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Medicine, General




International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions

	EDITOR:	Ingrid Söderback, Karolinska Institute, Åkersberga, Sweden
	ISBN-13:	978-0-387-75423-9
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 310 p., Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $129.95
	AVAILABLE (US):	March 2009

Resources for rehabilitation specialists tend to follow a straight line: injury—disability—limitation—intervention. The International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions breaks with this tradition, organized by type of intervention (based on recommendations in the International Classification of Functioning) rather than disability, medical condition, or level of impairment. This innovative, user-friendly system identifies candidates for particular interventions in terms of the range of syndromes and illnesses they are applicable to, encouraging critical thinking, problem solving, and best practice. The book’s wide spectrum of interventions coupled with its international perspective creates a unique source of evidence-based strategies for improving patient adaptation, functioning, and recovery.

SELLING POINTS:

This book utilizes an entirely new organizational system based around intervention to increase its functionality in clinical settings First book to be structured on the goals of Occupational Therapy: patient adaption, learning, recovery and health/wellness promotion Supplies reference lists of studies regarding the clinical efficacy of interventions Demonstrates the use of a common technical language for the field

MARKET:

Occupational therapists, physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses and technicians, health psychologists, welfare and insurance case workers

SUBJECTS:

Occupational Therapy; Health Psychology; Rehabilitation

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine

RELATED TITLES:

Schultz, Handbook of Complex Occupational Disability Claims (978-0-387-22451-0, 2005, $185) Davies, Steps to Follow (978-3-540-60720-5, 2000, $59.95) Miller, Physical Therapy of Cerebral Palsy (978-0-387-38303-3, 2007, $49.95)

COMPETITION:

Pedretti, Occupational Therapy (Mosby, 0323007651, 2001, $76.95) Reed, Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy (Pro-Ed, 0944480802, 2003, $79.55) Trombly, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (LWW, 0781724619, 2001, $77.95)

Medicine, General Surgery




Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Spine

A Practical Guide to Anatomy and Technique

	EDITOR:	Burak Ozgur, University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
	ISBN-13:__978-0-387-89830-8_____PAGES/ILLUS'>ISBN-13:	978-0-387-89830-8
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 270 p., 210 illus., 150 in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:__$225.00_____AVAILABLE_(US)'>PRICE:	$225.00
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Spine is a beautifully illustrated atlas describing the 18 most widely accepted minimally invasive procedures in spine surgery. Written by leaders in both neurologic and orthopedic spine surgery, this book offers the most up-to-date material and the broadest perspective on the subject. Procedures range from simple to complex and cover the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine.

SELLING POINTS:

The latest techniques, beautifully illustrated, described by both neurologic and orthopedic spine surgeons The contributor list reads like a "who’s who" in spine surgery Offers the most up-to-date material and the broadest perspective on minimally invasive approaches to the spine

MARKET:

Orthopedic surgeons, residents & fellows; neurologic surgeons, residents & fellows

SUBJECT:

Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, General Surgery

RELATED TITLES:

Mayer, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (978-3-540-21347-5, 2005, $369) Watkins, Surgical Approaches to the Spine 2/E (978-0-387-94977-2, 2003, $269) Aebi, AO ASIF Principles in Spine Surgery (978-3-540-62763-0, 1997, $359) Dezawa, State of the Art for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (978-4-431-01248-1, 2004, $119)

COMPETITION:

Perez-Cruet, Anatomical Approach to Minimal Access Spine Surgery (Quality Medical Publishing, 1-576-26173-5, 2006, $275) Regan, Atlas of Minimal Access Spine Surgery (Quality Medical Publishing, 1-57626-100-X, 2004, $275) Kim, Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Instrumentation (Thieme New York, 1588902250, 2004, $84.97) Vaccaro, Principles and Practice of Spine Surgery (Mosby, 0-32301-077-6, 2002, $229)

Medicine, Health Informatics




Digital Communication in Medical Practice

	AUTHORS:	Nancy B Finn, Communication Resources, Needham, MA, USA and William F Bria, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, FL USA
	ISBN-13:__978-1-60327-356-5_____PAGES/ILLUS'>ISBN-13:	978-1-84882-354-9
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 295 p., 17 illus. in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:	$79.95
	AVAILABLE (US):	March 2009

Introducing Digital Communications into Your Medical Practice discusses how electronic medical records and personal health records now digitize patient information and make it accessible for review and easy to update by both doctors and patients. The text emphasizes on how the use of email and the internet will help patients to schedule appointments, access test results and research healthcare options. In addition, topics discussed include stories on how simple everyday telemedicine tools, such as telephones with cameras attached, enable doctors and nurses to carry on conversations with patients who are homebound and need daily monitoring.

