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How COVID-19 Took Over the World

WebThe pandemic left disorder and crises in its wake everywhere it struck. Drawing on disciplines including public health, politics, and socioeconomics, this book tracks the spread of COVID-19 to weave a coherent picture that explains how scientists learnt about the virus, how authorities reacted around the world, and how different societies coped.

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Praise for Pandemic Minds: COVID-19 and Mental …

WebAs people laid flowers for the victims, calls grew for an overhaul of the city’s mental health services and greater support for those in need. This book delves deeper than the cold, hard data found in schol-arly articles about the toll of the …

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Hong Kong’s Health System

WebThis book makes a significant contribution to the discussions about the future of Hong Kong’s health system. The evidence-driven content draws from the deep expertise and experiences of a wide spectrum of contributors, whose multidisciplinary input, based on moral philosophy, political economy, macro-financing, health services research, …

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School Guidance and Counselling

Webxii About the Authors Yuk ChingLEE-MAN holds a doctorate in education in counselling psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Counselling at the Hong Kong Institute of

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health Law in Hong Kong

WebIn light of the ageing population and increased life expectancy, these problems are likely to increase. A Practical Guide to Mental Health Law in Hong Kong will be a good starting point for preparing for the upcoming challenges before it is too late. This book is divided into three parts. Part I consists of twelve modified case studies based on

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Gender, Health, and History in Modern East Asia

WebThis groundbreaking volume captures and analyzes the exhilarating and at times disorienting experience when scientists, government officials, educators, and the general public in East Asia tried to come to terms with the introduction of Western biological and medical sciences to the region. The nexus of gender and health is a compelling theme

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香港精神健康法例實用指南

Web因此,失去決策能力人士的家人、相關護理人員、專業人士和法律從業者等,必須加強對香港精神健康法例及有關實務的認識。. 《香港精神健康法例實用指南》分為三個部分:第一部分列出12個由真人真事改編的個案研究,以介紹香港相關的精神健康法例;第二

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health Law in Hong Kong

WebThe number of single elderly in Hong Kong is forecast to rise to 1.13 million by 2064.5 Around 1 in 10 people aged 65 years old or above and around 1 in 3 people aged 80 or above will likely have dementia, a common cause of mental incapacity. Hong Kong must be prepared for the impact this will have on the community.

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Medicine, Hygiene, and Cultures of Planning in Asia

WebIn short, the passage attests to a complex conflation wherein movements of the “native” population, the spread of disease, and the destruction of “unhealthy native quarters,” inscribe the connective and disruptive processes seen to lie at the core of empire. Imperial Contagions is organized into three parts.

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Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Hong Kong

WebYvonne Treffurth, MD (Freiburg, Germany), MA (Warw), MRCPsych (UK), State Exam (Göttingen), is a child and adolescent psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Hong Kong. ‘This book contains important research into specific problems facing persons with psychosis and schizophrenia in Hong Kong, arising from environment factors, stigma

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Problem-Based Medical Case Management, Second Edition

WebHK$210.00. Quantity. -. +. Save for later. Add to Cart. Medicine is an ever-changing science. Since this book was first published in 2006, there have been major advances in many aspects of medicine. In this second edition, medical cases, diagnostic approaches and treatment modalities have been brought up to date, in keeping with advances in

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Integrated Systematic Nephrology, Fourth Edition

WebThe fourth edition of Integrated Systematic Nephrology covers all crucial aspects of kidney disease, and offers useful guidance for daily clinical practice. The book provides important information on topics ranging from pathogenic mechanisms to the management of kidney diseases, and is filled with beautiful figures and photographs.

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Legal Issues for the Medical Practitioner

Webviii 78 Writing expert opinions – charging, competence and liability 79 Without prejudice and legal professional privilege 80 Security for costs Section VI The Medical Council 81 The Medical Council or the court? 82 Role of the Medical Council 83 What offences would count? 84 What constitutes ‘Professional Misconduct’? 85 Colleagues practicing …

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Pandemic Control in China’s Gated Communities

WebIn one street in Luohu, Shenzhen, there are 81 grids, covering a total of 100,000 people. Another community with 15,000 people is divided into nine grids with six grid monitors.76 Grid monitors, like other community leaders and volunteers, play an indispensa-ble role in the pandemic control operation.

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Gender, Health, and History in Modern East Asia

WebThe chapters by Leung, Chiang, and DiMoia explore how labor require-ments, military cultures, and demographic policies shaped, and in turn, were shaped by shifting and competing visions of masculinity, influenced by changing medical authorities and legitimacy of colonial powers and postcolonial nation-states.

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Practical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Edition

WebNote: The availability of the print edition is unknown yet, but the book is now available as an e-book via Amazon kindle and Google Play. Practical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Edition is an essential undergraduate textbook in obstetrics and gynaecology for Hong Kong medical students. It provides a comprehensive overview of all the topics in the core …

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Tuberculosis Control and Institutional Change in Shanghai, …

WebThe dismantling of work units amid wider market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s led to the rise of temporary and casual employment and a huge migrant worker population, with little access to health care, creating new challenges in TB control. This study of Shanghai has major implications for institutional research on disease control.

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Medical Negligence in Hong Kong and How to Avoid It

WebPart I: The Development of the Law of Medical Negligence. Chapter 1: Negligence in Common Law 1.1: Negligence as a Concept 1.2: Elements of Negligence 1.3: Res Ipsa Loquitur and Strict Liability 1.4: Defenses to the Tort of Negligence 1.5: Negligence Claims in Hong Kong 1.6: Chapter Summary.

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