St. Columcille's Hospital Library New Books 2025

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"This volume addresses these needs. Chapters 1 and 2 set the stage: uncertainty is everywhere in clinical practice, yet clinical reasoning depends on logical deduction as exemplified by differential diagnosis. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are about defining and navigating uncertainty: determining probability, updating probability, and the determinants of post-test probability, all basic tools of the clinician. Chapters 6 and 7 are about modeling the factors...

2) Mind full: unwreck your head, de-stress your life

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Whelan, Dermot

3) Belonging: the key to transforming and maintaining diversity, inclusion and equality at work

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Jacob, Kathryn

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From gender pay gaps to the #MeToo movement, it seems that every organisation has finally recognised that change needs to happen. Despite this, true progress towards more inclusive workspaces has been excruciatingly slow and, in some cases, has grinded to a halt. Following extensive research and interviews at over 200 international businesses, Kathryn Jacob, Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards have discovered the major problem that is holding back the move...

4) Cases for PACES

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Hoole, Stephen

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This concise study-based aid for the new PACES exam seeks to encourage & guide the reader through self-directed learning. The authors are all recently successful candidates for this examination.

5) Wheater's functional histology: a text and colour atlas

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O'Dowd, Geraldine

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eBook, Print Material

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Now in its seventh edition, Wheater's Functional Histology is designed to give students a working knowledge of histology, including the basic histological structures, tissue types and organ systems. You will learn to recognise the microscopic structure of normal human tissues and understand how this relates to function. The book shows you how to apply histology in a clinical context through coverage of common clinical conditions in each chapter. This...

6) What on earth do you do when someone dies?

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Romain, Trevor

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"When someone dies, adults are often involved with their own loss and grief and not as available to children as they might otherwise be. This book, full of concrete advice, offers the comfort and reassurance that children need during these difficult times. Written to and for kids, it's also recommended for parents and other relatives, educators, counselors, and youth workers"-- Provided by publisher. "Help kids understand what death means and how...

7) Medical presentations: a prescription for success

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Irwin, Terry, MD

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This resource will teach healthcare professionals how to craft more effective and engaging PowerPoint presentations, taking readers through the preparation of a presentation from concept to delivery.

8) Principles of physiology for the anaesthetist

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Kam, Peter

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"This book provides readers with an anaesthesia-focused alternative to general physiology textbooks. The new edition has been reorganised with the trainee anaesthesist in mind, into shorter bite-sized chapters ideal for exam revision. The content includes the physiology of all major organ systems, with specific emphasis on the nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems as well as special sections on pain, aging, specific environments and obesity....

9) Evidence-based practice of palliative medicine

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eBook, Print Material

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Using a practical, question-and-answer approach, Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine, 2nd Edition, helps you provide optimal care for patients and families who are dealing with serious illness. This unique reference focuses on patient and family/caregiver-centered care, highlighting the benefits of palliative care and best practices for delivery. The highly practical, user-friendly format sets it apart from other texts in the field, with...

10) Principles of anatomy and physiology: study guide

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Tortora, Gerard J

11) Frailty: a multidisciplinary approach to assessment, management, and prevention

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This book offers a thorough examination of frailty, covering its complexity through sections on foundational concepts, pathogenesis research, assessment methods, management strategies, care settings, its relation to other chronic conditions, and societal implications. It provides a deep understanding of frailty's scientific basis, advanced assessment tools, innovative management, and prevention approaches, and examines frailty within diverse care...

12) Llewellyn-Jones fundamentals of obstetrics and gynaecology

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Presenting the latest techniques and advances in the treatment of abnormal pregnancies and gynaecological disorders, this text includes coverage of all contemporary surgical methods as well as providing a guide to all the relevant terminology.

13) Goodman & Gilman's The pharmacological basis of therapeutics

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The go-to pharmacology reference that medical and health science professionals have relied upon for more than 50 years. The balance of basic science and clinical applications has guided thousands of health care practitioners and students to a clear understanding of the drugs essential to preventing, diagnosing and treating disease.

14) Handbook of quality improvement in healthcare

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Oxford professional practice - paper

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"This book aims to provide the improver with the nuts and bolts about how to improve the quality of care where one works. The reason we need a book on quality in healthcare is due to the significant variation in the quality of care delivered to patients"-- Provided by publisher.

15) Situational judgement test

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Dev, Harveer

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Oxford assess and progress

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"Oxford Assess and Progress: Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is the definitive guide for students preparing to sit the Situational Judgement Test for entry into the UK Foundation Programme. This authoritative book, mapped to the Foundation Programme curriculum and GMC guidance, includes over 250 practice questions to help you maximize your SJT score. All scenarios are based on real experiences informed by practising doctors and medical students who...

16) Medical interviews: a comprehensive guide to CT, ST & registrar interview skills : over 120 medical interview questions, techniques and NHS topics explained

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Picard, Olivier

17) Team roles at work

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Belbin, Raymond Meredith

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"Considered one of the first and most important 'management gurus', the name Belbin is synonymous with Team Role theory, a familiar concept for managers and management trainers across the world. This fully updated third edition of Team Roles at Work provides the practical application of the theory in everyday work situations. This new edition has up-to-date practical examples and summaries to reflect contemporary scenarios, and a brand-new chapter...

18) Ewles and Sinnett's Promoting Health: a practical guide

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Scriven,Angela

19) Ellis and Calne's lecture notes in general surgery

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"Planned key changes: Thoroughly updated throughout, including: adding a chapter on trauma to cover the ATLS guidelines, new content on consent; Expanded information on nutrition in "enhanced recovery", updated NICE guidelines on resuscitation, fluid therapy, and screening of sickle cell disease; Concept of frailty, and how it is scored, screened, and its importance in outcomes; NELA score in risk assessment"-- Provided by publisher.

20) Single best answers (SBAs) for the MRCS Part A

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Elwell, Vivian A