BookRoderick Duncan MacLeod, Lieve Van den Block, editors.
Summary: Textbook of Palliative Care is a comprehensive, clinically relevant and state-of-the art book, aimed at advancing palliative care as a science, a clinical practice and as an art. Palliative care has been part of healthcare for over fifty years but we still find ourselves having to explain its nature and practice to colleagues and to the public in general. Healthcare education and training has been slow to recognize the vital importance of ensuring that all practitioners have a good understanding of what is involved in the care of people with serious or advanced illnesses and their families. However, the science of palliative care is advancing and our understanding concerning many aspects of palliative care is developing rapidly. The book is divided into separate sections for ease of use. Over 100 chapters written by experts in their given fields provide up-to-date information on a wide range of topics of relevance to those providing care towards the end of life no matter what the disease may be. We present a global perspective on contemporary and classic issues in palliative care with authors from a wide range of disciplines involved in this essential aspect of care. The Textbook includes sections addressing aspects such as symptom management and care provision, organization of care in different settings, care in specific disease groups, palliative care emergencies, ethics, public health approaches and research in palliative care. This Textbook will be of value to practitioners in all disciplines and professions where the care of people approaching death is important, specialists as well as non-specialists, in any setting where people with serious advanced illnesses are residing. It is also an important resource for researchers, policy-and decision-makers at national or regional levels. Neither the science nor the art of palliative care will stand still so we aim to keep this Textbook updated as the authors find new evidence and approaches to care.
Contents:
Approach and Nature of Palliative Care
Quality of Life
Global Aspects of Palliative Care
Challenges and Future Directions of Palliative Care
Organization of Palliative Care in Different Parts of the World
Policies on Palliative Care in Different Parts of the World
Palliative Care, Towards a New Definition
Physical, Psychological/Psychiatric, Social and Spiritual Problems and Symptoms
Pain and Pain Management
Palliative Management of Breathlessness
Fatigue
Edema and Lymphedema
Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Constipation, Diarrhea, and Intestinal Obstruction
Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Nausea and Vomiting
Cachexia/Anorexia and Feeding Difficulties
Mouth
Skin Symptoms
Swallowing Difficulties
Sleep Difficulties
Psychological Symptoms
Delirium and Palliative Care
Neurological Symptoms
Genitourinary Symptoms
End-of-life Symptoms
Gastroparesis and Cancer-Related Gastroparesis
Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care
Prognostication in Palliative Care
Spirituality in Palliative Care
Access to Palliative Care
Integrated Palliative Care: Clinical, Organizational, and Health System Perspectives
Family Focused Care Span
Grief and Bereavement
Rehabilitation in Palliative Care
Dietetics and Nutrition in Palliative Care
Mouth Care
Creative Art Making in Palliative Care
Music Engagement and Therapeutic Music
Sexuality and Intimacy
Interprofessional Practice in Palliative Care
Generalists and Specialist Palliative Care
Nursing and Palliative Care
Self-Care and Palliative Care
End of Life Care
Self-management in Palliative Care
Education and Palliative Care, Overview
Palliative Care in Rural Settings
Home Care, Primary Care
Palliative Care in Residential Settings
Hospital Care
Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Volunteers in Palliative Care
Palliative Care and Cancer
Palliative Care and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Palliative Care and Stroke
Palliative Care in Heart Failure
Palliative care of Respiratory Disease in Primary Care
Palliative Care and Liver Diseases
Palliative Care in Kidney Disease
Palliative Care and Endocrine Diseases
Palliative Care in Chronic Illness and Multimorbidity
Palliative care in dementia
Dealing with a Wound in Palliative Care
Pressure Area Management in Palliative care
End of Life Health Care Experiences of Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities; the example of Canada
Palliative Care, Frailty and Older People
Palliative Care of Pediatric Populations
Palliative Care and Intellectual Disability
Palliative Care of Indigenous Peoples and Peoples of Different Ethnicity
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Thromboembolism and bleeding
Spinal Cord Compression
Superior Vena Cava Obstruction
Acute Cancer Pain Syndromes in Palliative Care Emergencies
Acute Dyspnoea
Neutropenic Sepsis
Seizures
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Suicide and Attempted Suicide
Transfer to a Preferred Place of Death
Challenging Family Dynamics
Delirium as a Palliative Care Emergency
Distinguishing and Managing Severe Psychological and Psychiatric Distress
End-Of-Life Decisions
Sedation and Terminal Sedation
Nutrition and Hydration in Palliative Care
Ethics of home-coming
Request for Assisted Suicide
Public Health and Epidemiological Research in Palliative Care
Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in Palliative Care
Mixed Method Research in Palliative Care
Ethics in Palliative Care Research
Evidence based Practice in Palliative Care
New Public Health Approaches to End of Life Care
A public health approach to integrate palliative care into a country's health care system: guidance as provided by the WHO
Measuring Cost-Effectiveness in Palliative Care
Financial Aspects of Inpatient Palliative Care
Financial Aspects of Outpatient Palliative Care
Serious Illness and Out-of-Pocket Spending.
Springer Live
2019- Continuously updated edition