The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit Bruce K. Alexander. Oxford University Press, 2008 (reprinted 2011). 470 pages, 38.00 Canadian Dollars (approximate). ISBN: 978-0-19-958871-8 Review by Peter Jensen, Program Facilitator (Addictions and Anger Management), Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton Author Bruce K. Alexander, a professor of psychology at the University of… Read More »
The recent issue (issue 2 of this year) of the journal has some fantastic papers that are worth looking at. These range from psychometric validation in the Chinese health system to an IPE approach for tobacco cessation. This really does highlight the scope and global expertise that is now being published in JIC. One paper… Read More »
Collaborative Practice in Critical Care Settings: A Workbook By Scott Reeves, Janet Alexanian, Deborah Kendall-Gallagher, Todd Dorman, Simon Kitto 1st Edition, London, Routledge, 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315207308 138 pages, eBook £17,50, ISBN9781351798662 Reviewed by Dr Andreas Xyrichis, King’s College London It is a rare pleasure to be reviewing a book that delivers exactly on what… Read More »
Dr John Horder was both a past President of the General Practice with Primary Health Care Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and the founder of CAIPE, serving as its first Chairman then President .These organisations share his values. John was born in 1919. He initially intended to become a musician but after going… Read More »
It is that time of year again where hopefully, work such as research starts to settle down and the festive build up begins. Part of this includes getting the decorations out, eating and drinking more than you probably should and finding the time to sit by the fire and read a good book. Ideally you… Read More »
Below we provide the Abstract and a brief selection of this novel and exciting autoethnography that critically examines the if, why, where, and how of developing an interprofessional education (IPE) program from the ground up, told through text and comic art. The full story can be found here. The manuscript is true to the autoethnographic… Read More »
Title: Global Health Collaborations Challenges and Lessons Editors: Margaret S. Winchester, Caprice A. Knapp, and Rhonda BeLue Place of publication and publisher: New York City, Springer International Publishing Date: 2018 Number of Pages: 107 Price: open access ISBN Number: 9783319776859 Review by : Jaqueline Brodbin, Concordia University of Edmonton Global Health Collaborations Challenges and… Read More »
Image courtesy of Escape Rooms, London We all like games, well, I hope so. If you don’t then please go to your nearest thrift store and look for classics such as Monopoly or Scrabble or go more advanced and start playing the likes of Catan. Anyhow, one interesting form of gaming are Escape Rooms.… Read More »
It is the season of books, with fall and slowly winter approaching, hence another book review. The topic of this is very relevant to the journal. We are now seeing technology become more relevant for collaboration and interprofessional education in the health sector. This book review helps add to the growing discussion. Kunal Current and… Read More »
You have seen with numerous posts in the past but also in recent publications the need and the call for increased collaboration between different parts of the health care team. This includes pharmacists and nurses, whether it be at the community level or within a hospital setting. Recently, we published a short report on the… Read More »