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Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients, 4th edition [Paperback]

AAP Section on Transport Medicine; Editor in chief: Robert M. Insoft, MD, FAAP; Associate Editor: Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP; Special Consultant: Janice Romito, MSN, NNP

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Description

This is an important resource for transport teams. There are no comparable books."

Jay P. Goldsmith, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine

Doody's Book Review

Completely revised and updated, the new 4th edition includes must-have information and guidelines for health care professionals and hospital systems interested in developing transport systems and improving the transport care they deliver.

Authored by leading experts in transport medicine, the editorial team is devoted to ensuring that appropriate evidence-based conclusions and recommendations are included, when available, for the clinical and administrative subjects presented.

The 4th edition covers all aspects of air and ground transport - from team organization and training to equipment selection, quality improvement, safety, ethics and much more.Obtain the latest guidelines to ensure quality of care and safety during transport with this leading-edge publication.

Content highlights:

  • All chapters thoroughly reviewed and updated by the leading authorities in transport medicine
  • New chapter on telemedicine covering equipment and teleconferencing, telemedicine in other clinical settings, regulations and reimbursement, and more
  • Expanded sections on driving performance improvement, risk management, and bioethics
  • Updated Web resources
  • Handy tools include sample position descriptions, sample transport medicine transfer agreement, policies and procedures, and more

Details

  • ISBN-13: 978-1-58110-838-5
  • Product Code: MA0694
  • Publication Date: September 1, 2015
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 488
  • Trim Size: 8.5 inches x 5.5 inches x 1.1 inches
  • Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Availability: In Stock

Editor in Chief

Robert M. Insoft, MD, FAAP

Dr. Insoft is the Senior Vice-President for Medical Affairs and Quality at Women & Infants Hospital where he is also a practicing neonatologist. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Brown University Alpert Medical School.

He served 2 elected terms as Chair of the AAP’s Section on Transport Medicine and co-chaired and spoke/taught at multiple Academy, PREP and other regional, national/international conferences. He has authored numerous research articles and chapters, many on quality improvement and transport medicine.

Associate Editor

Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP

Hamilton Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP, is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, and EMS medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Critical Care Transport Team and Pediatric Medical Director for the Cincinnati Fire Department. He co-founded the Ground Air Medical qUality Transport (GAMUT) database and Quality Improvement Collaborative, an international transport medicine quality improvement collaborative involving over 400 member organizations. He is the associate editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Executive Committee of the Section on Transport Medicine’s two-volume policy guides on neonatal and pediatric transport medicine. He is also co-editor of the AAP’s new peer-reviewed transport research journal Transport Dispatch.

Special Consultant

Janice Romito, MSN, NNP

Jan is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner receiving her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston.

Jan was a member of the content team creating the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team certification exam with the National Certification Corporation.  Jan was a co-editor for the third edition of the NANN transport guidelines. She co-authored several chapters of the third edition of the Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport and served as a special consultant for the fourth edition of the Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients, 4th edition [Paperback]

Price:: 62.95

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