TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND SUPPORTIVE CARE. 2ND EDITION (PAPERBACK)

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Development of Palliative Medicine in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Development of Palliative Care in Europe
Development of Palliative Care in Canada
Development of Palliative Medicine in the United States
Development of Palliative Medicine in Latin America
Development of Palliative Medicine in Africa
Development of Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand
Development of Palliative Medicine in Asia
Palliative Care as A Public Health Issue
Palliative Care as A Primary Care Issue
Future of Palliative Medicine
Palliative Care and Supportive Care
• BIOETHICS
Bioethical Principles in Palliative Care
Ethics in the Practice of Palliative Care
Dignity in Palliative Care
• PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL RESEARCH
Transcultural Palliative Care
Palliative Care: Global Situation and Initiatives
• EDUCATION
Undergraduate Education in Palliative Medicine
Graduate Education for Nonspecialists
Changing the Norms of Palliative Care Practice by Changing the Norms of Education and Quality Improvement: A Case Example
• RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Challenges of Research in Palliative and Supportive Medicine
The Population: Who Are the Subjects in Palliative Medicine Research?
Study Designs in Palliative Medicine
Outcome Measurement in Palliative Care
Ethics in Palliative Care Research
Practical Tips for Successful Research in Palliative Care
Audit and Quality Improvement in Palliative Care Research
• ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
Adoption of Palliative Care: The Engineering of Organizational Change
Principles of Measuring the Financial Outcomes of Specialist Palliative Care Programs
Organization and Support of the interdisciplinary Team
Population-Based Needs assessment for Patient and Family Care
Palliative Care Consult Team
Models of Palliative Care Delivery
Palliative Home Care
Palliative Day-Care Centers and Day Hospitals
Inpatient Hospices
Palliative Care Unit
• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
Multidimensional Patient assessment
Tools for Pain and Symptom assessment
Quality of Life assessment in Palliative Care
• PAIN
Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain
Causes and Mechanisms of Pain in Palliative Care Patients
Opioid Analgesics
Assessment and Management of Opioid Side Effects
Adjuvant Analgesic Drugs
Alternative Routes for Systemic Opioid Delivery
Spinal Analgesia and Neurolysis
Anesthesiological Procedures in Palliative Care
Pain Management in Pediatrics
Pain in the Older Adult
Neuropathic Pain
Bone Cancer Pain and Skeletal Complications
Breakthrough (Episodic) Pain in Cancer Patients
Symptom Burden, Pain, and the Problems with "Somatization" Diagnosis
Pain in Patients with Alcohol and Drug Dependence
• GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEMS
Pathophysiology of Cachexia-Anorexia Syndrome
Overview of the Management of the Anorexia/Weight Loss Syndrome
Nausea/Vomiting
Constipation and Diarrhea
Malignant Ascites
Jaundice
Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Endoscopic Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• FATIGUE
Pathophysiology of Fatigue
Physical Activity in Palliative and Supportive Care
Assessment and Management of Fatigue
• RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
Dyspnea
Other Respiratory Symptoms (Cough, Hiccup, and Secretions)
• NEUROPSYCHIATRICS
Depression/Anxiety
Delirium
Sleep Disturbances in Advanced Cancer Patients
Counseling in Palliative Care
Hope in End-of-Life Care
• ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OTHER PROBLEMS
Dehydration and Rehydration
Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes
Pruritus
Infections in Palliative Care
Pressure Ulcers/Wounds
Mouth Care
Fistulas
Assessment and Management of Lymphedema
• EMERGENCIES IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Hypercalcemia
Hemorrhage
Spinal Cord Compression
Clinical Features and Management of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Acute Pain and Management
Suicide
• SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS
Cancer: Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy, and Targeted Agents
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Integrative and Palliative Medicine
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Palliative Care
Neurological Diseases
End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure
Palliative Care for Children
Geriatric Palliative Care
Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Other Infectious Diseases: Malaria, Rabies, Tuberculosis
Practical Aspects of Palliative Care Delivery in the Developing World
Prognostic indicators of Survival
Palliative Sedation
• INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUES
Physical and Occupational therapies in Palliative Care
Staff Stress and Burnout in Palliative Care
Communication in Palliative Care
Spiritual Care
Family Caregivers
Bereavement
Children of Palliative Care Patients
• THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EFFECTS OF MEDICAL TREATMENTS
Chemotherapy- and Radiotherapy-induced Emesis
Neutropenic Fever
Anemia-Related Fatigue
Platelets and Bleeding: Thrombosis Risks
Integrative Medicine in Palliative Care
Alternative Medicine: The Approach To the Patient Wanting to Go To Tijuana
Side Effects of Radiation therapy
Cardiac and Pulmonary Toxicities of Treatments
Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies
Dermatologic Side Effects
Peripheral Neuropathy and Neurotoxicity
Sex and Sexuality
Managing Communication Challenges with Patients and Families
Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with HIV Infection
Implantable Cardiac Devices
Supportive Care for Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department
Symptom Control in Stem-Cell Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Team Approach
• REHABILITATION AND SURVIVORSHIP
End of therapy: Building the Psychosocial and Spiritual Bridges to Survivorship
Rehabilitation in the Acute and Chronic Care Setting
Long-Term Cognitive Function
Gonadal Functions and Reproductive Health
Genetic Counseling in the Palliative Care Setting
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The second edition of the Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Carebuilds upon the strengths of the previous edition, providing an alternative approach to this ever-growing specialty. In the absence of an international curriculum for the study of palliative medicine, this textbook continues to provide the essential guidance for those either embarking upon a career in palliative medicine or already established in the field.

With additional chapters covering all the different aspects of supportive care, the second edition expands upon its unique evidence-based, multi-professional approach and global perspective ensured by the international team of editors and contributing authors. It features an entirely new section on the assessment and management of effects of medical treatments as well as a new section on rehabilitation and survivorship. This edition also contains new material on chemotherapy- and radiation therapy-induced emesis, geriatric palliative care, and hormonal therapy and targeted agents.

With an emphasis on providing palliative service anywhere in the world, including the need to provide such care in developing nations, the book is an ideal complement to the narrative approach of other texts on the topic. It is essential reading for all palliative care physicians in training and in practice, as well as palliative and support care nurses and other health professionals on the palliative care team.

Features
• Approaches the topic from a global perspective with particular emphasis on practice in Europe and North America
• Uses a multidisciplinary approach, reflecting the varying needs of the palliative care team
• Features a new section on the assessment and management of effects of medical treatments as well as a new section on rehabilitation and survivorship
• Includes new information on chemotherapy- and radiation therapy-induced emesis, geriatric palliative care, and hormonal therapy and targeted agents
• Covers palliative care in less developed nations

Authors
• Eduardo Bruera, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
• Irene J. Higginson, BMed Sci, BMBS, FFPHM, PhD, FRCP, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, UK
• Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Palliative Studies, San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care, San Diego, California, USA
• Tatsuya Morita, MD, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Hospice, and Palliative Care Team, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan