Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care
Peter Armstrong editor Max Watson editor Nandini Vallath editor Rachel Campbell editor Matthew Doré editor Kate Vialls editor
Format:Part-work (fascículo)
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Publishing:15th Sep '26
£36.99
This title is due to be published on 15th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Medicine remains the definitive, pocket-sized guide for every healthcare professional committed to providing exemplary care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. This handbook is designed to empower its readers, both specialists and generalists, with the knowledge and confidence to alleviate suffering, manage complex symptoms, and honour the unique worth and dignity of every individual and their family. Fully revised and updated, this edition integrates the very latest evidence-based guidance and clinical practices from around the world. It uniquely continues to feature all ages from paediatric to adult, all populations with a new and expanded population-based end of life care, international sections and humanitarian sections. It features significant new content and restructure for easy quick access based upon systems and symptoms. The handbook also strengthens its vital coverage of wider care, with enhanced sections on sophisticated communication skills, spiritual and psychological distress, and supporting caregivers and the bereaved. Practical, authoritative, and profoundly compassionate, this handbook is an essential resource for all members of the multidisciplinary team. If you look after anyone who has died, this book is for you. It is meticulously structured for rapid access to information at the point of care, ensuring clinicians can focus on what matters most: enabling patients to live as fully and comfortably as possible, through to the very end of life.
Review from previous edition A good, affordable, pocket-sized, reference providing a reasonable coverage of palliative care. * Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Newsletter *
this is a superb update to an already excellent book and especially for primary care, this is a great support for helping to manage a particular patient ... This book is full of gems and offers excellent clinical support for a health care professional involved in providing direct patient palliative care. * Dr Harry Brown,MBChB, Glycosmedia *
Review from previous edition This is more than just a reference book: it is full of information on both the theoretical background of palliative care and the practical aspects of prescribing, symptom control and other aspects of managing this sometimes complex group of patients...It also includes useful chapters on palliation of non-malignant disease, an area that is often overlooked. * BMA Medical Book Competition 2010 *
...a remarkable book that will be useful for hospice and pallative care professionals as well as other readers. * Doody's Notes *
With a broadened remit to be accessible to non-medical readers this book is a resource for allied healthcare professionals as well as those from non-palliative care backgrounds. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of holistic palliative care and a comprehensive summary of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to symptom management. The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care 2nd edition provides an easy, accessible and applicable reference guide for healthcare professionals. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of holistic palliative care. * uropean Journal of Palliative Care Medicine *
ISBN: 9780198944577
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1152 pages
4th Revised edition