Healthcare in the Arabian Gulf and Greater Middle East: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 1st Edition

• Based on the latest evidence – provides a comprehensive overview of key healthcare challenges in region
• Features numerous Arabic contributors as well as non-Arabic contributors with experience and expertise in the region
• Key strategic, local and individual healthcare approaches – including a generic adaptable toolkit
• Short case studies and thinking grids for appropriate care
• Discussion of social, cultural and environmental perspectives specific to the region
• Easy to read and follow
• Highly practical – covers key topics including:
  • Islam and healthcare
  • pain management
  • palliative and end of life care
  • culturally competent communication
  • consumer-driven healthcare
  • the family in healthcare in the Arabian gulf
  • communicable and non-communicable diseases

SECTION I Specific Conditions, Specific Challenges
1 HEALTHCARE IN ISLAM
2 THE FAMILY IN HEALTHCARE IN THE ARABIAN GULF
3 CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE
4 LIFESTYLE 1: METABOLIC SYNDROMES—TYPE 2 DIABETES, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME IN THE ARABIAN GULF
5 LIFESTYLE 2: OBESITY, BODY IMAGE AND NUTRITION
6 WOMEN’S HEALTH IN THE ARABIAN GULF AND GREATER MIDDLE EAST: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
7 FEMALE INCONTINENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: REVISITING A PRIORITY IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
8 MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
9 INFECTION
10 UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
11 COMMUNICATION AND CARING IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE SETTINGS
12 FAMILY MEDICINE
13 PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
SECTION II Key Healthcare Approaches
14 PHARMACY IN THE ARABIAN GULF AND GREATER MIDDLE EAST
15 PAIN MANAGEMENT
16 END-OF-LIFE CARE
17 TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP
EPILOGUE: THE ‘CAMEL’ IN THE ROOM
APPENDIX: SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR THOSE CONSIDERING WORKING IN THE REGION
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