Evidence-Based Healthcare(2nd Edition) How to Make Health Policy and Management Decisions, 2e by MuirGray Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2001 by Churchill Livingstone ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06288-9, ISBN: 0-443-06288-9
"The evidence-based medicine movement has been one of the most important influences on medicine in the latter half of the 1990s. This textbook on evidence-based decision-making--basing clinical decisions on the best available evidence from systematic research--is ideal for healthcare, medical, and nurse managers. It explains how evidence-based decision making can be applied to health policy and management decisions about groups of patien ..."
Midlife Look Younger, Live Longer, Feel Better by Sir MuirGray Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Random House Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-78089-662-5, ISBN: 1-78089-662-X
"Based on research from the Optimal Ageing Programme and full of practical, evidence-based advice on managing the major risk factors underpinning dementia, this book will inspire readers to adopt simple but effective lifestyle changes that ..."
"This is a practical public health book - written by public health practitioners for public health practitioners. It introduces learning practitioners to the early phases of approaching a public health issue, details why an issue is important and exactly how it can be analysed and addressed. It deals not only with the technical issues, but crucially with how those technical issues can be implemented in order to improve the health of th ..."
Resourceful Patient, The by MuirGray Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2001 by Erosetta Press ISBN-13: 978-1-904202-00-4, ISBN: 1-904202-00-4
Caring for Older People(1st Edition) (Penguin Health Care & Fitness) by Heather Mckenzie, MuirGray Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1986 by Penguin Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-007264-8, ISBN: 0-14-007264-0
"How To Get Better Value Healthcare provides an understanding of the concept of healthcare value and how it can be increased, and is written primarily for people who pay for or manage health services. The focus for action is on the top ten questions about value:How much money should we spend on healthcare? Is the money allocated forthe infrastructure that supports clinical care at a level which will maximise value?Have we distributed the ..."
"As the pressure on health services grows remorselessly, decisions about the use of scarce resources are becoming even more difficult to make. This book gives healthcare managers the facts, figures, skills and knowledge they need to make health care decisions based on research evidence. Features: * Explains how the evidence can be applied to health policy and management decisions for populations, rather than for individual patients * P ..."
Sod Ser. Sod Sitting, Get Moving! : Getting Active in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond by MuirGray, Diana Moran 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-4378-1, ISBN: 1-4729-4378-3
"... much to do in the rest of our lives – we're not as young as we used to be, but
we're not as old as some people think we should be! We know that staying
healthy means we enjoy our lives so much more – and there are no quick fixes –
we weren't born yesterday!' Unbelievably, 2017 will see Diana enjoying her 78th
birthday – despite looking at least thirty years younger! She is a testimony to
healthy living and has been dubbed Brita ..."
Sod Ser. Sod It! Eat Well : Healthy Eating in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond by Anita Bean, MuirGray 224 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-2706-4, ISBN: 1-4729-2706-0
"Use virgin olive oil for cold dishes or low-temperature cooking. Pure olive oil Also
labelled simply 'olive oil', pure olive oil is a mixture of refined olive oil and virgin
olive oil. It still come from the 'first press' of olives but may be refined (heated) to ..."
Sod Ser. Sod Seventy! : The Guide to Living Well by MuirGray 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-1899-4, ISBN: 1-4729-1899-1
"The later years should be a time when life becomes whole. The circle closes and
life's purpose is fulfilled. In that regard, active mastery is not just a way to survive
to extreme old age – it is the road to freedom.' VIRGINA IRONSIDE The Virginia ..."
Evidence-Based Health Care and Public Health How to Make Decisions About Health Services and Public Health by MuirGray 452 Pages, Published 2014 by Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-5076-3, ISBN: 0-7020-5076-8
"Cross-examination of Lady Thatcher during the Scott Enquiry into the 'Arms for
Iraq' affair quoted in Hurwitz.31 In a very important book, Brian Hurwitz reviewed
the evidence available in 1998 about the relationship between clinical guidelines
and the law,31 and considered the legal status of clinical guidelines in
negligence case law. ... would be held liable for patient injury', principally
because the court would expect the trea ..."
