About the Book
Contains a series of cases to illustrate critical points in palliative medicine
All cases are based on the experience of international experts
Core objectives identified clearly at the beginning of each chapter
Each chapter includes a commentary on future trends in the specialty and promising areas of research
Presents 'real life' patient, family and palliative care team interactions by presenting difficult cases and following patients through the course of their illness Palliative care is now an integral part of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Medical education across the board is adopting a case-based approach. This book uses a series of cases to illustrate critical points in palliative medicine. The case-studies have been carefully chosen to reflect real life clinical practice. The contributors illustrate, through the case studies, the desired skills, attitudes, and knowledge required in this field of medicine.Since publication of the second edition, many approaches to palliative care have been further refined and developed. Ongoing research has led to the improved use of existing medications, and the development of several new treatments. More is known about the psychosocial existential distress experienced by patients and their families resulting in an improved understanding by health care providers of how best to approach and assist those affected by advanced illness, and more is known about methadone and other medications with emerging uses. The third edition of this highly popular book continues to offer a panoramic view of palliative care. It introduces a number of new topics including Neurological Disorders, The Last Days, and Palliative Sedation.
Table of Contents:
Communication1: Raimundo Correa, Julia Ridley and Camilla Zimmermann: Communication in advanced illnessInterprofessional Care2: Pippa Hall, Maryse Bouvette, Kirsten Heillman-Stille and Lynda Weaver: Interprofessional collaborative practice in palliative carePain3: Gail Saiger: Pain assessment and management4: Sharon Watanabe and Yoko Tarumi: Bone pain5: Dwight Moulin: Neuropathic pain6: Neil Hagen: Methadone and other novel treatments for painAnorexia-cachexia-rehabilitation-fatigue7: Neil MacDonald: Anorexia-cachexia8: Ravi Bhargava and Martin Chasen: Cancer rehabilitation and fatigueRespiratory problems9: Ingrid Harle and Deborah Dudgeon: DyspneaMouth care10: Dominique Dion, Bernard Lapointe, and Martin T. Tyler: Mouth careGastrointestinal problems11: Ingrid de Kock: Nausea and vomiting12: Paul Daeninck and Tim Hiebert: Constipation13: S. Lawrence Librach, A. Nina Horvath and E. Anne Langlois: Malignant bowel obstructionEthical issues14: Eugene Bereza: An approach to ethical issuesPsychosocial and spiritual issues15: Genevieve Thompson and Harvey Chochinov: Suffering in patients and families16: Madeline Li and Gary Rodin: Anxiety and depression17: Shane Sinclair: Spiritual careSleep18: Bernard Lapointe: SleepPalliative care in non-malignant disorders19: Romayne Gallagher and Gil Kimel: Cardiac disease20: Sara Davison: End-stage renal disease21: Wendy Johnston and Jessica Simon: Neurological disorders22: Martin LaBrie: HIV/AIDSPaediatric palliative care23: Gerri Frager and Kim Blake: When palliative care involves children: critical conversations and pain and symptom highlightsLymphoedema24: Anna Towers: LymphoedemaWounds in advanced illness25: Vincent Maida: Wounds in advanced illnessGenitourinary symptoms26: Pippa Hawley: Genitourinary symptomsDelirium27: Shirley H. Bush, Bruno Gagnon and Peter G. Lawlor: DeliriumPalliative sedation28: Jose Pereira, Valerie Gratton and Michel Beauverd: Palliative sedationPalliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU)29: Valerie Schulz: Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU)Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer/Integrative oncology30: Susan MacDonald and Doreen Oneschuk: Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer/Integrative oncologyThe last days31: David Henderson and Paul McIntyre: The last daysCommunication 1. Communication in advanced illness, Raimundo Correa, Julia Ridley and Camilla Zimmermann Interprofessional Care 2. Interprofessional collaborative practice in palliative care, Pippa Hall, Maryse Bouvette, Kirsten Heillman-Stille and Lynda Weaver Pain 3. Pain assessment and management, Gail Saiger 4. Bone pain, Sharon Watanabe and Yoko Tarumi 5. Neuropathic pain, Dwight Moulin 6. Methadone and other novel treatments for pain, Neil Hagen Anorexia-cachexia-rehabilitation-fatigue 7. Anorexia-cachexia, Neil MacDonald 8. Cancer rehabilitation and fatigue, Ravi Bhargava and Martin Chasen Respiratory problems 9. Dyspnea, Ingrid Harle and Deborah Dudgeon Mouth care 10. Mouth care, Dominique Dion, Bernard Lapointe, and Martin T. Tyler Gastrointestinal problems 11. Nausea and vomiting, Ingrid de Kock 12. Constipation, Paul Daeninck and Tim Hiebert 13. Malignant bowel obstruction, S. Lawrence Librach, A. Nina Horvath and E. Anne Langlois Ethical issues 14. An approach to ethical issues, Eugene Bereza Psychosocial and spiritual issues 15. Suffering in patients and families, Genevieve Thompson and Harvey Chochinov 16. Anxiety and depression, Madeline Li and Gary Rodin 17. Spiritual care, Shane Sinclair Sleep 18. Sleep, Bernard Lapointe Palliative care in non-malignant disorders 19. Cardiac disease, Romayne Gallagher and Gil Kimel 20. End-stage renal disease, Sara Davison 21. Neurological disorders, Wendy Johnston and Jessica Simon 22. HIV/AIDS, Martin LaBrie Paediatric palliative care 23. When palliative care involves children: critical conversations and pain and symptom highlights, Gerri Frager and Kim Blake Lymphoedema 24. Lymphoedema, Anna Towers Wounds in advanced illness 25. Wounds in advanced illness, Vincent Maida Genitourinary symptoms 26. Genitourinary symptoms, Pippa Hawley Delirium 27. Delirium, Shirley H. Bush, Bruno Gagnon and Peter G. Lawlor Palliative sedation 28. Palliative sedation, Jose Pereira, Valerie Gratton and Michel Beauverd Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) 29. Palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU), Valerie Schulz Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer/Integrative oncology 30. Complementary and alternative therapies in cancer/Integrative oncology, Susan MacDonald and Doreen Oneschuk The last days 31. The last days, David Henderson and Paul McIntyre
About the Author :
Neil MacDonald, Founding Director, Cancer Nutrition - Rehabilitation Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Professor of Oncology, McGill University Doreen Oneschuk, Palliative Medicine Physician, Associate Professor, Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Neil Hagen, Professor, Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Review :
This is the third edition of Neil MacDonald's case-based manual of palliative care. Revised to reflect the clinical developments in palliative care, it brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to the teaching and practice of what we do. This would be an excellent introductory text for medical students and nurses and for anyone coming to palliative care from other disciplines.
Thank you to our Canadian colleagues; this is an excellent book and one all students and teachers of palliative care should have on our bookshelves.
I am in awe of this book's presentation. Sometimes, a book with a lot more information and more in-depth study actually does not help readers understand concepts as well as this one does ... This third edition continues to offer a panoramic view of palliative care while introducing a number of new topics including neurological disorders, the last days, and palliative sedation.
