Handbook of Intensive Care Organization and Management

Description  

The global trend of increasingly ageing societies and long term illnesses has meant a growth in demand for intensive care resources. This book advises on leadership and organizational development of intensive care units, in order to give best practices for governance, performance, emergency response and safety. Written by international experts in the field, each chapter allows researchers, clinicians and service providers worldwide to be able to refer to this single reference book. In seven parts, the volume will tackle aspects of intensivecare management in both global and local contexts, and interrogate the key concerns that service providers face. It works as an informative guide for the practical administration of intensive care, as well as being international in its design and information.

Contents:

• Organization, Structure, and Governance:
• Leadership and Management (Pascale Gruber and Timothy Wigmore)
• Governance (Stephen M Pastores)
• Design and Role of the Intensive Care Unit (Neil A Halpern and Diana C Anderson)
• Staffing and Staff Development:
• Staffing Models (Timothy G Buchman)
• Staff Training and Development (Graham R Nimmo and Mike C Clapham)
• Leadership and Organizational Development (Carlos Daniel Scheinkestel and Debby King-Rowley)
• Decision-Making and Communication:
• Ethics (Thomas Woodcock)
• Communication (Peter G Brindley)
• Performance:
• Performance Standards and Measurement (Andre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral and Brian H Cuthbertson)
• Methods of Control (Robert C McDermid and Yvonne I Csanyi-Fritz)
• Human Factors (Frank A Drews and Jonathan R Zadra)
• Quality and Safety:
• Quality Improvement (Carol J Peden and Kevin D Rooney)
• Patient and Staff Safety (Gavin Lavery)
• Policies and Procedures (Andrew T Levinson and Mitchell M Levy)
• Evidence-Based Medicine (Bram Rochwerg and Waleed Alhazzani)
• Financial Management:
• Funding Systems (Arthur van Zanten)
• Cost and Cost-Effectiveness (David J Wallace)
• Budget Management (Andrew Webb)
• Emergency Preparedness:
• Disaster Response (Morgan McMonangle and Francesca Rubulotta)
• Pandemic Planning (Michelle Murti and Steve Reynolds)