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Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
Eduardo Bruera, Irene J Higginson, Charles F von Gunten
Paperback
£85.00
ISBN:
9780340966242
Published:
30/01/2009
Extent:
1024 pages
Illustrations:
approx. 100
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Summary:
Textbook of Palliative Medicine provides an alternative, truly international approach to this rapidly growing specialty. This textbook fills a niche with its evidence-based, multi-professional approach and global perspective ensured by the international team of editors and contributing authors. In the absence of an international 'curriculum' for the study of palliative medicine, this textbook provides essential guidance for those both embarking upon a career in palliative medicine or already established in the field, and the structure and content have been constructed very much with this in mind. With an emphasis on providing a service anywhere in the world, including the important issue of palliative care in the developing nations, Textbook of Palliative Medicine offers a genuine alternative to the narrative approach of its competitors, and is an ideal complement to them. It is essential reading for all palliative care physicians in training and in practice, as well as palliative care nurses and other health professionals in the palliative care team
- Evidence-based approach to modern palliative care practice focusing on what the palliative physician in training or in practice needs to know
- Multidisciplinary in approach reflecting the needs of the palliative care team
- Designed to shape current thinking and future planning of care - establishing an 'unofficial' international curriculum for the study of palliative medicine
- Presenting a truly global perspective with particular emphasis on practice in continental Europe and North America as well as the UK
- Also addresses the important issue of palliative care in the less developed nations
- Exemplary editorial team and renowned list of contributors
About the Author(s):
Eduardo Bruera, Professor and Chair, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA Irene J Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, King's College London, UK Carla Ripamonti, Head, Day-Hospital and Outpatient Clinic of Pain Therapy and Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Operative Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy Charles von Gunten, Director, Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care, San Diego California, USA
Contributors:
41% USA
22% Europe
17% Canada
12% UK
8% ROW
Readership:
Primary market - palliative care physicians in training and in practiceSecondary markets - Palliative care nurses, other health professionals in the palliative care team
Reviews:
"the book provides an excellent overview on the management of palliative care and is recommended to any healthcare professional working in this domain."
Nursing Standard, 2009
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