Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine

Using a practical, question-and-answer approach, Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine, 2nd Edition, helps you provide optimal care for patients and families who are dealing with serious illness. This unique reference focuses on patient and family/caregiver-centered care, highlighting the benefits of palliative care and best practices for delivery. The highly practical, user-friendly format sets it apart from other texts in the field, with concise, readable chapters organized around clinical questions that you’re most likely to encounter in everyday care.Uniquely organized using a question-and-answer approach, making it easy to find answers to common questions asked by practitioners and patientsUp-to-date, reader-friendly chapters explore interventions, assessment techniques, treatment modalities, recommendations and guidelines, communication techniques, and available resources for palliative careExpanded discussions on hospice in every chapter, and a new emphasis on pediatrics, with increased material on pediatric malignancies, developmental delays, cystic fibrosis, and perinatal palliative careNew chapters on wellness of the palliative care practitioner, patients with opioid use disorders, telehealth in palliative care, health disparities, rural palliative care, caring for people with hematologic malignancies, integrative and alternative therapies, LGBTQ+ populations, mobile health technologies, and national palliative care implementation strategiesHigh-quality evidence gathered and reviewed by leading experts in palliative medicine, including clinicians, educators, and researchers across a broad range of disciplinesNumerous algorithms throughout help you make informed decisions, and “take-home” points in every chapter provide a quick summary of key contentEnhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures from the book on a variety of devices

Contributor: Christopher D. Woodrell (Edited by), R. Sean Morrison (Edited by), Nathan E. Goldstein (Edited by)

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