This handbook offers a practical, thorough approach to the clinical practice of palliative care. Adding North American authors to its roster of UK contributors, the third edition of this award-winning book addresses important changes in the evidence base of palliative care, as well as an emphasis on end-of-life community-based care. It features new chapters on dementia and advance care planning, a simplified lymphoedema discussion, and an ongoing commitment to providing essential guidance for physicians, nurses, and all primary care providers involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice, and community settings.
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Dr. Christina Faull, MBBS, BMedSci, MD, FRCP, Dip Clin Hyp, PGCert Med Ed. (Principle editor of first 2 editions), Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering (LOROS), The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom
Sharon DeCastecker, RGN, MA, Head of Education, Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering (LOROS), The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom
Dr Alex Nicholson, MD, FRCP, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Lead Clinician for Palliative Care, North of England Cancer Network, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Dr. Fraser Black, MD, Victoria Hospice, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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A Practical and Comprehensive Introduction to the Field of Palliative Medicine
"This is not so much a handbook of palliative care as the handbook of palliative care." —Palliative Medicine
The Third Edition of the BMA's 1999 Medical Book of the Year provides valuable insights into the complex issues that arise in the delivery of palliative care. It is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in palliative care no matter what the setting—be it hospital, hospice, or community.
Handbook of Palliative Care, Third Edition provides the what, how, and why of palliative care, helping providers follow best practices developed by specialists and supported by available research. It handily combines clinical practice and theoretical concepts in a succinct format, making the latest knowledge easy to find and apply.
The Third Edition provides:
- Comprehensive and authoritative information as well as thorough detail on how to apply it
- Guidance from UK and North American clinicians who are experts in their field
- Up-to-date overviews of medicine management and complementary medicine in palliative care
- Considerations of audit and ethical issues in palliative medicine
- New chapters tackling important issues like Choice, Equality, and Diversity; Dementia; and Advance Care Planning
- A thoroughly revised chapter on cancer complications including the latest on lymphoedema
This Third Edition of Handbook of Palliative Care is the book for doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, social workers, family members, and anyone involved with or providing palliative care. The First Edition was the winner of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize.
Inhalt
List of contributors, vii
Foreword, x
Preface to the Third Edition, xii
Acknowledgements, xv
List of Abbreviations, xvi
1 The context and principles of palliative care, 1
Christina Faull
2 Palliative care in the community, 15
Daniel Munday and Rodger Charlton
3 Public and patient involvement in palliative care, 29
Neil Small
4 Palliative care: choice, equality, and diversity, 42
Liz Grant, Joanna Dunn and Aziz Sheikh
5 Ethical issues in palliative care, 52
Sharon de Caestecker
6 Communication skills in palliative care, 65
Sharon de Caestecker
7 Adapting to death, dying, and bereavement, 81
Christina Faull and Sue Taplin
8 Advance care planning, 93
Richard Wong
9 Pain and its management, 109
Alex Nicholson
10 The management of gastrointestinal symptoms and advanced liver disease, 139
Andrew Chilton, Christina Faull, Wendy Prentice and Monica Compton
11 The management of respiratory symptoms and advanced COPD, 160
Christine Jones
12 Managing complications of cancer, 184
Rachael Barton and Debbie Allanson
13 Palliative care for people with progressive neurological disorders, 207
David Oliver
14 Palliative care for people with HIV infection and AIDS, 218
Surinder Singh and Nick Theobald
15 Palliative care for children, 231
Harold Siden and Camara van Breemen
16 Palliative care for adolescents and young adults, 247
Daniel Kelly, Victoria Lidstone, Jacqueline Edwards and Jo Griffiths
17 Palliative care for people with advanced dementia, 257
Rachael E. Dixon
18 Palliative care in advanced heart disease, 265
Ryan Liebscher and Fraser Black
19 Palliative care in advanced renal disease, 279
Deb Braithwaite
20 Pressure ulcer care and the management of malignant wounds, 289
Mary Walding
21 Terminal care and dying, 295
Christina Faull and Alex Nicholson
22 The syringe driver and medicines management in palliative care, 323
Christine Hirsch and Maria McKenna
23 Complementary approaches to palliative cancer care, 340
Elizabeth Thompson and Catherine Zollman
24 Spirituality in palliative care, 356
Megory Anderson and Christina Faull
Index, 365