• Great By Choice-Jim Collins

    Enumerates the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times.

    KShs 1,895.00
  • Basic Life Support Provider Manual – A Comprehensive Guide Covering the Latest Guidelines (Bls, ACLS and Pals)

    Comprehensive Basic Life Support Provider Manual covering the latest BLS, ACLS, and PALS guidelines. Perfect for healthcare professionals and students preparing for certification.

    Are you looking to get your BLS / CPR certification? This concise, and easy-to-understand manual has been created by doctors at Medical Creations and complies with the latest 2020 guidelines released by the American Heart Association (AHA). These guidelines are updated every five years. You will find questions at the end of each chapter so that you can test your knowledge and see if you remember everything. Most people pass the BLS course if they correctly answer the questions in this manual. The answers are located at the back of the book.

    This book is designed for everyone aiming to undergo BLS / CPR training. It seeks to establish a sound understanding of the principles of BLS and the latest guidelines. All the protocols illustrated here are based on up-to-date evidence.

    Basic Life Support (BLS) refers to a set of procedures that can be learned to prolong survival in life-threatening situations until more professional help is available. Any individual can become certified in basic life support protocols. However, these protocols are frequently updated based on the latest evidence available, and every individual who undergoes BLS certification may need to refresh their knowledge every two years.

    Medical professionals usually have a sound understanding of basic life support protocols. However, even then, it is essential for them to frequently undergo certifications to update their knowledge regarding the latest evidence-based protocols. This handbook is designed for both medical professionals and non-healthcare individuals. It aims to establish a sound understanding of the mechanisms underlying basic life support.

    Thanks to this book, you will:

    • ..Have a clear understanding of the principles of BLS and the latest guidelines
    • ..Be able to take the BLS course
    • ..See if you remember everything thanks to the questions after each chapter
  • Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity 3rd Edition

    The definitive guide to CBPR concepts and practice, updated and expanded

    Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Health and Social Equity provides a comprehensive reference for this rapidly growing field in participatory and community-engaged research. Hailed as effective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CBPR and CEnR represent the link between researchers and community and lead to improved public health outcomes.

    KShs 7,840.00
  • Fat Ollie’s

    Irritating though he was, Lester Henderson had it all when he strode up to rehearse his keynote address in the darkness of a downtown theatre. Widely tipped to be the next mayor and possessing a nice line in catalogue-casual daywear, Henderson stood four-square facing his glorious future.

    But five shots later and his lifeblood was seeping away – gunned down by person or persons unknown from stage-right…At that point he became Ollie Weeks’ problem.

    But this savage crime is suddenly overshadowed by a deed even more repugnant. Ollie’s life’s work is his novel. Honed by countless rejection letters, it is finally ready to be released to the general populace. But then the one and only manuscript disappears, leaving Ollie to head off in pursuit of the thief.

    A thief who is convinced that Ollie’s work contains the secret location of a hoard of hidden diamonds…

    KShs 650.00
  • The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

    Professor Steve Peters

    Professor Steve Peters – Consultant Psychiatrist & CEO Chimp Management Ltd

    BA, PGCE, MBBS, MEd, MRCPsych, PhD, DSc, Dip Sports Med

     

    Professor Steve Peters is a medical doctor; he specialises in mental health and the functioning of the human mind. He has dedicated his working life to help people get the best out of themselves and to be in a good place.

    Steve’s work past and present in the field of psychiatry and education includes: Clinical Director of Mental Health Services within the NHS at a district hospital, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Rampton, Senior Clinical Lecturer of Medicine and Undergraduate Dean at Sheffield University, and visiting Professor at Derby University. He has spent 20 years as an examination panel member at the Royal College of Psychiatry and has been an expert advisor to World Anti-doping Agency.

    He has been a consultant to over 20 Olympic and national sporting teams including Liverpool FC, British Cycling, GB Taekwondo, England Rugby and England Football. Outside of elite sport, Prof Peters works with CEOs, senior executives, teachers, students, hospital staff and patients. Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Victoria Pendleton, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Lee Westwood, Jonathan Trott and Raheem Sterling are people that have all spoken publicly about how Prof Peters’ has helped them during their career.

    Professor Peters is also a best-selling author, and his latest book ‘A Path through the Jungle’ was published in 2021. Steve has also authored 3 other books including the bestselling self-help book of all time in the UK, The Chimp Paradox, which has sold over a million copies – as per Nielsen TCM Chart 2020. Other achievements include attending Downing Street for winning the senate award twice for his excellence in teaching.

