Handbook of Palliative Care

Handbook of Palliative Care
Contents
List of Contributors,
Foreword,
Preface,
Acknowledgements,
1 The Context and Principles of Palliative Care,
2 Patient and Public Involvement in Palliative Care,
3 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Serious Illness,
4 Palliative Care in the Community,
5 Hospital Palliative Care,
6 Ethics in Palliative Care Practice,
7 Conversations and Communication,
8 Integrating New Perspectives: Working with Loss and Grief in Palliative Care,
9 Recognising Deterioration, Preparing and Planning for Dying,
10 Pain and Its Management,
11 The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease,
12 The Management of Respiratory Symptoms and Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
13 Managing Complications of Cancer,
14 Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders,
15 Palliative Care for Infants, Children and Young People,
16 Frailty, Dementia and Multi-Morbidity,
17 Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure,
18 Palliative Care in Advanced Renal Disease,
19 Palliative Care for People Living with Mental Illness and People with Intellectual Disabilities,
20 Care in the Last Days of Life and after Death,
21 Medicines Management in Palliative Care Including Syringe Pumps,
22 Spirituality in Palliative Care,
23 Creating Space, Clarity and Containment in order to Sustain Staff: Managing the Emotional Impact of Palliative Care Work,
24 Patient/Individual and Carer Wellbeing,
Index,
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