Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, DFAAPA, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Education, Stony Brook UniversityRebekah Halpern, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Newborn and Infant Critical Care UnitCharles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, The Elizabeth Hospice; Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San DiegoMartha L. Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC, The Waud Family Medical Director, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care, Northwestern Medicine - North Region, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of MedicineRichard J. Ackermann, MD, Palliative Medicine Physician, Atrium Health, Navicent Medical Center

• ForewordContributors Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care Chapter 1: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Quality, and ProfessionalismChapter 2: Ethical and Legal Aspects of CareChapter 3: Advance Care Planning Section 2: Managing Suffering and Distress Chapter 4: Natural History of Serious and Complex IllnessChapter 5: Assessment and Management of PainChapter 6: Management of Non-Pain SymptomsChapter 7: Management of Palliative Care Emergencies and Refractory SymptomsChapter 8: Additional Management StrategiesChapter 9: Medication Management Section 3: Care Transitions Including End of Life Chapter 10: Death and the Death EventChapter 11: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Section 4: Practice Essentials Chapter 12: Hospice EssentialsChapter 13: Communication Essentials

Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, DFAAPA, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Education, Stony Brook UniversityRebekah Halpern, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Newborn and Infant Critical Care UnitCharles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, The Elizabeth Hospice; Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San DiegoMartha L. Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC, The Waud Family Medical Director, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care, Northwestern Medicine - North Region, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of MedicineRichard J. Ackermann, MD, Palliative Medicine Physician, Atrium Health, Navicent Medical Center

• ForewordContributors Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care Chapter 1: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Quality, and ProfessionalismChapter 2: Ethical and Legal Aspects of CareChapter 3: Advance Care Planning Section 2: Managing Suffering and Distress Chapter 4: Natural History of Serious and Complex IllnessChapter 5: Assessment and Management of PainChapter 6: Management of Non-Pain SymptomsChapter 7: Management of Palliative Care Emergencies and Refractory SymptomsChapter 8: Additional Management StrategiesChapter 9: Medication Management Section 3: Care Transitions Including End of Life Chapter 10: Death and the Death EventChapter 11: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Section 4: Practice Essentials Chapter 12: Hospice EssentialsChapter 13: Communication Essentials

Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C, DFAAPA, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Education, Stony Brook UniversityRebekah Halpern, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Fetal and Neonatal Institute, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Newborn and Infant Critical Care UnitCharles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, The Elizabeth Hospice; Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San DiegoMartha L. Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC, The Waud Family Medical Director, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care, Northwestern Medicine - North Region, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of MedicineRichard J. Ackermann, MD, Palliative Medicine Physician, Atrium Health, Navicent Medical Center

• ForewordContributors Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care Chapter 1: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Quality, and ProfessionalismChapter 2: Ethical and Legal Aspects of CareChapter 3: Advance Care Planning Section 2: Managing Suffering and Distress Chapter 4: Natural History of Serious and Complex IllnessChapter 5: Assessment and Management of PainChapter 6: Management of Non-Pain SymptomsChapter 7: Management of Palliative Care Emergencies and Refractory SymptomsChapter 8: Additional Management StrategiesChapter 9: Medication Management Section 3: Care Transitions Including End of Life Chapter 10: Death and the Death EventChapter 11: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Section 4: Practice Essentials Chapter 12: Hospice EssentialsChapter 13: Communication Essentials