Advance Care Planning in End of Life Care

ISBN-13: 9780198802136 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 336 str.

Keri Thomas; Ben Lobo; Karen Detering

Opis

ACP is an essential part of end of life care with patients improving their chances of 'a good death' by creating plans with their families and carers. This new edition gives a comprehensive overview of ACP, explores a wide range of issues and practicalities in providing end of life care, and offers a worldwide perspective.

Recenzje

With contributions from a multiplicity of professionals in the field of health and social care and including international perspectives, the scope of this book is wide-ranging and provides invaluable context and practical information, not only for those who are working in end-of-life care but also for those who are looking to increase their knowledge for practice in the future... I consider it a privilege to have been given the opportunity to review this book, and hope that it serves to remind readers of the imperative on us all to keep open discussion of death and dying on our personal and professional agendas.

O autorze

Keri Thomas is Founder and National Clinical Lead for the Gold Standards Framework Centre in End of Life Care in Shrewsbury, and Honorary Professor in End of Life Care at the University of Birmingham, UK Ben Lobo is Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nottinghamshire, and former National Clinical Lead for Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment, UK Karen Detering is Respiratory Physician for the Respecting Patient Choices Program at Austin Hospital Melbourne in Australia