    For fun, Steve competes in track and field athletics and has held multiple World Masters Champion titles and world records over the 100, 200 and 400 metres.

    KShs 1,995.00
  • Boyz Rule : Pirate Attack

    Swashbuckling pirates, Captain Blood and Captain Splash (better known as Tom and Joey) discover “Blood and Guts” in Joey’s backyard. They set sail for the high seas to do battle with the enemy.

    KShs 295.00
  • Bobby The Bunny

    Nice board book in the shape of Bobby the Rabbit who finds carrots, but who do they belong to?

    KShs 595.00
  • Last’s Anatomy, International Edition, 12th Edition

    This regional textbook of anatomy is aimed at trainee surgeons and medical students. Throughout it is rich in applied clinical content, knowledge of which is essential for both clinical examination and surgical procedures. Although regional in approach each chapter is structured to clearly explain the structure and function of the component systems. The author brings his continuing experience of teaching anatomy to trainee surgeons to ensure the contents reflects the changing emphasis of anatomical knowledge now required.
    New to this edition
      • Contents continues to evolve to reflect need of trainee surgeons preparing for the MRCS and similar examinations.
      • Continued increase in clinical application and selectivity in anatomical detail.
    • Further refinement of anatomical drawings.
    Key Features
    • Contents continues to evolve to reflect need of trainee surgeons preparing for the MRCS and similar examinations
    • Continued increase in clinical application and selectivity in anatomical detail
    • Further refinement of anatomical drawings
    Author Information
    By Chummy S. Sinnatamby, FRCS, Formerly: Head of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons of England Member of Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England Examiner in Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Director of Studies in Anatomy, St Catharine’s College and Hughes Hall, Cambridge External Examiner in Anatomy, University of Cambridge External Examiner in Anatomy, Trinity College, University of Dublin
    KShs 8,555.00
  • Obstetrics by Ten Teachers 21ED (Taylor)

    First published in 1917 as ‘Midwifery’, Obstetrics by Ten Teachers is well established as a concise, yet comprehensive, guide within its field. The 21st Edition has been thoroughly updated by its latest team of ‘teachers’, integrating clinical material with the latest scientific developments that underpin patient care.

    Each chapter is highly structured, with learning objectives, definitions, aetiology, clinical features, investigations, treatments and key point summaries and additional reading where appropriate. A key theme for this edition is ‘professionalism’ and information specific to this is threaded throughout the text.

    KEY FEATURES

    * Fully revised – content is entirely refreshed and up to date for this twentieth edition, including the latest imaging and reproductive technologies and current guidelines for best practice

    Highly illustrated – text supported and enhanced throughout by high-quality colour line diagrams and photographs
    Clear and accessible – numerous features supplement the narrative text and provide useful queues for revision
    Illustrative case histories – engage the reader with realistic scenarios that bring obstetric practice to life
    Digital support material – download and personalise the ebook for fully-flexible access and visit [www.routledge.com/cw/mccarthy] for additional resources including questions for self-assessment, video and patient interviews
    Along with its companion Gynaecology by Ten Teachers, 21st Edition, the books continue to provide an accessible ‘one stop shop’ in obstetrics and gynaecology for a new generation of doctors.

    The editors:

    Louise C Kenny is Professor and Executive Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UK.

    Fergus McCarthy is Senior Lecturer, University College Cork and Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialist, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork, Ireland.

    KShs 3,870.00
  • Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice

    Forensic Pathology is a comprehensive reference that uses a case-oriented format to address, explain and guide the reader through the varied topics encountered by forensic pathologists. Developed in response to a severe void in the literature, the book addresses topics ranging from medicolegal investigation of death to death scene investigation, forensic autopsy, and artifacts of resuscitation as well as complications of medical therapy, forensic osteology, forensic odontology, forensic photography, and death certification. The book includes various types of cases, including sudden natural death, asphyxia, motor vehicle collisions, death in custody, child abuse and elder abuse, acute psychiatric and emotional deaths, and pregnancy. It contains sample descriptions of pathological lesions which serve to aid pathologists in reporting their findings to law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and others involved in investigations of sudden death. The concepts outlined in the text are beautifully illustrated by large, colorful photographs. There are also “Do and Don’t” sections at the end of each chapter that provide guidance for handling the types of cases examined. This work will benefit not only experienced forensic pathologists, but also hospital pathologists who occasionally performs medicolegal autopsies; doctors in training; medical examiners; law enforcement personnel; crime scene investigators; attorneys; and fellows and students of the medical sciences.

    KShs 60,000.00