Palliative Medicine


"Palliative Care"

A Patient-Centered Approach

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"Patient-Centered Care" series; Gives guidance on how to approach patients with life limiting illness. This book offers a look at the management of patients. It suggests various ways to care for the dying. It is useful for healthcare professionals working in palliative care, general practitioners and medicine and healthcare students. Paperback, 184 pages. Weight: 408g.
Author:  (Mitchell, Geoffrey, ed.)
ISBN:  1857757394
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care Nursing"

Principles and Evidence for Practice

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Reviews research and examines the evidence base for palliative care practice. Focusing on palliative care for adults, this work covers key issues including: what happens to people as they become ill; how individuals cope as they near death and are dying; and how families and friends deal with bereavement and loss. Hardback, 791 pages. Size: 254 x 193 mm. Weight: 1796g.
Author:  (Payne, Sheila, ed.)
ISBN:  0335214924
Publisher:  Open University Press
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care Nursing"

A Guide to Practice

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This revised, updated and expanded edition offers a practical guide for all nurses, particularly those who are new to palliative care and those who work in other areas of health where some palliative skills are required. There is an increased focus on clinical issues throughout. With illustrations, ports.. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Aranda, Sanchia K., ed.)
ISBN:  1857758390
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Medicine"

A Case-Based Manual

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Includes material on non-malignant disease, which is an integral part of palliative care. This book distinguishes between evidence-based practice and common practice which has yet to be verified by research studies. Each chapter includes a section at the end containing a commentary on trends and areas of research. With 4 halftones, numerous tables and line drawings. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 438 pages. Size: 239 x 168 mm. Weight: 724g.
Author:  (MacDonald, Neil, ed.)
ISBN:  0198528329
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Primary Palliative Care"

Dying, Death and Bereavement in the Community

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Providing a practical series of ways in which the expertise of the team, and the individual member of the team can be improved within the context of all aspects of palliative care. Paperback, 184 pages. Weight: 100g.
Author:  (Charlton, Rodger, ed.)
ISBN:  1857755731
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Evidence-Based Palliative Care"

Across the Lifespan

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Describes the different types of palliative care models currently used and evaluates their efficacy and cost-effectiveness. The most prevalent symptoms encountered are highlighted as well as the assessment and management of these symptoms, and the instruments used to measure quality of life. With 15. Paperback, 172 pages. Size: 244 x 172 mm. Weight: 389g.
Author:  Abu-Saad, H.
ISBN:  0632058188
Publisher:  Blackwell Science Ltd
Date:  2001  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Clinical Supervision for Palliative Care"

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Contains contributions from clients and counsellors in the form of case stories, poems and drawings. There is also a practical work pack of pictures and cards included to help support practice. With to include an additional resource pack in inside pocket. Spiral Bound, 160 pages. Size: 297 x 210 mm. Weight: 261g.
Author:  Bayliss, Jean
ISBN:  1856422917
Publisher:  Mark Allen Group
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care"

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"Nurse to Nurse" series; A reference for generalist nurses on palliative care. It assists nursing in dealing with one of the most emotionally trying situations they face in clinical practice. It includes PDA download of the text, vignettes, and nursing alerts that provide just-in-time information on complex or important aspects of patient care. With ill. Paperback, 282 pages. Size: 188 x 121 mm. Weight: 276g.
Author:  Campbell, Margaret L.
ISBN:  0071493239
Publisher:  McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"The Syringe Driver"

Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions in Palliative Care

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The syringe driver is a portable battery-operated device that delivers a continuous subcutaneous infusion. This route increases patient comfort as it avoids the need for repeated injections, plasma concentration levels of drugs remain constant and it maintains the patient's sense of independence. With numerous tables. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 344 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 423g.
Author:  Dickman, Andrew Schneider, Jennifer Varga, James
ISBN:  019856693X
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care"

Core Skills and Clinical Competencies

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Provides you with the core knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive and compassionate care. From diagnosis to bereavement care, this work addresses the major clinical, physical, psychological, and spiritual management issues encountered in palliative care in a user-friendly, ready-reference format. With approx. 100 illustrations. Paperback, 736 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 873g.
Author:  Emanuel, Linda L. Librach, Larry
ISBN:  1416025979
Publisher:  Elsevier Health Sciences
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Medicine"

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As a palliative medicine physician, you struggle every day to make your patients as comfortable as possible in the face of physically and psychologically devastating circumstances. This reference equips you with international approaches for meeting these multifaceted challenges. With approx. 430 illustrations (400 in full color). Hardback, 1520 pages. Size: 276 x 216 mm. Weight: 3575g.
Author:  Foley, Kathleen M. Caraceni, Augusto T. Fainsinger, Robin Goh, Cynthia Glare, Paul Lloyd-Williams, Mari Olarte, Juan Nunez Walsh, T. Declan Radbruch, Lukas
ISBN:  0323056741
Publisher:  Elsevier Health Sciences
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Nursing"

Improving End of Life Care

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Helps in the process of defining palliative nursing and how it interfaces with other disciplines within the specialty. This work is divided into three sections and covers the aspects of palliative nursing. Key themes covered herein include pain control, symptom control, loss and grief, and handling loss. With illustrated. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 292 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 638g.
Author:  Kinghorn, Shaun (Lecturer, Cancer & Palliative Care, Marie Curie Centre) Gaines, Sandra
ISBN:  0702028169
Publisher:  Elsevier Health Sciences
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care in Ireland"

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"Facing Death" series; Describes the history and development of palliative care services in the Republic of Ireland. This book aims to explore what is different about Irish palliative care. It explores the provision of palliative care services, bereavement, the influence of folklore, holistic care, religion, and the contributions of the voluntary sector. With illustrations. Paperback, 248 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 398g.
Author:  Ling, Julie O'Siorain, Liam
ISBN:  0335214932
Publisher:  Open University Press
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Palliative Medicine

"A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care"

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The fifth edition of an established guide for professionals in a cross-section of caring environments involved in palliative advanced disease. New sections in this edition include identifying distress in a person with severe communication difficulties and new symptom sections. With glossary. Paperback, 240 pages. Weight: 646g.
Author:  Regnard, Claud Hockley, Jo
ISBN:  1857759303
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

"Palliative Care Formulary"

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Covering all aspects of palliative care for the pharmacist, this guide includes advice on using licensed drugs for unlicensed purposes, specific drugs and their names, and specialist prescribing for particular disorders, analgesics and infections. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 368 pages. Weight: 633g.
Author:  Twycross, Robert G. Etc. Wilcock, Andrew (Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine and Medical Oncology, Nottingham City Hospital) Charlesworth, Sarah (Palliative Care Pharmacist, Nottingham City Hospital) Dickman, Andrew (Specialist Principal Pharmacist, Palliative Care Team, Whiston Hospital)
ISBN:  1857755111
Publisher:  Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Palliative Medicine

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