In Pain Is Not A Disease, Agostino Villani, an expert on pain management and concerned activist for health care transformation, tackles the silent epidemic that is causing daily suffering for over 76 million Americans. Dr. Villani believes that the growing problem in America is due to the health care system treating it as if it were a disease, effectively ensuring that patients will not get better. He believes that opportunities exist for solving the epidemic by simply recognizing that pain is not a disease.
Drawing on his own experiences from over 17 years in private practice and on his knowledge as a health care executive who addresses the needs of the pain population problem on a daily basis, he dissects the major trigger points that contribute to the building dilema of how to ever turn the situation around. In this refreshing take on the age old problem of solving chronic pain, Villani's narrative comes to life with anecdotes, historical depictions of pain in art, and examples of how people perceive pain in culture and literature. Filled with facts and advice for pain patients as well as their doctors, anyone who has been touched by someone they know who lives with daily pain can take away value from this much needed book.
In Pain Is Not A Disease, Dr. Villani also covers the following points: the trend of increasing treatments, the trend towards specialization, the rise of the pain industry in America, the escalation of the pain population, chronic pain as a crisis for employers, the lack of adequate pain education in medical school, and suggestions about how to change the way we view and treat chronic pain.
There is no end in sight for the nursing shortage. As the need for nurses grows, so does the usage of traveling nurses. Only through education can these nurses be properly prepared for their next travel nursing assignment.
Since 2005, the Highway Hypodermics series of books (On The Road Again, Travel Nursing 2007, and Your Road Map to Travel Nursing) has become an industry leader in providing quality information to traveling nurses and recruiting firms. Whether it’s your first or fifth assignment, there is always something new to learn with this book.
The Highway Hypodermics series has been a finalist in the USA Book News Medical Resources contest for two previous editions, with the last edition, Travel Nursing 2007, reaching number one on the Amazon Nursing, Issues, Trends, and Roles three different times. Don't leave home without the leading guide for travel nursing!
Please select the ONE BEST answer: 1. You are a medical student preparing to take the USMLE Step 1 exam. Which of the following best expresses your innermost thoughts?
(A) I hate multiple-choice exams. (B) I wish there were a better way to prepare for the test. (C) I know the material, but I don't do well on standardized exams. (D) I worry about the consequences of not passing. (E) All of the above. Answer: E
The multiple-choice question above strikes fear into the heart of every medical student. They must all pass USMLE "board" and NBME "shelf" exams. As a clinical professor who teaches medical students and residents, author Mary K. Miller has seen some of her best and brightest students stumble when taking multiple-choice tests. To help them, she has developed the Aim Your Brain Study System. Her techniques include: Laying the foundation for how to study for USMLE Step 1; Using the AIM YOUR BRAIN Study System to overcome the "I hate multiple-choice exams" mindset; and helping students overcome test anxiety and other difficult issues.
What if you could get top-notch medical care by highly skilled, U.S.- trained physicians in a world-class medical facility, all at a cost far less than treatment in the United States? It is called medical tourism, and hundreds of thousands of Americans each year are doing it.
They go for dental treatment in Mexico, for hip replacement in Thailand, for heart surgery in India, and for cosmetic and weight loss surgery that costs as little as a tenth what they would pay in the United States.
This is the first really authoritative book that will tell you almost everything you need to know—hundreds of clinics, hospitals, and spas in about 50 countries, how to travel, how to pay for it, how to prepare—what to do and what to avoid.
Dr. Paul Gahlinger brings his experience as physician, anthropologist, hospital director, and professor of public health and medicine to explain how it really works. Dr. Gahlinger has personally visited a great number of these hospitals, clinics, and doctors. You cannot always trust what you see on the Internet—but you can trust this book. While many medical tourism “referral services” take your money and send you to low-quality providers, this book shows you how to do it directly, with all addresses, phone and fax numbers, and everything you need to know to obtain superb health care at an affordable cost.
The Travel Nurse’s Bible is the best resource you will find on the process of becoming a travel nurse. It will walk you through each step, including what qualifications you must have, and what traits you should possess, in order to become a traveling healthcare professional.
More specifically, the Travel Nurse’s Bible is the culmination of over a decade of experience in the field of travel nursing. Along with the author’s experience, you will find content from several CEO’s of top travel companies, as well as a contribution from a tax professional that specializes in the preparation of returns for traveling healthcare professionals.
Along with the written content is an offer by the author to personally walk you through the process and answer all the questions you might have in the process of becoming a travel nurse.
Whether you are an experienced travel nurse, a newcomer, or are considering travel nursing as a career, this book is for you. Based on the author's eight years experience, the book takes you, step by step, from leaving your permanent job through your first assignment and beyond. Special topics such as breaking your contract, working strikes, your recruiter: friend or foe, and the darker side of traveling are also included. An entire chapter is dedicated to choosing agencies to work with and helps get your career off to a good start. Also included are sixty-four, full color photos showing some of the author's adventures.
