Textbook of Palliative Medicine - Softcover

Bruera, Eduardo; Higginson, Irene J; Ripamonti, Carla; Von Gunten, Charles F

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340966246 ISBN 13: 9780340966242

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Textbook of Palliative Medicine provides an alternative, truly international approach to this rapidly growing specialty. This textbook fills a niche with its evidence-based, multi-professional approach and global perspective ensured by the international team of editors and contributing authors. In the absence of an international `curriculum` for the study of palliative medicine, this textbook provides essential guidance for those either embarking upon a career in palliative medicine or already established in the field, and the structure and content have been constructed very much with this in mind.
With an emphasis on providing a service anywhere in the world, including the important issue of palliative care in the developing nations, Textbook of Palliative Medicine offers a genuine alternative to the narrative approach of its competitors, and is an ideal complement to them. It is essential reading for all palliative care physicians in training and in practice, as well as palliative care nurses and other health professionals in the palliative care team.

About this title

About the Author:

Eduardo Bruera, Professor and Chair, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA Irene J Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, Kings College London, UK Carla Ripamonti, Head, Day-Hospital and Outpatient Clinic of Pain Therapy and Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Operative Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy Charles von Gunten, Director, Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care, San Diego California, USAEduardo Bruera, Professor and Chair, Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA Irene J Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy, Kings College London, UK Carla Ripamonti, Head, Day-Hospital and Outpatient Clinic of Pain Therapy and Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Operative Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy Charles von Gunten, Director, Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care, San Diego California, USA

Review:

"...core palliative care text. [It] should be included in the libraries of medical and nursing schools, residency and fellowship programs, hospitals, and hospice and palliative care programs...The editors have blended the contributions of these clinicians, educators, and researchers into a thoughtful, comprehensive, readable, evidence-based text that addresses the history as well as the practice of palliative medicine throughout the world."--Journal of Palliative Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0340966246
• ISBN 13: 9780340966242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1024