Palliative Medicine

Death studies have, over the last twenty years, witnessed a flourishing of research and scholarship particularly in areas such as dying and bereave...

The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care returns for a third edition, maintaining the concise yet comprehensive format suited to the busy practitione...

Nurses are positioned on healthcare's front line, intimately connected to individuals, families, and communities. How can they leverage this positi...

One in 70 children are admitted to paediatric intensive care (PIC) at some time during childhood. Most paediatric junior doctors will rotate throug...

This book helps nursing and healthcare students to prepare for the challenges of working with the increasing number of patients requiring palliativ...

Decisions about life-sustaining treatment are often ethically challenging for patients, surrogate decision-makers, and health care professionals. P...

Modern medical technology has changed not only the way we live but also the way we die. Until two generations ago, people usually died suddenly, af...

...the thoroughness of the text has to be admired. It is an excellent starting point for students of palliative care which makes an important cont...

...the thoroughness of the text has to be admired. It is an excellent starting point for students of palliative care which makes an important cont...

What happens to the dying in the final days and weeks of their lives? What emotions come to the surface and what do they want to talk about? Attili...