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The definitive textbook of palliative medicine recognised as a classic in the field Newsletter

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine

Third Edition

Edited by Derek Doyle, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan I. Cherny, and Kenneth Calman

Price: £74.00 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-856698-4
Publication date: 6 January 2005
1270 pages, 55 halftones, 150 line illus., 276x219 mm

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Reviews

'When a book with the title 'Oxford Textbook' lands on your desk, you know there is a fair chance that this will be a quality book and without doubt this one is. ...at a shade under £60, all practices should have a copy. It is simply brilliant and seemingly covers everything. ...1244 pages of packed text which results in a superb refernce resource. There is a lot of wisdom within its pages and offers a lot to hospice based and community based palliative care teams as well as the general practioner. There are a large number of contributors from a number of countries which provides a global perspective, this gives more stature to the book. ...an outstanding and superb book and an essential addition to anyone that has to deal with a palliative care patient. s|Dr Harry Brown,' -
'This textbook gives a good overview of palliative care and medicine and every medical oncologist should have access to this standard of care.' - Annals of Oncology
'. . . the gold standard reference for palliative medicine.' - IAHPC Website

Description

The first two editions of this book have come to be regarded as the bible on the subject
Over 170 contributors representing world-wide palliative care
Deals with all aspects of malignant and non-malignant conditions
Deals comprehensively with ethical issues, clinical and organisational audit, quality of life, bereavement, paediatric issues, and the whole spectrum of psychosocial issues
Reflects the vast spectrum of knowledge and experience

New to this edition

50% of the book is brand new, it includes 66 completely new chapters; only 5 - 10% remains unchanged
Palliative medicine education has developed considerably; this new edition meets the requirements of world-wide syllabuses
Major emphasis on non-malignant conditions and multi-disciplinary team-work
The range of contributors is far more international than the previous edition reflecting the much greater expertise world-wide in the subject
Includes new sections on the contributions to palliative medicine of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, music- , art- and speech- therapists, stoma therapists, clinical pharmacists, and clinical psychologists emphasizing the multi-disciplinary nature of the subject

The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine has firmly established itself as the definitive book on the subject and is used in more than 8,000 palliative care services in over 100 countries. This new edition has been completely rewritten and revised to reflect the rapid growth of the specialty. Two world-famous doctors, Sir Kenneth Calman and Nathan Cherny, bring vast experience to the book and have joined Derek Doyle and Geoffrey Hanks on the editorial team. There are authoritative, international contributions from over 150 renowned experts.

The book provides comprehensive coverage of ethical issues, communication, research, patient evaluation and outcome measures, the principles of drug use, symptom management, and the management of pain. Nutrition, paediatric palliative medicine, palliative medicine in non-malignant disease, cultural and spiritual issues, social, and work related issues, rehabilitation, complementary therapies, palliative medicine in the home, bereavement, and education and training are also covered in detail. The new edition includes sixty-six completely new chapters and contributors. New sections and chapters devoted exclusively to such non-malignant conditions as cardiac disease, non-malignant respiratory disease, non-malignant neurological disease and AIDS have been added as well as new chapters on palliative medicine in intensive care and geriatric care, and complementary and alternative therapies in palliative medicine. There is a brand new section on the contributions to palliative care of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, music- , art- and speech- therapists, stoma therapists, clinical pharmacists and clinical psychologists.

Every chapter used in the first two editions has been radically reviewed and brought up to date. A striking new page and cover design reflects the significant changes made in this edition. Like its predecessors, OTPM3 will be the trusted and ultimate reference which no palliative care service or medical library can afford to be without.

Readership: The book is written for specialist palliative medicine physicians, oncologists, geriatricians, surgeons, family physicians, neurologists and chest physicians; it is also widely used by nurses and researchers in other disciplines, though not written primarily for them.

Contents

Foreword , Dame Cicely Saunders

1. Introduction , Derek Doyle, Geoff Hanks, Nathan Cherny & Sir Kenneth Calman

2. The challenge of palliative medicine

2.1. The problem of suffering , Nathan Cherny & Sir Kenneth Calman

2.2. The epidemiology of death and symptoms , Irene Higginson & Julia Addington-hall

2.3. Palliative medicine and modern cancer care , Neil MacDonald

2.4. Predicting survival in patients with advanced disease , Nicholas Christakis & Paul Glare

2.5. The interdisciplinary team , J Norelle Lickiss, M Lois Pollack & Kristen S Turner

32.6. Economics based palliative medicine , Alan Maynard

3. Ethical issues

3.1. Introduction , Sir Kenneth Calman & Neil MacDonald

3.2. Confidentiality , Neil MacDonald

3.3. Truth-telling and consent , Robin Downie & Fiona Randall

3.4. Educating for professional competence in palliative medicine , Graham Buckley & Ann Smyth

3.5. Palliative medicine and children: ethical and legal issues , Len Doyal, Ann Goldman Sir Cyril Chantler & Vic Larcher

