HAAD Syllabus and Textbooks for Nurses Doctors, Pharmacists and Others

Last updated – April 2016
Note: • Please refer to the latest edition for the recommended references • Exam content is NOT limited to the below references Physician References
Anesthesia Specialist
• Faust’s Anesthesiology Review, WB Saunders • Fundamentals of Anesthesia, Tim Smith , Colin Pinnock , Ted Lin , Robert Jones • Review of Clinical Anesthesiology by Connelly and Silverman, Neil Connelly • Clinical Anesthesiology by Morgan and Mikhail, John F. Butterworth • Anesthesiology, David Longnecker • Clinical Anesthesiology, Paul G. Barash • Anesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z: An Encyclopedia of Principles and Practice : Yentis SM, Hirsch NP, Smith GB • Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology • Basics of Anesthesia, Ronald D. Miller, Manuel C. Pardo
Dermatology Specialist
• Rook’s textbook of Dermatology • Schackner’ Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology • Bolognia Textbook of Dermatology • Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color • Dermatology Illustrated Study Guide and Comprehensive Board • Dermatology in Clinical Practice • Dermatology Skills for Primary Care
ENT Specialist
• Scott Brown’s diseases of the Ear, Nose and throat • Cummings Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery • Diseases of the Ear • Atlas of Ear Surgery • Differential Diagnosis in Otorhinolaryngology: Symptoms, Syndromes and Interdisciplinary Issues • Textbook of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases
Ophthalmology Specialist
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus • Medical Management of Glaucoma • Albert and Jakobiec’s Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
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Medical Practitioner
• Procedures for Primary Care • Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease • Katzung Basic and Clinical Pharmacology • Essentials of Medical pharmacology • Ananthanarayanan and Panickers Textbook of Microbiology • Jawetz, Melnick, and Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology (Lange Basic Science) • Sherris Medical Microbiology • Roitt’s Essential Immunology • Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine • Goldman-Cecil Medicine (Cecil Textbook of Medicine) • Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine • Kaplan and Saddocks Textbook of Psychiatry • Rakels Textbook of Family Medicine • Dewhurst Textbook of Obstretics and Gynecology • Shaws Textbook of Gynecology • Duttas Textbook of Obstretics • Mudhaliar and Menons Book of Clinical Obstretics • Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine • Textbook of Preventive Medicine • Oxford Book of Public Health • Bailey and Love Short Practice of Surgery • Sabistons Textbook of Surgery • Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease Dental References
GP Dentist
• Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion • Treatment Planning in Dentistry • Master Dentistry: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Oral Medicine • Master Dentistry: Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics • Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry • Textbook of Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics • Contemporary Implant Dentistry • Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials
Pediatric Dentistry
• Lexicomp’s Manual of Pediatric Dentistry • Promoting the Oral Health of Children: Theory and Practice • Revolutions in Pediatric Dentistry • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry • Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontics Specialist
• Caranza’s Clinical Periodontology
• American Academy of Periodontology site www.perio.org
• Glickman’s Clinical Periodontology
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Prosthodontics Specialist
• Contemporary Implant Dentistry • Textbook of Complete Dentures • Stewart’s Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics (Phoenix, Stewart’s Clinical Removable Partial Prosthodontics) • Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics • McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics • Esthetic Rehabilitation in Fixed Prosthodontics: Prosthetic Treatment: A Systematic Approach to Esthetic, Biologic, and Functional Integration • Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry: Prosthodontic Principles • Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics
Oral Surgery Specialist
• Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery • Contemporary Implant Dentistry • Handbook of Local Anesthesia • Atlas of Minor Oral Surgery: Principles and Practice • Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery • Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient • Scully’s Medical Problems in Dentistry • Essentials of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth: A Step-by-Step Treatment Guide
Orthodontics Specialist
• Contemporary Orthodontics • Text book of Orthodontics • Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity • Mosby’s Orthodontic Review • Orthodontics Current Principles and Techniques • American Journal of Orthodontics
Nursing and Midwifery References
Registered/Practical Nurse
