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Palliative Skills for Frontline Clinicians: Case Vignettes in Everyday Hospital Medicine by
1st edition - Spanning emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery and various subspecialties, each chapter reads like a story, comparing usual care with a step-by-step palliative-based approach. This case-based book features a multidisciplinary, palliative-trained authorship, including neurologists, nephrologists, emergency physicians, surgeons, intensivists, and obstetricians.
Ethics in Palliative Care by
No specialty faces more diverse and challenging ethical dilemmas than palliative medicine. What is the best way to plan ahead for the end of life? How should physicians respond when patients refuse treatments likely to be beneficial, or demand treatments not likely to be? Drawing on real cases yet written in non-technical language, this complete guide will appeal to both medical professionals and lay readers.
The Hospice Companion by
4th Edition. This easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses allows for personal and professional growth and a deeply gratifying sense of accomplishment as they proceed in the all-important work of caring for the dying.
Children’s Palliative Care: An International Case-Based Manual by
Endorsed by the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN), this book offers an international case-based clinical focus, with a focus on the child and the family. It employs a multi-disciplinary and international emphasis and integrates physical, psychological, social and spiritual care throughout the cases.
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