Published October, 2009
By Sara Booth, Polly Edmonds and Margaret Kendall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Based on the extensive experience of three clinicians in the area, this book provides those setting up palliative care services in hospitals with practical guidance and down to earth advice on the range of problems they might encounter.

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Published October, 2009
By Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Drs Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy have completely revised and updated the widely respected Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management for the second edition of this unanimously praised book. This is a comprehensive, clinically oriented review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain, including many new chapters.

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Published October, 2009
By Fiona Randall and Robin Downie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Developments are taking place in palliative care in which 'patient choice' has become a central idea, and patients have an enlarged idea of their best interests. This book creates debate among all those involved in care of the terminally ill, including specialists, policy makers, researchers and ethicists.

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Published September, 2009
By Rosalind Scott, Steven Howlett and Derek Doyle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The book provides comprehensive, practical guidelines on the responsibilities of those who lead, co-ordinate and manage volunteers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams.

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Published July, 2009
By Justin Amery
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The unique needs of dying children are particularly evident in Africa, where the scale of the problem is enormous. This book provides practical and realistic guidance for health care professionals on how to deliver good quality palliative care in this difficult environment, despite the significant challenges it presents.

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Published April, 2009
By Elaine Stevens, Susan Jackson, Stuart Milligan and E Stevens
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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Palliative Nursing is an evidence-based practical guide for nurses working in areas of practice where general palliative care is provided. This may be in hospitals, nursing homes, dementia units, the community and any other clinical areas which are not classified as specialist palliative care.

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Published April, 2009
By Harvey Max Chochinov, William Breitbart and Harvey M. Chochinov
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Written by internationally known psychiatry and palliative care experts, the Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine addresses the psychological and spiritual challenges faced by patients and their families. This edition is an essential reference for all providers of palliative care.

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Published April, 2009
By Yasmin Gunaratnam and David Oliviere
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Patients' stories have long been used in palliative care to make sense of experiences of illness and care. This book examines the uses and interpretations of narratives and stories, bringing theory and practice closer together, and looking at how these methods can be worked with in ways that are rigorous, productive, ethical, and caring.

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Published March, 2009
By Anthony Back, Robert Arnold and James Tulsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other end of life conflicts.

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Published January, 2009
By Maria Adele Giamberardino and Maria Adele Giamberadino
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This concise pocketbook addresses the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of visceral pain, and provides practical information for the consultation and treatment.

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