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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
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, 1Christina Faull
2 Palliative care in the community, 15Daniel Munday and Rodger Charlton
3 Public and patient involvement in palliative care, 29Neil Small
4 Palliative care: choice, equality, and diversity, 42Liz Grant, Joanna Dunn and Aziz Sheikh
5 Ethical issues in palliative care, 52Sharon de Caestecker
6 Communication skills in palliative care, 65Sharon de Caestecker
7 Adapting to death, dying, and bereavement, 81Christina Faull and Sue Taplin
8 Advance care planning, 93Richard Wong
9 Pain and its management, 109Alex Nicholson
10 The management of gastrointestinal symptoms and advanced liver disease, 139Andrew Chilton, Christina Faull, Wendy Prentice and Monica Compton
11 The management of respiratory symtpoms and advanced COPD, 160Christine Jones
12 Managing complications of cancer, 184Rachael Barton and Debbie Allanson
13 Palliative care for people with progressive neurological disorders, 207David Oliver
14 Palliative care for people with HIV infection and AIDS, 218Surinder Singh and Nick Theobald
15 Palliative care for children, 231Harold Siden and Camara van Breemen
16 Palliative care for adolescents and young adults, 247Daniel Kelly, Victoria Lidstone, Jacqueline Edwards and Jo Griffiths
17 Palliative care for people with advanced dementia, 257Rachael E. Dixon
18 Palliative care in advanced heart disease, 265Ryan Liebscher and Fraser Black
19 Palliative care in advanced renal disease, 279Deb Braithwaite
20 Pressure ulcer care and the management of malignant wounds, 289Mary Walding
21 Terminal care and dying, 295Christina Faull and Alex Nicholson
22 The syringe driver and medicines management in palliative care, 323Christine Hirsch and Maria McKenna
23 Complementary approaches to palliative cancer care, 340Elizabeth Thompson and Catherine Zollman
24 Spirituality in palliative care, 356Megory Anderson and Christina Faull
Index, 365
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