The Pursuit of Life

The Promise and Challenge of Palliative Care
Herausgeber: Fine, Robert; Levison, Jack

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penn State University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780271094403
• ISBN-10: 0271094400
• Artikelnr.: 64358891

Autorenporträt

Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, is the Director of Clinical Ethics and Supportive Palliative Care at Baylor Scott and White Health. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, teaches, and publishes widely in ethics and palliative care with a particular focus on medical futility. Jack Levison, PhD, holds the W. J. A. Power Chair of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is the author of many books, including most recently A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament and The Holy Spirit Before Christianity.