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C - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine

Author - Stuart M. White. ISBN - 978-1-84110-209-2.

Stuart M. White University Hospital Trust, Sussex and Timothy J. Baldwin King's College London

Clinical decisions in modern medical practice are increasingly influenced by ethical and legal issues, but few doctors have been formally trained in medical law and ethics, and are unsure of potential sources of accessible information. Perioperative medicine and critical care present issues of autonomy, dignity, consent, confidentiality, medical research, life and death decision making. This book provides a straightforward but comprehensive one-stop reference and should be essential reading for all medical and allied health care professionals who encounter ethicolegal problems during their management of patients.

A one-stop reference for all medical professionals who encounter ethicolegal problems during their management of patients. • Easy to read (avoids legal and philosophical jargon) • Comprehensive and up-to-date (includes recent important legal decisions) • Includes clinical case scenarios, important legal case summaries, further reading and classic papers and exam questions to help get important messages across

2004, 222pp, Paperback

Price - £ 36.64

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Staffing for Patients in the Perioperative Setting 2008

Author - AfPP. ISBN - 978-1-904290-10-0.

Revised and updated the 2008 edition of Staffing for Patients in the Perioperative Setting embraces the changes that have occurred in perioperative care in recent years and provides clear guidance for calculating safe staffing establishments for perioperative facilities.

Staffing for Patients in the Perioperative Setting 2008 facilitates effective risk management, promotes safe staffing, contains a staffing policy template, and is a valuable tool for all perioperative managers.

Paperback - 32 Pages, A4, February 2008

AfPP member price £17.50

Non-member price - £20.50

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Price - £ 17.50

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Challenging Behaviours in the Perioperative Environment

Author - AfPP. ISBN - 978-1-904290-15-5.

Violence, bullying and harassment are not new concepts and neither are they confined to patients and relatives on healthcare staff; many incidents have been reported among managers and practitioners. This publication aims to raise awareness about the incidence of workplace violence and bullying, who, why and how people bully or commit acts of violence, the legislation regulating such behaviour and to offer practical advice and guidance to those who are victims of bullying/violent behaviours.

AfPP member price £19.00

Non-member price - £21.50

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Price - £ 19.00

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E - Anaesthesia and Critical Care - An Exam Revision Companion

Author - Christopher Dodds and Neil Soni. ISBN - 978-0-443-07152-2.

Christopher Dodds Consultant Anaesthetist, South Cleveland Hospital UK Neil Soni Dept of Anesthetics, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London

A book of practice MCQs, Short Answer Questions and Clinical Scenarios for trainee anaesthetists taking the FRCA and similar exams. The book contains 270 MCQs, 96 Short Note questions and 40 Clinical Scenarios on anaesthesia and critcal care. It covers all subspecialities in anaesthesia and critical care, as well as relevant aspects of medicine pharmacology, equipment, physics and monitoring.

Paperback - 352 Pages - 20 Illustrations Churchill Livinstone - Published August 2003

Price - £ 27.19

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Supporting Students in the Perioperative Environment 2nd Edition

Author - Africa Bocos, John Biddle, Sandra Huntington, Sue Lord. ISBN - 978-1-904290-12-4.

This new edition, published October 2009, provides practical information and advice for two main groups of perioperative staff:

· individuals who support and facilitate learning

· pre-registration student nurses and student operating department practitioners.

It aims to help you:

· identify factors which create and sustain an effective learning environment

· understand the role of the mentor and the requirements for successful mentoring

· distinguish between the different learning styles of the individual

· focus on what to take into account when considering the learning environment.

A ‘must’ read for students and practice based educators.

Paperback, A4, 20pp

AfPP member price £18.50

Non-member price - £21.50

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