• The Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice • Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Nursing Practice, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins International • Ignatavicius and Workman Medical-Surgical Nursing Critical Thinking For Collaborative Care, Saunders http://evolve.elsevier.com • Medical-Surgical Nursing: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care • Fundamentals of Nursing: Standards and Practice • Nurses’ Quick Reference to Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins • Pharmacotherapy Handbook • The John Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins • Pediatrics ‘A Primary Care Approach’ Saunders • Mosby’s Physical Examination Handbook
Registered Midwifery
• Myles’ Textbook for Midwives • Birth Emergency Skills Training: Manual for Out-of-Hospital Midwives • Heart and Hands: Problems in Pregnancy
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School Nurse
• HAAD – Public Health School for Health Program http://schoolsforhealth.haad.ae/useful-links.aspx?lang=en-US
• School Clinic Policy Examples:
o US National Association of School Nurses UK
o School and Public Nurses Association
o American Academy of Pediatrics
• Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Ana, Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice)
• Managing Diabetes at School: Tools for the School Nurse Managing Diabetes at School: Tools for the School Nurse by NASN
• NBCSN Exam Flashcard Study System: NBCSN Test Practice Questions & Review for the National Board for Certification of School Nurses Examination
Clinical Support References
Central Sterilize Service Technician
• Standards and Practice for Medical Device Decontamination • CBSPD Technician Study Guide • SPU’s The Basics of Sterile Processing Workbook • Central Service Technical Manual Workbook • CBSPD GI Scope Study Guide • Nurses’ and Technicians’ Care and Maintenance Training Course in GI Endoscopy Reference: Olympus Manual • Endoscope Cleaning and High-Level Disinfection
Dental Technician
• Manual for Dental Technicians • Infection Control in Dental Laboratories • The Science and Art of Dental Ceramics • McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics • The Design, Construction and Use of Removable Orthodontic Appliances
Dietitian and Nutritionist
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrition Care Manual and Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual • Food and Nutrition Center: United States of Agriculture National Agricultural Library • Food Service Organizations – A Managerial and Systems Approach • HACCP: A state –of- the Art Approach • Essentials of Food Safety Sanitation • Communication and Education Skills for Dietetics Professionals
Radiographer/Radiography Technician
• National Council on Radiation Protection (NRCP): Recommendations on Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Report No 91. • National Council on Radiation Protection (NRCP): Radiation Protection for Medical Allied Personnel. Report No 105, Bethesada MD. • Ehrlich RA McCloskey ED: Patient Care in Radiography, St Louis .Mosby • Cullinan Am: Producing Quality Radiographs, Philadelphia, and Lippincott. • Ballinger PW: Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positions and Radiographic Procedures. Weir J An Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy. St Louis Mosby Year Book.
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Respiratory Therapist
• Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care • Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care • Mosby Respiratory Care Equipment
Medical Laboratory Technologist/Technician
• A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science • Clinical Chemistry Techniques, Principles, Correlations • Clinical Hematology Theory and Procedures • Color Atlas and Instruction Manual of Peripheral Blood Cell Morphology • Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology • NCA Review for Clinical Laboratory Sciences • Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology • MIMS Medical Microbiology • Lippincott’s Illustrated Q and A Review of Microbiology and Immunology
Physiotherapist
• O’Sullivan: Physical Rehabilitation, F.A. Davis • Kisner and Colby: Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, F.A. Davis • Pryor and Prasad: Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Pediatrics, F.A. Davis. • Magee: Orthopedic Physical Assessment, Saunders • Kendall: Muscles Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain, Philadelphia, Lippincott • Cameron: Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice, Saunders • Tecklin: Pediatric Physical Therapy, Philadelphia, Lippincott.
Optometrist
• Low Vision Aids Practice
• Contact Lens Primer
• Textbook of Visual Science and Clinical Optometry
• The Practice of Refraction
• Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach
• Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science
• Pickwell’s Binocular Vision Anomalies
• Bennett and Rabbett’s Clinical Visual Optics
• Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care
• Contact Lens Complications
Pharmacy References
Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician
• Wells, Barbara, Dipiro, Joesph, Schwinghammer, Terry, Dipiro, Cecily; Pharmacotherapy Handbook • Cipolle, Robert, Strand, Linda, Morley, Peter; Pharmaceutical Care Practice “The Clinician’s Guide” • Troy, David B.; Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy • Ansel, Howard C., Pharmaceutical Calculations • Thompson JE. A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice, Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins • AHFS Drug information 10. Bethesda, MD: American society of Health-System Pharmacists