Medicine and Care of the Dying: A Modern History
ISBN: 9780195175486 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is a growing conflict in medicine between the research imperative, with its implicit goal of overcoming death itself, and the re-emergent clinical imperative to treat death as a part of life, and to make the process of dying as tolerable as possible. Central to this conflict is the rise of scientific medicine and the decline of religious and associated moral discourses. Many of the Anglo Saxon countries are also marked by a moral and religious pluralism which breeds controversy over bioethical issues such as euthanasia. It seems that modern medicine has put the cure of bodies before...
There is a growing conflict in medicine between the research imperative, with its implicit goal of overcoming death itself, and the re-emergent clinic...
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The Common Sense Guide to Improving Palliative Care
ISBN: 9780195310412 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Improving care for the patients who are in the last phase of their lives has been a field that most health care providers have struggled with during last few years. Having worked with hundreds of providers throughout the country, these experienced authors know what providers need when it comes to implementing a quality improvement project. This guide will provide user-friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to implement a quality improvement project in the full range of care settings. The instructions will be brought to life with specific examples from actual successful projects and key...
Improving care for the patients who are in the last phase of their lives has been a field that most health care providers have struggled with during l...
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200,92 zł |
In Your Own Time : A guide for patients and their carers facing a last illness at home
ISBN: 9780198509752 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone suffering from a terminal illness faces huge challenges, not only emotionally nad physically, but also in the range of practical decisions they need to make. 'In your own time' guides the patient through the choices that exist in the current system of medical care, helping them decide on the kind of care they want, and where they receive it- in the hospice or the home. It includes chpaters on coming to terms with their situation, the help available to them at home, how to choose between a hospice and home, and advice on coping witht the inevitable feelings and emotions of both patient...
Anyone suffering from a terminal illness faces huge challenges, not only emotionally nad physically, but also in the range of practical decisions they...
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Surgical Palliative Care
ISBN: 9780198510000 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book describes the principles and practice of surgery in the context of palliative and supportive care. Surgery is often considered too invasive to be useful in palliation and clinicians instinctively turn to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and other drugs. Surgery, with increasingly minimal access techniques, may be simpler and less invasive than other treatments and produces excellent palliation. Indeed, most types of surgery are not curative and the aim of this book is to alert all concerned with palliative care to the usefulness and appropriateness of a surgical option. The book is made...
This book describes the principles and practice of surgery in the context of palliative and supportive care. Surgery is often considered too invasive ...
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626,81 zł |
Patient Participation in Palliative Care : A voice for the voiceless
ISBN: 9780198515814 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Developing a creative alliance with the 'person' beyond the 'patient' is a core tenet of effective palliative care. The need for a better understanding of how to develop active partnerships between service users and professionals has never been greater. This book examines progress thus far and attemts to delineate future challenges by bringing together a leading group of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains and psychologists who stress the importance of patient participation in palliative care. Recent developments are covered as well as bereavement issues and cultural differences....
Developing a creative alliance with the 'person' beyond the 'patient' is a core tenet of effective palliative care. The need for a better understandin...
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Palliative Care Consultations in Gynaeoncology
ISBN: 9780198528067 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access and practical advice on clinical problems which may arise in the management of gynae-oncological patients. These problems may be rare on common but all are difficult to manage. This book provides current guidelines for management from an authoritative team of palliative care specialists, oncologists and gynaecologists.
This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access and practical advice on clinical problems which may arise in the management...
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127,92 zł |
Palliative Care Consultations in Haemato-oncology
ISBN: 9780198528081 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is designed to give the busy clinician advice on clinical problems which may be relatively rarely encountered or very common but which are often very difficult to manage. The book includes a review of the current oncological and hemato-oncological management of advanced disease with symptom control advice.
This book is designed to give the busy clinician advice on clinical problems which may be relatively rarely encountered or very common but which are o...
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Supportive Care for the Urology Patient
ISBN: 9780198529415 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a practical, evidence-based overview of the supportive care of patients with urological failure, covering issues such as quality of life measurements, the role of the multidisciplinary team, and psychological and social support for patients, families and careers. The book focuses on chronic symptoms such as chronic prostatitis.
This book provides a practical, evidence-based overview of the supportive care of patients with urological failure, covering issues such as quality of...
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Research methods in palliative care
ISBN: 9780198530251 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The research base for palliative care must improve as it continues to develop in increasingly evidence-based health care systems, and to provide the needs of patients and families. This is the first research methods textbook focusing on the unique needs of palliative care, aimed at improving current research and stimulating new research in the field.
The research base for palliative care must improve as it continues to develop in increasingly evidence-based health care systems, and to provide the n...
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342,11 zł |
Palliative care consultations in head and neck cancer
ISBN: 9780198530749 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access, and practical advice on problems which may arise in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. Both the physical and psychological needs of patients with this distressing disease are covered.
