Authors:Suzanne M. Kurtz, Jonathan Silverman, Juliet Drape
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
Keywords: medicine, skills, communication, learning, teaching
Number of Pages: 367
Published: 2005-06-30
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1857756584
ISBN-13: 9781857756586

This book, the companion volume to Skills for Communicating with Patients (Radcliffe Publishing, 2nd edition, 1 85775 640 1, Dec 2004), focuses on helping facilitators, program directors, and learners to come to terms with the practicalities of teaching and learning this subject. In this fully updated, revised, and greatly expanded new edition, the authors start with an overview of the "why", "what", and "how" of teaching and learning communication skills in medicine and then explore in depth specific teaching, learning, and assessment methods that can be applied in practice. They then examine

Authors:David J. Caudle, Suzanne Disheroon-Green, Suzanne Di
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: bibliographies, indexes, women, studies, works, critical, chopin, annotated, bibliography, kate
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 1999-06-30
List price: $112.95
ISBN-10: 0313304246
ISBN-13: 9780313304248

Kate Chopin has emerged as one of the most significant American writers of the nineteenth century. Though her works typically reflect the language and customs of Louisiana, they also make universal comments about women, men, and human relationships. The last thirty years have witnessed heightened scholarly interest in her writings. This bibliography surveys the vast amount of scholarship published on Chopin between 1976 and 1998, with some coverage of 1999. Included are annotated entries for books, articles, and dissertations, along with extensive indexes. The volume also provides a biographic

Authors:Walter Bernhart, Suzanne Aspden, Suzanne M. Lodato,
Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V.
Keywords: word, studies, music, identity, musical, amp, cultural, stage, paul, essays, honor, steven, scher
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-12-12
List price: $52.50
ISBN-10: 9042009934
ISBN-13: 9789042009936

The eighteen interdisciplinary essays in this volume were presented in 2001 in Sydney, Australia, at the Third International Conference on Word and Music Studies, which was sponsored by The International Association for Word and Music Studies (WMA). The conference celebrated the sixty-fifth birthday of Steven Paul Scher, arguably the central figure in word and music studies during the last thirty-five years. The first section of this volume comprises ten articles that discuss, or are methodologically based upon, Scher’s many analyses of and critical commentaries on the field, particularly on

Authors:Suzanne Sparks, Suzanne Fitzgerald, Melody Templeton
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: presentations, guide, quick, schaum
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 1998-12-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0070220611
ISBN-13: 9780070220614

This guide provides all the essential tools for making organized and persuasive oral presentations. YouÕll find exercisesÑfor use alone or in a groupÑto sharpen your skills and build self-confidence. Well-chosen examples illustrate and make memorable the doÕs and donÕts of successful talks and help you avoid common pitfalls. This guide includes tips on dealing with nervousness, and shows you how to use effective body language, visual aids, questions and answers, metaphors and more, to keep your audience excited and ready to remember your key points. Full of tips and techniques that work

Author: Ron Kurtz
Publisher: LifeRhythm
Keywords: psychotherapy, centered
Number of Pages: 213
Published: 2007-07-15
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 094079523X
ISBN-13: 9780940795235

Please use text from the out of print edition.

Author: Steven M. Kurtz Ph.D.
Publisher: Academic Pre
Keywords: joint, total, replacement, medical, devices, polyethylene, weight, handbook, biomaterials, second, ultra, molecular, uhmwpe
Number of Pages: 568
Published: 2009-07-06
List price: $185.00
ISBN-10: 012374721X
ISBN-13: 9780123747211

This book describes the science, development, properties and application of of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in artificial joints. This material is currently used in 1.4 million patients around the world every year for use in the hip, knee, upper extremities, and spine. Since the publication of the 1st edition there have been major advances in the development and clinical adoption of highly crosslinked UHMWPE for hip and knee replacement. There has also been a major international effort to introduce Vitamin E stabilized UHMWPE for patients. The accumulated knowledge on

Author: Steven M. Kurtz Ph.D.
Publisher: Academic Pre
Keywords: total, joint, replacement, polyethylene, weight, handbook, ultra, molecular, uhmwpe
Number of Pages: 379
Published: 2004-04-26
List price: $70.95
ISBN-10: 0124298516
ISBN-13: 9780124298514

This book describes the history and properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in artificial joints.UHMWPE is currently used in 1.4 million patients around the world every year for use in the hip, knee, upper extremities and spine. It has been used in hip replacements for over 40 years. Although the use of this material is very succcessful, the lifetime of artificial joints is limited to approximately 10 years, after which the survivorship declines markedly.Recently, the orthopedic industry has developed new processing techniques (radiation crosslinking), which are ex