125 posters accepted for the conference. Offering an overview of current trends and developments in digital health and medical informatics, the book provides a valuable information resource for researchers and health practitioners alike.

	dHealth 2020-Biomedical Informatics for Health and Care: Proceedings of the 14th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference
	Schreier, G./ 9781643680842/ Price:EUR 108.00

	Successful digital healthcare depends on the effective flow of a complete chain of information; from the sensor, via multiple steps of processing, to the actuator, which can be anything from a human healthcare professional to a robot. Along this pathway, methods for automating the processing of information, like signal processing, machine learning, predictive analytics and decision support, play an increasing role in providing actionable information and supporting personalized and preventive healthcare concepts in both biomedical and digital healthcare systems and applications. ICT systems in healthcare and biomedical systems and devices are very closely related, and in the future they will become increasingly intertwined. Indeed, it is already often difficult to delineate where the one ends and the other begins. This book presents the intended proceedings of the dHealth 2020 annual conference on the general topic of health Informatics and digital health, which was due to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 19 and 20 May 2020, but which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was nevertheless taken to publish these proceedings, which include the 40 papers which would have been delivered at the conference. The special topic for the 2020 edition of the conference was Biomedical Informatics for Health and Care. The book provides an overview of current developments in health informatics and digital health, and will be of interest to researchers and healthcare practitioners alike.

VM01-465	Medical Data Security for Bioengineers
	Butta Singh/ 9781522579526/ Price:US$ 365.00

	Breaches and identity theft involving medical data are on the rise. Data security has become especially critical to the healthcare industry as patient privacy hinges on legal compliance and secure adoption of electronic health records. As cyber criminals see medical data as an easy way to illegally obtain medical goods and services or sell sensitive information, major security flaws can pose serious threats to the health and safety of patients. Medical Data Security for Bioengineers seeks to provide a cross-disciplinary forum on research in privacy preserving healthcare systems and engineering applications in medical data security. The goal of the book is to instigate discussion on these critical issues since the success of electronic healthcare applications depends directly on patient security and privacy for ethical and legal reasons. While highlighting topics including data privacy, encryption strategies, and smart health, this book is ideally designed for IT experts, computer engineers, biomedical engineer practitioners, professionals, researchers, and post-doctoral and graduate students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Biomedical Information ‧Cloud Computing ‧Data Privacy ‧Encryption Strategies ‧Health Monitoring ‧Implantable Devices ‧Information Storage ‧Medical Sensors ‧Mobile Healthcare ‧Smart Health

VM01-463	Emerging Trends and Innovations in Privacy and Health Information Management
	Cristina Albuquerque/ 9781522584704/ Price:US$ 275.00

	Discussions around the preservation of privacy and confidential data of patients parallels discussions about innovation, effectiveness, and quality of care that the use of technology can provide in health services. The use of technology in the management of health services and in the provision of care in hospital establishments can pose ethical issues. An effective solution needs to be concocted before the use of this technology disturbs the privacy practices of today’s healthcare systems. Emerging Trends and Innovations in Privacy and Health Information Management is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of the preservation of privacy and confidential data of patients. While highlighting topics including privacy laws, ethical issues, and healthcare security, this book is ideally designed for professionals and researchers working in the fields of health, social intervention, and information management. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Active Ageing ‧Cognitive Framing ‧E-Healthcare ‧Ethical Issues ‧Health Management ‧Healthcare Security ‧Integrated Healthcare ‧Privacy Laws ‧Professional Practice ‧Public Policies

VM01-462	Computational Models for Biomedical Reasoning and Problem Solving
	Chung-Hao Chen/ 9781522574675/ Price:US$ 275.00

	The results of computational model simulations allow researchers and clinicians to make predictions about what will happen in the biological systems that are being studied in response to changing conditions for a disease or disorder. With a well-developed computational model, researchers and clinicians can better understand the cause of a disease or a disorder and predict treatment results. Computational Models for Biomedical Reasoning and Problem Solving is a critical scholarly publication that provides insightful strategies to developing computational models that allow for the better understanding and treatment of various diseases and disorders. Featuring topics such as biomedicine, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, this book is ideal for practitioners, clinicians, researchers, psychologists, and engineers. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Bioinformatics ‧Biomedicine ‧Disease Modelling ‧Epidemiology ‧Healthcare Systems ‧Imaging Techniques ‧Medicine ‧Neuroimaging ‧Neuroscience ‧Signal Processing ‧Therapy

VM01-458	Computational Methods and Algorithms for Medicine and Optimized Clinical Practice
	Kwok Tai Chui/ 9781522582441/ Price:US$ 245.00

	As the healthcare industry continues to expand, it must utilize technology to ensure efficiencies are maintained. Healthcare needs to move in a direction where computational methods and algorithms can relieve the routine work of medical doctors, leaving them more time to carry out more important and skilled tasks such as surgery. Computational Methods and Algorithms for Medicine and Optimized Clinical Practice discusses some of the most interesting aspects of theoretical and applied research covering complementary facets of computational methods and algorithms to achieve greater efficiency and support medical personnel. Featuring research on topics such as healthcare reform, artificial intelligence, and disease detection, this book will particularly appeal to medical professionals and practitioners, hospitals, administrators, students, researchers, and academicians. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Clinical Decision Systems ‧Communication Technology ‧Disease Detection ‧Healthcare Reform ‧Machine Learning ‧Mental Disorders ‧Predictive Modeling ‧Smart Technology ‧Virtual Reality ‧Table of Contents and List of Contributor

VM01-457	Examining the Causal Relationship Between Genes, Epigenetics, and Human Health
	Oscar J. Wambuguh/ 9781522580669/ Price:US$ 295.00

	For as much as we know about DNA and gene expression, many more mysteries remain to be solved. Epigenetics and epigenomics seek to study heritable modifications in gene expression that do not involve underlying DNA sequences to further human health changes. Examining the Causal Relationship Between Genes, Epigenetics, and Human Health provides innovative research methods and applications of chemical activation or deactivation of genes without altering the original DNA sequence. While highlighting topics including gene expression, personalized medicine, and public policy, this book is ideal for researchers, geneticists, biologists, medical professionals, students, and academics seeking current research on the expanding fields of genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, pharmacogenomics, and genome-wide association studies. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Autosomal Disorders ‧DNA Replication ‧Epigenetics ‧Epigenomics ‧Gene Expression ‧Genetic Code ‧Organic Toxicants ‧Personalized Medicine ‧Pharmacogenetics ‧Public Policy ‧Randomized Mutant

VM01-453	Advanced Classification Techniques for Healthcare Analysis
	Chinmay Chakraborty/ 9781522577966/ Price:US$ 285.00

	Medical and information communication technology professionals are working to develop robust classification techniques, especially in healthcare data/image analysis, to ensure quick diagnoses and treatments to patients. Without fast and immediate access to healthcare databases and information, medical professionals’ success rates and treatment options become limited and fall to disastrous levels. Advanced Classification Techniques for Healthcare Analysis provides emerging insight into classification techniques in delivering quality, accurate, and affordable healthcare, while also discussing the impact health data has on medical treatments. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as early diagnosis, brain-computer interface, metaheuristic algorithms, clustering techniques, learning schemes, and mobile telemedicine, this book is ideal for medical professionals, healthcare administrators, engineers, researchers, academicians, and technology developers seeking current research on furthering information and communication technology that improves patient care. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Algorithm Classification ‧Clustering Techniques ‧Data Processing ‧Decision Support System ‧Deep Learning ‧Health Data ‧Healthcare Analysis ‧Image Extraction ‧Learning Schemes ‧Medical Informatics ‧Mobile Telemedicine ‧Performance Analysis

VM01-452	Mobile Health Applications for Quality Healthcare Delivery
	Anastasius Moumtzoglou/ 9781522580218/ Price:US$ 265.00

	One of the central engines of the current shift towards decentralization and reorientation of healthcare services is mobile healthcare (mHealth). mHealth offers unique opportunities to reduce cost, increase efficiencies, and improve quality and access to healthcare. However, the full impact of mHealth is just beginning to be felt by the medical community and requires further examination to understand the full range of benefits it contributes to medical staff and patients. Mobile Health Applications for Quality Healthcare Delivery explores the emergence of mHealth in the healthcare setting and examines its impact on patient-centered care, including how it has reshaped access, quality, and treatment. Highlighting topics such as patient management, emergency medicine, and health monitoring, this publication supports e-health systems designers in understanding how mobile technologies can best be used for the benefit of both doctors and their patients. It is designed for healthcare professionals, administrators, students, health services managers, and academicians. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Cloud Computing ‧Cytopathology ‧Emergency Medicine ‧Health Monitoring ‧Healthcare Communication ‧mHealth ‧Mobile Apps ‧Patient Management ‧Pediatrics ‧Tele-Monitoring

VM01-451	Design and Implementation of Healthcare Biometric Systems
	Dakshina Ranjan Kisku/ 9781522575252/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Healthcare sectors often deal with a large amount of data related to patients’ care and hospital workforce management. Mistakes occur, and the impending results are disastrous for individuals’ personal identity information. However, an innovative and reliable way to safeguard the identity of individuals and provide protection of medical records from criminals is already in effect. Design and Implementation of Healthcare Biometric Systems provides innovative insights into medical identity theft and the benefits behind biometrics technologies that could be offered to protect medical records from hackers and malicious users. The content within this publication represents the work of ASD screening systems, healthcare management, and patient rehabilitation. It is designed for educators, researchers, faculty members, industry practitioners, graduate students, and professionals working with healthcare services and covers topics centered on understanding the practical essence of next-generation healthcare biometrics systems and future research directions. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧ASD Screening System ‧Biometric Technologies ‧Deep Learning Applications ‧Disease Identification ‧Healthcare Management ‧Indexing Techniques ‧Liveness Detection Method ‧Patient Rehabilitation ‧Security Assessments ‧Therapy Planning

VM01-446	Preparing Physicians to Lead in the 21st Century
	Valerie Anne Storey/ 9781522575764/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Clinical leadership and teamwork improve the quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Due to this, a growing number of healthcare systems are requiring their clinicians to participate in formal leadership training programs, but instructors face the challenge of how to successfully develop and measure these programs. Preparing Physicians to Lead in the 21st Century provides innovative insights into improving healthcare delivery and the impact of formal leadership training on the personal and professional life of medical professionals. It examines the form, function, and design of clinical leadership programs and their relationships to value-based decision making and creating a successful organized learning climate. Highlighting topics such as program assessment, cohort relationships, and clinical leadership standards, this book is designed for educators, instructional designers, medical professionals, researchers, and academicians. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Leadership Programs ‧Cohort Model ‧Community Development ‧Innovation ‧Leadership Programs ‧Learning Communities ‧Practitioner Identity ‧Program Design ‧Program Development ‧Social Support ‧Theory Reconceptualization

VM01-445	Optimizing Medical Education With Instructional Technology
	Erdem Demiroz/ 9781522562894/ Price:US$ 215.00

	In today's educational settings, infusing technology into educational practices is not optional. It is a necessity because of the changing expectations and needs of learners. In a fast-paced environment such as the medical profession, it is critical that future healthcare professionals have access to the most advanced training environments and resources. Optimizing Medical Education With Instructional Technology is an essential reference that reports on technology-supported medical education. It introduces the best practices in 21st century learning approaches. This book, in addition to looking at medical education through the lens of instructional technologies, features research on topics such as the ethics of online education, mentoring research, and technology in the clinical setting. This book is designed for medical educators, instructional designers, researchers, practitioners, and academicians. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Asynchronous Education ‧Cell Phone Applications ‧Ethics of Online Education ‧Formative Teaching Tools ‧Instructional Design ‧Medical Training ‧Mentoring Research ‧Online Curriculum Challenges ‧Patient Education ‧Simulation Technology ‧Technology in the Clinical Setting

VM01-442	Pre-Screening Systems for Early Disease Prediction, Detection, and Prevention
	Thierry Edoh/ 9781522571315/ Price:US$ 245.00

	With the development of advanced screening procedures and techniques, certain limitations of the existing screening processes for disease methodologies and paradigms have been noted. More accurate and less invasive screening methods are needed to diagnose and treat health disorders and diseases before symptoms appear. Pre-Screening Systems for Early Disease Prediction, Detection, and Prevention is a pivotal reference source that utilizes advanced ICT techniques to solve problems in health data collection, analysis, and interpretation, as well as improve existing health systems for the advanced screening of diseases. Using non-invasive biomedical sensor devices and internet of things technology, this book examines safer methods to accelerate disease detection and effectively treat patients while challenging previously used pre-screening processes. While highlighting topics such as the applications of machine learning, patient safety, diagnostics models, and condition management, this publication is ideally designed for healthcare specialists, researchers in health informatics, industry practitioners, and academics. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Applications of Machine Learning ‧Biomedical Sensors ‧Body Area Network ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Condition Management ‧De-Verticalization ‧Diagnostics Models ‧Evaluation Approaches ‧Innovative Approaches ‧IOT Screening ‧M-Health ‧Patient Safety

VM01-437	Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781522570394/ Price:US$ 435.00

	The diagnosis and treatment of disease is a primary concern for health professionals and all of society. With the growing use of alternative medicine, patients can receive a wider scope of potential treatment options. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a critical reference source for the latest research findings on the application of complementary and alternative medicine in the prevention and treatment of numerous diseases. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as herbal remedies, antioxidants, and functional foods, this book is an ideal reference source for medical practitioners, medical professionals, and researchers interested in emerging trends in alternative medicinal practices. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Antioxidants ‧Chiropractic Medicine ‧Functional Foods ‧Health Preservation ‧Herbal Remedies ‧Holistic Therapy ‧Homeopathic ‧Integrative Medicine ‧Medicinal Weeds

VM01-436	Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Medicine and Healthcare
	Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A./ 9781522574897/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Advancements in medical and healthcare technologies pave the way to improving treatments and diagnoses while also streamlining processes to ensure the highest quality care is given to patients. In the last few decades, revolutionary technology has radically progressed the healthcare industry by increasing life expectancy and reducing human error. Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Medicine and Healthcare provides emerging research on bioinformatics, medical ethics, and clinical science in modern applications and settings. While highlighting the challenges medical practitioners and healthcare professionals face when treating patients and striving to optimize their processes, the book shows how revolutionary technologies and methods are vastly improving how healthcare is implemented globally. This book is an important resource for medical researchers, healthcare administrators, doctors, nurses, biomedical engineers, and students looking for comprehensive research on the advancements in healthcare technologies. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Bioinformatics ‧Biology ‧Clinical Science ‧Health Information Systems ‧Healthcare Administration ‧Medical Education ‧Medical Ethics ‧Medical Law ‧Mental Health Treatments ‧Patient-Centered Care

VM01-435	Histopathological Image Analysis in Medical Decision Making
	Nilanjan Dey/ 9781522563167/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Medical imaging technologies play a significant role in visualization and interpretation methods in medical diagnosis and practice using decision making, pattern classification, diagnosis, and learning. Progressions in the field of medical imaging lead to interdisciplinary discovery in microscopic image processing and computer-assisted diagnosis systems, and aids physicians in the diagnosis and early detection of diseases. Histopathological Image Analysis in Medical Decision Making provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical applications of image technologies and feature extraction procedures within the medical field. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as image classification, digital image analysis, and prediction methods, this book is ideally designed for medical professionals, system engineers, medical students, researchers, and medical practitioners seeking current research on problem-oriented processing techniques in imaging technologies. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Computer-Assisted Diagnosis ‧Diagnostic Tools ‧Digital Image Analysis ‧Fractal Geometry ‧Image Algorithm ‧Image Classification ‧Image Processing ‧Image Segmentation ‧Medical Imaging ‧Multi-Criteria Decisions ‧Prediction Methods ‧Telemedicine

VM01-434	Medical Image Processing for Improved Clinical Diagnosis
	A. Swarnambiga/ 9781522558767/ Price:US$ 245.00

	In the medical field, there is a constant need to improve professionals’ abilities to provide prompt and accurate diagnoses. The use of image and pattern recognizing software may provide support to medical professionals and enhance their abilities to properly identify medical issues. Medical Image Processing for Improved Clinical Diagnosis provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of computer-based imaging and applications within healthcare and medicine. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as biomedical imaging, pattern recognition, and medical diagnosis, this book is ideally designed for medical practitioners, students, researchers, and others in the medical and engineering fields seeking current research on the use of images to enhance the accuracy of medical prognosis. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Automated Assistance ‧Biomedical Imaging ‧Computer-Aided Diagnosis ‧Healthcare Systems ‧Image Acquisition ‧Image Retrieval ‧Medical Diagnosis ‧Pattern Recognition

VM01-430	Optimized Genetic Programming Applications: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Bahrudin Hrnjica/ 9781522560050/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Data is more valuable than ever in the twenty-first century, and tremendous amounts of data are being generated every second. With a fast-growing information industry, engineers are required to develop new tools and techniques that increase human capabilities of mining useful knowledge from the vast amounts of data. Optimized Genetic Programming Applications: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential reference source that explores the concept of genetic programming and its role in managing engineering problems. It also examines genetic programming as a supervised machine learning technique, focusing on implementation and application. As a resource that details both the theoretical aspects and implementation of genetic programming, this book is a useful source for academicians, biological engineers, computer programmers, scientists, researchers, and upper-level students seeking the latest research on genetic programming. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Fitness Function ‧Fracture Mechanics ‧Gene Expression Programming ‧Initialization Method ‧Multiclass Classification ‧Multigene Genetic Programming ‧Parallel Implementation ‧Supervised Machine Learning ‧Training Data ‧Visual Studio Code

VM01-428	Consumer-Driven Technologies in Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781522561989/ Price:US$ 345.00

	The world of medical technologies is undergoing a sea change in the domain of consumer culture. Having a grasp on what appeals to consumers and how consumers are making purchasing decisions is essential to the success of any organization that thrives by offering a product or service. As such, it is vital to examine the consumer-centered aspects of medical technological developments that have a patient-centered focus and allow patients to take part in their own personal health and wellness. Consumer-Driven Technologies in Healthcare: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a critical source of academic knowledge on the use of smartphones and other technological devices for cancer therapy, fitness and wellness, chronic disease monitoring, and other areas. The tracking of these items using technology has allowed consumers to take control of their own healthcare. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as clinical decision support systems, patient engagement, and electronic health records, this publication is an ideal reference source for doctors, nurse practitioners, hospital administrators, medical professionals, IT professionals, academicians, and researchers interested in advancing medical practice through technology. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Big Data Applications ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Consumer Rewards ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Mobile Health Systems ‧Online Social Support ‧Patient Engagement ‧Patient-Centered Medical Care ‧Technological Applications

SM01-494	Health Informatics Vision: From Data via Information to Knowledge
	John Mantas/ 9781614999867/ Price:EUR 131.00

	The latest developments in data, informatics and technology continue to enable health professionals and informaticians to improve healthcare for the benefit of patients everywhere. This book presents full papers from ICIMTH 2019, the 17th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare, held in Athens, Greece from 5 to 7 July 2019. Of the 150 submissions received, 95 were selected for presentation at the conference following review and are included here. The conference focused on increasing and improving knowledge of healthcare applications spanning the entire spectrum from clinical and health informatics to public health informatics as applied in the healthcare domain. The field of biomedical and health informatics is examined in a very broad framework, presenting the research and application outcomes of informatics from cell to population and exploring a number of technologies such as imaging, sensors, and biomedical equipment, together with management and organizational aspects including legal and social issues. Setting research priorities in health informatics is also addressed.

SM01-487	Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Proceedings of the 8th International China-Europe Symposium, Wuhan, China, June 2018
	Jean-Francois Stoltz/ 9781614999249/ Price:EUR 105.00

	As the world’s population ages, the problem of degenerative disease is increasing. At the same time, the demand for organ transplants to repair or replace damaged tissue continues to grow. Regenerative medicine is a branch of translational medicine which promotes the repair, regeneration, or construction of tissues and organs or improves or restores their function through tissue engineering, cell biology, molecular biology and other techniques. Stem cells are one of the most important types of cells used in regenerative medicine, and stem cell research is also one of the most active research areas in the field. This book presents 20 full papers from the 8th International Symposium China-Europe “Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine”, held in Wuhan, China from 19-21 June 2018. At this symposium, researchers in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine from China and France discussed research from a molecular point of view and pointed out the clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cells, as well as the construction and applications of new biomaterials, the biomechanics of bone tissue engineering, and cellular immunotherapy, among other subjects.

SM01-483	Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes with Health Information Technology: From Research to Practice
	Francis Lau/ 9781614999508/ Price:EUR 144.00

	This book, "Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes with Health Information Technology", presents papers from the Information Technology and Communications in Health conference, ITCH 2019, held in Victoria, Canada from 14 to 17 February 2019. The conference takes a multi-perspective view of what is needed to move technology forward to sustained and widespread use by transitioning research findings and approaches into practice. Topics range from improvements in usability and training and the need for new and improved designs for information systems, user interfaces and interoperable solutions, to governmental policy, mandates, initiatives and the need for regulation. The knowledge and insights gained from the ITCH 2019 conference will surely stimulate fruitful discussions and collaboration to bridge research and practice and improve usability, safety and patient outcomes, and the book will be of interest to all those associated with the development, implementation and delivery of health IT solutions.

SM01-480	Principles of Epigenetics
	Vikas Mishra/ 9781773615295/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Principles of Epigenetics examines various dimensions of epigenetics and its relationship with the human diseases. It includes three different parts, where part 1 deals with Epigenetics in Human diseases, part II talks about Yeast Epigenetics and part III highlights plant epigenetics. Provide the reader with the insights into the development of epigenetics, so as to understand the importance and role of epigenetics in various human and fatal disorders or diseases.

SM01-480	Redox biology and cellular metabolism
	Stephen Rego/ 9781773615370/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Redox biology and cellular metabolism examine various aspects of redox biology with the extensive information related to cellular metabolism. It includes six different sections, where section 1 and 2 talks about the role of metabolism and oxidation in organelle functioning and effects of diet on metabolism and oxidation states. Section 3 and 4 highlights Metabolism in oxidation states in disease and Prognostic role of metabolites. Section 5 and 6 are dedicated to role of metabolism and oxidation states in the immune response and Important molecules that regulate metabolism and oxidation. Provide the reader with the insights into the development of the cellular metabolism and helps in examining the impact of various enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism on human body.

SM01-479	Application of Carbon Nano Dots
	Abhishek Gupta/ 9781773615622/ Price:US$ 170.00

	Applications of Carbon Nano Dots examines the uses and potential of this revolutionary discovery in field of science and technology. some features of Carbon Nano dots like luminescence mechanism and designing of carbon dots photoluminescence through organo-functional silane grafting. Also, the synthesis of luminescent carbon dots with ultrahigh quantum yield has also been discussed in detail. Readers are provided with latest information on carbon quantum dots or carbon Nano dots including designing, synthesis and applications.

SM01-479	Applications of Quantum dots
	Abhishek Gupta/ 9781773615615/ Price:US$ 170.00

	Applications of Quantum Dots starts with a basic introduction that includes the characterization, usage and preparation in biological systems. Quantum dots have a broad spectrum of applications and this text book has covered the major applications like uncovering active precursors in colloidal quantum dot synthesis or designing artificial 2D crystals with site and size controlled quantum dots. The readers can also get the information regarding the recent developments in quantum dots/cnt co-sensitized organic solar cells and accumulation and distribution of non-targeted and anti-cd44-conjugated quantum dots in distinct phenotypes of breast cancer. Further the book also highlights the potential use of quantum dots in flow cytometry.

SM01-479	Infectious Diseases: An evidence based approach
	Vikas Mishra/ 9781773615264/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Infectious Diseases an evidence based approach examines various infectious diseases including an extensive overview of factors that triggers them. It includes definitions of Infection control, pneumonia management, diseases, etc. Provides the reader with insights into the development of its understanding, so as to comprehend the management of different diseases.

SM01-479	Illustrated Handbook of Metabolic Engineering
	/ 9781680949377/ Price:US$ 180.00

	In practice, metabolic engineering is the directed improvement of cellular properties through the application of modern genetic methods. Emphasizes metabolic pathway integration and relies on metabolic fluxes as determinants of cell physiology and measures of metabolic control. This book provides perspectives on how to engineer microbial metabolism for chemical synthesis.

	Tools and Applications in Gene Therapy
	Tripti Sahu/ 9781773612430/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Packed with comprehensive tools and techniques, this book presents to the reader a detailed, yet easily accessible, description of the whole field of gene therapy. This book discusses methods currently used in preclinical and clinical gene therapy describing the basic biology and potential application of viruses as gene transfer reagents. Representative strategies are provided for gene targeting and for viral or nonviral gene delivery in cancer therapy, as well as a significant number of clinical protocols for the development of novel cancer gene therapies.

	Healthcare of the Future: Bridging the Information Gap
	Burkle, T., Lehmann/ 9781614999607/ Price:EUR 90.00

	This book presents papers from the conference Healthcare of the Future, held in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, on 5 April 2019. The conference reflects some of the results of a two year multi-stakeholder Swiss research program in medical informatics. The research program, which began in 2016, saw 25 stakeholders cooperating for an integrated cross-sectoral treatment pathway with the goal of avoiding communication gaps and information loss among the different participants within the treatment process. The principal goals were to improve and accelerate healthcare processes and empower the patient to play an active and decisive role within their own care process. The project highlighted interaction between caregivers, patients and healthcare institutions based on modern information technology. Topics covered are divided into 4 sections: workflows in healthcare; how does eHealth change the care process; knowledge based IT support; and eHealth and the informed patient, and the book also includes the keynote conference speech on improving the hospital-patient relationship with digital communication. The book will be of interest to all those involved in healthcare whose aim is to improve and accelerate healthcare processes and empower patients to play a more active and decisive role in their own care.

	ICT for Health Science Research Proceedings of the EFMI 2019 Special Topic Conference
	Shabo (Shvo), A./ 9781614999584/ Price:EUR 108.00

	This book presents accepted papers from the 2019 European Federation of Medical Informatics conference (EFMI STC 2019), held in Hanover, Germany, from 7–10 April 2019. More than 90 submissions were received, from which, after review, the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) accepted 50 full papers to be included in this volume of proceedings. In addition, 16 poster presentations were accepted. This year, ICT for Health Science Research was selected as the focus topic, and the conference also honors Prof. Peter Leo Reichertz (1930–1987), one of the founding fathers of ICT healthcare and an originator of the term Medical Informatics. The conference focuses on recent research & development supporting information systems in biomedical, translational and clinical research, as well as semantic interoperability across such systems for the purpose of data sharing and the analytics of cross-system integrated data. Papers are divided into 12 categories covering topics including digitization; data privacy; interoperability; data-driven decision support; mobile data capture; and ICT for clinical trials. The book will be of interest to all healthcare researchers and practitioners whose work involves the use of ICT.

	Applied Interdisciplinary Theory in Health Informatics: A Knowledge Base for Practitioners
	Scott, P./ 9781614999904/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book: Applied Interdisciplinary Theory in Health Informatics: A Knowledge Base for Practitioners, explores the theories that have been applied in health informatics and the differences they have made. The editors, all proponents of evidence-based health informatics, came together within the European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) Working Group on Health IT Evaluation and the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Working Group on Technology Assessment and Quality Development. The purpose of the book, which has a foreword by Charles Friedman, is to move forward the agenda of evidence-based health informatics by emphasizing theory-informed work aimed at enriching the understanding of this uniquely complex field. The book takes the AMIA definition as particularly helpful in its articulation of the three foundational domains of health informatics: health science, information science, and social science and their various overlaps, and this model has been used to structure the content of the book around the major subject areas. The book discusses some of the most important and commonly used theories relevant to health informatics, and constitutes a first iteration of a consolidated knowledge base that will advance the science of the field.

	Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Sustainability in Dynamic Ecosystems
	Marcilly, R./ 9781643680040/ Price:EUR 95.00

	he digital transformation of healthcare delivery remains a work in progress, and contextual variation continues to be one of the barriers to the development of sustainable health information technology. Context-sensitive health informatics concerns health information technologies and their environments, which may be people such as patients, users, designers and evaluators, but also non-human constructs such as organizations, work practices, guidelines and protocols, or buildings and markets. This book presents papers from CSHI 2019, the international conference on Context Sensitive Health Informatics, held in Lille, France, on 23 and 24 August 2019. The subtitle of the conference was Sustainability in Dynamic Ecosystems, and the thirty papers included here are divided into six sections: understanding organizational contexts; towards sustainable EHR; different contexts for medication errors and patient safety; methods and models to study contexts for health information systems; citizens in health contexts; and designing and evaluating in contexts. Two keynote speeches from the conference are also included. With its focus on context sensitivity and sustainability in digital healthcare, the book will be of interest to all those working in the field of health informatics.

	MEDINFO 2019: Health and Wellbeing e-Networks for All Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
	Ohno-Machado , L./ 9781643680026/ Price:EUR 195.00

	Combining and integrating cross-institutional data remains a challenge for both researchers and those involved in patient care. Patient-generated data can contribute precious information to healthcare professionals by enabling monitoring under normal life conditions and also helping patients play a more active role in their own care. This book presents the proceedings of MEDINFO 2019, the 17th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, held in Lyon, France, from 25 to 30 August 2019. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Health and Wellbeing: E-Networks for All’, stressing the increasing importance of networks in healthcare on the one hand, and the patient-centered perspective on the other. Over 1100 manuscripts were submitted to the conference and, after a thorough review process by at least three reviewers and assessment by a scientific program committee member, 285 papers and 296 posters were accepted, together with 47 podium abstracts, 7 demonstrations, 45 panels, 21 workshops and 9 tutorials. All accepted paper and poster contributions are included in these proceedings. The papers are grouped under four thematic tracks: interpreting health and biomedical data, supporting care delivery, enabling precision medicine and public health, and the human element in medical informatics. The posters are divided into the same four groups. The book presents an overview of state-of-the-art informatics projects from multiple regions of the world; it will be of interest to anyone working in the field of medical informatics.

	Digital Health: Changing the Way Healthcare is Conceptualised and Delivered Selected Papers from the 27th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2019)
	Cummings, E./ 9781643680064/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book presents the proceedings of HIC 2019, the annual Australian national conference for Health Informatics, held in Melbourne, Australia, from 12 – 14 August 2019. The conference provides the ideal environment for clinicians, researchers, health IT professionals, industry and consumers to gather and share their knowledge, to drive innovative thinking, enhance services, improve data-driven decision making, and allow greater consumer involvement. The conference focused on ten themes that underpin a fully digital healthcare sector: analytics and the learning health system; clinical informatics; digital health workforce development; health policy, ethics and business models; informatics in health professional education; innovations, informaticians and digital health entrepreneurship; integrated and connected care; interoperability and informatics infrastructure; participatory medicine and consumer informatics; and system implementations and digital hospitals. The 29 papers selected for inclusion here reflect these themes, highlighting the research and technological innovations that are supporting the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The book includes examples of important new developments in the field of health informatics, and emphasizes the central role that digital health plays in current and future healthcare organizations everywhere. It will be of interest to all those involved in the field of healthcare.

	pHealth 2019 Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health 10-12 June 2019, Genoa, Italy
	Blobel, B./ 9781614999744/ Price:EUR 120.00

	This book presents the proceedings of pHealth 2019, the 16th in a series of international conferences on personalized health, held in Genoa, Italy, from 10–12 June 2019. The book includes 1 keynote, 2 of 4 invited talks, 36 oral presentations and 7 poster presentations from a total of 141 international authors. All submissions were critically reviewed by at least two independent experts and a member of the Scientific Program Committee. This process resulted in a full paper rejection rate of more than 30%. Besides wearable or implantable micro and nano technologies for personalized medicine, this volume addresses topics such as legal, ethical, social, and organizational requirements and impacts as well as necessary basic research for enabling future proof care paradigms. Such participatory, predictive, personalized, preventive, and effective care settings combine medical services and public health, prevention, social and elderly care, but also wellness and personal fitness. The multilateral benefits of pHealth technologies for all stakeholder communities offer enormous potential for the improvement of both care quality and industrial competitiveness, and also for the management of health care costs. Hence, the book will be of interest to all those involved in the provision of healthcare.

	dHealth 2019 – From eHealth to dHealth Proceedings of the 13th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference
	Hayn, D./ 9781614999706/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Health Informatics Meets Digital Health (dHealth 2019), held in Vienna, Austria, on 28–29 May 2019. In keeping with its interdisciplinary mission, the conference series provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, decision makers and vendors to discuss innovative health informatics and eHealth solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare using digital technologies. The subtitle and special focus of dHealth 2019 is ‘from eHealth to dHealth’, which stresses that healthcare will in future become ever more data-driven. While eHealth in general concerns healthcare IT solutions and professional healthcare providers, dHealth addresses broader fields of application in many areas of life, including sensors and sensor informatics, networks, genomics and bioinformatics, data-centered solutions, machine learning, and many more. The 32 papers included here provide an insight into the state-of-the-art of different aspects of dHealth, including the design and evaluation of user interfaces, patient-centered solutions, electronic health/medical/patient records, machine learning in healthcare and biomedical data analytics, and the book offers the reader an interdisciplinary approach to digital health. It will be of interest to researchers, developers, and healthcare professionals alike.

	Innovative Materials and Techniques for Osteochondral Repair
	Horea Rares Ciprian Benea/ 9781644900529/ Price:US$ 125.00

	The book presents research in treating focal joint cartilage defects. Lipoaspirate fluid (LAF) cells have important applications in such areas as orthopedics, general surgery, plastic and repair or vascular surgery. Also discussed are cartilage tissue regeneration therapies using collagen scaffolds and multipotent mesenchymal cells; this offers the possibility of making real “biological arthroplasties”. The regeneration of cartilage tissue by injecting stem cell concentrates gives hope to patients suffering from cartilage degradation.

	EMQs for the MRCOG Part 2
	Mirka Slavska/ 9781848291447/ Price:GBP 24.99

	There are few up to date EMQ revision books for the MRCOG Part 2 exam. With this book, the follow up to their'SBAs for the MRCOG Part 2' the authors have written current material, provided in a simple format. Thorough explanations and contemporary references are given for each answer, to help the reader maximize their study time, and to offer guidance to further relevant revision sources. The book is divided into an obstetric section and a gynaecology section, with each containing two complete exam papers of 50 questions in each section. The questions can be used either throughout revision preparation or as mock papers to be fully rehearsed and prepared prior to the exam day. We hope that this up to date EMQ exam preparation book will assist your learning in the great challenge of successfully passing the Part 2.

VM01-425	Design and Development of Affordable Healthcare Technologies
	Arindam Bit/ 9781522549697/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technological advancements in the last few decades have significantly revolutionized the healthcare industry, resulting in life expectancy improvement in human beings. The use of automated machines in healthcare has reduced human errors and has notably improved disease diagnosis efficiency. Design and Development of Affordable Healthcare Technologies provides emerging research on biomedical instrumentation, bio-signal processing, and device development within the healthcare industry. This book provides insight into various subjects including patient monitoring, medical imaging, and disease classification. This book is a vital reference source for medical professionals, biomedical engineers, scientists, researchers, and medical students interested in the comprehensive research on the advancements in healthcare technologies. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Disease Classification ‧Drug Delivery ‧Healthcare Services ‧Medical Imaging ‧Operation Theater ‧Optimization ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Rehabilitation ‧Remote Monitoring

VM01-422	Electrocardiogram Signal Classification and Machine Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Sara Moein/ 9781522555803/ Price:US$ 160.00

	Technological tools and computational techniques have enhanced the healthcare industry. These advancements have led to significant progress in the diagnosis of heart disorders. Electrocardiogram Signal Classification and Machine Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines the importance of automatic normalization and classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of heart disorders. Featuring a wide range of topics such as common heart disorders, particle swarm optimization, and benchmarks functions, this publication is geared toward medical professionals, researchers, professionals, and students seeking current and relevant research on the categorization of ECG signals. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Benchmark Functions ‧Common Heart Disorders ‧Gravitational Search Algorithm ‧Heart Waveforms ‧Median Filter ‧Noise Removal ‧Particle Swarm Optimization ‧Unimodal High-Dimensional Functions

VM01-421	Expert System Techniques in Biomedical Science Practice
	Prasant Kumar Pattnaik/ 9781522551492/ Price:US$ 205.00

	Before the integration of expert systems in biomedical science, complex problems required human expertise to solve them through conventional procedural methods. Advancements in expert systems allow for knowledge to be extracted when no human expertise is available and increases productivity through quick diagnosis. Expert System Techniques in Biomedical Science Practice is an essential scholarly resource that contains innovative research on the methods by which an expert system is designed to solve complex problems through the automation of decision making through the use of if-then-else rules rather than conventional procedural methods. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as image processing, bio-signals, and cognitive AI, this book is a vital reference source for computer engineers, information technologists, biomedical engineers, data-processing specialists, medical professionals, and industrialists within the fields of biomedical engineering, pervasive computing, and natural language processing. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Artificial Neural Networks ‧Bio-Signals ‧Biomedical Signal and Image Processing ‧Brain Computer Interface ‧Cognitive Al ‧Image Processing ‧Machine Learning ‧Medical Imaging ‧Soft Computing Techniques

VM01-420	Contemporary Applications of Mobile Computing in Healthcare Settings
	R. Rajkumar/ 9781522550365/ Price:US$ 205.00

	The use of mobile devices in medical care settings and by wellness professionals has influenced and changed many aspects of clinical practice. Mobile devices have become ubiquitous in these settings, leading to rapid growth in the development of medical apps. Contemporary Applications of Mobile Computing in Healthcare Settings is a critical scholarly resource that explores the benefits of using mobile devices and apps in the medical field and examines the shortcomings in the validation practices regarding these technologies. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as smart healthcare, patient surveillance, and body fitness monitoring, this book is geared toward academicians, nurses, medical professionals, practitioners, and students seeking current research on the quality and safety of the apps currently available for use by medical care professionals. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Body Fitness Monitoring ‧Clinical Data Analysis ‧mHealth Applications ‧Mobile Computing Devices ‧Patient Surveillance ‧Reading Assistance ‧Smart Healthcare

VM01-418	Handbook of Research on Information Security in Biomedical Signal Processing
	Pradhan, Chittaranjan/ 9781522551522/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Recent advancements and innovations in medical image and data processing have led to a need for robust and secure mechanisms to transfer images and signals over the internet and maintain copyright protection. The Handbook of Research on Information Security in Biomedical Signal Processing provides emerging research on security in biomedical data as well as techniques for accurate reading and further processing. While highlighting topics such as image processing, secure access, and watermarking, this publication explores advanced models and algorithms in information security in the modern healthcare system. This publication is a vital resource for academicians, medical professionals, technology developers, researchers, students, and practitioners seeking current research on intelligent techniques in medical data security. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Cloud Computing ‧Computer-Aided Diagnosis ‧Data Processing ‧Distributed Systems ‧Image Processing ‧Machine Learning ‧Secure Access ‧Security Requirements ‧Watermarking ‧Wireless Sensor Networks

VM01-417	Advanced Systems for Improved Public Healthcare and Disease Prevention: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Edoh, Thierry Oscar/ 9781522555285/ Price:US$ 185.00

	The development of better processes to provide proper healthcare has enhanced contemporary society. By implementing effective collaborative strategies, this development ensures proper quality and instruction for both the patient and medical practitioners. Advanced Systems for Improved Public Healthcare and Disease Prevention: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides emerging research on care delivery issues in global public healthcare and explores information and communication technology-based solutions for public healthcare improvement and disease prevention. While highlighting topics such as drug supply, infectious diseases, and pharmaceutical care, this publication explores the methods of global public healthcare provision, issues in healthcare access, and applications in overcoming the access issues. This book is an important resource for professionals, practitioners, researchers, academics, and graduate students interested in seeking current research on the various approaches towards improving public healthcare. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Drug Supply ‧Emergency Healthcare ‧Global Healthcare ‧Healthcare Delivery ‧Healthcare Systems ‧Infectious Diseases ‧Pharmaceutical Care ‧Screening Processes

VM01-415	Effective Techniques for Managing Trigeminal Neuralgia
	Chang, Steven/ 9781522553496/ Price:US$ 225.00

	The diagnosis and treatment of disease is a primary concern for health professionals and individuals in society. Managing the treatment and controlling symptoms of diseases is imperative to patient longevity and quality of life. Effective Techniques for Managing Trigeminal Neuralgia is a critical scholarly resource that examines the monitoring, management, and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as vascular compression, medical management, and percutaneous technique, this book is geared towards medical professionals, researchers, students, and professionals seeking current research on various treatment options as well as future frontiers in diagnosis and treatment. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Facial Pain ‧Ganglian Decompression ‧Medical Management ‧Microsurgery ‧Pain Management ‧Pain Scales ‧Percutaneous Technique ‧Vascular Compression

VM01-414	Nature-Inspired Intelligent Techniques for Solving Biomedical Engineering Problems
	Kose, Utku/ 9781522547693/ Price:US$ 255.00

	Technological tools and computational techniques have enhanced the healthcare industry. These advancements have led to significant progress and novel opportunities for biomedical engineering. Nature-Inspired Intelligent Techniques for Solving Biomedical Engineering Problems is a pivotal reference source for emerging scholarly research on trends and techniques in the utilization of nature-inspired approaches in biomedical engineering. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as artificial intelligence, clinical decision support systems, and swarm intelligence, this publication is an ideal resource for medical practitioners, professionals, students, engineers, and researchers interested in the latest developments in biomedical technologies. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Immune System ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Counting Bacteria ‧Differential Diagnosis ‧Swarm Intelligence ‧Watershed Transformation

VM01-412	Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Contemporary Healthcare Applications
	Barkat, Md. Abul/ 9781522547815/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Advances in technology permeates every aspect of life, including the healthcare system. Nanotechnology based systems have gained popularity based upon their promise, size, and other characteristics. Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Contemporary Healthcare Applications is a critical academic publication that explores advancements in nanostructured systems, applications of these systems in healthcare, and biomedical applications of these systems. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics, such as hydrogels, controlled drug delivery systems, and nanomedicine, this book is geared toward researchers, students, and academicians seeking current research on advancements and applications of nanostructured systems in the healthcare industry. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Biopolymers ‧Controlled Drug Delivery Systems ‧Hydrogels ‧Lipid Nanocarriers ‧Nanocarriers ‧Nanomedicine ‧Nanotherapeutic Systems ‧Quantum Dots

VM01-410	Handbook of Research on Biomimetics and Biomedical Robotics
	Habib, Maki/ 9781522529934/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Biomimetic research is an emerging field that aims to draw inspiration and substances from natural sources and create biological systems in structure, mechanism, and function through robotics. The products have a wide array of application including surgical robots, prosthetics, neurosurgery, and biomedical image analysis. The Handbook of Research on Biomimetics and Biomedical Robotics provides emerging research on robotics, mechatronics, and the application of biomimetic design. While highlighting mechatronical challenges in today’s society, readers will find new opportunities and innovations in design capabilities in intelligent robotics and interdisciplinary biomedical products. This publication is a vital resource for senior and graduate students, researchers, and scientists in engineering seeking current research on best ways to globally expand online higher education. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Artificial Immune Systems ‧Bio-Inspired Robots ‧Biorobotics ‧Smart Sensors ‧Swarm Intelligence ‧Wireless Sensor Network and Intelligent System

VM01-407	Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media
	Sekalala, Seif/ 9781522537168/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Numerous studies suggest that people with a variety of health concerns are increasingly turning to online networks for social support. As a result, the number of online support communities has risen over the past two decades. Global Perspectives on Health Communication in the Age of Social Media is a critical scholarly resource that examines the illness and pain-and-suffering narrative of health communication. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as social networks, patient empowerment, and e-health, this book is geared towards professionals and researchers in health informatics as well as students, practitioners, clinicians, and academics. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Anxiety ‧E-Health ‧Mental Health ‧Online Social Support ‧Patient Empowerment ‧Social Networks ‧Web Forums

VM01-405	Big Data Management and the Internet of Things for Improved Health Systems
	Mishra, Brojo Kishore/ 9781522552222/ Price:US$ 255.00

	Because of the increased access to high-speed Internet and smart phones, many patients have started to use mobile applications to manage various health needs. These devices and mobile apps are now increasingly used and integrated with telemedicine and telehealth via the medical Internet of Things (IoT). Big Data Management and the Internet of Things for Improved Health Systems is a critical scholarly resource that examines the digital transformation of healthcare. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as brain computer interface, data reduction techniques, and risk factors, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, researchers, and students seeking research on health and well-being data. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Agile Software Engineering ‧Big Data ‧Brain Computer Interface ‧Data Reduction Techniques ‧Medical IoT ‧Mobile Apps ‧Public Communication ‧Risk Factors ‧Social Media

VM01-404	Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education
	Singh, Indu/ 9781522538509/ Price:US$ 195.00

	The Internet serves as an essential tool in promoting health awareness through the circulation of important research among the medical professional community. While digital tools and technologies have greatly improved healthcare, challenges are still prevalent among diverse populations worldwide. Emerging Technologies and Work-Integrated Learning Experiences in Allied Health Education is a critical scholarly resource that examines constructivist teaching methods and active learning strategies in allied health education to enhance student knowledge and prepare them for the digital age. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as e-learning, microscopic morphology, and virtual reality, this book is geared towards researchers, academicians, medical professionals, and upper level students interested in the advancement and dissemination of medical knowledge. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Blended Learning ‧E-Learning ‧E-Portfolio ‧Hematology ‧Microscopic Morphology ‧Modeling Technology ‧Online Learning Tools ‧Virtual Reality

VM01-401	Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association (USA)/ 9781522539261/ Price:US$ 1095.00

	The development of better processes to provide proper healthcare has enhanced contemporary society. By implementing effective collaborative strategies, this ensures proper quality and instruction for both the patient and medical practitioners. Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal healthcare and examines the latest techniques and methods of clinical science. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as medication management, health literacy, and patient engagement, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, researchers, academics, and graduate students interested in healthcare delivery and clinical science. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Health Information Systems ‧Health Literacy ‧Interactive Health Information ‧Medication Management ‧Patient Engagement ‧Patient Rights ‧Patient-Centered Medical Care

VM01-400	Technological Tools for Value-Based Sustainable Relationships in Health: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Zineldin, Mosad/ 9781522540915/ Price:US$ 155.00

	The reach of technological advances can be found in many aspects of life, including the world of medical and healthcare. It is essential to understand these technologies so that those in healthcare professions can create and maintain bonds with the patients that rely on them as well as to identify the right tools for to support the improvement of patient care. Technological Tools for Value-Based Sustainable Relationships in Healthcare: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines the effects of social and healthcare technologies on human interaction, on health, on life sciences and on well-being in a complex healthcare context. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as, e-health, patient and medical relationship approaches, health information technology (HIT), cypernization of healthcare organizations and patient safety. This book is geared toward academicians, practitioners, students, and researchers seeking current research on the correlation between social and medical technologies and the cultivation of connections through those technologies especially in the healthcare field. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧E-Health ‧Improving Patient Care ‧Patient Relationship Management ‧Reducing Medical Errors ‧Self-Efficacy Management ‧Telemedicine ‧Total Technology Management

VM01-398	Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Kidney Health
	Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree/ 9781522528821/ Price:US$ 265.00

	The diagnosis and treatment of disease is a primary concern for health professionals and all of society. With the growing use of alternative medicine, patients can receive a wider scope of potential treatment options. Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Kidney Health provides a thorough examination on the application of alternative medicine in conventional hospital settings with a focus on kidney diseases. Including a range of academic perspectives on topics such as decision management, herbal-drug reactions, and chronic illnesses, this book is an ideal reference source for medical practitioners, professionals, students, researchers, and nurses interested in scientific evidence on the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Adverse Effects ‧Chronic Illnesses ‧Cost-Effectiveness ‧Decision Management ‧Healthcare Administration ‧Herbal-Drug Reactions ‧Integrative Medicine

VM01-397	Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings
	Christo El Morr/ 9781522529583/ Price:US$ 235.00

	Virtual communities have gained popularity in many growing fields and have continued to expand into healthcare environments. Analyzing the impact these communities have can help provide more effective methods to support patients and community members. Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings is a crucial scholarly reference source that examines the challenges virtual communities can face, as well as the advantages they provide to members of healthcare organizations. Featuring pertinent topics that include evaluation frameworks, disaster management, knowledge translation, and user engagement, this book is ideal for medical practitioners, academicians, students, and healthcare researchers that are interested in taking part in the latest discussions of virtual communities within medical fields. Topics Covered ‧Disability Health ‧Disaster Management ‧Evaluation Frameworks ‧Experiential Learning ‧Knowledge Translation ‧Social Network Development Analysis ‧User Engagement ‧Virtual Screening ‧Virtual Wards

VM01-396	Exploring the Pressures of Medical Education From a Mental Health and Wellness Perspective
	Smith, Christina Ramirez/ 9781522528111/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Discussions surrounding mental health are becoming more prominent and these conditions are becoming less stigmatized. Studying the effects that mental wellness has on students within the medical field can provide an insider perspective on this critical topic. Exploring the Pressures of Medical Education From a Mental Health and Wellness Perspective is a critical reference source that examines the mental and emotional problems that arise with students practicing in the medical field. Featuring relevant topics such as student burnout, cognitive learning, graduate education, and curriculum development, this scholarly publication is ideal for medical practitioners, academicians, students, and researchers that are interested in staying apprised of the latest trends and developments relating to mental wellness. Topics Covered ‧Cognitive Learning ‧Curriculum Development ‧Graduate Education ‧Medical Residents ‧Physician Training ‧Student Burnout ‧Student Health ‧Wellness Initiatives

VM01-394	Next-Generation Mobile and Pervasive Healthcare Solutions
	Machado, Jose/ 9781522528517/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technology is changing the practice of healthcare by the ways medical information is stored, shared, and accessed. With mobile innovations, new strategies are unfolding to further advance processes and procedures in medical settings. Next-Generation Mobile and Pervasive Healthcare Solutions is an advanced reference source for the latest research on emerging progress and applications within mobile health initiatives and health informatics. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as electronic health records (EHR), clinical decision support systems, and medical ontologies, this publication is ideally designed for professionals and researchers seeking scholarly material on the increased use of mobile health applications. Topics Covered ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Big Data ‧Biomedical Engineering ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Computer Vision ‧Data Security and Protection ‧Electronic Health Records (EHR) ‧Medical Ontologies

VM01-393	Biomedical Signal and Image Processing in Patient Care
	Kolekar, Maheshkumar H./ 9781522528296/ Price:US$ 265.00

	In healthcare systems, medical devices help physicians and specialists in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics. As research shows, validation of medical devices is significantly optimized by accurate signal processing. Biomedical Signal and Image Processing in Patient Care is a pivotal reference source for progressive research on the latest development of applications and tools for healthcare systems. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as telemedicine, human machine interfaces, and multimodal data fusion, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, students, and practitioners seeking current scholarly research on real-life technological inventions. Topics Covered ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Biomedical Signals ‧Disease Diagnostics ‧Fuzzy Logic ‧Human Machine Interfaces ‧Multimodal Data Fusion ‧Telemedicine

VM01-392	Web-Based Behavioral Therapies for Mental Disorders
	Langrial, Sitwat Usman/ 9781522532415/ Price:US$ 255.00

	The treatment of mental disorders has changed with the evolution of new technologies. The use of the web and computing tools to treat mental illness provides the ability to reach a higher number of users with innovative and proactive interventions. Web-Based Behavioral Therapies for Mental Disorders is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on alternative technology-based approaches to the treatment and support of mental illnesses. Featuring extensive coverage on topics such as cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, and acceptance and commitment therapy, this book is ideally designed for researchers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical scientists seeking current research on effective technological solutions for promoting well-being and meeting the needs for personalized health. Topics Covered ‧Acceptance Therapy ‧Anxiety ‧Behavioral Therapies ‧Blindness Therapies ‧Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ‧Cognitive Impairment ‧Commitment Therapy ‧Deafness Therapies ‧Depression ‧ICT Therapies ‧Insomnia ‧Stress

VM01-391	Research-Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga
	Telles, Shirley/ 9781522527886/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Yoga has evolved into a popular fitness practice across the globe. With the various schools of practice, it is imperative for practitioners to study both traditional texts and emerging scientific research in this area. Research-Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga is a unique reference source for the latest academic material on the physiological effects of yoga and cultivating a deeper understanding of yoga practice through the intersection of traditional texts and contemporary research. Including a range of topics such as occupational health, neurobiology, and women’s health, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, students, educators, and academics interested in the effects, challenges, and benefits of yoga practice. Topics Covered ‧Breathing Regulation ‧Heart Disease ‧Neurobiology ‧Obesity ‧Occupational Health ‧Women's Health ‧Yoga Postures

VM01-389	Health Economics and Healthcare Reform: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781522531685/ Price:US$ 395.00

	The effective delivery of healthcare services is vital to the general welfare and well-being of a country’s citizens. Financial infrastructure and policy reform can play a significant role in optimizing existing healthcare programs. Health Economics and Healthcare Reform: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a comprehensive source of academic material on the importance of economic structures and policy reform initiatives in modern healthcare systems. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as clinical costing, patient engagement, and e-health, this book is ideally designed for medical practitioners, researchers, professionals, and students interested in the optimization of healthcare delivery. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Costing ‧Decision Management ‧E-Health ‧Fiscal Consolidation ‧Health Information Systems ‧Patient Engagement ‧Public health

VM01-388	Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781522531586/ Price:US$ 1095.00

	Technological tools and computational techniques have enhanced the healthcare industry. These advancements have led to significant progress and novel opportunities for biomedical engineering. Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an authoritative reference source for emerging scholarly research on trends, techniques, and future directions in the field of biomedical engineering technologies. Highlighting a comprehensive range of topics such as nanotechnology, biomaterials, and robotics, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for medical practitioners, professionals, students, engineers, and researchers interested in the latest developments in biomedical technology. Topics Covered ‧Artificial Organs ‧Assistive Technology ‧Biomaterials ‧Biomedical Sensors ‧Image processing ‧Medical informatics ‧Nanotechnology ‧Rehabilitation Engineering ‧Robotics

SM01-481	Paediatric Neuroanaesthesia (with DVD)
	Hemanshu Prabhakar/ 9780199479658/ Price:GBP 205.00



SM01-479	Progress, Pioneers and Process: Studies in Physiology and Genetic Medicine
	Moyra Smith/ 9789813270572/ Price:US$ 138.00



SM01-478	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach
	J.W.G. Jacobs/ 9781614998778/ Price:EUR 108.00

	This book is an international, multidisciplinary guide to hypermobility syndromes, and EDS in particular. It aims to create better awareness of hypermobility syndromes among health professionals, including medical specialists, and to be a guide to the management of such syndromes for patients and practitioners. It is intended for use in daily clinical practice rather than as a reference book for research or the latest developments, and has been written to be understandable for any healthcare worker or educated patient without compromise to the scientific content. The book is organized as follows: chapters on classifications and genetics are followed by chapters on individual types, organ (system) manifestations and complications, and finally ethics and therapeutic strategies, with an appendix on surgery and the precautions which should attend it. A special effort has been made to take account of the perspective of the patient; two of the editors have EDS. The book will be of interest to patients with hypermobility syndromes and their families, as well as to all those healthcare practitioners who may encounter such syndromes in the course of their work.

SM01-472	Social Media and Internet for Health Clinic.
	/ 9781680959277/ Price:US$ 75.00

	This book offers a step by step guide to this newly dominant marketing discipline. This book focuses on the role of social media as the next major game-changer. Designed specifically for healthcare professionals in need of an in-depth introduction and comprehensive actionable program for digital marketing, social media, and aesthetic clinic management.

SM01-470	Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology: Possibilities and Challenges.
	Aleksei Anatoliyovych Stepanenko/ 9781773610313/ Price:US$ 165.00

	Nanotechnology involves the application of structures, characterization, design, devices, production, and systems at the nanometer scale. This edited collection from leading thinkers and researchers in the field gives an overview of current research on nano-bio interactions, with a focus on the effects of nanoparticle physical characteristics on their interactions with live cells. The potential of nanotechnology in modern therapy of human diseases and the recent advantages in this field are summarized. An overview of limitations facing nanotechnology-based therapies is presented.

SM01-470	Handbook of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering.
	I.S. Alexander/ 9781682513750/ Price:US$ 155.00

	Biomaterials have revolutionized the areas like bioengineering and tissue engineering for the development of novel strategies to combat life threatening diseases. Together with biomaterials, stem cell technology is also being used to improve the existing healthcare facilities. This book is intended to present the latest research and development carried out in the areas of biomedical engineering, biomaterials and nanomaterials science and to highlight the applications of such systems. It covers a wide range of research areas including basic materials science, biocompatibility, implant device development, surgical applications, and failure analysis and has application throughout most physiologic system.

SM01-470	Structural and Functional Imaging Techniques.
	Darren Ward/ 9781682513200/ Price:US$ 150.00

	This collection covers the numerous structural and functional imaging techniques contributed by renowned experts in their particular fields. Indeed, the number of peer-reviewed research articles using these techniques has grown at an exponential rate during this period. Inevitably, investigators have become interested in mapping neuroplastic changes that support learning and memory using functional neuroimaging, and concomitantly, rehabilitation researchers have become interested in mapping changes in brain systems responsible for treatment effects during the rehabilitation of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other brain injury or disease.

SM01-470	E-Health Systems.
	Zoran Gacovski/ 9781773610788/ Price:US$ 155.00

	This book includes information regarding how to professionally and efficiently use the medical status of patients leveraging the global information networks and related technology. This text covers topics like electronic health and medical informatics, including tools and procedures on how to adopt e-health methods in existing health care systems. The authors explore the usage of information technology in today’s health care systems in order to improve patient care and public health initiatives, to reduce costs, to save money and time, and to provide information for technical, scientific, administrative, bookkeeping and managerial use.

SM01-470	Bio-Intelligence Science.
	Zoran Gacovski/ 9781773610795/ Price:US$ 155.00

	This timely book integrates topics from bio-intelligence science and the application of bio-intelligence in different domains - the bio-medical domain, the learning, the medicine etc. It opens with the biological aspects of the intelligence succeeding on topics from neuroscience, pattern recognition in neuro and medical applications. It covers the pattern recognition in neuro and medical applications as well as neural networks applications are described.