"From back cover: Over two million health research papers are published each year, making it impossible for health care workers to keep up to date on current knowledge. Reviews are needed to provide manageable information on whcih decisions on health policy, and individual treatment, can be based. But how can the quality of these reviews be judges.
The report of a systematic review, like a primary research paper, contains clear desc ..."
Football Injuries by MuirGray Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1980 by Offox P. ISBN-13: 978-0-9506989-0-8, ISBN: 0-9506989-0-3
Man Against Disease Preventive Medicine (Opus Books) by MuirGray, Ph.D. Gray Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 1979 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-289127-3, ISBN: 0-19-289127-8
"The contributors to this book, most of them GPs, provide practical information for the doctor faced with the epidemic of behaviourally determined disease which characterizes developed societies."
Man Against Disease Preventive Medicine (Opus Books) by MuirGray Hardcover, 102 Pages, Published 1979 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-219140-3, ISBN: 0-19-219140-3
Sod Seventy! The Guide to Living Well by MuirGray, David Mostyn, Sir MuirGray Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2017 by Bloomsbury Sport ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-1897-0, ISBN: 1-4729-1897-5
"Sod 70! Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life into your nineties and beyond. This book – part exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – tells you how. Many of us approach our seventies with an unhelpful stereotype lodged in our brains. The stooped figures on the road sign imply that ageing inevitably causes problems but many of these can be postpo ..."
"Sod Sitting, Get Moving! is the must-have guide to keeping fit and healthy in your sixties, seventies and beyond. Specifically designed for older adults the exercises, stretches and strengthening movements will help keep you fit, strong and supple for the years ahead. You will feel better, look better and younger and reduce your risk of disability and dementia., As we get older too many of us spend our time sitting and not exercising. T ..."
"A guide to evidence-based decision making for healthcare, medical and nurse managers. New edition of a highly praised and successful book in one of the hottest areas of medicine. Covers the vital areas for healthcare managers - finding and appraising evidence and developing the capacity of individuals and organisations to use evidence. Pressure on healthcare services is growing - this book will be indispensable for managers making diffi ..."
Sod Sixty! The Guide to Living Well by Sir MuirGray, Dr Claire Parker, MuirGray Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2017 by Bloomsbury Sport ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-2598-5, ISBN: 1-4729-2598-X
"Getting older doesn't matter. Keeping active does. Sod turning sixty, make those small changes now and reap the rewards in your later decades! In the bestselling Sod Seventy! Sir Muir Gray demanded a 'bonfire of the slippers' and a reframing of what it is to be seventy and older, and how to make the most of your seventies, by closing the 'fitness gap' to stay fit and strong. Sod Sixty! is a fun, friendly, hands on guide to navigating y ..."
Sod Ser. Sod Sitting, Get Moving! : Getting Active in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond by MuirGray, Diana Moran 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-4377-4, ISBN: 1-4729-4377-5
"... by the type of regular activity designed to increase strength, stamina,
suppleness and skill in just the way that people train for competitive sport.
Examples of the types of exercise that research subjects in their 60s, 70s, 80s
and 90s did are: ..."
Sod Ser. Sod Sixty! : The Guide to Living Well by Claire Parker, MuirGray 240 Pages, Published 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-2599-2, ISBN: 1-4729-2599-8
"If it is too difficult to stretch the band fully, extend your arms so there is a longer
length between your hands and less stretch is needed. To strengthen your grip,
use an old tennis ball. The following exercise strengthens the tiny muscles in
your ..."
Sod Ser. Sod Seventy! : The Guide to Living Well by MuirGray 224 Pages, Published 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-1898-7, ISBN: 1-4729-1898-3
"or 'is there a bigger purpose than simply getting through each day without
harming other people? ... Two books translated from the French, Growing Old – A
Journey of Self-Discovery by Danielle Quinodoz and The Art of ... For example, it
differs from what many would see as a more practical British approach, as
epitomised by Diana Athill's book on ageing and death called Somewhere
Towards the End."
