Handbook of Palliative Care

by Faull, Christina; Carter, Yvonne H; Daniels, Lilian

• ISBN13: 9781405121125
• ISBN10: 1405121122
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This handbook is a practical and comprehensive introduction to the field of palliative medicine. It provides clear insight into many of the complex issues that arise in the delivery of palliative care and will be an invaluable resource to all disciplines involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice and community settings.1st Edition was the WINNER of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year PrizeWhy you should buy this bookComprehensive and authoritative text with a very practical and thorough approach Written by competent experts in the areas of their contributions New sections on heart failure, respiratory failure and end-stage renal failure Coverage of medicine management and complementary medicine in palliative care Discusses important areas of audit and ethical issues in palliative medicine"The second edition responds to evaluative comments on the first edition in strengthening its multidisciplinary focus and providing a broader professional approach through both the editorial team and contributors. It aims, as before, to embrace practical issues as well as to provide an evidence-based and empirical approach..." From the Preface

Author Biography

Dr Christina Faull MB BS BMedSci MRCP MD, Senior Lecturer

Professor Yvonne Carter BSc MB BS MD FRCGP DRCOG DCH, School of Medicine & Dentistry, St Barts & The Royal London Hospital, London

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	v
Foreword	viii
Preface	x
Acknowledgments	xii
Abbreviations List	xiii
The Context and Principles of Palliative Care	1	(21)
Christina Faull
Teamworking for Effective Palliative Care	22	(21)
Lilian Daniels
Rights, Needs and Social Exclusion at the End of Life	43	(18)
Jonathan Koffman
Irene J Higginson
User Voices in Palliative Care	61	(14)
Neil Small
Ethical Issues in Palliative Care	75	(11)
Derek Willis
Communication Skills in Palliative Care	86	(12)
Candy M Cooley
Adapting to Death, Dying and Bereavement	98	(18)
Brian Nyatanga
The Principles of Pain Management	116	(34)
Mike Bennett
Karen Forbes
Christina Faull
The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease	150	(35)
Andrew Chilton
Christina Faull
The Management of Respiratory Symptoms	185	(23)
Rosemary Wade
Sara Booth
Andrew Wilcock
Managing Complications of Cancer	208	(32)
Rachael Barton
The Management of People with Advanced Head and Neck Cancers	240	(16)
Nicky Rudd
Jane Worlding
Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders	256	(17)
Fiona Hicks
Hazel Pearse
Palliative Care for People with HIV Infection and AIDS	273	(22)
Surinder Singh
Nick Theobald
Palliative Care for Children	295	(22)
Keith Sibson
Finella Craig
Ann Goldman
Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults	317	(14)
Daniel Kelly
Jacqueline Edwards
Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease	331	(14)
Gillian Horne
Stephanie Taylor
Palliative Care in Renal Disease	345	(12)
Alistair Chesser
Management of Lymphoedema	357	(12)
Denise Hardy
Pressure Area Care and the Management of Fungating Wounds	369	(11)
Mary Walding
Terminal Care and Dying	380	(29)
Christina Faull
Brian Nyatanga
Medicines Management in Palliative Care	409	(28)
Christine Hirsch
Jeremy Johnson
Christina Faull
Complementary Approaches to Palliative Care	437	(26)
Elizabeth Thompson
Catherine Zollman
Resources/Useful Addresses	463	(8)
Index	471