SM01-470	Functional Biomaterial Applications in Medicine and Healthcare.
	N. Eqbal/ 9781682513217/ Price:US$ 150.00



SM01-470	Computational Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering.
	Cathy Chain/ 9781682513798/ Price:US$ 145.00

	In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in computational intelligence (CI) techniques as evidenced by numerous applications in various fields. Biomedical research and applications have benefited enormously as a result of applications of such tools and techniques. Most such scientific literature concerning the application of CI for modeling and pattern recognition are scattered around the world in different journals and conference proceedings. This work provides useful applications and information on the benefits of applying computation intelligence techniques to improve medical diagnostics. Individual contributions also cover medical decision making support, estimation of risks of treatments, reliability of medical systems, problems of practical clinical applications and many other topics. This book is intended for experts interested in problems of Biomedical Technologies, for researchers and academic staff, for all dealing with Biomedical and Medical Informatics, as well as PhD students.

GM01-50	Gale Enciclopedia de la Medicina: Edicion Abreviada en Espanol (Spanish-language version)
	/ 9781410380050/ Price:US$ 673.00

	This abridged, Spanish-language version of Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine presents information on more than 150 authoritative, in-depth articles on medical topics written in style accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This first edition also includes over 100 color images and illustrations, a glossary of key terms, list of organizations, and a comprehensive subject index.

GM01-41-2	Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781410388230/ Price:US$ 628.00

	The Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health 2 covers environmental health statutes, diseases/conditions, environmental factors contributing to public health issues, and environmental health policy issues, as well as offering biographical sidebars on key figures and historical events in environmental health. What's New 286 topics including 30 new topics

GM01-34-2	Infectious Diseases in Context, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781410381286/ Price:US$ 467.00

	A comprehensive guide to the increasingly important topic of emerging and threatening diseases, particularly their relationships to world health issues, current events, and political.

GM01-21-2	Genetics, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781410380791/ Price:US$ 816.00

	This new edition of Genetics provides a thorough presentation of genetics in the 21st century, including foundational concepts, key scientific and historical themes, ethical issues, and advances in the science. Features and Benefits ‧Signed entries written by subject matter experts. ‧Key terms defined in margins and glossary. ‧Bibliography/Suggested Further Readings. ‧200 color images plus 175 tables, charts, and graphs. ‧A thematic outline, an instructional guide, and a cumulative index. Table of Contents Accelerated Aging: Progeria. Acetylation. Addiction. Aging and Life Span. Agricultural Biotechnology. Alternative Splicing. Alzheimer''s Disease. Ames Test. Amplification. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. Antibiotic Resistance [Includes Video]. Antisense Nucleotides. Apoptosis. Arabidopsis thaliana. Archaea. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Automated Sequencer. ...

	Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth
	A. Ugon/ 9781614998518/ Price:EUR 167.00

	This book presents 190 full papers from the Medical Informatics Europe (MIE 2018) conference, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in April 2018. The MIE conferences aim to enable close interaction and networking between an international audience of academics, health professionals, patients and industry partners. The title of this year’s conference is: Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data – The Future of Co-Created eHealth, and contributions cover a broad range of topics related to the digitalization of healthcare, citizen participation, data science, and changing health systems, addressed from the perspectives of citizens, patients and their families, healthcare professionals, service providers, developers and policy makers. The second part of the title in particular has attracted a large number of papers describing strategies to create, evaluate, adjust or deliver tools and services for improvements in healthcare organizations or to enable citizens to respond to the challenges of dealing with health systems. Papers are grouped under the headings: standards and interoperability, implementation and evaluation, knowledge management, decision support, modeling and analytics, health informatics education and learning systems, and patient-centered services. Attention is also given to development for sustainable use, educational strategies and workforce development, and the book will be of interest to both developers and practitioners of healthcare services.

	Telehealth for Our Aging Society: Selected Papers from Global Telehealth 2017
	M.E.L. Van Den Berg/ 9781614998440/ Price:EUR 90.00

	This book presents a selection of papers from the 5th Global Telehealth conference, held in Adelaide, Australia, in November 2017. In recognition of the diversity of this area of healthcare, this series of international meetings, which began in 2010, has focused on different topics in telehealth. The main aim of the 2017 meeting was to share knowledge of complementary research endeavors in telehealth as related to later-life care, and to foster interaction between the different groups undertaking research in this emerging topic area. The 11 papers included here cover a diverse variety of topics, including: telehealth in the elderly with chronic heart failure; wearable information technology and self-management; telerehabilitation exercise in residential care; the Smarter Safer Homes platform; and prediction of freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The book will be of interest to all whose work involves the development or delivery of healthcare for older patients.

	Medinfo 2017: Precision Healthcare Through Informatics; Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
	A. V. Gundlapalli/ 9781614998297/ Price:EUR 176.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 16th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics (MedInfo2017), held in Hangzhou, China, in August 2017, which also marked the 50th anniversary of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The central theme of MedInfo2017 was "Precision Healthcare through Informatics", and the scientific program was divided into five tracks: connected and digital health; human data science; human, organizational, and social aspects; knowledge management and quality; and safety and patient outcomes. The 249 accepted papers and 168 posters included here span the breadth and depth of sub-disciplines in biomedical and health informatics, such as clinical informatics; nursing informatics; consumer health informatics; public health informatics; human factors in healthcare; bioinformatics; translational informatics; quality and safety; research at the intersection of biomedical and health informatics; and precision medicine.

	pHealth 2018: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health
	B. Blobel;B. Yang/ 9781614998679/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents the proceedings of pHealth 2018. Held in Gjovik, Norway, in June 2018, this is the 15th in a series of scientific conferences which have brought together expertise from medical, technological, political, administrative, and social domains, and even from philosophy or linguistics. Initiated in 2003 as part of a European project, the scope of these conferences now encompasses technological and biomedical facilities, legal, ethical, social, and organizational requirements and impacts, as well as necessary basic research for enabling future-proof care paradigms. The conferences thereby combine medical services with public health, preventive medicine, social and elderly care, wellness and personal fitness to establish participatory, predictive, personalized, preventive, and effective care settings.

	Health Informatics Meets eHealth: Biomedical Meets eHealth From Sensors to Decisions Proceedings of the 12th eHealth Conference
	Schreier G.;Hayn D./ 9781614998570/ Price:EUR 120.00

	Biomedical engineering and health informatics are closely related to each other, and it is often difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins, but ICT systems in healthcare and biomedical systems and devices are already becoming increasingly interconnected, and share the common entity of data. This is something which is set to become even more prevalent in future, and will complete the chain and flow of information from the sensor, via processing, to the actuator, which may be anyone or anything from a human healthcare professional to a robot. Methods for automating the processing of information, such as signal processing, machine learning, predictive analytics and decision support, are increasingly important for providing actionable information and supporting personalized and preventive healthcare protocols in both biomedical and digital healthcare systems and applications. This book of proceedings presents 50 papers from the 12th eHealth conference, eHealth2018, held in Vienna, Austria, in May 2018. The theme of this year’s conference is Biomedical Meets eHealth – From Sensors to Decisions, and the papers included here cover a wide range of topics from the field of eHealth.

	Connecting the System to Enhance the Practitioner and Consumer Experience in Healthcare Selected Papers from the 26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2018)
	Cummings, E./ 9781614998891/ Price:EUR 95.00

	Health informatics plays a central role in the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The integration and connection of health services, practitioners and consumers is critical to the realisation of the improvements promised by digital health, and the secondary use of health data has led to ground-breaking research discoveries. Increased reliance upon all types of digital media has also established health informatics as a viable specialisation in healthcare. This book presents the proceedings of the 26th national Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2018), Australia’s premier health informatics event, held in Sydney, Australia, in July/August 2018. The conference provides an environment for clinicians, researchers, health IT professionals, industry and consumers to integrate, educate and share the knowledge which drives innovative thinking, and this year’s theme, ‘Today’s best practice, innovation today and preparing for tomorrow’, focuses on the important issues of connecting the system, being smart with data, and enhancing the practitioner and consumer experience in healthcare interactions. The papers presented here reflect this theme, highlighting cutting-edge research evidence, technology updates and innovations from the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. Covering a wide spectrum of work, and encompassing major theoretical concepts, examples of key applications of new technologies and important new developments in the field of health informatics, the book will be of interest to all those working in the healthcare sector.

	Transforming our World Through Design, Diversity and Education Proceedings of Universal Design and Higher Education in Transformation Congress 2018
	Craddock, G./ 9781614999225/ Price:EUR 171.00

	Good design is enabling, and each and every one of us is a designer. Universal Design is widely recognized an important concept that should be incorporated in all person-centred policies. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) clearly stipulates that the most effective way of delivering on the promise of an inclusive society is through a Universal Design approach. Sitting at the intersection of the fields of Higher Education and Universal Design, this book presents papers delivered at the Universal Design and Higher Education in Transformation Congress (UDHEIT2018), held in Dublin, Ireland, from 30 October to 2 November 2018. This event brings together key experts from industry, education, and government and non-government organization sectors to share experiences and knowledge with all participants. The 86 papers included here are grouped under 17 headings, or themes, ranging from education and digital learning through healthcare to engagement with industry and urban design. Celebrating and integrating all that is good in design, diversity and education, this book will be a valuable resource for all those interested in the inspiring and empowering developments in both Universal Design and higher education.

VM01-390	Handbook of Research on Data Science for Effective Healthcare Practice and Administration
	Behrouz H. Far/ 9781522525158/ Price:US$ 255.00

	Data science has always been an effective way of extracting knowledge and insights from information in various forms. One industry that can utilize the benefits from the advances in data science is the healthcare field. The Handbook of Research on Data Science for Effective Healthcare Practice and Administration is a critical reference source that overviews the state of data analysis as it relates to current practices in the health sciences field. Covering innovative topics such as linear programming, simulation modeling, network theory, and predictive analytics, this publication is recommended for all healthcare professionals, graduate students, engineers, and researchers that are seeking to expand their knowledge of efficient techniques for information analysis in the healthcare professions. Topics Covered ‧Data Engineering ‧Discriminant Analysis ‧Heuristics ‧Linear Programming ‧Machine Learning ‧Multi-Objective Programming ‧Network Theory ‧Predictive Analytics ‧Signal Processing ‧Simulation Modeling

VM01-385	Health Literacy: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
	Information Resources Management Association (USA)/ 9781522519287/ Price:US$ 320.00

	The development of better processes to relay medical information has enhanced the healthcare field. By implementing effective collaborative strategies, this ensures proper quality and instruction for both the patient and medical practitioners. Health Literacy: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the latest advances in providing and helping patients and medical professionals to understand basic health information and the services that are most appropriate. Including innovative studies on interactive health information, health communication, and health education, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for professionals, researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in the improvement of health literacy. Topics Covered ‧Consumer Health Information ‧E-Health ‧Functional Health Literacy ‧Health Communication ‧Health Education ‧Interactive Health Information ‧Public Health Systems

VM01-384	Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association (USA)/ 9781522522379/ Price:US$ 1095.00

	The application of proper ethical systems and education programs is a vital concern in the medical industry. When healthcare professionals are held to the highest moral and training standards, patient care is improved. Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive source of academic research material on methods and techniques for implementing ethical standards and effective education initiatives in clinical settings. Highlighting pivotal perspectives on topics such as e-health, organizational behavior, and patient rights, this multi-volume work is ideally designed for practitioners, upper-level students, professionals, researchers, and academics interested in the latest developments within the healthcare industry. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Communication ‧E-Health ‧Hospital management ‧Human Rights Considerations ‧Organizational Behavior ‧Patient Rights ‧Patient-Centered Medical Care ‧Teaching Methods

VM01-383	Health Information Systems and the Advancement of Medical Practice in Developing Countries
	Moahi, Kgomotso H./ 9781522522621/ Price:US$ 200.00

	The continuous development of new technologies has led to significant socio-economic advances in modern society. When applied in the medical sector, healthcare delivery techniques are optimized. Health Information Systems and the Advancement of Medical Practice in Developing Countries is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly research on technology utilization for delivering reliable and accurate health information to patients and clinical staff. Highlighting pivotal perspectives on topics such as mobile health, telemedicine, and healthcare access, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, researchers, academics, and graduate students interested in the benefits and challenges of technology applications in healthcare systems. Topics Covered ‧E-Learning Resources ‧Geographic Information Systems ‧Health Service Costs ‧Healthcare Access ‧Medical Education ‧Mobile Health ‧Telemedicine

VM01-380	Impact of Medical Errors and Malpractice on Health Economics, Quality, and Patient Safety
	Riga, Marina/ 9781522523376/ Price:US$ 200.00

	Precise and flawless medical practice is imperative due to the delicate nature of patient lives and health. Without methods and technologies to detect medical mistakes, many lives would be compromised. Impact of Medical Errors and Malpractice on Health Economics, Quality, and Patient Safety is an essential reference source for the latest research on the detection and analysis of the various implications of medical errors and addresses the hidden malpractices that exist in healthcare systems globally. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics such as clinical pathways, decision-making techniques, and health information technology, this book is ideally designed for practitioners, professionals, and researchers seeking current research on various issues in healthcare provision. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Clinical Costing ‧Clinical Pathways ‧Decision-Making and Communication ‧Fiscal Consolidation ‧Forensic Medicine ‧Health Information Technology ‧Incident Reporting Systems

VM01-379	Innovative Research in Thermal Imaging for Biology and Medicine
	Vardasca, Ricardo/ 9781522520726/ Price:US$ 210.00

	Technological advances in thermal imaging have had far-reaching impacts on the fields of biology and medicine. By studying the diverse applications in thermal imaging, significant contributions can be made in modern life sciences. Innovative Research in Thermal Imaging for Biology and Medicine is a thorough reference source that offers in-depth discussions on emerging advancements in thermal imaging techniques and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on its diverse applications. Highlighting relevant topics such as microvascular imaging, vascular optics, body cryotherapy, and myofascial trigger points, this publication is ideal for all academicians, graduate students, practitioners, and researchers who are interested in studying the latest advances in thermal imaging as it relates to medicine and biology. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Body Cryotherapy ‧Infrared Thermography ‧Microvascular Imaging ‧Myofascial Trigger Points ‧Thermographic Evaluation ‧Thermography Diagnostics ‧Vaccines ‧Vascular Optics

VM01-377	Advancing Medical Education Through Strategic Instructional Design
	Stefaniak, Jill/ 9781522520986/ Price:US$ 205.00

	Changes in technological innovation are altering modern educational systems. With instructional media continuously evolving, educators have a variety of options when deciding what tools are best for delivering their instruction. Advancing Medical Education through Strategic Instructional Design is an essential reference publication for the latest scholarly research on the importance of medical educators’ adherence to instructional design principles to yield optimal learning outcomes. Featuring extensive coverage on several relevant topics and perspectives, such as medical simulation, instructional theory, and performance analysis, this book is ideally designed for educators, physicians, and nurses seeking current research on designing effective instruction for a variety of audiences and learning contexts. Topics Covered ‧Informal Learning ‧Instructional Management ‧Instructional Strategies and Sequencing ‧Instructional Theory ‧Medical Simulation ‧Non-Instructional Interventions ‧Performance Analysis ‧Virtual Patients

VM01-376	Workforce Development Theory and Practice in the Mental Health Sector
	Smith, Mark/ 9781522518747/ Price:US$ 190.00

	Across the globe, evaluating the initiatives and planning strategies of the modern workforce has become increasingly imperative. By developing professional competencies, various sectors can achieve better quality skill development. Workforce Development Theory and Practice in the Mental Health Sector is an essential reference source on the understanding of workforce capacity and capability and examines specific benefits and applications in addiction and mental health services. Featuring extensive coverage on a range of topics including public service provision, staff motivation, and clinical competency, this book is ideally designed for policy makers, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the challenges facing countries in the areas of planning and development in the workforce. Topics Covered ‧Addiction ‧Clinical Competency ‧Cultural Competency ‧Data Competency ‧Non-governmental Services ‧Public Service Provision ‧Resource Needs ‧Staff Motivation

VM01-375	Internet of Things and Advanced Application in Healthcare
	Reis, Catarina I./ 9781522518204/ Price:US$ 210.00

	The ubiquitous nature of the Internet of Things allows for enhanced connectivity between people in modern society. When applied to various industries, these current networking capabilities create opportunities for new applications. Internet of Things and Advanced Application in Healthcare is a critical reference source for emerging research on the implementation of the latest networking and technological trends within the healthcare industry. Featuring in-depth coverage across the broad scope of the Internet of Things in specialized settings, such as context-aware computing, reliability, and healthcare support systems, this publication is an ideal resource for professionals, researchers, upper-level students, practitioners, and technology developers seeking innovative material on the Internet of Things and its distinct applications. Topics Covered ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Context-Aware Computing Systems ‧Health Risk Management ‧Healthcare Support Systems ‧Reliability Concerns ‧Smart Healthcare ‧Wearable Sensors

VM01-374	Improving the Quality of Life for Dementia Patients through Progressive Detection, Treatment, and Care
	Wu, Jinglong/ 9781522509257/ Price:US$ 205.00

	The prominence of dementia within the global aging population has undergone an increase in recent years. To improve the living conditions of patients, researchers must place more emphasis on early detection methods. Improving the Quality of Life for Dementia Patients through Progressive Detection, Treatment, and Care provides a thorough overview of emerging research on various neuroscience methods for the early diagnosis of dementia and focuses on the improvement of healthcare delivery to patients. Highlighting relevant issues on health information systems, behavioral indicators, and treatment methods, this book is a pivotal reference source for health professionals, neuroscientists, upper-level students, practitioners, and researchers interested in the latest developments within the field of dementia treatment. Topics Covered ‧Alzheimer’s Disease ‧Cognitive Training ‧Emotional Stability ‧Human-Computer Interaction ‧Nutritional Status ‧Stimulation Devices ‧Unobtrusive vs. Obtrusive Detection

VM01-373	Design, Development, and Integration of Reliable Electronic Healthcare Platforms
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781522517245/ Price:US$ 205.00

	Advancements in technology have brought about a new era of medicinal practice; however, these new technological trends present both advantages and challenges to their utilization. Design, Development, and Integration of Reliable Electronic Healthcare Platforms is an authoritative reference work on the issues relating to the quality and safety of technology use in the medical realm. Featuring coverage on best practices, detailed analysis, and upcoming trends, this publication is essential for researchers, students and professionals seeking current research on the implementation of electronic technologies in healthcare. Topics Covered ‧Artificial Intelligence ‧Early Disease Detection ‧EMR Software ‧Medical Speech Translation Systems ‧Population Health Management ‧Quality Evaluation ‧Robotics

VM01-372	Social Science Methods in Health Research, 6-Vols/Set.
	Rudnick, Abraham/ 9789386062017/ Price:GBP 1025.00

	The six-volume Social Science Methods in Health Research set comprehensively addresses research methods used in social science for the health sector. The six volumes are illustrative and indicative of the range of social science methods in health research. It is ordered in large part according to the scope of the research questions covering the micro-, meso-, and mega-levels of health research. The first three volumes, Foundations, Basic Science and Clinical Research focuses mainly on micro- and meso-level studies. Volume 1 centres on the foundations of social science research, including history, ethics, and more. Volume 2 addresses the use of social science methods in basic biomedical studies involving humans and other animals, while Volume 3,the last volume provides insight into the importance of using social science methods in clinical research. Volumes 4-6, cover Organizations, Systems and Public Health Research, and address research methods that can be used to study health related issues in broad contexts, mainly at the mega-level. Volume 4 addresses methodological issues particular to studying health care organizations and how those organizations can be studied using methods from the social sciences including case studies, leadership research, and more. Volume 5 explores how social science methods can be used to study health care systems (across and beyond health care organizations), including policy studies, systems research, and more. Volume 6, the final volume focuses on social science methods in public health research, including population research, social determinants studies, and more. Volume 1: Foundations of Social Science Methods Volume 2: Social Science Methods in Basic Biomedical Research Volume 3: Social Science Methods in Clinical Research Volume 4: Social Science Methods in Health Organizations Research Volume 5: Social Science Methods in Health Systems Research Volume 6: Social Science Methods in Public Health Research

VM01-370	Integrating Biologically-Inspired Nanotechnology into Medical Practice
	Nayak, B.K./ 9781522506102/ Price:US$ 190.00

	Nanotechnology has grown in its use and adoption across sectors. In particular, the medical field has identified the vast opportunities nanotechnology presents, especially for earlier disease detection and diagnosis versus traditional methods. Integrating Biologically-Inspired Nanotechnology into Medical Practice presents the latest research on nanobiotechnology and its application as a real-world healthcare solution. Emphasizing applications of micro-scale technologies in the areas of oncology, food science, and pharmacology, this reference publication is an essential resource for medical professionals, researchers, chemists, and graduate-level students in the medical and pharmaceutical sciences. Topics Covered ‧Biomedical Technologies ‧Disease Diagnosis ‧Food Processing ‧Medicinal Plants ‧Molecular Diagnosis ‧Nanoencapsulation ‧Nanoparticles ‧Vaccine Delivery

VM01-367	Cloud Computing Systems and Applications in Healthcare
	Bhatt, Chintan M./ 9781522510024/ Price:US$ 205.00

	The implementation of cloud technologies in healthcare is paving the way to more effective patient care and management for medical professionals around the world. As more facilities start to integrate cloud computing into their healthcare systems, it is imperative to examine the emergent trends and innovations in the field. Cloud Computing Systems and Applications in Healthcare features innovative research on the impact that cloud technology has on patient care, disease management, and the efficiency of various medical systems. Highlighting the challenges and difficulties in implementing cloud technology into the healthcare field, this publication is a critical reference source for academicians, technology designers, engineers, professionals, analysts, and graduate students. Topics Covered ‧Adaptive Cloud Technology ‧Big Data Analytics ‧Crypto-Watermarking System ‧Data Security ‧Data Sharing ‧Neuro-Fuzzy Systems ‧Wireless Infrastructure

VM01-366	Advancing Medicine through Nanotechnology and Nanomechanics Applications
	Talukdar, Keka/ 9781522510437/ Price:US$ 195.00

	The application of nanotechnology within the medical sphere has had a significant influence on how diseases and conditions are treated and diagnosed. While many strides have been made, there is still continuous research on nanotechnology being performed in the field. Advancing Medicine through Nanotechnology and Nanomechanics Applications highlights emergent trends and empirical research on technological innovations in medicine and healthcare. Investigating the impact of nanotechnology and nanomechanics on the treatment of diseases, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery systems, this publication is a vital reference source for professionals, researchers, medical students, and engineering students. Topics Covered ‧Bioimaging ‧Bone Regeneration ‧Computational Nanobiotechnology ‧Drug Carriers ‧Drug Delivery ‧Polymers ‧Tissue Engineering

VM01-365	Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management
	Wickramasinghe, Nilmini/ 9781522509202/ Price:US$ 345.00

	Effective healthcare delivery is a vital concern for citizens and communities across the globe. The numerous facets of this industry require constant re-evaluation and optimization of management techniques. Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal healthcare opportunities and solutions. Highlighting issues relating to decision making, process optimization, and technological applications, this book is ideally designed for policy makers, administrators, students, professionals, and researchers interested in achieving superior healthcare solutions. Topics Covered ‧Big Data Applications ‧Clinical Practice ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Information Systems ‧Health Literacy ‧Medication Management ‧mHealth ‧Social Media Applications ‧Telemedicine

VM01-364	Computational Tools and Techniques for Biomedical Signal Processing
	Singh,Butta/ 9781522506607/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Biomedical signal processing in the medical field has helped optimize patient care and diagnosis within medical facilities. As technology in this area continues to advance, it has become imperative to evaluate other ways these computation techniques could be implemented. Computational Tools and Techniques for Biomedical Signal Processing investigates high-performance computing techniques being utilized in hospital information systems. Featuring comprehensive coverage on various theoretical perspectives, best practices, and emergent research in the field, this book is ideally suited for computer scientists, information technologists, biomedical engineers, data-processing specialists, and medical physicists interested in signal processing within medical systems and facilities. Topics Covered ‧Clustering Techniques ‧Data Compression ‧Healthcare Information Systems ‧Kalman Filter Algorithm ‧Medical Imaging ‧Sensor Technology ‧Wavelet Decomposition

VM01-363	Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System in Children
	Kelly, Deirdre A./ 9781119046905/ Price:US$ 238.95

	This market-leading book, with comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of liver disease in children, returns with 12 brand new chapters covering key areas in liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, and liver disease in infancy. Authored by the world’s leading hepatologists and pediatricians and expertly edited by Deirdre Kelly, it covers the entire topic from pathology to diagnosis and clinical management, and in all stages of childhood from the unborn baby through to infancy, and from childhood to the transition into adolescence. Hepatologists, pediatricians and gastroenterologists of all levels will find it an essential tool to consult time and time again

VM01-357	Pattern and Data Analysis in Healthcare Settings
	Tiwari, Vivek/ 9781522505365/ Price:US$ 215.00

	Business and medical professionals rely on large data sets to identify trends or other knowledge that can be gleaned from the collection of it. New technologies concentrate on data’s management, but do not facilitate users’ extraction of meaningful outcomes. Pattern and Data Analysis in Healthcare Settings investigates the approaches to shift computing from analysis on-demand to knowledge on-demand. By providing innovative tactics to apply data and pattern analysis, these practices are optimized into pragmatic sources of knowledge for healthcare professionals. This publication is an exhaustive source for policy makers, developers, business professionals, healthcare providers, and graduate students concerned with data retrieval and analysis. Topics Covered ‧Data Mining ‧Data Warehouses ‧Decision Making Applications ‧Knowledge Artifact Filtering ‧Pattern Management ‧Pattern Representation ‧Pattern Retrieval Systems ‧Physical Modeling

VM01-355	Healthcare Community Synergism between Patients, Practitioners, and Researchers
	Bryan, Valerie C./ 9781522506409/ Price:US$ 210.00

	Proper health education is a vital component to ensuring patients’ satisfaction, safety, and well-being. To achieve this goal, interdisciplinary collaboration has emerged as an innovative method for promoting healthy living. Healthcare Community Synergism between Patients, Practitioners, and Researchers is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the various collaborative efforts to improve the current state of health systems and patient education. Highlighting research methodologies aimed to enrich the quality of available information in healthcare environments, this book is ideally designed for medical professionals, educators, and researchers. Topics Covered ‧Aging Attributes ‧Community-Based Learning ‧Cultural Perspectives ‧Health Literacy ‧Quality of Life Concerns ‧Self-Health Management ‧Technological Applications

VM01-353	Oncology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, 2-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association (USA)/ 9781522505495/ Price:US$ 440.00

	Advancements in cancer diagnosis and treatment have extended the lives of many patients facing numerous types of cancer over the years. Research on best practices, new drug development, early identification, and treatment continues to advance with the ultimate goal of uncovering a cure for cancer in all its forms. Oncology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice features international perspectives on cancer identification, treatment, and management methodologies in addition to patient considerations and outlooks for the future. This collection of emerging research provides valuable insight for researchers, graduate-level students, and professionals in the medical field. Topics Covered ‧Cancer Screening and Prevention ‧Cancer Stem Cells ‧Cancer Survivorship ‧Chemotherapy ‧Circulating Tumor Cells ‧Drug Design ‧Hematology ‧Melanoma and Skin Cancers ‧Nanotechnology Applications ‧Palliative and Supportive Care ‧Radiation Therapy

GM01-15-3	Human Diseases and Conditions, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780684325200/ Price:US$ 768.00

	Offering in-depth coverage of all areas of health and disease, Human Diseases and Conditions, 3rd ed. offers current and accurate information on approximately 450 diseases and conditions. This edition includes nearly 75 new and 360 completely reviewed and revised articles. The topics covered include infectious diseases, many cancers, chronic and acute physical and psychological conditions, newly emerging and reemerging diseases, public health issues, and issues of interest to the young adult audience (eating disorders, sports injuries, growth, and puberty). Behavioral health is covered as thoroughly as physical health. In addition, the comprehensiveness of 425 photos, informative illustrations, and charts thoroughly enhances the already-rich textual information. A glossary of key terms, bibliography, list of organizations, and a comprehensive two-level subject index is also included.

	Building Capacity for Health Informatics in the Future
	Lau, F./ 9781614997412/ Price:EUR 130.00

	Health information technologies are revolutionizing and streamlining healthcare, and uptake continues to rise dramatically. If these technologies are to be effectively implemented, capacity must be built at a regional, national and global level, and the support and involvement of both government and industry will be vital. This book presents the proceedings of the 2017 Information Technology and Communications in Health conference (ITCH 2017), held in Victoria, BC, Canada, in February 2017. The conference considers, from a variety of perspectives, what is required to move the technology forward to real, sustained and widespread use, and the solutions examined range from improvements in usability and training to the need for new and improved design of information systems, user interfaces and interoperable solutions. Government policies, mandates, initiatives and the need for regulation are also explored, as is the requirement for improved interaction between industrial, governmental and academic partners. With its focus on building the next generation of health informatics and the capacity required to deliver better healthcare worldwide, this book will be of interest to all those involved in the provision of healthcare.

	Participatory Design & Health Information Technology
	Kanstrup, A.M./ 9781614997399/ Price:EUR 95.00

	Health Information Technology (HIT) continues to increase in importance as a component of healthcare provision, but designing HIT is complex. The creation of cooperative learning processes for future HIT users is not a simple task. The importance of engaging end users such as health professionals, patients and relatives in the design process is widely acknowledged, and Participatory Design (PD) is the primary discipline for directly involving people in the technological design process. Exploring the application of PD in HIT is crucial to all those involved in engaging end users in HIT design and, in collaboration with a wide range of people, a broad repertoire of methods and techniques to apply PD within multiple domains has been established. This book, Participatory Design & Health Information Technology, presents the contributions of researchers from 5 countries, who share their experience and insights into applying PD in the development of HIT. The book begins with a review of PD and HIT research, followed by 10 papers, each of which describes important lessons for HIT designers interested in user participation. The papers are grouped under the themes of participatory processes; participatory reflections; participatory business; and participatory inspiration. The book will be of interest to researchers, students, health professionals, IT designers and managers who work with or are interested in supporting participation in the design of HIT.

	A Multinational Telemedicine Systems for Disaster Response: Opportunities and Challenges
	/ 9781614997276/ Price:EUR 108.00

	In the aftermath of a disaster, medical infrastructure is often significantly impacted or destroyed in the affected zone. Recognizing the need for an effective system for deployment in disaster zones, the Emerging Security Challenges Division within NATO's Science for Peace and Security Program (SPS) initiated the development of a multinational telemedicine system (MnTS). Such a system can improve access to health services and increase survival rates in emergency situations spanning both geographical and time zones. This book presents a review of this NATO-funded MnTS, and follows the thematic approach to its development. The book is divided into 14 chapters; Chapter 1 includes a historical review of telemedicine and disasters and Chapter 2 provides a historical perspective of NATO's efforts in the field of telemedicine, while Chapters 3 – 12 summarize the development of the MnTS. Critical components of the MnTS are addressed, such as overall organizational structure, the integration of information technology, legal and regulatory considerations, and outreach and public awareness. The evaluation of the MnTS in a field exercise is described, and the book closes with a final summary of the MnTS. The book addresses the challenges faced in deploying telemedicine following a disaster, such as IT, language, culture and legal issues, and provides a template for making telemedicine part of international disaster response.

	German Medical Data Sciences: Visions and Bridges Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (gmds e.V.) 2017 in Olde
	R?hrig, R./ 9781614998075/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 62nd annual meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (German Medical Data Sciences – GMDS 2017): Visions and Bridges, held in Oldenburg, Germany, in September 2017. The 242 submissions to the conference included 77 full papers, of which 42 were accepted for publication here after rigorous review. These are divided into 7 sections: teaching and training; epidemiological surveillance, screening and registration; research methods; IT infrastructure for biomedical research/data integration centers; healthcare information systems; interoperability – standards, terminologies, classification; and biomedical informatics, innovative algorithms and signal processing.

	Harnessing the Power of Technology to Improve Lives
	P. Cudd/ 9781614997979/ Price:EUR 189.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 14th conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE 2017) entitled: ‘Harnessing the power of technology to improve lives’, held in Sheffield, UK, in September 2017. This 4-day event about assistive technologies (AT) highlights the association’s interest in innovating not only technology, but also services, and addresses the global challenge of meeting the needs of the increasing number of people who could benefit from assistive technology. The 200+ papers in the book are grouped under 30 subject headings, and include contributions on a wide range of topical subjects, including aging well and dementia; care robotics; eHealth and apps; innovations; universal design; sport; and disordered speech.

	Informatics Empowers Healthcare Transformation
	J. Mantas/ 9781614997801/ Price:EUR 108.00

	Biomedical Informatics is now indispensible in modern healthcare, and the field covers a very broad spectrum of research and application outcomes, ranging from cell to population, and including a number of technologies such as imaging, sensors, and biomedical equipment, as well as management and organizational subjects. This book presents 65 full papers and two keynote speeches from the 2017 edition of the International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH 2017), held in Athens, Greece in July 2017. The papers are grouped in three chapters, and cover a wide range of topics, reflecting the current scope of Biomedical Informatics. In essence, Biomedical Informatics empowers the transformation of healthcare, and the book will be of interest to researchers, providers and healthcare practitioners alike.

	Benchmarking Telemedicine: Improving Health Security in the Balkans
	Stone, C.S/ 9781614998112/ Price:EUR 108.00

	This book presents papers from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on Benchmarking Telemedicine: Improving Health Security in the Balkans, held in Skopje, Macedonia, in November 2016. The aim of the workshop was to bring together people from a wide range of sectors within the telemedicine community with representatives of NATO Member and Partner countries to share information and develop solutions to health security issues. Participants addressed issues such as cyber security for the implementation of telemedicine; healthcare capabilities of deployed and local medical equipment; learning methods; information sharing among local professionals; prevention and control of infectious diseases; best practices of telemedicine among NATO Member and Partner countries; integration of telemedicine across regions and borders; and telemedicine implementation.

	Health Literacy: New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice
	Logan, R.A./ 9781614997894/ Price:EUR 145.00

	This book ‘New Directions in Health Literacy Research, Theory, and Practice’ provides an introduction to health literacy research and practice and highlights similar scholarship in related disciplines. The book is organized as follows: the first chapter explains the still-evolving definition of health literacy; the next three chapters discuss developments and new directions in health literacy research, then a further two chapters are devoted to developments and new directions in health literacy theory. Two chapters explore health literacy interventions for vulnerable populations; four chapters cover health literacy leadership efforts; six chapters describe developments and new directions in disciplines that are similar to health literacy; and six chapters portray diverse health literacy practices. A preface from Richard Carmona M.D., the former U.S. Surgeon General, is included in the book.

	Integrating and Connecting Care : Selected Papers from the 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2017)
	A. Ryan/ 9781614997825/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book presents 24 selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2017), held in Brisbane, Australia, in August 2017. The theme of HIC 2017 is Integrating and Connecting Care, and the conference provides the ideal professional and social environment for clinicians, researchers, health IT professionals, industry and consumers to integrate, educate and share their knowledge and debate current and future health systems. The papers in the book reflect the theme of the conference, highlighting the cutting-edge research evidence, technology updates and innovations crucial to the digital transformation of the healthcare sector.

	Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Redesigning Healthcare Work
	C. Nohr/ 9781614997931/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book contains the conference papers from CSHI 2017 - Delivering 21st Century Healthcare - Building a Quality-and-Efficiency Driven System. It contains papers on a variety of topics that are divided into four sections: Theoretical approaches to investigate context sensitive health informatics to generate robust evidence, Redesigning healthcare work practices, Patient participation in healthcare design and redesign, and Human factors and usability. The 2017 CSHI conference continues our efforts to develop robust scientific evidence on context and Health IT.

	Career Guide: Medical Examiner
	/ 9781680954104/ Price:US$ 34.95

	A medical examiner is a medical doctor who is responsible for examining bodies post mortem to determine the cause of death. These professionals are trained forensic pathologists who are called upon to investigate all deaths that may affect the public interest. As such, they must determine the cause, the manner of death, and the circumstances surrounding the death of an individual. Medical examiners may also assist in violent crime examinations, such as rape examinations, even if the crime didn’t end in death, as they often have expertise in such areas as DNA and blood analyses. Although much of a medical examiner’s job is performed in the laboratory, these professionals may also visit the crime scene and testify to their findings in court. Medical examiners also study trends and compile reports regarding their investigations. In addition to traditional medical training, forensic pathologists are also trained in the areas of toxicology, wound ballistics, trace evidence, DNA technology, and forensic serology.

	The Practice of Patient Centered Care: Empowering and Engaging Patients in the Digital Era
	Engelbrecht, R./ 9781614998235/ Price:EUR 90.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the European Federation for Medical Informatics Special Topic Conference (EFMI STC 2017), held in Tel Aviv, Israel, in October 2017. The theme and title of the 2017 edition of this annual conference is ‘The practice of patient centered care: Empowering and engaging patients in the digital era’. The aim of the conference series is to increase interaction and collaboration between the stakeholder groups from both health and ICT across, but not limited to, Europe by providing a platform for researchers, data scientists, practitioners, decision makers and entrepreneurs to discuss sustainable and inclusive digital health innovations aimed at the engagement and empowerment of patients/consumers.

VM01-82-2	International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 7-Vols/Set.
	Quah, Stella R./ 9780128036785/ Price:US$ 3200.00

	Key Features ‧Provides the most comprehensive, high-level, internationally focused reference work available on public health ‧Presents an invaluable resource for both researchers familiar with the field and non-experts requiring easy-to-find, relevant, global information and a greater understanding of the wider issues ‧Contains interdisciplinary coverage across all aspects of public health ‧Incorporates biomedical and health social science issues and perspectives ‧Includes an international focus with contributions from global domain experts, providing a complete picture of public health issues Description International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Second Edition is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this new edition combines complementary scientific fields of inquiry, linking biomedical research with the social and life sciences to address the three major themes of public health research, disease, health processes, and disciplines. This book helps readers solve real-world problems in global and local health through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. Covering all dimensions of the field, from the details of specific diseases, to the organization of social insurance agencies, the articles included cover the fundamental research areas of health promotion, economics, and epidemiology, as well as specific diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and reproductive health. Additional articles on the history of public health, global issues, research priorities, and health and human rights make this work an indispensable resource for students, health researchers, and practitioners alike.

VM01-48-9A	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part A: The Development of Mass Spectrometry.
	Nier, Keith A./ 9780080438481/ Price:US$ 175.00

	Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part A: The Development of Mass Spectrometry of The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry describes and analyzes the development of many aspects of Mass Spectrometry. Beginning with the earliest types of Mass Analyzers, Historical Perspectives explores the development of many different forms of analytical processes and methods. The work follows various instruments and interfaces, to the current state of detectors and computerization. It traces the use of Mass Spectrometry across many different disciplines, including Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Proteomics; Environmental Mass Spectrometry; Forensic Science; Imaging; Medical Monitoring and Diagnosis; Earth and Planetary Sciences; and Nuclear Science. Finally, the book covers the history of manufacturers and societies as well as the professionals who form the Mass Spectrometry community. Also available: Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry briefly reviews the lives and works of many of the major people who carried out this development.

VM01-359	Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals
	Indrayan, Abhaya/ 9781482243871/ Price:GBP 240.00

	Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals focuses on conceptual knowledge and practical advice rather than mathematical details, enhancing its usefulness as a reference for medical professionals. The book defines and describes nearly 1000 commonly and not so commonly used biostatistical terms and methods arranged in alphabetical order. These range from simple terms, such as mean and median to advanced terms such as multilevel models and generalized estimating equations. Synonyms or alternative phrases for each topic covered are listed with a reference to the topic. Features ‧More than 1000 biostatistics topics explained, yet the book is concise to be handy for individual users ‧Alternative terms also listed for added clarity ‧Topics relating to community health, mental health, social health are included in addition to the topics relating to clinical medicine, nursing and pharmacy ‧Sharp focus on medical and health applications with easy-to-follow examples and minimum mathematics ‧Conversational language without intricacies for immediate grasp ‧Brief historical background and photographs of prominent statisticians to provide a broader context

VM01-354	Transformative Healthcare Practice through Patient Engagement
	Graffigna, Guendalina/ 9781522506638/ Price:US$ 215.00

	Recent literature suggests that patient participation and engagement may be the ideal solution to the efficacy of healthcare treatments, from a clinical and pragmatic view. Despite the growing discussions on the necessity of patient engagement, there is no set of universally endorsed, concrete guidelines or practices. Transformative Healthcare Practice through Patient Engagement outlines the best practices and global strategies to improve patient engagement. This book features a convergence of healthcare professionals and scholars elucidating the theoretical insights borne from successful patient education, and the technological tools available to sustain their engagement. This book is a useful reference source for healthcare providers, students and professionals in the fields of nursing, therapy, and public health, managers, and policy makers. Topics Covered ‧Care Outcomes ‧Chronic Care Management ‧In-Home Physiotherapy ‧Interactive Voice Technology ‧Living Donor Transplant ‧mHealth-Based Approach ‧Multimedia Applications ‧Patient Donor Engagement ‧Virtual Worlds ‧Web-Based Resources

VM01-352	Emerging Research in the Analysis and Modeling of Gene Regulatory Networks
	Ivanov, Ivan V./ 9781522503538/ Price:US$ 195.00

	While technological advancements have been critical in allowing researchers to obtain more and better quality data about cellular processes and signals, the design and practical application of computational models of genomic regulation continues to be a challenge. Emerging Research in the Analysis and Modeling of Gene Regulatory Networks presents a compilation of recent and emerging research topics addressing the design and use of technology in the study and simulation of genomic regulation. Exploring both theoretical and practical topics, this publication is an essential reference source for students, professionals, and researchers working in the fields of genomics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and drug development. Topics Covered ‧Bioinformatics ‧Cell Modeling ‧Drug Discovery ‧Multinomial Logistic Regression ‧Predictive Computational Modeling ‧Stochastic Simulation ‧Systems Biology

VM01-349	Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine, 2-Vols/Set.
	Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela/ 9781466699786/ Price:US$ 1350.00

	Patients and medical professionals alike are slowly growing into the digital advances that are revolutionizing the ways that medical records are maintained in addition to the delivery of healthcare services. As technology continues to advance, so do the applications of technological innovation within the healthcare sector. The Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine is an authoritative reference source featuring emerging technological developments and solutions within the field of medicine. Emphasizing critical research-based articles on digital trends, including big data, mobile applications, electronic records management, and data privacy, and how these trends are being applied within the healthcare sector, this encyclopedia is a critical addition to academic and medical libraries and meets the research needs of healthcare professionals, researchers, and medical students. Topics Covered ‧Cyber-Physical Systems ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Gamification ‧Health Monitoring ‧Home Healthcare ‧M-Health ‧Medical Devices ‧Medical Imaging ‧Security and Privacy ‧Technology-Assisted Medical Education ‧TeleHealth

VM01-347	Promoting Patient Engagement and Participation for Effective Healthcare Reform
	Graffigna, Guendalina/ 9781466699922/ Price:US$ 220.00

	Industry professionals, government officials, and the general public often agree that the modern healthcare system is in need of an overhaul. With organizations concerned with the long-term care of patients, new strategies, practices, and organizational tools must be developed to optimize the current healthcare system. Recent literature suggests that patient participation may be the ideal solution, as patients and caregivers who are more actively involved in their healthcare experience better outcomes. Promoting Patient Engagement and Participation for Effective Healthcare Reform outlines models that can be used to harness the power of patient involvement as a way to instill change in the healthcare industry. This book features a convergence of healthcare professionals and scholars providing insights into the best practices of interventions and reform as well as practical applications to foster patient engagement and participation. It is a useful reference source for healthcare providers, students and professionals in the fields of nursing, therapy, and public health, as well as managers and policy makers. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Effectiveness ‧Effective Care Delivery ‧Healthcare Management ‧Healthcare Reform ‧Patient Intervention ‧Patient-Practitioner Relationships ‧Psychological Analysis of Patients ‧Technological Tools

VM01-345	Classification and Clustering in Biomedical Signal Processing
	Dey, Nilanjan/ 9781522501404/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Advanced techniques in image processing have led to many innovations supporting the medical field, especially in the area of disease diagnosis. Biomedical imaging is an essential part of early disease detection and often considered a first step in the proper management of medical pathological conditions. Classification and Clustering in Biomedical Signal Processing focuses on existing and proposed methods for medical imaging, signal processing, and analysis for the purposes of diagnosing and monitoring patient conditions. Featuring the most recent empirical research findings in the areas of signal processing for biomedical applications with an emphasis on classification and clustering techniques, this essential publication is designed for use by medical professionals, IT developers, and advanced-level graduate students. Topics Covered ‧Adaptive Filters ‧Image Classification ‧Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ‧Medical Image Analysis ‧Medical Image Databases ‧Medical Image Retrieval ‧Ultrasound Imaging

VM01-341	Reshaping Medical Practice and Care with Health Information Systems.
	Dwivedi, Ashish/ 9781466698703/ Price:US$ 150.00

	Technology has become an integral part of our daily interactions, even within the hospitals and healthcare facilities we rely on in times of illness and injury. New technologies and systems are being developed every day, advancing the ways that we treat and maintain the health and wellbeing of diverse populations. Reshaping Medical Practice and Care with Health Information Systems explores the latest advancements in telemedicine and various medical technologies transforming the healthcare sector. Emphasizing current trends and future opportunities for IT integration in medicine, this timely publication is an essential reference source for medical professionals, IT specialists, graduate-level students, and researchers. Topics Covered ‧Digital Health Records ‧E-Health ‧Medical Technologies ‧Patient-Centered Care ‧Technology-Assisted Surgery ‧Telemedicine

VM01-340	M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care.
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781466698611/ Price:US$ 235.00

	The integration of mobile technology into the medical industry has revolutionized the efficiency and delivery of healthcare services. Once limited by distance and physical barriers, health professionals can now reach patients and other practitioners with ease. M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the incorporation of mobile telecommunication devices in the health field and how this technology has increased overall quality of care. Highlighting various types of available technologies, necessary support infrastructures, and alterations in business models, this publication is ideally designed for medical professionals, upper-level students, and e-health system designers interested in the effects of mobile technology on healthcare delivery. Topics Covered ‧Evidence-Based Self-Management ‧Handheld Devices ‧Laboratory Information Systems ‧Network Security ‧Patient-Doctor Interaction ‧Prehospital Emergency Medicine

VM01-339	Virtual Reality Enhanced Robotic Systems for Disability Rehabilitation.
	Hu, Fei/ 9781466697409/ Price:US$ 210.00

	The study of technology and its implications in the medical field has become an increasingly crucial area of research. By integrating technological innovations into clinical practices, patients can receive improved diagnoses and treatments, as well as faster and safer recoveries. Virtual Reality Enhanced Robotic Systems for Disability Rehabilitation is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the use of computer-assisted rehabilitation methods for disabled patients. Highlighting the application of robots, sensors, and virtual environments, this book is ideally designed for graduate students, engineers, technicians, and company administrators interested in the incorporation of auto-training methods in patient recovery. Topics Covered ‧Acquired Brain Injury ‧Augmented Reality ‧Biofeedback ‧Game-Based Treatment ‧Hand-Assist Technologies ‧Mobile Robots ‧Neuro-Patient Monitoring

VM01-338	Organizational Culture and Ethics in Modern Medicine.
	Rosiek, Anna/ 9781466696587/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Technological developments and improved treatment methods have acted as an impetus for recent growth and change within the medical community. As patient expectations increase and healthcare organizations have come under scrutiny for questionable practices, medical personnel must take a critical look at the current state of their operations and work to improve their managerial and treatment processes. Organizational Culture and Ethics in Modern Medicine examines the current state of the healthcare industry and promotes methods that achieve effective organizational practice for the improvement of medical services in the public and private sphere. Focusing on patient communication, technology integration, healthcare personnel management, and the delivery of quality care, this book is a pivotal reference source for medical professionals, healthcare managers, hospital administrators, public health workers, and researchers interested in improving patient and employee satisfaction within healthcare institutions. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Communication ‧E-Health ‧Hospital Management ‧Human Rights Considerations ‧Organizational Climate ‧Patient Rights ‧Presenteeism ‧Public Health Legislation

VM01-337	Biomedical Image Analysis and Mining Techniques for Improved Health Outcomes.
	Wahiba Ben Abdessalem Karaa/ 9781466688117/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Every second, users produce large amounts of image data from medical and satellite imaging systems. Image mining techniques that are capable of extracting useful information from image data are becoming increasingly useful, especially in medicine and the health sciences. Biomedical Image Analysis and Mining Techniques for Improved Health Outcomes addresses major techniques regarding image processing as a tool for disease identification and diagnosis, as well as treatment recommendation. Highlighting current research intended to advance the medical field, this publication is essential for use by researchers, advanced-level students, academicians, medical professionals, and technology developers. An essential addition to the reference material available in the field of medicine, this timely publication covers a range of applied research on data mining, image processing, computational simulation, data visualization, and image retrieval. Topics Covered ‧Biomedical Information Retrieval ‧Brain-Computer Interfaces ‧Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and Diagnosis ‧Content-Based Image Retrieval ‧Medical and Biological Imaging ‧Medical Images and Signal Analysis ‧Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization ‧Molecular and Cellular Image Analysis ‧Segmentation of Medical Images

VM01-335	Improving Health Management through Clinical Decision Support Systems.
	Moon, Jane D./ 9781466694323/ Price:US$ 225.00

	In an effort to combat human error in the medical field, medical professionals continue to seek the best practices and technology applications for the diagnosis, treatment, and overall care of their patients. Improving Health Management through Clinical Decision Support Systems brings together a series of chapters focused on the technology, funding, and future plans for improved organization and decision-making through medical informatics. Featuring timely, research-based chapters on topics including, but not limited to, data management, information security, and the benefits of technology-based medicine, this publication is an essential reference source for clinicians, scientists, health economists, policymakers, academicians, researchers, advanced level students, and government officials interested in health information technology. Topics Covered ‧Bioinformatics ‧Clinical Research ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Future Healthcare ‧Health Information Technology ‧Information Security ‧Nursing Informatics ‧Technology-Based Medicine

VM01-334	E-Health and Telemedicine: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781466687561/ Price:US$ 2435.00

	Advances in medical technology increase both the efficacy and efficiency of medical practice, and mobile technologies enable modern doctors and nurses to treat patients remotely from anywhere in the world. This technology raises issues of quality of care and medical ethics, which must be addressed. E-Health and Telemedicine: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores recent advances in mobile medicine and how this technology impacts modern medical care. Three volumes of comprehensive coverage on crucial topics in wireless technologies for enhanced medical care make this multi-volume publication a critical reference source for doctors, nurse practitioners, hospital administrators, and researchers and academics in all areas of the medical field. This seminal publication features comprehensive chapters on all aspects of e-health and telemedicine, including implementation strategies; use cases in cardiology, infectious diseases, and cytology, among others; care of individuals with autism spectrum disorders; and medical image analysis. Topics Covered ‧Connected Healthcare ‧Emergency Services ‧Health Care Provision ‧Health Information Exchange ‧Healthcare Delivery as a Service ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Patient Safety ‧Telesurgery

VM01-333	Handbook of Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology.
	Wang, Victor C.X./ 9781466694941/ Price:US$ 335.00

	The Internet serves as an essential tool in promoting health awareness through the circulation of important research among the medical professional community. While digital tools and technologies have greatly improved healthcare, challenges are still prevalent among diverse populations worldwide. The Handbook of Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology presents a comprehensive discussion of health knowledge equity and the importance of the digital age in providing life-saving data for diagnosis and treatment of diverse populations with limited resources. Featuring timely, research-based chapters across a broad spectrum of topic areas including, but not limited to, online health information resources, data management and analysis, and knowledge accessibility, this publication is an essential reference source for researchers, academicians, medical professionals, and upper level students interested in the advancement and dissemination of medical knowledge. Topics Covered ‧Community Wellness ‧E-Learning ‧Health Coaching ‧Health Information Technology ‧Health Literacy ‧Rural Learning ‧Web-Based Resources

VM01-332	Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations.
	Morsi, Yosry S./ 9781466695306/ Price:US$ 220.00

	Demographics reveal that the proportion of elderly individuals in the population is growing at a significant rate. Advances in medicine have allowed populations to live longer than ever; however, ensuring that these individuals have the tools necessary to sustain a productive and happy lifestyle as they age remains a concern. Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations focuses on the development and improvement of devices intended to assist elderly individuals in coping with various physical limitations and disabilities. Highlighting the available tools and technologies for supporting the mobility, agility, and self-sufficiency of the aging population as well as the challenges associated with the integration of these technologies into the everyday lives of elderly individuals, this publication is ideally designed for reference use by healthcare workers, medical students, gerontologists, and IT developers in the field of medicine. Topics Covered ‧Cognitive Fitness ‧Hearing Aids ‧Home Healthcare Systems ‧Lifespan Extension ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Recreational Assistance ‧Rehabilitation ‧Robotics ‧Tissue Engineering

VM01-331	Handbook of Research on Holistic Perspectives in Gamification for Clinical Practice.
	Novak, Daniel/ 9781466695221/ Price:US$ 340.00

	Over the past decade, the healthcare industry has adopted games as a powerful tool for promoting personal health and wellness. Utilizing principles of gamification to engage patients with positive reinforcement, these games promote stronger attention to clinical and self-care guidelines, and offer exciting possibilities for primary prevention. Targeting an audience of academics, researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals, and even patients, the Handbook of Research on Holistic Perspectives in Gamification for Clinical Practicesreviews current studies and empirical evidence, highlights critical principles of gamification, and fosters the increasing application of games at the practical, clinical level. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Rehabilitation ‧Cognitive Health Maintenance ‧E-Health ‧Exergames ‧M-Health ‧Mobile Games ‧Nutrition Gamification ‧Psychiatry Gamification

VM01-329	Maximizing Healthcare Delivery and Management through Technology Integration.
	Iyamu, Tiko/ 9781466694460/ Price:US$ 235.00

	Improvements in health services require continual attention and dedication to ensure proper care and treatment for citizens. To support this endeavor, professionals rely more and more on the application of information systems and technologies to promote the overall quality of modern healthcare. Maximizing Healthcare Delivery and Management through Technology Integration is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the integration of ICT within the health services sector. Featuring comprehensive coverage on a range of topics from technical and non-technical perspectives, this book is an essential reference source for IT specialists, professionals, managers, and students seeking current research on the growing relationship between technology and healthcare. Topics Covered ‧Data Acquisitions and Measurement ‧Decision Support Systems ‧Emergency Department Information Systems ‧Hospital Information Systems ‧Intelligent Risk Detection ‧Mobile Devices ‧Rabies Surveillance Systems ‧RFID Technology

VM01-328	Optimizing Medicine Residency Training Programs.
	Poduval, Jayita/ 9781466695276/ Price:US$ 220.00

	The medical profession requires extensive training and preparation in order to ensure the success and competency of future doctors and healthcare professionals. With an emphasis on professional development and medical education, current professionals in this field acknowledge the importance of residency programs and training in the professional development of future doctors. Optimizing Medicine Residency Training Programs presents a comprehensive overview of chapters ranging from the history of medicine to opportunities and research for further exploration geared toward the professional development and medical training for the next generation of doctors and healthcare professionals. This publication is an essential reference source for academicians, practitioners, and professionals interested in the education and training of modern medical professionals. Topics Covered ‧Alternative Medicine ‧Ethics and Professionalism ‧Health Care Industry ‧Health Care Management ‧Medical Education ‧Medical Technologies ‧Modern Medicine ‧Patient-Centered Medical Care ‧Surgical Training

VM01-327	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society, 4-Vols/Set.
	Boslaugh, Sarah E./ 9781483350004/ Price:GBP 635.00

	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society explores the social and policy sides of the pharmaceutical industry and its pervasive influence in society. While many technical STM works explore the chemistry and biology of pharmacology and an equally large number of clinically oriented works focus on use of illegal drugs, substance abuse, and treatment, there is virtually nothing on the immensely huge business (“Big Pharma”) of creating, selling, consuming, and regulating legal drugs. With this new Encyclopedia, the topic of socioeconomic, business and consumer, and legal and ethical issues of the pharmaceutical industry in contemporary society around the world are addressed. Key Features: ‧800 signed articles, authored by prominent scholars, are arranged A-to-Z ‧Although arranged A-to-Z, a Reader's Guide in the front matter groups articles by thematic areas ‧Front matter also includes a Chronology highlighting significant developments in this field ‧All articles conclude with Further Readings and Cross References to related articles ‧Back matter includes an annotated Resource Guide to further research, a Glossary, Appendices (e.g., statistics on the amount and types of drugs prescribed, etc.), and a detailed Index ‧The Index, Reader’s Guide, and Cross References combine for search-and-browse capabilities in the electronic edition The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society is an authoritative and rigorous source addressing the pharmacology industry and how it influences society, making it a must-have reference for all academic libraries as a source for both students and researchers to utilize.

VM01-326-2	The SAGE Handbook of Drug & Alcohol Studies, Vol. 2: Biological Approaches
	Wolff, Kim/ 9781446298671/ Price:GBP 135.00

	With contributions from leading international academics across the biological sciences, this handbook takes a critical look at the key contemporary issues and debates in the field. The 31 chapters are divided into four parts: Part I Determination of Substance Misuse Part II PK and PD in Relation to Patterns of Use Part III Detection and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Use Part IV Controversies and New Approaches This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community, and will be a vital resource to the allied professions involved in work-place drug testing, clinical toxicology, and forensic science.

VM01-326-1	The SAGE Handbook of Drug & Alcohol Studies, Vol. 1: Social Science Approaches
	Kolind, Torsten/ 9781446298664/ Price:GBP 135.00

	With contributions from leading international academics across the social sciences, this accessible takes a critical look at the key contemporary issues and debates in the field. The 39 chapters are divided into three parts: · Part I Central Social Science Theories Drug and Alcohol Studies · Part II Pillars in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies · Part III Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community.

