Instilling good prescribing habits in young doctors is essential for the benefit of patients and to preserve the value of the antibiotic revolution that altered medical practice in the second half of the twentieth century. These concerns underlie the approach taken in the new edition of this successful book. The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy as an aid to informed, rational prescribing. Care is taken to address all aspects of antimicrobial drug use, including those specific to developed and developing countries of the world. The authors are international experts with a long standing interest in the role of education as a means of promoting an understanding of the benefits and limitations of antimicrobial chemotherapy in physicians, surgeons and other health care workers. The book offers a structured approach to the subject in four themed sections, each of several chapters. A historical introduction is followed by a section outlining the basic properties of antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral (including antiretroviral) drugs.The next section explains the various facets of antimicrobial drug resistance - which threatens to undermine the continued efficacy of antimicrobial agents - and effective ways of countering the threat. Therapeutic use is covered in two sections: one introduces readers to the general principles that inform the rational prescribing of antimicrobial drugs; the second deals with practicalities of the use of antimicrobial agents in specific clinical conditions. The book ends with a description of the ways in which drugs are developed and marketed. There are extensive recommendations for further reading.

Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Science & Math

Davey, Peter

Wilcox, Mark

Greenwood, David

Finch, Roger

Biological Sciences

Oxford University Press

Effective Talent Management: Aligning Strategy, People and Performance

Effective talent management is about aligning the business's approach to talent with the strategic aims and purpose of the organisation. The core rationale of any talent strategy should be to have a direct positive impact on the organisation's goals but in many cases this is not so. The ideas, principles and approaches outlined here will enable the reader to understand the strategic nature of talent and design a response that meets the needs of their own organisation. Case studies are used to illustrate the concepts and proven methodologies guide the day-to-day practice of the reader. The content will link the strategic intent of HR with the practical actions it takes to make a positive impact on the business's results. The author begins by examining the disconnected nature of talent management in many organisations; how at times it has been a response to trends and seen by many as a bolt on to HR and he proposes a different model, one that links clearly the development of a talent strategy with the achievement of a business strategy. Mark Wilcox summarises succinctly the case for a more strategic approach to talent management, one directly linked to business performance. He concludes that the time is now right for talent management, and therefore many HR managers, to move from a functional support role to one with a direct strategic impact on the business.

Business & Money

Routledge

Re-energizing The Corporation is built on the groundbreaking 3e leadership model which makes sense of the three Es of Envisioning, Engaging and Executing. By understanding and following the model, you will be able to create compelling pictures of the future of your organization; build a following of individuals committed to getting the vision into reality; and maximize team performance to deliver on your dream.

Re-energizing the Corporation: How Leaders Make Change Happen

Ridderstråle, Jonas

Management & Leadership

Jossey-Bass

Going behind-the-scenes of change management, Wilcox and Jenkins explains the psychology behind managing resistance, getting employee support, and transforming mindsets, providing managers, consultants, and practitioners a link between theory and practice. 
Engaging Change addresses current challenges including how to understand the environmental context driving the need for change, how to initiate and sustain momentum throughout the change program, how to institutionalize structural and behavioral change, and how to create a compelling vision using social psychology. It also explains different theories of motivation and applies them directly to the change process and examine the major factors behind an organization's failure to execute change, along with ways to mitigate those factors. Illustrated throughout with case studies from Nestle, Sony, Microsoft, and other companies, this book gives change managers the confidence and knowledge to assess the elements affecting an organization's "change readiness" and to effectively manage them throughout the change life cycle.

Engaging Change: A People-Centred Approach to Business Transformation

JENKINS, Mark

Kogan Page.

Going behind-the-scenes of change management, Wilcox and Jenkins explains the psychology behind managing resistance, getting employee support, and transforming mindsets, providing managers, consultants, and practitioners a link between theory and practice. Engaging Change addresses current challenges including how to understand the environmental context driving the need for change, how to initiate and sustain momentum throughout the change program, how to institutionalize structural and behavioral change, and how to create a compelling vision using social psychology.  It also explains different theories of motivation and applies them directly to the change process and examine the major factors behind an organization's failure to execute change, along with ways to mitigate those factors.  Illustrated throughout with case studies from Nestle, Sony, Microsoft, and other companies, this book gives change managers the confidence and knowledge to assess the elements affecting an organization's "change readiness" and to effectively manage them throughout the change life cycle.

Human Resources

Attempting to fix your own computer can seem like an insurmountable task. With so many books and articles making it seem more complicated than it’s worth, many computer users sink more money than they would like into taking their tower or laptop into a professional shop. But with this easy-to-read guide, those days will be long gone. Learn how to properly maintain, repair, and troubleshoot your own computer without ever having to leave your home. Beginning with the basics, systems engineer and computer networking expert Mark S. Wilcox explains everything you need to know to make sure your device is protected, well cared for, and in top working order. This includes chapters like “How Wireless Networking Works,” “Do I Need to Worry About Identity Theft,” and “Backing up Data, Why and How.” The book includes plenty of step-by-step, hands-on instructions to help you get a better feel for your computer. And if it turns out that a new computer part is necessary, Wilcox provides a rundown of recommended replacement parts and trusted manufacturers to help you feel confident in your selection. With this comprehensive guidebook in hand, computer maintenance and repair has never been easier!

Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Computer Running Well (Beginners to Experts): Secrets of a Computer Shop Professional Revealed for the Do-It-Yourselfer

Computers & Technology

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

All That Can Be Expected: The Battle of Camden and the British High Tide in the South, August 16, 1780 (Emerging Revolutionary War Series)

History

Orrison, Robert

Americas

Savas Beatie

Autumnfield

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Austin Macauley

Jacob Brodie came to Texas in 1836. With no family left in Kentucky, he decided to stay and make his home in the new Republic after Texan independence had been won. It's 1848 and after a decade and more of battling Comanche Indians and bandits along the borders, Jacob now commands his own company of Texas Rangers. But unattached and with no family, life in Texas has been a lonely existence.\nThe arrival in Galveston of a clipper ship from England will ultimately change Jacob's world. For on that ship is a man, an attorney, bearing important news. From this man, Jonah Kitchen, Jacob Brodie learns he is the sole male heir to a vast estate in Berkshire, England, from where his mother's family originated. Likewise, with this estate comes an earldom. A new life begins for Jacob in England, complete with distrustful relatives whom he's never met and servants who live drastically separate lives.\nThere are also greedy, neighboring land owners who nurture a burning resentment towards this family. While becoming immersed in the upper class of Victorian English society, Jacob feels more and more like a fish out of water as he continues to cling to his honest and simple, yet rough American frontier upbringing. This is a story about a man from the New World trying hard to find his way in the old one. Ultimately, Jacob finds in England family, romance, love, and tragedy.

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