Essentials of Palliative Care

1. Introduction and Education
Angèle Ryan, Jack M. Berger

2. Multidisciplinary Approach and Coordination of Care
Sukanya Mitra, Nalini Vadivelu

3. Psychological Distress and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Palliative Care
Raphael J. Leo, Maria Theresa Mariano

4. Hospice for the Terminally Ill and End-of-Life Care
Jamie Capasso, Robert Byron Kim, Danielle Perret

5. Communication in Palliative Care
Dominique Anwar, Sean Ransom, Roy S. Weiner

6. Guidance with Complex Treatment Choices
Sukanya Mitra, Nalini Vadivelu

7. Symptom Management
Angèle Ryan

8. Nutrition in Palliative Care
M. Khurram Ghori, Susan Dabu-Bondoc

9. Nursing Perspective and Considerations
Ena M. Williams, Tong Ying Ge

10. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care
Kais Alsharif, Justin Hata

11. Social Work in Palliative Care
Janet Lucas, Bill Mejia, Anne Riffenburgh

12. The Healthcare System: More Questions than Answers
Jackie D. D. Carter

13. Vascular Access: Ostomies and Drains Care in Palliative Medicine
Patricia L. Devaney

14. Drug Formulary
Angèle Ryan

15. Interventional Radiology in Palliative Care
Oliver Hulson, Neal Larkman, Sreekumar Kunnumpurath

16. Stroke, Epilepsy, and Neurological Diseases
María Gudín

17. Interventional Techniques in Palliative Care
Rinoo V. Shah, Alan David Kaye, Christopher K. Merritt, Lien B. Tran

18. Headache in Palliative Care
Nicholas Connolly, Matthew Peña, Tara M. Sheridan

19. Endoscopic Therapies for Palliation of Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Henry C. Ho, Uzma D. Siddiqui

20. The Role of Palliative Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Amit Banerjee

21. Management of Advanced Heart Failure Patients
Dominique Anwar, Asif Anwar

22. Palliative Care in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Eric Grubman

23. Palliation in Respiratory Disease
David R. Meek, Martin D. Knolle, Thomas B. Pulimood

24. Palliative Care in Critical Care Units
Rita Agarwala, Ben Singer, Sreekumar Kunnumpurath

25. Pediatric Palliative Care
Shu-Ming Wang, Paul B. Yost, Leonard Sender

26. New Pain Management Vistas in Palliative Care
Christopher K. Merritt, Lien B. Tran, Rinoo V. Shah, Alan David Kaye

27. Ethics in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Jack M. Berger

28. Physician Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement for Palliative Care
Rene R. Rigal

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing