April 2023 MBR The Health/Medicine Shelf

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Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum
Alex F. Johnson, et al.
Plural Publishing
www.pluralpublishing.com
9781635502688, $119.95, PB, 378pp

https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Speech-Language-Pathology-Across-Continuum/dp/1635502683

Synopsis: Featuring a comprehensive, engaging, and readable overview to the dynamic field of medical speech-language pathology, "Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" is the first medical speech-language pathology textbook that is not focused on the various disorders, but instead examines the scope and key concepts of the profession, such as clinical reasoning, interprofessional practice, and the continuum of care.

"Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" provides an in-depth overview of healthcare workplace settings (acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health, outpatient care, pediatric service delivery, pharmacology, and neuroimaging. The text also includes numerous case studies that instructors and students can use to explore application of both clinical and setting specific principles as a primer for practice in "the real world".

Key features of "Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" include: Chapters are authored by respected experts within both academia and medical speech-language pathology; Numerous figures, tables, and photos enhance readers' visual learning experience; Boxed focal points highlight areas of emphasis, special practice considerations, competencies, and cases; Case studies, where students are introduced to patient assessment, treatment, and management examples across the care continuum; An Appendix listing common medical test procedures and reference values; PowerPoint lecture slides for instructors.

Critique: Exceptionally well organized and presented, in addition to being an ideal curriculum textbook, "Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" is also helpful for speech-language pathologists transitioning from a school based or private practice setting into health care. Collaboratively compiled and co- authored by the team of Alex Johnson, Barbara Jacobson, Megan Schliep, and Bridget Perry, "Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, medical school, and academic library Audiology, Speech Pathology, and Occupational Therapy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

Editorial Note #1: Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Honors, served as Provost at the MGH Institute (Boston, MA) for 14 years. Prior to that he served as department chair at Wayne State University. In 1998, Johnson launched the Division of Speech-Language Sciences and Disorders at the Henry Ford Medical Center i(Department of Neurology) in Detroit, MI. Johnson's academic interests have focused on medical speech-language pathology and neurologic communication disorders. He has been involved in the development of widely used outcome measures in voice and swallowing disorders and communication quality. He co-edited (with Barbara Jacobson), Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide, now in its 3rd edition. Johnson is an ASHA Fellow, has received the Honors of ASHA and NSSLHA, and is a Distinguished Scholar in the National Academies of Practice.

Editorial Note #2: Barbara H. Jacobson served as Associate Professor at Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for 9 years working in medical speech-language pathology administration, clinical education, and as a clinician in acute care. Prior to that, she was Associate Professor in the Vanderbilt Voice Center. She was a senior staff speech-language pathologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI from 1988 to 2003 where she established a Voice Production Laboratory. Her clinical and research interests are in functional and patient-reported outcomes, medical speech language pathology, and neurogenic voice disorders. She is co-editor (with Alex Johnson) of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 3rd ed. She is a co-author of the Voice Handicap Index (1997) and Dysphagia Handicap Index (2012). She is an ASHA Fellow.

Editorial Note #3: Megan Schliep, PhD, CCC-SLP, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA. She also holds a clinical appointment as a speech-language pathologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on post-stroke aphasia and explores the implementation of standardized assessment practices across the care continuum and identification of clinical predictors to inform recovery trajectory, with a focus on interdisciplinary research-practice partnerships.

Editorial Note #4: Bridget Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the program director of the Clinical Doctorate in Speech Language Pathology program at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her research is focused on improving patient-centered management of swallowing and speech impairments for patients diagnosed with serious illness through the use of novel assessment and intervention methodologies.

Prediabetes: A Complete Guide, second edition
Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDCES
BenBella Books
www.benbellabooks.com
9781637743607, $19.95, PB, 320pp

https://www.amazon.com/Prediabetes-Complete-Lifestyle-Chronic-Illnesses/dp/1637743602

Synopsis: When your doctor announces that you have prediabetes it can be scary -- but it also comes with a silver lining. It means that you have caught the condition just in time-- before it has become a lifetime condition requiring daily treatment to survive. It means that it is your best chance to reverse prediabetes starting now!

Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Prediabetes: A Complete Guide - Your Lifestyle Reset to Stop Prediabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses" reveals in detail what these actions are to reverse a prediabetic condition and empower yourself to find the healthy eating and lifestyle changes that work best for you to help you achieve your health goals.

This new, updated edition includes even more proven tools to make healthy eating easier than ever -- including simple tips for foolproof meal planning, plus even more tasty recipes and meal ideas to cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack time.

