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Technically advanced machines are not automatically useful teaching tools. Ericka Johnson has studied computer simulators and their integration into medical education. She has analysed videotape of simulator sessions, interviewed instructors and students, and observed students practising medicine, both on the simulators and in hospital wards. Starting from the understanding that learning is situated in practice, she examines simulations and the parallels they have with the existing learning practices that the students encounter in their medical apprenticeship. Johnson shows how instructors reconstitute patient bodies and medical practices in simulations. She looks at how the simulations are situated in the context of the teaching hospital and the identity construction present in both the clinical clerkship and the simulations. Her work suggests ways in which simulations can and should extend beyond the teaching of specific skills, to be made relevant to the medical training.

While the US continues to lead the world in research and innovation, China and India are reshaping the global economy. Titans and Tigers gives a thoroughly researched account and assessment of the ongoing dynamics in these three large countries, with a special emphasis on biomedicine. Smaller countries are compelled to respond to the overall course of events. Their success is contingent upon identifying and addressing a myriad of challenges and turning them into opportunities for growth. This demands deliberate and strategic action by their respective governments. The book elucidates the current policies and processes in three small countries where governments and Prime Ministers have acted with particular energy and foresight: Ireland, Denmark and Finland. There are important lessons to be learned for a country like Sweden. Titans and Tigers is published within the framework of the SNS project on competitiveness and the future of the Swedish biomedical sector. The project has been supported by an eminently qualified reference group, led by Mr Michael Sohlman, the Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation. A special grant has been provided by Vinnova, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems. Hans Bergström is an Associate Professor of Political Science and former Editor-in-Chief of Dagens Nyheter. He is a Member of the Board of the Karolinska Institute, as well as a member of the Swedish Government´s Globalization Council and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Håkan Gergils is an economist and the Founder of Ecofin, a company that acts as an international advisor to major companies, institutions, governments and the European Commission. He has a unique network and has published several books on the Nordic innovation systems, translated into English and Chinese.

From the author of international bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari comes an inspirational and honest account of how simple changes can transform our lives. Winning starts at your beginning. And your first hours are where the great heroes are made. Own your mornings and you'll master your life. Ever wanted to achieve a greater understanding of how to restore balance in your life? Robin Sharma, one of the world's top leadership and personal-mastery experts, reveals exactly how: wake up early. The 5AM Club gives practical and aspirational advice on how to use the most of your morning to unlock your topmost potential. Using real-life examples, Sharma demonstrates how this lifestyle can reduce stress, increase productivity, unleash creativity, improve focus, and most crucially, feel better. Exploring both meditation and mindfulness, The 5AM Club encapsulates the growing movement and ethos which many athletes, performers and CEOs have adopted to achieve success: just one hour can change your life.

The concept of global health has moved on from focusing on the problems of the developing world to encompass health problems with global impact. Global health issues impact daily on local healthcare delivery and professional practice. This illuminating guide for healthcare students and practitioners introduces the major themes, challenges and debates relevant to global health that will equip the reader with the knowledge and skills required to thrive in this multi-faceted area of practice. <br/><br/>Key featuresPuts global health in context considering key issues including health inequalities, human health and the global environment and climate change. Ideal reading for international electives, voluntary work, and further qualifications in global health. Contains insights from leading experts in the field. <br/><br/>Relevant to those working in a culturally diverse context whether domestic or international.

Prepare to think critically, take a more clinical perspective, and connect theory with practice! Written specifically for respiratory care students in an easy-to-understand format, Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology: Foundations for Clinical Practice, 4th Edition details applied respiratory and cardiovascular physiology and how anatomy relates to physiological functions. Content spans the areas of detailed anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and renal systems, and covers the physiological principles underlying common therapeutic, diagnostic, and monitoring therapies and procedures. Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the NBRC exam, this comprehensive, clinically relevant text features open-ended concept questions that help you learn how to think like the expert you aim to become.<br/><br/>Chapter outlines, chapter objectives, key terms, and a bulleted points to remember feature highlight important concepts and make content more accessible. Open-ended concept questions require reasoned responses based on thorough comprehension of the text, fostering critical thinking and discussion. Clinical Focus boxes throughout the text place key subject matter in a clinical context to help you connect theory with practice by understanding how physiology guides clinical decision-making in the real world. <br/><br/>Appendixes contain helpful tables, formulas and definitions of terms and symbols. Evolve resources include a 600-question test bank in NBRC-style, PowerPoint presentations with ARS questions, an image collection, and an answer key to concept questions. UPDATED! Thoroughly updated content reflects changes in the NBRC exam. <br/><br/>NEW and UPDATED! New images enhance understanding of key concepts.

Learn to paint 50 projects in just a few simple steps<br/><br/>How do you find time in your busy day to get creative? Why, with 15-minute Art Painting, of course!<br/><br/>Explore the pure joy of paint with fifty 15-minute projects inspired by nature. From leaves and houseplants to flowers and fungi, 15-minute Art Painting encourages you to explore painting in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, colour swatches and helpful hints to make light work of the artwork.<br/><br/>Although Hannah will provide a brief introduction on how to sketch out your paintings, the book will also contain traceable templates, so you can fully focus on the process and pure joy of painting.

Earlier the explanation of therapeutic results with hypnosis was seen as the effect of suggestion. In CBT thoughts and behaviours are regarded as learned and thus considered to be changeable by relearning and new learning. Over the course of time the state of hypnosis has been looked upon in different ways. Here it is described as a passive state of mind without analytical thinking or decision making. In this state spontaneous attention is guided by emotions and associations in reflexive way but it can be influenced by suggestion. By focusing attention on visualizing goals, motivation for certain behaviours can be created.<br/><br/> The book presents theories of CBT and hypnosis proposing a new approach, which the author has found helpful It is meant as a handbook for those working within dentistry and also other areas within the medical field. This is a practical guide with suitable induction methods described in detail.