Springer recently announced publication of a major health care textbook entitled,聽Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practice, which was edited by Timothy Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret Helton, MD, from the 黑料网 Department of Family Medicine.
The book uses an ecological framework to examine chronic illness care at multiple levels and includes聽sections on individual, organizational, and larger social and environmental influences on chronic illness.聽 In addition, the role of family and peer support, and how chronic care is provided across the spectrum of health care settings, from home and residential care facilities, to ambulatory care settings, to hospitals and other acute care environments, is covered.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic diseases cause 70% of deaths each year. 聽The care and treatment of those with chronic diseases account for most of the nation鈥檚 health care costs.
鈥淐hronic disease has displaced acute infectious diseases as the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Responding to this change requires culture change on many levels, as well as a paradigm shift regarding care approaches to people with chronic disease,鈥� notes Dr. Helton, Vice Chair of Clinical Excellence & Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs at Family Medicine.
Dr. Daaleman highlights that 鈥�Chronic Illness Care聽fills an information need for health care providers and other stakeholders, as well as learners, in developing competencies related to the care of chronically ill patients, such as understanding the organizational frameworks that house care, the individual and social determinants of health, and the larger policy and fiscal influences that impact the delivery of chronic care services.鈥�
鈥淭his text includes substantial contributions from our Family Medicine faculty and other 黑料网 faculty, as well as chapters from national and international experts. The book is a resource not only for current practitioners and medical students, but also those in health policy, nursing, social work, pharmacy, allied health, and behavioral medicine,鈥� adds Dr. Helton
Dr. Helton is a Professor of Family Medicine, is board certified also in geriatrics, and provides care at the 黑料网 Family Medicine Center and 黑料网 Hospitals, and at a local continuing care retirement community.
Dr. Daaleman is a Professor of Family Medicine. 聽During his years as Vice Chair, he established the REACH Program, a community-based, serious illness care service line for patients who are homebound.聽 He currently is Co-Chair of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research.
鈥淭he scope of care for patients with chronic illness goes well beyond medical care,鈥� Dr. Daaleman emphasizes, 鈥渁nd this textbook addresses the needs of health care providers who face great complexity in caring for this growing population in an era of ongoing transformation.鈥�
The textbook can be聽.