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With chapters from audiology professionals from around the world, Advances in Audiology and Hearing Science -presented in two volumes—provides an abundance of valuable information on the latest technological and procedural advances in this ever-improving field. Volume 1 primarily focuses on revised clinical protocols and provides information on new research to help guide decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment of hearing-related issues. Topics include new clinical applications such as auditory steady-state response, wideband acoustic immittance, otoacoustic emissions, frequency following response, noise exposure, genomics and hearing loss, and more. Volume 2 includes sections with material related to hearing devices, hearing in special populations, such as the children and the elderly, as well chapters on the fast-growing subfields of otoprotection and regeneration, including pharmacologic otoprotection, stem cells, and nanotechnology. Topics include early auditory development in children after cochlear implantation, music therapy, the effect of music on hearing health, and auditory enhancement. Volume 1 Part 1: Clinical Protocols Revised 1. Current and Emerging Clinical Applications of the Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) James W. Hall III and Sara Momtaz 2. Application of Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) in Assessment of the Middle Ear in Newborns, Children, and Adults Navid Shahnaz 3. Auditory Efferent System Thalita Ubiali and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos 4. Blinking and Looking: An Eye-Tracking Approach to Studying Cognitive Processing Differences in Individuals with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders Jennifer M. Roche and Schea N. Fissel 5. Canine Audiology Kristine E. Sonstrom and Peter M. Scheifele 6. Central Auditory Processing: From Diagnosis to Rehabilitation Maria Isabel Ramos do Amaral, Leticia Reis Borges, and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos 7. Recent Advances in Otoacoustic Emissions Lisa Hunter 8. Non-Conventional Clinical Applications of Otoacoustic Emissions: From Middle Ear Transfer to Cochlear Homeostasis to Access to Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Blandine Lourenço, Fabrice Giraudet, Thierry Mom, and Paul Avan 9. Clinical Applications of Frequency Following Response in Children and Adults Milaine Dominici Sanfins, Stavros Hatzopoulos, and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos 10. Functional Neuroimaging of the Central Auditory System David L. McPherson, Richard Harris, and David Sorensen 11. Genomics and Hearing Loss: Towards a New Standard of Care? Thierry Morlet 12. Global Initiatives for Hearing Health in the 21st Century Bradley McPherson and Shelly Chadha 13. Solutions for Partial Deafness Henryk Skarzynski and Piotr Henryk Skarzynski 14. Effect of Noise Exposure on Human Auditory Function: Hidden Versus Not-So-Hidden Hearing Loss Colleen G. Le Prell Part 2: Protocol and Last Moment Updates 15. Calibration Issues in OAE Measurements Diane Sabo 16. Decomposition Methods of OAE Signals: Investigation of TEOAE Components with WVD and Time-Varying Filtering Antoni D. Grzanka 17. Decomposition Methods of OAE Signals: Time–Frequency Analysis by the Matching Pursuit Algorithm W. Wiktor Jedrzejczak 18. Hearing Screening: Teleaudiology and Its Application with Children in Africa and Europe Maciej Ludwikowski et al. Volume 2 Part 1: Hearing Devices 1. Assessment of Early Auditory Development in Children after Cochlear Implantation Artur Lorens, Anita Obrycka, and Henryk Skarzynski 2. Hearing Aids for the Pediatric Population Katia de Almeida and Maria Cecília Martinelli 3. Music Therapy as Specific and Complementary Training in the Early Rehabilitation of Adult CI Users: Insights from the “Heidelberg Model” Heike Argstatter and Elisabeth Hutter 4. Hearing and Musicians’ Recent Findings on Hearing Health and Auditory Enhancement Sávia Leticia Menuzzo Quental, Maria Isabel Ramos do Amaral, and Christiane Marques do Couto 5. The Active Middle Ear Implant Vibrant Soundbridge: Outcomes on Safety, Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Subjective Benefit 1996–2017 Michael Urban et al. Part 2: Hearing in The Elderly 6. Cochlear Implants with Elderly Individuals and Quality of Life Virginia Corazzi, Andrea Ciorba, and Claudia Aimoni 7. Screening Tools for Otological Function in Older Adults Federica Di Berardino, Diego Zanetti, and Barbara Weinstein Part 3: Otoprotection And Regeneration 8. Towards Clinical Pharmacologic Otoprotection Colleen G. Le Prell, Kelly Roth, and Kathleen C. M. Campbell 9. Clinical Test Paradigms and Problems: