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Author:   Amy Kravitz (Medical Officer, Medical Officer, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington D.C., USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.90cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 18.30cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9780199565276

ISBN 10:   0199565279
Pages:   1136
Publication Date:   21 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Part-work (fascículo)
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part 1: Practical and professional issues in humanitarian medicine 1: Amy Kravitz, Sheri Fink, Jennifer Turnbull: Introduction to humanitarian medicine 2: Patrick Robitalle, Sandrine Tiller: Responses & responders 3: Gustavo Fernandez, Jennifer Turnbull, Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, Alena Koscalova, Kiran Jobanputra, Ana Maria Tijerino, Philippa Boulle, Veronique Mulloni, Iza Ciglenecki, Nathalie Avril, Tammam Aloudat, Monica Rull, Pierre Maury, Isabelle Voiret,: Health priorities in displacement 4: Jorge Castilla Echenique, Andre Griekspoor, Hyo Jeong Kim: Health systems design 5: Jennifer Scott, Rose Leonard Molina, Jocelyn Kelly: Gender based violence in humanitarian crises 6: Vanessa Cavallera, Lynne Jones, Inka Weissbecker, Peter Ventevogel: Mental Health in humanitarian emergencies 7: P. Gregg Greenough, Andrew James Willis: Epidemiology 8: Dirk-Jan Omtzigt: Understanding economic effects of humanitarian intervention 9: Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier: International Law for healthcare workers 10: Norman Sheehan, Chris Houston: Security 11: Camille Michel, Kenneth Lavelle, Thomas Nierle: Medical care under fire: a perspective from the international medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 12: Bernard Chomilier, Christine Chomilier: Medical logistics in humanitarian settings 13: Rod Volway: Working for international organizations Part 2: Introduction to clinical humanitarian medicine 14: Raghu Venugopal: Approach to clinical care in humanitarian contexts 15: Christos Giannou, Jennifer Turnbull: Mass casualty triage 16: Peter Moons: Medical triage 17: Jaap Karsten, Laurent Hiffler, Daniel Martinez Garcia: Approach to paediatric care Part 3: Syndromic management 18: Laura Hawryluck, Miroslav Stavel: Shock 19: Laura Sauve, Kevin Chan: Fever 20: Margaret Salmon, Lily Muldoon, Max Ritzenberg: Anaemia 21: Joseph O'Neill: Pain 22: Michelle Tubman: Jaundice 23: Anna MacDonald: Lymphadenopathy 24: Joseph O'Neill: Cough and breathlessness 25: Anne Aspler: Oedema 26: James Maskalyk: Unintentional weight loss in adults 27: Peter Moons: Diarrhoea and vomiting 28: Kevin Chan, Jennifer Turnbull: Malnutrition Part 4: Infectious diseases 29: Elizabeth Ashley: Malaria 30: Jan Hajek: Neglected tropical diseases 31: Peter Saranchuk: TB and HIV in humanitarian contexts 32: Tim Jagatic, Craig Spencer: Clinical suspicion of ebola 33: Professor David Warrell: Venomous animal bites and stings and marine poisoning 34: Catherine Berry: Global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 35: AnneMarie Pegg: Response to epidemic disease Part 5: Clinical guidelines 36: Saleem Kassam: Cardiac conditions 37: Aditya Nadimpalli, Philippa Boulle: Respiratory illness 38: Ingo Hartlapp: Gastrointestinal 39: Aaron Berkowitz: Neurology 40: Axel Bex: Urology 41: Marianne Stephen: Reproductive health 42: Susan Ann O'Toole, Benjamin Black: Obstetrics 43: Jonathan Spector, Marie Claude Bottineau: Neonatology 44: William Mapham: Ophthalmology 45: Laurent Bonnadrot, Sarah Giles, Olivier Malard, Elisabeth Sauvaget: ENT 46: Philippa Boulle, Tammam Aloudat: Chronic noncommunicable diseases 47: Joseph O'Neill: Palliative Care Part 6: Surgery and procedures 48: David Nott: Major trauma 49: Massey Beveridge, Marco Baldan: Medical management of the surgical abdomen 50: Massey Beveridge: Wound care and minor surgical procedures 51: Massey Beveridge: Burns 52: David Rowley: Orthopaedics and limb injuries Part 7: Investigations and studies 53: Cara Kosack: Laboratory 54: Cara Kosack, Monique Guegen: Blood transfusion 55: Matthew Lyon, W. Ted Kuhn: Ultrasound Part 8: Water, sanitation, and waste 56: Peter Maes, Joos Van Den Noortgate, Rafael Van Den Bergh: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 57: Joos Van den Noortgate, Peter Maes, Rafael Van den Bergh: Medical waste management

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Dr Amy S. Kravitz Del Solar (MD, MPH, MSc, MA) is a global health physician and microbiologist with a focus on humanitarian responses and global health worldwide. She received her medical degree from the University of Cambridge, England where she was the first Gates-Cambridge Scholar in medicine, her MPH from Harvard University and her Master's degree in Microbiology from University College London/ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr Kravitz Del Solar has worked in complex and dynamic settings throughout her career and continues to work in global health. Alexander van Tulleken is the Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow at Fordham University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. He has a diploma in Tropical Medicine, a Diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance and a Master's in Public Health from Harvard, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He is a registered Doctor with the General Medical Council of the UK without a licence to practice. He is a contributing editor to the first edition of the Oxford Handbook of Humanitarian Medicine and has worked for Doctors of the World, Merlin and the World Health Organization in humanitarian crises around the world.

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