3.6. Ethical issues in palliative care research , Neil MacDonald & Charles Weijer

3.7. Euthanasia and withholding treatment , David J Roy

4. Communication and palliative medicine

4.1. Communication with the patient and family in palliative medicine , Lesley Fallowfield

4.2. Communication with professionals , David Jeffrey

4.3. Communication with public, politicians and media , Sir Kenneth Calman

5. Research in palliative medicine

5.1. The principles of evidence-based medicine , Henry J McQuay & Philip Wiffen

5.2. Clinical research in palliative medicine: practical considerations , Geoff Hanks, Stein Kaasa & Margaret Robbins

5.3. Qualitative research in palliative medicine , Linda Kristjanson & Nessa Coyle

5.4. Pain research - the design of clinical trials , Russell Portenoy & Mitchell Max

5.5. Research into psychosocial issues , David W Kissane & Annette F Street

6. Patient evaluation and outcome measures

6.1. The measurement of pain and other symptoms , Jane M Ingham & Russell K Portenoy

6.2. Are we doing the right thing well: assessing and maintaining the quality of care? , Irene Higginson

6.3. Quality of life in palliative medicine - principles and practice , Stein Kaasa & Jon Havard Loge

7. Principles of drug use in palliative medicine , GW Hanks, Clive Roberts & Andrew Davies

8. Symptom management

8.1. Disease modifying management

8.1.1. Palliative medicine and the treatment of cancer , Malcolm McIllmurray

8.1.2. Radiotherapy in symptom management , Peter J Hoskin

8.1.3. Surgical palliation , Richard Sainsbury, Mark Emberton, Carolynne Vaizey, Stephen Spiro & Timothy Mould

8.1.4. Orthopaedic principles and management , Charles SB Galasko

8.1.5. Interventional radiology , Tarun Sabharwal, Anne P Hemingway & A Adam

8.2. The management of pain

8.2.1. Pathophysiology of pain in cancer and other terminal diseases , Rich Payne & GR Gonzales

8.2.2. Acute and chronic cancer pain syndromes , Kathy Foley

8.2.3. Opioid analgesic therapy , Geoff Hanks & Nathan Cherny

8.2.4. Non-opioid analgesics , HJ McQuay & RA Moore

8.2.5. Adjuvant analgesics in pain management , David Lussier & Russell K Portenoy

8.2.6. Anaesthetic techniques for pain management , Robert A Swarm, Menelaos Karanikolas Michael J Cousins

8.2.7. Neurosurgical techniques in the management of pain , Sam J Hassenbusch & Nathan I Cherny

8.2.8. Treating pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) , Michaellia Berkovitch & Alexander Waller

8.2.9. Acupuncture , Jacqueline Filshie & John W Thompson

8.2.10. Psychological and psychiatric interventions in pain control , William Breitbart, David Payne & Steven D Passik

8.2.11. Difficult pain problems - an integrated approach , Geoff Hanks, Russell Portenoy & Karen Forbes

8.3. Gastro-intestinal symptoms

8.3.1. Palliation of nausea and vomiting , Kathryn A Mannix

8.3.2. Dysphagia, dyspepsia and hiccup , Claud Regnard

8.3.3. Constipation and diarrhoea , Nigel Sykes

8.3.4. Pathophysiology and management of malignant bowel obstruction , Carla Ripamonti & Sebastiano Mercadente

8.3.5. Jaundice, ascites and hepatic encephalopathy , Krikor Kichian & Vincent G Bain

8.4. Nutrition in palliative medicine

8.4.1. Pathophysiology of the Anorexia/Cachexia syndrome , Florian Strasser

8.4.2. Clinical assessment and decision making in cachexia and anorexia , Robin Fainsinger & Jose Pereira

8.4.3. Dietary and nutritional aspects of palliative medicine , Rosemary Richardson & Isobel Davidson

8.4.4. Pharmacological interventions in cachexia and anorexia , Eduardo Bruera & Catherine Sweeney

8.5. Fatigue and asthenia , Catheirne Sweeney, Hans Neuenschwander & Eduardo Bruera

8.6. Clinical management of anaemia, cytopenias and thrombosis in palliative medicine , A Robert Turner

8.7. Pruritus and sweating in palliative medicine , Mark R Pittelkow & Charles L Loprinzi

8.8. Palliative medicine in malignant respiratory diseases , Kin-Sang Chan, Michael MK Sham, Doris MW Tse & Anne Berit Thorsen