Human Otoprotection Studies Colleen G. Le Prell and Kathleen C. M. Campbell 10. Stem Cells and Nanotechnology Laura Astolfi and Serena Danti 11. Tinnitus Agnieszka Szczepek Part 4: Telemedicine 12. Teleaudiology Maciej Ludwikowski et al. 13. Mhealth Solutions in Hearing Care for Sub-Saharan Africa Faheema Mahomed Asmail and De Wet Swanepoel 14. Teleaudiology Practices in Asia Vidya Ramkumar 15. Terms, Regulations, and Concepts in Telehealth and Audiology Mark Krumm 　 Stavros Hatzopoulos, PhD , is a faculty member of the Audiology & ENT Clinic, University of Ferrara, Italy. Andrea Ciorba, MD, PhD , has been a member of the Audiology & ENT Clinic, University of Ferrara, Italy, since 2004. Mark Krumm, PhD , is an associate professor in the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio (USA).

Each of us working in the mental health system has grappled with the inadequacies and shortcomings of our current system. We have been reminded time and time again that our system is fraught with quality and safety problems that leave patients and their families at the receiving end of sub-standard care and dissatisfied. There are a wide range of problems from access-to-care issues to errors to complications stemming from poor care. Even modern advancements such as EMRs or newer medications such as atypical antipsychotics have created their own unique challenges as they are integrated into our system. The system as a whole requires a closer examination with regards to whether or not it flows seamlessly, and whether or not it provides the right quality at the right time and at the right cost, because our patients and their families deserve nothing less. Our country is on an unsustainable path as our health care expenditure keeps growing, and it is projected to reach 20% of our GDP by 2020. Mental health professionals have gotten used to doing whatever it takes to provide each of our patients with everything they need in order to keep them healthy. In doing so, we have not been able to view the big picture of how our system operates. We do not have a clear idea about which of the steps in our processes add value and which are just wasteful, in that they do not add any value to the patient or their experience of care. Workarounds, excessive documentation, and over-reliance on auditing in order to ensure quality have become an accepted reality in our highly-regulated industry. Nevertheless, it is a widely accepted fact that a conservative 30-50% of everything we do does not add value to the life of our patients. If we are like spokes in a fast-spinning wheel, how can we observe the path along which we are travelling, to either make sense of it or to do something to change its path? Many of us are so busy seeing patients, documenting about the care we provide them, doing research, attending meetings or performing our administrative duties that we have very little time available to think of how we can improve our system. Even if we wanted to improve it (as required by AGGME’s and ABMS’s core competencies), most of us have not been taught the necessary performance improvement skill set which is so prevalent and widely used in other industries. It also might be hard to imagine for many how a methodology that emerged and evolved in the world of manufacturing can be an effective methodology when applied to mental health care. In conjunction with our collaborative work at Sheppard Pratt Health System, our mental health professionals have been working with a systems engineer to apply this extremely rich knowledge base of performance improvement methods in order to solve some of our most troubling and chronic problems as a mental health system. In doing so, we are seeing some very promising results in the first few years of our work. This book is a primer to the performance improvement skill set as it is applied to unique problems in our field of mental health care, which takes into account the real challenges that are relevant to our field, is a highly needed gap in the literature. The Institute of Medicine laid out six aims for improvement in response to the scathing 2001 report entitled, Crossing the Quality Chasm. It proposed a vision - an imperative call to make our system more effective, safe, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. In 2008, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement articulated its bold \"Triple Aim\" initiative. It urged all of us to try to redesign each of our microsystems with their three aims - to improve the patient’s experience of care to include both quality and satisfaction, to improve the health of populations, and finally to reduce the per capita cost of health care. This book provides the steps toward achieving these aims.

Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT-A) is a comprehensive guide for clinicians. It will enable readers to add IPT-A to their clinical repertoire or to deepen their existing practice of IPT-A, using a time-limited, evidence-based intervention that is engaging for young people. The guide outlines the structure, skills, and techniques of IPT-A, utilising real-life encounters in the therapy room that reflect the diverse nature of adolescents and young adults who present for therapy. It provides the reader with a bird's-eye view of how IPT-A works. It expands the range of IPT-A clinical tools, techniques, and models to assist the reader to work effectively with a wide range of clients. The book provides a new protocol for the psychological assessment of young people, acknowledging the importance of culture and spirituality alongside the biological, psychological, and social dimensions that have previously comprised assessment. The importance of the clinician forming a transitory attachment relationship with the client is emphasised throughout. The target audience for this book is mental health clinicians, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, general practitioners with a mental health focus, and students from these professions.

Globally, natural medicine has been considered as an important alternative to modern allopathic medicine. Although natural medicines are popular in society, only limited medicinal herbs have been scientifically evaluated for their potential in medical treatment. This book connects various aspects of the complex journey from traditional medicine to modern medicine. It provides information on topics including global regulations and regulatory hurdles, diverse nutritional challenges and potential health benefits, novel food innovations especially seed-to-clinic approaches, and future trends. FEATURES • Provides information on sustainable use of natural products in the development of new drugs and clinically validated herbal remedies • Discusses issues on evaluation and clinical aspects of herbal medicine, promotion and development, safety evaluation, metabolite profiling, biomarker analysis, formulation, and stability testing • Describes traditional uses of natural medicine through identification, isolation and structural characterization of their active components • Elucidates mechanisms of biological action, adverse effects and identification of their molecular targets of natural medicine • Multidisciplinary appeal including chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and cell and molecular biology, as well as integration with clinical medicine This book serves as an essential guide for individuals researching natural medicines, and industry employees in areas including drug development, pharmacology, natural products chemistry, clinical efficacy, ethnopharmacology, pharmacognosy, phytotherapy, phyto-technology and herbal science. Section I: Quality and Chemistry. 1. Efficacy, Quality, Safety and Toxicity of Herbal Medicine: Safeguarding Public Health. 2. Standardisation and Quality Control of Herbal Medicines: From Raw Materials to Finished Products. 3. Structure-Function Elucidation of Flavonoids by Modern Technologies: Role in Management of Diabetes and Cancer. 4. Tanshinone Diterpenes: Chemistry and Multifunctional Biological Activities. 5. Bacognize: A Standardised Extract of Bacopa monnieri . 6. Role of Process Standardisation in Development of Natural Products. 7. Biomarkers for Quality Control of Chinese Tonifying Herbs and Herbal Health Products. 8. Nelumbo nucifera : Pharmacological Profile, Metabolite Profiling and Therapeutic Uses. Section II: Safety. 9. Safety and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants: Concerns and Overview. 10. Approaches to Safety Evaluation of Botanicals and Processed Botanicals Known in Traditional Knowledge. Section III: Regulation. 11. Korea’s Health Functional Food Classification. 12. Phytopharmaceuticals: Unique Regulatory Category with Immense Potential for Medical Unmet Needs. Section IV: Clinical Efficacy. 13. Cranberry Proanthocyanidins (PACs) in Bacterial Anti-Adhesion. 14. The Promise for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: Bioactive Compounds. 15. ENZOGENOL Pine Bark Extract: From an Ancient Remedy to a Natural Neurotherapeutic. 16. Current State of Clinical Translation of Natural Cardioprotective Agents. 17. Herbal Products in Antihypertensive Therapy: Potentialities and Challenges – A Brazilian Perspective. 18. Role of the Ayurvedic Medicinal Herb Bacopa monnieri in Child and Adolescent Populations. 19. Recent Insights on the Role of Natural Medicines in Immunostimulation. 20. Clinical Trial Protocol for Herbal Drugs: Perspectives of India. 21. Nanotechnology and Anti-Ageing Skin Care. Section V: Reviews. 22. Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) v. Steenis: A New Emerging Cure with Polypharmacological Effects. 23. Medicinal Properties of Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe). 24. Single Herb to Single Phytochemical–Based Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus. 25. Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Therapeutic Profile of Bacopa monnieri : A Prospective Complementary Medicine. 26. Natural Medicines: Categories, Comebacks and Catalysts. 27. Management of Diabetes and Hyperlipidaemia by Natural Medicines. 28. Globalisation of Traditional Medicine under the Modern Medicine Portfolio. 29. Cannabis and Cannabinoids: A Journey from an Ancient Belief to the Fore. 30. Shifts in Global Healthcare. 31. Ayurveda: Evidence-Based Approach for Drug Development. 