Overview

This volume examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies. In the first section, palliative-care pioneers Constance Dahlin, Eduardo Bruera, Neil MacDonald, and Declan Walsh recount the early history of the discipline. Part 2 discusses the role of poetry, prose, plays, and other aspects of the humanities in the practice of palliative care. Part 3 explores essential current issues in the field, including autonomy, the use of opioids, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the evolution of palliative care. The final section focuses on the spiritual dimensions of pain and suffering. Rich with anecdotes and personal stories and featuring contributions from pioneers and current practitioners, The Pursuit of Life is an essential assessment of the past, present, and future of palliative care. In addition to the editors, the contributors include W. Andrew Achenbaum, Stacy L. Auld, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Costantino Benedetti, Courtenay Bruce, Eduardo Bruera, Joseph Calandrino, Jim Cleary, Constance Dahlin, Andrea Ferrari, Mauro Ferrari, Joseph J. Fins, Bettie Jo Tennon Hightower, Kathryn B. Kirkland, Robin W. Lovin, Neil MacDonald, Charles Millikan, Dominique J. Monlezun, Tullio Proserpio, Giovanna Sironi, Daniel P. Sulmasy, and Declan Walsh.

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Author:   Robert Fine ,  Jack Levison ,  Kelsey Spinnato ,  Diane Meier
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780271094410

ISBN 10:   0271094419
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   20 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Diane E. Meier Acknowledgments Introduction, Robert Fine and Jack Levison Palliative Care: Personal Memoirs 1. Evolution of Palliative Nursing: Art, Science, and Collaboration, Constance Dahlin 2. The Challenge of Bringing Palliative Medicine and Person-Centered Care to Large Hospitals and Universities, Eduardo Bruera 3. The Evolutionary Relationship of Oncology and Palliative Care: A Personal Journey, Neil MacDonald 4. Palliative Medicine: A Personal Journey, Declan Walsh Palliative Care: Pain and Suffering 5. Time to Death: Chronos, Kairos, and the “Longest Distance Between Two Poles,” Joseph J. Fins 6. Teaching Clinicians to Read: How Narrative Medicine Prepares Clinicians for Palliative Care, Kathryn B. Kirkland 7. Sophocles, Hospice, and the Call of the Body, Joseph Calandrino Palliative Care: Essential Issues 8. What Is Autonomy and What Is It Good For?, Daniel P. Sulmasy 9. Human Flourishing and Palliative Care: Autonomy, Mortality, and Rationality, Robin W. Lovin 10. The Robin Hood of Opioids: Palliative Care in the Underdeveloped World, James Cleary 11. Overcoming the Devastation Caused by Cultivated Ignorance About Pain and Opioid Addiction, Constantino Benedetti 12. Artificial Intelligence in Palliative Care: An Integral Look into the Future of Our End, Dominique J. Monlezun Palliative Care: The Caregiver 13. A Spiritual Environment of Caring, Courtenay R. Bruce, Stacy L. Auld, and Charles R. Millikan 14. Preparing Spiritual Caregivers: Personal Reflections, Practical Advice, and Helpful Programs, W. Andrew Achenbaum 15. Palliative Care: A Chaplain’s Perspective, Bettie Jo Tennon Hightower 16. Lucia’s Dream: A Holistic Approach to Adolescents with Cancer, Tullio Proserpio, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Giovanna Sironi, and Andrea Ferrari Appendix The Marialuisa Lectureship for Life: A Brief Introduction, Mauro Ferrari

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This original book approaches the discussion of palliative care from both a clinical and classically academic perspective. It is rare to find a history of program development adjacent to a discussion of how the themes of Odysseus highlight the issues of suffering and compassion. -M. Elizabeth Paulk, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

The Pursuit of Life offers a teaching not just on how to die well, but also on how to live well in the face of suffering and death. The insights offered by this distinguished cadre of writers shed light on health and healing alongside living and dying. -Balfour M. Mount, M.D., O.C. O.Q. This original book approaches the discussion of palliative care from both a clinical and classically academic perspective. It is rare to find a history of program development adjacent to a discussion of how the themes of Odysseus highlight the issues of suffering and compassion. -M. Elizabeth Paulk, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

Author Information

Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, is the Director of Clinical Ethics and Supportive Palliative Care at Baylor Scott and White Health. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, teaches, and publishes widely in ethics and palliative care with a particular focus on medical futility. Jack Levison, PhD, holds the W. J. A. Power Chair of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is the author of many books, including most recently A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament and The Holy Spirit Before Christianity.

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