Full Description
Today, more than ever, the pharmacist is a full-member of the health team and many of the pharmacist's patients are using a host of other devices from various specialty areas of medicine and surgery. Medical Devices for Pharmacy and Other Healthcare Professions presents a comprehensive review of most devices that pharmacists and pharmacy personnel encounter during practice. The devices covered are relevant to pharmacists working in various work settings from hospitals, community pharmacies, and health insurance sector, to regulatory bodies, academia, and research institutes. Even if a pharmacist does not come across each of these devices on a regular basis, the book is a valuable reference source for those occasions when information is needed by a practitioner, and for instructing interns and residents.
The book discusses devices needed for special pharmaceutical services and purposes such as residential care homes and primary care based with GPs, pharmacy-based smoking cessation services, pharmacy-based anticoagulant services, pain management and terminal care, medication adherence and automation in hospital pharmacy.
Additional features include:
Provides information on devices regarding theory, indications, and procedures concerning use, cautions, and place, in therapy.
Assists pharmacists in understanding medical devices and instructing patients with the use of these devices.
Focuses on providing the available evidence on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of devices and the latest information in the particular field.
Other healthcare providers interested in medical devices or involved in patients care where medical devices represent part of the provided care would benefit from the book.
Contents
Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Editors xiii
List of Contributors xv
Chapter 1 Introduction: Medical Devices History, Current Perspectives, and Shortages 1
Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman and Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim
SECTION I Medical Devices for Specialized Services and Purposes
Chapter 2 Medical Devices for Pharmacy-Based Anticoagulant Services 9
Hazem Fathy Elewa
Chapter 3 Self-Testing Medical Devices for the Detection, Diagnosis, or Management of Health Conditions: A Public Health Perspective 15
Silvia E. Rabionet
Chapter 4 Medical Devices for Management of Tobacco Use Disorder 21
Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman
Chapter 5 Medical Devices to Improve Medication Adherence 39
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim and Nor Fatin Farhani Mohamed Izham
Chapter 6 Automation in Hospital Settings 57
Mohammed Alshennawi and Ahmed Al-Jedai
SECTION II Medical Devices for Clinical Specialties
Chapter 7 Medical Devices for Psychiatry 69
Monica Zolezzi
Chapter 8 Medical Devices for Neurology 95
Abderrezzaq Soltani
Chapter 9 Medical Devices for Pediatrics 137
Binaya Sapkota and Sunil Shrestha
Chapter 10 Medical Devices for Urology 171
Subish Palaian and Kadir Alam
Chapter 11 Medical Devices for Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders 185
Amir Babiker and Mohammed Aldubayee
Chapter 12 Medical Devices for Cardiology 215
Sowndramalingam Sankaralingam, Farhat Naz Hussain, and Ahmed Awaisu
Chapter 13 Medical Devices for Surgery 241
Kadir Alam and Subish Palaian
Chapter 14 Medical Devices for Infectious Diseases 259
Elhassan Hussein Eltom and Mohamed Awad Mousnad
Chapter 15 Medical Devices for Oncology 285
Sunil Shrestha, Asmita Priyadarshini Khatiwada, Binaya Sapkota, Sajin Rajbhandari, and Bhuvan KC
Chapter 16 Medical Devices for Nephrology 315
Mohammed Abdelrahim Idris and Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman
Chapter 17 Medical Devices for Orthopedics 331
Binaya Sapkota, Sunil Shrestha, Salina Sahukhala, and Rishi Ram Poudel
Chapter 18 Medical Devices for Gastroenterology and Hepatology 377
Syed Furrukh Jamil and Haafiz Allah-Bakhsh
Chapter 19 Medical Device Issues 389
Albert I. Wertheimer
Index 391
