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The definitive Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, now in its fifth edition, has again been thoroughly updated to offer a truly global perspective in this field of extraordinary talent and thoughtfulness.Updated to include new sections devoted to assessment tools, care of patients with cancer, and the management of issues in the very young and the very old, this leading textbook covers all the new and emerging topics since its original publication in 1993. In addition, the multi-disciplinary nature of palliative care is emphasized throughout the book, covering areas from ethical and communication issues, the treatment of symptoms and the management of pain.This fifth edition of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine is dedicated to the memory of Professor Geoffrey Hanks, pioneer in the field of palliative medicine, and co-editor of the previous four editions. Winner in the Medicine category of the British Medical Association Book Awards, this is a truly comprehensive text, no hospital, hospice, palliative care service, or medical library should be without this essential source of information.
Contents
List of AbbreviationsList of ContributorsSection 1: The Worldwide Status of Palliative Care1.1: Sheila Payne and Tom Lynch: International progress in creating palliative medicine as a specialized discipline and the development of palliative care1.2: M.R. Rajagopal and Reena George: Providing palliative care in economically disadvantaged countries1.3: Liliana De Lima and Eduardo Bruera: Essential medicines for palliative care1.4: David C. Currow and Stein Kaasa: Policy in palliative careSection 2: The Challenge of Palliative Medicine2.1: Nathan I. Cherny: The problem of suffering and the principles of assessment in palliative medicine2.2: Megan B. Sands, Dianne L. O'Connell, Michael Piza, and Jane: The epidemiology of death and symptoms: planning for population-based palliative care2.3: Paul Glare, Christian T. Sinclair, Patrick Stone, and Josephine Clayton: Predicting survival in patients with advanced disease2.4: Karen E. Steinhauser and James A. Tulsky: Defining a 'good' death2.5: LaVera Crawley and Jonathan Koffman: Ethnic and cultural aspects of palliative care2.6: Thomas J. Smith and J. Brian Cassel: The economic challenges of palliative medicineSection 3: Service Delivery Issues in Palliative Care3.1: Barry Laird: Barriers to the delivery of palliative care3.2: Irene J. Higginson: Palliative care delivery models3.3: Paul L. DeSandre and Karen May: Palliative care in the emergency department3.4: Jane Phillips, Annmarie Hosie, and Patricia M. Davidson: Palliative care in the nursing homeSection 4: The Interdisciplinary Team4.1: Dagny Faksvag Haugen, Friedemann Nauck, and Augusto Caraceni: The core team and the extended team4.2: Karen Forbes and Jane Gibbins: Teaching and training in palliative medicine4.3: Deborah Witt Sherman and David C. Free: Nursing and palliative care4.4: Terry Altilio and Nina Laing: Social work in palliative care4.5: George Handzo and Christina Puchalski: The role of the chaplain in palliative care4.6: Jill Cooper and Nina Kite: Occupational therapy in palliative care4.7: Clare O'Callaghan: Music therapy in palliative care4.8: Rosemary Richardson and Isobel Davidson: The contribution of the dietitian and nutritionist to palliative medicine4.9: Anne M. English: Physiotherapy in palliative care4.10: Tim Luckett and Katherine L.P. Reid: Speech and language therapy in palliative care4.11: Michele J.M. Wood: The contribution of art therapy to palliative medicine4.12: Jane Ellen Barr: Stoma therapy in palliative care4.13: Anja Mehnert: Clinical psychology in palliative care4.14: Margaret Gibbs: The contribution of the clinical pharmacist in palliative care4.15: Deborah Franklin and Andrea Cheville: Medical rehabilitation and the palliative care patient4.16: Nathan Cherny, Batsheva Werman, and Michael Kearney: Burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress in palliative care4.17: Gary Deng and Barrie Cassileth: Integrative oncology in palliative medicineSection 5: Ethical Issues5.1: Frank Brennan and Liz Gwyther: Human rights issues5.2: Timothy W. Kirk: Confidentiality5.3: Joseph J. Fins and Barbara Pohl: Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness5.4: Linda L. Emanuel and Rebecca Johnson: Truth telling and consent5.5: Richard D.W. Hain: Ethics in paediatric palliative care5.6: Harvey Max Chochinov, Susan E. McClement, and Maia S. Kredentser: Dignity and palliative end-of-life care5.7: Lars Johan Materstvedt and Georg Bosshard: Euthanasia and palliative care5.8: Danielle N. Ko and Craig D. Blinderman: Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (including artificial nutrition and hydration)Section 6: Communication and Palliative Medicine6.1: Thomas W. LeBlanc and James A. Tulsky: Communication with the patient and family6.2: Mari Lloyd-Williams and Jackie Ellis: Talking with families and children about the death of a parent6.3: Janet L. Abrahm, Amanda Moment, Jane deLima Thomas, and Katie Fitzgerald: Communication between professionals6.4: Barry R. Ashpole: Communication with the public, politicians, and the news mediaSection 7: Assessment Tools and Informatics7.1: Afaf Girgis and Amy Waller: Palliative care needs assessment tools7.2: Jane M. Ingham, Helen M. Moore, Jane L. Phillips, and Russell K. Portenoy: The measurement of, and tools for, pain and other symptoms7.3: Jennifer J. Tieman and David C. Currow: Informatics and literature search7.4: Linda L. Emanuel, Richard A. Powell, George Handzo, Kelly Nichole Michelson, and Lara Dhingra: Validated assessment tools for psychological, spiritual, and family issuesSection 8: Common Symptoms and Disorders8.1: Sriram Yennurajalingam and Eduardo Bruera: Fatigue and asthenia8.2: Kin-Sang Chan, Doris M.W. Tse, and Michael M.K. Sham: Dyspnoea and other respiratory symptoms in palliative care8.3: Nancy Y. Zhu and Cynthia Wu: Anaemia, cytopenias, and thrombosis in palliative medicine8.4: Olivia T. Lee, Jennifer N. Wu, Frederick J. Meyers, and Christopher P. Evans: Genitourinary aspects of palliative care8.5: Andrew N. Davies: Oral care8.6: Kyriaki Mystakidou, Irene Panagiotou, Efi Parpa, and Eleni Tsilika: Sleep disorders8.7: Jose Pereira and Jennifer Brodeur: The management of bleeding in palliative care8.8: Amanda Hordern: Sexual dysfunction: discussing patient sexuality and intimacy in palliative careSection 9: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Pain9.1: Ruth Branford, Emily Wighton, and Joy Ross: Principles of drug therapy: focus on opioids9.2: R.M. Gordon-Williams and Anthony H. Dickenson: Pathophysiology of pain in cancer and other terminal illnesses9.3: Clare Rayment and Michael I. Bennett: Definition and assessment of chronic pain in advanced disease9.4: Marie Fallon and Nathan Cherny: Opioid therapy: optimizing analgesic outcomes9.5: Julie R. Price, Alric D. Hawkins, and Steven D. Passik: Opioid therapy: managing risks of abuse, addiction, and diversion9.6: Per Sjogren, Frank Elsner, and Stein Kaasa: Non-opioid analgesics9.7: David Lussier and Russell K. Portenoy: Adjuvant analgesics9.8: Robert A. Swarm, Menelaos Karanikolas, Lesley K. Rao, and Michael J. Cousins: Interventional approaches for chronic pain9.9: Joy Hao, Rae Lynne Kinler, Eliezer Soto, Helena Knotkova, and Ricardo A. Cruciani: Neurostimulation in pain management9.10: Andrea L. Cheville and Jeffrey R. Basford: Rehabilitation medicine approaches to pain management9.11: Julie R. Price, Alric D. Hawkins, Michael L. Adams, William S. Breitbart, and Steven D. Passik: Psychological and psychiatric interventions in pain control9.12: Gary Deng and Barrie R. Cassileth: Complementary therapies in pain management9.13: Renee McCulloch and John Collins: Paediatric pain controlSection 10: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Gastrointestinal Symptoms10.1: Katherine Clark: Dysphagia, dyspepsia, and hiccup10.2: Janet R. Hardy, Paul Glare, Patsy Yates, and Kathryn A. Mannix: Palliation of nausea and vomiting10.3: Nigel P. Sykes: Constipation and diarrhoea10.4: Jeremy Keen: Jaundice, ascites, and encephalopathy10.5: Vickie E. Baracos, Sharon M. Watanabe, and Kenneth C. H. Fearon: Aetiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of the anorexia-cachexia syndromeSection 11: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Skin problems11.1: Patricia Grocott, Georgina Gethin, and Sebastian Probst: Skin