Hospital-Based Palliative Medicine A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach

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Author: Steven Pantilat, MD, FAAHPM, MHM, Wendy Anderson, MD, MS, Matthew Gonzales, MD, Eric Widera, MD
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN 10: 1118772571
ISBN 13: 9781118772577
eISBN: 9781118772591
Edition: 1st
Description:
This is the first comprehensive, clinically focused guide to help hospitalists and other hospital-based clinicians to provide quality palliative care in the inpatient setting. Written for practicing clinicians by a team of experts in the field of palliative care and hospital care, Hospital-Based Palliative Medicine: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach offers: comprehensive content over three domains of inpatient palliative care: symptom management, communication and decision making, and practical skills; detailed information on assessment and management of symptoms commonly experienced by seriously ill patients; advise on the use of specific communication techniques to address sensitive topics such as prognosis, goals of care, code status, advance care planning, and family meetings in a patient - and family-centered manner; targeted content for specific scenarios, including palliative care emergencies, and care at the end of life. It also includes an overview of post-hospital palliative care options, self-care strategies for resilience and clinician wellness which can be used to help maintain an empathic, engaged, workforce and high quality patient care; and a consistent chapter format with highlighted clinical pearls and pitfalls, ensuring the material is easily accessible to the busy hospitalist and associated hospital staff.
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