Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease: An Interactive Journey for Health Professionals [Paperback]

Bruce J. Colbert (Author), Jeff J. Ankney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132050730 | ISBN-13: 978-0132050739 | Publication Date: August 16, 2008 | Edition: 1

The engaging writing style of the book the added special features for visual learners, and the humor and analogies make this the perfect book for anyone in the allied health field.  Anatomy, Physiology & Disease: An Interactive Journey  includes an integrated student CDROM and website to enhance learning of the material and discourage memorization.  Pathology is introduced after discussions of Anatomy and Physiology concepts in the form of special sections on related disease conditions, called Pathology Connections.  This makes the connection as to why the understanding of the A&P concept discussed is so important to the pathologic process.  Healthcare Professionals

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"A useful introductory text to Anatomy, physiology and disease, will help students grasp basic knowledge of Anatomy and physiology and how it relates to disease" - Sultana Bi, University of Huddersfield.

About the Author

Bruce Colbert is the Director of the Allied Health Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He holds a Master’s in Health Education and Administration, has authored four books, written several articles, and given over 175 invited lectures and workshops at both the regional and national level. Many of his workshops provide teacher training involving techniques to make the health sciences engaging and relevant to today’s students. In addition, he does workshops on developing effective critical and creative thinking, stress and time management, and study skills. He is an avid basketball player, even after three knee surgeries, which may indicate he has some learning difficulties.

 

Jeff Ankney is the Director of Clinical Education for the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Respiratory Care program where he is responsible for the development and evaluation of hospital clinical sites. In the past, Jeff has served as a public school teacher, Assistant Director of Cardiopulmonary Services, Program Coordinator of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and a member of hospital utilization review

and hospital policy committees. He is a consultant on hospital management and pulmonary rehabilitation concerns. Jeff was also the recipient of the American Cancer Society Public Education Award.

 

Karen Lee is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where she teaches all the anatomy courses, including Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Allied Health students. She presents regularly at scientific conferences

and has published several articles on crustacean physiology and behavior. An active member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, she is also the chair of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s annual undergraduate symposium.

Product Details

• Paperback: 840 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (August 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132050730
• ISBN-13: 978-0132050739
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Pathophysiology

More About the Author

Bruce Colbert is the Director of Allied Health at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He is a passionate teacher and writer whose main goal is to make the subject material come alive for the students. Having some learning disabilities as a young child forced him to develop creative ways to learn material that he utilizes in his textbooks and DVDs. He may still have some learning disabilities as evidenced by continuing to play competitive basketball after three knee surgeries and now well into his 50's. He feels learning should be engaging, relevant, challenging and even fun. His main writing interests are medically related topics and "softer skills" development such as stress and time management, critical and creative thinking and communication issues.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Non-functioning DVD, March 6, 2010

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The DVD that comes with the textbook did not work - either on a PC or MAC. The company from which I purchased the book would not, or could not, remedy the problem. So if you buy this book, you may have problems viewing the DVD which is an integral part of the material.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Customer Service To Date., January 17, 2011

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I could not have been more pleased. They shipped immediately. The book was in awesome condition and everything they said it was. Gave me a good start to this class.

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Introduction to this subject matter!, January 2, 2011

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This is a very well-written text. As I have read through the book I usually supplement what I read with video that I find on youtube; this helps to re-enforce what I read. The text is written in simple to understand words. The quizzes throughout the chapters are nice.

And the DVD works fine, but there are errors throughout the disc. There are obvious mistakes in how the quizzes and such were done. But the video explanations of procedures and stuff are ok. This book needs a better DVD. The DVD was made poorly. Youtube is probably a lot better. Search youtube for companion videos. Yes there are lots of bad videos on youtube, but there are also some really great ones. There is a youtube channel called: khanacademy. Look it up. His videos are extremely accurate and he makes them funny too.

The only negative I can think of is of the style of book. Being that this is a school text, I feel that tit would of been better if it was done as a hardback type of book instead of paperback.