SOD 70! The Guide to Living Well by MuirGray Cd, Published 2015 by Redbush Entertainment Ltd Audiolivro ISBN-13: 978-1-909613-36-2, ISBN: 1-909613-36-3
"An innovative and long overdue book by the world's leading researchers and practitioners, describing what really works in suicide prevention, the evidence for particular approaches, where the gaps are in our knowledge, and how we can fill them. Suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide in the past 45 years, with deaths by suicide projected to reach 1.5 million by the year 2020. Despite millions being spent on suicide prevention acti ..."
86(1st Edition) Evidence-Based Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics, 1e (The Clinics: Surgery) by Jonathan L. Meakins Md, Catherine Bewick, MuirGray Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2006 by Saunders ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3557-2, ISBN: 1-4160-3557-5
"Shared decision making is integral to future surgical care. It is not possible without the organization and applications of knowledge. Evidence-based surgical practice is inevitable as practice and outcomes become patient centered. This issue will offer articles on developing skills for evidence-based surgery, the nature of surgical evidence, producing the evidence, and evidence-based decision making."
"Spectacular advances in therapeutic medicine have not diminished the need for prevention, and there is widespread acknowledgment that avoidance of disability and premature death often depends on prevention rather than cure. There is also recognition that family practice has a key role to play in this, because of the opportunities it provides for influencing the future well-being of large numbers of individuals. Since the first edition o ..."
Prevention of Disease in the Elderly(1st Edition) (Medicine in Old Age) by MuirGray Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1985 by Churchill Livingstone ISBN-13: 978-0-443-02962-2, ISBN: 0-443-02962-8
"Physical description; xiii,227 pages : illustrations. Series; Medicine in old age. Subjects; Medicine, Preventive. Primary prevention - In old age. Geriatrics. Older people - Diseases - Prevention. Disease - in old age [MESH]. Aged - Diseases. Old persons - Diseases - Prevention."
"In this second edition, many new chapters have been added to address the evolving health care concerns of elderly persons. These chapters examine the objectives of geriatric medicine and its ethical dilemmas; the aging mind and its effects on family members and physicians; and the organization of effective geriatric health care services. The book continues to provide a comprehensive reference for all those who see, treat and support the ..."
Better Health in Retirement by MuirGray Paperback, 107 Pages, Published 1982 by Age Concern England ISBN-13: 978-0-86242-013-0, ISBN: 0-86242-013-X
Football Injuries(Updated) by MuirGray Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1982 by Hodder Arnold H&S ISBN-13: 978-0-7131-0848-4, ISBN: 0-7131-0848-7
"Knowing what we should or shouldn't be eating these days can feel like a bit of a minefield. Are eggs good for me? How many of them a week am I allowed? Is butter good, or should I be buying a vegetable oil spread loaded with special ingredients to lower my cholesterol? Is sugar really that bad for you? What are good fats and bad fats? Find the answers to all these questions, along with lots of recipe ideas, in this new book by bestsell ..."
The P M System by MuirGray Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1989 by Arrow Books Import ISBN-13: 978-0-09-959020-0, ISBN: 0-09-959020-4
Cancer Risks and Prevention(1st Edition) (Oxford Medical Publications) by M. P. Vessey, MuirGray Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1985 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-261509-1, ISBN: 0-19-261509-2
"To mark Sir Richard Doll's retirement and to pay tribute to his distinguished career in epidemiology, a number of his colleagues have reviewed known cancer risks and considered some of the possibilities for prevention, with special reference to smoking. The contributors emphasize recent methodology and the presentation of results. Topics include the geography of cancer; the roles played by diet, occupation, and radiation exposure; exo ..."
"Contrary to popular opinion, one of the main problems in providing uniformly excellent health care is not lack of money but lack of knowledge -- on the part of both doctors and patients. The studies in this book show that many doctors and most patients do not understand the available medical evidence. Both patients and doctors are "risk illiterate" -- frequently unable to t ..."