Overview
The Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care is an easily-navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. The table of contents follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. Succinct, evidence-based, topically-focused content is supplemented by extensive tables, algorithms, and clinical pearls. This edition includes new sections on grief and bereavement, medical marijuana, and physician assisted suicide, and has been updated throughout to incorporate National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Full Product Details
Author: Sriram Yennurajalingam (Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitaiton Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center) ,
Eduardo Bruera (Professor and Chair, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 10.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 17.70cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780199375301
ISBN 10: 0199375305
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 22 June 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
...comprehensively summarizes various aspects of Hospice and Palliative Care in a very lucid and easy to understand manner...of utmost usefulness not only for palliative care physicians but also for nurse practitioners and paramedics associated with palliative care Rakesh Garg, The Open Public Health Journal, Vol 9
This book will provide ready answers to clinical questions for anyone studying or working in palliative care, but the material is presented and set out in a way that would be useful to other health care professionals who may less often have to deal with problems involving palliative medicine. * IAHPC, Roger Woodruff * ...comprehensively summarizes various aspects of Hospice and Palliative Care in a very lucid and easy to understand manner...of utmost usefulness not only for palliative care physicians but also for nurse practitioners and paramedics associated with palliative care * Rakesh Garg, The Open Public Health Journal, Vol 9 * Featured as an 'Essential Purchase' on Doody's Core Titles List for 2018
Author Information
Sriram Yennurajalingam is an Assistant Professor of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Eduardo Bruera is a Professor and Chair of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
