Palliative medicine books

Offers information on important advances in surgical palliative care for anesthesiology intensivists. This title covers such topics as: various trends and developments, palliative care of patients on high doses of narcotics,...

Palliative care is a growing area in the undergraduate medical curriculum, with many schools adopting a case-based approach to teaching. This book uses series of cases to illustrate critical points in palliative medicine.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fishman shows how communicating better with patients about their pain can help physicians create safer and more effective treatment strategies.

Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine addresses the psychological and spiritual challenges faced by patients and their families. This edition is...

This book describes pediatric palliative care in more than 23 countries. It details how programs were developed and implemented in each country. Each region of the world is covered and countries included are both resource poor and...

Led by the world-renowned Eduardo Bruera, the handbook is a source of information on the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care.

This newly expanded, fully revised second edition, with 11 new chapters, provides a comprehensive analysis of discrimination, difference and disadvantage in end of life care, and offers practical guidance for all who seek to...

This book serves as a valuable reference source, providing a comprehensive review of syringe driver use and administration of drugs via CSCI, a safe and effective way of drug administration when other routes are inappropriate.

This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients. Highly recommended for all healthcare professionals.

By 2025, more than a third of the UK's population will be over 55. This groundbreaking new book addresses many of the preconceptions about growing older that we all have and gives practical advice on how to live a healthy, long...

Long-established as the ultimate palliative care textbook, the 4th edition brings this much-loved book up to date. Its comprehensive, multidisciplinary focus, internationally-recognized editors, and the inclusion of recent...

This text is the definitive resource for practicing palliative social work clinicians.

Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort,...

Revised throughout and greatly expanded by the addition of two entirely new chapters, this book remains a practical and pragmatic distillation of the psychiatry of relevance to the terminally ill.

This book distils and compiles all the literature on cancer into one concise volume containing all the essential, evidence-based clinical guidelines that an oncologist needs. The format allows for quick consultation whilst in the...