8.9. Skin problems in palliative medicine

8.9.1. Medical aspects , Ian Pearson & Peter Mortimer

8.9.2. Nursing aspects , Patricia Grocott & Carol Dealey

8.9.3. Lymphoedema , Peter Mortimer & Caroline Badger

8.10. Genito-urinary problems in palliative medicine , Richard W Norman

8.11. Palliative issues in the care of patients with cancer of the head and neck , Barbara Murphy, Anthony Cmelak, Stephen Bayles, Ellie Dowling & Cheryl R Billante

8.12. Mouth care , Vittorio Ventafridda, Carla Ripamonti, Alberto Sbanotto & Franco de Conno

8.13. Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer , Mark Bower & Sarah Cox

8.14. Neurological problems in advanced cancer , Augusto Caraceni, Cinzia Martini & Fabio Simonetti

8.15. Primary brain tumours , Claudia Bausewein, Gian Domenico Borasio, & Raymond Voltz

8.16. Sleep in palliative medicine , Michael J Sateia & Robert B Santulli

8.17. Psychiatric symptoms in palliative medicine , William Breitbart, Harvey Max Chochinov & Steven Passik

9. Paediatric palliative medicine

9.1. Pain control , Patricia A McGrath & Stephen Brown

9.2. The symptom management of children with life-limiting illness , John J Collins

9.3. Psychological adaptation of the dying child , Michael M Stevens

9.4. Care of the dying child and adolescent - family adjustment and support , Michael M Stevens

9.5. Special consideration for children in palliative medicine , Bette Davies & Lizabeth Sumner

9.6. Bereavement issues and staff support , Bette Davies & Stacy Orloff

10. Palliative medicine in non-malignant disease

10.1. Introduction , Marie Fallon

10.2. AIDS in adults , Roger Woodruff & Paul Glare

10.3. Palliative medicine for children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS , Ram Yogev & James M Oleske

10.4. Palliative medicine and non-malignant, end-stage respiratory disease , Richard M Leach

10.5. Palliative medicine for patients with end stage heart disease , Frank Dunn & Andrew McGavigan

10.6. Palliative medicine in non-malignant neurological disease , Gian Borasio, Raymond Voltz & Claudia Bausewein

10.7. Palliative medicine and care of the elderly , Diane E Meier

10.8. Palliative medicine in intensive care , Simon L Cohen & Thomas J Prendergast

11. Cultural and spiritual aspects of palliative medicine , Joseph P Cassidy & Revd Douglas J Davies

12. Emotional problems in palliative care

12.1. The emotional problems of the patient in palliative medicine , Mary LS Vachon

12.2. Emotional problems in the family , Betty R Ferrell & Joan Panke

12.3. The stress of professional caregivers , Mary LS Vachon

13. Social work in palliative medicine , Barbara Monroe

14. Rehabilitation in palliative medicine , Adrian Tookman, Katherine Hopkins & Karon Scharpen-von-Heussen

15. The contribution to palliative care of professions allied to medicine

15.1. The contribution of occupational therapy to palliative medicine , Jo Bray & Jill Cooper

15.2. The contribution of music therapy to palliative medicine , Clare O Callaghan

15.3. The contribution of the dietician and nutritionist to palliative medicine , Rosemary Richardson & Isobel Davidson

15.4. The contribution of physiotherapy to palliative medicine , Luke Doyle, Jenny McClure & Sarah Fisher

15.5. The contribution of speech and language therapy to palliative medicine , Alison MacDonald & Linda Armstrong

15.6. The contribution of art therapy to palliative medicine , Michele Wood

15.7. The contribution of stoma therapy to palliative medicine , Mave Salter

15.8. The contribution of clinical psychology to palliative medicine , Fiona Cathcart

15.9. The contribution of the role of the pharmacist to palliative medicine , Helen Wright & Dorothy McArthur

16. Complementary therapies in palliative medicine , Barrie R Cassileth & Glenn Schulman

17. Palliative medicine in the home

17.1. Palliative medicine in the home , Derek Doyle

17.2. Palliative care in the home: North America , Lawrence Librach

18. The terminal phase , Carl Johan Furst & Derek Doyle

19. Bereavement , David W Kissane

20. Education and training in palliative medicine

20.1. Introduction , Sir Kenneth Calman

20.2. Training the family physician , Ilora Finlay & Simon Noble

20.3. Training specialists in palliative medicine , Andrew Hoy

20.4. Learning and using counselling skills in palliative medicine , Peter Maguire & Carolyn Pitcealthy

20.5. The role of the humanities in palliative medicine , Deborah Kirklin

20.6. Internet and IT learning , Claud Regnard

21. Palliative medicine: a global perspective , Jan Stjernsward & David Clark

Authors, editors, and contributors

Edited by Derek Doyle, President Emeritus of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, Vice President of the National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services, Medical Director/Consultant Physician St Columba's Hospice, Edinburgh (retired),
Geoffrey Hanks, Professor of Palliative Medicine, Bristol Oncology Centre,
Nathan I. Cherny, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, and
Kenneth Calman, University of Durham

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