32. Natural Medicine: Potential in Public Healthcare and Research with Specific Focus on Ayurveda. 'This reference work introduces itself as emphasizing \"the safety, quality and efficacy of clinically proven herbal and/or natural medicines.\" Comprising 32 chapters in five parts, the volume includes two brief sections devoted to safety (part 2) and regulation (part 3) of natural products in use. The book is detailed and technical throughout, its chapters having been contributed by experts in their fields, and is therefore predominantly intended for researchers and professionals.' --P. W. Baures, Keene State College, CHOICE Dilip Ghosh, PhD, FACN is an international speaker, facilitator and author and professionally associated with SOHO-Flordis International (SFI), Australia; Honorary Ambassador, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), University of Western Sydney. With more than 20 years of experience in both pharmaceutical and food-nutrition industries, he is one of the pioneer researchers in the evaluation of the health claim opportunities of potential functional food ingredients and complementary medicines through an evaluation of the current scientific evidence base and related claims, and provides commentary on gaps in science including potential requirements for research such as human studies. Pulok K. Mukherjee, PhD is the Director of the School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. His research/academic work highlights traditional medicine inspired by drug discovery from Indian medicinal plants to make them available from ‘Farm to Pharma’. His research includes validation of medicinal plants from India systems of medicine, their formulation and standardization, which are useful bio-prospecting tools for the traditional medicine based drug discovery programme.

Summary Description This book is primarily a celebration of the qualitative work undertaken internationally by a number of experienced researchers. It also focuses on developing the use of qualitative research for health and rehabilitative practitioners by recognizing its value methodologically and empirically. We find that the very nature of qualitative research offers an array of opportunities for researchers in being able to understand the social world around us. Further, through experience and discussion, this book identifies the multifaceted use of qualitative methods in the healthcare and rehabilitative setting. This book touches on the role of the researcher, the participants involved, and the research environment. In short, we see how these three central elements can affect the nature of qualitative work in attempts to offer originality. This text speaks to a number of audiences. Students who are writing undergraduate dissertations and research proposals, they may find the myriad of examples stimulating and may support the rationale for methodological decisions in their own work. For academics, practitioners, and prospective qualitative researchers this book also aims to demonstrate an array of opportunism in the field of qualitative research and how they may resonate with arguments proffered. It is anticipated that readers will find this collection of qualitative examples not only useful for informing their own research, but we also hope to enlighten new discussions and arguments regarding both methodological and empirical use of qualitative work internationally. Features Encompasses the importance of qualitative research and how it can be used to facilitate healthcare and rehabilitation across a wide range of health conditions. Evaluates empirical data whilst critically applying it to contemporary practices. Provides readers with an overview with future directions and influence policy makers in order to develop practice.　 Focuses on an array of health conditions that can affect groups of the population, coincided with life issues and the care and family support received. Offers innovative methodological insights for prospective researchers in order to add to the existing evidence base. 　 1. Introduction. 2. Qualitative Research in Rehabilitation. 3. Children and Young Adults. 4. Life Issues. 5. Older People. 6. Caregivers and Family Support. 7. Policymakers. 'As an introduction to qualitative work in rehabilitation settings with a focus on the perspective of healthcare professionals, this book provides sufficient information and examples of qualitative research that has been conducted by experts in their respective fields. This book is worth reading and I recommend it. The qualitative examples are useful for helping to inform readers about their own research and for demonstrating the value of qualitative research both methodologically and empirically.' - Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Hayre is currently a lecturer in diagnostic radiography at the University of Suffolk. He has published both qualitative and quantitative refereed papers in the field of diagnostic radiography. He founded the Journal of Social Science & Allied Health Professions and remains Editor in Chief. He is currently writing a book chapter surrounding sustainable practices in medical imaging and is currently a visiting lecturer at the Odisee University in Brussels. Professor Muller is currently Editor of the CRC series with Professor Marcia Scherer on Rehabilitation Science in Practice. He was founder Editor of the Journal Aphasiology and is currently Editor in Chief of the Journal Disability and Rehabilitation. He has published over forty refereed papers and has been involved either as Series Editor, Editor or Author of over fifty books. He is a visiting Professor at the University of Suffolk, United Kingdom.

