Palliative Medicine

Part of the Oxford Case Histories series, this book guides medical professionals and trainees through 52 cases curated to illustrate the varied and...

Palliative care is one of the main rights of children with life-limiting diseases and their families. Despite this importance, many of these childr...

This book is an essential guide for doctors, rheumatologists, orthopedic specialists, and medical researchers. This comprehensive resource demystif...

This book is an exploration of issues that are essential in end of life care. Understanding end of life practices across cultures and religions is ...

This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliat...

This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliat...

A widely adopted practitioner resource and course text, this book shows how to apply knowledge about behavior change in general -- and the stages-o...

This book provides an easy, modern and practical way for physicians to approach the world of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV). Noninvasiv...

The book offers a comprehensive overview of deglutition disorders and of dysphagia treatment, presenting a review of the main instruments for evalu...

The book addresses different aspects in the management of breast cancer, starting from, risk stratification, prevention strategy, diagnostic method...

Cancer and Creativity is a dialogue between accounts by cancer patients and survivors and a more clinical consideration and theoretical discussion ...

Is there a place for palliative care within mental health? This inspirational book offers an excellent foundation for integrating best-practice spe...

Fully revised according to up-to-date clinical guidance, this second edition provides a practical, accessible guide to emergency situations encount...

The new edition of this acclaimed book comprehensively updates its timely advocacy of the need for good quality palliative care, today more necessa...

Childhood Onset Severe Neurological Impairment confronts the uncertain decisions resulting from the intersection between what is intended and what ...

Mitochondria produce the chemical energy necessary for eukaryotic cell functions; hence mitochondria are an essential component of health, playing ...

Are you involved in caring for people at the end of their life? Do you have a role in supporting the families of those who are dying, or is this an...

For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying...

Nursing is an essential component of childrens palliative care and palliative care is an essential aspect of nursing. Yet the complex inter-discipl...

Nursing is an essential component of childrens palliative care and palliative care is an essential aspect of nursing. Yet the complex inter-discipl...

Fazlur Rahman's mother died tragically when he was only seven years old, but her words reverberated throughout his life: Someday you will be a doct...

Fazlur Rahman's mother died tragically when he was only seven years old, but her words reverberated throughout his life: Someday you will be a doct...

Menschen in ihrer letzten Lebensphase begleitenAlle beruflich Pflegenden und ehrenamtlich Begleitenden von schwerstkranken und sterbenden Menschen ...

The Hospice Companion is a guide to the processes of care during the intensive, interpersonal experiences of hospice work. This resource highlights...

Portrait therapy reverses the traditional roles in art therapy, utilising Edith Kramer's concept of the art therapist's 'third hand' to collaborati...

Virtual Reality for Serious Illness explores the important role virtual-reality interventions can play in symptom management, anxiety control, and ...

Virtual Reality for Serious Illness explores the important role virtual-reality interventions can play in symptom management, anxiety control, and ...

A cutting-edge exploration of the role of psychedelics in the end-of-life experience Outlines 10 steps for dying gracefully with the help of psyche...

Dealing with the social experience of grief, loss and bereavement are challenging areas for everyone, including health and social care practitioner...