VM01-326	The SAGE Handbook of Drug & Alcohol Studies, 2-Vols/Set.
	Kolind, Torsten/ 9781473912427/ Price:GBP 280.00

	The use of substances across the world has been increasing in the last 25 years, coupled with a rising political focus on both illegal and legal drug use. Split into two volumes to give a complete overview, this landmark publication maps out the debate on drugs and alcohol. Volume one investigates social science approaches on the subject and volume two addresses biological approaches. Topics covered range from anthropology and neo-colonialism to toxicology and screening. The chapters are interdisciplinary in scope, and draw on perspectives including from sociology, criminology, healthcare, social care, neurology, psychology, pharmacology and economics. It is valuable reading for students, researchers, academics and professionals working in this area. Vol. 1 Social Science Approaches (9781446298664) The 39 chapters are divided into three parts: ‧Part I Central Social Science Theories Drug and Alcohol Studies ‧Part II Pillars in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies ‧Part III Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies Vol. 2 Biological Approaches (9781446298671) The 31 chapters are divided into four parts: ‧Part I Determination of Substance Misuse ‧Part II PK and PD in Relation to Patterns of Use ‧Part III Detection and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Use ‧Part IV Controversies and New Approaches

SM01-456	Principles and Techniques of Bioinstrumentation.
	Karman, Salmah B./ 9781682510100/ Price:US$ 170.00

	Bioinstrumentation is the use of bioelectronics instruments for the recording or transmission of physiological information. Biomedical devices are an amalgamation of biology, sensors, interface electronics, microcontrollers, and computer programming, and require the combination of several traditional disciplines including biology, optics, mechanics, mathematics, electronics, chemistry, and computer science. Bioinstrumentation teams gather engineers that design, fabricate, test, and manufacture advanced medical instruments and implant devices into a single, more productive unit. The field of bioinstrumentation has seemingly endless possibilities because of its fusion of different fields for the common purpose of developing new and exciting ways of managing and treating disease and disabilities. This book covers the basic principles in several areas including digital electronic systems, control systems, detection systems, and material biocompatibility.

SM01-456	Biomedical Equipment Services: Intermediate (Book With DVD) (Workbook Included)
	/ 9789351157854/ Price:US$ 99.95

	The information in this book consists of competencies that a person must achieve to install, perform corrective and preventive maintenance, repair biomedical equipment, assess and refer biomedical equipment.About the Biomedical Equipment Service Industry Biomedical technicians contribute enormously to successful patient outcomes in healthcare by inspecting, repairing, calibrating and designing medical equipment that grows more advanced and vital all the time. Also called biomeds, biomedical engineers and biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs), these professionals have worked diligently for the past several decades in an area of medicine where science fiction becomes fact and present meets future. Their profession continually proves to be one of the most dynamic and exciting in healthcare. BMETs ensure the safety and proper functioning of medical equipment on which patients and healthcare professionals rely in order to achieve safe, accurate diagnosis and successful treatment. BMETs use their technological expertise to prevent mechanical and computer errors that could harm patients or lead providers to the wrong diagnosis. They also set up preventative maintenance programs to keep equipment running and prevent life-threatening breakdowns. Many facilities consult biomeds when choosing new machines and planning for the future. These technicians train medical professionals to use equipment safely and effectively. Hospitals depend on BMETs in order to meet local, state and federal regulations governing the use of medical equipment. Some BMETs are generalists who work with a multitude of machines, while others specialize in a narrower area such as imaging or laboratory devices. Biomedical technicians work in a variety of environments. Many are employed by hospitals and health systems. Others work in the supply end of the industry at medical equipment retail centers or wholesalers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 13 percent of BMETs were self-employed in 2010.

GM01-46	Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues, 2-Vols/Set.
	Lerner, K. Lee/ 9781410317520/ Price:US$ 443.00

	Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues (WGHMI) is written for students and educators in high schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges, as well as interested laypeople. It covers current health and medicine issues with global impact in the modern world and organizations and groups addressing these issues. The 90 entries in the 2-volume set each give a 360 degree view of the topic covered. Many entries include primary source documents to provide deeper insight. Entries have short sidebars highlighting pertinent ancillary information, such as brief biographies on key figures, interesting facts or side stories. Each entry contains photographs, maps, tables, and illustrations to enhance understanding of the text. WGHMI also includes an introductory essay, an essay on how to use primary sources, a timeline of the events covered in the set, a glossary, a general bibliography; an annotated list of organizations and advocacy groups; and a general index.

GM01-45	Gale Encyclopedia of Prescription Drugs, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781573027427/ Price:US$ 712.00

	Gale Encyclopedia Of Prescription Drugs, a two-volume set of 300 entries, is a comprehensive consumer resource on the most commonly prescribed drugs describing potential side effects, drug and food interactions, recommended dosages, and warnings/precautions. Entries follow the standardized, balanced format of the health/medicine Gale Encyclopedia of … line of titles. The addition of Key Terms sidebars enhances the main body. All entries have a bibliography and color image of the drug. The front matter includes an introduction and foreword by one of the advisors and the back matter has a subject index, glossary, list of organizations, and Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist. Features and Benefits ‧Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist -- list of questions for patients to ask their pharmacist or healthcare provider when obtaining a new prescription. ‧Entries provide information on drug interactions with other drugs, herbs, vitamins, supplements, food, and other substances. ‧Foreword helps users understand the difference between prescription drugs vs. over-the-counter drugs and also provides other useful information. ‧Narrative sidebars offer users personal examples of drug interactions or adverse side effects to help readers recognize warning signs. ‧Key Terms sidebars explain more complicated medical terms. ‧Drug images include in each entry. ‧Resources sections at the end of each entry include sources referenced in the text as well as resources for further reading. ‧Organizations appendix provides contact information for related organizations. ‧Front matter includes two lists of entries: one arranged alphabetically and one grouped by drug class. ‧Drugs can be located by either their generic or brand name.

	Evidence-Based Health Informatics: Promoting Safety and Efficiency through Scientific Methods and Ethical Policy
	Ammenwerth, E./ 9781614996347/ Price:EUR 125.00

	This book seeks to answer the need for better understanding of the importance of robust evidence to support health IT and to optimize investment in it; to give insight into health IT evidence and evaluation as its primary source; and to promote health informatics as an underpinning science demonstrating the same ethical rigour and proof of net benefit as is expected of other applied health technologies. The book is divided into three parts: the context and importance of evidence-based health informatics; methodological considerations of health IT evaluation as the source of evidence; and ensuring the relevance and application of evidence. A number of cross cutting themes emerge in each of these sections. This book seeks to inform the reader on the wide range of knowledge available, and the appropriateness of its use according to the circumstances. It is aimed at a wide readership and will be of interest to health policymakers, clinicians, health informaticians, the academic health informatics community, members of patient and policy organisations, and members of the vendor industry.

	Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things
	/ 9781614996323/ Price:EUR 90.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the Special Topic Conference (STC) of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), held in Paris, France, in April 2016. The special topic this year is 'Transforming Healthcare with the Internet of Things'. The papers are divided into four sections: transforming healthcare with the Internet of things; societal dimensions of the Internet of things; ontology and decision support; and clinical information systems and data reuse; with a further section for poster presentations. The book will be of interest to all those involved in the provision and delivery of technology-based healthcare.

	The Promise of New Technologies in an Age of New Health Challenges Selected Papers from Global Telehealth 2016
	Maeder, A.J., Ho/ 9781614997115/ Price:EUR 105.00

	There is a changed emphasis in many health services, with conventional pressures such as budget and workforce constraints, combined with the indirect forces of social change and strategic direction, bringing about the need for more flexible approaches for the longer term. By enabling different care models and delivery channels, telehealth offers demonstrably effective and sustainable solutions for issues such as access to and quality of care. This book presents 18 papers delivered at the 5th Global Telehealth Conference, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 2016. The theme chosen for Global Telehealth 2016 is 'The Promise of New Technologies in an Age of New Health Challenges', and the papers included here cover a wide variety of topics, from theoretical and abstract contributions through to discussions of practical projects and highly specific applied contributions. The book also includes two invited papers which detail recent contributions to two global issues in which telehealth plays a major role: universal health coverage and personal health monitoring. With papers ranging in scope from computer assisted screening technology for diabetic retinopathy to behavior change through computer games, this book will be of interest to all those involved in the design and provision of healthcare services.

	A Unifying Theory of Evolution Generated by Means of Information Modelling
	Jytte Brender Mcnair/ 9781614996873/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book, 'A Unifying Theory of Evolution Generated by Means of Information Modelling', presents a methodology for describing complex knowledge domains. It applies a template information model based on a dynamic structure of interrelated functions, called the Mereon Matrix. Application of this template model to the field of evolutionary theories enabled the unification of the sometimes chaotic and competing field of evolutionary theories, large and small, seamlessly in a shared framework. The author has Masters degrees in both biochemistry and computer science, as well as a European Doctorate and PhD in health informatics and has spent 35 years in full-time research. It is her particular combination of professional experience and expertise together with the template information model which has enabled her to write this book. Whilst primarily aimed at a scientific audience, and evolutionary biologists in particular, the book will be of interest to all those looking for new approaches to exploring and explaining phenomena in nature, and because the text is largely non-technical in nature, much of the content will also be accessible to a wider readership.

VM01-48-9B	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry.
	Nier, Keith A./ 9780081003794/ Price:US$ 150.00

	Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry of The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry briefly reviews the lives and works of many of the major people who carried out this development, providing insights into the history of mass spectrometry applications through the personal stories of pioneers and innovators in the field. The book presents biographies of notable contributors, including Nobel Prize winners J. J. Thomson, Francis W. Aston, Wolfgang Paul, John B. Fenn, and Koichi Tanaka, along with other luminaries in the field, including Franz Hillenkamp, Catherine Clarke Fenselau, Alfred O. C. Nier, and many more, discussing not only the instruments and their uses, but also providing interesting information on the careers, characters, and life stories of the people who did the work. Key Features ‧Highlights over 120 innovators in mass spectrometry, including several Nobel Prize winners ‧Discusses instrumentation and their uses, also providing interesting information on the careers, characters, and life stories of the people who did the work ‧Offers unique insight into the careers and personalities of luminaries in the field ‧Coordinates with Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part A: The Development of Mass Spectrometry, an overview of mass spectrometry development and progress ‧Ideal reference for those interested in a wide variety of topics, including analytical chemistry and chemical analysis, amongst others

VM01-324	Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease.
	Li, Ruobing/ 9781466684782/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Cognitive impairment, through Alzheimer’s disease or other related forms of dementia, is a serious concern for afflicted individuals and their caregivers. Understanding patients’ mental state and combatting social stigmas are important considerations in caring for cognitively impaired individuals. Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease describes programs and strategies that professional and family caregivers can implement to engage and improve the quality of life of persons suffering from cognitive impairment. Including real-world cases by international experts and a personal approach to the subject, this book is an important resource for caregivers, researchers, and families living with dementia. Topics Covered ‧Awareness and Identity ‧Cognitive Decline ‧Identity Awareness ‧Illness Narratives ‧Living with Alzheimer’s ‧Meaningful Communication ‧Mild Cognitive Impairment ‧Neurocognitive Disorders

VM01-322	Recent Advances in Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Developmental Disorders.
	Silton, Nava R./ 9781466683952/ Price:US$ 210.00

	The greatest advantage of modern technology is its ability to improve the lives of all. In particular, new technologies have the potential to greatly mitigate cognitive, motor, and social impairments stemming from genetic or environmental factors. Recent Advances in Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Developmental Disorders raises awareness of disabled children and what can be done to help them grow and develop alongside their peers. Bringing together personal experiences with academic investigation, this book is an essential reference for doctors, pediatricians, pre- and primary school educators, and scientists working to enhance the impact assistive technologies have on the youngest members of society. Topics Covered ‧Augmentative and Alternative Communication ‧Autism Spectrum Disorders ‧Computer-Mediated Interventions ‧Early Childhood Literacy ‧Mobile Technologies ‧Social and Emotional Support ‧Students with Intellectual Disabilities ‧Telehealth Technologies ‧Virtual Worlds

VM01-321	Handbook of Research on Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia.
	Bamidis, Panagiotis D./ 9781466682344/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technology is playing an increasing role in the lives of the elderly. One of the most prevalent developments for the aging population is the use of technological innovations for intervention and treatment of individuals with mental impairments. The Handbook of Research on Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia offers empirical research and theoretical analyses on the cognitive impairment of the aging. Featuring studies in gerotechnology, this book is an essential resource for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of geriatrics who are interested in the emerging research, clinical practices, therapy, and technological innovations concerning the development and treatment of dementia. Topics Covered ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Cognitive Impairment ‧Elderly Healthcare ‧Gerotechnology ‧Neuropsychological Evaluations ‧Unobtrusive Smart Environments ‧Virtual Reality Environments

VM01-320	Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education.
	Halupa, Colleen/ 9781466685710/ Price:US$ 215.00

	A crucial element in ensuring patient safety and quality of care is the proper training of the next generation of doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff. To effectively serve their students, health science educators must first prepare themselves with competencies in pedagogy and curriculum design. Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education provides information for faculty to learn how to translate technical competencies in medicine and healthcare into the development of both traditional and online learning environments. This book serves as a reference for health sciences undergraduate and graduate faculty interested in learning about the latest health sciences educational principles and curriculum design practices. This critical reference contains innovative chapters on transformative learning, curriculum design and development, the use of technology in healthcare training through hybrid and flipped classrooms, specific pedagogies, interprofessional education, and more. Topics Covered ‧Care Mapping ‧Curriculum Design ‧Health Sciences ‧Interprofessional Education ‧Medical Education ‧Nursing Education ‧Problem-Based Learning ‧Relevant Learning Experiences ‧Transformative Learning

VM01-319	Protecting the Genetic Self from Biometric Threats: Autonomy, Identity, and Genetic Privacy.
	Akrivopoulou, Christina M./ 9781466681538/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Privacy is a fundamental concern of all individuals in the modern information-driven society, but information security goes beyond digital and data-oriented approaches to include the basic components of what makes us human. Protecting the Genetic Self from Biometric Threats: Autonomy, Identity, and Genetic Privacy considers all aspects of privacy and security relating to an individual’s DNA. With a concentration on fundamental human rights as well as specific cases and examples, this essential reference brings pertinent, real-world information to researchers, scientists, and advocates for greater security and privacy in the modern world. Topics Covered ‧Abortion ‧Anatomy ‧Biometric security ‧Dignity and Justice ‧Genetic Privacy ‧Human Rights ‧Legal and Ethical Dilemmas ‧Sexual Orientation

VM01-318	Advanced Technological Solutions for eHealth and Dementia Patient Monitoring.
	Xhafa, Fatos/ 9781466674813/ Price:US$ 215.00

	Mental health is a growing field, but one still limited by a lack of prior research and challenged by increased demand for new solutions and treatments. Mobile and web-based technologies have the potential to fill some of the gaps. Advanced Technological Solutions for E-Health and Dementia Patient Monitoring provides comprehensive coverage of issues in patient health and support from the perspectives of doctors, nurses, patients, and caregivers. With its focus on challenges and opportunities, as well as future research in the field, this book is a vital reference for researchers, scholars, advanced students, software developers, managers, and stakeholders working at the forefront of e-health systems. Topics Covered ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Computational Modeling ‧E-Health Systems ‧Independent Assisted Living ‧Intelligent decision support systems ‧Patient Monitoring ‧Quality of Life ‧Security, Privacy, and Ethics

VM01-315	Fuzzy Expert Systems for Disease Diagnosis.
	Kumar, A.V. Senthil/ 9781466672406/ Price:US$ 265.00

	The development of fuzzy expert systems has provided new opportunities for problem solving amidst uncertainties. The medical field, in particular, has benefitted tremendously from advancing fuzzy system technologies. Fuzzy Expert Systems for Disease Diagnosis highlights the latest research and developments in fuzzy rule-based methods used in the detection of medical complications and illness. Offering emerging solutions and practical applications, this timely publication is designed for use by researchers, academicians, and students, as well as practitioners in the medical field. Topics Covered ‧Expert systems ‧FIX ‧Fuzzy Logic ‧Fuzzy Numbers ‧Fuzzy Sets ‧MATLAB ‧Rule Generation ‧Rule-Based Systems

VM01-313	Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities.
	Theng, Lau Bee/ 9781466673731/ Price:US$ 205.00

	Research on assistive technologies is undergoing many developments in its effectiveness in helping those with varying impairments. New technologies are constantly being created, researched, and implemented for those who need these technological aides in daily life. Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities combines worldwide cases on people with physical and cognitive disabilities with the latest applications in assistive technologies. This reference work brings different researchers together under one title to discuss current findings, developments, and ongoing research in the area of rehabilitative technology. This reference book is of critical use to professionals, researchers, healthcare practitioners, caretakers, academicians, and students. Topics Covered ‧Cognitive Impairments ‧Communication Tools ‧ICT-Based Assistive Technologies ‧Multimedia Technologies ‧Online Teaching and Learning ‧Physical Impairments ‧Sound and Speech Recognition-Based Assistance

VM01-312	Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education.
	Bird, Jennifer Lynne/ 9781466675247/ Price:US$ 225.00

	The process of patient education allows for patients to think about their health in new ways and for educators and professionals to propose new ways to heal, with the ultimate goal of patients having a positive outlook on life and consistently maintained health. Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education presents multigenre writing, incorporating authors’ personal and professional stories along with academic theories. It combines the fields of education and medicine, presenting innovative approaches to health education and designing new approaches to healing. This research publication will impact the field of health education and be of use to educators, researchers, practitioners, professionals, and patients. Topics Covered ‧Adult Education ‧Healing Methods ‧Health Education ‧Higher Education ‧Medical Technologies ‧Multigenre Medicine ‧Patient Education

VM01-306	Flipping Health Care through Retail Clinics and Convenient Care Models.
	Kaissi, Amer/ 9781466663558/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Over time, a country’s healthcare system typically undergoes a number of developments as new demands emerge from the public and new legislation is passed from the government. These systems are composed of a number of interconnected parts, each one vital to the overall success of the system. Flipping Health Care through Retail Clinics and Convenient Care Models addresses the present state of the health system by focusing on current trends and future developments that could assist in delivering accessible and cost-effective medical care to the general public. Bringing together components of the present and future, this publication serves as an essential tool for students and researchers who want to develop a thorough understanding of the changing scope of the health industry in the public sphere. Table of Contents Chapter 1 The American Healthcare System Chapter 2 Primary Care and Physician Shortages Chapter 3 Non-Physician Providers Chapter 4 Convenient Care Trends Chapter 5 Urgent Care Centers Chapter 6 Retail Clinics Chapter 7 Worksite Clinics Chapter 8 Online, House Call, and Other Services Chapter 9 Hospital Systems and Healthcare Reform Chapter 10 The Future Index

VM01-305	Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781466663398/ Price:US$ 2415.00

	As information systems become ever more pervasive in an increasing number of fields and professions, workers in healthcare and medicine must take into consideration new advances in technologies and infrastructure that will better enable them to treat their patients and serve their communities. Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications brings together recent research and case studies in the medical field to explore topics such as hospital management, delivery of patient care, and telemedicine, among others. With a focus on some of the most groundbreaking new developments as well as future trends and critical concerns, this three-volume reference source will be a significant tool for medical practitioners, hospital managers, IT administrators, and others actively engaged in the healthcare field. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Practice ‧Electronic Medical Records ‧Health Information Systems ‧Health Service Delivery ‧Healthcare Administration ‧Hospital Management ‧Mobile Health Applications ‧Telemedicine

VM01-304	Laboratory Management Information Systems: Current Requirements and Future Perspectives.
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781466663206/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technological advances have revolutionized the way we manage information in our daily workflow. The medical field has especially benefitted from these advancements, improving patient treatment, health data storage, and the management of laboratory samples and results. Laboratory Management Information Systems: Current Requirements and Future Perspectives responds to the issue of administering appropriate regulations in a medical laboratory environment in the era of telemedicine, electronic health records, and other e-health services. Exploring concepts such as the implementation of ISO 15189:2012 policies and the effects of e-health application, this book is an integral reference source for researchers, academicians, students of health care programs, health professionals, and laboratory personnel. Topics Covered ‧E-Health’s Economic Impact ‧Interoperability ‧ISO 15189:2012 ‧Legislation Policies ‧Medical Equipment ‧Quality Management ‧Security and Maintenance

VM01-303	Healthcare Informatics and Analytics: Emerging Issues and Trends.
	Tavana, Madjid/ 9781466663169/ Price:US$ 235.00

	Healthcare practices have been enhanced through the use of information technologies and analytical methods. A cross between computer science, healthcare, and information science is needed for the optimization of data resources and information systems within the healthcare industry. Healthcare Informatics and Analytics: Emerging Issues and Trends introduces the latest research concerning the innovative implementation of information technology and data analysis in the healthcare field. Highlighting current concerns and recent advances in patient care and healthcare delivery, this book is a comprehensive reference source for academics, researchers, medical students, and healthcare practitioners interested in the application of information science within the health sector. Topics Covered ‧Computer Games ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Information Systems ‧Health IT Project Management ‧Mobile Applications ‧Open-Source Software ‧Patient-Centered Care ‧Telemedicine

VM01-151-2	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, 3-Vols/Set.
	Bouhassira, Eric E./ 9781483347684/ Price:GBP 510.00

	Stem cells are the engine rooms of multi-cellular organisms. While fascinating in and of themselves, they are also clearly fuelling excitement and potential in traditional areas of developmental biology and in the field of regenerative medicine, where they are believed to hold much promise in addressing any number of intractable medical conditions. However, along with exciting breakthroughs, frustration and controversies swirl through this rapidly moving area of research. What does the average person make of all this, and how can an interested scholar probe the vast sea of new information? The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, published in 2008, gave general readers a reference manual to gain a clear understanding of basic concepts in stem cell biology along with socio-political issues facing the field. Much has happened since the articles for the first edition were written in 2007, and to capture developments, the updated second edition will expand from two to three volumes and will present more than 470 articles (320 revised from the first edition, augmented by 150 entirely new) that explore major topics in ways accessible to non-scientists, thus bringing readers up-to-date with where stem cell biology stands today, including new and evolving ethical, religious, legal, social, and political perspectives. Key features include: ‧A Reader’s Guide, Further Readings, Cross References, Resource Guide, Chronology and Index ‧A Glossary that will elucidate stem cell terminology for the non-scientist. ‧Appendices that include statistics and selected reprints of major journal articles that pertain to milestones achieved in stem cell research as well as documents from hearings and reports on stem cells and cloning, and more.

VM01-125-2	The SAGE Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society, 3-Vols/Set.
	Colditz, Graham A./ 9781483345734/ Price:GBP 480.00

	The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society was published in 2007 and received a 2008 Editors’ Choice Award from Booklist. It served as a general, non-technical resource focusing on cancer from the perspective of the social and behavioural sciences, exploring social and economic impacts, the “business” of cancer, advertising of drugs and treatment centres, how behaviour change could offer great potential for cancer prevention, environmental risks, food additives and regulation, the relation between race and ethnicity and cancer risk, socioeconomic status, controversies—both scientific and political—in cancer treatment and research, country-by-country entries on cancer around the world, and more. Given various developments in the field including new drug treatments, political controversies over use of the vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix with young girls to prevent cervical cancer, and unexpected upticks in the prevalence of adult smoking within the U.S. following decades of decline, the SAGE Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society, Second Edition is a fully updated and more current encyclopedia that addresses concerns pertaining to this topic. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society, Second Edition serves as a reliable and precise source for students and researchers with an interest in social and behavioral sciences and seeks to better understand the continuously evolving subject matter of cancer and society.

SM01-455	Recent Advances in Ambient Assisted Living - Bridging Assistive Technologies, e-Health and Personalized Health Care.
	Chen, Wei/ 9781614995968/ Price:EUR 95.00

	Recent advances in the field of ambient assistive living have addressed the integration of assistive technologies, e-health and personalized healthcare with the aim of enabling improved social experience as well as achieving better health outcomes. This book focuses on ambient assisted living systems and services for healthcare, a multi-disciplinary field encompassing areas such as electrical engineering, computer science, user-centered design and medicine. The book is divided into three parts: personalized healthcare monitoring technologies; ICT for ambient assistive living; and healing environments. The topics covered include sensor systems, wearable technologies, patient monitoring, home monitoring, personalized healthcare, user-centered design, ethical challenges and clinical evaluation. Providing an overview of new developments in e-health and personalized healthcare, the book will be of interest to engineers, designers and others working in the healthcare industry, and to medical practitioners.

	Assistive Technology: Building Bridges.
	Sik-Lanyi, C./ 9781614995654/ Price:EUR 210.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 13th European Conference on the Advancement of Assistive Technology (AAATE 2015), held in Budapest, Hungary in September 2015. This biennial conference has established itself as a leading forum in the transdisciplinary area of Assistive Technology, providing a unique platform for the gathering of experts from around the world to review progress and challenges in the interdisciplinary fields which contribute to AT, such as research, development, manufacturing, supply, provision and policy. The theme of the 2015 conference is 'Attracting new areas and building bridges', and this book contains 138 reviewed papers and 28 poster presentations delivered at the conference, covering AT themes as diverse as aging, blindness, mobility, assisted living and accessibility for people with dementia and cognitive impairment. Offering a current overview of many aspects of AT, this book will be of interest to all those – from researchers and manufacturers to healthcare professionals and end-users – whose work or daily life involves the relationship between technology and disability.

	Techno-Anthropology in Health Informatics: Methodologies for Improving Human-Technology Relations.
	/ 9781614995593/ Price:EUR 120.00

	Techno-Anthropology is an emerging interdisciplinary research field focusing on human/technology interactions and relations, and how these can be understood and facilitated in context. Techno-Anthropology also considers how technological innovation, development and implementation can be made in an appropriate and pragmatic way in relation to understanding work practices. Techno-Anthropology has much to offer to the health informatics and eHealth fields, and this book presents the work of experienced international researchers who share here how they have applied Techno-Anthropology methodologies to their research. The book is divided into three sections: ethnographic and anthropological perspectives on methodology; ethical and sociotechnical approaches; and users, participation and human factors. Topics covered include: learning the craft of Techno-Anthropology; anthropological approaches in studying technology induced errors; technology and the ecology of chronic illness in everyday life; Techno-Anthropologists as agents of change; and using rapid ethnography to support the design and implementation of health information technologies, as well as many more. The book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners within the health informatics field as well as students and scholars. The book will inspire researchers and practitioners to examine health informatics from a new perspective.

	Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Many Places, Many Users, Many Contexts, Many Uses.
	/ 9781614995739/ Price:EUR 105.00

	Context is key in the design, implementation and evaluation of health information technology. Healthcare systems around the world are in transition; adopting technologies to deal with the problems of aging populations, increased numbers of chronically ill patients and limited resources. But a 'one size fits all' approach is not the answer, and may limit those local healthcare system innovations that are so crucial to the development of health informatics. Even the most advanced systems will fail to achieve the desired outcomes if context is not taken into account. This book presents the proceedings of the Context Sensitive Health Informatics (CSHI) conference, held in Curitiba, Brazil, in August 2015. Context sensitive health informatics is about health information technologies and their environments, and the 26 papers included here examine how health informatics systems are developed, implemented and evaluated in a complex environment of many places, many users, many uses and in many contexts. The book is divided into four themes: different users in different contexts; evaluating for context through usability testing and ensuring patient safety; organizational and social issues in different places; and understanding different contexts using theory. This overview of the research and experience critical to ensuring the successful introduction and adaptation of healthcare systems to new countries, contexts and healthcare settings will be of interest to all those involved in improving the quality of healthcare worldwide.

	Enabling Health Informatics Applications.
	Hasman, J./ 9781614995371/ Price:EUR 120.00

	Informatics and technology have long been indispensable to the provision of healthcare and their importance continues to grow in this field. This book presents the 65 full papers presented at the 13th annual International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH 2015), held in Athens, Greece, in July 2015. The conference attracts scientists and practitioners from all continents and treats the field of biomedical informatics in a very broad framework, examining the research and applications outcomes of informatics from cell to population, and covering a number of technologies such as imaging, sensors and biomedical equipment as well as management and organizational subjects such as legal and social issues. The conference also aims to set research priorities in health informatics. This overview of current research and development will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of biomedical informatics in the planning, provision and management of healthcare.

	Global Telehealth 2015: Integrating Technology and Information for Better Healthcare.
	Gillis, G./ 9781614995043/ Price:EUR 105.00

	The adoption of telehealth is growing, accompanied by a diversification of service delivery and a broadening of access. All of this is pushing the boundaries of traditional healthcare worldwide. Latest developments include the growth of Mobile Health (mHealth), with access to information and services by means of personal devices such as tablet computers and smart phones, virtual healthcare services, which use online interactive environments to engage with the subject of care and remotely enable or mimic the desired patient-clinician relationship, and the personal and home health monitoring market. This book presents the proceedings of Global Telehealth 2015 (GT2015), hosted by COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association, and held in May 2015, in Toronto, Canada. The theme of this year’s conference is 'Serving the Underserved: Integrating Technology & Information for Better Healthcare'. The leadership and knowledge reflected in the 25 papers collected here will promote the equity of access and uniform provision of healthcare services and influence health policy and strategic decisions worldwide, and the book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the various forms of telehealth in use today.

VM01-302	Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies.
	Wang, Victor C. X./ 9781466662605/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Medical breakthroughs and adult literacy have made it easier than ever before to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to lead a productive and satisfying life, yet many Americans have difficulty understanding and acting upon the health information they acquire. The Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies presents educational and social science perspectives on the state of the healthcare industry and the information technologies surrounding it. It presents a collection of the latest research on methods, programs, and procedures practiced by health literate societies. This groundbreaking compilation provides cutting-edge content for researchers, social scientists, academicians, and adult educators and learners interested in how available technologies affect our health today. Topics Covered ‧Child Grief Assistance ‧Clinical Depression Learning ‧Disease Management and Telenursing ‧Empathy Politics ‧Family Medicine Self-Directed Learning ‧Health-Impact Assessment ‧Long-Term Health Management ‧Rural Health Literacy ‧Self-Efficacy and Anxiety ‧Student Nurse Simulation Training

VM01-301	Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare.
	Househ, Mowafa/ 9781466661509/ Price:US$ 245.00

	In addition to social media’s prevalence for personal use, online networking tools are also gaining momentum in the healthcare field. Health information and patient discussion are embracing these technologies to create a more ubiquitous communication platform. Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare provides insight on the tools that are integral to understanding and implementing emerging technologies in health-related fields. With an ever-growing presence of patients and health professionals on social networking sites, this book will provide insight into the effect of communication technologies on health services. This publication is useful for professionals and researchers in health informatics, as well as students, practitioners, clinicians, and academics. Topics Covered ‧Clinician-Centered Applications ‧Implementation Issues and Challenges ‧Medical Devices ‧Mobile Technologies in Health ‧Patient-Centered Applications ‧Research Methodologies ‧Social Media in Health

VM01-300	Medical Diagnosis Using Artificial Neural Networks.
	Moein, Sara/ 9781466661462/ Price:US$ 215.00

	Advanced conceptual modeling techniques serve as a powerful tool for those in the medical field by increasing the accuracy and efficiency of the diagnostic process. The application of artificial intelligence assists medical professionals to analyze and comprehend a broad range of medical data, thus eliminating the potential for human error. Medical Diagnosis Using Artificial Neural Networks introduces effective parameters for improving the performance and application of machine learning and pattern recognition techniques to facilitate medical processes. This book is an essential reference work for academicians, professionals, researchers, and students interested in the relationship between artificial intelligence and medical science through the use of informatics to improve the quality of medical care. Topics Covered ‧Artificial intelligence ‧Artificial Neural Network ‧Disease Diagnosis ‧Heart Disorders ‧Intelligent Medical Diagnosis ‧Neural Network Optimization ‧Swarm Intelligence

VM01-299	Achieving Effective Integrated E-Care Beyond the Silos.
	Meyer, Ingo/ 9781466661387/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Recent global and national debates have shown that demographic change, the rising incidence of chronic disease, and the unmet need for more personalized care are trends demanding a new, integrated approach to health and social care. The advancement and adoption of technology in both health and social care settings is a valuable tool for encouraging change and improving the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients and care clients. Achieving Effective Integrated E-Care Beyond the Silos presents a collection of real-life examples, frameworks, business models, financial implications, and methods of evaluating the technological tools that are enabling a more human-centered approach to health and social care. Based on relevant research in the field of integrated e-care, this publication is ideally designed for use by practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers in the care field. Topics Covered ‧Business Models for Integrated E-Care ‧Evaluation of E-Care Services ‧Financial Impact of Integrated E-Care ‧Frameworks of Integrated E-Care ‧Patient-Centered Care ‧Societal Benefit of E-Care Services ‧Telemedicine

VM01-298	Cloud Computing Applications for Quality Health Care Delivery.
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781466661189/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Software applications once held on local computers and servers are beginning to shift to the public Internet sphere, and private health information is no exception. The likelihood of placing once restricted and private health records “in the cloud” is increasing. Cloud Computing Applications for Quality Health Care Delivery focuses on cloud technologies that could affect quality in the healthcare field. Leading experts in this area offer their knowledge and contribute to the demystification of healthcare in the Cloud. This publication will prove to be a useful tool for undergraduate and graduate students of healthcare quality and management, healthcare managers, and industry professionals. Topics Covered ‧Adoption of Cloud Services ‧Benefits and Drawbacks ‧Cloud Perspective for HIPAA and HITECH ‧Cloud Technologies ‧Cloud-Based Systems ‧Definition, Features, and Types of Cloud Services ‧Healthcare Cloud Computing ‧Web Services

VM01-297	Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing.
	Naik, Ganesh R./ 9781466660908/ Price:US$ 235.00

	Electromyography (EMG) is a procedure for assessing and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. Since the contracting skeletal muscles are greatly responsible for loading the bones and joints, information about the muscle EMG is important to gain knowledge about muscular-skeletal biomechanics. Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing provides an updated overview of signal processing applications and recent developments in EMG from a number of diverse aspects and various applications in clinical and experimental research. Presenting new results, concepts, and further developments in the field of EMG signal processing, this publication is an ideal resource for graduate and post-graduate students, academicians, engineers, and scientists in the fields of signal processing and biomedical engineering. Topics Covered ‧Applications in Electromyography (EMG) ‧Electromyography Signal Processing ‧Gesture Recognition ‧Joint Biometrics ‧Motion Analysis ‧Muscle Fatigue ‧Source Localization

VM01-296	Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies.
	Thompson, Steven John/ 9781466660106/ Price:US$ 215.00

	With rapid advancements in human enhancement technologies, society struggles with many issues, such as definition, effects, participation, regulation, and control. Current and future initiatives in these technologies may not be in the participants’ best interests; therefore, it is imperative for research on humanitarian considerations to be available to those affiliated with this field. Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies compiles prestigious research and provides a well-rounded composite of the field’s role in emerging technologies. Addressing both present and future concerns, this publication serves as a valuable reference work for researchers, students, professionals, and practitioners involved in computer science and the humanities, as well as many engaged in a humanities approach to metasystems, new artificial life, and robotics. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ethics, Wearable Technology, and Higher Education: Toward a New Point-of-View Angle on Interactive Instruction Chapter 2 Anticipating Human Enhancement: Identifying Ethical Issues of Bodyware Chapter 3 Mapping Human Enhancement Rhetoric Chapter 4 Human Enhancement: Living Up to the Ideal Human Chapter 5 The Ethics of Seeking Body Perfection, with Continual Reference to Heidi Montag Chapter 6 Neurosurgery to Enhance Brain Function: Ethical Dilemmas for the Neuroscientist and Society Chapter 7 Super Soldiers (Part 1): What is Military Human Enhancement? Chapter 8 Super Soldiers (Part 2): The Ethical, Legal, and Operational Implications Chapter 9 Human Enhancing Technologies and Individual Privacy Right Chapter 10 Human Enhancement Technologies and Democratic Citizenship Chapter 11 Defining and Analyzing Disability in Human Enhancement Chapter 12 Technic Self-Determination Chapter 13 Technology and the Memetic Self Chapter 14 Enhancement and Identity: A Social Psychological Perspective

VM01-295	Emerging Theory and Practice in Neuroprosthetics.
	Naik, Ganesh R./ 9781466660946/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Neuroprosthetics is a fast-growing area that brings together the fields of biomedical engineering and neuroscience as a means to interface the neural system directly to prostheses. Advancing research and applications in this field can assist in successfully restoring motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. Emerging Theory and Practice in Neuroprosthetics brings together the most up-to-date research surrounding neuroprosthetics advances and applications. Presenting several new results, concepts, and further developments in the area of neuroprosthetics, this book is an essential publication for researchers, upper-level students, engineers, and medical practitioners. Topics Covered ‧Anatomy and Physiology of Central Nervous System ‧Brain-Computer Interface ‧Design of Neuroprosthetic Devices ‧Implementation of Neuroprosthetic Devices ‧Neural Signal Processing ‧Neuroplasticity ‧Neuroprosthetic Control ‧Prosthetic Limbs ‧Skeletal Muscle ‧Voluntary Muscle Control

VM01-294	Enhancing the Human Experience through Assistive Technologies and E-Accessibility.
	Kouroupetroglou, Christos/ 9781466661301/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Information Communication Technologies (ICT) have become an increasingly prevalent part of everyday life. Today, there are many cases in which ICT assist the elderly and people with disabilities to complete tasks once thought impossible. Enhancing the Human Experience through Assistive Technologies and E-Accessibility discusses trends in ICT in relation to assistive technologies and their impact on everyday tasks for those with disabilities. This reference work provides different perspectives on upcoming technologies and their impact on e-accessibility and e-inclusion, essential topics for researchers, businesses, and ICT product developers in the field of assistive technologies. Topics Covered ‧Accessibility ‧Assistive Technologies ‧E-Accessibility ‧E-Inclusion ‧Human Computer Interaction ‧Information Communication Technologies (ICT) ‧Technology Trends

VM01-293	Interoperability in Healthcare Information Systems: Standards, Management, and Technology.
	Balazote, Pablo/ 9781466630000/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Although the standards in electronic health records and general healthcare services continue to evolve, many organizations push to connect interoperability with public service and basic citizenship rights. This poses significant technical and organizational challenges that are the focus of many research and standardization efforts. Interoperability in Healthcare Information Systems: Standards, Management and Technology provides a comprehensive collection on the overview of electronic health records and health services interoperability and the different aspects representing its outlook in a framework that is useful for practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers. Topics Covered ‧EHR & HS Interoperability ‧Historical Perspectives ‧Models and Techniques for Introduction ‧Policy and Funding Models ‧Policy and Management Issues ‧Standards and Specifications

VM01-292	Handbook of Research on Patient Safety and Quality Care through Health Informatics.
	Michell, Vaughan/ 9781466645462/ Price:US$ 365.00

	Medical and health activities can greatly benefit from the effective use of health informatics. By capturing, processing, and disseminating information to the correct systems and processes, decision-making can be more successful and quality care and patient safety would see significant improvements. The Handbook of Research on Patient Safety and Quality Care through Health Informatics highlights current research and trends from both professionals and researchers on health informatics as applied to the needs of patient safety and quality care. Bringing together theory and practical approaches for patient needs, this book is essential for educators and trainers at multiple experience levels in the fields of medicine and medical informatics. Topics Covered ‧Analysis Tools ‧Health Enterprise Architectures ‧Health Policies ‧Human Factors ‧Mobile Telecoms ‧Patient Safety ‧Pervasive Informatics

VM01-291	Cross-Cultural Training and Teamwork in Healthcare.
	Vasilache, Simona/ 9781466643253/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Organizational cultures and subcultures have played vital roles in the quality care of the healthcare industry in both the public and private forms of medical practice and education, leaving opportunity for the integration of principles focused on cross-cultural teamwork. Cross-Cultural Training and Teamwork in Healthcare explores the complex relationships between patients, physicians, and nurses with different cultural backgrounds. Integrating theoretical and empirical perspectives on medical teamwork, this book assesses the impact of diverse backgrounds among team members on the quality of care they provide so that medical practitioners, decision-makers, and educators can effectively make use of their cultural differences to provide patients with the best possible care. Topics Covered ‧Communication ‧Historical Evolution ‧Leadership ‧Medical Education Systems ‧Organizational Behavior ‧Stakeholders’ Involvement ‧Teaching Methods ‧Team Efficiency

VM01-290	Advancing Medical Practice through Technology: Applications for Healthcare Delivery, Management, and Quality.
	Rodrigues, Joel J.P.C./ 9781466646193/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Medical practitioners are continuing to advance their knowledge of the latest technologies in order to keep up with the opportunities for faster and more reliable treatments for patients. Advancing Medical Practice through Technology: Applications for Healthcare Delivery, Management, and Quality focuses on the latest medical practices through the utilization of technologies and innovative concepts. This book is an essential reference source for researchers, academics, and industry professionals interested in the latest advancements in the healthcare, biomedicine, and medical communications fields. Topics Covered ‧Decision Support Systems ‧Emerging E-Health Applications ‧Healthcare Applications ‧Information and Knowledge Management Tools ‧Multimedia Technology ‧Telemedicine

SM01-453	Paediatric Patient and Family-Centred Care: Ethical and Legal Issues.
	Shaul, Randi Z./ 9781493903221/ Price:EUR 169.99



GM01-44	Consumer Health Care, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781573027229/ Price:US$ 826.00

	Consumer Health Care focuses on the U.S. healthcare system and the individual's experience with it. Entries cover topics related to the current state of health insurance, the various kinds (including Government programs like Medicare and Medicaid) and methods of its delivery, as well as the history of insurance and the evolution of our current for-profit system and the Healthcare legislation and reform. New kind of content, however: entries cover many topics in 12 categories: Government agencies, Government programs, Healthcare delivery, Healthcare funding, Healthcare improvement, Healthcare professions, Insurance, Issues in healthcare, Legislation, Non-governmental healthcare organizations, Non-standard medical practice, Other healthcare systems, Technology and healthcare.

GM01-43	Body Systems, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781573027182/ Price:US$ 826.00

	Body Systems covers the 14 systems of the human body and their role and functions both from an individual organ perspective and each system as a whole, as well as what occurs when systems are not functioning properly due to injury, disease, or other causes. Entries cover the development of each body system from birth to full adult growth, as well as adjustments by the body during the senior years. There is also information on common diseases related to specific systems (causes and treatments) and the effects of substances on body systems, including foods and drugs, as well as full-color detailed illustrations of all body systems.

GM01-37-2	The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781573027304/ Price:US$ 868.00

	Can magnets relieve arthritis pain? Does the scent of lavender calm the nerves? Is St. John's Wort a mood enhancer? Authoritative, objective and in tune with the subjects that matter to students and researchers, Gale presents four volumes of current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Covering all aspects of the subject through more than 800 entries, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine identifies types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy. For the practitioner or interested patient, there are current training requirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases and medicinal uses for plants and herbs are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. Biographies of pioneers in the field -- including Deepak Chopra, Edward Bach and David Palmer --appear as sidebars through the text. Included in each entry are glossary sidebars that define key terms. The four volumes contain more than 800 entries, approximately 400 color images, and many informative illustrations and charts pertaining to herbs and flowers, therapies and procedures, nutrition, and diseases and conditions. More than 50 new entries were added, on topics ranging from cherry juice, modified citrus pectin, oleander, and horticultural therapy; most existing entries were reviewed and updated, and many new images, charts and illustrations were added.

	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2014.
	Wiederhold, B.K./ 9781614994008/ Price:EUR 105.00

	The evolution of healthcare delivery systems has included an increased reliance on technology. There has been a significant shift in the nature of care prevention, diagnosis and treatment, which has decreased the importance of traditional methods of care delivery. Cybertherapy has started to make progress in treating a variety of disorders, but more work is needed in a number of areas, including the development of easy-to-use and more affordable hardware and software and objective measurement tools, the need to address potential side-effects, and the implementation of more controlled studies to evaluate cybertherapy in comparison to traditional therapies. This book, the 2014 Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine (ARCTT), presents a carefully structured overview of subjects related to the area of cybertherapy and telemedicine. The book is divided into six sections. An introductory editorial explains the focus of this year's issue, and is followed by a section entitled Critical Reviews, which summarises and examines emerging cybertherapy topics. The third section includes chapters on Evaluation Studies, and the contributions in section four, Original Research, deal with new cybertherapy methods and approaches. The fifth section, Clinical Observations, includes case studies and research protocols with long-term potential, and the final sixth section presents papers describing future research work. The book will be of interest to both health professionals and patients, and to anyone else interested in the continued improvement of healthcare systems.

	eHealth2014-Health Informatics Meets eHealth.
	Horbst, A./ 9781614993964/ Price:EUR 120.00

	It is generally accepted that information and communication technology has the potential to support high quality, high-tech medicine, but up to now healthcare has lagged behind other sectors, such as service industries, in the implementation of such technology. Medicine is now beginning to catch up, however, and the Austrian government recently agreed on the nationwide implementation of an Electronic Health Record (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte (ELGA)). This book presents the proceedings of the 8th scientific eHealth conference, which is being held in Vienna, Austria, in the context of the eHealth Summit Austria, in April 2014. The theme of the conference is "Outcomes Research: The Benefit of Health-IT", addressing the challenges which will inevitably accompany the new opportunities offered by the increased use of ICT in healthcare. The history of technologies making the transition from the laboratory into practice is one of mixed success. It is vital to understand what makes such an implementation a positive one, and factors such as the needs, fears, and context of potential users are as important as a sound technical implementation. Priorities may need to be rethought and new dimensions added. The book will be of interest to all those considering the effect of new technologies and eHealth on the provision of healthcare systems, and seeking to achieve services which are both technically and organizationally sound and which will also efficiently deliver noticeable benefits for users.

	Cross-Border Challenges in Informatics with a Focus on Disease Surveillance and Utilising Big Data. Proceedings of the EFMI Special Topic Conference, 27-29 April 2014, Budapest, Hungary
	Stoicu-Tivadar, L./ 9781614993889/ Price:EUR 100.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 11th Special Topics Conference (STC) of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), held in Budapest, Hungary in April 2014. The EFMI STC is an important international forum which brings together computer and information science, medicine and technology to present results of current scientific work in health informatics processes, systems and technologies. The theme of EFMI STC 2014 is “Cross-border challenges in informatics with a focus on disease surveillance and utilizing big data", and the conference addressed a range of important aspects of pan-European and cross-border issues. The book is divided into four sections: health data sharing and integration opportunities and the challenges of working across borders; sources of data, including big data, for monitoring and measuring health and disease; using routine data for epidemiological study and public health; as well as a section for posters presented at the conference. Given its interdisciplinary nature, the book will be of interest to those working in a variety of disciplines, including medical informatics, bioinformatics and health informatics; medical computing and technology; public health, health insurance and health institutional administration, as well as other allied health professions.

	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 21.
	Westwood, J.D./ 9781614993742/ Price:EUR 150.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 21st NextMed/MMVR conference, held in Manhattan Beach, California, in February 2014. These papers describe recent developments in medical simulation, modeling, visualization, imaging, haptics, robotics, sensors, interfaces, and other IT-enabled technologies that benefit healthcare. The wide range of applications includes simulation for medical education and surgical training, information-guided therapies, mental and physical rehabilitation tools, and intelligence networks. Since 1992, Nextmed/MMVR has engaged the problem-solving abilities of scientists, engineers, clinicians, educators, the military, students, and healthcare futurists. Its multidisciplinary participation offers a fresh perspective on how to make patient care and medical education more precise and effective.

	Investing in E-Health: People, Knowledge and Technology for a Healthy Future. Selected Papers from the 22nd Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2014)
	Grain, H./ 9781614994268/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents papers from the Australian Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2014), held in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2014. With the theme of investing in e-health: people, knowledge and technology for a healthy future, the papers delivered at the conference and included here address the issues of building a future-focused, scalable and adaptable infrastructure and of training the healthcare workforce necessary to support it. Subjects covered include: user participation in ICT development for older adults; interactive patient websites; application areas of multi-user virtual environments in the healthcare context; as well as governance, training and assessing the quality of data in public health information systems. The book will be of interest to all those policy makers and practitioners involved in the planning and implementation of information technology projects as part of the healthcare system.

	eHealth-For Continuity of Care. Proceedings of MIE2014
	Lovis, C./ 9781614994312/ Price:EUR 235.00

	Information technology and the information sciences have been part of our lives for some time now. They have revolutionized the healthcare system, changing the whole health landscape, as well as health culture. New devices, sources of data and roles for all those involved in healthcare are being developed as a result. This book presents the proceedings of the 25th European Medical Informatics Conference, held in Istanbul, Turkey in August/September 2014. The conference aims to present the most recent developments in biomedical informatics. The book is divided into 15 sections, which include: decision support systems and clinical practice guidelines; improved healthcare through informatics; data analysis; mobile health; technology and system evaluation; and text mining. The final two sections present posters from the conference. The book will be of interest to all those in the healthcare sector, researchers and practitioners alike, who develop, evaluate or work with information technology.

	Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care.
	Mantas, J./ 9781614994220/ Price:EUR 120.00

	This book presents papers from the 2014 International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH), held in Athens, Greece, in July 2014. The book includes 79 full papers and 12 poster presentations as well as keynotes, two workshops and three tutorials. Papers are divided into sections including: clinical informatics; decision support and intelligent systems; e-learning and education; health informatics, information management and technology assessment; healthcare IT; mobile technology in healthcare; public health informatics and issues; social and legal issues; and telemedicine. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of biomedical and health informatics.

	Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare 2014.
	Grana, M./ 9781614994732/ Price:EUR 145.00

	Advances are constantly being made in the fields of medicine and healthcare, and keeping abreast of them is not always easy. This book presents the proceedings of the second KES International Conference on Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare (InMed 14), held in San Sebastian, Spain, in July 2014. The conference was attended by researchers and engineers, managers, students and practitioners from a broad spectrum of medically related fields, and this multidisciplinary group discussed the ways in which technological and methodological innovation, knowledge exchange and enterprise can be applied to issues relating to medicine, surgery, healthcare and the issues of an ageing population. A central theme of the conference was smart medical and healthcare systems, which explored how modern intelligent systems can contribute to the solution of problems faced by healthcare and medical practitioners today and addressed the application of the systems. The 43 papers included here provided a useful and interesting reference for anyone requiring an overview of current innovations in healthcare.

	Global Telehealth 2014.
	Mars, M./ 9781614994558/ Price:EUR 100.00

	lthough telehealth (one component of ehealth) continues to be implemented around the world, sound evidence of its value to healthcare systems remains limited and the tipping point at which its universal adoption will be assured has yet to be reached. On the other hand, the spontaneous growth of mobile healthcare solutions and applications offered by smart phones have become more common amongst healthcare providers, and the creation of Web-based wellness promotion and health management tools has opened up a whole new area in which telehealth can provide future benefits. This book presents selected full papers from Global Telehealth 2014 (GT2014), held in Durban, South Africa, in November 2014. This was the third international conference in the series, and this year’s theme was "Integrated, Innovative, Scalable and Sustainable Solutions"; emphasizing the importance of these aspects in achieving wider acceptance and adoption of ehealth and telehealth. The book will be of interest to all those involved in the global telehealth community.

	Active Ageing and Healthy Living.
	Riva, G./ 9781614994244/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book, Active Ageing and Healthy Living: A Human Centered Approach in Research and Innovation as Source of Quality of Life, presents the results of a number of research projects from the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - the largest private university in Italy and in Europe - with a strong commitment to the areas of medicine and health sciences, economics, business, international relations, political science, psychology and communications. Visions and research directions for the future are also presented and discussed. The introduction to the book addresses the challenges posed by an increasingly ageing population and the way in which multidisciplinary research can contribute to positive outcomes. The remainder of the book is divided into two sections. The first proposes promising research directions for future focus, and includes papers on demographic change; frailty in the elderly; the role of diet in healthy ageing; active ageing; and positive technology. The second section deals with recent developments in research into active ageing and healthy living (AA&HL). It addresses numerous topics, including: mechanisms to shift the balance from unhealthy to healthy ageing; nutrition; the role of ICTs for older people; work, retirement and health; and empowering skills for AA&HL.

	How to Get Your Paper Published.
	Fraser, S.G./ 9781848290815/ Price:GBP 9.99

	This is the second edition of a book written for all those who are striving to get their research paper published. Most examples come from the biosciences but it is equally useful for those writing for social sciences and humanities journals. The author emphasizes certain themes and phrases which are the important determinants of whether you get your paper published or not. Insider tips on how the review process works help you navigate the quickest and most efficient way to do so.

VM01-289	Assistive Technology Research, Practice, and Theory.
	DaCosta, Boaventura/ 9781466650152/ Price:US$ 200.00

	Technology continues to advance at an irrepressible pace, and it takes human ingenuity and ambition to make the best use of the latest developments in science and engineering, improving quality of life for countless individuals worldwide. Assistive Technology Research, Practice, and Theory presents cutting-edge research in the field of assistive technologies, including both theoretical frameworks and empirical research to benefit individuals with motor and cognitive disabilities. This book will serve as an imperative reference source for professionals, researchers, and practitioners engaged with the technological advances that will help to make modern society accessible to all. Topics Covered ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Augmentative Computing ‧Communication Software ‧Game-Based Learning ‧New Media ‧Social Skills Development ‧Special Education ‧Teacher Education ‧Website Accessibility

VM01-288	Labor and Health Economics in the Mediterranean Region: Migration and Mobility of Medical Doctors.
	Driouchi, Ahmed/ 9781466647237/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The increasing demand for health care and advances in healthcare technologies has exacerbated the present shortage of health personnel. In response to these changes, physicians may choose to offer their services elsewhere. Labor and Health Economics in the Mediterranean Region: Migration and Mobility of Medical Doctorsaddresses the mobility of physicians in the Mediterranean region within a global context, focusing on the role mobility has played in the global health system in both developed and developing economies. Besides universities and researchers, public and private medical practitioners and agencies can make use of this book to further their knowledge of the changing healthcare industry. Topics Covered ‧Brain-Drain and -Gain ‧Economic and Social Impact ‧Europe, Middle East, and North Africa ‧Global Health Systems ‧Healthcare Demand ‧Medical Immigration ‧Medical Technologies ‧New Economies ‧Skilled Labor Migration

VM01-287	Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	Information Resources Management Association/ 9781466644229/ Price:US$ 2495.00

	Individuals with disabilities often have difficulty accomplishing tasks, living independently, and utilizing information technologies; simple aspects of daily life taken for granted by non-disabled individuals. Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents a comprehensive collection of research, developments, and knowledge on technologies that enable disabled individuals to function effectively and accomplish otherwise impossible tasks. These volumes serve as a crucial reference source for experts in fields as diverse as healthcare, information science, education, engineering, and human-computer interaction, with applications bridging multiple disciplines. Topics Covered ‧Adaptive Learning Systems ‧Adaptive Technologies ‧Assistive Technologies ‧Augmentative Communication ‧Biomechatronics ‧Cognitive Orthotics ‧Computer Accessibility ‧Disability Informatics

VM01-286	Disability Informatics and Web Accessibility for Motor Limitations.
	Kouroupetroglou, Georgios/ 9781466644427/ Price:US$ 200.00

	As technology becomes an increasingly vital aspect of modern social interaction, the field of disability informatics and web accessibility has made significant progress in consolidating theoretical approaches and exploring new application domains for those with motor and cognitive disabilities. Disability Informatics and Web Accessibility for Motor Limitations explores the principles, methods, and advanced technological solutions in the use of assistive technologies to enable users with motor limitations. This book is essential for academia, industry, and various professionals in fields such as web application designers, rehabilitation scientists, ergonomists, and teachers in inclusive and special education. This publication is integrated with its pair book Assistive Technologies and Computer Access for Motor Disabilities. Topics Covered ‧Affective Computer-Mediated Learning ‧Ambient Assisted Living ‧Augmentative and Alternative Communication ‧Formal Representation of Assistive Technology ‧Functional Assessment ‧Indoor Navigation and Location Based Services ‧Motion-Tracking and Performing Arts ‧Robotics ‧Technologies for the Autism Spectrum Disorders ‧Web Accessibility

VM01-285	Research Perspectives on the Role of Informatics in Health Policy and Management.
	Morr, Christo El/ 9781466643215/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Healthcare providers require timely and accurate information about their patients. As such, a great amount of effort and resources are spent to ensure that the right information is presented to the right people at the right time. Research Perspectives on the Role of Informatics in Health Policy and Management focuses on the advancements of Health Information Science in order to solve current and forthcoming problems in the health sector. Managers, policy makers, researchers, and Masters and PhD students in healthcare related fields will use this book to provide necessary insight on healthcare delivery and also to inspire new ideas and practices to effectively provide patients with the greatest quality care. Topics Covered ‧Collaboration and Virtual Communities ‧Cost Management ‧Elderly Care ‧Health Education ‧Health Policy ‧Knowledge Management ‧Management and Culture ‧Quality of Care ‧Tele-Medicine

VM01-284	Assistive Technologies and Computer Access for Motor Disabilities.
	Kouroupetroglou, Georgios/ 9781466644380/ Price:US$ 200.00

	Individuals with disabilities that impede their range of motion often have difficulty accessing technologies. With the use of computer-based assistive technology; devices, tools, and services can be used to maintain and improve the functional capabilities of motor disabilities. Assistive Technologies and Computer Access for Motor Disabilities investigates solutions to the difficulties of impaired technology access by highlighting the principles, methods, and advanced technological solutions for those with motor impairments. This reference source is beneficial to academia, industry, and various professionals in disciplines such as rehabilitation science, occupational therapy, human-computer interface development, ergonomics, and teaching in inclusive and special education. This publication is integrated with its pair book Disability Informatics and Web Accessibility for Motor Limitations. Topics Covered ‧Environmental Control ‧Facial Expression Natural User Interface ‧Freeware Assistive Technology Software ‧Gaze-Based, Head and Face Tracking Interfaces ‧Haptic and Gesture-Based Assistive Technologies ‧Impact of Assistive Technology ‧Pointing in Graphical User Interfaces ‧Scanning-Based Interaction Techniques ‧Sensor Assistive Technologies ‧Technologies for Brain-Injured Gamers

VM01-283	Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, 2-Vols/Set.
	Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela/ 9781466639904/ Price:US$ 525.00

	Through the use of ICT tools, such as the internet, portals, and telecommunication devices, the quality of healthcare has improved in local and global health; aiding in the development of a sustainable economy. Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care brings together a valuable research collection on ICT elements needed to improve communication and collaboration between global health institutes, public and private organizations, and foundations. Highlighting the adoption and success factors in the development of technologies for healthcare, this book is essential for IT professionals, technology solution providers, researchers, and students interested in technology and its relationship with healthcare and social services. Topics Covered ‧Developments and Applications in Healthcare ‧E-health ‧Healthcare in Cloud Computing ‧Public Health ‧Social Networks ‧Success Factors ‧Telehealth Systems

VM01-282	Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Care Services, 2-Vols/Set.
	Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela/ 9781466639867/ Price:US$ 525.00

	In addition to creating the opportunity for collaboration, transformation, and innovation in the healthcare industry, technology plays an essential role in the development of human well-being and psychological growth. Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Services is a comprehensive collection of relevant research on technology and its developments of ICTs in healthcare and social services. This book focuses on the emerging trends in the social and healthcare sectors such as social networks, security of ICTs, and advisory services; beneficial to researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners to further their interest in technological advancements. Topics Covered ‧Assistive Technology for Cognition ‧Elderly Healthcare ‧Emerging trends ‧Health and Social Care Needs ‧Human/Psychological Aspects of ICT ‧Social Care Services ‧Social Networks

VM01-281	Drug and Alcohol Studies, 6-Vols/Set.
	Thom, Betsy W./ 9781446254837/ Price:GBP 995.00

	The field of drug and alcohol studies has expanded rapidly in recent years, with estimates of at least a doubling in the number of publications in the past decades. A feature of this wide and multidisciplinary field is the tendency of sub-groups of scholars to operate within their disciplinary silos, paying only token attention to the contributions of others. There are also, naturally, significant differences in approaches of different countries, reflecting different policy frameworks and cultural perspectives. When faced with these challenges to comprehensive study, a publication such as this new six-volume collection - which aims to bring together the various disparate strands of the topic, including key articles written by scholars from across the globe, disciplines and decades - truly proves itself to be a unique and valuable resource for specialist students and researchers in the field. �P ‧Volume One: Historical and Cultural studies ‧Volume Two: Theoretical Perspectives ‧Volume Three: Methods and Measurements ‧Volume Four: Policy Approaches ‧Volume Five: Interventions ‧Volume Six: Current Trends, Continuing Issues and New Challenges

VM01-280	Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, 7-Vols/Set.
	Maloy, Stanley/ 9780123749840/ Price:US$ 2295.00

	The explosion of the field of genetics over the last decade, with the new technologies that have stimulated research, suggests that a new sort of reference work is needed to keep pace with such a fast-moving and interdisciplinary field. Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, 2nd edition, builds on the foundation of the first edition by addressing many of the key subfields of genetics that were just in their infancy when the first edition was published. The currency and accessibility of this foundational content will be unrivalled, making this work useful for scientists and non-scientists alike. Featuring relatively short entries on genetics topics written by experts in that topic, Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics provides an effective way to quickly learn about any aspect of genetics, from Abortive Transduction to Zygotes. Adding to its utility, the work provides short entries that briefly define key terms, and a guide to additional reading and relevant websites for further study. Many of the entries include figures to explain difficult concepts. Key terms in related areas such as biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology are also included, and there are entries that describe historical figures in genetics, providing insights into their careers and discoveries. ．Biochemical Genetics ．Developmental Genetics ．Evolutionary/Population Genetics ．Genomics ．History/People ．Human/Clinical Genetics ．Molecular Genetics ．Neurogenetics ．Plant Genetics ．Yeast Genetics

VM01-279	Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, 4-Vols/Set.
	Caballer, Benjamin/ 9780123750839/ Price:GBP 2425.00

	The role of nutrition in improving quality of life and combating disease is undeniable - and researchers from different disciplines are bringing their perspectives to bear on this fundamental topic. The 4-volume Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Third Edition, is a thorough revision of the previous award-winning version and reflects the scientific advances in the field of human nutrition. It presents the latest understanding on a wide range of nutrition-related topics including food safety, weight management, vitamins, bioengineering of foods, plant based diet and raw foods among others. New articles on organic food, biofortification, nutritional labeling and the effect of religious customs on diet, among many others, reflect the dedication to currency in this revision. It not only contains the most current and thorough information available on the topic, but also contains broader cross-referencing on emerging opportunities for potential treatment and prevention of diseases. An ideal starting point for scientific research, Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Third Edition, continues to provide authoritative information in an accessible format, making this complex discipline available to readers at both the professional and non-professional level.

