50 Pharmacotherapy Studies Every Palliative Practitioner Should Know (Paperback)

50 Pharmacotherapy Studies Every Palliative Practitioner Should Know is a compilation of key pharmacotherapy studies that form the foundation of evidence-based practice. The studies cover topics including: agitation and delirium, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, pain, anorexia and cachexia, ALS, seizure, dyspnea, anxiety, pruritis, symptom clusters, COPD, cancer, and more. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. Brief information on other relevant studies is provided, and an illustrative clinical case offers readers the opportunity to conceptualize findings. As with all books in the "50 Studies" series, each study was selected using an objective selection criterion that included citations per year, high levels of evidence, clinical studies and trials, and a 3-stage Delphi review by international experts in the field. This book is a must-read for palliative practitioners, pharmacists, advance practice nurses, and physician assistants, and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PHARMD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE is the Professor and Executive Director of Advanced Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a member of the Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, and has years of experience in pain management and palliative care.

Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP, FAAHPM, is the Section Head of the Palliative Care Department at Geisinger Medical System. In his role as Section Head, Dr. Davis is responsible for developing palliative care services throughout the Geisinger Medical System including outpatient and inpatient services.

Alexandra L. McPherson, PHARMD, MPH, is a Palliative Care Pharmacy Specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She was a PGY2 Pain/Palliative Care Resident at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy as well as Boston University's School of Public Health.

Ryan Costantino, PharmD, MS, is the Director of a Data Innovation for the Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solutions Program Management Office within the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Program. He is a graduate of the PATIENTS Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Dr. Costantino holds academic appointments as an affiliate Assistant Professor for the University of Maryland School Of Pharmacy and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Military and
Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University.

Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM is chair of Palliative Care Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has led numerous research studies aimed at improving the quality of life for cancer patients. He developed and validated the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) decades before patient-reported outcome measurements became fully accepted. Bruera has authored more than 1,075 papers in top peer-reviewed journals and has delivered over 900 invited lectures to major cancer centers and supportive and palliative care congresses.