Critique: Simply stated, this new and expanded edition of "Prediabetes: A Complete Guide - Your Lifestyle Reset to Stop Prediabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses" is comprehensive DIY guide carefully leading you through the dozens of concrete steps that you can take to reverse prediabetes, reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as well as other lifestyle-related chronic diseases. by: Identifying your risks for developing type 2 diabetes; Setting personalized and meaningful behavioral goals; Eating for weight loss and greater insulin sensitivity; Tweaking your favorite recipes to include wholesome foods; Starting or improving upon an exercise plan; Reducing sedentary time; Organizing and tracking your progress.

Taking an individualized approach to your lifestyle "reset," it allows you to choose your own path to wellness, and maintain a healthful lifestyle so that you can feel better than you have in years.

Critique: Impressively 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, this newly published second edition of "Prediabetes: A Complete Guide - Your Lifestyle Reset to Stop Prediabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses" is an ideal DIY instructional guide and 'how-to' manual and should be considered mandatory reading for anyone having a prediabetes diagnosis. It can also prove to be a life-saving read for anyone having to deal with diabetes 1 or 2. While having the highest possible recommended for personal, professional, and community library Health/Medical collections, it should be noted that "Prediabetes: A Complete Guide" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.99).

Editorial Note: Jill Weisenberger (https://jillweisenberger.com) is an internationally recognized nutrition, diabetes, and prediabetes expert. She has worked as a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator in a variety of settings, including hospital inpatient and outpatient programs, private practice, and research clinics. She currently works with people with prediabetes through her original digital course Prediabetes Turnaround. Through coaching, speaking, and working with the media, Jill empowers people to grab control of their health one lifestyle habit at a time. Additionally, she is the author of four well-received health and nutrition books, a freelance writer, a consultant and spokesperson to the food industry, and a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diet Rankings.

101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep
Alan E. Smith
Loving Healing Press
5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
www.lovinghealing.com
9781615997183, $24.95, PB, 56pp

https://www.amazon.com/Tips-Better-More-Healthy-Sleep/dp/1615997180

Synopsis: All of your physical and mental health are founded upon getting a good night's sleep. We all love waking up without an alarm, feeling rested and refreshed, right? Unfortunately, many people don't sleep enough or sleep well, or both. It may feel like your sleep is a combination lock and you can't figure out all the right numbers in the right sequence.

With the publication of "101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep: Practical Advice for More Restful Nights", Alan E. Smith provides a compendium of practical tips specifically designed to help you find the rest you deserve in the best way possible. You will walk through all of the various factors in getting a good night's sleep, from your bed and bedroom to relaxing before bed to solving several sleep problems.

While some of these tips have been around for hundreds or thousands of years, some are as new as they can be. We even talk about the progress that's been made in the medical field regarding sleep in past few decades.

Whatever your sleep situation, you will probably find something here that can help you sleep even better and longer. You just have to have the patience and dedication to solve your own sleep problems.

"101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep: Practical Advice for More Restful Nights" will enable you to: Discover your best sleep possible; See new ways to sleep better, longer; Realize all of the ways to improve your sleep; Explore techniques from ancient to modern; Understand the real importance of sleep.

Critique: Exceptionally well organized and thoroughly 'user friendly' in presentation, "101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep: Practical Advice for More Restful Nights" should be considered mandatory reading for anyone struggling with insomnia, having to shift their sleep schedule due to changes in their work schedule, or simply wanting to improve how well and reliable they can fall sleep and stay asleep for good physical and mental health. While unreservedly recommended for community library Health/Medicine collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep: Practical Advice for More Restful Nights" is also available in a paperback edition (9781615997176, $12.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $3.95).

Editorial Note: Alan Smith discovered amazing therapies to improve his own health. The more he learned the more he wanted to share the hope for better health with others so he wrote the award-winning book UnBreak Your Health. Featuring over 300+ therapies in more than 138 different categories, testimonials and some of the most interesting recent scientific developments this is the place to begin a journey of healing. You can hear him hosting the free podcast program at www.unbreakyourhealth.com.

Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design, third edition
Anthony Y. K. Chan
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher
2600 South First Street, Springfield, IL 62704
http://www.ccthomas.com
9780398093921, $79.95, HC, 912pp

https://www.amazon.com/Biomedical-Device-Technology-Principles-Design/dp/039809392X

Synopsis: With the publication of this newly revised and expanded third edition of "Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design", Dr. Anthony Chan provides a comprehensive approach to studying the principles and design of biomedical devices and their applications in medicine.

Written specifically for engineers and technologists who are interested in understanding the principles, design, and use of medical device technology, "Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design" is also intended to be a textbook or reference for biomedical device technology courses in universities and colleges.

Dr. Chan focuses on the applications, functions and principles of medical devices (which are the invariant components) and uses specific designs and constructions to illustrate the concepts where appropriate. Indication of use as well as common problems and hazards for each device type are included.

"Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design" selectively covers diagnostic and therapeutic devices that are either commonly used or whose principles and design represent typical applications of the technology. For those who would like to know more, a collection of published papers and book references has been added to the end of each chapter.

In this third edition of "Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design" many chapters have gone through revisions, some with significant updates and additions, to keep up with new applications and advancements in medical technology. A new appendix on infection prevention and control practices relating to medical devices is included. Based on requests, review questions are added for each chapter to help readers to assess their comprehension of the content material.

Critique: Comprehensive, informative, and impressively organized, this new third edition of "Biomedical Device Technology: Principles and Design" is an ideal curriculum textbook and professional reference with respect to contemporary biomedical device technologies and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, college, university, and medical school library Contemporary Medical Technology collections.

Editorial Note: Anthony Y. K. Chan worked for a number of years as a project engineer in the field of electrical instrumentations, control, and systems, and was the director and manager of biomedical engineering in a number of Canadian acute care hospitals. He is currently the Program Head of the Biomedical Engineering Technology Program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is an Adjunct Professor of the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chan is a Professional Engineer, a Chartered Engineer, and a Certified Clinical Engineer. He is also a fellow member of CMBES, life senior member of IEEE, member of IET and HKIE.

Deep Fitness
Philip Shepherd, author
Andrei Yakovenico, author
North Atlantic Books
2526 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2607
https://www.northatlanticbooks.com
9781623176679, $19.95, PB, 224pp

https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Fitness-Science-Based-Strength-Training-Your-Well-Being/dp/1623176670

Synopsis: Clinical research shows that we lose muscle mass as we age, and that preventing muscle loss through strength training (more than cardio, stretching, or flexibility) is the key to staying active, healthy, and well.

With the publication of "Deep Fitness: The Mindful, Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform Your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a Week", co-authors Philip Shepherd and Andrei Yankovenko introduce a proven, new approach to building strength and whole-body health: Mindful Strength Training to Failure (MSTF). This science-based method reverses muscle loss and improves overall strength in just one or two 30-minute sessions a week.

MSTF exercises are simple and effective, and can be done at home with resistance bands and bodyweight, or with the machines at your local gym. Using slow reps, MSTF marries mindful body awareness with proven strength-training techniques to help you become stronger at any age.

With more than 30 full-color exercises, "Deep Fitness: explains the science behind MSTF. It shows how the program boosts longevity and healthspan; aids weight loss and fat reduction; increases overall wellness and mental health; and can improve or reverse symptoms of: Prediabetes and diabetes; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Alzheimer's and dementia; Chronic inflammation; Osteoporosis and other chronic illnesses.

Appropriate for people of all ages and activity levels, the exercises and techniques in "Deep Fitness" are effective, straightforward, and sustainable, helping men and women of all ages to enjoy the vibrant, fit, whole-body health they deserve.

Critique: Impressively effective and throughout 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Deep Fitness: The Mindful, Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform Your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a Week" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and community library Health & Exercise collections. It should be noted that this DIY exercise instruction manual is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99).

Editorial Note #1: Philip Shepherd is recognized as a leader in the global embodiment movement. He is the creator of The Embodied Present Process (TEPP), a modality that uniquely combines the two resources necessary for embodiment: effective practices (TEPP has over a hundred), and a deep understanding of our culture's blind spots, which tend to keep us in our heads. TEPP is based on Shepherd's two books - Radical Wholeness and New Self, New World - and his forty years' experience teaching embodiment techniques. He currently travels the world sharing workshops, and running year-long Facilitators Trainings with his co-director and wife Allyson Woodrooffe. (https://embodiedpresent.com)

Editorial Note #2: Andrei Yakovenko (https://www.newelementtraining.com/ask-andrei) is the founder of New Element Training and the creator of the NET Method training, which took him years of practical experience and multidisciplinary exploration of various scientific fields to develop. The NET method is the foundation of the book. Yakovenko holds an Honors B.Sc. degree from University of Toronto.

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