Palliative medicine books

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Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness

Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious...
Author: Joanne Lynn (, Director, Center to Improve Care of the Dying (CIDC), George Washington Medical School, Washington, DC, USA) , Janice Lynch Schuster (Senior Writer, Senior Writer, Riva, MDAltarum Institute, Pennsylvania, USA) ISBN: 9780199744565 Format: Paperback	$52.95
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Oxford Desk Reference: Oncology

Oxford Desk Reference: Oncology
Author: Thankamma V Ajithkumar (Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK) , Ann Barrett (Professor Emeritus, University of East Anglia, Norfolk, UK) ISBN: 9780199235636 Format: Hardback	$409.20
This book distils and compiles all the literature on cancer into one concise volume containing all the essential,... Read More >>

The Psychiatry of Palliative Medicine: The Dying Mind

The Psychiatry of Palliative Medicine: The Dying Mind...
Author: Sandy MacLeod , Ian Maddocks ISBN: 9781846195358 Format: Paperback	$86.99
This Second Edition of The Psychiatry of Palliative Medicine remains a practical and pragmatic distillation of the... Read More >>

Mental Health and Care Homes

Mental Health and Care Homes
Author: Tom Dening (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, UK) , Alisoun Milne (Reader in Social Gerontology, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK) ISBN: 9780199593637 Format: Paperback	$162.95
The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes.... Read More >>

Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care

Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care
Author: Victor R. Preedy ISBN: 9781439819326 Format: Hardback	$369.47
Optimal terminal and palliative care requires consideration of the patient and family unit as well as cultural and... Read More >>

Living with Ageing and Dying: Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People

Living with Ageing and Dying: Palliative and End of...
Author: Merryn Gott (Professor of Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand) , Christine Ingleton (Professor of Palliative Care Nursing, The University of Sheffield, UK) ISBN: 9780199569939 Format: Paperback	$136.95
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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work
Author: Terry Altilio (, Coordinator of Social WorkDepartment of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA) , Shirley Otis-Green (, Senior Research Specialist, Division of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA) ISBN: 9780199739110 Format: Hardback	$328.00
This text is the definitive resource for practicing palliative social work clinicians. It is designed to meet the... Read More >>

Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies

Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies...
Author: Linda L. Emanuel , Librach ISBN: 9781437716191 Format: Mixed media product	$184.67
Addresses the clinical, physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions that are integral to the care... Read More >>

Oxford Textbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care

Oxford Textbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative...
Author: David Kissane , Barry Bultz ISBN: 9780199238378 Format: Paperback	$198.00
Communication is a core skill for medical professionals when treating patients, and cancer and palliative care present... Read More >>

Caregiver Stress and Staff Support in Illness, Dying and Bereavement

Caregiver Stress and Staff Support in Illness, Dying...
Author: Irene Renzenbrink (Social Worker and Educator, Australia and Canada) ISBN: 9780199590407 Format: Paperback	$115.95
This unique collection of international perspectives on the complexities and management of caregiver stress and... Read More >>

Sociological and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care in Ireland: "Understandings of a ""Good Death"""

Sociological and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care...
Author: Una MacConville ISBN: 9780773415706 Format: Hardback	$343.07
Explores understandings of a 'good death' and the spiritual dimension of care in an Irish palliative care setting.... Read More >>

Governing Death and Loss: Empowerment, Involvement and Participation

Governing Death and Loss: Empowerment, Involvement and...
Author: Steve Conway (Senior Lecturer in Research Methods, School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK) ISBN: 9780199586172 Format: Paperback	$112.95
Political, economic, social, cultural and technological changes have led to profound transformations in the ways... Read More >>

Textbook of Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care: Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print

Textbook of Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care:...
Author: Joanne Wolfe (Director, Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA) , Pamela Hinds (Director, Nursing Research, St. Jude's Children's Hospital; Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Memphis, TN) ISBN: 9781437702620 Format: Hardback	$173.34
Intends to inform interdisciplinary teams about palliative care of children with life-threatening illness. This... Read More >>

Palliative Care for Older People: Better Practices

Palliative Care for Older People: Better Practices
Author: S. Hall , H. Petkova ISBN: 9789289002240 Format: Paperback	$79.20
Populations around the world are ageing and more people are living with the effects of serious chronic illness towards... Read More >>

Palliative Care E-Book: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies

Palliative Care E-Book: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies...
Author: Dr Linda L Emanuel, MD PhD , S Lawrence Librach, MD Ccfp Fpfc ISBN: 9781437735970 Format: Undefined	$200.61
Find out all you need to know about providing high-quality care to patients with serious illnesses from the 2nd... Read More >>

Thinking Through Dementia

Thinking Through Dementia
Author: Julian C. Hughes ISBN: 9780199570669 Format: Paperback	$97.95
Dementia affects millions of people throughout the world. Thinking through Dementia offers a critique of the main... Read More >>

End-of-Life-Care: A Practical Guide, Second Edition

End-of-Life-Care: A Practical Guide, Second Edition...
Author: Barry Kinzbrunner , Joel Policzer ISBN: 9780071545273 Format: Paperback	$158.40
The most practical book available for caring for the needs of dying patients and their families Read More >>

How We Grieve: Relearning the World

How We Grieve: Relearning the World
Author: Thomas Attig (Professor Emeritus in Philosophy, Professor Emeritus in Philosophy, Bowling Green State University) ISBN: 9780195397697 Format: Paperback	$66.95
"If we wish to understand loss experiences we must learn details of survivors' stories. The new version of How... Read More >>

No Good Deed: A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate Over How We Die

No Good Deed: A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations,...
Author: Lewis Mitchell Cohen , Lewis M Cohen ISBN: 9780061721779 Format: Paperback	$39.57
Accomplished physician and researcher Dr. Lewis Cohen writes the untold story of two Massachusetts nurses, their... Read More >>

Palliative Care Nursing

Palliative Care Nursing
Author: Kathleen Ouimet Perrin , Caryn A. Sheehan ISBN: 9780763773847 Format: Paperback	$203.25
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Respiratory Disease: From Advanced Disease to Bereavement

Respiratory Disease: From Advanced Disease to Bereavement...
Author: Anna Spathis , Sara Booth ISBN: 9780199564033 Format: Paperback	$90.54
The third book in the palliative care strand of the Oxford Specialist Handbooks demonstrates how palliative medicine... Read More >>

Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, Second Edition

Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, Second Edition
Author: Mervyn Dean , Juan Diego Harris ISBN: 9781846193552 Format: Paperback	$158.27
Fully revised and updated, this remains the definitive guide to palliative care symptom relief for professionals... Read More >>

Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease

Supportive Care in Respiratory Disease
Author: Sam H. Ahmedzai , David R. Baldwin ISBN: 9780199591763 Format: Hardback	$178.95
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The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping

The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping
Author: Susan Folkman (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco) , Peter E. Nathan, Ph.D. (The University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology, The University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Iowa) ISBN: 9780195375343 Format: Hardback	$298.00
Few publications have changed the landscape of contemporary psychology more than Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman's... Read More >>

Radiation Oncology for Cure and Palliation

Radiation Oncology for Cure and Palliation
Author: R.G. Parker , L.W. Brady ISBN: 9783642074660 Format: Paperback	$316.77
Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half of cancer victims, and that such treatment... Read More >>

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