Caring for the Dying - Softcover

Barbato

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0074712144 ISBN 13: 9780074712146

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Europe, 2002

Synopsis

Caring for the Dying explores the extraordinary experience of caring for a lovedone who is dying, looking at the practicalities of everyday and long-term care. Using true, poignant stories gleaned from his many years of experience in the medical profession, Michael Barbato broadens the reader's understanding of death and what it means to the many patients, family and friends he has cared for in his professional and personal life. The author approaches this confronting, sensitive subject with a unique, thoughtful understanding of the carer and of the cared for in this enlightening, insightful book.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Barbato has been in medical practice for 35 years. He has held the positions of Medical Director at the Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst, NSW and the Palliative Care Unit at St Joseph's Hospital, Auburn, NSW. His most recent appointment was Director of Palliative Care for the ACT, Canberra. He currently works as a consultant in Palliative Medicine in Sydney and with his wife conducts workshops on Death and Dying.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Europe
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0074712144
• ISBN 13: 9780074712146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278