It's All Analytics! The Foundations of AI, Big Data and Data Science Landscape for Professionals in Healthcare, Business, and Government (978-0-367-35968-3, 325690) Professionals are challenged each day by a changing landscape of technology and terminology. In recent history, especially in the last 25 years, there has been an explosion of terms and methods that automate and improve decision-making and operations. One term, \"analytics,\" is an overarching description of a compilation of methodologies. But AI (artificial intelligence), statistics, decision science, and optimization, which have been around for decades, have resurged. Also, things like business intelligence, online analytical processing (OLAP) and many, many more have been born or reborn. How is someone to make sense of all this methodology and terminology? This book, the first in a series of three, provides a look at the foundations of artificial intelligence and analytics and why readers need an unbiased understanding of the subject. The authors include the basics such as algorithms, mental concepts, models, and paradigms in addition to the benefits of machine learning. The book also includes a chapter on data and the various forms of data. The authors wrap up this book with a look at the next frontiers such as applications and designing your environment for success, which segue into the topics of the next two books in the series. Foreword Number One. Foreword Number Two. Foreword Number Three. Preface. Endorsements. Authors. Chapter 1. You Need This Book. Chapter 2. Building a Successful Program. Chapter 3. Some Fundamentals – Process, Data, and Models. Chapter 4. It's All Analytics! Chapter 5. What Are Business Intelligence (BI) and Visual BI? Chapter 6. What Are Machine Learning and Data Mining? Chapter 7. AI (Artificial Intelligence) and How It Differs from Machine Learning. Chapter 8. What Is Data Science? Chapter 9. Big Data and Bigger Data, Little Data, Cloud, and Other Data. Chapter 10. Statistics, Causation, and Prescriptive Analytics. Chapter 11. Other Disciplines to Dive in Deeper: Computer Science, Management/Decision Science, Operations Research, Engineering (and More). Chapter 12. Looking Ahead. Index. \"Burk and Miner have created a map to guide anxious and overwhelmed executives to the rapidly changing and often unwieldy landscape of data and analytics techniques and technologies. Their survey cuts through the hype and hyperbole and enables data practitioners and non-practitioners to clearly communicate how to understand, optimize, and ultimately transform their business processes through analytics. Highly recommended.\" Josh Wills, Former Director of Data Engineering, Slack \" It’s All Analytics! deserves a prominent place on executives’ bookshelves. Burk and Miner have undertaken a noteworthy challenge in their synthesis of data science, machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence and statistics, presented at a level both useful and provocative to business leaders. The chapter on statistics particularly fills a gap in current discourse about the latest fashions in AI and Machine Learning.\" Loren Williams, Former Chief Data Scientist, Big Four \"Almost every company in the world now understands the critical importance of collecting, processing, analyzing, and acting upon data. The largest hurdles impeding companies in this process aren't caused by technical limitations or a lack of trained specialists, but by the people who need to understand how it affects them, what can be done, and how to implement and manage it within their organization, but don't. In this book, Burk and Miner help to solve that problem in language that is straightforward, sensible, and based on their considerable experience. If actionable analytics is a key need for your organization, and you want to minimize the struggle and confusion required to implement it, you should read this book.\" Dylan Zwick, Former Director of Data Science at Overstock.com \"….The rise of artificial intelligence brings us excitement and hope, but also causes some anxiety and even fear……. I am thrilled that Scott and Gary compact several decades of history of AI, data science, analytics, an incredible amount of terminology, concepts, and a comprehensive view of the current landscape, all into this one book…… which I find the most comprehensive and practical on the market …..If you have an ambition to sail in the sea of AI, this is the compass that you must carry in your pocket….