VM01-278	Encyclopedia of Sleep, 4-Vols/Set.
	Kushida, Clete/ 9780123786104/ Price:US$ 1995.00

	In a world of 24 hour media saturation, sleep has become an increasingly fraught enterprise. The 4-volume Encyclopedia of Sleep is the largest reference, on the subject of sleep. Written to be useful for the novice and the established researcher and clinician, Topic areas will include sleep across the life cycle and in other species, sleep and women, sleep and the elderly, pediatric sleep, sleep deprivation and loss, sleep mechanisms, sleep physiology and pathophysiology, sleep disorders, neurobiology, chronobiology, pharmacology, and impact of other disorders on sleep. Recognizing the many fields that are connected to sleep science, the editorial team has been carefully chosen to do justice to this highly interdisciplinary field of study. The steady growth of researchers and clinicians in the sleep field attests to the continued interest in the scientific study of sleep and the management of patients with sleep disorders, and anyone involved in this exciting field should find this work to be an invaluable reference. Key Features ‧Thoroughly interdisciplinary, this 4-volume work looks at sleep throughout the life cycle, with exceptional coverage of basic sleep concepts, the physiology of sleep as well as sleep disorders of all descriptions ‧Excellent coverage of sleep and special populations, covering the lifespan, as well as gender and ethnic differences, among others ‧Chapters focusing on sleep disorders are grouped under the broad categories classified in the ICSD-2 for clear organization so that the reader can effectively access the steps involved in diagnosing and treating these disorders

VM01-277	Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, 4-Vols/Set.
	Siegel, Jay A./ 9780123821652/ Price:GBP 1210.00

	Forensic science includes all aspects of investigating a crime, including: chemistry, biology and physics, and also incorporates countless other specialties. Today, the service offered under the guise of "forensic science’ includes specialties from virtually all aspects of modern science, medicine, engineering, mathematics and technology. The Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, Second Edition is a reference source that will inform both the crime scene worker and the laboratory worker of each other’s protocols, procedures and limitations. Written by leading scientists in each area, every article is peer reviewed to establish clarity, accuracy, and comprehensiveness. As reflected in the specialties of its Editorial Board, the contents covers the core theories, methods and techniques employed by forensic scientists - and applications of these that are used in forensic analysis. Key Features ‧This 4-volume set represents a 30% growth in articles from the first edition, with a particular increase in coverage of DNA and digital forensics ‧Includes an international collection of contributors ‧The second edition features a new 21-member editorial board, half of which are internationally based ‧Includes over 300 articles, approximately 10pp on average ‧Each article features a) suggested readings which point readers to additional sources for more information, b) a list of related Web sites, c) a 5-10 word glossary and definition paragraph, and d) cross-references to related articles in the encyclopedia ‧This new edition continues the reputation of the first edition, which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the prestigious Dartmouth Medal competition for 2001. This award honors the creation of reference works of outstanding quality and significance, and is sponsored by the RUSA Committee of the American Library Association.

VM01-276	Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care.
	Martinho, Ricardo/ 9781466636675/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technology continues to benefit different aspects of our society. As such, the health and social care field has begun to utilize these advantages towards improvements in health informatics and healthcare applications. Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care provides the latest and most relevant research on the understanding, expansion, and solutions on technologies used for improvements in the health and social care field. This book is useful for academics, industry leaders, and professionals interested in the latest advancements in technology and its impact on health care. Topics Covered ‧Artificial Neural Networks ‧Clinical Data Mining ‧Cloud computing ‧Decision Support System ‧Patient Centered Design ‧Semantic Web

VM01-275	Healthcare Systems Around the World.
	Boslaugh, Sarah E./ 9781452203126/ Price:GBP 180.00

	This concise reference provides a one-stop point of research that examines major aspects of health care systems for over 190 countries worldwide. In a consistent format, ten major health care categories are systematically examined for each country: 1. Emergency Health Services 2. Costs of Hospitalization 3. Costs of Drugs 4. Major Health Issues 5. Government Role in Health Care 6. Insurance 7. Access to Health Care 8. Health Care Facilities 9. Health Care Personnel 10. Public Health Programs. The volume is organized in alphabetical order of country names. Each country is presented on a two-or three-page spread with the same descriptive and statistical content, allowing readers to compare health care systems from country to country. The work culminates as a unique and essential resource for pre-med and medical students, as well as researchers in sociology, economics, and the health management fields.

VM01-274	Nursing Theories and Models, 3-Vols/Set.
	Murphy, Fiona/ 9781446254585/ Price:GBP 525.00

	Nursing is a global, dynamic and changing profession in which there is a substantial and important area of literature which charts nursing knowledge and theory. Through study of the topic it is possible to discern clear phases and themes in this development and to capture the debates as to how this knowledge influences and shapes nursing practice. These three volumes will cover the scope of international publications in nursing knowledge, models and theories and take a critical, retrospective review of these works. The volumes encompass empirical and conceptual works and will cover significant knowledge and key debates in the field, as well as including more contemporary works to signal future trends. The collection is categorised and sorted thematically into three volumes to enable clear navigation and understanding of the material, and an introduction written by the editors frames the set, providing guidance and context.

VM01-273	Healthcare Management and Economics: Perspectives on Public and Private Administration.
	Mervio, Mika Markus/ 9781466639829/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The long-standing debate on public vs. private healthcare systems has forced an examination of these organizations, in particular whether these approaches play corresponding or conflicting roles in service to global citizens. Healthcare Management and Economics: Perspectives on Public and Private Administration discusses public and private healthcare organizations by gathering perspectives on the differences in service, management, delivery, and efficiency. Highlighting the impact of citizens and information technology in these healthcare processes, this book is a vital collection of research for practitioners, academics, and scholars in the healthcare management field. Topics Covered ‧Comparative Methodology ‧Human Resource Management ‧Primary Health Services ‧Public-Private Healthcare Management ‧Service Delivery

VM01-272	Telehealth Networks for Hospital Services: New Methodologies.
	Gulla, Vincenzo/ 9781466629790/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Innovations in providing vital health care in homes and remote areas could ultimately change the way society views the health care markets and services in the future. Telehealth systems promise innovations that can extend a hospital’s knowledge and resources, connecting with patients who may not be able to otherwise receive services. Telehealth Network for Hospital Services: New Methodologies carefully focuses on and describes different networks that link hospitals and their services to patients outside their territory. This reference work not only focuses on the technology that is integral to the function of a telehealth network, but also its users, and the collaboration that is necessary to be successful. Researchers, practitioners, and health professionals interested in understanding health markets and organizations, as well as the innovative technologies that help them function, will greatly benefit from this publication. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Technologies ‧Health Information Systems ‧Human Factors and Telehealth ‧Medical Technologies ‧Remote Electronic Monitoring ‧Telemedicine ‧Virtual Healthcare

VM01-271	Cases on Healthcare Information Technology for Patient Care Management.
	Sarnikar, Surendra/ 9781466626713/ Price:US$ 175.00

	Health care organizations have made investments in health information technologies such as electronic health records, health information exchanges, and many more, which have increased the importance of Health Information Technology studies. Cases on Healthcare Information Technology for Patient Care Management highlights the importance of understanding the potential challenges and lessons learned from past technology implementations. This comprehensive collection of case studies aims to help improve the understanding of the process as well as challenges faced and lessons learned through implementation of health information technologies. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧Clinical Intelligence and Analytics ‧Computerized Provider Order Entry ‧Electronic Medical Records ‧Health Information Exchange ‧Security and Privacy Issues in HIT Implementations ‧Social Media in Healthcare ‧Telemedicine

VM01-270	Healthcare Information Technology Innovation and Sustainability: Frontiers and Adoption.
	Tan, Joseph/ 9781466627970/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Healthcare Information Technology Innovation and Sustainability: Frontiers and Adoption presents research in the emerging field on information systems and informatics in the healthcare industry. By addressing innovative concepts and critical issues through case studies and experimental research, this reference source is useful for practitioners, researchers and academics aiming to advance the knowledge and practice of these interdisciplinary fields of healthcare information. Topics Covered ‧E-Health ‧Emerging Healthcare technologies ‧Healthcare ‧Information Systems in Healthcare ‧IT Applications ‧Medical Informatics ‧Telemedicine ‧Virtual Health Technologies

VM01-269	User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	IRMA International/ 9781466627703/ Price:US$ 2495.00

	User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a global discussion on the practice of user driven learning in healthcare and connected disciplines and its influence on learning through clinical problem solving. This book brings together different perspectives for researchers and practitioners to develop a comprehensive framework of user-driven healthcare. Topics Covered ‧Clinical Practice ‧Conventional and Alternative Medicine ‧Electronic Healthcare Records ‧Healthcare Information Systems ‧Information Communication Technology ‧Telemedicine ‧User Driven Healthcare

SM01-438	Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Human and Sociotechnical Approaches.
	Beuscart-Zephir, Marie-Catherine/ 9781614992929/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the Context Sensitive Health Informatics (CSHI) conference, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August 2013. The theme of this year’s conference is human and sociotechnical approaches. The human factors approach is distinctly design-driven and aims to optimize performance, safety and users’ sense of well-being associated with their use of a system through the application of user-centered systems design and evaluation. The papers and presentations included here are grouped under the topics: patients and IT; usability test and evaluation; work tasks and related contexts; human factors and simulation; and context and systems design, and outline theories and models for studying contextual issues and insights related to how health information technologies can be better designed to accommodate different healthcare contexts.

SM01-423	Bonesetters: A History of British Osteopathy.
	O'Brien, John/ 9781848290716/ Price:GBP 24.99

	Osteopathic history has been handed down to the profession in half-truths and superficial generalisations that have caused friction and wariness among colleagues, particularly when a more united profession was attempting to emerge. Bonesetters: a History of Osteopathy has been written using primary sources and previously unreleased archive material in order to bring clarification and to provide an accepted base of knowledge for osteopathy and osteopathic practice.

SM01-422	Situational Judgement Tests for Foundation Programme Entry.
	Shelmerdine, S./ 9781848290709/ Price:GBP 29.99

	This book will help final year medical students improve their chances of getting their ideal medical job by practising the new style ‘Situational Judgement Tests’ (SJTs) required for recruitment. It begins with an explanation of the type of questions that are asked and introduces students to exam techniques required in order to succeed in the test. Following on from this, another chapter is dedicated to the core concepts and guidelines expected of junior doctors, before finishing with several mock examinations with answers for the readers to test themselves.

	Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare.
	Mantas, J./ 9781614992752/ Price:EUR 120.00

	The scope of biomedical informatics is very broad, including a number of technologies such as imaging, sensors, biomedical equipment and even organ transplant technology. The 90 papers included here examine research and applications outcomes - from cell to population - in these diverse fields, and because management and organizational issues play an important role in the implementation phase of biomedical informatics applications, these topics are also covered as an integral part of the theme. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the development and use of biomedical informatics applications.

	Interdisciplinary Assessment of Personal Health Monitoring.
	Schmidt, S./ 9781614992554/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents selected contributions to the symposium on Personal Health Monitoring (PHM) and Ethics and future areas of PHM, which took place in advance of the 11th World Congress of Bioethics, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in June 2012. Most of the papers present the outcomes of the European PHM-Ethics project, which conducted interdisciplinary analyses of emerging PHM applications. Additional invited contributions deal with important issues related to the project’s primary objectives and outcomes. The project is strongly associated with the new e-Health Action Plan, launched by the European Commission in December 2012, which is designed to bring the benefits of digital solutions into healthcare systems.

	Enabling Health and Healthcare through ICT: Available, Tailored and Closer.
	Courtney, K.L./ 9781614992028/ Price:EUR 145.00

	For many people in both developing and developed countries universal healthcare is still not the norm. Socio-economic status and geographical restrictions have proved to be major barriers to accessible care. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is growing rapidly internationally as the need to provide more efficient and cost-effective care becomes increasingly urgent. Improving the health of a nation begins with the individual and recent developments in genomics and mobile networked information technologies have regenerated interest in individualizing healthcare. Harnessing the diversity and ubiquity of available ICT may be one of the keys to enabling more accessible healthcare across both geographic and socio-economic divides. This book presents the proceedings of the 2013 Information Technology and Communication in Health (ITCH 2013) conference. This conference, entitled Available, Tailored and Closer, was held in Victoria, BC, Canada, in February 2013. The theme of the ITCH 2013 conference was realizing the enabling potential of information and communications technology worldwide.

	Health Information Governance in a Digital Environment.
	Hovenga, E.J./ 9781614992905/ Price:EUR 120.00

	Delivering the desired benefits from using information technology in healthcare requires a high degree of data standardization, effective governance and semantic interoperability between systems in the health industry. Corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) and company boards need to be more aware of their governance responsibility. This publication explains these concepts to assist the reader to collaboratively work with others to meet these challenges.

VM01-268	E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors.
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781466626577/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Advancements in technology regularly influence the healthcare field and developing aspects on medical patient safety. Implementing electronic health records, decision support systems, and computerized physician order entry systems reduces risk in the potential for e-health to make errors leading to adverse events. E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors presents an overview on information and communication technologies and addresses the impacts on the field of both patient safety and e-health. This book offers insightful perspectives and concentrated research on concepts related to these areas, as well as issues and current trends in patient safety in e-health. Topics Covered ‧Decision Support Systems ‧E-Health ‧Electronic Health Records ‧Health Care Organizations ‧Improving Patient Safety ‧Medical Simulation ‧RFID Technologies ‧Telemedicine

VM01-267	Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics.
	Gangopadhyay, Aryya/ 9781466626539/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Regular developments in technology continue to influence the medical and healthcare fields as they interact with information and computer sciences by methods of acquisition and the storage and retrieval of information. Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics is a comprehensive collection of research on computational capabilities, prototypes, and algorithms, as well as application in the areas of nursing, clinical care, public health, biomedical research, and much more. This book provides a better understanding of the models and methods used in the field of medicine for researchers, practitioners, and medical professionals alike. Topics Covered ‧Bioinformatics ‧Computer-aided Annotation ‧Evaluation of Clinical Knowledge ‧Information and Computer Technology ‧Knowledge Acquisition in Medicine ‧Medical Image Data ‧Medical Information Modeling and Sharing

VM01-266	Digital Advancements in Medicine, E-Health, and Communication Technologies.
	Rodrigues, Joel J.P.C./ 9781466627949/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Digital Advancements in Medicine, E-Health, and Communication Technologies explores the developments and trends in medical informatics and its approaches toward telemedicine and e-health applications. This comprehensive collection of research brings together academia and industry by highlighting recent advances in electronic health, medical communications and applications for e-health and medicine. Topics Covered ‧Biomedical and Biosensors Engineering ‧E-Health ‧Health and Healthcare Applications ‧Information and Knowledge Managements Tools ‧Medical Communications ‧Mobile Applications ‧Wireless Sensor Networks

VM01-265	Medical Advancements in Aging and Regenerative Technologies: Clinical Tools and Applications.
	Daskalaki, Andriani/ 9781466625068/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Studies of developmental biology are now benefiting the advancements made in the field of regenerative medicine. Current research on aging will attempt to reverse visible aging characteristics of somatic cells using cellular reprogramming to by-pass senescence. Medical Advancements in Aging and Regenerative Technologies: Clinical Tools and Applications aims to translate basic science discoveries into regenerative therapies with the application of clinical tool in aging and tissue regeneration. The understanding of the characteristics affecting the aging process is an effort to guide approaches for preventing and treating age-related diseases. Topics Covered ‧Age Related Diseases ‧Aging ‧Gene Expression ‧Immunotherapy ‧Regeneration and Aging Applications ‧Regenerative Medicine ‧Stem Cell Research

VM01-264	Technological Advancements in Biomedicine for Healthcare Applications.
	Wu, Jinlong/ 9781466621961/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technology continues to play a major role in all aspects of society, particularly healthcare. Advancements such as biomedical image processing, technology in rehabilitation, and biomedical robotics for healthcare have aided in significant strides in the biomedical engineering research field. Technological Advancements in Biomedicine for Healthcare Applications presents an overview of biomedical technologies and its relationship with healthcare applications. This reference source is essential for researchers and practitioners aiming to learn more about biomedical engineering and its related fields. Topics Covered ‧Biomedical Image Processing ‧Biomedical Robotics for Healthcare ‧Brain-Machine Interference ‧Mechatronics ‧Neurosurgery ‧Technology in Rehabilitation

VM01-263	Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Applications.
	Wu, Jinglong/ 9781466621138/ Price:US$ 245.00

	New developments in medical technology have paved the way for the ongoing studies of cognitive neuroscience and biomedical engineering for healthcare. Their different but interconnected aspects of science and technology seek to provide new solutions for difficult healthcare problems and impact the future of the quality of life. Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Applications brings together researchers and practitioners, including medical doctors and health professionals, to provide an overview of the studies of cognitive neuroscience and biomedical engineering for healthcare. This book aims to be a reference for researchers in the related field aiming to bring benefits to their own research. Topics Covered ‧ Biomechatronics and Healthcare ‧ Biomedical Image Processing ‧ Biomedical Robotics for Healthcare ‧ Cognitive Neuroscience and Healthcare ‧ Cognitive Science and Healthcare ‧ EEG/ERP Cognitive Neuroscience and Healthcare ‧ Imaging Cognitive Neuroscience and Healthcare ‧ Mental Health ‧ Sustainable Materials and Techniques in Healthcare ‧ Technology in Rehabilitation

VM01-262	Health Security and Governance, 4-Vols/Set.
	Thomas, Nicholas/ 9780415671040/ Price:GBP 1150.00

	It is increasingly recognized that the pandemic potential of many diseases holds the power to wreck economies, divide societies, and, indeed, to jeopardize the viability of nation states. In consequence, there is a growing-and urgent-need to understand and address such threats. As research in and around health security blossoms as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge's acclaimed Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing, and ever more complex, cross-disciplinary corpus of literature. Edited by a prominent scholar, the collection is a careful assembly of foundational and canonical work, together with innovative and cutting-edge applications and interventions. Including a full index and other navigational aids, together with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, Health Security is an essential work of reference. The collection will be particularly useful as a one-stop database allowing scattered and often fugitive material to be easily located. It will also be welcomed as a crucial tool permitting rapid access to less familiar-and sometimes overlooked-texts. For researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers, it is a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

VM01-261	Advancing Technologies and Intelligence in Healthcare and Clinical Environments Breakthroughs.
	Tan, Joseph/ 9781466617551/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Clinical decision support systems, medical applications, and electronic health records each help to ensure the provision of efficient, accurate healthcare services, thereby providing patients with a better experience and overall reducing health care costs. Advancing Technologies and Intelligence in Healthcare and Clinical Environments Breakthroughs is a prime resource for both academic researchers and practitioners looking to advance their knowledge of the interdisciplinary areas of healthcare information technology and management research. This book addresses innovative concepts and critical issues in the emerging field of health information systems and informatics, with an emphasis on sustainable computer information systems, ensuring healthcare efficiency, and denoising MRI and ECG outputs. Topics Covered ‧ E-health ‧ IT security and privacy issues ‧ Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧ Neural Networks ‧ Distributed Service Architectures ‧ Virtual health technologies ‧ Electronic Health Records Systems ‧ Mobile Health Care Systems ‧ Home Telecare Management System ‧ Health and Medical Informatics

VM01-260	Serious Games for Healthcare: Applications and Implications.
	Arnab, Sylvester/ 9781466619036/ Price:US$ 245.00

	With advances in technologies and revolutions in patient, trainee, and public expectations, the global healthcare sector is increasingly turning to serious games to solve problems. Serious games are applications with serious purposes, developed using computer game technologies more often associated with entertainment. Serious Games for Healthcare: Applications and Implications will introduce the development and application of game technologies for health-related serious games. Further, it provides cutting-edge academic research and industry updates which will inform readers about the current and future advances in the area. Encapsulating the knowledge of commercial and noncommercial researchers, developers, and practitioners in a single volume will benefit not only the research and development community within this field, but could also serve public health interests by improving awareness and outcomes. Topics Covered ‧ Assessment of games ‧ Biofeedback ‧ Design and Development ‧ Designing serious games for health ‧ Future deployment of games for health ‧ Future trends of serious games for health ‧ Games for Rehabilitation ‧ Games for therapy ‧ Roles and impact of Serious Games in health ‧ Training in the health sector ‧ Use of off-the-shelf games in therapy

VM01-259	Clinical Solutions and Medical Progress through User-Driven Healthcare.
	Biswas, Rakesh/ 9781466618763/ Price:US$ 245.00

	As medical technology advances and the number of users across different mediums increases, how do we continually shape medical education and practice to meet the needs of these users? Clinical Solutions and Medical Progress through User-Driven Healthcare provides comprehensive coverage and understanding of clinical problem solving in healthcare. The term "user" includes health professionals, as well as patients and anyone who uses the web with a user name. These "users" generate an information flow that "drives" the system's workflow (hence, the choice of the term "driven"). "User-driven healthcare" aims at improved healthcare through clinical problem solving utilizing concerted experiential learning in conversations between multiple users and stakeholders, primarily patients, health professionals, and other actors in a care giving collaborative network across a web interface. Serving as a valuable source for information, this title is perfect for healthcare professionals, researchers, academic instructors, and students alike. Topics Covered ‧ Bridging the Gap Between What We Know and What Is Knowable in Clinical Practice ‧ Case Studies in Clinical Problem Solving ‧ Degrees and Forms of Participation in User-Driven Healthcare ‧ Electronic Health Records and Online Portfolio Based Learning in Healthcare ‧ Interaction between Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence ‧ Medical Cognition and Decision Making Theory ‧ Online User-Driven Statistical Data Collection and Interpretations ‧ Patient Users Dealing with Stigmatization Attached to Certain Diseases and Health Behavior ‧ Searching for Evidence and Soul Searching in User-Driven Healthcare ‧ User Privacy, Anonymity and Novel Strategies to Anonymize Patient Data

VM01-258	Medical Applications of Polymers, 2-Vols/Set.
	Popa, Marcel/ 9781588831934/ Price:US$ 695.00

	This book describes the applications of organic polymeric materials in the field of medicine. There are 21 review chapters divided into two volumes. Volume 1 is focused on the use of the natural polysaccharides, polyanionic polymers, alginates, xanthan and gellan, hyaluronan, pullulan and chitosan-based materials in biomedical, pharmaceutical and medicinal applications. Volume 2 describes polymer-drug conjugates, biodegradable polymers for controlled release of drugs, liposomes as drug delivery systems, etc. This book focuses on an interdisciplinary approach by blending polymer chemistry, biomedical engineering, medicine, and biology and it is written by the most respected scientists from the international scientific community working in this field.

VM01-257	Emerging Communication Technologies for E-Health and Medicine.
	Rodrigues, Joel J.P.C./ 9781466609099/ Price:US$ 245.00

	According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), e-health is the combined use of electronic communication and information technology in the health sector and, moreover, it enables a safer, higher quality, more equitable, and sustainable health system. Emerging Communication Technologies for E-Health and Medicine is a fundamental source for the advancement of knowledge, application, and practice in the interdisciplinary areas of healthcare, e-health, m-health, u-health, sensors, biomedical engineering, and telemedicine. Due to its grounding in research and theory evidence, this book is designed for use in graduate courses in health management, medicine, nursing, health professionals, and medical informatics. The book can help to e-health contents, applications, and interesting experiences. It is an important way to communicate e-health concepts. Topics Covered ‧ e-health services ‧ Health Cloud ‧ Health Grid ‧ Health informatics ‧ Health monitoring ‧ Healthcare management systems ‧ ICT-enabled personal health system ‧ m-health ‧ Telemedicine ‧ Traffic characterization

VM01-256	Neonatal Monitoring Technologies: Design for Integrated Solutions.
	Chen, Wei/ 9781466609754/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Neonatal monitoring refers to the monitoring of vital physiological parameters of premature infants and full-term infants that are critically ill. In the last decades, several important treatment modalities emerged that had a substantial impact on the mortality of prematurely born infants. However, there is a concomitant increase of neurobehavioral problems on long-term follow-up. Neonatal Monitoring Technologies: Design for Integrated Solutions presents a unique integration of knowledge from multidisciplinary fields of engineering, industrial design, and medical science for the healthcare of a specific user group. This comprehensive collection will support audiences ranging from clinical and medical professionals, academic researchers and students, technical professionals and managers, and policymakers of different sectors. Topics Covered ．Biomedical sensors ．Body area network for health care ．Clinical signal extraction and analysis ．Information and communication technology for medical applications ．Neonatal intensive care ．Parent child bonding ．User centered design for neonatal monitoring ．Vital sign monitoring

VM01-255	Innovations in Data Methodologies and Computational Algorithms for Medical Applications.
	Gangopadhyay, Aryya/ 9781466602823/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Medicine has, until recently, been slow to adapt to information technologies and systems for many reasons, but the future lies therein. Innovations in Data Methodologies and Computational Algorithms for Medical Applications offers the most cutting-edge research in the field, offering insights into case studies and methodologies from around the world. The text details the latest developments and will serve as a vital resource to practitioners and academics alike in the burgeoning field of medical applications of technologies. As security and privacy improve, Electronic Health Records and informatics in the medical field are becoming ubiquitous, and staying abreast of the latest information can be difficult. This volume serves as a reference handbook and theoretical framework for the future of the field. Topics Covered ‧ Bioinformatics ‧ Clinical informatics ‧ e-Health ‧ Electronic health records ‧ eMix ‧ Health informatics law ‧ Health information exchange ‧ Health information management ‧ Hospital information system ‧ Personal health record

VM01-254	Pharmacoinformatics and Drug Discovery Technologies: Theories and Applications.
	Gasmelseid, Tagelsir Mohamed/ 9781466603097/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Within the context of integrated health management domains, pharmacoinformatics aims at maximizing the benefits from the use of information systems and technologies for the provision of decision support tools necessary for improved drug management, use, and administration practices. Pharmacoinformatics and Drug Discovery Technologies: Theories and Applications offers the latest the field has to offer to practitioners and academics alike, presented through theoretical frameworks, case studies, and future directions. This vital resource gathers an integrated pattern of high quality publications from around the world providing current, current-edge, and provocative scientific work in the three domains of pharmacoinformatics: decision making domains, knowledge utilization and representation environment, and the technological and infrastructural context. Topics Covered ‧Artificial neural networks ‧Capacity building ‧Cluster analysis and data mining ‧Computing paradigms ‧Education ‧Information representation ‧Pharmacoinformatics infrastructure ‧Pharmacovigilance ‧Pharmacy management ‧Reporting systems

VM01-253	Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies and Applications: Advancements and Developments.
	Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C./ 9781466608887/ Price:US$ 245.00

	By combining electronic communication and information technology with healthcare practices, e-health promises access to health information, diagnosis, treatment, and care to patients who may "enter" and interact with the system in new ways. Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to telemedicine by collecting e-health experiences and applications from around the world and by exploring developments and trends in medical informatics. Researchers and professionals in health management, medicine, nursing, and medical informatics will find discussions of critical issues in the emerging field of e-health. The book also introduces innovative concepts and services at the leading edge of healthcare and information technology, which may enable a safer, higher quality, more equitable and sustainable health system. Topics Covered ‧E-Health ‧Health informatics ‧Healthcare information systems ‧Healthcare management systems ‧Medical Informatics ‧Mobile health (m-Health) ‧Telemedicine

VM01-252	Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Cases, 2-Vols/Set.
	Abu-Faraj, Ziad O./ 9781466601222/ Price:US$ 525.00

	Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering is one of the most advanced fields in science and technology worldwide. It has spurred advancements in medicine and biology. The Handbook of Research on Biomedical Engineering Education and Advanced Bioengineering Learning: Interdisciplinary Concepts explores how healthcare practices have been steered toward emerging frontiers, including, among others, functional medical imaging, regenerative medicine, nanobiomedicine, enzyme engineering, and artificial sensory substitution. From comprehensive descriptions of state-of-the-art educational programs to a methodical treatment of the latest advancements, this two-volume handbook provides a solid point of reference necessary for establishing further research in this life-saving field. Topics Covered ‧ Artificial Organs ‧ Assistive Technology ‧ Biomedical Engineering Education ‧ Biomedical Ethics ‧ Biomaterials ‧ Biomechanics ‧ Biomedical Instrumentation ‧ Biomedical Sensors ‧ Bionanotechnology ‧ Biomedical Robotics ‧ Bioelectromagnetism ‧ Clinical Engineering ‧ Medical Informatics ‧ Bioinformatics ‧ Medical and Biological Analysis ‧ Medical Imaging ‧ Neural Engineering ‧ Physiological Systems Modeling, Simulation, and Control ‧ Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices ‧ Rehabilitation Engineering

VM01-251	Suicide, 4-Vols/Set.
	Hawton, Keith/ 9780415597722/ Price:GBP 1150.00

	Suicide is increasingly recognized as a major global issue of public health, with far-reaching social, economic, and emotional consequences. The World Health Organization estimates that around 800,000 people die each year by suicide, with suicide attempts perhaps up to twenty times more frequent than the completed act. Moreover, in the past thirty years global suicide rates have increased by a dizzying 60 per cent. (For example, in Japan-after Russia, the developed world's leading suicide nation-more than 33,000 people committed suicide in 2007.) Some general facts are now widely known. For instance: suicide is mainly a (young) male act; mental disorders (such as depression and schizophrenia) are strongly associated with the majority of suicide cases; and suicide rates tend to increase during times of economic downturn, and decrease when individuals within society are well integrated-which probably explains why suicide rates tend to decline during wars. Also, certain groups of people (e.g. alcoholics, the bereaved, prisoners, and migrants) are recognized to be at particular risk of suicide. While it is possible to make such generalizations, many urgent questions, of course, remain unanswered. Consequently, practical and scholarly research better to understand the complex interaction of psychological, genetic, sociological, and environmental factors that may lead to suicide flourishes as never before, not least in the hope of instigating effective suicide-prevention strategies and initiatives. However, much of the literature remains inaccessible or is highly specialized and compartmentalized, so that it is often difficult to obtain an informed overview. To enable users to make sense of the sheer scale of the growth in research output-and the breadth of the field-this new four-volume collection from Routledge's Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare series answers the need for a comprehensive reference work offering wide-ranging and multidisciplinary perspectives on suicide and suicidal behaviour.

VM01-250	Machine Learning in Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Medical Imaging Intelligence and Analysis.
	Suzuki, Kenji/ 9781466600591/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Medical imaging is an indispensable tool for modern healthcare. Machine leaning plays an essential role in the medical imaging field, with applications including medical image analysis, computer-aided diagnosis, organ/lesion segmentation, image fusion, image-guided therapy, and image annotation and image retrieval. Machine Learning in Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Medical Imaging Intelligence and Analysis provides a comprehensive overview of machine learning research and technology in medical decision-making based on medical images. This book covers major technical advancements and research findings in the field of Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD). As it demonstrates the practical applications of CAD, this book is a useful reference for professors in engineering and medical schools, students in engineering and applied-science, medical students, medical engineers, researchers in industry, academia, and health science, radiologists, cardiologists, surgeons, and healthcare professionals. Topics Covered ‧ Automated Segmentation Computed Tomography Scans ‧ Clinical Machine Learning ‧ Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnosis ‧ Content-Based Image Retrieval ‧ Ensemble Learning ‧ Fuzzy Methods for Image Analysis ‧ Machine Learning Techniques ‧ Magnetic Resonance Imaging ‧ Medical Image Registration, Segmentation and Classification ‧ Relevance Feedback

VM01-249	Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments.
	Tsakanikas, Vasilios D./ 9781613500958/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Limitations of angiography, the traditional invasive method for assessing vascular pathology, have led to an interest in alternative invasive techniques that visualize the arterial wall and allow characterization of plaque type. These alternative techniques, which include intravascular ultrasound, angioscopy, thermography, optical coherence tomography, near infrared spectroscopy, and intravascular magnetic resonance imaging are able to provide valuable information regarding plaque vulnerability, the composition of plaque, and luminal morphology. Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments presents all available intravascular imaging techniques and analyzes their impact in clinical practice and research. This publication aims to inform medical specialists, biomedical engineers, bioinfomaticians, and researchers of current developments and future trends in intravascular imaging techniques, promoting continued evolution of this discipline. Topics Covered ‧ Angioscopy ‧ Fusion Methodologies and Intravascular Imaging ‧ Future Trends in Intravascular Imaging ‧ Implications of Intravascular Imaging ‧ Intravascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging ‧ Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) ‧ Near Infrared Spectroscopy ‧ Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) ‧ Role of Rheology in the Atherosclerotic Process ‧ Thermography

VM01-248	Healthcare Evaluation, 4-Vols/Set.
	Bausell, R. Barker/ 9781446249284/ Price:GBP 710.00

	Health evaluation has become increasingly important in recent years as policy makers, health professionals and health researchers become more concerned with the rigorous assessment of healthcare policies, health interventions and health research. This important volume, edited by Barker Bausell, will be a must-read for anyone interested in the methodological fundamentals of how best to design, carry out and analyse health evaluation studies, and anyone interested in making healthcare policy and health research more effective. This collection includes key publications on the topic of health evaluation, focusing primarily on four themes: evaluation theory and approaches to the process of evaluation, methods and design considerations, statistical issues and exemplary case studies. As part of the Fundamentals of Applied Research series, this four-volume major work offers an overview of seminal articles in the field of health evaluation that are designed to enable health professionals and their students to learn about, interpret and ultimately undertake evaluation studies in their own specialist fields.

VM01-244	Epigenetic Regulation and Epigenomics, 2-Vol/Set.
	Meyers, Robert A./ 9783527326822/ Price:US$ 475.00

	This 2-volume work contains a collection of essential articles covering key topics in Epigenetics. The first volumed covers the fundamentals of Epigenetics starting from molecular and cellular processes and the epigenenome. The second volume focuses on epigenetics of various organisms ranging from plants to humans and describes current and emerging technologies as well as medical applications. Among the chapters are updated articles from the acclaimed Meyers Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine. The book gives a comprehensive overview of Epigenetic mechanisms in the cell, and provides an overview of analytical aspects and medical applications.

VM01-241	Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine and Health, 2-Vols/Set.
	Rippe, James M/ 9781412950237/ Price:GBP 610.00

	The Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine and Health offers thorough coverage of relevant topics and issues in historical and contemporary context, with information on lifestyle habits and practices and their impact on health. These volumes sort out the science behind nightly news reports and magazine cover stories, helping the reader to discern sound, evidence-based advice from that which is merely fad. The volumes convey the latest research on lifestyle medicine, incorporating content from such areas as health psychology, communication, public policy and health promotion, and disease prevention, among others. Researchers are empowered to lead and promote healthier lifestyles after perusing the hundreds of signed, authoritative entries written by leading experts in their respective fields. Accompanying bibliographies and suggested readings provide guidance toward more in-depth resources. This comprehensive reference resource is written accessibly, making it useful for a broad audience, including students and academics in the fields of health, physical education, biology, medicine, nursing and allied health, physical therapy, nutrition, public health, and health communication, as well as for lay readers interested in learning how to leader a healthier lifestyle.

VM01-236	Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference.
	Spellman, Frank R./ 9781605907574/ Price:US$ 126.00

	Every branch of science, every profession, and every engineering process has its own language for communication. Environmental health and environmental science are no different. To work within these major environmental fields, you must acquire a fundamental but wide-ranging vocabulary and knowledge of the components that make them up. An understanding of the tools, techniques, and key terms and concepts in the interrelated fields of environmental health and science is necessary for effective practice. In Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference, authors Frank R. Spellman and Revonna M. Bieber define and explain the terms and concepts used by environmental professionals, environmental science professionals, safety practitioners and engineers, and non-science professionals. Environmental science and health and occupational health and safety are not single topics, but rather a complex, colorful, and diversified array of interrelated subjects including all of the basic sciences, computer science, government, engineering, measurement, physics, health and disease, energy, security, disease, injury identification prevention and control, and much more. The practicing environmental specialist or student of environmental science, technology, health and safety engineering should know these topics. Without some knowledge of these topics it is difficult (if not impossible) to practice in any of the environmental fields.

VM01-235	Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs.
	Murff, Samuel J./ 9781605907048/ Price:US$ 177.00

	Many Healthcare workers must deal on a daily basis with the transportation, preparation, storage, clean up, and disposal of cytotoxic drugs, which are used in chemotherapy because of their harmful effect on cancer cells. These drugs also have harmful effects on good cells, and they therefore pose a significant health risk to those who work with them. Yet there is little safety and health information available about them, and what information is available is scattered across a vast array of literature. The Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs collects this information so that healthcare workers can better understand the drugs they work with and the safety and health procedures that should be followed. In it, author Samuel J. Murff presents comprehensive technical and procedural information on 106 of the most common cytotoxic drugs. The book provides guidance on quickly dealing with spills, reducing unnecessary exposure, and complying with pertinent regulations and standards in order to better equip healthcare workers to maintain a safe work environment.

VM01-188-3	Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2), Vol. 3.
	Acharya, U. Rajendra/ 9781588832375/ Price:US$ 399.00

	The growth of biosignal processing, medical imaging, control systems, artificial intelligence, communication engineering, and biomedical instrumentation have immensely benefited the clinicians in their quality of diagnosis and treatment. Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2) deals with accurate and fast diagnosis of diseases and miniaturization and integration of instrumentation. It focuses on improving the quality of patient care from hospital-based system to delivery of healthcare from a central, hospital-based system to one that is more distributed and home-based. Hence it enables the delivery of healthcare to patients anywhere in the world by using different high-performance computing and medical science. This book has 21 chapters, which cover the various aspects of distributed diagnosis and home healthcare.

VM01-188-2	Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2), Vol. 2.
	Acharya, U. Rajendra/ 9781588832368/ Price:US$ 399.00

	The book has two parts: Part one is dedicated to diagnostics and the other part covers home health care. The diagnostics part covers physiological signal analysis, image analysis, and physiological modeling. Part two focuses on health care design, decision support, health care appliances, telemonitoring, and clinical governance.

SM01-438	Introduction to Healthcare Delivery.
	Brown, Mary B./ 9781465200143/ Price:US$ 84.00



SM01-426	Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance.
	Goddard, Jerome/ 9781439850855/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-423	Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy.
	Stoltz, Jean-Francois/ 9781614990758/ Price:EUR 140.00

	This book, whilst not covering all aspects of regenerative medicine or cell therapy, offers a current overview of this emerging multidisciplinary field, which has been described as "the way to improve the health and quality of life by restoring, maintaining, or enhancing tissue and organ functions". It explores some of the problems and challenges encountered, such as the need to overcome risks of teratogenic effects and/or immune reactions, and deals with the legal issues involved in national regulations.

SM01-422	OSCE Cases with Mark Schemes: A Revision Aid for Medical Finals.
	Shelmerdine, Susan/ 9781848290631/ Price:GBP 29.99

	Medical students often feel they understand the theory behind the clinical aspect of medicine but seldom have enough chance to put what they learn into practice. In addition, clinical examinations pose a challenge to students who may be technically and theoretically excellent, but who have poor examination technique. It is quite common for students to lack understanding of how they will be marked, how much emphasis to place upon certain actions or how much detail is expected of them. 'OSCE CASES WITH MARK SCHEMES' is intended to fill this gap. It provides OSCE mark schemes to reflect the real OSCE experience, by encouraging self assessment when practicing the clinical scenarios.

SM01-416	Vibrational Spectroscopy in Diagnosis and Screening.
	Severcan, Feride/ 9781614990581/ Price:EUR 150.00

	This volume of Advances in Biomedical Spectroscopy contains chapters from leading experts who discuss the latest advances in the application of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Near infrared (NIR), Terahertz and Raman spectroscopy for diagnosis and screening in fields ranging from medicine, dentistry, forensics and aquatic science. Many of the chapters provide information on sample preparation, data acquisition and data interpretation that would be particularly valuable for new users of these techniques including established scientists and graduate students in both academia and industry.

SM01-416	Applications of Raman Spectroscopy to Biology: From Basic Studies to Disease Diagnosis.
	Ghomi, Mahmound/ 9781607509998/ Price:EUR 125.00

	Among the topics covered are studies of drugs and their complexes with biomolecules on nanoparticles, application of SERS to blood analysis, studies of single cells and of applications to human cancer diagnostics. This will be a useful book for experimental scientists in academic, governmental, industrial and clinical environments and for those entering the field of biomolecular spectroscopy.

SM01-416	Plasmonic Biosensors: An Integrated View of Refractometric Detection
	Dahlin, Andreas B./ 9781607509653/ Price:EUR 135.00

	Sections on nanoparticle plasmons and surface plasmons follow, leading to a review of SPR technology for biosensing. The optical properties of nanoholes in metal films and other more complicated plasmonic nanostructures are also briefly discussed. Later chapters discuss experimental plasmon spectroscopy and spectral analysis while the final sections discuss topics such as sensor response and the extent to which quantitative measurements can be made. The book introduces a few relatively controversial opinions on some open questions, such as how best to define sensor performance and the practical use of highly miniaturized sensors. Each of the chapters is extensively referenced and contains appropriate illustrations. The book contains a wealth of information that will be highly beneficial to both existing and new users of refractometric sensing techniques in life science research. It will be a valuable resource for post-graduate research students, academic researchers and those working in industry.

SM01-408	Nanomedicine and the Cardiovascular System.
	Hunter, Ross J./ 9781578087266/ Price:GBP 180.00



	HealthGrid Applications and Technologies Meet Science Gateways for Life Sciences.
	Gesing, S./ 9781614990536/ Price:EUR 105.00

	This book presents the joint proceedings of the Tenth HealthGrid Conference and the Fourth International Workshop on Science Gateways for Life Sciences (IWSG-Life), held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in May 2012. The HealthGrid conference promotes the exchange and debate of ideas, technologies and solutions likely to promote the integration of grids into biomedical research and health in the broadest sense. The IWSG-Life workshop series is a forum that brings together scientists from the field of life sciences, bioinformatics, and computer science to advance computational biology and chemistry in the context of science gateways. These events have been jointly organized to maximize the benefit from synergies and stimulate the forging of further links in joint research areas.

	Large Scale Projects in eHealth: Partnership in Modernization.
	Blobel, B./ 9781614990512/ Price:EUR 100.00

	Large Scale Projects in eHealth provides insight into the use of information and communication technology in different countries and is designed to have a high relevance in practice and further research.

	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 19: NextMed.
	Westwood, J.D./ 9781614990215/ Price:EUR 160.00

	MMVR stimulates interaction between developers and end users and promotes unorthodox problem-solving as a complement to rigorous scientific methodology. This book will interest all who are involved with the future of medicine.

	Quality of Life through Quality of Information. Proceedings of MIE2012
	Mantas, J./ 9781614991007/ Price:EUR 235.00

	The book incorporates contributions related to the latest achievements in biomedical and health informatics in terms of major challenges such as interoperability, collaboration, coordination and patient-oriented healthcare at the most appropriate level of care. It also offers new perspectives for the future of biomedical and health informatics, critical appraisal of strategies for user involvement, insights for design, deployment and the sustainable use of electronic health records, standards, social software, citizen centred e-health, and new challenges in rehabilitation and social care informatics. The topics presented are interdisciplinary in nature and will be of interest to a variety of professionals; physicians, nurses and other allied health providers, health informaticians, engineers, academics and representatives from industry and consultancy in the various fields.

	Research into Spinal Deformities 8.
	Kotwicki, T./ 9781614990666/ Price:EUR 145.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 9th biennial IRSSD meeting, held in Poznan, Poland, in July 2012. It includes peer-reviewed short papers or abstracts summarizing the 129 papers and posters included in the program, and covers all aspects of spinal deformity research, including etiology, genetics, biology, growth, metabolism, biomechanics, imaging technologies, innovations in treatment and treatment outcomes. This current overview of topics related to spinal deformities provides the opportunity for readers to learn more about the latest developments in this field, and it contributes to the advancement of study and research into spinal deformities for the benefit of patients.

	Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information - Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012).
	Maeder, A.J./ 9781614990772/ Price:EUR 120.00

	This book presents 35 papers from the Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012), held in Sydney, Australia, in July and August 2012. The theme of the conference is ‘Health Informatics - Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information’, and emphasizes the importance of assuring the integrity and security of health data and communications. The papers range from deeply theoretical to intensely practical, and address many elements of contemporary health informatics research endeavors, as well as peripheral, but related topics.

	pHealth 2012: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health.
	B. Blobel/ 9781614990680/ Price:EUR 120.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 2012 pHealth conference, held in Porto, Portugal, in June 2012. The pHealth conference has emerged as the leading international meeting on wearable micro and nano technologies for personalized medicine, attracting scientists from various disciplines, clinicians, as well as policy makers from the healthcare industry, hospital administration and allied professionals. The book includes keynotes, invited speeches and selected submitted contributions. The areas covered include: the pHealth approach, new approaches to diagnosis and therapy, monitoring special diseases, system architecture, design and implementation, wearable sensor systems, smartphone applications and ambient assisted living.

	New Biomarkers of Exposure to Metals Using Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC).
	Fe'lix, P.M./ 9781614991557/ Price:EUR 60.00

	This book describes a study which examines the use of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) as a possible non-invasive tool for the evaluation of exposure to metal aerosols, fumes and airborne particulates. Exhaled breath condensate is a body fluid which is collected through the condensation of exhaled breath under conditions of tidal breathing. It is commonly used for the determination of oxidative biomarkers in airway inflammation. By using data collected from the EBC of differently exposed groups of workers in the lead processing industries, including a non-exposed group, this study investigates whether EBC is a suitable matrix for assessing exposure to metals, and determines its applicability as a routine based bioindicator in occupational settings.

	Global Telehealth 2012: Delivering Quality Healthcare Anywhere Through Telehealth.
	Smith, A.C./ 9781614991519/ Price:EUR 105.00

	Health systems worldwide are under increasing pressure to deliver services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Telehealth, or the delivery of health services at a distance, has an important role to play in achieving this. Communication technologies are becoming more readily accessible and affordable, and an array of telehealth applications are emerging which have potential benefits for patients and clinicians, particularly in areas where health services are traditionally limited, non-existent or difficult to access.

	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2012: Advanced Technologies in the Behavioral, Social and Neurosciences.
	Wiederhold, B.K/ 9781614991205/ Price:EUR 145.00

	he book underlines the progress cybertherapy has made in treating a variety of disorders; it also explores the challenges still to be faced, including the development of easy-to-use and more affordable hardware and software, as well as objective measurement tools. It also highlights the need to address potential side effects, and the importance of implementing more controlled studies to evaluate the strength of cybertherapy in comparison to traditional therapies, and will be of interest to all those involved in the delivery of healthcare today.

VM01-247	E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage.
	Smedberg, Asa/ 9781609608668/ Price:US$ 265.00

	E-health communities, also called Web-based health communities, have become popular arenas for support and sharing of experience, knowledge and advice among patients and citizens. E-health communities are used on a day-to-day basis by people who help each other cope with different health conditions and learn together about health-related issues and behaviors. E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It aims to increase knowledge and understanding of applications and usage of e-health communities for self-help groups who struggle with health disorders, disabilities, lifestyle issues and other health concerns. Different e-health community settings will be presented, observations of community usage and effects discussed, and complementing ways to measure effectiveness will be introduced and analyzed. Topics Covered ‧ Conversation Analysis Methods ‧ E-Health Communities and Trust ‧ E-Health Communities and Coping ‧ E-Health Communities on Health Disorders ‧ E-Health Communities on Lifestyle Issues ‧ E-Health Communities, Knowledge and Learning ‧ E-Health Community Usage ‧ Evaluation Methods and Measurements ‧ Flexible and User-Oriented E-Health Communities ‧ Impact of E-Health Communities

VM01-246	E-Healthcare Systems and Wireless Communications: Current and Future Challenges.
	Watfa, Mohamed K./ 9781613501238/ Price:US$ 245.00

	There has been a dramatic increase in the utilization of wireless technologies in healthcare systems as a consequence of the wireless ubiquitous and pervasive communications revolution. Emerging information and wireless communication technologies in health and healthcare have led to the creation of e-health systems, also known as e-healthcare, which have been drawing increasing attention in the public and have gained strong support from government agencies and various organizations. E-Healthcare Systems and Wireless Communications: Current and Future Challenges explores the developments and challenges associated with the successful deployment of e-healthcare systems. The book combines research efforts in different disciplines including pervasive wireless communications, wearable computing, context-awareness, sensor data fusion, artificial intelligence, neural networks, expert systems, databases, and security. This work serves as a comprehensive reference for graduate students in bioengineering and also provides solutions for medical researchers who are faced with the challenge of designing and implementing a cost-effective pervasive and ubiquitous wireless communication system. Topics Covered ‧ Autonomic Sensor Networks for Healthcare ‧ Cyber Physical Systems for Patient Monitoring ‧ E-Surgery Using Large Bandwidth Connections ‧ Home Monitoring and Ambient Assisted Applications ‧ Middleware for E-Health ‧ RFID Applications in E Healthcare ‧ Wearable and Implantable Sensors for Healthcare ‧ Wireless Body Area Networks ‧ Wireless Communications in Healthcare ‧ Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare

VM01-245	Gaze Interaction and Applications of Eye Tracking: Advances in Assistive Technologies.
	Majaranta, Paivi/ 9781613500989/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Recent advances in eye tracking technology will allow for a proliferation of new applications. Improvements in interactive methods using eye movement and gaze control could result in faster and more efficient human computer interfaces, benefitting users with and without disabilities. Gaze Interaction and Applications of Eye Tracking: Advances in Assistive Technologies focuses on interactive communication and control tools based on gaze tracking, including eye typing, computer control, and gaming, with special attention to assistive technologies. For researchers and practitioners interested in the applied use of gaze tracking, the book offers instructions for building a basic eye tracker from off-the-shelf components, gives practical hints on building interactive applications, presents smooth and efficient interaction techniques, and summarizes the results of effective research on cutting edge gaze interaction applications. Topics Covered ‧ Applications for People with Disabilities ‧ Assistive Technologies ‧ Eye Tracking ‧ Gaze Control ‧ Gaze Interaction ‧ Gaze Tracking ‧ Gaze-Aware Systems ‧ Human Computer Interfaces ‧ User Interfaces

VM01-243	Quality Assurance in Healthcare Service Delivery, Nursing and Personalized Medicine: Technologies and Processes.
	Lazakidou, Athina/ 9781613501207/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Quality of life is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure; as such, outcomes from nursing in continuing care are not easily articulated. Quality Assurance in Healthcare Service Delivery, Nursing and Personalized Medicine: Technologies and Processes offers a framework for measuring quality of service in the healthcare industry as it pertains to nursing, with insight into how new technologies and the design of personalized medicine have improved quality of care and quality of life. Assessment and feedback are a vital part of developing and designing personalized medicine, and this book details case studies and the latest research in the field of healthcare service delivery assessment. In addition to describing assessment methodology, the book is also a compendium of the latest research into new medical technologies. Topics Covered ‧ Bioethics ‧ Medical Informatics ‧ Patient and Nurse Assessment ‧ Personalized Medicine ‧ Quality Assessment and Assurance ‧ Quality of Care ‧ Risk Management ‧ Service Delivery ‧ Systems Biology ‧ Telemedicine Services

VM01-242	Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications.
	Kolker, Alexander/ 9781609608729/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Due to massive technological and medical advances in the life sciences (molecular genetics, biology, biochemistry, etc.), modern medicine is increasingly effective in treating individual patients, but little technological advancement has focused on advancing the healthcare infrastructure. Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications illustrates the power of management engineering for quantitative managerial decision-making in healthcare settings. This understanding makes it possible, in turn, to predict performance and/or real resource requirements, allowing decision-makers to be truly proactive rather than reactive. The distinct feature of this book is that it provides international exposure to this challenging area. Topics Covered ‧ Dynamic Capacity Management in a Hospital Setting ‧ EHR and EMR ‧ Healthcare Management Engineering ‧ Intensive Care Unit Operational Modeling and Analysis ‧ Outlier Management ‧ Patient Flow ‧ Probabilistic Resource Optimization ‧ Radio Frequency Identification ‧ Simulation Modeling of Healthcare Delivery ‧ Stakeholder Dissonance in Healthcare Delivery

VM01-240	New Technologies for Advancing Healthcare and Clinical Practices.
	Tan, Joseph/ 9781609607807/ Price:US$ 265.00

	As technology becomes further engrained in the modern healthcare experience, an understanding of the impact created by the implementation of each new technology as well as the issues surrounding the today's medical experience is never more necessary. New Technologies for Advancing Healthcare and Clinical Practices chronicles the latest developments that are forming the future of medicine. This book introduces and explores the current technological innovations and applications of information systems and informatics in the healthcare industry while directing frameworks for advancing healthcare and clinical practices and research. Practitioners, educators, and researchers will find an international collection of case studies, surveys, and empirical research using qualitative approaches. Topics Covered ‧ Alerts in Healthcare Applications ‧ Clinical Decision Support Systems ‧ Content-Based Image Retrieval ‧ EMR Functions and Physician Characteristics ‧ Evidence-Based Medical Guidelines ‧ Internet as a Source of Health Information ‧ IT Adoption and Evaluation in Healthcare ‧ Open Source Health Information Technology Projects ‧ Stakeholder Analysis in Healthcare Information Systems ‧ Telemedicine Services

VM01-239	Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781609605612/ Price:US$ 2495.00

	Modern technological advances in medicine are not restricted to treatments, but rather have revolutionized the entire application of healthcare from finding a doctor to executing a treatment. Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications provides an exhaustive chronicling of these changes through the compiled research of hundreds of scholars. This multi-volume book delves into the many applications of information technology ranging from digitizing patient records to high-performance computing, to medical imaging and diagnostic technologies. Technological advancements have begun turning potential breakthroughs into established applications across the field of healthcare, as demonstrated by these volumes. The importance of healthcare cannot be overstated, making this work vital to everyone involved in creating the future of medicine. Topics Covered ‧ Clinical high-performance computing ‧ Digital privacy ‧ Human-computer interaction ‧ Informatics in healthcare ‧ Information science ‧ Medical imaging ‧ Medical technologies ‧ Mobile healthcare ‧ Mobile technologies ‧ Patient-centered care

VM01-238	U.S. Health Policy and Politics: A Documentary History.
	Hillstrom, Kevin/ 9781608710263/ Price:GBP 165.00

	U.S. Health Policy and Politics: A Documentary History brings together more than 150 primary-source historic documents that will help readers understand how U.S. health policies have evolved to the point where they now exert a tremendous influence over virtually every aspect of American life, from the commercial fortunes of industries to the household budgets of ordinary families. These carefully selected primary sources, including speeches, congressional and courtroom testimony, private letters, classified memoranda, etc., will be supplemented with authoritative original writing that provides vital context for featured documents. Thematic chapter organization brings together often disparate documents and chronological organization within those chapters helps give students a clearer picture of how events have unfolded over time. Among the high-interest topics that will be examined are trends in insurance costs and coverage; government health care programs; inequities in health care; trends in hospital and physician care and business practice; government regulation of personal health care decisions; and trends in medical research and technology.

