Emergencies in Supportive and Palliative Care

Fully revised according to up-to-date clinical guidance, this second edition provides a practical, accessible guide to emergency situations encountered in the practice of supportive and palliative care. Designed for rapid use, it addresses the immediate clinical challenges while more definitive measures are being put in place.

David Currow, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Sustainable Futures); Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Flinders University, Adelaide, Adelaide,Katherine Clark, Senior Staff Specialist; Area Director of Palliative Services; Conjoint Professor; Senior Clinical Advisor, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Austrlia; Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia; University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Palliative Care Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia,Paul Kleinig, Senior Staff Specialist; General Physician; Clinical Lecturer, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, Adelaide, Australia; Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Professor David Currow is a physician and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Sustainable Futures) at the University of Wollongong. He is a widely published researcher focussing on generating a stronger evidence base for symptom control, understanding the population prevalence of key symptoms and their impacts, and health services research.

Katherine Clark (MBBS MMed PhD FRACP FAChPM) is a palliative medicine specialist and the current clinical director of supportive and palliative care in Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSW, Australia). Most recently, she has been appointed as senior clinical advisor in palliative care to the NSW Ministry of Health.

Paul Kleinig is a palliative care physician and general physician in Adelaide, South Australia. His professional passion is the stewardship and mentorship of students and young health professionals towards clinical excellence through role-modelling, teaching, and professional assessment.