\" Xingchu Liu, Ph.D. President of BlackLocus The Home Depot Innovation Lab 　 \"There is a lot to like about this book. A whole lot…….The first thing I liked was that it was interesting. It doesn’t read like a cold, boring academic treatise. Instead it reads almost like a mystery novel – where one page invites the next. This plain spoken approach opens the doors of analytics to anyone who is interested…….And that is good. Because in the world to come, analytics is THE key to success and survival……..in tomorrow’s world analytics are going to become so pervasive that it will become as common as soda pop and ice cream……..In order to be able to swim with the sharks of tomorrow you have to have the basics of analytics……..This book is for anyone who wishes to be conversant in the language of tomorrow!\" Bill Inmon, Denver, Colorado Recognized by many as the father of the data warehouse 　 \"…The applications of computational methods in machine learning and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the world that we work and live in…….. It is becoming imperative for those at every level in companies and organizations (not to mention the general public) to understand both \"what will AI do FOR me?\" and \"what will AI do TO me?\"……..Fortunately, Scott Burk and Gary Miner have astutely recognized this gap in understanding and offer a starting point for bridging this gap in \"It's All Analytics!\". This volume provides a \"20,000 foot overview\" ……. The authors are uniquely qualified to deliver this overview as they are both not only industry practitioners of these technologies, but also educators skilled at making these topics accessible to the neophyte…….. a timely, engaging, useful, and highly informative…\" John W. Cromwell, M.D., FACS, FASCRS Associate Chief Medical Officer | Director of Surgical Quality and Safety University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Director, Division of Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive, and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Associate Professor University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Faculty, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics University of Iowa Graduate College Iowa City, IA \"…This book seeks to reduce the \"sea of terms\" in Data Science to a systematic terminology to describe general aspects of AI and Data Science. This system of terms will permit multiple stakeholders in an organization to speak the same \"language\" across the enterprise. This common language will permit close integration between analytics and those functions in the organization that precede analytics (e.g. database design and management) and those deployment functions that follow it (e.g. marketing campaigns)…… This book is Part I of a three-part series….….. Part II will focus on the design and architecture of the organization for success in analytics, from people to process to technology…… and Part III will provide a broad range of applications across industries…….All 3 books are needed to fully understand how to be successful apply analytics !!!\" Robert Nisbet, Ph.D. Goleta, California Lead author of Handbook of Statistics and Data Mining Applications (2009, 1st Edition; and 2018 2nd Edition); Developer of successful AI and ML applications for Business, Banking, Industry, and Medical areas over the past 30 years.  \"….Almost 30 years ago I began using the term \"Information Democracy\" to describe a world where everyone has timely, relevant and actionable insights to carry out the tasks associated with their role – and align them with the overarching strategy of the organization…… Since that time, a majority of organizations report that less than half of their users have such access (to data and analytics)…….and only a third of organizations claim high or extremely high data literacy…….The only way that we can make real progress is through education about the importance and value of business intelligence and analytics, increasing data literacy and establishing a solid understanding of all relevant approaches. To that end, Drs. Burk and Miner have created an excellent addition with this book ……. their approach has made many of these topics readily accessible to the novice or manager seeking a basic understanding as well as to the data science professional seeking a well-organized reference….\" Howard Dresner Chief Research Officer Dresner Advisory Services Scott Burk has been solving complex business and health care problems for twenty-five years through science, statistics, machine learning and business acumen. Scott started his career, well actually in analytics, as as an analytic chemist after graduating with a double major in biology and chemistry from Texas State University. He continued his education, going to school at night taking advanced courses in science and math at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He then started programming at the toxicology lab where he was working and thus started taking computer science (CS) and business courses until he graduated with a Master’s in Business with a concentration in finance soon after from UTD. Texas Instruments (TI) hired him as a financial systems analyst in Semiconductor Group, but due to TI’s needs and Scott’s love of computers, he soon after became a systems analyst for corporate TI. He worked there for three years and started itching to get back to school (even though, he continued to take courses at night (Operations Research and CS) through TI’s generous educational program). TI granted him an educational leave of absence and he went to Baylor Unive