This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access, and practical advice on problems which may arise in the treatment of patie...
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Education in Palliative Care : Building a Culture of Learning
ISBN: 9780198569855 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Education is key to developing a strong base for the future of palliative care, and this book provides a wide-ranging, global view of palliative care education. It offers theoretical and practical insights, along with specific suggestions for developing knowledge and skills for teaching.
Education is key to developing a strong base for the future of palliative care, and this book provides a wide-ranging, global view of palliative care ...
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Cicely Saunders : Selected writings 1958-2004
ISBN: 9780198570530 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cicely Saunders is universally acclaimed as a pioneer of modern hospice care. Trained initially in nursing and social work, she qualified in medicine in 1958 and subsequently dedicated the whole of her professional life to improving the care of the dying and bereaved people. Founding St. Christopher's Hospice in London in 1967, she encouraged a radical new approach to end of life care combining attention to physical, social, emotional and spiritual problems, brilliantly captured in her concept of "total pain." Her ideas about clinical care, education and research have been hugely influential,...
Cicely Saunders is universally acclaimed as a pioneer of modern hospice care. Trained initially in nursing and social work, she qualified in medicine ...
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Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa : A review of developments and challenges
ISBN: 9780199206803 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa, a continent which encompasses some 50 countries. This work focuses on palliative care and hospice development in Africa, examining the development of palliative care services in 26 African countries, from different perspectives.
Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population in Africa, a continent which encompasses some ...
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478,38 zł |
When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-Of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
ISBN: 9780309084376 / Angielski / Twarda / 712 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a childa (TM)s death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel usually play a central role in the lives of children who die and their families. At best, these professionals will exemplify a oemedicine with a heart.a At worst, familiesa (TM) encounters with the health care system will leave them with enduring painful memories, anger, and regrets. When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these...The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a childa (TM)s death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who... |
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Hospice Handbook 1993
ISBN: 9780316091381 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years hospice care has gone from a little-known medical alternative to a major movement in health care. By emphasizing palliative care and pain management rather than curative treatment, hospices allow the terminally ill to spend the last days, week, or months of their lives in their own homes, cared for by their families under the supervision of a team of specially trained hospice workers that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, and volunteers. The Hospice Handbook assures us that the terminally ill do have options, and the quality of their lives can still be within their...
In recent years hospice care has gone from a little-known medical alternative to a major movement in health care. By emphasizing palliative care and p...
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Palliative Practices: An Interdisciplinary Approach
ISBN: 9780323028219 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to death. This uniquely practical book addresses all aspects of palliative care, going beyond theoretical information to advise practitioners on the most effective management of common symptoms and providing physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The multidisciplinary focus of care is reflected by collaborative...
The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing p...
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A Good Death : Conversations with East Londoners
ISBN: 9780415137966 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Good Death is based on a survey in East London and provides a wide range of fascinating and helpful insights into all aspects of experiencing death and surviving grief.
The voices in the book are those of people who have managed to cope despite being under the shadow of impending death. Their experience could be a comfort to anybody in a similar situation. A Good Death is intended for people who are dying, for their lay and professional carers and for student doctors, nurses and social workers. A Good Death is based on a survey in East London and provides a wide range of fascinating and helpful insights into all aspects of experienci...
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Too Ill to Talk?: User Involvement in Palliative Care
ISBN: 9780415233170 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. User involvement has become an important part of health policy initiatives during the last decade, but how realistic is the concept and do all users want to be involved? This book brings the voices of people with serious illness, and those caring for them, into debate about how far health and social care services can reflect the views of users. Providing an overview of the literature on user involvement, the book looks at the policy and professional context within which user involvement is undertaken, in particular user involvement in pallative care. The authors discuss two key...User involvement has become an important part of health policy initiatives during the last decade, but how realistic is the concept and do all user... |
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Compassionate Cities: Public Health and End-Of-Life Care
ISBN: 9780415367721 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these palliative boundaries, describing a public health vision that involves whole communities adopting a compassionate approach to dying, death and loss. Written by a leading academic in the field of death and bereavement, this text outlines the historical, political and conceptual basis of compassionate cities,... Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic ... |
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Compassionate Cities
ISBN: 9780415367738 / Angielski / Miękka / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine if whole communities - not simply a community's direct health services - really cared about its member's health and social well-being. Imagine if that care extended to the dying, death and losses experienced by everyone in that community. Imagine if "death" was an idea that went beyond the "death of the body" and came to include the deaths of identity and belonging as these endings apply to people living with dementia or the aftermath of sexual abuse, dispossession of indigenous or refugee peoples. Such community and policy frameworks partly do exist in the World Health Organization's...
Imagine if whole communities - not simply a community's direct health services - really cared about its member's health and social well-being. Imagine...
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220,85 zł |