SELLING POINTS:

Case studies included to illustrate real life situations Addresses the legislative initiatives that will protect physician and patients from the unauthorized access to medical records Discusses how e-prescribing doctor/pharmacist teams and automated databases help patients manage their medications more effectively

MARKET:

Healthcare practitioners, healthcare workers, physicians and students in health informatics

SUBJECT:

Health Informatics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Health Informatics

RELATED TITLES:

Bali, Healthcare Knowledge Management (978-0-387-33540-7, 2006, $79.95) Lehmann, Aspects of Electronic Health Record Systems (978-0-387-29154-3, 2006, $89.95) Lorenzi, Transforming Health Care Through Information (978-0-387-21447-4, 2004, $89.95) Shortliffe, Biomedical Informatics (978-0-387-28986-1, 2006, $79.95) Gustafson, Investing in E-Health (978-0-387-49507-1, 2007, $79.95)

COMPETITION:

Nash, Connecting with the New Healthcare Consumer (J&B, 0-83-4220040, 2001, $95.95) Slack,Cybermedicine: How Computing Empowers Doctors and Patients for Better Care (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 978-0-7879-5631-8, 2001, $29,95)

Medicine, Internal Medicine




Diabetes and Hypertension

Evaluation and Management

	EDITORS:	Samy I. McFarlane, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA and George L. Bakris, University of Chicago, IL, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-1-60327-356-5
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 300 p., Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $99.50
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

Hypertension and diabetes show a strong epidemiologic association. About 75% of adults with diabetes have blood pressure levels =130/80 mmHg or use antihypertensive medication and this percentage goes up to 90% if microalbuminuria is also present. On the other hand, individuals with hypertension are 2.5 times more likely to develop diabetes within 5 years of diagnosis. The presence of hypertension in patients with diabetes substantially increases the risk for both cardiovascular and renal diseases and is associated with a 7.2-fold increase in mortality, whereas in those with diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, hypertension causes a 37-fold increase in mortality.

SELLING POINTS:

Presents to primary care providers as well as to sub-specialists an integrative approach to hypertension and diabetes including lifestyle and pharmacological approaches Focus is on overall cardiovascular risk reduction with special emphasis on high- risk population Provide an overview of the preventive measures for both hypertension and diabetes in the light of the most recent clinical trials Discusses the future outlook for the epidemic and the ongoing clinical studies together with the various innovative diagnostic modalities

MARKET:

Diabetologists, endocrinologists, internists, family physicians

SUBJECTS:

Diabetes; Endocrinology; Cardiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Internal Medicine

RELATED TITLES:

Pierce, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Diabetes (978-1-4020-7311-3, 2003, $230) Portman, Pediatric Hypertension (978-1-58829-385-5, 2004, $149)

COMPETITION:

Williams, Hypertension in Diabetes (Taylor & Francis, 1853175528, 2003, $149.95) Mogensen, The Kidney and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus, (Taylor & Francis, 1841844330, 2004, $289.95)

Medicine, Neurology




Hypertension and Stroke

Pathophysiology and Treatment

	EDITORS:	Venkatesh Aiyagari, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA and Philip B. Gorelick, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-1-60761-009-0
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 300 p., Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $99.50
	AVAILABLE (US):	January 2009

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US and a leading cause of disability among adults. Stroke is not an accident but occurs in relation to a number of risk factors or antecedents. Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke, and blood pressure level may play an important role in determining outcome after acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Hypertension remains poorly controlled in the community at-large, and once stroke occurs clinicians are not certain about proper management of blood pressure during the acute, subacute and chronic periods after stroke. Given the importance placed on hypertension as a risk factor for stroke and new data which is now available from clinical trials regarding management of hypertension for stroke prevention and after stroke, a compendium is needed to concisely summarize the available data on hypertension and stroke and direct clinicians about proper treatment of blood pressure.

SELLING POINTS:

Address the epidemiology, mechanism, and pathophysiology of hypertension and blood pressure in relation to stroke and other brain sequelae of abnormal blood pressure Includes results of clinical trials demonstrating best suggested practice modalities to manage blood pressure and hypertension Provides practical management tips for controlling blood pressure and hypertension

MARKET:

Medical Students, Hypertension specialists, Neurologists, Cardiologists, Nephrologists, Endocrinologists, Internists, and Family Physicians

SUBJECTS:

Neurology; Internal Medicine; Cardiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Neurology

RELATED TITLES:

Gonzalez, Acute Ischemic Stroke (978-3-540-25264-1, 2005, $159) Furie, Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice (978-1-58829-158-5, 2004, $99.5)

COMPETITION:

Appel, Hypertension and Stroke (Medical Education Services, 978-1933087290, 2006, $24.95) DeFelice, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (iUniverse, Inc., 0595368840, $19.95, 2005)

Medicine, Neurosurgery