problems in palliative care11.2: Mark R. Pittelkow, Charles L. Loprinzi, and Thomas P. Pittelkow: Pruritus and sweating in palliative medicine11.3: Vaughan Keeley: LymphoedemaSection 12: Issues in Populations with Cancer12.1: Nathan I. Cherny and Stein Kaasa: The oncologist's role in delivering palliative care12.2: Dirk Schrijvers: Disease-modifying therapies in advanced cancer12.3: Peter J. Hoskin: Radiotherapy in symptom control12.4: Brian Badgwell and Robert S. Krouse: The role of general surgery in the palliative care of patients with cancer12.5: John H. Healey and David McKeown: Orthopaedic surgery in the palliation of cancer12.6: Tarun Sabharwal, Nicos I. Fotiadis, and Andy Adam: Interventional radiology in the palliation of cancerSection 13: Cancer Pain Syndromes13.1: Nathan I. Cherny: Cancer pain syndromes: overview13.2: Lesley A. Colvin and Marie Fallon: Cancer-induced bone pain13.3: Nanna Brix Finnerup and Troels Staehelin Jensen: Management issues in neuropathic pain13.4: Victor T. Chang: Visceral pain13.5: Martin Chasen and Gordon Giddings: Management issues in chronic pain following cancer therapySection 14: Cancer-Associated Disorders14.1: Augusto Caraceni, Cinzia Martini, and Fabio Simonetti: Neurological problems in advanced cancer14.2: Mark Bower, Louise Robinson, and Sarah Cox: Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer14.3: Carla I. Ripamonti, Alexandra M. Easson, and Hans Gerdes: Bowel obstruction14.4: Sharon Merims and Michal Lotem: Skin problems in palliative medicine14.5: Barbara A. Murphy, Lauren A. Zatarain, Anthony J. Cmelak, Steven Bayles, Ellie Dowling, Cheryl R. Billante, Sheila Ridner, Kirsten Haman, Stewart Bond, Anne Marie Flores, Wisawatapnimit Panarut, and Bethany M. Andrews: Palliative issues in the care of patients with cancer of the head and neckSection 15: Issues in Populations with Non-Cancer Illnesses15.1: Meera Pahuja, Jessica S. Merlin, and Peter A. Selwyn: HIV/AIDS15.2: Graeme M. Rocker, Joanne Young, and Robert Horton: Caring for the patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease15.3: Steven Z. Pantilat, Anthony Steimle, and Patricia M. Davidson: Advanced heart disease15.4: Eric Widera and Rachelle Bernacki: Dementia15.5: Raymond Voltz, Stefan Lorenzl, and Georg Nubling: Neurological disorders other than dementia15.6: Fliss E. M. Murtagh: End-stage kidney disease15.7: Nathan Cherny, Sharon Einav, and David Dahan: Palliative medicine in the intensive care unitSection 16: Issues of the Very Young and the Very Old16.1: Anna C. Muriel and Paula K. Rauch: Talking with families and children about the death of a parent16.2: John J. Collins, Kirsty Campbell, Wendy Edmonds, Judith Frost, Martha F. Mherekumombe, and Natasha Samy: Care of children with advanced illness16.3: Meera Agar and Jane Phillips: Palliative medicine and care of the elderlySection 17: Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine17.1: Susan E. McClement: Spiritual issues in palliative medicine17.2: Simon Wein and Lea Baider: Coping in palliative medicine17.3: David W. Kissane and Matthew Doolittle: Depression, demoralization, and suicidality17.4: Simon Wein and Limor Amit: Anxiety and adjustment disorders17.5: Meera Agar, Yesne Alici, and William S. Breitbart: Delirium17.6: Carrie Lethborg and David W. Kissane: The family perspective17.7: David W. Kissane and Talia I. Zaider: BereavementSection 18: The Terminal Phase18.1: Judith Lacey: Management of the actively dying patient18.2: Eric L. Krakauer: Sedation at the end of lifeSection 19: Research in Palliative Medicine19.1: Stein Kaasa and Karen Forbes: Research in palliative care19.2: Amy P. Abernethy: The principles of evidence-based medicine19.3: John T. Farrar: Understanding clinical trials in palliative care research19.4: Kate Flemming: Qualitative research19.5: David W. Kissane, Annette F. Street, Erin E. Schweers, and Thomas M. Atkinson: Research into psychosocial issues19.6: David Casarett: Ethical issues in palliative care research19.7: Stein Kaasa and Jon Havard Loge: Quality of life in palliative care: principles and practice19.8: Tinne Smets and Luc Deliens: Health services research in palliative care and end-of-life care19.9: Irene J. Higginson: Clinical audit in palliative medicineIndex