While there is talk of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, old and new challenges bedevil the world – climate change, nutrition, and health poverty being at the top of the list. In seeking solutions to these and other problems which afflict the modern era, it is worthwhile to look into our collective past, to the traditions and knowledges of our ancestors. Such knowledge continues to exist in many parts of the world, though now marginalized by homogenous, Eurocentric ontolology and epistemology. This book presents a compilation of reviews, case studies, and primary research attempting to locate the utility of traditional and Indigenous Knowledges in an increasingly complex world. It assembles chapter authors from across the world to tackle topics ranging from traditional knowledge-based innovations and commercialization, traditional medicine systems as practiced around the world, ethnoveterinary practices, and food innovation to traditional governance and leadership systems, among others. This book is an important resource for policymakers; scholars and researchers of cultural studies, leadership, governance, ethnobotany, anthropology, plant genetic resources and technology innovation; and readers interested in the history of knowledge and culture, as well as cultural activists and political scientists. Features: Unique combination of social science and anthropological aspects with natural science perspectives Includes summaries aimed at policymakers to immediately see what would be relevant to their work Combines case studies illuminating important lessons learned with reviews and primary data Multidisciplinary in the scope of the topics tackled and assemblage of contributors Global footprint with contributions from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and the West Indies 　 David R. Katerere, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Wendy Applequist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and Nutritica SA, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa Chamunorwa Togo, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa Foreword Preface 1. Indigenous/Tribal Knowledges – definition and relevance in the modern era 2. How research funding can drive the commercialization of IK – based technologies: the case of SANBio 3. An Indian Perspective on Contemporizing Tribal and Indigenous Medical Knowledge 4. Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge in West Africa: the Use of Food Plants in the Management of Diabetes 5. Traditional and Local Knowledge Systems in the Caribbean: Jamaica as a case study 6. Indigenous knowledge systems: practices in modern-day China 7. Kampo Medicine 8. Back to the Future – the Prospects of African Indigenous Crops as Future Foods 9. The role of traditional health practitioners in modern health care systems 10. Interrogating the framework for the regulation of complementary medicines in South Africa 11. Animal Health and Indigenous Knowledge Systems 12. Local ecological knowledge on climate prediction and adaptation: agriculture-wildlife interface perspectives from Africa 13. Food and Nutrition Innovation in the Context of Indigenous Knowledge Systems 14. Hurdles in commercialization of tribal and indigenous knowledge-derived technologies 15. The state of traditional leadership in South Africa from colonialism and apartheid to democracy 16. A brief survey of early indigenous knowledge which influenced modern agronomic practices 17. Applications of Indigenous Knowledges in the 21 st Century Index David R. Katerere, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Wendy Applequist, William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, Missouri, USA Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa & Nutritica SA, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa Chamunorwa Togo, The Innovation Hub, Pretoria, South Africa

This edited book focuses on the role and use of VR for healthcare professions in both health and rehabilitation settings. It is also offers future trends of other emerging technology within medicine and allied health professions. This text draws on expertise of leading medical practitioners and researchers who utilise such VR technologies in their practices to enhance patient/service user outcomes. Research and practical evidence is presented with a strong applied emphasis to further enhance the use VR technologies within the community, the hospital and in education environment(s). The book may also be used to influence policymakers on how healthcare delivery is offered.

