Richard Hain, Satbir Jassal

Paediatric Palliative Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its second edition Paediatric Palliative Medicine covers all aspects of the care of children with life limiting illnesses, including symptom control, the philosophy and models that support delivery of palliative medicine to children, and the practical delivery of palliative medicine to other professionals and to families

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 98mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9780198745457
• ISBN-10: 0198745451
• Artikelnr.: 47867506

Autorenporträt

Richard Hain is a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine at the Children's Hospital for Wales, UK. Dr Hain's academic background is varied and includes postgraduate degrees in pharmacology, professional education and ethics and theology. He has co-authored over fifty research and review articles, four books on children's palliative medicine and a large number of book chapters. His primary research interest is in the principles and practice of paediatric palliative medicine, and he is increasingly focussing on clinical ethics in children at the end of life. He is honorary Senior Lecturer at Bangor University as well as Visiting Professor at University of Glamorgan. Satbir Singh Jassal is the Medical Director of Rainbows Children's Hospice, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. He is one of the UK's longest serving hospice doctors, and has honorary lecturer status at Cardiff Medical School. In addition, he chairs a number of national groups including the Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Paediatric palliative medicine- philosophy and practice
2: Models of paediatric palliative care
3: Ethics in palliative care
4: Pain: introduction
5: Pain: evaluation
6: Pain step 3, major opiods
7: Adjuvants
8: Nausea and vomiting
9: Gastrointestinal symptoms
10: Mouth care, feeding and hydration
11: Dyspnoea
12: Neurological symptoms
13: Psychological symptoms
14: Skin symptoms
15: Palliative care emergencies
16: Malignant diseases
17: Specific non-malignant diseases
18: Palliative care in intensive care environments
19: Practicalities around time of death
20: Religion and ritual
21: Bereavement
22: Communication skills
23: Communication among professionals
24: Coping skills
25: Education and training
26: Formulary