Oxford textbook of palliative medicine /

"The multi-disciplinary nature of palliative care is emphasized throughout the book. Ethical and communication issues are explored and the treatment of symptoms is comprehensively covered, with particular focus on the management of pain. The book also includes specific chapters devoted to the r...

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Other Authors:	Cherny, Nathan I (Editor), Currow, David (Editor), Fallon, Marie (Editor), Kaasa, Stein (Editor), Portenoy, Russell K (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015 Oxford : Oxford university press, 2015
Edition:	Fifth edition
Subjects:	Palliative treatment > Textbooks Palliative treatment Palliative Care Pain Management Textbooks

Table of Contents:

Ethics in paediatric palliative care
Dignity and palliative end-of-life care
Euthanasia and palliative care
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (including artificial nutrition and hydration)
Section 6: Communication and Palliative Medicine
Communication with the patient and family
Talking with families and children about the death of a parent
Communication between professionals
Communication with the public, politicians, and the news media
Section 7: Assessment Tools and Informatics
Palliative care needs assessment tools
The measurement of, and tools for, pain and other symptoms
Informatics and literature search
Validated assessment tools for psychological, spiritual, and family issues
Section 8: Common Symptoms and Disorders
Fatigue and asthenia
Dyspnoea and other respiratory symptoms in palliative care
Anaemia, cytopenias, and thrombosis in palliative medicine
Genitourinary aspects of palliative care
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Machine generated contents note: Section 1 The worldwide status of palliative care
1.1.International progress in creating palliative medicine as a specialized discipline and the development of palliative care / Tom Lynch
1.2.Providing palliative care in economically disadvantaged countries / Reena George
1.3.Essential medicines for palliative care / Eduardo Bruera
1.4.Policy in palliative care / Stein Kaasa
Section 2 The challenge of palliative medicine
2.1.The problem of suffering and the principles of assessment in palliative medicine / Nathan I. Cherny
2.2.The epidemiology of death and symptoms: planning for population-based palliative care / Jane M. Ingham
2.3.Predicting survival in patients with advanced disease / Josephine M. Clayton
2.4.Defining a `good' death / James A. Tulsky
2.5.Ethnic and cultural aspects of palliative care / Jonathan Koffman
2.6.The economic challenges of palliative medicine / J. Brian Cassel
Note continued: 10.5.Aetiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of the anorexia-cachexia syndrome / Kenneth C.H. Fearon
Section 11 Common symptoms and disorders: skin problems
11.1.Skin problems in palliative care / Sebastian Probst
11.2.Pruritus and sweating in palliative medicine / Thomas P. Pittelkow
11.3.Lymphoedema / Vaughan Keeley
Section 12 Issues in populations with cancer
12.1.The oncologist's role in delivering palliative care / Stein Kaasa
12.2.Disease-modifying therapies in advanced cancer / Dirk Schrijvers
12.3.Radiotherapy in symptom management / Peter J. Hoskin
12.4.The role of general surgery in the palliative care of patients with cancer / Robert S. Krouse
12.5.Orthopaedic surgery in the palliation of cancer / David McKeown
12.6.Interventional radiology in the palliation of cancer / Andy Adam
Section 13 Cancer pain syndromes
13.1.Cancer pain syndromes: overview / Nathan I. Cherny
Note continued: 13.2.Cancer-induced bone pain / Marie T. Fallon
13.3.Management issues in neuropathic pain / Troels Staehelin Jensen
13.4.Visceral pain / Victor T. Chang
13.5.Management issues in chronic pain following cancer therapy / Gordon Giddings
Section 14 Cancer-associated disorders
14.1.Neurological problems in advanced cancer / Fabio Simonetti
14.2.Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer / Sarah Cox
14.3.Bowel obstruction / Hans Gerdes
14.4.Skin problems in oncology / Michal Lotem
14.5.Palliative issues in the care of patients with cancer of the head and neck / Bethany M. Andrews
Section 15 Issues in populations with non-cancer illnesses
15.1.HIV/AIDS / Peter A. Selwyn
15.2.Caring for the patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Robert Horton
15.3.Advanced heart disease / Patricia M. Davidson
15.4.Dementia / Rachelle Bernacki
Note continued: 15.5.Neurological disorders other than dementia / Georg S. Nubling
15.6.End-stage kidney disease / Fliss E. M. Murtagh
15.7.Palliative medicine in the intensive care unit / David Dahan
Section 16 Issues of the very young and the very old
16.1.Talking with families and children about the death of a parent / Paula K. Rauch
16.2.Care of children with advanced illness / Natasha Samy
16.3.Palliative medicine and care of the elderly / Jane L. Phillips
Section 17 Psychosocial and spiritual issues in palliative medicine
17.1.Spiritual issues in palliative medicine / Susan E. McClement
17.2.Coping in palliative medicine / Lea Baider
17.3.Depression, demoralization, and suicidality / Matthew Doolittle
17.4.Adjustment disorders and anxiety / Limor Amit
17.5.Delirium / William S. Breitbart
17.6.The family perspective / David W. Kissane
17.7.Bereavement / Talia I. Zaider
Section 18 The terminal phase
Note continued: 18.1.Management of the actively dying patient / Judith Lacey
18.2.Sedation at the end of life / Eric L. Krakauer
Section 19 Research in palliative medicine
19.1.Research in palliative care / Karen Forbes
19.2.The principles of evidence-based medicine / Amy P. Abernethy
19.3.Understanding clinical trials in palliative care research / John T. Farrar
19.4.Qualitative research / Kate Flemming
19.5.Research into psychosocial issues / Thomas M. Atkinson
19.6.Ethical issues in palliative care research / David Casarett
19.7.Quality of life in palliative care: principles and practice / Jon Havard Loge
19.8.Health services research in palliative care and end-of-life care / Luc Deliens
19.9.Clinical audit in palliative medicine / Irene J. Higginson
Note continued: 4.10.Speech and language therapy in palliative care / Katherine L.P. Reid
4.11.The contribution of art therapy to palliative medicine / Michele J.M. Wood
4.12.Stoma therapy in palliative care / Jane Ellen Barr
4.13.Clinical psychology in palliative care / Anja Mehnert
4.14.The contribution of the clinical pharmacist in palliative care / Margaret Gibbs
4.15.Medical rehabilitation and the palliative care patient / Andrea L. Cheville
4.16.Burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress in palliative care / Michael Kearney
4.17.Integrative oncology in palliative medicine / Barrie R. Cassileth
Section 5 Ethical issues
5.1.Human rights issues / Liz Gwyther
5.2.Confidentiality / Timothy W. Kirk
5.3.Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness / Barbara Pohl
5.4.Truth telling and consent / Rebecca Johnson
5.5.Ethics in paediatric palliative care / Richard D.W. Hain
Note continued: 5.6.Dignity and palliative end-of-life care / Maia S. Kredentser
5.7.Euthanasia and palliative care / Georg Bosshard
5.8.Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (including artificial nutrition and hydration) / Craig D. Blinderman
Section 6 Communication and palliative medicine
6.1.Communication with the patient and family / James A. Tulsky
6.2.Talking with families and children about the death of a parent / Jackie Ellis
6.3.Communication between professionals / Janet L. Abrahm
6.4.Communications with the public, politicians, and the news media / Barry R. Ashpole
Section 7 Assessment tools and informatics
7.1.Palliative care needs assessment tools / Amy Waller
7.2.The measurement of, and tools for, pain and other symptoms / Russell K. Portenoy
7.3.Informatics and literature search / David C. Currow
7.4.Validated assessment tools for psychological, spiritual, and family issues / Lara Dhingra
Note continued: 9.5.Opioid therapy: managing risks of abuse, addiction, and diversion / Steven D. Passik
9.6.Non-opioid analgesics / Stein Kaasa
9.7.Adjuvant analgesics / Russell K. Portenoy
9.8.Interventional approaches for chronic pain / Michael J. Cousins
9.9.Neurostimulation in pain management / Ricardo A. Cruciani
9.10.Rehabilitation medicine approaches to pain management / Jeffrey R. Basford
9.11.Psychological and psychiatric interventions in pain control / Steven D. Passik
9.12.Complementary therapies in pain management / Barrie R. Cassileth
9.13.Paediatric pain control / John J. Collins
Section 10 Common symptoms and disorders: gastrointestinal symptoms
10.1.Dysphagia, dyspepsia, and hiccup / Katherine Clark
10.2.Palliation of nausea and vomiting / Kathryn A. Mannix
10.3.Constipation and diarrhoea / Nigel P. Sykes
10.4.Jaundice, ascites, and encephalopathy / Jeremy Keen
Note continued: Section 3 Service delivery issues in palliative care
3.1.Barriers to the delivery of palliative care / Barry J. A. Laird
3.2.Palliative care delivery models / Irene J. Higginson
3.3.Palliative care in the emergency department / Karen May
3.4.Palliative care in the nursing home / Patricia M. Davidson
Section 4 The interdisciplinary team
4.1.The core team and the extended team / Augusto Caraceni
4.2.Teaching and training in palliative medicine / Jane Gibbins
4.3.Nursing and palliative care / David C. Free
4.4.Social work in palliative care / Nina Laing
4.5.The role of the chaplain in palliative care / Christina M. Puchalski
4.6.Occupational therapy in palliative care / Nina Kite
4.7.Music therapy in palliative care / Clare O'Callaghan
4.8.The contribution of the dietitian and nutritionist to palliative medicine / Isobel Davidson
4.9.Physiotherapy in palliative care / Anne M. English
Note continued: Section 8 Common symptoms and disorders
8.1.Fatigue and asthenia / Eduardo Bruera
8.2.Dyspnoea and other respiratory symptoms in palliative care / Michael M.K. Sham
8.3.Anaemia, cytopenias, and thrombosis in palliative medicine / Cynthia Wu
8.4.Genitourinary aspects of palliative care / Christopher P. Evans
8.5.Oral care / Andrew N. Davies
8.6.Sleep disorders / Eleni Tsilika
8.7.The management of bleeding in palliative care / Jennifer Brodeur
8.8.Sexual dysfunction: discussing patient sexuality and intimacy in palliative care / Amanda Hordern
Section 9 Common symptoms and disorders: pain
9.1.Principles of drug therapy: focus on opioids / Joy Ross
9.2.Pathophysiology of pain in cancer and other terminal illnesses / Anthony H. Dickenson
9.3.Definition and assessment of chronic pain in advanced disease / Michael I. Bennett
9.4.Opioid therapy: optimizing analgesic outcomes / Nathan I. Cherny
Oral care
Sleep disorders
The management of bleeding in palliative care
Sexual dysfunction: discussing patient sexuality and intimacy in palliative care
Palliative issues in the care of patients with cancer of the head and neck
Section 15. Issues in Populations with Non-Cancer Illnesses
HIV/AIDS
Caring for the patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Advanced heart disease
Dementia
Neurological disorders other than dementia
End-stage kidney disease
Palliative medicine in the intensive care unit
Section 16: Issues of the Very Young and the Very Old
Talking with families and children about the death of a parent
Care of children with advanced illness
Palliative medicine and care of the elderly
Section 17: Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine
Spiritual issues in palliative medicine
Coping in palliative medicine
Depression, demoralization, and suicidality
Anxiety and adjustment disorders
Delirium
The family perspective
Bereavement
Section 18. The Terminal Phase
Management of the actively dying patient
Sedation at the end of life
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Section 1. The Worldwide Status of Palliative Care
International progress in creating palliative medicine as a specialized discipline and the development of palliative care
Providing palliative care in economically disadvantaged countries
Essential medicines for palliative care
Policy in palliative care
Section 2. The Challenge of Palliative Medicine
The problem of suffering and the principles of assessment in palliative medicine
The epidemiology of death and symptoms: planning for population-based palliative care
Predicting survival in patients with advanced disease
Defining a 'good' death
Ethnic and cultural aspects of palliative care
The economic challenges of palliative medicine
Section 3. Service Delivery Issues in Palliative Care
Barriers to the delivery of palliative care
Palliative care delivery models
Palliative care in the emergency department
Palliative care in the nursing home
Section 4. The Interdisciplinary Team
^
Section 11: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Skin problems
Skin problems in palliative care
Pruritus and sweating in palliative medicine
Lymphoedema
Section 12. Issues in Populations with Cancer
The oncologist's role in delivering palliative care
Disease-modifying therapies in advanced cancer
Radiotherapy in symptom control
The role of general surgery in the palliative care of patients with cancer
Orthopaedic surgery in the palliation of cancer
Interventional radiology in the palliation of cancer
Section 13: Cancer Pain Syndromes
Cancer pain syndromes: overview
Cancer-induced bone pain
Management issues in neuropathic pain
Visceral pain
Management issues in chronic pain following cancer therapy
Section 14. Cancer-Associated Disorders
Neurological problems in advanced cancer
Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer
Bowel obstruction
Skin problems in palliative medicine
^
Section 19. Research in Palliative Medicine
Research in palliative care
The principles of evidence-based medicine,
Understanding clinical trials in palliative care research
Qualitative research
Research into psychosocial issues
Ethical issues in palliative care research
Quality of life in palliative care: principles and practice
Health services research in palliative care and end-of-life care
Clinical audit in palliative medicine
Section 9: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Pain
Principles of drug therapy: focus on opioids
Pathophysiology of pain in cancer and other terminal illnesses
Definition and assessment of chronic pain in advanced disease
Opioid therapy: optimizing analgesic outcomes
Opioid therapy: managing risks of abuse, addiction, and diversion
Non-opioid analgesics
Adjuvant analgesics
Interventional approaches for chronic pain
Neurostimulation in pain management
Rehabilitation medicine approaches to pain management
Psychological and psychiatric interventions in pain control
Complementary therapies in pain management
Paediatric pain control
Section 10: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Dysphagia, dyspepsia, and hiccup
Palliation of nausea and vomiting
Constipation and diarrhoea
Jaundice, ascites, and encephalopathy
Aetiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of the anorexia-cachexia syndrome
^
The core team and the extended team
Teaching and training in palliative medicine
Nursing and palliative care
Social work in palliative care
The role of the chaplain in palliative care
Occupational therapy in palliative care
Music therapy in palliative care
The contribution of the dietitian and nutritionist to palliative medicine
Physiotherapy in palliative care
Speech and language therapy in palliative care
The contribution of art therapy to palliative medicine
Stoma therapy in palliative care
Clinical psychology in palliative care
The contribution of the clinical pharmacist in palliative care
Medical rehabilitation and the palliative care patient
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress in palliative care
Integrative oncology in palliative medicine
Section 5. Ethical Issues
Human rights issues
Confidentiality
Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness
Truth telling and consent
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