The purpose of this book is to focus on major considerations in the clinical use of botanicals as an integrated therapy in current health care. The book uses an organ system approach to presenting clinical evidence on the use of botanicals for common conditions. The chapters include brief sections on background and pharmacognosy, preparation and do Global perspectives on botanicals in healthcare. Epidemiology of botanical use worldwide. Information resources, retrieval, sources and evaluation of clinical botanical literature. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic issues with botanical medicines. Principles of botanical-botanical and botanical-drug interactions. Evaluating adverse effects associated with botanicals. Botanical considerations in special populations. Effective communication about botanicals between patients and providers. Cardiovascular disease. Gastrointestinal disease. Endocrine diseases. Women's Health. Men's Health. Neurologic conditions. Psychiatric disorders. Infectious diseases. Dermatologic conditions. Rheumatologic diseases. Palliative care. geriatrics, and interprofessional education/practice. She has been a faculty member in the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC) funded by the U.S. Bureau of Health Professions since 1996. She is co-leader of the RIGEC interdisciplinary student team training program at Memorial Hospital. She works with family medicine and internal medicine residents on the Geriatrics and the Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH) rotations. Dr. Hume has published extensively and is a reviewer for many primary care, nursing, and pharmacy journals. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and was on the Editorial Board of the Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP) between 2005 and 2012. Dr. Hume is an Associate Editor of the APhA Handbook of Nonprescription Drug Therapy. She also writes a monthly column on Integrative Medicine for Pharmacy Today. Dr. Hume is active in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and in other professional organizations including the Society for Primary Care Policy Fellows. She is a past Chair of Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network of ACCP. Dr Kelly Orr, PharmD is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy. She serves as a course coordinator and lecturer for the 3-credit required Self Care 1 course and elective, Self Care 2. In regards to self care, Dr. Orr has published articles on evidenced based use of natural products, pediatric use of nonprescription drugs, emergency contraception, and virtual patients in self care teaching. Dr. Orr co-authored the Natural Products chapter for the APhA Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, 16th, 17th, and 18th editions. In addition to self care responsibilities, Dr. Orr is coordinator and lecturer for the pulmonary therapeutics classes. Her teaching and practice interests are the areas of smoking cessation and asthma management, also obtaining the National Asthma Educator Certification (AE-C). Dr. O

This is a comprehensive, practical guide which looks at the advantages and limitations of new data analysis techniques being introduced across public health and administration services. The Affordable Care Act (ACT) and free market reforms in healthcare are generating a rapid change of pace. The \"electronification\" of medical records from paper to digital, which is required to meet the meaningful use standards set forth by the Act, is advancing what and how information can be analyzed. Coupled with the advent of more computing power and big data analytics and techniques, practitioners now more than ever need to stay on top of these trends. This book presents a comprehensive look at healthcare analytics from population data to geospatial analysis using current case studies and data analysis examples in health. This resource will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in health administration and public health. It will benefit healthcare professionals and administrators in nursing and public health, as well as medical students who are interested in the future of data within healthcare. Introduction Ross Mullner and Edward M. Rafalski Managerial Epidemiology Edward Rafalski Healthcare and Population Data: The Building Blocks Razvan Marinescu The Trend Towards Connected Data Architectures in Healthcare Greg Jordan Knowledge Management for Health Data Analytics Charisse Madlock-Brown, Ian M. Brooks and James Beem Comparative Effectiveness Research Ross Mullner Geospatial Analysis Pradeep S. B Podila Futuring Ross Mullner Conclusion Ross Mullner and Edward M. Rafalski Ross M. Mullner is Associate Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Chicago at Illinois. Dr. Mullner’s research interests are Health Services Research, Cancer Care and the History of Public Health. Edward M. Rafalski is Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Illinois School of Public Health. He holds qualifications from the University of Chicago and Yale University School of Public Health.