VM01-237	Early Detection and Rehabilitation Technologies for Dementia: Neuroscience and Biomedical Applications.
	Wu, Jinglong/ 9781609605599/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, of which Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause. AD is characterized by the progressive formation of insoluble amyloid plaques and vascular deposits of amyloid beta peptide in the brain. AD patients suffer from a loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and certain sub-cortical regions. Early Detection and Rehabilitation Technologies for Dementia: Neuroscience and Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive collection for experts in the Neuroscience and Biomedical technology fields. Outlining various concepts from cognitive neuroscience and dementia to neural technology and rehabilitation; this book proves to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields, in order to promote scientific research and industrial development in the field of early detection and rehabilitation technology of dementia. Topics Covered o Alzheimer disease and other dementias o Apraxia, dyslexia, and other neuron diseases o Attention, memory, language, and other higher functions o Brain-machine interface and rehabilitation o Clinical technology for neurology o Imaging and pathologic diagnosis o Imaging cognitive neuroscience o Neural and cognitive rehabilitations o Rehabilitation robotics and biomechatronics o Social medicine and dementia

VM01-234	Digital Forensics for the Health Sciences: Applications in Practice and Research.
	Daskalaki, Andriani/ 9781609604837/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Digital forensics deals with the acquisition, preservation, analysis and presentation of electronic data. The detailed documentation and analysis of human data with 3D-imaging and processing techniques has led to qualitative improvements in forensic pathologic investigation and documentation. Digital Forensics for the Health Sciences: Applications in Practice and Research discusses current applications of digital forensics in health sciences as well as the latest research in this area. This reference work covers basic concepts, best practices, common techniques, investigative challenges and, most importantly, examines the major limitations of current tools and discusses approaches that may help investigators deal with the ever-increasing size and complexity of forensic targets. Topics Covered o Automating human identification o Dental age assessment of children and adults o Digital forensics best practices o Digitized medical images o Facial reconstruction o Forensic anthropology o Forensic odontology o Forensics statistics o Machine learning for clinical data processing o Vertebral morphometry in forensics

VM01-233	E-Health, Assistive Technologies and Applications for Assisted Living: Challenges and Solutions.
	Rocker, Carsten/ 9781609604691/ Price:US$ 245.00

	E-health technologies will play an increasingly important role in the coming years, as more and more older people will require medical care and support. Due to the prevalent demographic changes and the continuously decreasing number of nursing staff and caregivers, there is an increased need for intelligent medical technologies, which enable people to live independently at home. E-Health, Assistive Technologies and Applications for Assisted Living: Challenges and Solutions reviews existing literature in assistive technologies and provides suggestions and solutions for improving the quality of assisted living facilities and residences through the use of e-health systems and services. Topics Covered o Ambient assisted living research and development o Assistive technologies for an aging population o Changing healthcare delivery o Participative personal health record system development o Patient centered medical home o Privacy and security in e-health applications o Real-time teleconsultation in emergency medical services o Role of online trust in e-health o Security in e-health applications o Wearable systems for monitoring mobility related activities

VM01-232	Ethical Issues and Security Monitoring Trends in Global Healthcare: Technological Advancements.
	Brown, Steven A./ 9781609601744/ Price:US$ 245.00

	A significant benefit of the move towards electronic creation and storage of personally identifiable health information is the opportunity for secondary use of this data. Ethical Issues and Security Monitoring Trends in Global Healthcare: Technological Advancements identifies practices and strategies being developed using the new technologies that are available. This book encourages academics, teachers, researchers, and professionals to engage in thoughtful consideration of the impact that these tools might have on public health and safety practices. Topics Covered o Empowerment of the public health system o Ethical implications of security monitoring in healthcare o Health data sharing o Patient privacy o Public health monitoring o Regional, national, and global network architecture and design o Securing mandated datasets o Security in the healthcare industry o Trends in global healthcare

VM01-230	Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices.
	Rocker, Carsten/ 9781609601805/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Within the last years a variety of new healthcare concepts for supporting and assisting users in technology-enhanced home environments emerged. These so-called “smart healthcare technologies” are characterized by a combined use of information and communication technologies and health monitoring devices in the home domain. Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices provides an in-depth introduction into medical, social, psychological, and technical aspects of smart healthcare applications as well as their consequences for the design, use and acceptance of future systems. The knowledge and insights provided in this book will help students as well as systems designers understand the fundamental social and technical requirements smart healthcare technologies have to meet. Topics Covered ‧ Adaptive and tangible user interfaces for e-health systems ‧ Ambient assisted living environments ‧ Handheld devices and mobile computing in e-health systems ‧ Human aspects of future and emerging healthcare technologies ‧ Model-based design of e-health systems ‧ Privacy, security, and trust in e-health applications ‧ Social and societal implications of e-health applications ‧ Software infrastructures and architectures for implementing e-health applications ‧ Technologies and devices for smart healthcare systems ‧ Usability of healthcare information systems

VM01-229	Human-Centered Design of E-Health Technologies: Concepts, Methods and Applications.
	Ziefle, Martina/ 9781609601775/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Electronic healthcare technologies support the interaction between patients and health-service providers, institution-to-institution transmission of data, and peer-to-peer communication between patients and health professionals. These technologies promise to deliver significant improvements in access to care, quality of care, and the efficiency and productivity of the health sector. Human-Centered Design of E-Health Technologies: Concepts, Methods and Applications unites researchers and industry practitioners from different disciplines to share their domain-specific knowledge and thereby contribute to a holistic introduction into the area of human-centered design for e-health applications. The knowledge and insights provided in this book will help students, as well as systems designers, to understand the fundamental social and technical requirements future e-health systems have to meet. By providing a well-rounded introduction within one single volume, this book is equally suited as a library reference and upper-level course supplement, but also represents a first-class resource for independent study.

VM01-227	Gender and Health, 4-Vols/Set.
	Hunt, Kate/ 9780415569767/ Price:GBP 79.99

	A tradition of research stemming back to at least the 1960s has highlighted the gendered assumptions that are built into the provision of healthcare. This occurs within the community where women generally shoulder the burden of caring for others, and in formal health systems where the division of labour is often highly patriarchal. Gendered assumptions about the kinds of health problems that men and women suffer from, and about the ways that they relate to symptoms of illness, may bias decision-making by service providers, often in ways that are not beneficial to health. Issues and themes in and around gender and health such as these continue to generate a huge scholarly literature, and this new collection from Routledge's Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to help researchers and students navigate and make sense of it. The collection is made up of four volumes which bring together the best and most influential canonical and cutting-edge research. It draws together key works spanning theoretical developments and empirical research which uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methods. With a full index, and thoughtful introductions, newly written by the editors, Gender and Health traces the progress of research in this field and highlights the challenges for future research. It will be valued by scholars, students, and researchers as a vital and enduring resource.

VM01-226	Healthcare Delivery Reform and New Technologies: Organizational Initiatives.
	Guah, Matthew/ 9781609601836/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Healthcare delivery reform initiatives focus on improving the quality of patient care while also increasing the efficiency of existing healthcare programs. Healthcare Delivery Reform and New Technologies: Organizational Initiatives contains cross-disciplinary research on strategic initiatives for healthcare reform that impact not only patients, but also organizations, healthcare providers, and policymakers. Contributions focus on the operational as well as theoretical aspects of healthcare management, healthcare delivery processes, and patient-centered initiatives. Topics Covered o Efficacy of healthcare o Evaluation of e-health o Healthcare access and privacy o Healthcare delivery in developing countries o IT system adoption in healthcare organizations o Medical data visualization o Patient monitoring o Public healthcare o Wireless technology in healthcare

VM01-224	User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies.
	Biswas, Rakesh/ 9781609600976/ Price:US$ 245.00

	E-healthcare, Health 2.0, and user driven healthcare are steadily increasing in popularity among patients and healthcare professionals. In spite of this, there is surprisingly little written about the wealth of information available on the Web created by individual healthcare users, in terms of their experiential disease narratives, potential learning, and improved healthcare results. User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies fills this gap by exploring various individual user driven strategies that move towards solving multiple clinical system problems in healthcare, utilizing real life examples. Documenting individual concrete experiences, reflective observations, abstract conceptualizations and particular instances of active experimentation, this text is a valuable resource not only for the healthcare academic community, but patients interested in social networking to improve their own healthcare outcomes. Topics Covered * Community ontologies in user driven healthcare * Medical education with Web 2.0 * Online health community organizations * online health education * Online learning in discussion groups * Patient Journey Record Systems * Personal Narratives and Implications for Social Networking * Social constructions of chronic diseases * Social Networks for Health Innovation * Transplant Medicine 2.0 * Ubiquitous Information Therapy

VM01-223	Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications.
	Cashin, Andrew/ 9781609600341/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Because of the constant advances and dynamics within the nascent field of nursing informatics, many nurses struggle in practice as they continue to try and apply habitual communication practices in the new environment without any critical reflection on, and adaptation of, those practices. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications serves as a valuable asset for nurses, administrators and practitioners who want to improve their understanding of nursing informatics. Critiquing fundamental concepts such as evidence based practice, and examining possible applications of such concepts in the contemporary context of nursing informatics, this text offers chapter and case studies focusing on technology's contributions to nursing theory and practice, nursing systems management, and decision-support in nursing. Topics Covered o Practical and Practice Knowing o Communication and nursing relationships o Praxis: the essential nursing construct * The Nature of Nursing Work * Translation of evidence into practice * History of nursing informatics * Nursing research and generation of evidence * Ethics in nursing and nursing informatics * Humanization of Health Care * Telenursing * Rural and Remote Mental Health

VM01-221	Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics.
	Pereira, Javier/ 9781605662060/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Information technologies constitute a very important contribution to the integration of a population into its environment. Unfortunately, in most cases the development of new technologies does not consider the special needs of potentially disabled users. The Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics proposes a comprehensive description of the needs that must be considered by IT engineers when designing technical assistance tools that can be used by disabled persons according to their specific motoric, visual, auditive, or psychic needs. Contributing basic knowledge for persons in IT development and health care related to physical and psychic disabilities, this book adds over 50 authoritative articles by international experts to the defining body of research in autonomy technologies and disability informatics. Topics Covered o Altered auditory feedback as a prosthetic-therapy o Assistive technologies o Augmentative and alternative communication devices o Blind user interfacing o Human-centered metal hydride actuator systems for rehabilitation o Nascent access technologies o Personal autonomy with e-mentoring o Sensory Rhythmic Stimulation o Smart sensing solutions for the visually impaired o Web accessibility

VM01-220	Global Health, 4-Vols/Set.
	Labonte, Ronald/ 9780857023889/ Price:GBP 675.00

	This collection of key source materials documents the history of the field, identifies important turning points in research and practice, and indicates key challenges for the future. It also addresses the urgent need for perspectives from the global South to complement the more familiar ones of official documents and researchers in high income countries. Volume One: Historical Perspectives Volume Two: Scientific Advances Volume Three: Scientific Consolidation Volume Four: Global Health Ethics, Public Policy and Challenges for the Future

VM01-219	Certification and Security in Health-Related Web Applications: Concepts and Solutions.
	Chryssanthou, Anargyros/ 9781616928957/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Health-related Web applications have provided advanced services, such as telemedicine, to patients and doctors. However, with the creation of these applications has come the need to record, process and store medical information by following standard and lawful procedures, to protect medical data from unauthorized access, and to ensure continuity and constant availability of healthcare services. Certification and Security in Health-Related Web Applications: Concepts and Solutions aims to bridge the worlds of healthcare and information technology, increase the security awareness of professionals, students and users and highlight the recent advances in certification and security in health-related Web applications. Topics Covered o Applying ISO certification in the e-health sector o Flexibility and security of careflow systems modeled by petri nets o Modeling access control in healthcare organizations o Process-oriented personal health record systems o Secure exchange of electronic health records o Securing and prioritizing health information o Security issues in biomedical grid portals o Security policy coverage in healthcare o Statistical models for security in web healthcare information systems

VM01-218	Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Healthcare: Systems and Applications.
	Lazakidou, Athina/ 9781615208050/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Improving the quality of life for the disabled and elderly is a pressing issue for today's European societies, as Europe, and industrialized countries worldwide, are confronted with a demographic shift. Researchers are looking toward Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) as the solution to this problem. Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Healthcare: Systems and Applications provides a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations of concepts and processes within the area of AAL. It focuses on innovative wireless solutions for smart home environments, which will positively contribute to independent living and quality of life for disabled and elderly individuals, as they rely less on caretakers and more on technology. Other topics include information and communication technologies related to health, new developments in distributed applications and interoperable systems, applications and services, wireless technologies and architectures for health monitoring systems, and wireless communication and sensor networks in smart living space. Topics Covered o Pervasive Information Systems o Data Mining o TETRA Networks o Health Information Transfer o Computational Intelligence Techniques o Wireless Sensor Networks o WiMAX Networks o Telemedicine Applications o Smart Home Environment o E-health Interoperability using E-government Frameworks

VM01-217	Biomedical Diagnostics and Clinical Technologies: Applying High-Performance Cluster and Grid Computing.
	Pereira, Manuela/ 9781605662800/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The massive volume of data that some medical and biological applications generate require special processing resources that guarantee privacy and security, creating a crucial need for cluster and grid computing. Biomedical Diagnostics and Clinical Technologies: Applying High-Performance Cluster and Grid Computing disseminates knowledge regarding high performance computing for medical applications and bioinformatics. Containing a defining body of research on the subject, this critical reference source includes a valuable collection of cutting-edge research chapters for those working in the broad field of medical informatics and bioinformatics.

VM01-215	E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards.
	Moumtzoglou, Anastasius/ 9781616928438/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Healthcare professionals and patients hold fundamentally different views with respect to the content of quality in healthcare as related to the reliability of systems and services. E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards addresses the reason, principles and functionality of health and health care systems and presents a novel framework for revealing, understanding and implementing appropriate management interventions leading to qualitative improvement. It also provides evidence on the quality and reliability of telemedicine and reviews standards and guidelines for practicing medicine at a distance. Topics Covered E-Health Communities for Learning Healthy Habits E-learning in Healthcare Evaluation considerations for e-health systems IT Architecture for Drug Effectiveness Reporting Patient-physician relationship Principles and Logic of Quality Management in Healthcare Quality Assurance in Evidence-based Medicine Quality, E-Health and Healthcare Education Reliability aspects in evidence-based e-medicine Telemedicine Standards and Guidelines Development

VM01-214	Developments in Healthcare Information Systems and Technologies: Models and Methods.
	Tan, Joseph/ 9781616920029/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The need for continual development and transformation of healthcare information systems is evident, though progress in this arena is often met with a significant number of challenges. Developments in Healthcare Information Systems and Technologies: Models and Methods presents the latest research in healthcare information systems design, development, and deployment, benefiting researchers, practitioners, and students. Contributions investigate topics such as clinical education, electronic medical records, clinical decision support systems, and IT adoption in healthcare. Topics Covered Health service management Modeling of healthcare systems Open source software and e-health Patient-doctor profiling Ubiquitous healthcare systems Patient online discussions Public health programs Process thinking in healthcare Health IT futures Electronic medical records

VM01-213	Grid Technologies for E-Health: Applications for Telemedicine Services and Delivery.
	Kldiashvili, Ekaterina/ 9781616920104/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Grid computing has emerged as an important new field, distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing and innovative applications as well as an establishment for the creation of e-health networks. Grid Technologies for E-Health: Applications for Telemedicine Services and Delivery examines innovations to further improve medical management using grid computing. A defining collection of field advancements, this publication discusses the significance of automation and IT resources in healthcare technology previously infeasible due to computing and data-integration constraints. Topics Covered Health care grid services Diagnostic pathology Grid technology in telepathology Gridifying neuroscientific pipelines Computational grids Wireless sensor networks Teleradiology grids Tele-audiology Virtual organization technology for e-health E-learning in telemedicine

VM01-212	Encyclopedia of Family Health, 2-Vols/Set.
	Craft-Rosenberg, Martha/ 9781412969185/ Price:GBP 360.00

	The Encyclopedia of Family Health provides a comprehensive summary of theory, research, practice, and policy on family health and wellness promotion for students and researchers. What is unique about the process in the discussion of healthcare and interventions to use when working with families? What assessment tools provide guidance for healthcare providers as they determine interventions for families in their care? What are the changing dimensions of contemporary family life, and what impact do those dimensions have on health promotion for families? How is family healthcare changing in terms of practices, delivery systems, costs and insurance coverage? Students are able to explore these questions and more in entries written by experts from all relevant fields. Entries examine theory, research and policy as they relate to family practice in a manner that is accessible and jargon-free. From 'Adolescent Suicide' and 'Alternative Therapies' to 'Visitation during Hospitalization' and 'Weight Problems and Genetics', this work provides coverage of a variety of issues within a family context. Features Approximately 350 signed entries across 2 volumes (1,000 printed pages) provide authoritative and comprehensive coverage. Entries written by experts from such varied fields as health and nursing, social and behavioral sciences, and public policy offer unique cross-disciplinary perspective. *A "Reader's Guide" in the front matter groups entries thematically, entries conclude with cross-references and further readings, and the entire work concludes with a detailed index, all designed to maximally assist students in their research quests.

VM01-211	Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, 2-Vols/Set.
	Kleiman, Mark A. R./ 9781412976954/ Price:GBP 360.00

	In 1971, President Richard M. Nixon declared drugs "public enemy number one" and waged the War on Drug after tests on returning Vietnam War veterans revealed alarming levels of heroin use. Spanning two volumes of approximately 450 articles in an A-to-Z format, the encyclopedia explores this controversial war through the lens of varied disciplines, and a full spectrum of articles explains topics from Colombian cartels and Mexican kingpins to television reportage; from "just say no" advertising to heroin production; from narco-terrorism to over $500 billion in United States government expenditure. Key Themes - Cases - Conferences and Conventions - Countries (Affecting U.S. Drug Policy) - Drug Trade and Trafficking - Laws and Policies - Organizations and Agencies - People -Presidential Administrations - Treatment and Addiction - Types of Drugs

VM01-210	Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems: Technologies, Tools and Applications.
	Shukla, Anupam/ 9781616920043/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The multidisciplinary field of biomedical engineering is critical to the advancement and continual evolution of medical tools and technologies. Bridging the disciplines of engineering and medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems: Technologies, Tools and Applications, informs researchers, clinicians, and practitioners of the latest developments in diagnostic tools, decision support systems, and intelligent devices that impact and redefine research in and delivery of medical services. Topics Covered Vascular bioengineering Biological effect of AC-DC electromagnetic fields Social and ethical concerns of biomedical engineering Biomedical watermarking Electrical impedance tomography Large medical data sets Health information exchange E-medical education Artificial intelligence in medical field Analysis and prediction of DNA

VM01-209	Human Resources in Healthcare, Health Informatics and Healthcare Systems.
	Kabene, Stefane M./ 9781615208852/ Price:US$ 245.00

	While many countries enjoy the benefits of modern healthcare systems and social and economic policies that improve life expectancy, many countries still have high maternal and infant mortality rates, struggle with infectious diseases, and face critical human resource shortages in healthcare. Human Resources in Healthcare, Health Informatics and Healthcare Systems addresses two major problems that threaten the health of the human race. The first of which is the lack of human resources in healthcare. We need to ensure that we have an adequate number of healthcare professionals who are highly motivated and properly trained. Furthermore, we need to ensure that they have the latest health technology at their disposal, which is the second major issue facing the world today. The world's most respected scholars and practitioners describe their experiences and propose possible theoretical and practical solutions in this relevant and timely handbook. Topics Covered Human Resources Planning Human Resource Management E-health Health Informatics Telehealth Distance Education as a Retention Strategy Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Professionals Collaborative Research Model Humanotics Learning Healthcare Organization

VM01-198	Performance Evaluation in BREAST CANCER: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment.
	Eddie Y. K. Ng/ 9781588831569/ Price:US$ 399.00

	Breast cancer is a leading cause of death nowadays in women throughout the world. In developed countries it is most common type of cancer in women and second or third most common malignancy in developing countries. It is gradually increasing and remains as a significant public health concern. There are various modalities available to detect the presence of breast cancer these days. They are light (optical), sound (ultrasound), heat (thermogram), magnetism, attenuation, microwave, X-rays, nuclear, electrical impedance, computer modeling (inverse simulation), or a fusion of different methods and computer-aided diagnosis. This book covers most of the areas namely breast screening instrumentation, early reliable diagnosis, and therapeutic methods possible. The book has four parts. First part of the book covers different kinds of breast cancers and their pathology and diagnosis of the breast cancer using mammogram, ultrasound images, and electropotentials using advanced image processing techniques. Various methods used for the performance evaluation of the breast cancer diagnosis is discussed in second part of the book. Third part of the book focuses on diagnosis of malignancy in the breast using thermogram (revisit) and discrete temperature data on skin surface. Novel data mining and imaging techniques are used for the early detection of the malignancy. The application of robots for the detection of breast surgery, transmission of mammograms in a noisy channel with error correcting codes, and computational simulation of breast tumor detection are covered in final part four..

SM01-461	BS EN ISO 14155:2011 Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects- Good clinical practice
	/ 9780580760075/ Price:GBP 238.00



SM01-416	Handbook of Digital Homecare: Successes and Failures.
	Bos, Lodewijk/ 9783642196461/ Price:EUR 149.99



SM01-413	Health Technology Assessments and Rare Diseases.
	Valverde, J. L./ 9781607509820/ Price:EUR 90.00



SM01-411	Zinc in Human Health.
	Rink, Lothar/ 9781607508151/ Price:EUR 160.00

	This comprehensive book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the role of zinc as an essential trace element in human diet and its effect on human health. Since no storage system for zinc exists in the body, humans depend on daily intake and severe zinc deficiency is a problem in the developing world, whilst marginal zinc deficiency is a problem of developed countries. The first three chapters are an introduction to zinc research and its significance in human health. Six chapters follow on the role of zinc in cellular and molecular processes, their significance for an understanding of zinc biology and the measurement of zinc within these systems. The main section of the book, on zinc in health and disease, consists of 18 chapters on the specific role of zinc in different organ systems and connected diseases and the relevance of zinc in pregnancy, development and aging. Zinc in Human Health ends with conclusions from transporter mutations for zinc physiology and a perspective on the future of zinc research. All of these contributions have been written by leaders in their respective fields. This is the first book to cover the subject comprehensively for 20 years.

SM01-408	Vitamin D, 2-Vols/Set.
	Feldman, David/ 9780123819789/ Price:US$ 399.95



SM01-405	Patient Safety Informatics: Adverse Drug Events, Human Factors and IT Tools for Patient Medication Safety.
	Koutkias, Vassilis/ 9781607507390/ Price:EUR 120.00

	Improving patient safety and the quality of healthcare poses many challenges, and information technology (IT) can support the measures necessary to address these. Unfortunately, the risk of adverse drug events (ADEs) rises alongside the increasing sophistication of the health IT systems incorporated into hospital environments. These pose a risk to the safety of patients and incur considerable extra healthcare costs. Approaches introduced to eliminate ADEs raise a number of concerns, not least that the successful transferability and use of such tools into real clinical settings is only possible by means of a holistic, validated and qualitative approach. This book is a collection of papers presented at the second workshop organized in the context of the EU-funded Patient Safety through Intelligent Procedures in medication (PSIP) project and held in May 2011 in Paris. The workshop provides an opportunity for experts active in the field to share ideas and experiences arising from many different perspectives. The 29 papers address current, novel methods and applications which have achieved concrete results and are relevant to the domain of patient safety as a whole, and are grouped into four main sections: designing IT systems for patient safety; methods and technologies for developing patient safety systems; novel applications to validate patient safety informatics and impact assessment studies for patient safety informatics outcomes. Significant progress has been made in the field, but even greater challenges must still be faced if a successful transfer of research ideas and outcomes into clinical practice is to be accomplished. A new focus in healthcare IT is called for; one which specifically addresses the issue of patient safety.

SM01-405	e-Health Across Borders Without Boundaries: E-Salus Trans Confinia Sine Finibus.
	Stoicu-Tivadar, Lacramioara/ 9781607507345/ Price:EUR 105.00

	The topics covered include inter-regional health information systems and applications, cross-border e-health projects and systems, multi language and cultural issues in e-health systems and international standardization and assessment of e-health systems, and address aspects such as knowledge representation, patient empowerment, social care and cross-border interoperability. This book provides a comprehensive, in-depth overview and first-hand information on new developments, advanced systems, technologies and applications. Its interdisciplinary nature means it will be of interest to a wide range of professionals, including health informatics scientists and medical computing and technology specialists, those directly involved in the provision of healthcare, public health, health insurance and institutional administrators and representatives of industry and consultancy in various health fields.

SM01-403	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 18.
	Westwood, James D./ 9781607507055/ Price:EUR 160.00

	This book presents papers delivered at the MMVR18 / NextMed conference, held in Newport Beach, California, in February 2011, with contributions from international researchers whose work creates new devices and methods at the juncture of informatics and medicine. Subjects covered include simulation and learning, visualisation and information-guided therapy, robotics and haptics, virtual reality and advanced ICT in Europe, validation of new surgical techniques, and many other applications of virtual-reality technology.

SM01-403	International Perspectives in Health Informatics.
	Borycki, Elizabeth M./ 9781607507086/ Price:EUR 145.00

	This book presents the proceedings of the 2011 Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH) conference, in Victoria, BC, Canada in February 2011. Health Informatics issues are not unique to one country or one organization and with its theme of International Perspectives, this conference provides a unique opportunity to share the lessons learned by both developed and developing countries. Effective use of scarce healthcare resources, ensuring the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems and moving the science of health informatics forward are discussed, and the conference also addresses key issues at the intersection of technology and healthcare such as; privacy, ethics, patient safety, efficiency and effectiveness, which are common to healthcare providers worldwide.

SM01-398	COMLEX Level 2-PE Review Guide.
	Kauffman, Mark/ 9780763776541/ Price:US$ 108.95

	COMLEX Level 2-PE Review Guide covers the components of History and Physical Examination found on the COMLEX Level 2-PE: The components of history taking, expected problem specific physical exam based on the chief complaint, incorporation of osteopathic manipulation, instruction on how to develop a differential diagnosis, components of the therapeutic plan, components of the expected humanistic evaluation and documentation guidelines. The final chapter includes case examples providing practice scenarios that allow the students to practice the cases typically encountered on the COMLEX Level 2-PE. These practice cases reduce the stress of the student by allowing them to experience the time constraints encountered during the COMLEX Level 2-PE. This text is a one-of-a-kind resource as the leading COMLEX Level 2-PE board review book.

SM01-398	Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives.
	Holstege, Christopher P./ 9780763744632/ Price:US$ 152.95

	Drawing on the vast expertise of the authors—law enforcement agents and physicians with robust experience in the realm of criminal poisoning—Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives covers the illegal use of poisons to harm people and the methods of detection available to investigators and prosecutors. Each chapter covers a specific toxin, from acids and herbals to drugs of abuse, and includes a case study that explains the diagnostic challenges associated with detecting and prosecuting a criminal poisoning. What’s more, the book delves into who may poison—including the psychological factors that motivate someone to kill—and who may be a likely victim.

SM01-396	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
	Lahita, Robert G./ 9780123749949/ Price:US$ 280.00



SM01-393	Visceral Manipulation in Osteopathy.
	Hebgen, Eric U./ 9783131472014/ Price:EUR 69.99



	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2011: Advanced Technologies in Behavioral, Social and Neurosciences.
	Wiederhold, B.K./ 9781607507659/ Price:EUR 105.00

	The field of cybertherapy is becoming more widely accepted and implemented worldwide. The advantages that tele-health and mobile health have to offer, such as more readily accessible medical records, reliable user-friendly health advice on demand and patient-centric care are undeniable, and have resulted in exciting advances in how the needs of patients and caregivers alike are addressed. Better educated patients are becoming more responsible and proactive, taking charge of their own health and adopting and adhering to healthier lifestyle choices, and the goal of a healthy population and more efficient and effective healthcare becomes more attainable each day. This book presents contributions from researchers and practitioners in the field of cybertherapy which not only illustrate the progress made in treating a variety of disorders, but also identify the challenges still faced in this field; such as the development of easy to use and more affordable hardware and software as well as the need to address potential side-effects and implement more controlled evaluation of cybertherapies as compared to more traditional treatments. The book, which will be of interest to health professionals and patients alike, is divided into four sections: Critical Reviews contains summaries and evaluations of emerging cyber therapy topics; Evaluation Studies includes chapters which undertake to solve some specific practical problems and assess the value of cybertherapy interventions; Original Research addresses new cybertherapy methods or approaches; finally, Clinical Observations explores case studies and research protocols with long-term potential.

	Data Mining to Determine Risk in Medical Decisions.
	Cerrito, P. B./ 9781607508380/ Price:EUR 120.00

	This book demonstrates statistical techniques that can be used to investigate matters of risk. These include kernel density estimation, predictive modeling, association rules and text analysis. It also shows, through example, how these techniques can provide meaningful results, and examines current methods, discussing some of the flaws in models which may lead to misleading results. After a general introduction to the concept of medical risk, the subjects covered include the process by which rare occurrences are investigated in drugs or treatments, the trade-offs between risks and benefits, extrapolation of clinical trial results and the cost of healthcare in relation to risks. It also examines problems such as competing risks, error, and the use of group identities, as well as looking at the issue of futility. The book concludes with a chapter providing a general discussion and summary, and an appendix shows some of the processes for using SAS Enterprise Miner to perform some of the models used in the text.

VM01-48-5	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 5: Elemental and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry.
	Beauchemin, Diane/ 9780080438047/ Price:US$ 530.00

	This volume focuses on (1) the plethora of mostly atomic ionization techniques that have been coupled to MS for elemental analysis, the measurement of isotope ratios, and even the determination of inorganic compounds and (2) the precise measurement of isotope ratios of organic elements as small gas molecules by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). Chapter 1 contains a description of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) MS, its requirements for sample preparation and introduction. The chapter also covers argon ICP, ion extraction, various mass analyzers, and the numerous application areas including environmental, geochemical, biomedical, nuclear, semiconductor, and speciation. Other atomic sources include the microwave plasma, which can be used as either an atomic ionization source or as a soft molecular ionization source, flames, spark sources, and glow discharges, including the types of mass spectrometers and separation approaches to which interfaces can be made. Chapter 2 discusses the application of electrospray ionization (EI) MS, also described in Volume 6, to inorganic analysis. Secondary ion and neutral MS (Chapter 3) can be used to determine trace elements in solids, particularly on their surface, with high spatial resolution. Atmospheric aerosols can also be studied using laser(s) for desorption and ionization of analytes in solids (Chapter 4). Thermal ionization MS, where sample atoms or molecules are ionized as they evaporate from the surface of a hot filament, is the focus of Chapter 5. Special applications are in Chapter 6, which covers accelerator MS, and Chapter 7, where large calutrons can be contrasted to the small analyzers that are taken aboard spacecraft, for example.

VM01-208	Cellular Automata and Complex Systems: Methods for Modeling Biological Phenomena.
	Bilotta, Eleonora/ 9781615207879/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Cellular Automata (CA) are a class of spatially and temporally discrete mathematical systems characterized by local interaction and synchronous dynamical evolution, which show complex behavior and are able to model biological phenomena. Cellular Automata and Complex Systems: Methods for Modeling Biological Phenomena describes the use of cellular automata to provide important insights into a vast range of physical, biological, social, economic and psychological phenomena. This book presents contemporary research on discrete dynamical systems such as one-dimensional and two-dimensional cellular automata and outlines how these systems can be exploited for artistic purposes, translating their mathematical configurations into music and visual media. Topics Covered One-dimensional and two-dimensional cellular automata Complexity and chaos in the cellular automata Genetic algorithms and multi-state cellular automata Artificial self-reproducing systems Von Newmann and the problem of self-replication From the cellular automata to the universal neuron Linguistics features and emergent structures Translation of cellular automata into music and visual art Animals and virtual worlds produced by using self-reproducers

VM01-207	Clinical Data Mining for Physician Decision Making and Investigating Health Outcomes: Methods for Prediction and Analysis.
	Cerrito, Patricia/ 9781615209057/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The investigation of healthcare databases can be used to examine physician decisions and develop evidence-based treatment guidelines that optimize patient outcomes. Clinical Data Mining for Physician Decision Making and Investigating Health Outcomes: Methods for Prediction and Analysis demonstrates how concern for detail in datasets and the use of data mining techniques can extract important and meaningful knowledge from healthcare databases. Basic information on processing data with step-by-step instructions is provided, allowing readers to use their own data and follow the instructions to find meaningful results. Topics Covered Preprocessing of large, healthcare databases Use of data mining techniques to investigate data Time series methods Dealing with large datasets Patient compliance Co-morbidities Defining patient severity indices Estimating probabilities of treatment outcomes Relationship between treatment and outcome Improving patient care

VM01-206	Intelligent Medical Technologies and Biomedical Engineering: Tools and Applications.
	Shukla, Anupam/ 9781615209774/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Technology has made it possible to bridge such distinct fields as engineering and medicine, creating systems with benefits that people could have never before imagined. Intelligent Medical Technologies and Biomedical Engineering: Tools and Applications helps young researchers and developers understand the basics of the field while highlighting the various developments over the last several years. Broad in scope and comprehensive in depth, this volume serves as a base text for any project or work into the domain of medical diagnosis or other areas of medical engineering. Topics Covered Electrospinning: Development and Biomedical Applications Applications of Robots in Surgery Characterization of Surgical Actions involved in Mastoidectomy ECG Data Analysis Master And Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER) for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery Using Ontologies in eHealth and Biomedicine Venom and ECG signal processing Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Medical Diagnosis An intelligent algorithm for home sleep apnea test device Hunting Drugs for Potent Antigens

VM01-205	Encyclopedia of the Eye, 4-Vols/Set.
	Besharse, Joseph/ 9780123741981/ Price:US$ 1890.00

	As the first comprehensive reference for the eye, its support structures, diseases, and treatments, Encyclopedia of the Eye is an important resource for all visual scientists, ophthalmologists, and optometrists, as well as researchers in immunology, infectious disease, cell biology, neurobiology and related disciplines. This four-volume reference is unique in its coverage of information on all tissues important for vision, including the retina, cornea and lens. It also covers the physiological and pathophysiologic processes that affect all eye tissues. This Encyclopedia is invaluable for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are seeking an introduction to an area of eye research. Each chapter explains the basic concepts and provides references to relevant chapters within the Encyclopedia and more detailed articles across the wider research literature. The Encyclopedia is also particularly useful for visual scientists and practitioners who are researching a new area, seeking deeper understanding of important research articles in fields adjacent to their own, or reviewing a grant outside their immediate area of expertise. Contents The Encyclopedia contains more than 260 chapters in total across several sections. Sections include: Aqueous humor dynamics and optic nerve - edited by Ernst Tamm Comparative eye - edited by Barbara Battelle Immune Homeostasis of the eye - edited by Jerry Niederkorn Lens - edited by David Beebe Ocular Surface - edited by Henry Edelhauser Orbit - edited by Linda McLoon Retina - edited by Dean Bok & Joseph Besharse Retinal development - edited by Thomas Reh Vascular biology - edited by Patricia D'Amore Visual optics - edited by Peter Bex Vitreous - edited by Paul Bishop

VM01-203	Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders, 3-Vols/Set.
	Kompoliti, Katie/ 9780123741011/ Price:US$ 1420.00

	The Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders is a comprehensive reference work on movement disorders, encompassing a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and pharmacology. This compilation will feature more than 300 focused entries, including sections on different disease states, pathophysiology, epidemiology, genetics, clinical presentation, diagnostic tools, as well as discussions on relevant basic science topics. This Encyclopedia is an essential addition to any collection, written to be accessible for both the clinical and non-clinical reader. Academic clinicians, translational researchers and basic scientists are brought together to connect experimental findings made in the laboratory to the clinical features, pathophysiology and treatment of movement disorders. The Encyclopedia targets a broad readership, ranging from students to general physicians, basic scientists and Movement Disorder specialists.

VM01-202	Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives.
	Seok, Soonhwa/ 9781615208173/ Price:US$ 295.00

	With the unprecedented advancements in computing power coupled with the societal movement towards inclusive settings, there is no better time than today to strive for assistive technology equity in terms of universal implementation within a transdisciplinary perspective. The Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives marks a critical milestone in the history of implementation and practice of assistive technology. The intent of this book is to assist researchers, practitioners, and the users of assistive technology to augment the accessibility of assistive technology by implementing human cognition into its design and practice. Consequently, this book presents assistive technology as an intervention for people with disabilities from a transdisciplinary perspective. Topics Covered Assistive technology Human cognition Learning disabilities Simulation-based instruction Social orthotics Multi-Sensory Environments Cognitive load Disorientation issues Text-to-speech software Electronic portfolios

VM01-201	Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems.
	Pease, Wayne/ 9781605662664/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The Internet and other technological developments are now playing increasing roles in the management of knowledge within consumer health behavior and the delivery of health services. Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems provides multidisciplinary best practices and experiences in knowledge management relevant to the healthcare industry. A useful reference for field researchers, academicians, and healthcare practitioners, this Handbook of Research presents an in-depth examination of common approaches to shared problems in the management of knowledge within e-health services. Topics Covered Biomedical knowledge management Client-based treatment Data mining methods in medical records Electronic health records Knowledge management in the healthcare industry Healthcare disparities Human factors in e-health systems Integrated information systems Mental health management Theory and applications of biotelemetry User driven e-health care Web-decision support system

VM01-200	Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics: The Ubiquity 2.0 Trend and Beyond.
	Mohammed, Sabah/ 9781615207770/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Progress in ubiquitous computing, social networking, medical informatics and IT technologies has resulted in a new generation of healthcare systems. Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics: The Ubiquity 2.0 Trend and Beyond provides insight into the various trends, innovations, and organizational challenges of contemporary ubiquitous health and medical informatics. Contributions highlight changes to healthcare distribution that will significantly revolutionize the exchange between healthcare providers and consumers.

VM01-197	Healthcare and the Effect of Technology: Developments, Challenges and Advancements.
	Kabene, Stefane M./ 9781615207336/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Healthcare is significantly affected by technological advancements, as technology both shapes and changes health systems locally and globally. As areas of computer science, information technology, and healthcare merge, it is important to understand the current and future implications of health informatics. Healthcare and the Effect of Technology: Developments, Challenges and Advancements bridges the gap between today's empirical research findings and healthcare practice. It provides the reader with information on current technological integrations, potential uses for technology in healthcare, and the implications-both positive and negative-of health informatics for one's health. Technology in healthcare can improve efficiency, make patient records more accessible, increase professional communication, create global health networking, and increase access to healthcare. However, it is important to consider the ethical, confidential, and cultural implications technology in healthcare may impose. That is what makes this book is a must-read for policymakers, human resource professionals, management personnel, as well as for researchers, scholars, students, and healthcare professionals.

VM01-196	Pervasive and Smart Technologies for Healthcare: Ubiquitous Methodologies and Tools.
	Coronato, Antonio/ 9781615207657/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Pervasive healthcare is an emerging discipline concerning the application of wireless, mobile, and intelligent technologies to certain healthcare issues. Such issues within healthcare systems include the increased incidence of lifestyle-related diseases and chronic illnesses, the need to educate individuals on the management of their own health, the rise of consumerism in healthcare, and also the need to provide direct access to healthcare services, irrespective of time and place. Pervasive and Smart Technologies for Healthcare: Ubiquitous Methodologies and Tools provides insight from members of prestigious universities and research institutes around the world into possible solutions for the aforementioned pressures within today’s healthcare systems. Pervasive healthcare technologies are creating a new market for higher quality and less expensive healthcare applications, making this book ideal for ICT community members willing to design and develop advanced pervasive healthcare applications, and healthcare practitioners wanting to reorganize business processes within a healthcare system so that patients are diagnosed and treated more quickly and effectively.

VM01-195-2	Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease, Vol. 2: Neuronal Plasticity, Neuronal Protection and Other Miscellaneous Strategies.
	Martinez, Ana/ 9781849730648/ Price:GBP 145.00

	Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent type of neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly. A recent study from Bloomberg School of Public Health estimated that more than 26 million people worldwide were living with the disease in 2006 and that the global prevalence of the disease will grow to more than 106 million by 2050. By that time, 43 per cent of those living with the disease will need high-level care, equivalent to that of a nursing home. However, even if modest advances in preventing or delaying the disease's progression were made, it could have a huge impact on global public health. According to this study, interventions that could delay the onset of the disease by as little as one year would reduce the prevalence of the disease by 12 million fewer cases in 2050. These figures reinforce how important it is to find an effective therapeutic intervention for Alzheimer's disease. Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease collects some of the most outstanding examples of new drugs currently in pharmaceutical development or new targets under the validation process that will reach the Alzheimer's drug market over the next few years as disease modifying drugs. Written by a team of distinguished experts these books are an essential resource for scientists in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and academics working in the drugs for neurodegeneration field.

VM01-195-1	Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease, Vol. 1: Beta-Amyloid, Tau Protein and Glucose Metabolism.
	Martinez, Ana/ 9781849730631/ Price:GBP 145.00

	Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly. A recent study from the Bloomberg School of Public Health recently estimated that over 26 million people were living with the disease in 2006 and that the global prevalence of the disease will grow to 106 million by 2050. By that time, 43 per cent of those living with the disease will need high-level care, equivalent to that of a nursing home. However, even if modest advances in preventing or delaying the disease's progression were made, it could have a huge impact on global public health. According to this study, interventions that could delay the onset of the disease by as little as one year would reduce the prevalence of the disease by 12 million fewer cases in 2050. These figures reinforce how important it is to find an effective intervention for Alzheimer's disease. Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease collects some of the most outstanding examples of new drugs currently under pharmaceutical development or new targets in the validation process that will reach the Alzheimer's drug market over the next few years as disease modifying drugs. Written by a team of distinguished experts Volume 1: Beta-Amyloid, Tau Protein and Glucose Metabolism is an essential resource for scientists in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and academics working in the neurosciences field.

VM01-195	Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimers Disease, 2-Vols/Set.
	Martinez, Ana/ 9781849730457/ Price:GBP 220.00

	Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly. The Bloomberg School of Public Health recently estimated that over 26 million people were living with AD in 2006 and that the number will grow to 106 million by 2050. Interventions that delay onset by just one year could reduce the 2050 figure by 12 million. This demonstrates the importance and social need of finding an effective therapeutic intervention. Both volumes gather together some of the most promising examples of drugs now in pharmaceutical development, and new targets currently going through a validation process. It describes the discovery and development history of the disease modifying therapeutics most likely to reach the Alzheimer?s market in the next few years. It will be of interest to both those working in the pharmaceutical industry and in academia from graduate level onwards.

VM01-194	Cases on Health Outcomes and Clinical Data Mining: Studies and Frameworks.
	Cerrito, Patricia/ 9781615207237/ Price:US$ 245.00

	With the healthcare industry becoming increasingly more competitive, there exists a need for medical institutions to improve both the efficiency and the quality of their services. In order to do so, it is important to investigate how statistical models can be used to study health outcomes. Cases on Health Outcomes and Clinical Data Mining: Studies and Frameworks provides several case studies developed by faculty and graduates of the University of Louisville’s PhD program in Applied and Industrial Mathematics. The studies in this book use non-traditional, exploratory data analysis and data mining tools to examine health outcomes, finding patterns and trends in observational data. This book is ideal for the next generation of data mining practitioners.

VM01-192	Informatics in Oral Medicine: Advanced Techniques in Clinical and Diagnostic Technologies.
	Daskalaki, Andriani/ 9781605667331/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Advancing medical technologies are now developing cutting-edge computer applications useful to the field of oral studies. Informatics in Oral Medicine: Advanced Techniques in Clinical and Diagnostic Technologies provides innovative research techniques on current technologies in the management of problems in oral health and medicine. A unique and comprehensive reference source, this enriched collection contains valuable computational tools and the latest applications in dental and oral research topics such as artificial mouths, laser melting, and dentist appointment management.

VM01-188-1	Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2).
	Acharya, U. Rajendra/ 9781588831583/ Price:US$ 399.00

	Various disciplines have been benefited by the advent of high-performance computing in achieving practical solutions to their problems and the area of healthcare is no exception to this. Signal processing, Image processing, and data mining tools have been developed to enhance the computational capabilities so as to help clinicians in diagnosis and treatment. Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2) is and outgrowth of miniaturization and integration of instrumentation (wearable and implanted). The concept of D2H2 aims to improve the quality of patient care and patient care and patient wellness by transforming the delivery of healthcare from a central, hospital-based system to one that is more distributed and home-based. This integrative systems approach will revolutionize the practice of medicine in the new century, enabling the delivery of healthcare to patients anywhere in the world by integrating the disciplines of information technologies with disciplines of engineering and medical sciences. While using the envelope of techniques such as bio-computing, signal and image processing, communication, and healthcare informatics, D2H2 will facilitate the transition from central and hospital-based medical diagnosis and healthcare delivery to distributed diagnosis and home healthcare. The book has two major parts: Part I is dedicated on diagnostics and Part II is dedicated on home healthcare. The diagnostics part covers topics such as physiological signal analysis, image analysis and physiological modeling. Part II covers healthcare design and decision support and healthcare appliances, policy and budgets.

VM01-176	Handbook of Materials For Nanomedicine.
	Torchilin, Vladimir/ 9789814267557/ Price:US$ 399.95

	The fast developing field of nanomedicine uses a broad variety of materials to serve as delivery systems for drugs, genes, and diagnostic agents. This book aims to collate all major available information about these materials, both still on experimental levels and already applied in patients. In addition, described in detail are the advantages and disadvantages of different material in nanomedicine and the area of applications where these materials could be utilized with a maximal success is suggested. Editors and individual authors of this book are internationally recognized authorities in related areas and thus provide the most balanced and up-to-date views. Contents: Organic Nanostructures: oPolymeric Nanostructures: Synthetic Polymer-Drug Conjugates for Human Therapy (K Ulbrich & V Zubr) Dendrimer-Based Nanomaterials (K Nam et al.) Combinatorial Polymer and Lipidoid Libraries for Nanomedicine (J J Green et al.) oLipid-Based and Other Organic Structures: Liposomal Nanomedicines (V Torchilin) Nanomedicines from Polymeric Amphiphiles (I F Uchegbu et al.) Materials for Nanoemulsions and Their Influence on the Biofate (E Rozentur et al.) Inorganic Nanostructures: oMetal Structures: Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Silica-Based Gold Nanoshells (L R Bickford et al.) Metal Oxide Nanoarchitectures for Biotemplating Application (K C Popat & T A Desai) oMiscellaneous Inorganic Structures: Fluorescent Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications (K Kenniff et al.) Lipid Coated Microbubbles and Nanodroplets as Tools for Biomedical Nanotechnology (E Unger & T O Matsunaga) Biomimetics: Bio-Inspired Engineering of Human Tissue Scaffolding for Regenerative Medicine (D W Green & B Ben-Nissan) and other papers

VM01-160	Health Communication, 5-Vols/Set.
	Kreps, Gary L./ 9781847875785/ Price:GBP 815.00

	Health communication inquiry has developed over the last thirty years as a rapidly growing, active, and important interdisciplinary area of study concerned with the powerful roles performed by human and mediated communication in health care delivery and health promotion. Health communication is an exciting applied behavioral science area of communication inquiry that examines the ways communication influences health, health care delivery, and health promotion. Research concerning health communication is often problem-focused, designed to identify, examine, and solve serious health care and health promotion problems. Volume One: Health Communication in the Delivery of Health Care focuses on amongst other things consumer-provider health communication, interprofessional relations and team work in health care services and the role of communication in both leading to and reducing disparities in health outcomes. Volume Two: Health Communication and Health Promotion focuses on topics such as the role of communication in public health promotion campaigns, social marketing strategies and the role of media in health promotion. Volume Three: Health Risk Communication focuses on theory and research on health risk awareness, health risk prevention and health risk reduction. Volume Four: Health Communication and New Information Technologies (eHealth) focuses on the use of technology in the dissemination of relevant health information and the advent of empowered e-patients, and ehealth policy and regulation. Volume Five: Health Communication and the Health Care System

VM01-159	Encyclopedia of Perception, 2-Vols/Set.
	Goldstein, E. Bruce/ 9781412940818/ Price:GBP 405.00

	Because of the ease with which we perceive, many people see perception as something that “just happens.” However, even seemingly simple perceptual experiences involve complex underlying mechanisms, which are often hidden from our conscious experience. These mechanisms are being investigated by researchers and theorists in fields such as psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, and philosophy. A few examples of the questions posed by these investigations are, What do infants perceive? How does perception develop? What do perceptual disorders reveal about normal functioning? How can information from one sense, such as hearing, be affected by information from another sense, such as vision? How is the information from all of our senses combined to result in our perception of a coherent environment? What are some practical outcomes of basic research in perception? These are just a few of the questions this encyclopedia will consider, as it presents a comprehensive overview of the field of perception for students, researchers, and professionals in psychology, the cognitive sciences, neuroscience, and related medical disciplines such as neurology and ophthalmology.

VM01-158	Organizing Health Services, 4-Vols/Set.
	Currie, Graeme/ 9781847879004/ Price:GBP 675.00

	Convergence between models of public and private sector management in recent years has turned the research of public services organizations into a fertile and expanding field. This four-volume set, part of the new Organizing and Managing Public Services series, brings together a collection of keynote papers spanning research and practice across health services worldwide, bridging the gap between organization studies and literature more specific to the sociology of health and illness, social policy and health services research. With papers selected through a qualitative, systematic process of peer review, this collection is an essential resource for libraries, and will be an invaluable aid to teachers and lecturers in structuring courses and referring their students to the key literature. " Organizing and Managing Public Services is a series of first-class reference collections, bringing a management and organization studies focus to a field which uses the disciplines extensively - the public sector. " Each multivolume set brings together not just the papers with importance to the public service in question, but on management organization studies as a whole, and is compiled by a renowned editor or editorial team with original essays outlining the state of the discipline and presenting a rationale for the selection. " This series is designed to be an essential reference collection for university libraries worldwide with programs in management and organization studies.

SM01-404	Medicine in the Veda: Religious Healing in the Veda.
	Zysk, Kenneth G./ 9788120814011/ Price:NT$ 990.00



SM01-399	Global Telehealth: Selected Papers from Global Telehealth 2010 (GT 2010).
	Smith, Anthony C./ 9781607506584/ Price:EUR 105.00

	Telehealth – the delivery of health services and clinical information from a distance – has reached new levels with the communication revolution of the last decade: consumer videoconferencing, mobile devices, high bandwidth infrastructure and close range wireless sensor networks have made many advances possible in the field. New specialized clinical applications and markets have also emerged. These include tele-homecare, tele-rehabilitation and tele-emergency, surveillance and disaster response, while ideas which once seemed futuristic, such as tele-procedures and tele-surgery, are now seen as being within the realms of possibility. This book contains selected papers from the 2010 Global Telehealth conference, hosted by the Australasian Telehealth Society. They cover a broad spectrum, from successfully completed projects to work in progress. The papers chosen for publication are all deemed to have lasting value, and to capture the international diversity and scope of contemporary telehealth developments. Two aspects which remain elusive in advancing telehealth deployment, both in developed countries and the developing world, are widely accepted evidence for the clinical and economic benefits of telehealth and the development of policy and business modeling drivers which will speed their adoption. The studies presented here exemplify precisely the type of work required to overcome these obstacles and the book will be of interest to all those involved in advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare throughout the world.

SM01-399	Rapid Diagnosis in Populations at Risk from Radiation and Chemicals.
	Cebulska-Wasilewska, Antonina/ 9781607506447/ Price:EUR 135.00

	It is a reality that we live in a world where populations could be exposed to radiation or hazardous chemicals as a result of an accident, act of terrorism or a war. This exposure could cause serious health problems, sometimes within days or weeks, and may even lead to a latent health effect on humans, such as an increased cancer rate. Health professionals dealing with these cases therefore need methods to measure the effects of radiation and chemicals using molecular and cellular assays, and their possible short and long term consequences for potentially exposed members of a population at risk. Many biological methods are currently available to monitor both the environment and humans following exposure to physical and chemical agents, by using specific biomarkers to measure genetic damage and changes in macromolecules and body tissues. This makes it possible to perform a reliable risk assessment and to protect the public against unwanted consequences of terrorism and other threats. However, this new experimental science also needs the collaboration of other disciplines such as epidemiology, medical physics and others. It is also important to make a link with the latest breakthroughs in the genome research programs in order to elucidate cancer causes and cancer risk estimates. Aimed at health professionals and researchers specialized in this area, the book allows healthcare experts to gain knowledge of the deterministic and stochastic effects and biomarkers associated with humans' early and late health risk.

SM01-397	The Complete Guide to Precision Reflexology.
	Williamson, Jan/ 9781856424103/ Price:GBP 22.50

	Provides a complete guide on precision reflexoloy; from an introduction to the basic technique through to advanced work which offers a unique approach to the therapy. Includes latest techniques developed in recent years on precision reflexology which offers a powerful and effective way of working without using strong physical pressure. Redesigned into a user friendly format. Photos have been updated throughout. Illustrations and charts showing precise points to target. This will be the only book available on Precision Reflexology in the market. Precision reflexology focuses on stimulating “reflex points” on the feet to maintain good health. Precision work connects to a person energetically, responds to the needs of each individual and aims to maintain natural balance.It does not rely on physical pressure but, at the same time, it can be powerful and effective. It can be taught in its own right or it can be adapted to enhance other forms of reflexology in post-graduate training. It provides an added dimension to a treatment and reflects an Eastern approach to healthcare. This book offers a step-by-step guide, with illustrations and charts for its application New chapters on advanced techniques also includes programmes of self-help that involve each recipient totally with their own health care. These are based on a style of working that involves foot massage and precision techniques and aim to establish a sense of homeostasis.

SM01-395	MEDINFO 2010: Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Medical Informatics, 2-Vols/Set.
	Safran, S./ 9781607505877/ Price:EUR 325.00

	To view contents and gain full-text access, click on 'go to e-book'. You'll be re-directed to the IOS Press Booksonline Platform. IMIA’s Medinfo 2010 conference in Cape Town, the first to be held in Africa, focuses on the needs of and solutions from developing countries in Africa and beyond. This book, which presents the proceedings of Medinfo 2010, contains tutorials, workshops, keynotes, presentations, panels, demonstrations and posters, selected after review, from the 905 submissions received. These contributions are organised under four major themes; hospital information systems, consumer-health informatics, knowledge management and national and international health IT. The content covers all aspects of modern health informatics, ranging from traditional topics such as hospital information systems, patient registries, nursing informatics, data integration, standards, interoperability issues and decision support, to new topics such as translational bioinformatics, text mining, intelligent data analysis, emerging technologies, quality, social networking, workflow and organizational issues. It is well recognised that information and communication technologies have enormous potential for improving the health and lives of individuals, but innovative and effective change using such technologies is dependent upon people working together in partnerships, with particular regard to contextual and environmental factors. The theme selected for the Medinfo 2010 conference is a topic that most countries are currently addressing: ‘partnerships for effective ehealth solutions – innovative collaborations promote solutions to health challenges, and this book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the use of biomedical and health informatics.

SM01-391	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2010: Advanced Technologies in Behavioral, Social and Neurosciences.
	Wiederhold, Brenda K./ 9781607505600/ Price:EUR 115.00

	To view contents and gain full-text access, click on 'go to e-book'. You'll be re-directed to the IOS Press Booksonline Platform. Healthcare systems around the world are moving towards a quantum shift in care delivery. As costs spiral ever higher, cybertherapy – the provision of healthcare services using advanced technologies – is poised to increase the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery to a larger part of the population. But despite this potential and the commitment of a number of countries to wider development, the use of cybertherapy services is still mostly limited to small-scale projects, and the sector remains fragmented. This book offers support and encouragement to all those interested in the development of cybertherapy systems. It provides evidence to build confidence in their effectiveness for detecting, monitoring and evaluating a number of important conditions and identifies and addresses the main barriers to their further development. It is divided into four main sections: critical reviews, evaluation studies, original research and clinical observations, tackling this complex subject by means of a clearly sequenced structure. Of interest to both health professionals and patients, the book charts the progress of cybertherapy systems in treating a variety of disorders and identifies areas where more work is needed to advance the application of these invaluable healthcare tools.

SM01-391	Medical and Care Compunetics 6.
	Bos, Lodewijk/ 9781607505648/ Price:EUR 115.00

	Medical and care compunetics is the field which deals with the social, societal and ethical implications of computing and networking in relation to health care. This book presents proceedings from the seventh annual conference of the International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics (ICMCC); the focus for knowledge exchange in this subject. ICMCC follows, by its nature, a multidisciplinary approach, and the subjects covered in the book are of interest not only to health professionals, but also to a wide range of those involved in health issues such as politicians, supporting specialists, administrators, researchers and developers – not forgetting the patients themselves. Some of the topics presented include: system design and evaluation, computer assisted learning, knowledge representation and ontologies, electronic health records and patient empowerment. The book represents a comprehensive overview of in depth, first hand information, and introduces new developments and advanced systems, technologies and applications to an international audience.

