Full Description
The first resource of its kind, Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants provides a fundamental framework for physician assistants and physician associates to incorporate palliative care medicine, including end-of-life care, into their practice. The book focuses on pharmacologic and integrative medical therapeutic modalities, as well as the evaluation and treatment of special populations, which reflects the reality of a physician assistant's day-to-day job. It uses a patient-centered approach to address the comprehensive management of serious illness patients, as well as their designated families, significant others, caregivers, and health care providers. Chapters are organized into six sections that cover the essential aspects of care, symptom management, and transitioning care at the end-of-life. This book is ideal for physician assistant trainers (didactic or clinical), students, and practicing clinicians who seek to enhance their communication and medical skills in the treatment of all seriously illness patient populations in any specialty, and in the management of their symptoms at any stage of their disease or condition.
Contents
Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care: Structure and Processes
Chapter 1 The Physician Assistant's Role in Palliative Care Medicine
Ruth Ballweg, Tonda Anderson, and Michael L. Powe
Chapter 2 Palliative Models of Care Delivery
Britni Lookabaugh and Charles von Gunten
Chapter 3 Evolution of the Palliative Team
Britni Lookabaugh and Charles von Gunten
Chapter 4 Whole-Person Assessment of the Patient
Betty Ferrell, Vanessa Battista and Ellen T. Friedmann
Chapter 5 Enhanced Communication Skills
Myra Glajchen and Christine Wilkins
Chapter 6 Decision-Making Toolkit
Jeffrey D. Myers
Section 2: Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of Care
Chapter 7 Clinical Interprofessional Model of Spiritual Care: Assessing for and Treating Spiritual Distress
Christina M. Puchalski
Chapter 8 Foundational Guidance in Grief and Bereavement
Jamie Beachy
Chapter 9 Caring for the Palliative Care Clinician: Fostering Resilience
Jamie Beachy, Maureen J. Shelton, and Timothy Harrison
Section 3: Illness Burden and Its Management: Physical Aspects of Care
Chapter 10 Constitutional
Lara Desanti-Siska, Shawn Fellows, and Nicholas Polito
Chapter 11 Gastrointestinal
Kimberly Angelia Curseen, Denise Rizzolo, and Mark Deutchman
Chapter 12 Cardiopulmonary
Kimberly Angelia Curseen and Jabeen Taj
Chapter 13 Genitourinary Issues in Palliative Care
Min Ji Kim and Kimberson Tanco
Chapter 14 Assessment and Management of Pain
Russell K. Portenoy, Ebtesam Ahmed, and Calvin Krom
Chapter 15 Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care
Scott A. Irwin, Jeremy Hirst, Manuel Trachsel, Chase Samsel, Joshua Briscoe, and Nicole Bates
Section 4: Special Populations and Communities
Chapter 16 Pediatric Population
Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Farah Khalid, and Noelle Noah
Chapter 17 Older Adult Population
Harry Strothers and Dipenkumar Patel
Chapter 18 LGBTQ Community
Diane Bruessow
Chapter 19 Patients With Substance Use Disorder
Hunter Woodall
Chapter 20 Veteran Population
Holly Pilewski
Chapter 21 Prisoners' and Ex-Offenders' Community
Catherine R. Judd and Marguerite R. Poreda
Section 5: Care Transitions Including End of Life
Chapter 22 Withdrawal of Life Support
Richard Ackermann
Chapter 23 Last Days and Hours of Life
Richard Ackermann
Chapter 24 Transitions in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Karl Steinberg and Michael Fratkin
Section 6: Social, Cultural, and Legal Aspects of Care
Chapter 25 Family Stress: Including Cultural Context
Denis Snow and Mary Ellen Lasala
Chapter 26 Ethical and Legal Issues: Evaluation and Management
Bonnie K. Cole-Gifford and Kathlyn F. Wohlrabe
