Ethical Issues in Palliative Care - Softcover

Webb, Pat

 
9781857758252: Ethical Issues in Palliative Care
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1857758250 ISBN 13: 9781857758252
Verlag: CRC Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Palliative care is now not just about the end stage of diseases like cancer and motor-neuron disease, but includes all illnesses that are currently non-curable and life -limiting. Because of these changes in the specialty a whole range of new ethical issues have occurred and will continue to do so. This book brings together the knowledge and experience of a diverse team of professionals. The second edition has been completely revised and updated by the original authors and also contains fresh contributions from new authors. It gives the reader a thorough grounding on ethical issues in palliative care, whilst acting as a springboard for further discussion, research and contemplation. Theoretical discussion leads on to practical components and a section on teaching palliative care.
Ethical Issues in Palliative Care is a vital reference for all medical and healthcare professionals who care for dying patients and especially those who work in palliative care. It is also useful for students, those involved in spiritual or pastoral care, members of ethics committees and policy makers and shapers.

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Críticas

"This revised edition reflects fully the changes that have taken place in palliative care practice and in ethical thinking over a relatively short period. The boundary between 'palliative' and 'curative' care will continuously rearrange itself in line with increasing possibilities in clinical care. The book's strength is that it encourages the reader to consider a particular situation and to identify the process by which a course of action is reached. In this book's updated form, new questions are asked and the outline of debates which may follow in the future is left for the reader to take forward. If that takes place, this book will fully have served its purpose. Ian Ainsworth Smith, in his foreword"

Reseña del editor

Palliative care is now not just about the end stage of diseases like cancer and motor-neuron disease, but includes all illnesses that are currently non-curable and life -limiting. Because of these changes in the specialty a whole range of new ethical issues have occurred and will continue to do so. This book brings together the knowledge and experience of a diverse team of professionals. The second edition has been completely revised and updated by the original authors and also contains fresh contributions from new authors. It gives the reader a thorough grounding on ethical issues in palliative care, whilst acting as a springboard for further discussion, research and contemplation. Theoretical discussion leads on to practical components and a section on teaching palliative care. Ethical Issues in Palliative Care is a vital reference for all medical and healthcare professionals who care for dying patients and especially those who work in palliative care. It is also useful for students, those involved in spiritual or pastoral care, members of ethics committees and policy makers and shapers.

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Verlag
CRC Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1857758250
ISBN 13 
9781857758252
Einband
Tapa blanda
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
152
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