SM01-391	Healthgrid Applications and Core Technologies.
	Solomonides, Tony/ 9781607505822/ Price:EUR 120.00

	To view contents and gain full-text access, click on 'go to e-book'. You'll be re-directed to the IOS Press Booksonline Platform. This book presents the proceedings of HealthGrid 2010, the latest in the annual open forum for the integration of grid technologies, e science and e health methods and their application in biomedicine and healthcare. Previous conferences have highlighted the need to involve all actors, such as physicians, scientists and technologists, and have served to demonstrate the usefulness of grids to potential application domains, at least at the prototype level. More recently, cloud computing seems set to make an impact as a paradigm more readily acceptable in the practice of healthcare informatics, whilst grids may remain the infrastructure of choice for researchers. Included in this volume are the 19 papers selected after review from 42 original submissions for full presentation at the 2010 conference. Additional papers, presented as posters at the conference, are reproduced here in shorter form. The book has four sections: section one contains four papers under the broad heading of ‘Socio Economic Aspects and Accessibility’, section two: ‘Future of Grids, Core Technologies & Data Integration’, consists of nine papers and section three comprises a further six papers covering ‘Applications’. Section four includes the ‘Poster Extended Abstracts’. Of interest to grid middleware and healthgrid application developers, ethicists, security experts and policy makers as well as all users of biomedical and health informatics, this book provides an overview of current trends and developments in this increasingly important field of healthcare.

SM01-387	Travel Medicine: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Immunisation.
	Roukens, Anna/ 9781607504832/ Price:EUR 60.00

	This book addresses the subject of travel medicine and improving protection, with regard particularly to the areas of epidemiology and prevention, morbidity and mortality, adherence to precautions, immunological responsivity and the availability of preventive measures. Following a general introduction providing background information and a historical perspective, the topics examined in detail include: how travelers’ knowledge and attitudes can be influenced with training, the implications of travel for a number of special groups, such as kidney transplant recipients, diabetics and the healthy elderly, and immunity and vaccine issues for diseases, such as Hepatitis B, yellow fever and rabies.

SM01-387	Health Informatics: An Overview.
	Hovenga, Evelyn J. S./ 9781607500926/ Price:EUR 160.00

	An overview is provided of the health informatics discipline and the book is suitable for use as a basic text in both undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. Preparing students for practice as health professionals in any discipline, it deliberately avoids focusing on any one speciality. The publication is divided into six sections: an overview, basic concepts, applications supporting clinical practice, service delivery, management and clinical research and education. With contributions from many distinguished authors, this book is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and students of health informatics alike.

SM01-387	AALIANCE Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap.
	Ger van den Broek/ 9781607504986/ Price:EUR 90.00

	In this publication a roadmap on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is presented. It is produced by the European Ambient Assisted Living Innovation Alliance, or AALIANCE project, funded under the 7th European Framework Programme. In the first chapter new developing trends in AAL are looked at from different perspectives and barriers to their implementation are discussed. This is followed by a detailed discussion of the application domains; AAL4persons (Chapter 2), AAL@community (Chapter 3), AAL@work (Chapter 4) and a detailed presentation of the enabling technologies - sensing, reasoning, acting, interaction and communication - (Chapter 5). The final chapter presents a way to set up an AAL system (Chapter 6). This resulted in a document that can be considered as the technology roadmap for AAL.

	Medicine in the Veda: Religious Healing in the Veda.
	Zysk, Kenneth G./ 9788120814004/ Price:US$ 66.50



	Clinical Teaching Made Easy: A Practical Guide To Teaching And LeariningIn Clinica Settings.
	Swanick, McKimm/ 9781856424080/ Price:GBP 22.99

	Based on the popular Clinical Teaching Made Easy series published in the highly respected British Journal of Hospital Medicine -Useful for teachers at any career stage as it covers all areas of health care education in an easy to follow style, including appraisal, supervision and career development -Provides a theoretical basis to how clinical teaching and learning can be carried out -Draws on the experience of well-regarded clinical teachers to highlight practice points.

VM01-199-3	Nanotoxicity: From In Vivo and In Vitro Models to Health Risks.
	Sahu, Saura/ 9780470741375/ Price:US$ 243.25

	Nanomaterials - substances smaller than 100 nanometers in size - have been added in recent years to an increasing numbers of consumer products used in day-to-day life; in food packaging, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, odor-resistant textiles and household appliances. The extensive application of nanomaterials in a wide range of products for human use poses a potential for toxicity risk to human health and the environment. Such adverse effects of nanomaterials on human health have triggered the development of a new scientific discipline known as “nanotoxicity” – the study of the toxicity of nanomaterials. Nanotoxicity: From in vivo and in vitro Models to Health Risks provides up-to-date state-of-the-art information presented by recognized experts in this emerging new field in toxicology. It discusses the safety evaluation of nanomaterials in foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics and other regulated products and its use in risk analysis for potential regulatory use. Topics covered include: biomarkers for nanotoxicity assessment nanotoxicity assessment by gene expression analysis in vivo and in vitro models for nanotoxicity testing mechanisms of nanotoxicity pharmakokinetics of nanomaterials nanotoxicity of foods including food processing, food packaging and food safety nanotoxicity of drugs including drug development and drug delivery nanotoxicity of cosmetics and consumer products health and environmental impact of nanotoxicity safety evaluation of nanomaterials regulatory impact of nanomaterials Nanotoxicity: From in vivo and in vitro Models to Health Risks is a valuable authoritative source of information for readers from a wide range of disciplines such as toxicology, pharmacology, drug toxicity and food and environmental sciences. The book will be useful to the research community in academia, industry, hospitals and government, as well as to government regulators and risk assessors of foods, drugs and environmental and agricultural products.

VM01-199	Frontiers in Toxicology, 3-Vols/Set.
	Sahu, Saura/ 9780470749616/ Price:US$ 655.25

	Frontiers in Toxicology is the essential tool for toxicologists and pharmacologists working in academia, industry and regulatory bodies looking to stay at the forefront of three of the most important and upcoming areas of toxicology: toxicogenomics, hepatotoxicity and nanotoxicity. Insights from leading researchers into the current trends and future directions of research are presented in three volumes. Each volume provides details on recent scientific discoveries, rules of best practice and addresses how national and international regulatory agencies will deal with the safety issues associated with toxicology. Many of the chapters are written by authors working for the US Food and Drug Administration, including Dr. Saura C. Sahu himself. Titles included in the three volume set: Nanotoxicity: From In Vivo and In Vitro Models to Health Risks - August 2009 Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool for Toxicity Assessment - October 2008 Hepatotoxicity: From Genomics to In Vitro and In Vivo Models - December 2007 Each volume is also available to purchase individually.

VM01-191	Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 4-Vols/Set.
	Rodrigues, Joel/ 9781605669885/ Price:US$ 2950.00

	Despite the growing needs of populations around the world for care and delivery of services, as well as disease control, quality diagnostics, and secure records, there remains a void in literature of a complete reference that covers the latest technological advancements and innovations within the healthcare field. Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides researchers, administrators, and medical practitioners and academicians with a complete understanding of the development of applications and concepts in clinical, patient, and hospital information systems. As a comprehensive collection of research on the latest findings related to technologies and healthcare delivery, this massive multi-volume reference addresses the demand for a resource that encompasses the most pertinent research in health information systems, healthcare technologies, and telemedicine.

VM01-190	Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, 2-Vols/Set.
	Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela/ 9781615206704/ Price:US$ 525.00

	The Internet is continuously creating new opportunities and challenges useful to the healthcare information technology industry. The Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives addresses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to the cutting-edge fields of online health and medical study. This significant compilation disseminates the latest findings in this growing area of research in order to transform, both socially and technologically, the way we live and deliver services.

VM01-189	Biomedical Image Analysis and Machine Learning Technologies: Applications and Techniques.
	Gonzalez, Fabio A./ 9781605669564/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Medical images are at the base of many routine clinical decisions and their influence continues to increase in many fields of medicine. Since the last decade, computers have become an invaluable tool for supporting medical image acquisition, processing, organization and analysis. Biomedical Image Analysis and Machine Learning Technologies: Applications and Techniques provides a panorama of the current boundary between biomedical complexity coming from the medical image context and the multiple techniques which have been used for solving many of these problems. This innovative publication serves as a leading industry reference as well as a source of creative ideas for applications of medical issues.

VM01-187	Biocomputation and Biomedical Informatics: Case Studies and Applications.
	Lazakidou, Athina A./ 9781605667683/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Recent improvements in healthcare delivery due to innovative technological advancements have redefined fields of biomedical science now allowing for enhanced information management, resource allocation, and quality assurance. Biocomputation and Biomedical Informatics: Case Studies and Applications provides a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations of concepts, processes, and acronyms in this significant medical field of study. Featuring chapters authored by leading international experts, this unsurpassed collection provides a defining body of research indispensible to medical libraries, researchers, and institutions worldwide.

VM01-185	Text Mining Techniques for Healthcare Provider Quality Determination: Methods for Rank Comparisons.
	Cerrito, Patricia/ 9781605667522/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The quest for quality in healthcare has led to attempts to develop models to determine which providers have the highest quality in healthcare, with the best outcomes for patients. Text Mining Techniques for Healthcare Provider Quality Determination: Methods for Rank Comparisons discusses the general practice of defining a patient severity index in order to make risk adjustments to compare patient outcomes across multiple providers with the intent of ranking the providers in terms of quality. This innovative reference source, valuable to medical practitioners, researchers, and academicians, brings together research from across the globe focusing on how severity indices are generally defined when determining the best outcome for patient

VM01-184	Multi-Agent Systems for Healthcare Simulation and Modeling: Applications for System Improvement.
	Paranjape, Raman/ 9781605667720/ Price:US$ 245.00

	The modeling of healthcare components and systems in order to develop a complete understanding of component interactions is one of the more challenging simulation and modeling problems for software agent systems. Multi-Agent Systems for Healthcare Simulation and Modeling: Applications for System Improvement provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings used by medical professionals in the implementation of multi-agent systems. This Premier Reference Source disseminates understanding on the strategic role of systems modeling in healthcare, a valuable resource to academicians, researchers, and field practitioners.

VM01-183	Praeger Handbook of Asian American Health: Taking Notice and Taking Action, 2-Vols/Set.
	Bateman, William B./ 9780313347016/ Price:US$ 195.00

	According to the most recent census, there are 11 million Asian Americans now, and their numbers are expected to triple by 2050. Hailing from more than 50 different countries and cultures, their health is affected by genetics, actions, beliefs, and prejudices that differ from those of others in the United States. In these timely volumes, a cross-disciplinary team of specialists explains the health issues and diseases most common to Asian Americans, how and why disparities in both disease development and treatment exist for them, and what changes must be made to improve the health of this growing group. This comprehensive collection includes vignettes and personal stories that illustrate the issues discussed and their impact on both individual and societal levels. Behavioral factors, including diet, smoking, and substance abuse are addressed. The text also describes traditional Asian American medical practices, as well as ways in which those practices have influenced American health care overall. Title Features: 93 tables and 14 figures

VM01-182	Redesigning Innovative Healthcare Operation and the Role of Knowledge Management.
	Saito, Murako/ 9781605662848/ Price:US$ 245.00

	In global environments, healthcare organizations are required to be flexible and resilient in coping with uncertain and complex circumstances. Redesigning Innovative Healthcare Operation and the Role of Knowledge Management collects a compilation of chapters on how knowledge impacts the layout and design of the medical industry. A cutting-edge reference source within the field, this book provides comprehensive frameworks, constraints, and performances analyzed by experts within the healthcare sector.

VM01-181	Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies.
	Khoumbati, Khalil/ 9781605660301/ Price:US$ 325.00

	In the healthcare field, there is limited literature published on the subject of global deployment, diffusion, adoption, use, and impact of information communication technologies in the context of health informatics and electronic healthcare applications. Due to a lack of such literature, those involved in healthcare spend a great deal of time searching and gathering information from various sources. The Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies for the first time brings to the healthcare community a comprehensive resource elucidating the adoption and usage of health informatics. Gathering an in-depth collection of research articles and case studies from leading experts worldwide, this Handbook of Research provides a global understanding of the advances in health informatics and electronic applications in healthcare delivery and management.

VM01-180	General and Applied Toxicology, 6-Vols/Set.
	Ballantyne, Bryan/ 9780470723272/ Price:US$ 1820.00

	Encompassing 150 articles written by leading scientists in the field, the third edition of General and Applied Toxicology provides a comprehensive and in-depth review of the basic science of toxicology, its specializations, and the application of toxicological knowledge. This new edition reflects developments within the field that have taken place since the second edition was published in 1999. These include: New information developed in the areas of both the fundamental and applied aspects of toxicology Considerable increase in the development of fundamental information and its applications, refinement of technical methods, advances in mechanistic toxicology, and greater interest in areas of toxicology previously regarded as of limited scope Changing approaches to methodological, interpretative, regulatory, and ethical aspects of basic and applied toxicology General and Applied Toxicology, 3rd Edition is the first port of call for academic researchers, industrial researchers, regulatory professionals, and advanced students looking for timely and authoritative information in the field. Due to the increase in public and media interest in exposure to toxic substances, this provides an indispensable general reference source for general physicians, lawyers, law enforcement agencies, information resource facilities, and members of the general public.

VM01-178	Handbook of Research on Computational Grid Technologies for Life Sciences, Biomedicine and Healthcare, 2-Vols/Set.
	Cannataro, Mario/ 9781605663746/ Price:US$ 495.00

	Grids are currently used in many sectors of life sciences, including basic sciences such as genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. The Handbook of Research on Computational Grid Technologies for Life Sciences, Biomedicine, and Healthcare brings together state-of-the art methodologies and developments of grid technologies applied in different fields of life sciences. This Handbook of Research considers the use of grid technologies to support research and application of each information level where life science research takes place - a useful reference source for academicians, medical practitioners, and researchers involved in all areas of healthcare technologies.

VM01-177	Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare, 2-Vols/Set.
	Dwivedi, Ashish N./ 9781605663562/ Price:US$ 595.00

	Advances in information technology have brought about a revolution in healthcare, enabling medical personnel to have round-the-clock access to clinical data regardless of geographic location. The Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare provides researchers, educators, students, and industry practitioners with new research, practical experiences, challenges, and opportunities within healthcare data management. A comprehensive reference source within the medical technology field, this Handbook of Research presents tools and techniques in all aspects of IT management and clinical data administration in healthcare.

VM01-175	Handbook of Research on Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Imaging and Biomedical Applications.
	Exarchos, Themis P./ 9781605663142/ Price:US$ 265.00

	Biomedical imaging enables physicians to evaluate areas of the body not normally visible, helping to diagnose and examine disease in patients. The Handbook of Research on Advanced Techniques in Diagnostic Imaging and Biomedical Applications includes recent state-of-the-art methodologies that introduce biomedical imaging in decision support systems and their applications in clinical practice. This Handbook of Research provides readers with an overview of the emerging field of image-guided medical and biological decision support, bringing together various research studies and highlighting future trends.

VM01-174	Mobile Health Solutions for Biomedical Applications.
	Olla, Phillip/ 9781605663326/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Healthcare systems are now experiencing a variety of challenges with the integration of mobile and ubiquitous technology. Mobile Health Solutions for Biomedical Applications provides an international perspective on the benefits of mobile health technology and describes different examples and applications implemented in global healthcare. This book presents research on the emergence of pervasive computing and health care systems that provide quality patient care services.

VM01-173	Dental Computing and Applications: Advanced Techniques for Clinical Dentistry.
	Daskalaki, Andriani/ 9781605662923/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Over the last 40 years, dental informatics has implemented numerous technological advancements and discoveries to become a medical research discipline of significant scale and scope. Dental Computing and Applications: Advanced Techniques for Clinical Dentistry presents the latest technological applications and advanced research findings of computing in clinical dentistry. This book leads students and advanced researchers to an understanding of current ideas in the analysis of dental data and provides an overview on searching for evidence-based medical and dental information on the Web.

VM01-172	Ubiquitous Cardiology: Emerging Wireless Telemedical Applications.
	Augustyniak, Piotr/ 9781605660806/ Price:US$ 165.00

	The Internet and other technological developments are now playing increasing roles in consumer health and the delivery of health services. Ubiquitous Cardiology: Emerging Wireless Telemedical Applications provides developmental solutions and explanations for cardiovascular diagnostics. Useful to field researchers, academicians, and healthcare practitioners, this Premier Reference Source presents a collection of studies on medical data redundancy, priority, and validity.

VM01-171	Improved Signal and Image Interpolation in Biomedical Applications: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
	Ciulla, Carlo/ 9781605662022/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Advances have been made in improved signal and image interpolation that derive a unified framework, thus achieving improvement of the approximation properties of the interpolation function regardless of its dimensionality or degree. Improved Signal and Image Interpolation in Biomedical Applications: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) presents a novel approach for the improvement of the approximation characteristics of interpolation functions. A unique and original resource, this book approaches both the theory and methodology absent from most publications of its kind, a valuable inclusion for those interested in exploring the innovative approach that this reference proposes.

VM01-170	Information Retrieval in Biomedicine: Natural Language Processing for Knowledge Integration.
	Prince, Violaine/ 9781605662749/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Today, there is an intense interest for bio natural language processing (NLP) creating a need among researchers, academicians, and practitioners for a comprehensive publication of articles in this area. Information Retrieval in Biomedicine: Natural Language Processing for Knowledge Integration provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in this area according to a linguistic granularity. As a critical mass of advanced knowledge, this book presents original applications, going beyond existing publications while opening up the road for a broader use of NLP in biomedicine.

VM01-169	Nursing and Clinical Informatics: Socio-Technical Approaches.
	Staudinger, Bettina/ 9781605662343/ Price:US$ 225.00

	The field of nursing informatics is one of the fastest growing areas of medical informatics. As the industry grows, so does the need for obtaining the most recent, up-to-date research in this significant field of study. Nursing and Clinical Informatics: Socio-Technical Approaches gives a general overview of the current state of nursing informatics paying particular attention to its social, socio-technical, and political aspects to further research and development projects. A unique international comparative work, this book covers the core areas of nursing informatics with a technical and functional respect and portrays them in their proper context.

VM01-162	Foundations of Modern Nursing in America, The., 8-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780415478212/ Price:GBP 1200.00

	The Foundations of Modern Nursing in America reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in this field over the last century, authored by some of the most eminent names in nursing including Lavinia Dock (Secretary for the Council of Nurses for over 20 years), Adelaide Nutting (the first ever professor of nursing), Clara Weeks-Shaw, Darlene Clark Hine, and Susan Reverby. The collection deals with issues such as the education and training of nurses, hospital management, the history of anesthesia, and issues of race and ethics in the nursing profession.

VM01-161	Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, 2-Vols/Set.
	Kattan, Michael W./ 9781412953726/ Price:GBP 405.00

	Decision making is a critical element in the field of medicine that can lead to life-or-death outcomes, yet it is an element fraught with complex and conflicting variables, diagnostic and therapeutic uncertainties, patient preferences and values, and costs. Together, decisions made by physicians, patients, insurers, and policymakers determine the quality of health care, quality that depends inherently on counterbalancing risks and benefits and competing objectives such as maximizing life expectancy versus optimizing quality of life or quality of care versus economic realities. Broadly speaking, concepts in medical decision making (MDM) may be divided into two major categories: prescriptive and descriptive. Work in the area of prescriptive MDM investigates how medical decisions should be done using complicated analyses and algorithms to determine cost-effectiveness measures, prediction methods, and so on. In contrast, descriptive MDM studies how decisions actually are made involving human judgment, biases, social influences, patient factors, and so on. The Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making gives a gentle introduction to both categories, revealing how medical and healthcare decisions are actually made-and constrained-and how physician, healthcare management, and patient decision making can be improved to optimize health outcomes.

VM01-156	Encyclopedia of Health Services Research, 2-Vols/Set.
	Mullner, Ross M./ 9781412951791/ Price:GBP 405.00

	At the very heart of modern healthcare is a critical paradox. Today, as never before, healthcare has the ability to enhance the quality and duration of life. At the same time, healthcare has become so enormously costly that it can easily bankrupt governments and impoverish individuals and families. According to federal forecasters, by the year 2015 one in every five U.S. dollars will be spent on healthcare, for total annual healthcare spending of more than $4 trillion. While the cost of healthcare is going up, the number of individuals and families without health insurance coverage is increasing. For many, the miracles of modern medicine may be unaffordable. Health services research investigates the relationship between the factors of cost, quality, and access to healthcare and their impact upon medical outcomes (i.e., death, disease, disability, discomfort, and dissatisfaction with care). Health services research addresses such key questions as, Why is the cost of healthcare always increasing? How can healthcare costs be successfully contained without jeopardizing quality? How can medical errors be eliminated? What is the medical impact of not having health insurance coverage? The proposed encyclopedia addresses these and other important questions and issues.

VM01-152	Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, 2-Vols/Set.
	Fisher, Gary L./ 9781412950848/ Price:GBP 380.00

	Substance abuse is one of the most frequent and serious problems encountered by human service workers, criminal justice professionals, and clinicians. Unfortunately, many professionals in these fields receive little, if any, formal training about this problem. Our planned encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and evidence-based applications in A-to-Z format. Rather than create a compendium of specific drugs and drug effects, for which there are any number of fine titles already available, the focus will be upon practical knowledge and skills for pre-service and in-service human service professionals, including substance abuse counselors and prevention specialists.

VM01-131	Genomic and Personalized Medicine, 2-Vols/set.
	Willard, Huntington/ 9780123694201/ Price:US$ 415.00

	This two-volume set provides an in-depth look at one of the most promising avenues for advances in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease. The inclusion of the latest information on diagnostic testing, population screening, predicting disease susceptibility, pharmacogenomics and more presents this book as an essential tool for both students and specialists across many biological and medical disciplines, including human genetics and genomics, oncology, neuroscience, cardiology, infectious disease, molecular medicine, and biomedical science, as well as health policy disciplines focusing on ethical, legal, regulatory and economic aspects of genomics and medicine. Volume One Includes: Principles, Methodology and Translational Approaches, takes readers on the journey from principles of human genomics to technology, informatic and computational platforms for genomic medicine, as well as strategies for translating genomic discoveries into advances in personalized clinical care. Volume Two Includes: Genome Discoveries and Clinical Applications presents the latest developments in disease-based genomic and personalized medicine. With chapters dedicated to cardiovascular disease, oncology, inflammatory disease, metabolic disease, neuropsychiatric disease, and infectious disease, this work provides the most comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of genomic and personalized medicine.

SM01-446	The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office.
	Blumenthal, David/ 9780520260306/ Price:US$ 47.95



SM01-423	Military Medical Ethics: Issues Regarding Dual Loyalties: Workshop Summary.
	Weisfeld, Neil E./ 9780309126632/ Price:US$ 29.00



SM01-385	Synthesis Series in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 8.
	Lessard, Charles S./ 9781608451913/ Price:US$ 85.00



SM01-383	Biological and Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy.
	Barth, Andreas/ 9781607500452/ Price:EUR 150.00

	Although infrared spectroscopy has been applied with success to the study of important biological and biomedical processes for many years, key advances in this vibrant technique have led to its increasing use, ranging from characterization of individual macromolecules (DNA, RNA, lipids, proteins) to human tissues, cells and their components. Infrared spectroscopy thus has a significant role to play in the analysis of the vast number of genes and proteins being identified by the various genomic sequencing projects. Whilst this book gives an overview of the field, it highlights more recent developments, such as the use of bright synchrotron radiation for recording infrared spectra, the development of two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy and the ability to record infrared spectra at ultrafast speeds. The main focus is on the mid-infrared region, since the great majority of studies are carried out in this region but there is increasing use of the near infrared for biomedical applications and a chapter is devoted to this part of the spectrum. Major advances in theoretical analysis have also enabled better interpretation of the infrared spectra of biological molecules and these are covered. The editors, Professor Andreas Barth of Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden and Dr. Parvez I. Haris of De Montfort University, Leicester, U.K. ,who both have extensive research experience in biological infrared spectroscopy per se and in its use in the solution of biophysical problems, have felt it timely therefore to bring together this book. Biological and Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy is intended for use both by research scientists already active in the use of biological infrared spectroscopy and for those coming new to the technique. Graduate students will also find it useful as an introduction to the technique.

SM01-383	Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe.
	Adlassnig, Klaus-Peter/ 9781607500445/ Price:EUR 220.00

	This volume contains the proceedings of the Twenty-second International Conference on Medical Informatics Europe MIE 2009, that was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 30 August to 2 September 2009. The scientific topics present in this proceedings range from national and trans-national eHealth roadmaps, health information and electronic health record systems, systems interoperability and communication standards, medical terminology and ontology approaches, and social networks to Web, Web 2.0, and Semantic Web solutions for patients, health personnel, and researchers. Furthermore, they include quality assurance and usability of medical informatics systems, specific disease management and telemedicine systems, including a section on devices and sensors, drug safety, clinical decision support and medical expert systems, clinical practice guidelines and protocols, as well as issues on privacy and security. Moreover, bioinformatics, biomedical modeling and simulation, medical imaging and visualization and, last but not least, learning and education through medical informatics systems are parts of the included topics.

SM01-379	Handbook of Anatomical Models for Radiation Dosimetry.
	Xu, Xie G./ 9781420059793/ Price:GBP 205.00



SM01-379	Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk.
	Raz, Aviad E./ 9780415496186/ Price:GBP 130.00



SM01-379	Medical Insights: From Classroom to Patient.
	Diamond, Morton A./ 9780763752842/ Price:US$ 94.95

	Medical Insights: From Classroom to Patient is a quick reference to assist medical professionals and students on how to decipher medical information. Many texts present materials in a voluminous and disjointed manner. This guide takes disparate medical information and puts it together in a way that readers can utilize to quickly make important clinical connections. Topics are presented in a clinically relevant and easy-to-use format. This is an ideal resource for all medical professionals and students.

SM01-379	Medical Terminology Basics: Programmed Instruction.
	Hui, Y.H./ 9780763766184/ Price:US$ 49.95

	Medical Terminology Basics: Programmed Instruction is a straightforward text that utilizes a personalized and programmed instruction approach to learning medical terminology. This indispensible resource is perfect for use in an educational setting or for self-paced study. The programmed instruction approach encourages students to learn medical terminology through a word-building block format that emphasizes retention through repetition. This block format allows students to develop their knowledge, assess what they've learned, gain immediate feedback, and then move on to the next block. Medical Terminology Basics: Programmed Instruction includes end-of-chapter practice exercises, as well as case histories and alternative activities in order to mark progress and reinforce mastery of content.

SM01-379	Brittle Bones, Stout Hearts and Minds: Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
	Ablon, Joan/ 9780763760052/ Price:US$ 62.95

	Brittle Bones, Stout Hearts and Minds is written for patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), their families and those who treat them including physicians, nurses, social workers, genetics counselors, and other persons with interests in differing kinds of physical disabilities. The book chronicles life experiences, coping patterns, and strategies for daily living of adults with OI, through personal accounts of medical experiences, education, economics, physical intimacy, dating, marriage, and general lifestyle issues. There are no other comparable books that deal with psychosocial issues of adults with OI.

SM01-376	Modern Techniques for Circular Dichroism and Synchrotron Radiation Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy.
	Wallace, Bonnie A./ 9781607500001/ Price:EUR 95.00

	This book is the first volume in a new series published by IOS Press entitled Advances in Biological and Biomedical Spectroscopy, the series being edited by Dr. Parvez I. Haris of De Montfort University Leicester. Each volume in the series will cover a specific spectroscopic technique for the study of biology and biological molecules. The next volume in the series will be on Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy and will be edited by Dr. P.I. Haris and by Dr. A. Barth of Stockholm University.

SM01-374	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: Nextmed: Design for/the Well Being.
	Westwood, James D./ 9781586039646/ Price:EUR 150.00

	The MMVR17 proceedings collect 108 papers by conference lecture and poster presenters. These papers cover recent developments in biomedical simulation and modeling, visualization and data fusion, haptics, robotics, sensors and other related information-based technologies. Key applications include medical education and surgical training, clinical diagnosis and therapy, physical rehabilitation, psychological assessment, telemedicine and more. From initial vision and prototypes, through assessment and validation, to clinical and academic utilization and commercialization - MMVR explores the state-of-the-art and looks toward healthcare’s future. The proceedings volume will interest physicians, surgeons and other medical professionals interested in emerging and future tools for diagnosis and therapy; educators responsible for training the next generation of doctors and scientists; IT and medical device engineers creating state-of-the-art and next-generation simulation, imaging, robotics and communication systems; data technologists creating systems for gathering, processing and distributing medical intelligence; military medicine specialists addressing the challenges of warfare and defense health needs; and biomedical futurists and investors who want to understand where the field is headed.

SM01-374	Advances in Information Technology and Communication in Health.
	McDaniel, James G./ 9781586039790/ Price:EUR 155.00

	Advances in Information Technology and Communication in Health Volume 143 Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Edited by: J.G. McDaniel February 2009, 568 pp., hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58603-979-0 Price: US$225 / €155 / ￡147 Download Flyer for this book The topics of Advances in Information Technology and Communication in Health, the proceedings of ITCH 2009, include telemedicine and telehealth, electronic health records, software assurance and usability, terminology, classification and standards, software selection and evaluation, research and development initiatives, service administration, management and self-management, nation-wide Canadian initiatives, ethics, policy and government, decision support, artificial intelligence and modeling, software design and development, educational initiatives and professional development and technology adoption and evaluation. In 2007, after a brief hiatus, the conference was held again, but this time it had expanded its scope. It was known as Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH) 2007; with the same acronym but with a different meaning as demanded by its international appeal and wider choice of subject areas. The conference in 2007 was an unmatched success and for the conference of 2009, an even more eventful convention is expected, which encourages experts to demonstrate and share their experiences and knowledge. The theme for the ITCH 2009 conference is ‘Revolutionizing Health Care with Informatics: From Research to Practice’.

SM01-374	Quantitative EEG Analysis Methods and Applications.(With CD-ROM)
	Tong, Shanbao/ 9781596932043/ Price:GBP 152.00



	The NMRCGP Handbook.
	Mortimer, Bob/ 9781856423830/ Price:GBP 24.99



	Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids.
	Sharma, Vinod K./ 9781848290198/ Price:GBP 130.00

	Aimed at persons directly involved in the care of patients with Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS including post-graduates in Dermatology and Venereology and allied disciplines, and practising skin and VD specialists and GPs. It would also be useful for those involved in teaching of the subject to nurses and paramedics. Includes an Atlas on STD and AIDS along with chapters on clinical approach to a patient with genital ulcer disease, urethral and vaginal discharge. Ideal for GPs and general duty medical officers working in the management of STD.

	Medical Statistics.
	Sundaram, K. R./ 9781848290310/ Price:GBP 40.00

	"Medical Statistics" is an outstanding text for graduate medical students, dealing comprehensively with basic and advanced methodology across the various subjects required on medical courses. It has been written by three colleagues from the highly prestigious AIIMS in Delhi, who between them have over 50 years teaching experience, which they have used to create an invaluable learning tool. The book is constructed of 15 chapters, and systematically proceeds from an introduction to the subject, through diverse methods of the applications in hospital statistics, medical demography and even the misuse of statistics. "Medical Statistics" will be read by advanced medical students, graduates and also health professionals who will value the content as a reading reference throughout their career.

	Power Up!: Energise and Wave Goodbye to Fatigue.
	Aelbrecht, Peter/ 9781848290303/ Price:GBP 16.99

	Now available for the first time in the English language, and already an international bestseller, Power Up! Energise and Wave Goodbye to Fatigue is an outstanding book that should be read by anyone wishing to find natural ways of improving their health and vitality. Written by Dr Peter Aelbrecht , the European “TV Doctor”, it tackles the problems of modern living common to us all – the lack of energy, the risk of professional burn-out, the constant search for physical and emotional well-being – and comes up with a number of ways in which we can confront our issues and enjoy again a happier, healthier lifestyle. Several years ago Dr Aelbrecht himself suffered from the symptoms he discusses in the book. He understood from personal experience the circumstances of ME ( Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ) and CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), and was therefore able to offer an expert diagnosis to patients who presented with such symptoms. He opened his own “Energy Clinic” which specialises in the treatment of fatigue, and along with his team of doctors, osteopaths, dieticians, psychologists, physical trainers and life coaches, he now administers his methods of well-being to a broad range of patients – from professional sportsmen and politicians to nurses and office staff. Power Up! is based on medical and scientific fact, and is written in a simple, easy to read style. It teaches us about the good and bad things we eat, but it goes beyond being just another diet book. Dr Aelbrecht looks at the outside forces on us, such as being born and raised in Western, industrialised society, and our personal situation – circumstances, upbringing and environment – which all contribute to an individual's emotional, intellectual and physical well-being. For anyone who wishes to improve their life by finding more energy, reading this book will be the first step to achieving their goal.

VM01-222	Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics.
	Duquenoy, Penny/ 9781599047805/ Price:US$ 195.00

	The utilization of information and communication technologies in almost all spheres of modern society has changed the social picture in significant ways while simultaneously leading to tensions with regard to traditional ethical and legal practices—particularly given the global context of its application. Where these technologies impact on the practice and implementation of healthcare, it is vital to recognize the extent and nature of the ethical and social impact both at the level of professional practice and the patient. Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics presents a fundamental compendium of research on the ethical, social, and legal issues facing the healthcare industry as it adopts information technologies to provide fast, efficient, and cost effective healthcare. An essential resource for every reference library, this comprehensive book offers a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing from the expertise of a wide variety of global industries including law, ethics, medicine, philosophy, and computer science.

VM01-199-2	Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool for Toxicity Assessment.
	Sahu, Saura/ 9780470518236/ Price:US$ 238.25

	Toxicogenomics is the integration of genomics to toxicology. This technology is a powerful tool for collecting information from a large number of biological samples simultaneously and thus it is very useful for large-scale screening of potential toxicants. Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool For Toxicity Assessment provides up-to-date state-of-the-art information presented by the recognized experts, and is therefore an authoritative source of current knowledge in this field of research. The potential link between toxicology, genetics and human diseases makes this book very useful to investigators in many and varied disciplines of science and toxicology. Topics covered include: mechanistic toxicogenomics analysis and interpretation of toxicogenomic data principles of data mining in toxicogenomics design issues in toxicogenomics studies sources of variability in toxicogenomic assays Escherichia coli stress response as a tool for detection of toxicity toxicogenomics as a tool to assess immunotoxicity toxicogenomics and ecogenomics for studying endocrine disruption and basic biology use of toxicogenomics as an early predictive tool for hepatotoxicity nutrigenomics: the application of genomic signatures in nutrition-related research application of toxicogenomics in drug discovery potential uses of toxicogenomic biomarkers in occupational health and risk assessment usefulness of toxicogenomics in the regulatory environment perspectives on toxicogenomics at the US Environmental Protection Agency Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool For Toxicity Assessment is an essential resource for research scientists currently engaged in toxicogenomics, and will also be of interest to researchers working in toxicology, genetics, medicine, pharmacology, and food sciences, and to regulators and risk assessors of drug, food, environmental and agricultural products.

VM01-199-1	Hepatotoxicity: From Genomics to In Vitro and In Vivo Models.
	Sahu, Saura/ 9780470057162/ Price:US$ 332.75

	This book addresses all the current, up-to-date developments in this scientific discipline. Liver is the chief metabolizing site in the body, and thus, it is a major target organ for drug and chemical toxicity. Therefore, hepatotoxicity is an important endpoint in the safety evaluation of drugs and chemicals. Contributions from leading investigators in hepatotoxicity research address current developments in this scientific discipline and discuss use of current cutting edge technology such as microarrays in hepatotoxicity thus providing a better understanding of hepatotoxins, their interactions and mechanisms of action. This valuable authoritative source of information is the first book to address this topic for nearly ten years, making it an essential resource for readers from a wide range of disciplines such as toxicology, pharmacology, hepatology, drug toxicity and food science.

VM01-167	Patient-Centered E-Health.
	Wilson, E. Vance/ 9781605660165/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Adoption of a user-centered design (UCD) focus has immensely enriched the health industry. Application of UCD concepts are key to successful development of e-services, including e-health. Patient-Centered E-Health presents the perspective of a distinct form of e-health that is patient-focused, patient-aware, patient-empowered, and patient-active. This must-have book for researchers, educators, and healthcare practitioners addresses the special characteristics of the e-health domain through a user-centered design, providing foundational topics in areas such as patient-centered design methods, psychological aspects of online health communication, and e-health marketing.

VM01-166	Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine, 2-Vols/set.
	Daskalaki, Andriani/ 9781605660769/ Price:US$ 595.00

	Systems biology is the study of the interactions between the components of a biological system and the way these interactions lead to a specific function and behavior of that system. The Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine presents concepts of the applications of systems biology in medicine, leading students and advanced researchers to an understanding of current ideas in the complex field of systems biology, analysis of data, and development of models, simulation, and drug development. With over 50 incisive research contributions from international experts, this unsurpassed compendium of critical research is an indispensable resource for medical libraries worldwide.

VM01-165	Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Biological Process Applications.
	Pazos, Ana B. Porto/ 9781599049960/ Price:US$ 225.00

	As science continues to advance, researchers are continually gaining new insights into the way living beings behave and function, and into the composition of the smallest molecules. Most of these biological processes have been imitated by many scientific disciplines with the purpose of trying to solve different problems, one of which is artificial intelligence. Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Biological Process Applications presents recent advances in the study of certain biological processes related to information processing that are applied to artificial intelligence. Describing the benefits of recently discovered and existing techniques to adaptive artificial intelligence and biology, this book will be a highly valued addition to libraries in the neuroscience, molecular biology, and behavioral science spheres.

VM01-164	Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
	Parry, David/ 9781605660783/ Price:US$ 225.00

	Women's health comprises a large range of activities including fertility and reproductive health and screening and treatment for gynecological conditions, with computer systems providing vital support. Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology provides industry knowledge and insight to challenges in the areas of informatics that are important to women's health. Covering topics such as ethical and legal issues, imaging and communication systems, and electronic health records, this Medical Information Science Reference publication provides medical libraries and researchers, as well as medical students, health technology specialists, and practicing physicians and nurses with unrivaled data on the role of technology in obstetrics and gynecology.

VM01-163	Health and Inequality, 4-Vols/Set.
	Pickett, Kate/ 9780415443135/ Price:GBP 89.99

	Edited by two leading scholars in the field, the four volumes in this new "Routledge Major Work" bring together key research from a wide range of disciplines, including epidemiology and public health, sociology, psychology, biology, and public policy, to provide a coherent and multidisciplinary synthesis of this vast and vibrant literature. Volume I assembles the basic evidence of health inequalities in different countries and different time periods, and focuses on the extent to which health inequalities result from social selection versus social causation.Volume II covers the main schools of thought on the causes of health inequalities and the pathways linking low social status to poor health. The focus of the third volume is on the effectiveness of interventions that have been designed to reduce health inequalities. The theme of Volume IV is the social and political ecology of health and the biology and psychology of human sensitivity to the social environment. Fully indexed and with a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editors, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, "Health and Inequality" is an essential work of reference for both scholars and practitioners hoping to understand (and mitigate or remove) inequalities in health.

VM01-155	Medical Informatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, 4-Vols/Set.
	Tan, Joseph/ 9781605660509/ Price:US$ 2495.00

	Technological advances of the past two decades have profoundly reshaped and enhanced all aspects of medical research and practice. So important has technology become to the ability to continue to drive new medical advances, from basic biomedical research to applied clinical practice and healthcare delivery management, that the science of biomedical technology has become an important discipline in its own right, critical to the missions of a full range of organizations that comprise the medical industry. Medical Informatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications holds the most complete collection of cutting-edge medical IT research available in topics such as clinical knowledge management, medical informatics, mobile health and service delivery, and gene expression. This four-volume compilation provides researchers, academicians, and scholars in the field of medical information technology with more than 200 chapters by over 250 international experts in medical informatics. Medical Informatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an essential reference publication for every library and medical institute striving to remain up-to-date with the latest techniques, approaches, and education in the medical IT field.

VM01-154	Handbook of Research on Distributed Medical Informatics and E-Health.
	Lazakidou, Athina A./ 9781605660028/ Price:US$ 325.00

	Recent developments in e-health have enhanced the healthcare industry as well as expanded the role of medical informatics. These emerging innovations have not only given patients the opportunity for quality of life improvement, but also opened the door to health communication exploration. The Handbook of Research on Distributed Medical Informatics and E-Health provides comprehensive coverage of the most important issues, concepts, new trends and advanced technologies in healthcare. This enhanced resource of over 30 articles from international experts contributes a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations for academicians and health professionals worldwide.

VM01-153	Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems, 3-Vols/Set.
	Wickramasinghe, Nilmini/ 9781599048895/ Price:US$ 995.00

	Healthcare, a vital industry that touches most of us in our lives, faces major challenges in demographics, technology, and finance. Longer life expectancy and an aging population, technological advancements that keep people younger and healthier, and financial issues are a constant strain on healthcare organizations’ resources and management. Focusing on the organization’s ability to improve access, quality, and value of care to the patient may present possible solutions to these challenges. The Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems provides an extensive and rich compilation of international research, discussing the use, adoption, design, and diffusion of information communication technologies (ICTs) in healthcare, including the role of ICTs in the future of healthcare delivery; access, quality, and value of healthcare; nature and evaluation of medical technologies; ethics and social implications; and medical information management.

VM01-149	Handbook of Tuberculosis, 3-Vols/Set.
	Kaufmann, Stefan H. E./ 9783527316830/ Price:US$ 545.00

	Tuberculosis (TB), a deadly airborne disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, takes the lives of almost 2 million people each year and is considered to be the most common infectious disease in the world. However, thanks to the efforts of researchers such as the volumes’ lead editor, Dr. Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, there have been several recent advances in fighting the disease. Dr. Stefan Kaufmann, the Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Charite at the Humboldt University, Berlin, has published more than 600 scientific articles and currently serves as President of the European Federation of Immunological Societies and Chair of the Immunology Division of the American Society of Microbiology. Dr. Kaufmann is considered the world's leading expert in the field of tuberculosis. The Handbook of Tuberculosis, which explores the causes and available treatments of the widespread infection as well as current research into vaccination, is divided into three separate volumes covering different areas of study.

VM01-147	Qualitative Health Research, 4-Vols/Set.
	Dingwall, Robert/ 9781847873545/ Price:GBP 675.00

	Qualitative research methods are growing in importance and in use amongst nurses and other health researchers. Qualitative Health Research showcases the cutting-edge developments and seminal studies in research practice and research theory in this field. At the same time these volumes detail the long and fascinating history of the use of qualitative approaches to the study of health and illness, providing a complete map of the field. The four volumes focus on 'Patients and Disease', 'Health Professionals and their Work', 'Healthcare Organisations' and 'Patient Experiences'.

VM01-145	Neurobiology: From Molecular Basis To Disease, 2-Vols/Set.
	Meyers, Robert A./ 9783527322930/ Price:US$ 365.00

	This 2 volume set is a collection of outstanding contributions in the field of neurobiology. All of the articles have been extracted directly from the successful Robert A. Meyers' Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine. With topics on cell biology and biochemistry of the nervous system, neurodevelopmental biology as well as diseases, Neurobiology: From Molecular Basis to Disease is an essential read.

VM01-144	Encyclopedia of Obesity, 2-Vols/Set.
	Keller, Kathleen/ 9781412952385/ Price:GBP 270.00

	Obesity is a serious health issue and is a key discussion and research area in many disciplines from the social sciences and physical education to the health sciences. The Encyclopedia of Obesity is a comprehensive set containing nearly 500 entries that addresses the broad scope of the obesity epidemic, from molecular and genetic causes to the treatment of this disease at a large scale, public policy level. The editors have chosen topics that capture the current climate of obesity research, while still addressing and defining the core concepts related to this disease. Additionally, the majority of entries have been provided by experts from the medical and scientific research community. In many cases, entries are written by pioneering or premiere researchers in the topic at hand. This two-volume Encyclopedia provides a catalogue of entries from a variety of expert contributors from a vast array of disciplines, including molecular biology, psychology, medicine, public health and policy, food science, environmental health, pharmaceuticals, and many others to summarize pertinent topics in obesity, and related health conditions. Scholars, educators, researchers, physicians, and the general public will be able to access this resource for current, factual details on topics related to this growing epidemic. This new encyclopedia will be the most reliable, accurate, and thorough resource for information about obesity. 'Moving Forward in an Ever Expanding World' in this section Kathleen Keller addresses the topic of a changing society that is slowly adapting to accommodate obesity. Covering recent lawsuits on fast food industries and airlines, discussing how these are telling of the decades to come. In addition, this text will look at the new frontiers on obesity treatment and research and the importance of prevention in children, and in studying obesity in a variety of ethnic groups and in developing countries.

VM01-140	Encyclopedia of Global Health, 4-Vols/Set.
	Zhang, Yawei/ 9781412941860/ Price:GBP 465.00

	Tied to the curriculum in related health disciplines from biology, to psychology, to psychopharmacology, this educational, multi-author encyclopedia serves as a general and non-technical resource for students, professors, and librarians. As a holistic (in the traditional meaning of the term as “all-encompassing”) reference, the work provides a unique resource to readers with content covering men’s, women’s, and children’s health. The unique aspect of the encyclopedia lies in its global approach, offering traditionally segmented topics within one resource. Whereas previously a student would consult multiple references to research, for example, the physical and mental effects of Type II diabetes, the student would need to consult even further resources to discover the leading diabetic drugs and procedures, as well as thematic essays on coping with life as a diabetic. With the Encyclopedia of Global Health, all such topics under Diabetes are found in one reference.

VM01-139	SAGE Handbook of Healthcare, The.
	Decision Resources Inc/ 9781847870483/ Price:GBP 140.00

	With escalating healthcare costs, changes to the regulatory control on pharmaceutical industries and the inevitable adjustments made in policies and investment in healthcare there is enormous interest in the commercial as well as the scientific aspects of today's healthcare industry. The SAGE Handbook of Healthcare provides an authoritative analysis of the current (and anticipated) developments in the global healthcare industries. Providing a unique perspective that interfaces between the science and business aspects, it combines information on the latest scientific developments with applied, commercial business data from the global marketplace. The Handbook focuses on the aspects of paramount importance in the healthcare sector: - Pharmacoeconomics - Pharmacogenomics - Therapeutics - Diagnostics Areas covered include: - The role of nanotechnology, genomics and cell therapy in medicine - Diagnostics; Biomarkers and technological advances - Case studies in oncology and cardiovascular and CNS therapeutics

VM01-109	Emerging Technologies in Breast Imaging and Mammography.
	Suri, Jasjit/ 9781588830906/ Price:US$ 399.00

	This book is the first of its kind to address the issues on cutting edge emerging technologies for breast imaging and mammography. The book covers all facets of nature to image the breast, may it be light (optical), sound (ultrasound), magnetism, attenuation, microwave, electrical impedance, fusion of these modalities, and some of the very hot topics on Computer Aided Detection. The novelty of this book is due to the contributions of pioneers around the world. This book offers a very comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening instrumentation, diagnosis, and therapy and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection and therapeutic methods possible. This volume, for the first time, covers numerous topics on how to attack breast cancer from almost all different angles of medical imaging modalities such as X-ray, CT, MR, PET, SPECT, nuclear, ultrasound, microwave, optical, electrical impedance, thermal, infrared, and its fusion. Another novelty of this book is modeling breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and therapy in 3-D. The book begins with highlights on different kinds of breast cancer and its pathology and then introduces the engineers, scientists, innovators, and strategists to put their algorithms and designs for solving the number one killer problem in women's health imaging.

SM01-452	Hyperbaric Oxygen for Neurological Disorders.
	Zhang, John H./ 9781930536418/ Price:US$ 78.50



SM01-414	Ethics and Professionalism: A Guide for the Physician Assistant.
	Cassidy, Barry A./ 9780803613386/ Price:US$ 52.95



SM01-380	Dengue.
	Halstead, Scott B./ 9781848162280/ Price:US$ 210.00



SM01-371	Mechanobiology: Cartilage and Chondrocyte, Vol. 5.
	Stoltz, J.-F./ 9781586039271/ Price:EUR 165.00

	This book covers the proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Mechanobiology of Cartilage and Chondrocyte. Mechanobiology can be now considered as a vigorous branch of biomechanics, biorheology and physiology mainly concerned with the study of the influence of mechanical forces on cells and tissues and their clinical or therapeutical applications. As we are now in the age of proteomics, genomics and cell micromechanical approaches, suing methods like laser tweezers or confocal microscopy, mechanobiology brings new challenges. With such new research, mechanobiology promises new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. In other respect there has been increasing interest over recent years in the fundamental role played by local mechanical parameters in chondrocyte regulations and cartilage dysfunctions as a first step in the development of osteoarthritis. These proceedings are sub-divided into four parts: # Theoretical approaches and mechanobiology of chondrocyte # Cartilage and chondrocyte studies # Osteoarthritis; inflammation degradation and clinical approaches # Cartilage engineering

SM01-371	Collaborative Patient Centred eHealth: Proceedings of the HIT@HealthCare 2008 Joint Event: 25th MIC Congress, 3rd International Congress Sixi, Special ISV-NVKVV Event, 8th Belgian eHealth Symposium.
	Etienne De Clercq/ 9781586039226/ Price:EUR 100.00

	In Medical Informatics three types of processes play a central role: organizational, patient-related and decision making-related processes. The first type deals with settings, such as a hospital care setting or a primary care setting; the second is related to health and disease (i.e. to patients); the third type of process aims at assisting in decision making and therapy and evolves in the brains of healthcare professionals. Hence, in all domains data, information and knowledge play a key role. As these three processes evolve, dealing with individuals – patients, doctors and nurses – because of that human factor there are obviously limitations imposed by formalization and standardization. In the past, there have been some unrealistic expectations regarding the possible contributions of medical informatics to healthcare. However, such contributions appeared to be very modest, to say the least. The same applies to the overly optimistic expectations regarding the introduction of electronic health records. Although the technology is widely available, all these developments appear to be far more complex than expected. The need for an improved understanding of the nature of medical knowledge to better serve health remains to be emphasized.

SM01-363	Computer-Based Medical Guidelines and Protocols: A Primer and Current Trends.
	Annette ten Teije/ 9781586038731/ Price:EUR 115.00

	This book brings together results from different branches of computer science (in particular, artificial intelligence), medical informatics and medicine to examine cutting edge approaches to computer-based guideline modeling, verification and interpretation. Different methods have been developed to support the development, deployment, maintenance and use of evidence-based guidelines, using techniques from artificial intelligence, software engineering, medical informatics and formal methods. Such methods employ different representation formalisms and computational techniques. As the guideline-related research spans a wide range of research communities, a comprehensive integration of the results of these communities was lacking. It is the intention of this book to fill this gap. It is the first book of its kind that partially has the nature of a textbook. The book consists of two parts. The first part consists of nine chapters which together offer a comprehensive overview of the most important medical and computer-science aspects of clinical guidelines and protocols. The second part of the book consists of chapters that are extended versions of selected papers that were originally submitted to the ECAI-2006 workshop ‘AI Techniques in Health Care: Evidence-based Guidelines and Protocols’. These chapters will provide the

SM01-363	Nuclear Receptors as Molecular Targets for Cardiometabolic and Central Nervous System Diseases.
	Junien, J. L./ 9781586038571/ Price:EUR 90.00

	uclear receptors are a family of transcription factors consisting of 49 members identified in the human genome. Nuclear receptors regulate transcription by binding to response elements in the regulatory regions of target genes and thereby affect expression of genes involved in differentiation, growth, lipid homeostasis, inflammation and immunity. Over the past two decades significant advances have been made in the understanding of the regulation of gene expression by nuclear receptors. The knowledge on nuclear receptors has delivered novel therapies for lipid control and hormone replacement, and for management of cancer and diabetes. Therefore, nuclear receptors are attractive molecular targets for design of therapy for diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis, cancer, inflammation and neurodegeneration. The focus of this volume is centered on the mechanistic involvement of nuclear receptors in cardiological, metabolic and neurological disorders, on possible explanation of pathways involved in pathogenesis, on susceptibility to and prevention of metabolic and neurological disorders and on the aspects of drug finding including chemistry and rational drug design. This volume reviews recent progress on nuclear receptors critically and will intrigue those pursuing interest in physiology, pathology and medicine.

SM01-361	Global Healthgrid: e-Science Meets Biomedical Informatics.
	Solomonides, Tony/ 9781586038748/ Price:EUR 110.00

	HealthGrid 2008 is the sixth conference in this series of open forums for the integration of grid technologies and its applications in the biomedical, medical and biological domains to pave the path to an international research area in healthgrids. The main objective of the HealthGrid conference and the HealthGrid Association is the exchange and discussion of ideas, technologies, solutions and requirements that interest the grid and the life-sciences communities to foster the integration of grids into health. Subjects in this publication reflect the diversity of mature practice: Advancing Virtual Communities, offering a glimpse of the kind of communities that are brought together by means of collaboration grids; Public Health Informatics, exploring the diffusion of grid concepts and technologies in health informatics; Translational Bioinformatics, the contact point between medicine, healthcare and genomics; and Knowledge Management and Decision Support, one direction that is confidently expected to grow as the synergy of grids and ‘evidence-based practice’ in healthcare is exploited.

SM01-361	eHealth Beyond the Horizon: Get IT There - Proceedings of MIE2008.
	Andersen, Stig K./ 9781586038649/ Price:EUR 220.00

	he first part of the MIE 2008 conference theme – eHealth Beyond the Horizon – highlights the expectations for the future of ehealth and raises the question: What sort of developments in ehealth services can we imagine emerging above the horizon in the years to come? EHealth Beyond the Horizon contains a good number of high-quality papers giving different perspectives of this future, some of them already available today in picot scale, some of them outlined in visions. The second part of the theme – Get IT There – has triggered a large number of papers describing how to create, evaluate, adjust and deliver products and deploy services in healthcare organizations for the necessary information technology as a basis for the ehealth applications that are essential in order to respond to the challenges of the health systems. The papers in the proceedings are grouped by themes according to the submission categories and the supplied keywords. As the last theme, three doctoral students from different areas of medical informatics were selected to present and discuss their research under the guidance of a panel of distinguished research faculties.

SM01-361	Medical and Care Compunetics 5.
	Bos, Lodewijk/ 9781586038687/ Price:EUR 160.00

	Medical and Care Compunetics 5 accompanies the fifth annual ICMCC Event, which is one of the leading information platforms for medical and care ICT. The focal point of this publication lies on compunetics, the social, societal and ethical aspects of medical and care ICT. This book contains a variety of debatable subjects. Among national and regional projects, issues discussed are aspects of electronic health records and European projects. There is also a discussion of knowledge management, which is lead by Arthur Krukowski and Andy Marsh; other issues that are considered are behavioral compunetics, empowerment and there is also a discussion of personal health paradigm challenging citizens and patients lead by Prof. Dr. Bernd Blobel from the eHealth Competence Center jointly with the European Federation for Medical Informatics, Working Groups ‘Electronic Health Records’ and ‘Security, Safety and Ethics’.

SM01-356	Current Principles and Practices of Telemedicine and e-Health.
	Latifi, Rifat/ 9781586038069/ Price:EUR 115.00

	This book represents the most current development on the expanding and changing field of telemedicine and e-health, especially in the developing countries. Many things have changed since the publication of the first book in 2004 (Establishing Telemedicine in Developing Countries: From Inception to Implementation). Telemedicine has become more popular, and still continues to grow. While there are many good books and materials on telemedicine, this publication can be seen at the work of reference for all of those who want to practice telemedicine and e-health, particularly in developing countries. This publication deals with ways to establish telemedicine and e-health system, not only in the developing countries, but also in the developed world. Hopefully, this book will be a guide that reflects the status of telemedicine at the given time. It is dedicated to all future generations of telemedicine and e-health students which include healthcare practitioners, administrators, policy makers, technical professionals and others.

SM01-356	Medicine Meets Engineering: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Applied Biomechanics Regensburg.
	Hammer, Joachim/ 9781586038281/ Price:EUR 115.00

	Biomedical Engineering is defined as the science that integrates medical and engineering sciences to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients. Only by this integration progress can be achieved. Both medical and engineering sciences comprise a huge diversity in topics, so it is imaginable that Biomedical Engineering, combining these two science areas, is even more huge. Thanks to this megadisciplinary approach many breakthroughs can be achieved. More and more research groups realize this and start new research projects, which results in a rapid increase in knowledge in Biomedical Engineering. This will only benefit the main goal of Biomedical Engineering; improving diagnosis and treatment of patients when it is spread and applied. The 2nd Regensburg Applied Biomechanics conference is special in that it realized both the distribution of new knowledge and the essential integration of medical and engineering specialists. The conference dealt with the latest results in applied biomechanics, ranging from fundamental bone strength properties via bone remodeling phenomena to new implants that replace lost human functions. Also new research areas like robot surgery and tissue engineering were discussed.

SM01-356	eHealth: Combining Health Telematics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics to the Edge.
	Blobel, Bernd/ 9781586038342/ Price:EUR 79.00

	Current demographic, economic and social conditions which developed countries are faced with require a paradigm change for delivering high quality and efficient health services. In that context, healthcare systems have to turn from organization-centred to process-oriented and finally towards individualised patient care, also called personal care, based on eHealth platform services. Interoperability requirements for ubiquitous personalised health services reach beyond current concepts of health information integration among professional stakeholders and related Electronic Patient Records. Future personal health platforms have particularly to maintain semantic interoperability among systems using different modalities and technologies, different knowledge representation and domain experts’ languages as well as different coding schemes and terminologies to include home care as well as personal and mobile systems. This development is not restricted to regions or countries, but appears globally, requiring a comprehensive international collaboration. This publication presents papers from internationally leading experts representing all domains involved in eHealth.

SM01-356	eHealth: Combining Health Telematics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics to the Edge.
	Blobel, Bernd/ 9781586038359/ Price:EUR 115.00

	Current demographic, economic and social conditions which developed countries are faced with require a paradigm change for delivering high quality and efficient health services. In that context, healthcare systems have to turn from organization-centred to process-oriented and finally towards individualised patient care, also called personal care, based on eHealth platform services. Interoperability requirements for ubiquitous personalised health services reach beyond current concepts of health information integration among professional stakeholders and related Electronic Patient Records. Future personal health platforms have particularly to maintain semantic interoperability among systems using different modalities and technologies, different knowledge representation and domain experts’ languages as well as different coding schemes and terminologies to include home care as well as personal and mobile systems. This development is not restricted to regions or countries, but appears globally, requiring a comprehensive international collaboration. This publication within the Series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” at IOS Press presents papers from internationally leading experts representing all domains involved in eHealth.

SM01-356	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16: Parallel, Combinatorial, Convergent: NextMed by Design.
	Westwood, James D./ 9781586038229/ Price:EUR 160.00

	We humans are tribal, grouping ourselves by a multitude of criteria: physical, intellectual, political, emotional, etc. The Internet and its auxiliary technologies have enables a novel dimension in tribal behavior during our recent past. This growing connectivity begs the question: will individuals and their communities come together to solve some very urgent global problems? At MMVR, we explore ways to harness information technology to solve healthcare problems – and in the industrialized nations we are making progress. In the developing world however, things are more challenging. Massive urban poverty fuels violence and misery. Will global networking bring a convergence of individual and tribal problem-solving? Recently, a barrel-shaped water carrier that rolls along the ground was presented, improving daily life for many people. Also the One Laptop per Child project is a good example of how the industrialized nations can help the developing countries. They produce durable and simple laptops which are inexpensive to produce. At MMVR, we focus on cutting-edge medical technology, which is generally pretty expensive. While the benefits of innovation trickle downward, from the privileged few to the broader masses, we should expand this trickle into a flood. Can breakthrough applications in stimulation, visualization, robotics, and informatics engender tools as ingeniously as the water carrier or laptop? With some extra creativity, we can design better healthcare for the developing world too.

SM01-346	Clinical Mens Health: Evidence in Practice.
	Heidelbaugh, Joel J./ 9781416030003/ Price:US$ 82.95



	Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research Methodology.
	Babu, Ajit N./ 9781905740901/ Price:GBP 14.99

	This is an introduction for novices to the fields of research methodology and evidence-based medicine. Worldwide there are many practicing clinicians or junior faculty members who desire to do simple projects related to clinical research but they hesitate for lack of appropriate training or experience. Similarly, the concept of evidence-based medicine has gathered international momentum and many seek to know how to practice it. There are few books written that focus on both of these two related areas, especially from the perspective of teaching the fundamentals. The primary author and his collaborating contributors all have extensive first-hand experience in practicing and teaching the approaches they write about. An international group of educators affiliated to renowned academic medical centres have put together this work, which will be welcomed by trainees and practitioners alike.

	Step by Step Treatment of Epilepsy.
	Rai, P.V./ 9781905740826/ Price:GBP 19.99

	The book has been prepared and written for the use of a general practitioner as help for diagnostic clarification and selection of proper antiepileptic drugs. It is based on the International Concept of Epileptology, particularly regarding the terminology of epileptic seizures and epilepsies including childhood syndromes. Epileptology has evolved into a special discipline within neurology, which is not only advantageous in clinical practice but also essential for adequate management of a person suffering from epilepsy. The drugs and drug treatments referred to in the book are widely used and have been categorised according to international guidelines. The free CD-Rom contains an EEG Atlas and 42 photo case studies with a short history of patients under different clinical situations. This book is the result of the author’s 35 years clinical experience in neurology and epileptology and will be read by practising and trainee neurologists, psychiatrists and general practitioners worldwide. Contents: 1. A Short

	On The Quest For A Child.
	Konecna, Hana/ 9781905740772/ Price:GBP 14.99

	This book has been written to provide hope, support, motivation and focus for couples who are trying to conceive a child. It has evolved from a body of research carried out in the form of hundreds of interviews with childless couples, their doctors, and fertility specialists. Dr Konecna, (who was for many years childless herself and therefore has a profound empathy and understanding of the issues) is able to consider the deeply emotional subject of “involuntary childlessness” both from the scientific viewpoint of a professional obstetrician and from the humanitarian aspect of a sympathetic mother herself. The book does discuss the various medical conditions which cause infertility, but it is written in an easy to understand style. Far more significant, effective and entertaining is Dr Konecna’s analysis of childlessness by using examples of biblical stories, traditional folk songs and fairy tales. The content of each chapter is interlaced with case studies from these sources, which reveal the timeless nature of childlessness and the pain and heartache it causes.

	Step by Step Regional Anesthesia. (With CD)
	Kumar, Arun/ 9781848290044/ Price:GBP 16.99

	This manual covers every relevant aspect of regional anesthesia and analgesia with particular emphasis on the basic practical applications. It is intended to provide a concise source of information in a simple easy-to-understand style, so that conduction blocks can be practised confidently for better patient care. Step by Step Regional Anesthesia contains over 100 line drawings and explanatory diagrams which illustrate the commonly used techniques of conduction block, including nerve blocks, and which are also given on a free-photo CD Rom. This is the very first handy pocket manual on the subject, and will prove to be a useful revision aid for medical students as well as a valuable reference guidebook of regional anesthesia/analgesia for practising anesthetists at all levels.

	Pain Management: Learning to Live with Pain.
	Goossens, Renee/ 9781848290099/ Price:GBP 14.99

	Written in plain language, Pain Management provides up-to-date information, reference material and case histories on the sensitive issues of neurological diseases, the work of carers, respite care, children’s hospices, caring for those with life-limiting illnesses, death and grief counselling. Pain Management is a practical guide for families suffering from physical and emotional pain written by a patient for patients.

	IVF & Ever After: The Emotional Needs of Families.
	Bedos, Nichola/ 9781848290082/ Price:GBP 14.99

	Using real-life stores and the latest international research, she brings together the most up-to-date information for parents. IVF and Ever After moves beyond the ‘here and now’ to look at the hard issues involved in IVF, such as telling a child about IVF conception, what to do with spare frozen embryos, and the implications of legislation about surrogacy. Couples thinking about IVF treatment, those undergoing treatment and IVF parents who are experiencing emotional ‘lows’ without knowing why will find this an invaluable guide, as will health professionals who work with IVF families.

	Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary.
	Panda, U. N./ 9781905740918/ Price:GBP 9.99

	In 2 colour throughout for easy use, and containing a collection of useful appendices, the “Anshan Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary” truly is a handy, portable, reference book, which will serve students, academics, all types of medical and allied health professionals, and also anyone who wants to possess a reliable medical dictionary in their own home library.

	Mathematics and Medicine in Sanskrit.
	Wujastyk, Dominik/ 9788120832466/ Price:US$ 36.95



VM01-141	Principles of Health Care Ethics.
	Ashcroft, Richard Edmund/ 9780470027134/ Price:US$ 480.95

	Edited by four leading members of the new generation of medical and healthcare ethicists working in the UK, respected worldwide for their work in medical ethics, Principles of Health Care Ethics, Second Edition is a standard resource for students, professionals, and academics wishing to understand current and future issues in healthcare ethics. With a distinguished international panel of contributors working at the leading edge of academia, this volume presents a comprehensive guide to the field, with state of the art introductions to the wide range of topics in modern healthcare ethics, from consent to human rights, from utilitarianism to feminism, from the doctor-patient relationship to xenotransplantation. This volume is the Second Edition of the highly successful work edited by Professor Raanan Gillon, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics at Imperial College London and former editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics, the leading journal in this field. Developments from the First Edition include: The focus on ‘Four Principles Method’ is relaxed to cover more different methods in health care ethics. More material on new medical technologies is included, the coverage of issues on the doctor/patient relationship is expanded, and material on ethics and public health is brought together into a new section.

VM01-137	Clinical Proteomics: From Diagnosis to Therapy.
	Eyk, Jennifer E. Van/ 9783527316373/ Price:US$ 465.00

	Unparalleled in its scope and depth, this book brings together proteomic approaches in diagnosis and treatment from all clinical fields, including clinical toxicology. The result is a new discipline in molecular medicine that will revolutionize the treatment and prevention of cancer, stroke and other severe diseases. Following an overview of clinical proteomics, the authors look at the technologies available, before moving on to cancer, cardiopulmonary disease, diabetes and stroke. A whole section is devoted to toxicity and the work is rounded off with a discussion of the future of clinical proteomics.

VM01-133	Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics: From Chemistry and Pharmacology to Clinical Application, 2-Vols/Set.
	Buschmann, Helmut/ 9783527310586/ Price:US$ 565.00

	Antidepressants and related psychiatric drugs are the most important prescription drugs worldwide, accounting for a market volume of 20 billion US$ per year. This handbook provides a complete and detailed overview of all currently available psychiatric drugs, covering more than 250 different compounds. Particular features include: * the most important information on the chemistry, pharmacology and therapeutic use of a given drug * a special layout with margin notes and compound structures allowing for quick and easy access to the desired information Written by drug developers from the pharmaceutical industry, novel drugs currently under development and new methods of treatment are listed side by side with classical drugs, allowing a direct comparison of traditional and innovative therapeutic approaches.

VM01-132	Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals.
	Nordberg, Gunnar/ 9780123694133/ Price:US$ 370.00

	Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals is the standard reference work for physicians, toxicologists and engineers in the field of environmental and occupational health. This new edition is a comprehensive review of the effects on biological systems from metallic elements and their compounds. An entirely new structure and illustrations represent the vast array of advancements made since the last edition. Special emphasis has been placed on the toxic effects in humans with chapters on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of metal poisoning. This up-to-date reference provides easy access to a broad range of basic toxicological data and also gives a general introduction to the toxicology of metallic compounds.

VM01-126	Addiction, 4-Vols/Set.
	Plant, Moira/ 9780415419482/ Price:GBP 260.00

	Millions of us make use of psychoactive-or mind-altering-drugs. Such drugs, both legal and otherwise, can cause pleasure or pain (or both). So, too, can sex, gambling, shopping, dieting, exercise, and Internet use. 'Addiction' or 'dependence' on substances like alcohol, tobacco, illicit and prescribed drugs, and on other risky behaviours, is strongly associated with a broad range of personal and social consequences. They can greatly enhance life-or ruin it. The heavy and chronic use of legal and illegal drugs, as well as other compulsive or problematic behaviours, are associated with massive health and social problems. Health problems related to addiction include dependence, injury, overdose, foetal damage, cancers, liver disease, and premature mortality, while social problems include crime and disorder, debt, family violence, poverty, and industrial inefficiency. The addictions field is very wide ranging, and covers a considerable number of psychoactive substances and compulsive behaviours. However, much of the literature remains inaccessible or is highly specialized and compartmentalized, so that it is hard for many of those who are interested to obtain an informed and comprehensive overview of issues and evidence. The sheer scale of the growth in addiction research output-and the breadth of the field-makes this four-volume collection especially timely and meets the demand for a wide ranging, multidisciplinary perspective on this fascinating and important subject.

VM01-125	Encyclopedia of Cancer & Society, 3-Vols/Set.
	Colditz, Graham A./ 9781412949897/ Price:GBP 385.00

	Cancer is big business. The race for the cure involves billions of dollars and has a presence in every region in the world. There are political, economic, legal and technological implications that impact society every day. The Encyclopedia of Canceraand Society is the first multi-volume resource to define the issues that surround cancer and its effects on society. With more than 800 entries, these three volumes help students, practitioners, and researchers navigate through the terminology and concepts to better understand how cancer affects us way beyond the medical conditions that are regrettably more than obvious.

VM01-124	Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, 2-Vols/Set.
	Boslaugh, Sarah E./ 9781412928168/ Price:GBP 380.00

	Issues of health and disease are central to human life, so an understanding of the science of epidemiology, the study of the patterns of disease and injury in human populations, is relevant to everyone. Many areas of study are directly concerned with epidemiological issues, including medicine and nursing, public policy, health administration, and the social and behavioral sciences. The Encyclopedia of Epidemiology presents state-of-the-art information from the field of epidemiology in a less technical and accessible style and format. With more than 600 entries, no single reference provides as comprehensive a resource in as focused and appropriate manner. The entries cover every major facet of epidemiology, from risk ratios to case-control studies to mediating and moderating variables, and much more. Relevant topics from related fields such as biostatistics and health economics are also included. Key Features - Presents a Reader's Guide to organize entries around themes or specific topics and easily guide users to areas of interest - Offers cross-referenced terms, brief listing of further readings, and stable website URLs following most entries - Provides appendices that include a general bibliography to build on "Further Readings," an annotated list of organizations relevant to epidemiology, the standard statistical tables used in epidemiology (t-distribution, F-table, normal [z] distribution, chi-square, etc.), and flow charts to aid researchers in selecting an appropriate study design This resource is a must-have for students, practitioners, researchers, and the informed public who want to know more about health and disease, and related topics.

VM01-123	SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices, 4-Vols/Set.
	Decision Resources Inc/ 9781412950541/ Price:GBP 870.00

	Biomedical devices undoubtedly represent one of the most striking examples of the revolutionary developments, in both medicine and technology, in the 21st century. The explosive growth of research, scientific output, industrial market development, and investments in today's global applications of scientific and technological knowledge to health care is staggering, and all indications point to the continued increase in all these developments in the years to come. Although a significant number of already existing sources try to address the scientificinical//technological aspects of biomedical devices, there is practically no reference that illustrates to researchers the commercial potential of the results of their research. The SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices: Business Markets in the Global Environment is the first accessible, broadly available source of information that presents and quantifies the commercial success of numerous types of biomedical devices available in the global market. It is of great importance, for both the research and the business communities, to identify specific biomedical device types, per major therapeutic areas, most commercially successful in today's global economic markets, such as in the biggest market (U.S.), in the Pacific Rim, and in the newly expanded European Union. Currently, such vital information is not available anywhere else, definitely not in a unified source and not in a detailed, well-substantiated, reliable, and easy-to-read form.

VM01-122	Encyclopedia of Health and Aging.
	Markides/ 9781412909495/ Price:GBP 170.00

	SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. This one-volume encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on health and aging. The 250 entries and relevant appendices cover: biological; psychological; social; and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within health-care systems. As an ever increasing percentage of the population of western societies enters `old age', health issues grow in importance in terms of the well-being of this population, economic impact within the health-care system, impacts on families and family relationships and in so many other ways.

VM01-116	Handbook of Contemporary Neuropharmacology, 3-Vols/Set.
	Sibley, David R./ 9780471660538/ Price:US$ 1143.95

	Written and edited by recognized experts, this comprehensive reference is also available online to allow it to be kept continually up-to-date with hyperlinked access to neuropharmacological sites. * Provides a readily accessible reference for students, professionals and libraries alike. * Editors are recognized authorities in the neuropharmacology and science field. * Comprehensive reference text for active junior and senior neurobiologists. * Online version, with hyperlinks, is updated at regular intervals by the authors. * Fills an important niche as a text between research publications and clinical applications. The Handbook of Contemporary Neuropharmacology is an invaluable resource for principal investigators and working scientists in academia, government and industry. This three volume set it also of interest for academic physicians, postdoctoral fellows and residents, and all high-level graduate students.

VM01-115	Medicinal Plant Biotechnology: From Basic Research to Industrial Applications, 2-Vols/Set.
	Kayser, Oliver/ 9783527314430/ Price:US$ 355.00

	This unique overview of plants and transgenic techniques of great scientific, medicinal and economic value for both industry and academia covers the whole spectrum from cell culture techniques, via genetic engineering and secondary product metabolism right up to the use of transgenic plants for the production of bioactive compounds. Practical examples are given throughout, including the production of cancer therapeutics, functional food, and flavor compounds in plants. Of particular interest to the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, as well as medicinal chemists, biochemists, and molecular biologists.

VM01-111-2	Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies, Part II, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780470040997/ Price:US$ 1767.95

	AT LAST - a comprehensive, authoritative resource customized for biomedical, pharmaceutical and drug discovery research! Easy-to-access information on currently available drugs, plus the status of drug development and approval, for every major therapeutic area! Here is an all-encompassing reference tailored to the needs of research managers, chemists and biologists, clinical scientists, and executives in the pharmacology and biotechnology industry. No other resource focuses on drug discovery and pharmaceutical research from this unique perspective combining scientific and business aspects of today's biotechnology. Within every major therapeutic area, the Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies provides a general overview of the etiology and pathophsiology of the important disease indications. Then, you'll find a comprehensive analysis of currently approved drugs targeting these diseases, with information on mechanism of action, efficacy, side effects and future prospects. You'll also find product-by-product analyses of drugs currently in development, including mechanism of action, formulations, and detailed information on the status of clinical trials.

VM01-108	Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications.
	Domb, J./ 9781588830890/ Price:US$ 399.00

	Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications deals with emerging new technologies for developing customized solutions for drug delivery systems. The drug delivery systems should positively impact the rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug or other related chemical substances in the body. In addition, the drug delivery system should allow the drug to bind to its target receptor and influence that receptor's signaling and activity. Drug delivery materials should be compatible, easy to bind with a particular drug, and able to degrade into fragments after use that are either metabolized or driven out via normal excretory routes. The book emphasizes the material-based technologies in the area of drug delivery that include solid lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, polysaccharides, polyesters, micelles, etc. The different route-based delivery systems such as oral, pulmonary, ocular, dermal, etc. are discussed. The focus is also on certain diseases to which these technologies can be applied for maximum benefits: cancer, tuberculosis, restenosis, etc. The topics also include gene and vaccine delivery as well as safety concerns of these nano-scale materials. The 22 state-of-the-art review chapters are written by world-renowned scientists working in the field of nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems.

VM01-107	Nanotoxicology: Interactions of Nanomaterials with Biological Systems.
	Zhao, Yuliang/ 9781588830883/ Price:US$ 399.00

	(1) Biological Activities of Nanomaterials/Nanoparticles (2) Interactions between Nanoparticles and Living Organisms: Mechanisms and Health Effects (3) Interactions of Nanoparticles with Cells and Their Cellular Nanotoxicology (4) Cytotoxicity of Ultrafine Particles (5) Uptake and Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles (6) Carbon Nanoparticles: Benefits and Risks for Human Health (7) Cellular Responses to Nanoparticle Exposure (8) Cytotoxicity and Potential Mechanism of Nanomaterials (9) Pharmaceutical Developments Based on Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles: Supramolecular Strategies and Study of Biological Interactions (10) Interactions of Nanoparticles with Biomolecules and Their Molecular Nanotoxicology (11) Nanoparticle Effects on the Immune System (12) Toxicology of Carbon Nanomaterials (13) The Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles (14) Methodology for Nanotoxicology (15) Dependence of Nanotoxicity on Nanoscale Characteristics and Strategies for Reducing and Eliminating Nanotoxicity (16) Nanoparticle Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: The Role of Oxidative Stress

VM01-106	Cancer Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy.
	Nalwa, Hari Singh/ 9781588830715/ Price:US$ 399.00

	Researchers from around the world are actively integrating nanotechnology into the treatment of various diseases that influence human health. This book on Cancer Nanotechnology is at the forefront of nanotechnology efforts relevant for a disease in which finding cures has proved problematic through conventional methods. Nanotechnology (and this book) takes an innovative fresh look at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Specifically, on the biological side, topics covered in this book include: bone cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy, use of stem cells in cancer treatment, immunotherapy, new cancer biological markers, as well as many others. On the nanotechnology side, the following concepts are integrated into cancer treatment: synthesis of nanoparticles, fabrication of bulk nanomaterials, use of tools (such as scanning probe and atomic force microscopy) in cancer research, elucidation of nanoscale mechanisms of cellular functions relevant to cancer, nanoscale computational modeling, and many others. Only by taking a fresh look at the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer through novel approaches such as, perhaps, the use of nanotechnology, will we begin to unravel the elusive aspects of cancer. Clearly, as this book addresses, these are necessary steps in finding cures for which nanotechnology may provide the answer. In summary, this book contains 20 review chapters and provides such existing data and perspectives on how nanotechnology may be used for all aspects of cancer including its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

SM01-383	Gene Therapy.
	Kelly, Evelyn B./ 9780313337604/ Price:GBP 39.00



SM01-353	Medical Terminology Made Easy.(With CD-ROM)
	Dennerll, Jean T./ 9781401898847/ Price:US$ 166.95



SM01-345	Information Technology in Health Care 2007.
	Westbrook, Johanna I./ 9781586037772/ Price:EUR 115.00

	Early studies of health information system failures identified the central role of the human, social and organizational contexts in which information systems operate. They set the challenge for researchers to understand how to obtain the best fit between the technical systems (e.g. the information systems and associated work practices) and the social systems (e.g. organizational culture, social practices and behaviors, and political milieu), resulting in a socio-technical approach towards health information systems. It has been six years since the first conference and the quality of the research papers has continued to improve as have the theoretical sophistication and empirical methodologies. Considerable advances are evident, though many of the underlying challenges, such as our ability to design, implement and evaluate safe, useable and effective systems within complex health care organizations, remain.

SM01-344	Understanding Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Interactions: A Concise Guide.
	Jain, Shaili/ 9780521868648/ Price:GBP 53.00



SM01-344	From Genes to Personalized HealthCare: Grid Solutions for the Life Sciences.
	Jacq, Nicolas/ 9781586037383/ Price:EUR 154.00

	The main focus of this publication is on technologies, solutions and requirements that interest the grid and the life-science communities to foster the integration of grids into health. The proceedings are especially interesting for grid middleware and grid application developers, biomedical and health informatics users, and security and policy makers with a common focus on the application in the health domain. Topics in this publication are: State-of-the-art of the grid research and use at molecule, cell, organ, individual and population levels; and security and imaging. In security, data protection and pseudonymization are being discussed. In imaging, there’s Globus MEDICUS, which federates DICOM devices through a grid architecture and KnowARC on facilitating grid networks for the biomedical research community. Finally, there’s a report on the successful use of multimodal workflows in diabetic retinopathy research.

SM01-344	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 15.
	Westwood, James D./ 9781586037130/ Price:EUR 154.00

	Our culture is obsessed with design. Sometimes designers can fuse utility and fantasy to make the mundane appear fresh—a cosmetic repackaging of the same old thing. Because of this, medicine—grounded in the unforgiving realities of the scientific method and peer review, and of flesh, blood, and pain—can sometimes confuse “design” with mere “prettifying.” Design solves real problems, however. This collection of papers underwrites the importance of design for the MMVR community, within three different environments: in vivo, in vitro and in silico. in vivo: we design machines to explore our living bodies. Imaging devices, robots, and sensors move constantly inward, operating within smaller dimensions: system, organ, cell, DNA. in vitro: Using test tubes and Petri dishes, we isolate in vivo to better manipulate and measure biological conditions and reactions. in silico: We step out of the controlled in vitro environment and into a virtual reality. The silica mini-worlds of test tubes and Petri dishes are translated into mini-worlds contained within silicon chips. The future of medicine remains within all three environments: in vivo, in vitro, and in silico. Design is what makes these pieces fit together—the biological, the informational, the physical/material—into something new and more useful.

SM01-344	2050: A Changing Europe. Demographic Crisis and Baby Friend Policies.
	Valverde, J. V./ 9781586037147/ Price:EUR 66.00

	This monograph brings together a number of important papers dealing with the medical, societal and demographic ramifications of fertility and is a very valuable contribution to the European debate on fertility. The very low fertility levels in several EU Member States are a matter of public concern. An increase in fertility will not by itself stop demographic ageing but can contribute to decelerating current demographic trends. It is therefore essential to understand better the reasons behind Europe’s low fertility rates. The difficulty of reconciling private life with a professional career far too often compels women to postpone having a family or to have fewer children than they would desire. More and more couples reach an age where fertility problems become prevalent. Involuntary infertility is a serious medical condition with strong negative consequences on the wellbeing of the couples concerned and has a negative impact on demographic trends. Policies that encourage couples to have their children earlier should be developed. Prevention is the most effective way to deal with involuntary infertility. But the general trend towards having children later in life is likely to continue. As a consequence, it is also essential to better investigate the access to, and quality of, assisted reproductive techniques.

SM01-344	Medical and Care Compunetics 4.
	Bos, Lodewijk/ 9781586037512/ Price:EUR 126.00

	The role of ICMCC with regards to patient-related ICT has become obvious with the start of the Record Access Portal. The goal of this publication is to come forward with a recommendation to the WHO on Record Access. This recommendation will therefore be one of the leading issues of the Round Table on the Responsibility Shift from Doctor to Patient. The subjects discussed in this publication are: HER and Record Access; Digital Homecare; Behavioral compunetics; The Paradigm Change Challenge towards Personal Health

SM01-344	Strategic Planning for the Chiropractic Practice.
	Wiles, Michael/ 9780763750855/ Price:US$ 117.95

	Today’s chiropractors are practicing in a competitive environment, and many practices fail because they are not based on a realistic action plan. Practices must be executed in the same way as successful business enterprises. This text takes the reader from the development of a vision statement through a mission statement, goals, objectives, and operational plans to produce a specific execution plan to help practices thrive.

SM01-343	Stedman's Medical and Surgical Equipment Words.
	Stedmans/ 9780781775229/ Price:US$ 45.99



SM01-342	Alcoholism in America: From Reconstruction to Prohibition.
	Tracy, Sarah W./ 9780801886201/ Price:US$ 29.00



SM01-341	Medical Terminology: A Programmed Learning Approach to the Language of Health Care.(With CD-ROM)
	Willis, Marjorie C./ 9780781792837/ Price:US$ 80.99



SM01-340	Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide.(With CD-ROM)
	Cohen, Barbara J./ 9780781776677/ Price:US$ 63.95



SM01-340	Phlebotomy Essentials.(With CD-ROM)
	McCall, Ruth E./ 9780781761383/ Price:US$ 66.99



SM01-340	Hutchison's Clinical Methods: An Integrated Approach to Clinical Practice.(With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access)
	Swash, Michael/ 9780702027994/ Price:GBP 40.99



SM01-339	The Medical Malpractice Survival Handbook.
	ACLM/ 9780323044387/ Price:US$ 82.95



SM01-338	Practice Kit for Medical Front Office Skills.(With Paper and CD-ROM)
	Buck, Carol J./ 9781416026037/ Price:US$ 54.95



SM01-338	PIMP Protector: A Medical Reference Guide for Rotations.
	Holzheimer, Quinn/ 9780781769990/ Price:US$ 43.99



SM01-338	Phlebotomy Best Practices: A Case Study Approach.
	Itatani, Carol/ 9780781777315/ Price:US$ 42.99



SM01-337	Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods.
	Hammer, Warren I./ 9780763733100/ Price:US$ 154.95

	This third edition of this very successful book includes chapters written by experts in the methods of manual treatment and provides step-by-step instructions on how to examine your patient using a logical sequence of passive, contractile, and special tests, and how to relate findings to biomechanical problems and lesions. Included are hundreds of diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and summary charts.

SM01-333	Beat the Boards! (I Just Did.): The Ultimate Guide to Ace Step 2 of the USMLE.
	Umphlett, Melissa/ 9780763741235/ Price:US$ 60.95

	Recently, Step II CK of the USMLE has undergone an overhaul. The passing score has been increased and the questions are more difficult. Additionally, a separate CS portion has been added to the exam. In the world of evolving medicine it is crucial to be up to speed with diagnostic and treatment modalities. The information in this book is new, up-to-date, and all one needs to know to ace Step II. This book is composed of accurate facts covering all the material that is tested without all the "fluff." It includes acronyms, pictograms, and other memory tricks that are effective in augmenting the single most important aspect of studying--retention. Unique "Here’s the Deal" features offer insider studying hints. Forget about spending tons of money on several books in hopes of covering all of the review material. Ignore the older review books that depict internal medicine as the bulk of the exam and skim the rest of the material. This book accurately depicts how each discipline is realistically weighted on the exam and focuses on the information you really need to know to achieve the score you desire. As residency programs become more and more competitive, it's becoming even more important to get a score that will provide the edge you need. This single book contains the tools any student will need to not only pass, but attain a competitive score on Step II.

GM01-35	Gale Encyclopedia of Diets, The., 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781414429915/ Price:US$ 500.00

	The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets examines in two volumes special diets such as a Gluten-free or high protein diet, dieting and popular weight-loss programs such as the Atkins Diet, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and some effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health. The Encyclopdia presents an overview of all topics in a standardized, balanced format. Not intended to be an endorsement of any one diet or lifestyle, the topics presented will be organized around the development and history of a diet, its basic principles, any key figures that influence the trend, and any public or regulatory concerns associated with the practice. Information will be provided across all age groups from infants to the elderly.

	COUGH: From Lab to Clinic.
	Korpas, Juraj/ 9781905740635/ Price:GBP 65.00

	Cough is the commonest sign and symptom of respiratory disease and virtually everyone on the planet suffers a clinical cough at least once a year. It is the most frequent complaint to be dealt with by general practitioners. Until the last decade or so cough as been a clinical problem, lacking in research due to the apparent insignificance of the subject. However, in recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has woken up to the sales potential of anti-tussive drugs and products, and there has been a surge of interest and research into the mechanism, pharmacology and therapy of cough. This book makes the most recent, highest level research available for the first time. It has come about as a result of studies by Comenius University in Slovakia, which enjoys a distinguished reputation worldwide for its work on respiratory disease, but the fact that the contributors also cover extensively the relevant studies of their colleagues throughout the world means that “Cough: From Lab to Clinic” will be of value and interest to researchers, pharmacologists and health service professionals.

VM01-93	Brackenridge's Medical Selection of Life Risks.
	Brackenridge, R.D.C./ 9781403906762/ Price:GBP 325.00

	Brackenridge's Medical Selection of Life Risks has long been recognized as the leading reference book on insurance medicine. The fifth edition provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded, the new edition reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine. There is expanded coverage of disability issues and full account is taken of new developments in genetics and gene therapy and also recent technology and regulatory and compliance issues. Part I deals with the principles of life and disability insurance and the logistics of life underwriting. Part II is devoted to a systematic clinical appraisal of underwriting problems, mainly relating to life insurance but also, where appropriate, to disability, critical illness and long term care insurance.

VM01-88	Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, 6-Vols/Set.
	Webster/ 9780471263586/ Price:US$ 2776.95

	The articles in The Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation focus on what is currently useful or is likely to be useful in future medicine. They answer the question, "What are the branches of medicine and how does technology assist each of them?" Articles focus on the practice of medicine that is assisted by devices, rather than including, for example, the use of drugs to treat disease. The title is the only resource on the market dealing with the subject in encyclopedic detail. * Accessible to practitioners with a broad range of backgrounds from students to researchers and physicians * Articles cover the latest developments such as nanotechnology, fiber optics, and signal processing

VM01-71	Principles & Practice of Clinical Bacteriology.
	Gillespie, Stephen H./ 9780470849767/ Price:US$ 551.25

	Since the publication of the last edition of Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology, our understanding of bacterial genetics and pathogenicity has been transformed due to the availability of whole genome sequences and new technologies such as proteomics and transcriptomics. The present, completely revised second edition of this greatly valued work has been developed to integrate this new knowledge in a clinically relevant manner. Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology, Second Edition, provides the reader with invaluable information on the parasitology, pathogenesis, epidemiology and treatment strategies for each pathogen while offering a succinct outline of the best current methods for diagnosis of human bacterial diseases. With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology will be of interest for clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, public health physicians and trainees within these disciplines.

VM01-68	Handbook of Nanostructured Biomaterials and Their Applications in Nanobiotechnology, 2-Vols/Set.
	Nalwa, Hari Singh/ 9781588830333/ Price:US$ 899.00

	Handbook of Nanostructured Biomaterials and Their Applications in Nanobiotechnology brings together under a single cover all aspects of the nanostructured biomaterials including all types of nanoscale biomaterials, biocompatible surfaces, functional bioengineered materials, polypeptides, bioceramics, biopolymers, organic-inorganic hybrid biomaterials, nanocomposites, biological macromolecules such as proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, DNA-based self-assemblies, biomolecules, cells, and glycans, biochips, biocompatibility aspects of materials, interactions between biomaterials, cells, tissue and organs, cellular matrix interaction, drug delivery, biomaterials for orthopedic and cardiovascular applications, applications in drug and protein delivery, BioMEMS, dentistry, bone, bioanalysis, biosensors, biomedical implantation, biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, nanoscale physiology and pathology, nanoscale proteomics, instrumentation techniques for nanobioscience, nanoscale cellular and tissue engineering, etc. Broadly speaking, all important aspects dealing with the chemistry, physics, biology and engineering of nanostructured biomaterials and their applications in nanobiotechnology are covered. KEY FEATURES * The first reference work ever published on nanostructured biomaterials and their applications. * A unique source of in-depth knowledge of recent advances in applications of nanostructured biomaterials. * Most up-to-date emerging aspects of nanobiomaterials and their applications in the field of nanotechnology. * Contains over 30 state-of-the-art chapters written by over 70 internationally renowned experts from 10 countries. * About 5,000 bibliographic citations and hundreds of illustrations, figures, tables, chemical structures and equations. * The handbook is intended for a wide audience including researchers, students, and professors working in the field of biomaterials, nanotechnology, materials science, polymer science and engineering, biomedical engineering, biophysics, biochemistry, etc.

VM01-48-8	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 8: Hyphenated Methods.
	Niessen, Wilfried/ 9780080438474/ Price:US$ 565.00

	Volume 8 covers principles, instrumentation and applications of hyphenated methods involving mass spectrometry. This volume concentrates on mass spectrometry in online combination with gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and other analytical tools. Considerable attention is paid to the application of these hyphenated methods in key areas including: pharmaceutical science, environmental science, clinical practice, toxicology, forensic science, biochemistry/biotechnology, food safety and analysis, and characterization of natural products. The articles are written like tutorials; they cover the basics and provide sufficient detail to bring the reader up-to-date on a given subject. Each article contains useful references for further reading.

VM01-48-6	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 6: Molecular Ionization Methods.
	Gross, Michael/ 9780080438016/ Price:US$ 565.00

	Volume 6 serves as a concise review of the current ionization methods used in mass spectrometry today. The majority of chapters include tutorials describing the principles and instrumentation applied to each method. Techniques covered include ionization of gas-phase molecules by particles and photons, ionization of ion-molecule and molecule-molecule reactions, ionization in strong electric fields, spray methods for ionization, desorption ionization by particle bombardment and biophysical applications of desorption and spray ionization. The selection of appropriate methods of ionization for analysis of various substances is also considered.

VM01-130	Textbook of Clinical Trials.
	Machin, David/ 9780470010143/ Price:US$ 551.25

	The Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition: * Highlights the various ways clinical trials have influenced the practice of medicine in many therapeutic areas * Describes the challenges posed by those conducting clinical trials over a range of medical specialities and allied fields * Additional therapeutic areas are included in this Second Edition to fill gaps in the First Edition as the number and complexity of trials increases in this rapidly developing area Newly covered or updated in the Second Edition: general surgery, plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, palliative care, primary care, anaesthesia and pain, transfusion, wound healing, maternal and perinatal health, early termination, organ transplants, ophthalmology, epilepsy, infectious disease, neuro-oncology, adrenal, thyroid and urological cancers, as well as a chapter on the Cochrane network An invaluable resource for pharmaceutical companies, the Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition appeals to those working in contract research organizations, medical departments and in the area of public health and health science alike.

VM01-127	Handbook of Meningococcal Disease: Infection Biology, Vaccination, Clinical Management.
	Frosch, Matthias/ 9783527312603/ Price:US$ 310.00

	A comprehensive overview of recent advances, from current basic research and epidemiology, to novel therapeutic strategies and clinical management. Here, the leading scientists who have made major advances in the field provide up-to-date reviews and describe their current knowledge and concepts. As such, this is the first volume to summarize the implications of the meningococcus genome-sequencing project, emphasizing the novel strategies in vaccine development. Following a look at the history, the authors go on to treat the epidemiology of meningococcal disease, as well as the genetics, structure and function of virulence factors. Further chapters cover cross-talk between meningococci and host cells, genomics and immunobiology. The result is a standard handbook for all scientists working in the field. While aimed at advanced specialists in basic research, epidemiologists, public health workers, vaccine developers and clinicians, the book is equally appropriate as introductory reading for graduates embarking on their career in this field.

VM01-117	Complete Encyclopedia of Medicine and Health, The.
	/ 9781601360014/ Price:US$ 49.95

	The complete Encyclopedia of Medicine & Health is your most valuable medical resource, packed with the facts you need to know now. Know what you're talking about before seeing your doctor. Let your doctor help you by asking the right questions. Arm yourself with high-quality information before making medical decisions. Created by a committee of American and European experts, this volume gives you a thorough understanding of today's medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and biological knowledge, explained in nontechnical, easy-to-understand terms.

VM01-113	Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy.
	Newton, Herbert B./ 9780120884100/ Price:US$ 245.00

	Treatment of patients with a brain tumor remains one of the most challenging and difficult areas of modern oncology. Recent advances in the molecular biology of these neoplasms have improved our understanding of the malignant phenotype and have lead to the development of novel forms of chemotherapy, including “targeted” agents. The Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy reviews the state-of-the-art of chemotherapy development and clinical treatment of patients with this devastating disease. Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy offers a unique cutting-edge compendium of basic science and clinical information on the subject of brain tumor chemotherapy, reviewing what has been accomplished thus far and how the field will continue to evolve with the development of more specific and efficacious chemotherapeutic agents. This book represents the most complete single-volume resource available for information on the subject of brain tumor chemotherapy.

VM01-111-1	Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies, Part I, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780470040980/ Price:US$ 1767.95

	The Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies supports the information needs of research managers and scientists working in drug discovery environments in academia, industry, and government. A carefully structured program of online updating and successive print editions will ensure that the Handbook reflects the latest information on new molecular entities, clinical trials, drug approvals, and post-approval studies of new drugs.

VM01-110	Handbook of Research on Informatics in Healthcare and Biomedicine.
	Lazakidou, Athina/ 9781591409823/ Price:US$ 215.00

	The Handbook of Research on Informatics in Healthcare and Biomedicine is the single authoritative reference source for information on the newest trends and breakthroughs in computer applications applied to healthcare and biomedicine. Innovative technologies in health information systems, medicine, health services, and other areas in biomedicine are explored. The comprehensive chapters contained in this handbook of research have been written by 99 international experts from the field of healthcare and IT. More than 900 references to existing publications and a wide-ranging compendium of over 450 key terms and definitions have been included to provide readers with the ultimate research tool.

VM01-105	Encyclopedia of New Medicine, The.: Conventional & Alternative Medicine for All Ages.
	/ 9781405095723/ Price:GBP 25.00

	Integrative medicine is a holistic, patient-centred approach to health care that is revolutionizing medicine for the 21st century. This encyclopedia guides readers through Duke University's approach to state-of-the-art integrative treatment programmes for more than 200 diseases and conditions.

VM01-104	Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, 2-Vols/Set.
	Johnson, Leonard/ 9780120883943/ Price:US$ 620.00

	The original purpose of the First Edition of Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract—to collect in one set of volumes the most current and comprehensive knowledge in our field—was also the driving force for the Fourth Edition. The explosion of information at the cellular level, made possible in part by the continued emergence of powerful molecular and cellular techniques, has resulted in a greater degree of revision than that of any other edition. The first section, now titled "Basic Cell Physiology and Growth of the Gl Tract" contains numerous new chapters on topics such as transcriptional regulation, signaling networks in development, apoptosis, and mechanisms in malignancies. Most of the chapters in this section were edited by Juanita L. Merchant. Section II has been renamed "Neural Gastroenterology and Motility" and has been expanded from seven chapters with rather classic titles to more than twenty chapters encompassing not only the movement of the various parts of the digestive tract but also cell physiology, neural regulation, stress, and the regulation of food intake. Almost all of the chapters were recruited and edited by Jackie D. Wood. The third section is entirely new and contains chapters on "Immunology and Inflammation" which were edited by Kim E. Barrett. The fourth section on the "Physiology of Secretion" consists of chapters with familiar titles, but with completely updated information to reflect the advances in our understanding of the cellular processes involved in secretion. The last section on "Digestion and Absorption" contains new chapters on the intestinal barrier, protein sorting and ion channels along with those focusing on the uptake of specific nutrients. These chapters were recruited and edited by Hamid M. Said and Fayez K. Ghishan.

VM01-100	Herbs: The Essential 21st Century Guide.
	Smith, Miranda/ 9781405095549/ Price:GBP 25.00

	* Detailed information on over 600 herbs * A guide to growing conditions, variteties, subspecies, medicinal, culinary and beauty uses * Stunning, specially commissioned photography throughout * Extensive Gallery profile 250 of the world's most important herb varieties * Comprehensive Gazetteer offers information on 200 less common herbs * Extensive cross-referencing charts give the latest information on the health benefits of major herbs and the ailments they treat * Valuable rating system lets readers know which herbs have had the most clinical or laboratory research and are the safest to use

SM01-379	Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination.(With CD-ROM)
	Seidel, Henry M./ 9780323028882/ Price:NT$ 1850.00



SM01-375	Applied Mixed Models in Medicine.
	Brown, Helen/ 9780470023563/ Price:US$ 157.00



SM01-342	Science and Medical Style Guide, Vol. 1: Basic Writing and Illustration Skills.
	Arshady, Reza/ 9781904536918/ Price:GBP 44.00



SM01-339	Mechanobiology: Cartilage and Chondrocyte, Vol. 4.
	Stoltz, J. F./ 9781586036485/ Price:EUR 143.00

	Over recent years, there has been increasing interest in the fundamental role played by local mechanical parameters in chondrocyte regulation and cartilage dysfunction as a first step in the development of osteoarthritis. This is how the idea of mechanobiology and the concept of mechanotransduction were born in the 90’s. Indeed, a broad diversity of physiological phenomena is induced by mechanical stimuli (hearing, orientation to gravity, touch, tissue remodelling...) but the mechanism by which mechanical forces may regulate a physiological response is still unknown. In other respects, the concept of regenerative medicine has recently developed in parallel to this. Regenerative medicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field involving medicine, biology, chemistry, mechanics and engineering that is likely to revolutionize the ways we improve the health and quality of life by restoring, maintaining or enhancing tissue and organ functions. Indeed, human tissues do not regenerate spontaneously and healing is only a stopgap that may be associated with contraction which in turn may prevent regeneration. Tissue engineering through the in vitro preparation of biotissues presents an interesting alternative. Today, the in vitro preparation of biological tissues such as cartilage, bone, tendon, vessel, heart muscle, skin, brings out major expectations for the next decade. However, to each type of tissue correspond a large number of potential methods related to the support, the cells used (tissular cells or stem cells) and to the conditions of the environment (culture medium and mechanical forces). The aim of this publication is to provide a thoughtful and balanced dissertation on new crucial concepts with clinical implications.

SM01-339	Technologies for better Health in Aging societies: Proceedings of MIE2006.
	Hasman, Arie/ 9781586036478/ Price:EUR 176.00

	Information technology helps to improve the quality of health care by disseminating and systematizing knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities as well as the organization and management of care. Unobtrusive, active, non-invasive technologies, including wearable devices, allow us to continuously monitor and respond to changes in the health of a patient. Such devices range from micro-sensors integrated in textiles, through consumer electronics, to belt-worn personal computers with head mounted displays. Such ubiquitous computing allows us to identify new ways of managing care that promises to be considerably easier in letting patients maintain their good health while enjoying their life in their usual social setting, rather than having to spend much time at costly, dedicated health care facilities. It may prove essential for ensuring quality of life as well as health care for increasingly aging societies. In addition to the traditional topics of health and biomedical informatics, ‘Ubiquity: technologies for better health in aging societies’, a promising field for the future of health care, has been chosen as special topic for this publication of MIE2006.

SM01-334	Dyslipidaemia in Clinical Practice
	Thompson, Gilbert/ 9781841845937/ Price:GBP 68.99



SM01-333	Writing the NIH Grant Proposal: A Step-by-step Guide.
	Gerin, William/ 9781412915311/ Price:GBP 52.00



SM01-333	What Doctors Don't Get to Study at Medical School.
	Hegde, B. M./ 9781904798842/ Price:GBP 15.99

	This book provides part of the important and formative reading a medical student must do outside the prescribed requirements for a degree, and is also equally valuable to qualified practitioners and medical professionals. Here, laid out clearly and concisely, are all the well-established potholes and pitfalls in current medical thinking and practice. It is a thought provoking challenge to modern medical practice and research and is intended to encourage us to consider the way medicine is taught. Modern medical practices are driven by science, technology and consumerism, with the cost of treatment weighted in favour of the doctor rather than to the benefit of the patient. Dr Hegde confronts the issue, and proposes an alternative humanistic attitude to education and treatment. Drawing on a huge range of resources from Sanskrit texts, Green and European philosophers, ancient and modern healers, to the most up to date Western research and publications – he has written a book that is both scholarly yet easy to read, a polemic against and an appreciate of the art and practice of medicine, and which will appeal to everyone involved in medicine whether students, practitioners or patients.

SM01-332	Integrating Biomedical Information: From eCell to ePatient.
	Reichert, Assa/ 9781586036140/ Price:EUR 70.00

	Organizations in healthcare are moving into the information age since two or three decades. Never was the pace of this movement as fast as today. "Integrating Biomedical Information: from e-Cell to e-Patient", the title of this EFMI publication, indicates the broad spectrum of Medical Informatics. Both concepts in the title are new - the result of data collection, data processing and information analysis. It is expected that this data and information to be the knowledge base for a better understanding of mankind and also to assist us in making information (evidence) based decisions in healthcare. We expect that this will give us a better perspective of the human body, its functions and that it will ultimately lead us to better healthcare. Recent developments in clinical terminology construction have brought together specialists from different disciplines, such as Medicine, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Linguistics. Different genres of clinical terminologies co-exist: the former distinction between formal terminologies, classifications, vocabularies, nomenclatures and thesauri is increasingly being challenged by the notion of "ontology". There are controversies between linguistic approaches (aiming at representing term meanings) and ontological ones (which strive for a representation of biomedical reality). There is also an increasing quest for "good practice" recommendations for biomedical terminologies.) This book is the third volume of the EFMI STC conferences. This series is a subseries of the MIR-conferences published by IOS Press.

SM01-330	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14: Accelerating Change in Healthcare: Next Medical Toolkit.
	Westwood, James D./ 9781586035839/ Price:EUR 148.00

	Machine intelligence will eclipse human intelligence within the next few decades—extrapolating from Moore’s Law—and our world will enjoy limitless computational power and ubiquitous data networks. Today’s iPodR devices portend an era when biology and information technology will fuse to create a human experience radically different from our own. Already, our healthcare system now appears on the verge of crisis; accelerating change is part of the problem. Each technological upgrade demands an investment of education and money, and a costly infrastructure more quickly becomes obsolete. Practitioners can be overloaded with complexity: therapeutic options, outcomes data, procedural coding, drug names etc. Furthermore, an aging global population with a growing sense of entitlement demands that each medical breakthrough be immediately available for its benefit: what appears in the morning paper is expected simultaneously in the doctor’s office. Meanwhile, a third-party payer system generates conflicting priorities for patient care and stockholder returns. The result is a healthcare system stressed by scientific promise, public expectation, economic and regulatory constraints, and human limitations. Change is also proving beneficial, of course. Practitioners are empowered by better imaging methods, more precise robotic tools, greater realism in training simulators, and more powerful intelligence networks. The remarkable accomplishments of the IT industry and the Internet are trickling steadily into healthcare. The Medicine Meets Virtual Reality series can readily see the progress of the past fourteen years: more effective healthcare at a lower overall cost, driven by cheaper and better computers.

SM01-330	Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People: Proceedings of NI2006.
	Park, Hyeoun-Ae/ 9781586036225/ Price:EUR 176.00

	This publication, initiated by the Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KOSMI) and its Nursing Informatics Specialist Group, and the Special Interest Group in Nursing Informatics of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA-NI), is published for nurses and informatics experts working with informatics applications in nursing care, administration, research and education, bringing together the worlds of nursing informatics community. Korea is well known for having the highest level of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility in the world. Advances in ICT in Korea have lead Korean health care sectors to fully utilize the benefit of ICT for health care. The theme of the book, ‘Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People’, emphasizes the central role of the consumer and the function of information technology in health care. It reflects the major challenge in our time, which is developing and using information technology for the improvement of consumer oriented health care.

SM01-330	Medical and Care Compunetics 3.
	Bos, Lodewijk/ 9781586036201/ Price:EUR 142.00

	This publication covers aspects concerning information supply to patient and professional; electronic health records, its standards, its social implications; and new developments in medical & care compunetics. For citizen / patient-related information, it is necessary to use the latest medical and care compunetics. The editors recognize the possible thread to patient safety of the information available on the internet. They also see the problems of professionals to find information on the latest developments in medical and care compunetics in a structured way.

SM01-330	Mastering Healthcare Terminology.(With CD-ROM)
	Shiland, Betsy J./ 9780323035729/ Price:US$ 54.95



SM01-329	The Nerd's Guide to Pre-Rounding: A Medical Student's Manual to the Wards.
	Loftus, Richard A./ 9780521676755/ Price:GBP 37.99



SM01-328	Management of Morbid Obesity.
	Sugerman, Harvey J./ 9780824758561/ Price:GBP 150.00



SM01-328	Practical General Practice: Guidelines for Effective Clinical Management.
	Khot, Alex/ 9780750688673/ Price:GBP 54.99



SM01-327	Student Laboratory Manual for Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination.
	Seidel, Henry M./ 9780323035736/ Price:US$ 24.95



SM01-327	Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties.
	Collier, Judith/ 9780198530855/ Price:GBP 24.95



SM01-324	Challenging Medicine.
	Kelleher, David/ 9780415389532/ Price:GBP 120.00



SM01-323	Challenging Medicine.
	Kelleher, David/ 9780415389549/ Price:GBP 36.99



SM01-323	IVUS Made Easy.
	Schoenhagen, Paul/ 9781841845951/ Price:GBP 56.99



SM01-323	The Little Black Book of Gastroenterology.
	Hay, David W./ 9780763734572/ Price:US$ 64.95

	Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this pocket-sized handbook provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver disease. The Little Black Book of Gastroenterology is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic.

GM01-10-19	Medical and Health Information Directory, 3-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780787686000/ Price:US$ 845.00



VM01-94	Nonparametrics for Sensory Science: A More Information Approach.
	Rayner, J. C. W./ 9780813811123/ Price:US$ 250.50

	Sensory evaluation is the perception science of the food industry. Sensory data can be costly to obtain and so gleaning the most information possible from the data is key. Increasingly, value is added to sensory evaluation by the use of statistics, especially to improve the quality of product development and to make the most of market research. Nonparametrics for Sensory Science is written to complement existing parametric methodology. Nonparametric methods are appropriate when facts are only available in nominal or ordinal form, and when the model assumptions necessary for parametric procedures do not hold. Author Rayner and his colleagues consider problems including the most commonly occurring and important experimental designs: the one-sample, k-sample, blocked samples, samples with factorial structure and samples with correlation structure. Innovative new techniques are outlined and complemented with real examples. Techniques described may be applied to data where the traditional, most frequently applied nonparametric tests, such as the Kruskal-Wallis, the Friedman and the Spearman tests, are applied. Those familiar with traditional nonparametric testing will be able to update their knowledge, acquiring powerful new methods. Those without prior knowledge of nonparametric testing will be able to acquire that knowledge through this book. Aimed at sensory scientists and statisticians interested in nonparametrics, the techniques of Nonparametrics for Sensory Science are of broad general interest, but are of particular interest in sensory evaluation applications.

VM01-91	Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models.
	Coyne, C. P./ 9780813817538/ Price:US$ 592.75

	Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models is the first evidence-based reference text devoted exclusively to the subject of applying pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical agents as diagnostic probes in clinical medicine and investigative research. This unique and groundbreaking book is a versatile guide for clinicians and researchers interested in using pharmacologic agents to: * Diagnose disease * Assess physiological processes * Identify the appropriateness of a therapeutic agent * Determine appropriate dosing for therapeutic use. Extensively referenced and organized by major body systems, individual topics are listed in an evidence-based format according to specific disease processes or physiological processes of interest. Each entry also includes information on the mechanism of action, administration, and diagnostic interpretation. Descriptions have been provided for the application of diagnostic pharmaceuticals to assess a wide spectrum of diseases and physiological processes relevant to the fields of veterinary and human medicine. Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology is useful not merely for pharmaceutical-oriented research investigations, but it will also prove invaluable for the monitoring and evaluation of physiological responses and disease processes in animal models.

VM01-87	Modern Biopharmaceuticals: Design, Development and Optimization, 4-Vols/Set.
	Knablein, Jorg/ 9783527311842/ Price:US$ 975.00

	The biopharmaceutical market has come along way since 1982 when the first biopharmaceutical product, recombinant human insulin, was launched. Over 120 such products are currently being marketed around the world including nine blockbuster drugs. The global market for biopharmaceuticals, which is currently valued at US$41 billion, has been growing at an impressive compound annual growth rate of 21% over the previous five years. With over one third of all pipe-line products in active development are biopharmaceuticals, this segment is set to continue outperforming the total pharmaceutical market and could easily reach US$100 billion by the end of this decade.

VM01-85	Hair in Toxicology: An Important Bio-Monitor.
	Tobin, Desmond John/ 9780854045877/ Price:GBP 139.99

	Hair in Toxicology: An Important Biomonitor is the first book of its kind devoted exclusively to in-depth analysis of the hair shaft as an important tool for a diverse range of scientific investigations. This authoritative book combines contributions from experts in academic, governmental and industrial environments, to provide a unique, comprehensive look at: - Why hair can serve as an invaluable bio-resource in toxicology, with up-to-date reviews on hair growth, hair fibre formation and hair pigmentation - Information (including regulatory details) on the exposure of hair (and by extension the body) to drug and non-drug chemical and pollutants - Toxicological issues relevant to the use of hair products (including colourants, shampoos and depilatories) - The ability of hair to capture information on personal identity, chemical exposure, and environmental interactions - How hair can provide an understanding of human life from archaeological and historical perspectives - Future direction in the use of hair in toxicology Hair in Toxicology: An Important Biomonitor is ideal as a reference and guide to investigations in the biomedical, biochemical and pharmaceutical sciences at the graduate and post graduate level.

VM01-84	Encyclopedia of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, 2-Vols/Set.
	Fuchs, Jurgen/ 9780824755645/ Price:GBP 600.00

	Updating researchers on phenomenal progress in the field of molecular medicine, this Encyclopedia reviews the latest medical applications of nucleic acid and protein technology-collecting trail-blazing studies and authoritative contributions from more than 400 specialists on molecular diagnostics, genomics, microbiology, genetics, pharmacogenetics, pathology, forensics, tissue and cell typing, and disease susceptibility. Contains breakthrough research on the molecular diagnosis and management of infectious, neoplastic, and genetic diseases.

VM01-78	Vitamin D, 2-Vols/Set.
	Feldman, David/ 9780122526879/ Price:US$ 630.00

	Vitamin D, a steroid hormone, has mainly been known for its effects on bone and osteoporosis. The current therapeutic practices expand into such markets as cancer research, pediatrics, nephrology, dermatology, immunology, and genetics. This second edition includes over 100 chapters covering everything from chemistry and metabolism to mechanisms of action, diagnosis and management, new analogs, and emerging therapies. This complete reference works is a must have resource for anyone working in endocrinology, osteology, bone biology, or cancer research.

VM01-75	Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
	Crane, D. Russell/ 9780761930419/ Price:GBP 155.00

	This unique Handbook presents a wide range of chapters representing state-of-the-art summaries of research related to couple, marital, and family influences on health. In addition, coverage includes issues related to public policy, healthcare financing, and the conduct of funded research related to families and health. Coverage is broad with contributions from academics across a variety of disciplines. A major goal is to highlight common issues, concerns, and goals across diverse fields and the benefits of bringing multiple perspectives to bear on these issues. A significant portion of the handbook is also devoted to interventions to improve family health in such areas as genetically transmitted diseases, illnesses of childhood, chronic illness, caregiving, and medical family therapy

VM01-72	Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines.
	Duodecim Medical Publications/ 9780470011843/ Price:US$ 442.00

	Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines fills the demand for a handbook discussing the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases and conditions encountered by health care professionals. The title was first published in Finland by the Finnish Medical Society, where it is now considered to be the single most important support tool for the physicians' decision making in their daily work. What sets EBM Guidelines apart from competing books? * Provides physicians with fast and easy access to practice guidelines based on the best available research evidence * Covers practically all medical conditions encountered in general practice * Developed by over 300 experienced general practioners and specialists worldwide * Includes both diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, and recommendations on diagnostic tests and drug dosage * Presented in a user-friendly format with self contained chapters based on clinical subjects * Clear and concise explanations of all available evidence results in the guideline for treatment * The strength of evidence is graded from A-D making this title a quick and easy reference whenever and wherever you need it! * Assumes no prior knowledge of EBM or statistics - all the work of searching and appraisal has been done for you! * Seeks to include guidelines where clinical evidence is incomplete or unavailable * Contains full-colour photographs and tables throughout

VM01-70	Nanofabrication Towards Biomedical Applications.
	Hormes, Josef/ 9783527311156/ Price:US$ 255.00

	This book focuses on the materials, synthetic methods, tools and techniques being developed in the nanoregime towards the life sciences -- in particular biology, biotechnology and medicine. Readers from materials science, engineering, chemistry, biology and medical backgrounds will find detailed accounts of the design and synthesis of nanomaterials and the tools and techniques involved in their production for applications in biology, biotechnology and medicine.

VM01-69	Blackwell's Nursing Dictionary.
	Freshwater, Dawn/ 9781405105347/ Price:US$ 32.25

	All the information you'll ever need - in one dictionary! Key features * Over 25,000 entries * Comprehensive - much more information than a pocket dictionary * Informed by current nursing research and clinical practice * Includes latest UK legislation and policy changes * Accessible, authoritative and contemporary * Invaluable and informative appendices Appendices include: * Normal values * Lists of websites for key nursing journals and organizations * The NMC code of professional conduct * QAA benchmarking standards * Nursing research, Information technology and emergency care * Continuing professional development and PREP requirements

VM01-67	Health Care Systems, 4-Vols/Set.
	Watson, Jonathan/ 9780415322041/ Price:GBP 375.00

	This three-volume collection covers the organisation, financing and regulation of health care systems in three distinct contexts: * the development and growth of health care systems * health care systems in transition and under reform * future directions in the evolution of health [care] systems. A general introduction in the first volume provides a review of the collection as a whole, and individual volume introductions set the context for each volume.

VM01-54	Visions of the Cell Nucleus.
	Hemmerich, Peter/ 9781588830272/ Price:US$ 450.00

	Visions of the Cell Nucleus brings together scientists working on different aspects of structure and function of the mammalian cell nucleus. The goal of this book is to give a state-of-the-art overview on chromatin organization, function and dynamics of subnuclear structures, gene expression, DNA distribution, and disease. Emhpasis is put on new ideas of dynamic structure/function relationships revealed by the recent advent of new microscopy techniques as well as on subnuclear pathology and disease associations. The book provides all the information researchers, scientists and professionals need for this rapidly growing field.

VM01-48-4	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 4: Fundamentals of and Applications to Organic (and Organometallic) Compounds.
	Nibbering, Nico M. M./ 9780080438467/ Price:US$ 625.00

	This volume presents a cross section of the field of organic and organometallic mass spectrometry in two parts: the first part is devoted to the fundamentals of the mass spectrometry of organic and organometallic compounds and the second part to applications of mass spectrometry to organic and organometallic compounds, either available as pure compounds or present in very complex samples or mixtures. Readers will obtain not only detailed information about the selected topics with appropriate references to the original literature, but also an impression of the present scientific status of the field and its possible future directions.

VM01-48-3	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 3: Biological Applications Part B.
	Gross, Michael L./ 9780080438030/ Price:US$ 610.00

	Carbohydrates Fragmentation mechanism Digestion for glycosylation analysis GC/MS of Derivatized Saccharides Glycosphingolipids LC/MS Linkage Analysis Lipopolysaccharides Lipo-oligosaccharides Metal ligand/Oligosaccharides N-Linked Carbohydrates O-Linked Carbohydrates Nucleic Acids Base Analysis Digestion of Nucleic Acids (Enzyme & Chem) DNA Sequence Analysis Fragmentation mechanism High Throughput Genotyping LC/MS Ligand/DNA Complexes Modified Bases - DNA Modified Bases - RNA Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms RNA Mapping RNA sequence analysis Non-covalent complexes Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacology/Toxicology Accelerator MS in Human Subjects Automation Combinatorial Screening Drug Disposition GC/MS of Drugs and Metabolites LC/MS of Drugs and Metabolites New Drug Discovery Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacology/Toxicology - cont Pharmacokinetics Structure Determination - Natural Drug Metabolites Chandra Toxicology and Cancer Natural Products Protein Identification in Microorganisms Antibiotics Natural Drugs Extracted from Plants Virsus Wine Foods Isotope Ratio in Biology AA Metabolism, kinetics Breath tests, clinical CRIMS Abrahamson Quantitation of Metabolites in Fluids & Tissues Stable Isotopes to Measure Kinetics Clinical Applications Hemoglobin Variants Urinary Organic Acids Urinary Steroids Lipids Fatty Acids, Triglycerides Free Fatty Acids Glycolipids Lipid Mediators - Oxygenated Analogs Lipid Mediators - Prostaglandins Phospholipids Sphingolipids Steroids Sulfatides, sphringomyelin caratenoids, lipid soluble vitamins acylcarnatines

VA03-103-9	Health Care and Traditional Medicine in China 1800-1982.
	Hillier, S. M./ 9780415361538/ Price:GBP 230.00

	Beginning with the period of the early expansion of Western missionary medicine, this account covers the chaotic years of Nationalist rule to the foundations of the People's Republic in 1949. It trances the major influences on health care since then and describes the conflicts of State bureaucracy, Party and medical profession in their attempts to match political objectives in health care to resources available. An outline of the theory of Chinese traditional medicine, together with detailed accounts of acupuncture and plant drugs are also discussed, as are specific features of the health care system, such as population control, medical education, nutrition and psychiatry.

SM01-432	Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States.
	/ 9780309092708/ Price:US$ 65.00



SM01-342	Introduction to Energy Medicine DVD.
	Eden, Donna/ IEM-DVD/ Price:US$ 21.95



SM01-335	Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
	Merriam-Webster/ 9781418000561/ Price:US$ 24.95



SM01-326	Mayo Clinic Medical Manual.
	Olveira, Guilherme H. M./ 9780849390876/ Price:GBP 55.00



SM01-326	Advances in Medical Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures.
	Radhakrishnan, Megha S./ 9781904798156/ Price:GBP 35.00

	Medical diagnosis has made significant progress due to the availability of newer technologies, leading to better understanding of the internal structure and functioning of the human body. This volume contains recent developments, with the emphasis on telemedicine, biomedical instrumentation, artificial neural network modelling, biomedical imaging, hemorheological techniques and drug delivery systems. These articles, which provide in-depth knowledge and the latest breakthroughs, will prove to be valuable in the future development of these disciplines through the interaction between engineering, medicine and science.

SM01-325	From Grid to Healthgrid: Proceedings of Healthgrid 2005.
	Solomonides, Tony/ 9781586035105/ Price:EUR 118.00

	This publication provides a forum for projects in the medical, biological and biomedical domains as well as for grid projects that seek to integrate these. The overall objective is to reinforce and promote the awareness of the deployment of grid technology in health. The emphasis is on results of current grid projects in health care. This will show in the outcome of field tests and will identify deployment strategies for prototype applications in health care. In addition outstanding problem areas and technological challenges are identified and new solutions to these issues are proposed. From Grid to Healthgrid is divided in four themes: - Knowledge and Data Management - Deployments of Grids in Health - Current Projects and - Ethical, Legal, Social and Security Issues. The papers show that healthgrid has matured beyond its original projects and is now tackling some difficult problems that seemed intractable up till two years ago.

SM01-325	The Art of History Taking.
	Padhiary, Kashinath/ 9781904798316/ Price:GBP 6.99

	The diagnosis of human disease is becoming ever easier, thanks to the scientific facilities available – x-rays, ultrasound, scans – but the importance of the clinical diagnosis has not decreased. All scientific examinations are supplementary to the clinical diagnosis, and the history is the major factor in the clinical diagnosis. History taking evaluates the feelings of a person, but also provides the temporal development and profile of the illness. Such feelings are nothing but the symptoms of different diseases. They cannot be quantified, or expressed in scientific terms, nor sometimes expressed in words. On occasions, it is only the body language of a patient which gives expression to the symptoms.

SM01-325	Cell and Tissue Banking , An Issue of Clinics Laboratory Medicine 25-3.
	Eisenbrey, A. Bradley/ 9781416027041/ Price:US$ 74.95



SM01-325	Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
	Antel, J./ 9781586035358/ Price:EUR 138.00

	Obesity has reached pandemic proportions. Changes in lifestyles and changes in dietary habits, as well as unification of diets contribute to the rising prevalence of obesity and the associated metabolic syndrome. Overweight and obesity in humans emerge as contemporary risks for diabetes type-2, cardiovascular disease and cancer. There seems to be consensus that on the background of modern life styles, genes that have been selected over the millions of years of human evolution render humans prone to obesity. These same genes which support higher accumulation of energy conferred substantial benefits to our ancestors at times of famine. By harnessing the knowledge on glucose metabolism we recognized that regulation of energy storage is a key process. We believe that the brain is critically involved in the regulation of energy metabolism. Progress in knowledge on energy metabolism has contributed to the invention of pharmacological measures aiming to help humans suppress food intake and control body weight. Most of these measures have been recalled due to several side effects, such as; increased hart rates an blood pressure, withdrawal symptoms, hypertension and kidney stones. Current understanding of the mechanism of action of cannabinoid CB1 antagonists is pointing towards the brain. It is postulated that hypothalamic CB1 receptors are responsible for pharmacological effects of CB1 antagonists on fat tissue. It is our hope that, in the near future, novel drugs will demonstrate adequate efficacy in aiding and maintaining weight loss, enable a truly effective and safe long-term therapy without serious side effects.

SM01-325	Legal Aspects of Medicines.
	Dimond, Bridgit/ 9781856422970/ Price:GBP 22.50

	This book presents an overview of the laws relating to the supply, administration and prescribing of medicines. It covers the statutory provisions of the Medicines Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act; nurse prescribing and patient group directions; the laws relating to consent and accountability in relation to medicines; self-adminstration of medicines; storage and destruction; complementary medicines and many other areas of practice

SM01-323	Saunders Textbook of Medical Assisting, 2-Vols/Set.(With CD-ROM)
	Klieger, Diane M./ 9781416032403/ Price:US$ 67.95



SM01-323	Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know About and What You Can Do to Prepare fot It.
	Revill, Jo/ 9781405095730/ Price:GBP 6.99



SM01-323	Cardiac Remodeling: Mechanisms and Treatment.
	Greenberg, Barry/ 9780824723873/ Price:GBP 160.00



SM01-323	Acromegaly: Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment.
	Lely, Aart Jan Van Der/ 9780849338489/ Price:GBP 150.00



SM01-321	Transforming Practice through Clinical Education, Professional Supervision and Mentoring.
	Rose, Miranda/ 9780443074547/ Price:GBP 37.99



SM01-321	Assistive Technology: From Virtuality to Reality.
	Pruski, A./ 9781586035433/ Price:EUR 154.00

	The title of this book points towards the difficulty encountered in research and development carried out by laboratories to reach the users. "From Virtuality to Reality" aims at alerting developers so that they pay a particular attention to the outcome of their work. Inventive research as well as new technologies which have a very high potential in the field of assistive technology are described in this publication. Despite the fact that recent products take more and more frequently into account the specific needs of the handicapped people, there remains a long road ahead until these products become available to everyone. Assistive technology has to adapt to today’s fast technological developments. Because new technologies are developing too rapidly, there is no choice but to adapt to this ceaseless evolution. The elderly or handicapped people are facing more and more difficulties in interacting with the assistive technology experts. Technology is an essential component of the activity but it is even more important to take into account the human factor if the aim is to enable users to benefit from assistive technologies. As a consequence, developers must work with a unique objective based on a user-centered approach. This requires a multidisciplinary collaboration which is one of the prime movers of their research and also one of the keys of success.

SM01-321	Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics: Proceedings of MIE2005.
	Engelbrecht, R./ 9781586035495/ Price:EUR 176.00

	A wide variety of topics of bio-informatics, including both medical and bio-medical informatics are addressed by MIE. The main theme in this publication is the development of connections between bio-informatics and medical informatics. Tools and concepts from both disciplines can complement each other. Information derived at the molecular level influences patient care processes. New bridges must be built. For this purpose, a panel of high level scientists was invited to participate and to give keynote speeches, tutorials and workshop discussions. Topics include: sharing resources between bio-informatics and medical informatics; sharing knowledge, common data and tools, interactions and potentialization for the benefit of patients; image processing and feature extraction; electronic health records and information systems; biosignal analysis, human interface, quality assessment, patients as citizens, statistical methods, knowledge engineering, telematics, etc.

SM01-321	Regional Health Economies and ICT Service: The PICNIC Experience.
	Saranummi, N./ 9781586035389/ Price:EUR 99.00

	An important trend throughout Europe is a move towards more involvement of patients or citizens in informed decision making of any choice and responsibility for their own health. The vision behind this work is comprised of two components: new innovative services to the citizens and networking services and care across organisational boundaries. The needed integration and interoperability of systems will not be achieved, unless the healthcare domain invests into standardization. The way Information Society Technology (IST) is developing, however, means that there is no need for a fully harmonised European healthcare. A further dimension to this comes from the Open Source (OS) initiative. The success of Linux and the Open Source Web-servers and browsers is well known. This has revitalised OS activities also in the healthcare domain. This book has gathered significant experience in developing IT services for Regional Health Economies and builds on several years of worldwide experience. Its aim is to make the European market for telematic healthcare services more cohesive and less fragmented, by developing a model for the preparation of the regional healthcare providers to implement the next generation of secure, user-friendly healthcare networks. As such it paves the way towards the development of regional healthcare networks, assisted by interoperable IT services, in order to support effectively continuity of care across enterprises and establish a Professionals and Citizens Network for Integrated Care.

SM01-321	The Bone and Mineral Manual: A Practical Guide.
	Kleerekoper, Michael/ 9780120885695/ Price:US$ 77.95



SM01-320	Structure, Dynamics and Function of Biological Macromolecules and Assemblies.
	Puglisi, Joseph. D./ 9781586034757/ Price:EUR 116.00

	This publication brings together the work of experts applying different physical methods to problems of macromolecular dynamics - notably x-ray diffraction, NMR and other forms of spectroscopy, and macromolecular dynamics measurements and simulations. Emphasis was placed on correlating structural problems with mechanisms of biological function. The range of topics in this book represent the diversity of critical problems in biology, from protein structure determination and folding dynamics to the mechanisms of allostery in enzymes from RNA structure and function in viral disease to the triumph of the ribosome structure. The individual articles represent the state of the art in each area covered and provide a guide to the original literature in this rapidly developing field.

SM01-320	Handbook of Essential Tremor and Other Tremor Disorders.
	Lyons, Kelly E./ 9780824726454/ Price:GBP 180.00



SM01-319	Gnrh Analogs in Human Reproduction.
	Lunenfeld, Bruno/ 9780415381352/ Price:GBP 50.00



SM01-318	Critical Care for Postgraduate Tainees.
	Brooks, Adam J./ 9780340809679/ Price:GBP 29.99



SM01-314	Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 13: The Magical Next Becomes the Medical Now.
	Westwood, J. D./ 9781586034986/ Price:EUR 148.00

	Magical describes conditions that are outside our understanding of cause and effect. What cannot be attributed to human or natural forces is explained as magic: super-human, super-natural. Even in modern societies, magic-based explanations are powerful because, given the complexity of the universe, there are so many opportunities to use them. The history of medicine is defined by progress in understanding the human body - from magical explanations to measurable results. To continue medical progress, physicians and scientists must openly question traditional models. Valid inquiry demands a willingness to consider all possible solutions without prejudice. Medical politics should not perpetuate unproven assumptions nor curtail reasoned experimentation, unbiased measurement and well-informed analysis. For thirteen years, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality has been an incubator for technologies that create new medical understanding via the simulation, visualization and extension of reality. Researchers create imaginary patients because they offer a more reliable and controllable experience to the novice surgeon. With imaging tools, reality is purposefully distorted to reveal to the clinician what the eye alone cannot see. Robotics and intelligence networks allow the healer’s sight, hearing, touch and judgment to be extended across distance, as if by magic. The moments when scientific truth is suddenly revealed after lengthy observation, experimentation and measurement, is the real magic. These moments are not miraculous, however. They are human ingenuity in progress and they are documented here in this book.

SM01-314	Strengthening Influenza Pandemic Preparedness through Civil-military Cooperation.
	Neville, Jame/ 9781586034405/ Price:EUR 116.00

	Magical describes conditions that are outside our understanding of cause and effect. What cannot be attributed to human or natural forces is explained as magic: super-human, super-natural will. Even in modern societies, magic-based explanations are powerful because, given the complexity of the universe, there are so many opportunities to use them. The history of medicine is defined by progress in understanding the human body—from magical explanations to measurable results. To continue medical progress, physicians and scientists must openly question traditional models. Valid inquiry demands a willingness to consider all possible solutions without prejudice. Medical politics should not perpetuate unproven assumptions nor curtail reasoned experimentation, unbiased measurement, and well-informed analysis. For thirteen years, MMVR has been an incubator for technologies that create new medical understanding via the simulation, visualization, and extension of reality. Researchers create imaginary patients because they offer a more reliable and controllable experience to the novice surgeon. With imaging tools, reality is purposefully distorted to reveal to the clinician what the eye alone cannot see. Robotics and intelligence networks allow the healer’s sight, hearing, touch, and judgment to be extended across distance, as if by magic. The moments when scientific truth is suddenly revealed after lengthy observation, experimentation, and measurement is the real magic. These moments are not miraculous, however. They are human ingenuity in progress and they are documented here in this book.

SM01-313	Health Continuum and Data Exchange in Belgium and IN the Netherlands.
	France, F. H. R./ 9781586034870/ Price:EUR 94.00

	This book describes a follow up of research projects and the development of standards for “e-Health in Belgium and in the Netherlands”. This publication covers timely areas such as nursing and care process, the electronic patient record and knowledge bases, as well as ICT assessment. Both the MIC and the Belgium e-Health Conference share new trends in health informatics and present many timely ideas and practical proposals. They are directed to health care professionals who are leading the transformation of health care by using information and knowledge. A general introduction to the work of this Federal Commission in Belgium has been published in 2002, this 2002 volume, titles E-Health in Belgium and in the Netherlands appeared as volume 93 in the series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics.

SM01-311	Guidelines for Chiropractic Quality Assurance and Practice Parameters.
	Halderman, Scott/ 9780763729219/ Price:US$ 142.95

	The first-ever practice guidelines by and for the profession! These proceedings are the result of the landmark Mercy Center Consensus Conference in which chiropractic practitioners in the academic, clinical, political, and regulatory sectors met to reach agreement on standards of practice, producing guidelines for practice that provide a major step toward addressing the needs of the patient and assuring the quality and acceptance of chiropractic health services. This publication represents the greatest consensus ever achieved by the profession and is a must have for every chiropractic student and practitioner.

SM01-311	Handbook of Clinical Chiropractic Care.
	Wyatt, Lawrence H./ 9780763732493/ Price:US$ 134.95

	The second edition of the Handbook of Clinical Chiropractic Care is a concise, quick-access handbook that covers the more common conditions seen in a chiropractic practice. Where possible, an evidence-based approach is presented, but it must be understood that a purely evidence-based practice is impossible to achieve in any form of health care. Instead the clinician must use the best available evidence, clinical experience and a “pinch” of intuition to manage his/her patients.

SM01-311	Dx/Rx Coronary Thrombosis.
	Becker, Richard C./ 9780763724801/ Price:US$ 79.95

	Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of Coronary Thrombosis. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on the ward or in the clinic!

GM01-32	UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, 5-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781414404448/ Price:US$ 530.00

	This set provides detailed information on 52 drugs and other addictive substances, defined as illegal drugs, legal addictive drugs and other substances as well as commonly abused classes of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Arranged alphabetically by official name, each entry follows the same format, allowing students to easily compare and contrast different drugs. Similar in scope to Thomson Gale's Drugs and Controlled Substances for Students, this set provides information in an objective manner that is appropriate for middle school students. Statistics highlight each entry and sidebars provide information on the legal, historical or social aspects of the particular drug. Difficult words are defined within the text and are included in the "Words to Know" section.

GM01-31	Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781414403656/ Price:US$ 428.00

	According to the Human Genome Project, as well as numerous medical research groups, significant new findings on genetic disorders occur nearly every week. Information on many of these disorders, however, is extremely difficult to come by -- until now. The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders addresses the need for current, hard-to-find facts on these emerging discoveries. The 2-vol. Encyclopedia provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons. Students will want to consult the Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders for useful information on a range of well known disorders, including Down Syndrome, Trisomy, Hemophilia and Tourette Syndrome, and rarely seen diseases such as Meckel Syndrome, Neuraminidase Deficiency and Phenylketonuria. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, entries range in length from 1,500 to 5,000 words. Entries relating to genetic disorders are presented in articles arranged in a standardized format for quick comparison and ease of use, while nondisorder topics are covered in detail with extended entries.

GM01-30	Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780787692414/ Price:US$ 712.00

	Perfect for parents and allied health students, the Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral development. Written without hard-to-understand medical jargon, the four-volume set uses language parents can understand, while still providing enough depth to benefit today's health science students. The set, which covers every major body system, is arranged into five main entry types: Diseases & Disorders; Development; Immunizations; Drugs; Procedures. With a distinct emphasis on the health issues affecting children under the age of four, the Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health provides a much-needed service to new parents and promises to be a frequently used resource in any library.

GM01-29	The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781414403625/ Price:US$ 417.00



	100 Questions and Answers about COPD.
	Campion E., M.D. Quinn/ 9780763736385/ Price:US$ 22.95

	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a disabling and potentially fatal illness affecting more than 13 million people and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Whether you or a loved one has been diagnosed with COPD, the number and type of diagnosis and treatment options can be overwhelming. This invaluable resource offers the guidance and advice you need. Written by a prominent physician and leader in patient support for this devastating lung disease, with commentary from an actual COPD patient, 100 Questions & Answers About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions, including diagnosis, medical, surgical, and rehabilitative treatement options, how to work with your physician to improve your health and avoid hospitalizations, cautions and pre-cautions, smoking cessation, psychological issues, and much more.

	HNE and Further Lipid Peroxidation Products.
	Siems, W./ 9781586035860/ Price:EUR 275.00

	This book focuses on products of lipid peroxidation used as biomarkers of oxidative stress. Oxygen free radicals are implicated in many diseases and ‘normal’ processes, such as ischemiareperfusion injury, cataracts, age-related macula degeneration, cancer, inflammation, aging, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. Assessment of oxidative stress by measurement of lipid peroxidation (LPO) products is of biological and clincal importance when considering the multiple functions of lipids such as steroid hormones, retinoic acids and prostaflandins. Beyond, LPO products such as 4-hydroxunonenal (HNE), acrolein, F2-isoprostanes and oxysterols exert signal functions that significantly influence gene expression and protein synthesis, and such regulatory phenomena may affect the organism more dramatically. In short, LPO is biologically and medically important. This book covers the entire field of HNE research, including subjects as Cell Cycle and Proteolysis, LPO Products, Antioxidants and Detoxification, Neurodegeneration and Aging, Lipid Peroxidation, HNE and Gene Regulation, Detection of Oxidants and LPO Products, LDL and Atherosclerosis, Clinical Applications and HNE, Mitochondria and Metabolic Regulation. This publication is dedicated to Professor Alex Sevanian (1946-2005).

	eHealth 2005-Telematics in Health Care: Health Cards in Europe.
	/ 9781586035792/ Price:EUR 37.00

	The electronic health cards receives a proper introduction in this volume. In the patients’ hands, the new German card will constitute the key to cross-sectoral co-operation among the stakeholders in the healthcare system. Indeed, it intends to be the basis of and gateway to other important health telematics applications. This publication makes transparent the current state of work surrounding the introduction of health cards and of telematics infrastructures and provides an initial survey of the various test projects under way in Germany. Another priority is the promotion of social acceptance based on secure data protection and the benefits to be expected for patients. Additional aims were to promote public awareness of advanced telematics applications and their concrete benefits as well as to enhance the planning security to invest both for industry and its clients. The international perspective focussed on experience reports and the sharing of concepts, especially with our neighbouring countries. With a view to the introduction of a European (electronic) health insurance card and its updating concepts, the focus is on national telematics strategies that need to be co-ordinated at the European level to forestall the emergence of any new borders in the electronic world.

VM01-80	Comprehensive Handbook of Alcohol Related Pathology, 3-Vols/Set.
	Preedy, Victor/ 9780125643702/ Price:US$ 693.00

	This handbook is divided into three sections: Part I-General Aspects of Alcohol and Mechanisms of Disease, Part II-Damage and Disease, and Part III-Selective Methods Used in Alcohol Research. This title disseminates data about alcohol toxicology from the nucleus to the whole organ. This holistic treatment and wide coverage extends from the evolutionary aspects of alcohol consumption and the prevalence of alcohol misuse to programmed cell death. In a 'one-stop-shop' of information with suitable indexing of the various pathways and processes, this handbook is for researchers and students alike.

VM01-62	Microbiological Assay for Pharmaceutical Analysis: A Rational Approach.
	Hewitt, William/ 9780849318245/ Price:GBP 350.00

	A user-friendly guide for the evaluation of microbiological assays, this book provides a lucid explanation of the sources of error in microbiological assay and helps analysts choose efficient assay designs that will minimize those sources of error. The author discusses microbiological assay as a branch of pharmaceutical analysis and distinguishes it from biological assay in general. He draws attention to the microbiological aspects that may not be so obvious to the chemical analyst and to the analytical aspects that may not be so obvious to the microbiologist. The book expands on the guidance given in pharmacopoeias and helps readers choose the assay design most appropriate for the purpose of their assay.

VM01-61-2	Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons (CD-ROM)
	Anthony C. Moffat/ 9780853695011/ Price:GBP 350.00

	This practical manual and standard reference work provides the definitive source of analytical data for drugs and poisons. It is intended for use primarily by scientists faced with identifying and quantifying these substances in body fluids, tissue samples and pharmaceutical and industrial products. The completely revised and expanded third edition of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons has been written by over 40 international experts, and also boosts an editorial advisory board of over 45 world renowned scientists.

VM01-59	Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, 2-Vols/Set.
	Anderson, Norman B./ 9780761923602/ Price:GBP 450.00

	From adherence to a doctor's advice, to emotions and health, to obesity treatment and prevention, to women's health and all topics in between, the Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior comprehensively covers all aspects of what has become the dynamic domain of behavioral medicine. This collection brings together in a single resource all of the knowledge represented by this interdisciplinary field, highlighting the links between science and practice. In it, readers will find a wealth of information on topics such as physical activity, stress and health, smoking, pain management, social support and health, cardiovascular health, health promotion, HIV//AIDS, and much more.

VM01-48-2	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 2: Biological Applications Part A.
	Gross, Michael L./ 9780080438009/ Price:US$ 625.00

	CE/MS, analysis Chemical modification/damage Derivatization for Analysis Desalting/purification/microdialysis Disulfide Bond Analysis Enzyme kinetics Folding/Unfolding Fragmentation Mechanisms of Ions Gel Electrophoresis Glycoproteins H/D Exchange Methods High-resolution Measurements High Sensitivity Detection Hydrolysis, Chemical & Enzymatics Image Analysis of Proteins in Tissues Protein Complexes LC/MS, analysis Membrane proteins Metal Ion Binding Molecular Weight Measurements Neuropeptides Non-covalent Interactions, Ligand/Protein Non-covalent Interactions, Protein/Protein Phosphorylation, sulfation Proteomics Quantitation/Proteins Quaternary Structure Secondary Structure Sequence Analysis - Digestion/Cleavage Sequence Analysis - High Energy MS/MS Sequence Analysis - Low Energy MS/MS Sequence Analysis - PSD with MALDI Single Cell, analysis of

SM01-379	Clinical Research: What It Is and How It Works.
	Nesbitt, Lori A./ 9780763731366/ Price:US$ 193.95

	Hardly a week goes by without a newspaper headline or an evening news report detailing a mishap or scandal in the world of clinical research. An increasingly informed public demands speedy breakthroughs in treatment while eyeing warily the risks of participation in clinical trials. The nation’s most prestigious medical centers suffer record fines for research misconduct and the embarrassment that goes with it. Against this backdrop those in the trenches of clinical research work under heightening pressure and scrutiny. More than ever this field demands an unprecedented level of knowledge and understanding. Clinical Research: What It Is and How It Works will provide you with a fundamental yet comprehensive understanding of all phases of the clinical research process. Every aspect of clinical research from program design, regulatory issues, ethical considerations, to IRB roles and functions, quality controls, financial management, and more are explained in clear, concise language. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or a brand new member of an IRB, this book will provide a clear, thorough perspective on the clinical research process.

SM01-340	The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live.
	Frank, Arthur W./ 9780226260150/ Price:US$ 30.00



SM01-331	Case Management Resource Guide, 4-Vols/Set.
	/ 9781880874837/ Price:US$ 225.00

	You need to find a day treatment program for a technology dependent child....a list of home infusion therapy companies....a residential head injury program in a distant city....a list of prosthetic limb manufacturers....or a support group for ventilator-dependent persons. Where do you turn? Turn to the Case Management Resource Guide, simply the most extensive directory of healthcare services ever published. The 4-volume, 5,000+ pages Resource Guide is used by case managers, discharge planners, managed care contracting staff, sales and marketing professionals, search firms, and information & referral agencies throughout the United States. Each of the Resource Guide's four regional volumes covers all of the services shown below under "Table of Contents" for a quarter of the U.S. The Resource Guide may be ordered as a single regional volume or as a four-volume set.

SM01-329	Pocket Clinical Examination.
	Talley, Nicholas J./ 9780729537421/ Price:US$ 47.95



SM01-323	Male Contraception: A Choice on The Horizon.
	Aitken, R. J./ 9780444516848/ Price:US$ 195.00



SM01-318	EMQs in Clinical Medicine.
	Syed, Irfan/ 9780340811092/ Price:GBP 12.99



SM01-315	Mosby's Pocket Guide to Infusion Therapy.
	Otto, Shirley E./ 9780323031967/ Price:US$ 43.95



SM01-314	Amyloid Precursor Protein: A Practical Approach.
	Xia, Weiming/ 9780849322457/ Price:GBP 205.00



SM01-314	E-Health: Current Status and Future Trends.
	Demiris, George/ 9781586034429/ Price:EUR 99.00

	In this publication, e-health is defined as the use of advanced telecommunications such as the Internet, portable and other sophisticated devices, advanced networks and new design approaches aiming to support healthcare delivery and education. Thus, e-health refers to a fundamental redesign of healthcare processes based on the use and integration of electronic communication at all levels. It aims to lead to patient empowerment which describes the transition from a passive role where the patient is the recipient of care services to an active role where the patient is informed, has choices and is involved in the decision making process. e-Health has the potential to improve efficiency on a global level when patients cross national boundaries to seek treatment in other countries and to enable medical facilities and services across countries to be linked and accessible to citizens. Discussion topics focus on the use of mobile technologies in health care, “smart home” technologies, telemedicine applications that cross national borders, transatlantic collaborations in bioinformatics and the use of the Internet in health care. Furthermore, legislative efforts and ethical concerns associated with the diffusion of e-health are discussed and policies in the EU and the US reviewed and compared.

SM01-314	Establishing Telemedicine In Developing Countries: From Inception To Implementation.
	Latifi, Rifat/ 9781586034238/ Price:EUR 121.00

	Telemedicine and telehealth development has brought hope to developing countries and their most remote areas, yet leaves very significant questions and anxiety among those hoping to maintain status quo of current medical practices. When it comes to telemedicine and its applications, most countries are actually in the same boat. Even in the most developed countries’ hospitals, telemedicine is still not practiced. Advanced technology such as computers, diagnostic imaging, robotics, voice activated machines, and remote controls have changed the hospital and operating room theaters around the western world. Essentially, geography and distance have become abstract nouns and are meaningless in modern times. At the same time, the world equilibrium has not followed the punctuation of an industrial world directed by the broad bandwidth. Nonetheless, the patient has become an educated and informed consumer who questions the decisions of the practitioner and demands explanations and evidence-based medical approaches. The physician’s expertise is validated through the Internet and other forms and the patient insists on care that is up to current world standards. This multiple author book, represents a serious attempt to analyze the most important issues in the field of telemedicine and telehealth. It presents concrete assistance to those who would like to explore the possibilities of establishing telemedicine and telehealth in their countries as well as those individuals who would like to establish these programs in developing areas or in countries that simply do not have existing telemedicine networks.

SM01-314	E-Health: Current Situation and Examples of Implemented and Beneficial E-Health Applications.
	Iakovidis, Ilias/ 9781586034481/ Price:EUR 99.00

	This publications aims at providing health ministers and the health public sector in general with validated information on which key implementation decisions concerning e-Health may be made. An import issue discussed here is the reinforcement of the implementation and deployment of e-Health systems by European health service providers. Here, e-Health systems and services are looked at from a user perspective; the citizen, the patient, the healthcare professional, the hospital manager and the pubic health authority. This volume consists of the following sections: National and Regional Health Information Networks, e-Health systems and services for Health professionals, Empowering Patients and Citizens in management for the Public Health, and Industrial and standardization Issues.

SM01-314	Ontologies in Medicine.
	Pisanelli, Domenico M./ 9781586034184/ Price:EUR 125.00

	It is generally acknowledged by the scientific community that ontologies may give a significant contribution to the design and implementation of better and more interoperable information systems, also in medicine. However, there is still much skepticism on the real impact that ontologies - apart from the academic world - may have on the design and maintenance of working information systems. The aim of this book is both to review fundamental theoretical issues on ontologies and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the ontological approach by illustrating real case studies. The first paper shows the usefulness of an ontological approach for solving some problems arising in medicine. It points out the relevance of terminological ontologies for disambiguating polysemous terms, for re-organizing very large corpora and detecting possible inconsistencies and for managing a catalog of bio-medical equipments. It also emphasizes the fundamental role played by ontologies when integration and interoperability of heterogeneous knowledge sources is needed, in particular in the field of clinical guidelines and evidence-based medicine. Other papers are a clear and relevant contribution to the topic of formal ontology in medicine: One introduces the application of the “descriptions and situations” theory in biomedicine. The others emphasize the important role of ontologies in modeling clinical guidelines: a crucial issue in health-care management today. Two other interesting applications are in the field of genomics, the organ transplantation domain and where mistakes in medical ontologies come from and how they can be detected.

SM01-311	Physiology for Anaesthesiologists.
	Fee, J. P. H./ 9781841842356/ Price:GBP 150.00



SM01-310	The Medical Professional's Guide to Handheld Computing.(with CD-ROM)
	Helopoulos, Chris/ 9780763731526/ Price:US$ 65.95

	Welcome to the incredible world of handheld computing in medicine! The Medical Professional’s Guide to Handheld Computing provides all healthcare professionals--regardless of their experience with PDAs--complete and up-to-date information on choosing and using a palm device. With chapters ranging from “Before you Buy” and “Getting Started” through critical profiles of all the major medical software available, The Guide is the best source available anywhere to answer your questions about PDAs in clinical practice. Useful to all health professionals --from medical students to physicians and nurses to physician assistants and other allied health practitioners-- this book is an essential tool for all palm users who work in the healthcare setting.

GM01-28	Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780787691509/ Price:US$ 467.00

	Despite a recent increase in the amount of medical information available to researchers, most resources either fail to explore neurological disease in any depth and or do so at a level not appropriate for students and general readers. Targeted to patients, their families and allied health students, The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more.

	Clinical Approach to Jaundice.
	Tandon, Rakesh/ 9781904798095/ Price:GBP 50.00

	Jaundice is a common manifestation of various hepatobiliary and haematological disorders, in addition to several pathophysiological processes. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of jaundice. In a cohesive manner, it presents common principles involved in the management of apparently dissimilar conditions. Authored by pioneer gastroenterologists and hepatologists this multiauthor book provides help to physicians and general practitioners in adopting logical and diagnostic algorithms in their clinical practice.

VM01-61-1	Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 2-Vols/Set.
	Anthony C. Moffat/ 9780853694731/ Price:GBP 375.00

	This practical manual and standard reference work provides the definitive source of analytical data for drugs and poisons. It is intended for use primarily by scientists faced with identifying and quantifying thes substances in body fluids, tissue samples and pharmaceutical and industrial products. The completely revised and expanded third edition of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons has been written by over 40 international experts, and also boosts an editorial advisory board of over 45 world renowned scientists. The new edition of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons now comprises two volumes, housed in a durable slipcase. Volume one contains 31 chapters by leading international scientists covering the practice areas and analytical procedures used in analytical toxicology. Volume two contains 1737 drug and poison monographs detailing physical properties, analytical methods, pharmacokinetic data and toxicology data. Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons is an essential requirement for all forensic and crime laboratories, toxicologists, clinical pharmacology departments, poison information centres, pathologists, clinical toxicologists, hospital pharmacists and analytical chemists. Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons was previously published as Clarke's Isolation and Identification of Drugs.

VM01-61	Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons. (2 Vols Book+Cd-ROM Package)
	Moffat, Anthony C./ 9780853695622/ Price:GBP 495.00

	This practical manual and standard reference work provides the definitive source of analytical data for drugs and poisons. It is intended for use primarily by scientists faced with identifying and quantifying thes substances in body fluids, tissue samples and pharmaceutical and industrial products. The completely revised and expanded third edition of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons has been written by over 40 international experts, and also boosts an editorial advisory board of over 45 world renowned scientists. The new edition of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons now comprises two volumes, housed in a durable slipcase. Volume one contains 31 chapters by leading international scientists covering the practice areas and analytical procedures used in analytical toxicology. Volume two contains 1737 drug and poison monographs detailing physical properties, analytical methods, pharmacokinetic data and toxicology data. Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons is an essential requirement for all forensic and crime laboratories, toxicologists, clinical pharmacology departments, poison information centres, pathologists, clinical toxicologists, hospital pharmacists and analytical chemists. Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons was previously published as Clarke's Isolation and Identification of Drugs.

VM01-58	Encyclopedia of Health Care Management.
	Stahl, Michael J./ 9780761926740/ Price:GBP 200.00

	Health care is one of today's most discussed and debated topics. From issues such as accessibility to costs to quality, the debates range widely among doctors, patients, employers, and insurers. A popular topic in political campaigns and the media, health care and health care management is also a quiet and unremitting concern in the private and personal lives of individuals who worry about someday having to choose between food and prescription drugs. The Encyclopedia of Health Care Management will prove invaluable to libraries serving students and professionals in health and business. It will also be an essential reference for health providers and their employees, and students and professors in health and management for responsible and successful practice and administration in the health care industry.

VM01-55	Nucleic Acids Isolation Methods.
	Bowien, Botho/ 9781588830180/ Price:US$ 249.00

	Nucleic Acids Isolation Methods is part of a book series entitled Genome Science and Nucleic Acids. The volume Nucleic Acids Isolation Methods is devoted to preparation of genomic DNA, plasmid DNA, viral nucleic acids, and RNA. Emphasis is also put on stabilization of nucleic acids prior to isolation, scale-up of plasmid isolation, and DNA cleanup from gels, PCR, sequencing, etc. A number of specific medical and forensic applications are detailed such as preparation of pathogen nucleic acids for real-time PCR analysis, extraction of DNA from paraffin embedded bone marrow trephine biopsies, and isolation of nucleic acids from tissue, blood, semen, hair, and saliva for DNA fingerprints, RFLP, and PCR analyses. This book contains 10 state-of-the-art review chapters written by 20 renowned experts from leading research institutions, industry and a criminal investigation department. Detailed description of methods as well as their theoretical background makes this volume an essential reference for specialists in academia, research institutions, and industry and also a valuable manual for newcomers to this field.

VM01-48-1	Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Volume 1: Theory and Chemistry.
	Armentrout, Peter B./ 9780080438023/ Price:US$ 610.00

	1 Theory (Reactions) 2 Theory (Energies and Potential Energy Surfaces) 3 Instrumentation 4 Ion Spectroscopy 5 Thermochemistry - Methods 6 Collision Activation and Dissociation 7 Mobilities 8 Neutralization, Charge Reversal 9 Organic Ion Chemistry (Positive) 10 Organic Ion Chemistry (Negative) 11 Solvation and Clusters 12 Inorganic Chemistry 13 Biopolymers

VM01-47	Handbook of Free Radical Initiators.
	Denisov, E. T./ 9780471207535/ Price:US$ 597.95

	Free radical initiators–chemical molecules which easily decompose into free radicals–serve as reactive intermediates in synthetic methodologies such as organic and polymer synthesis as well as in technological processes, oligomerization, network formation, and kinetic research. The Handbook of Free Radical Initiators presents an up-to-date account of the physicochemical data on radical initiators and reactions of radical generation. Individual chapters include: * Dialkyl Peroxides and Hydroperoxides * Diacyl Peroxides, Peresters, and Organic Polyoxides * Azo-Compounds * Bimolecular Reactions of Free Radical Generation by Ozone, Dioxygen, Hydroperoxides, and Haloid Molecules * Free Radical Abstraction Reactions * Free Radical Addition Reactions * Free Radical Recombination and Disproportoination Reactions

VM01-38-1	Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine, The.
	Albrecht, Gary L./ 9780761942726/ Price:GBP 45.00

	This is the first international and inter-disciplinary social science Handbook on health and medicine. Five years in the making, and building on the insights and advice of an international editorial board, the book brings together world-class figures to provide an indispensable, comprehensive resource book on social science, health and medicine. Pinpointing the focal issues of research and debate in one volume, the material is organized into three sections: social and cultural frameworks of analysis; the experience of health and illness; and health care systems and practices. Each section consists of specially commissioned chapters designed to examine the vital conceptual and methodological practice and policy issues. Readers receive not only a complete survey of social science, health and medicine in one volume, they are further provided with an authoritative guide to methodologies, key concepts, central theoretical traditions and an agenda for future research and practice. The Handbook answers the need, expressed by social scientists and medical practitioners, for an authoritative, inter-disciplinary study which demonstrates the contribution and promise of social science disciplines in the crucial and rapidly changing field of health and medicine. The book will also be of interest to nurses, students in physical therapy, occupational therapy, epidemology, primary care and public health. The Handbook signals the coming of age of the social sciences in the arenas of medicine and health studies

VA05-99	Handbook of Death and Dying, 2-Vols/Set.
	Bryant, Clifton D./ 9780761925149/ Price:GBP 470.00

	The Handbook of Death and Dying takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology , bringing together what has previoulsy been an unwieldy body of knowledge into a concise, yet comprehensive reference work. This two-volume handbook will provide direction and momentum to the study of death-related behaviour for many years to come.

VA05-86	Body, The: Critical Concepts in Sociology, 5-Vols/Set.
	Blaikie, Andrew/ 9780415266628/ Price:GBP 1300.00

	This collection offers a uniquely comprehensive guide to the sociology of the body. With a strong historical scope and conceptual framework, it provides an indispensible reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a robust source for scholars working in the area. The central focus is on understanding sociology through the body; what is often described as re-reading sociology in a 'more corporeal light'. This is an interdisciplinary process, drawing on history, feminism, cultural history, art history, anthropology, social psychology, philosophy, medical sociology and media and communications, as well as sociology. While this has been primarily a Western practice, The Body seeks to broaden the perspective to include references that draw on alternative cultural assumptions, beliefs and practices (including Japan, and South America.)

VA05-77	Norbert Elias, 4-Vols/Set.
	Dunning, Eric/ 9780761974574/ Price:GBP 675.00

	Norbert Elias (1897-1990) is now widely regarded as one of the greatest sociologists of the 20th century. The challenge and profundity of his work are still being assimilated. Some have suggested that in time, he will be regarded as the Copernicus or Darwin of sociology, the man who set the subject on its scientific course. These four volumes provide a comprehensive and penetrating survey of Elias's life and work. They pinpoint the main fields of research which Elias and his followers have explored: the civilizing process; state-formation; knowledge, religion and science; informalization; power; established-outsider figurations in fields such as class, gender and race; the sociology of the body; the sociology of the emotions; the sociology of leisure, sport and the arts; the sociology of the professions; medicine and psychoanalysis; crime and punishment; drug use and abuse. The collection also explores the various critiques of Elias's `figurational' or `process' sociology and counter-critiques by Elias's followers. The volumes successfully locate the work of Elias and his followers in the context of modern sociology, especially in relation to writers such as Mannheim, Adorno, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault and Bourdieu. In the penetrating, original and informative Introduction, Eric Dunning and Stephen Mennell elucidate Elias's sociological contributions and the bearing his life experiences had on his work. The collection is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the sociological contribution of Norbert Elias.

SM01-362	Human Cloning: Right or Wrong?
	Davies, Eryl/ 9780852345511/ Price:US$ 2.50



SM01-323	Getting to Grips with Clinical Governance.
	Harrison, Simon/ 9781903378168/ Price:GBP 25.00



SM01-323	The Memoirs of Allen Oldfather Whipple: The Man Behind the Whipple Operation.
	Johna, Samir/ 9781903378144/ Price:GBP 25.00

	This is what this book is about: an edited version of Whipple's previously unpublished memories, which until now - for more than forty years - has collected dust. In these pages the retired Whipple describes the journey of his life from the very beginning in Persia, where he was born, to the very end in New Jersey where he died. He provides snap shots of himself, his family and friends, his colleagues, and the changing times in which he lived. The editors have abbreviated the original manuscript by a third and have added footnotes and illustrations. An introduction and "end page" adds perspective to the memoirs. It has been said "God put the pancreas in the back because he did not want surgeons messing with it". Allen Whipple had the courage to mess with the pancreas and to show us how to mess with it successfully. But what kind of man was he and how did he arrive at his achievements?

SM01-301	Compartment Syndromes: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications.
	Styf, Jorma/ 9780849320514/ Price:GBP 150.00



SM01-301	Practical Prescribing Guidelines in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
	Capell, Hilary/ 9781841842820/ Price:GBP 50.00



GM01-26	Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery, 3-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780787677213/ Price:US$ 470.00

	Written especially for patients and allied healthcare students by experts in the field, the Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery provides in-depth coverage of approximately 450 surgical procedures and related topics, such as anesthetics, medications and postoperative care. Entries for surgical procedures follow a consistent format, covering definition; purpose; demographic information; diagnosis/preparation; aftercare; risks; morbidity and mortality rates; alternatives; and more. Some of the topics featured include: * Angioplasty * Arthroscopy * Biopsy * Cardiopulmonary bypass * Cryosurgery * Endoscopy * Hysterectomy * Laser surgery * Microsurgery * Organ transplantation * Prosthesis implantation * Tendon transfer * And many others Additional features include 175 full-color illustrations and photographs; bibliographies of further reading sources; a glossary of medical terminology; appendices listing top centers for specific surgical procedures and national organizations and support groups for patients; and a comprehensive index.

	The Future of Learning: Issues and Prospects.
	Tokoro, Mario/ 9781586033194/ Price:EUR 91.00

	The goal of this publication is to publish multidisciplinary discussions that contribute to improving the education of children and adults of all ages anywhere on earth. These improvements must be founded on well thought out educational methodologies and policies and a better understanding of human learning. They can involve information technology (e-learning, Internet, broadband) but only as a support tool, not as an end in itself. The book identifies factors that contribute to the current crisis in education, which is now felt throughout the world. It reports on some innovative projects that give hope for the future, and surveys recent results in cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and educational psychology. This volume also examines the potential uses of broadband and mass media in supporting education.

	EUROHIS: Developing Common Instruments for Health Surveys.
	Nosikov, A./ 9781586033224/ Price:EUR 73.00



VM01-46	Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care.
	Moss, Donald/ 9780761923237/ Price:GBP 155.00

	The Handbook emphasizes the concepts and technologies of clinical psychophysiology in providing an evidence-based empirical approach to problems of patients in primary care medicine from a biopsychosocial perspective. This Handbook introduces conceptual models from the psychophysiological perspective for understanding functional medical problems and describes specific clinical tools and interventions. It provides overviews of the best documented cognitive-behavioural approaches and alternative therapies to common disorders of primary care; and gives recommendations as to necessary education for practitioners in each of the mind-body disciplines (physicians, behavioural psychologists, nurse practitioners, etc.). The four editors are proponents of biofeedback, clinical psychophysiology, and related behavioural approaches. These approaches emphasise the acquisition of skills increasing a patient's ability to self-regulate physically, emotionally, and behaviourally. The Handbook covers such therapies as biofeedback, voluntary control skills training, health education, and behavioural and cognitive therapies. In line with a humanistic orientation, the book concludes with a look at the existential and spiritual side of the human encounter with sickness and disease.

VM01-42	Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology.
	Elston, Robert C./ 9780471486312/ Price:US$ 852.75

	Human Genetics concerns the study of genetic forces in man. By studying our genetic make-up we are able to understand more about our heritage and evolution. Some of the original, and most significant research in genetics centred around the study of the genetics of complex diseases - genetic epidemiology. This is the third in a highly successful series of books based on articles from the Encyclopedia of Biostatistics. This volume will be a timely and comprehensive reference, for a subject that has seen a recent explosion of interest following the completion of the first draft of the Human Genome Mapping Project. The editors have updated the articles from the Human Genetics section of the EoB, have adpated other articles to give them a genetic feel, and have included a number of newly commissioned articles to ensure the work is comprehensive and provides a self-contained reference.

SM01-452	Hyperbaric Nursing.
	Larson-Lohr, Valerie/ 9781930536005/ Price:US$ 43.85



SM01-416	Modern Medical Statistics: A Practical Guide.
	Everitt, Brian/ 9780340808696/ Price:GBP 45.99

	Statistical science plays an increasingly important role in medical research. Over the last few decades, many new statistical methods have been developed which have particular relevance for medical researchers and, with the appropriate software now easily available, these techniques can be used almost routinely to great effect. These innovative methods include survival analysis, generalized additive models and Bayesian methods. Modern Medical Statistics covers these essential new techniques at an accessible technical level, its main focus being not on the theory but on the effective practical application of these methods in medical research. Modern Medical Statistics is an indispensable practical guide for medical researchers and medical statisticians as well as an ideal text for advanced courses in medical statistics and public health.

SM01-329	Clinicians' Guide to Sleep Medicine.
	Douglas, Neil J./ 9780340742051/ Price:GBP 36.50



SM01-205	The Antibodies, vol. 7.
	Zanetti, Naurizio/ 9780415284660/ Price:GBP 190.00



SM01	Good Samaritan: Helping in an Emergency.
	/ 9780763702366/ Price:US$ 100.00



	The Turning World and thRegulation of Biothechnology: Globalisation and Governance at the Start of the 21st Century.
	Bertucci, G./ 9781586033095/ Price:EUR 61.00



	Prevention and Health Promotion for the Excluded and the Destitute in Europe.
	Chauvin, P./ 9781586032753/ Price:EUR 83.00



	Global Strategies for Disease Detection and Treatment: Proteomics.
	Hanash, S./ 9781586032494/ Price:EUR 109.00



	Mechanobiology: Cartilage and Chondrocyte.
	Stoltz, J.-F./ 9781586032364/ Price:EUR 116.00



	Patient Charges and Decision-Making Behaviours of Consumers and Physicians.
	Huttin, C./ 9781586032388/ Price:EUR 105.00



	The European Union and Health Services: The Impact of the Single European Market on Member States.
	Busse, R./ 9781586032098/ Price:EUR 121.00



VM01-39	Advanced Handbook of Methods in Evidence Besed Healthcare, The.
	Stevens, Andrew/ 9780761961444/ Price:GBP 125.00

	The `effectiveness revolution' both in research and clinical practice, has tested available methods for health services research to the extreme. How far can observational methods, routine data and qualitative methods be used in health care evaluation? What cost and outcome measures are appropriate, and how should data be gathered? With the support of over two million pounds from the British Health Technology Assessment Research Programme, the research project for this Handbook has led to both a synthesis of all of the existing knowledge in these areas and an agenda for future debate and research. The chapters and their authors have been selected through a careful process of peer review and provide a coherent and complete approach to the field. The handbook has been a unique collaboration between internationally regarded clinicians, statisticians, epidemiologists, social scientists, health economists and ethicists. It provides the most advanced thinking and the most authoritative resource for a state of the art review of methods of evaluating health care and will be required reading for anyone involved in health services research and management.

VE01-10	Biostatistics of Clinical Trials.
	Redmond, Carol K./ 9780471822110/ Price:US$ 702.00

	The second volume in the Wiley reference series in Biostatistics. Featuring articles from the prestigious Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, many of which have been fully revised and updated to include recent developments, Biostatistics in Clinical Trials also includes up to 25% newly commissioned material reflecting the latest thinking in: * Bayesian methods * Benefit/risk assessment * Cost-effectiveness * Ethics * Fraud With exceptional contributions from leading experts in academia, government and industry, Biostatistics in Clinical Trials has been designed to complement existing texts by providing extensive, up-to-date coverage and introducing the reader to the research literature. Offering comprehensive coverage of all aspects of clinical trials Biostatistics in Clinical Trials: * Includes concise definitions and introductions to numerous concepts found in current literature * Discusses the software and textbooks available * Uses extensive cross-references helping to facilitate further research and enabling the reader to locate definitions and related concepts Biostatistics in Clinical Trials offers both academics and practitioners from various disciplines and settings, such as universities, the pharmaceutical industry and clinical research organisations, up-to-date information as well as references to assist professionals involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials.

VA09-213	Phrenology in Europe and America 1790-1890, 8-Vols/Set.
	Cooter, Roger/ 9780415236232/ Price:GBP 120.00

	The popular nineteenth-century science of phrenology has attracted a great deal of recent scholarly interest. What was once seen as a rather curious and eccentric practice, is now becoming recognised as one of the most significant social and intellectual manifestations of the nineteenth century. Extending an influence to virtually every aspect of life, thought and belief, it is regarded as having contributed instrumentally to developments in anthropology, criminology, medicine, psychiatry, and education. This unique set draws together a wealth of material crucial to the intellectual debate over phrenology, both as a branch of mental physiology and as a contribution to the history of philosophy. The articles selected represent the variety of different views throughout the nineteenth century, both pro and anti-phrenology.

SM01-392	Principles of Biomedical Ethics.
	Beauchamp, Tom L./ 9780195143324/ Price:US$ 74.06



SM01-323	Operating Within the Law: A Practical Guide for Surgeons and Lawyers.
	Campbell, Bruce/ 9781903378052/ Price:GBP 24.95

	Several studies have looked at populations of volunteers, women from the electoral roll and women attending general practices, and have reported the ultrasound appearance of polycystic ovaries in as many as one in three to one in five. If groups of women with irregular periods are looked at, up to 90% will have polycystic ovaries at ultrasound. Similarly, when women with increased facial and body hair are screened, about 90% will have polycystic ovaries, as will three out of four women with acne. It has also been suggested by some studies that women with recurrent miscarriage or early pregnancy loss after in-vitro fertilization have an increased incidence of polycystic ovaries.

SM01-204	Current Issues in Clinical Lactation 2002.
	Auerbach, Kathleen G./ 9780763718220/ Price:US$ 44.95

	Current Issues in Clinical Lactation 2002 adds to the growing body of information on lactation science and its clinical application by providing new insights on issues affecting successful breastfeeding. Patients' perceptions of providers' views on breastfeeding, inadequate screening of the mother for alcohol consumption, prematurity, and the effects of a non-supportive culture are explored.

VM01-40	Handbook of Program Development for Health Behavior Research and Practice.
	Sussman, Steve/ 9780761916734/ Price:GBP 110.00

	The Handbook of Program Development for Health Behavior Research & Practice is intended to take the reader from program development theory through program activity analysis and selection, to immediate impact studies, and intermediate and long-term program outcome measurement.

VM01-33	Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods.
	Gail, M. H./ 9780471866411/ Price:US$ 1097.25

	Featuring articles from the prestigious Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, many of which have been revised and updated to include recent developments, the Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods also includes newly commissioned articles reflecting the latest thinking in * Cancer Registries * Birth Defect Registries * Meta Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies * Epidemiology Overview * Sample Size * Sex Ratio at Birth * Software Design and Analysis Featuring contributions from leading experts in academia, government and industry, the Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods has been designed to complement existing texts on the subject by providing further extensive, up-to-date coverage of specialised topics and by introducing the reader to the research literature. * Offering a wealth of information in a single resource, the Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods * Offers an excellent introduction to a vast array of specialised topics * Includes in-depth coverage of the statistical underpinnings of contemporary epidemiologic methods * Provides concise definitions and introductions to numerous concepts found in the current literature * Uses extensive cross-references, helping to facilitate further research, and enabling the reader to locate definitions and related concepts In addition to featuring extensive articles in the areas of descriptive and analytic epidemiology, the Encyclopedia also provides the reader with articles on case-control design and offers substantial coverage of allied statistical methods.

VM01-31	Emergence of Neuroscience in the Nineteenth Century, 8-Vols/Set.
	Wade, Nicholas J./ 9780415228398/ Price:GBP 475.00

	This set reprints eight rare volumes, covering the origins of neurology from 1803, the time when the brain was first identified as being the centre of the mind, to 1906. It includes a new introduction and the essential works of Bell, Gall, Mueller and Ferrier. Contents: Volume 1. Introduction Nick Wade; Containing the Nervous System [1803]; Idea of a New Anatomy of the Brain [1811], both by Charles Bell Volume 2. Dr F.J. Gall's System of the Functions of the Brain, extracted from C.A. Blode's account of Dr Gall's lectures, held on the above [sic] subject at Dresden [1807] Carl August Blode; Phrenology Examined [1846] Pierre Flourens Volumes 3. and 4. Elements of Physiology [1840, 1843] Johannes Mueller, translated by W. Baly Volume 5. Mind and Body. The Theories of their Relation [1873] Alexander Bain Volume 6. Lectures on the Localization of Cerebral and Spinal Diseases [1883] Jean Martin Charcot, translated by W.B. Hadden Volume 7. The Functions of the Brain [2nd ed. 1886] David Ferrier Volume 8. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System [1906] Charles S. Sherrington

VM01-38	Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine, The.
	Albrecht, Gary L./ 9780761956174/ Price:GBP 125.00

	This is the first international and inter-disciplinary social science Handbook on health and medicine. Five years in the making, and building on the insights and advice of an international editorial board, the book brings together world-class figures to provide an indispensable, comprehensive resource book on social science, health and medicine. Pinpointing the focal issues of research and debate in one volume, the material is organized into three sections: social and cultural frameworks of analysis; the experience of health and illness; and health care systems and practices. Each section consists of specially commissioned chapters designed to examine the vital conceptual and methodological practice and policy issues. Readers receive not only a complete survey of social science, health and medicine in one volume, they are further provided with an authoritative guide to methodologies, key concepts, central theoretical traditions and an agenda for future research and practice. The Handbook answers the need, expressed by social scientists and medical practitioners, for an authoritative, inter-disciplinary study which demonstrates the contribution and promise of social science disciplines in the crucial and rapidly changing field of health and medicine. The book will also be of interest to nurses, students in physical therapy, occupational therapy, epidemology, primary care and public health. The Handbook signals the coming of age of the social sciences in the arenas of medicine and health studies

SM01-203	Temperament in Clinical Practice.
	Chess, Stella/ 9780898628135/ Price:US$ 35.00

	The reissue of this classic text, which features a context-setting new foreword and preface, was designed to fill the growing need of today's health maintenance organizations, community family services, and individual clinicians for a reference and guide to the application of temperament theory to clinical practice.

SM01-332	Healing Yourself With Your Own Voice. (Cassette)
	Campbell, Don/ 9781564552747/ Price:US$ 10.95

	Ancient cultures looked at the human voice as the link between the inner and outer psyches. The voice was viewed not only as an instrument of self-expression, but also as a powerful means of self-alignment. Healing Yourself with Your Own Voice is about rediscovering the natural power of the human voice, and its role in establishing a balanced, healthful life. Don Campbell, founder of the Institute for Music, Health, and Education, and author of the national bestseller The Mozart EffectR, leads you through step-by-step exercises to demonstrate how different sounds affect the brain and the body. Exercises focus on the alignment of mind, body, and voice; an “inner massage”; much more.

SM01-204	Autogenic Training: A Clinical Guide.
	Linden, Wolfgang/ 9780898625516/ Price:US$ 20.95

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