Palliativ medicin

Vad är ett gott liv nära döden och hur kan ett sådant främjas? Många olika synsätt existerar sida vid sida och det finns inte enbart ett enkelt svar. För att fånga den enskilda personens behov krävs ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt där patient...

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Palliativ medicin är ett akademiskt ämnesområde med klinisk utbildning och forskning och utgör grunden för den palliativa vården. Dess syfte är att förbättra vården för de döende och deras familjer. Palliativ vård är en aktiv helhetsvård som bygge...

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Hur kan vi tänka när vi möter obotligt sjuka och döende patienter? Vad kan vi göra för att lindra lidandet så effektivt som möjligt? Hur kan vi avväga fördelar och nackdelar så att vi hittar den optimala behandlingen för just den här specifika pat...

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Palliativ vård är en helhetsvård för svårt sjuka och döende.De fyra palliativa "hörnstenarna" beskrivs i boken: symtomkontroll i vid bemärkelse, kommunikation och relation, teamarbete och närståendestöd. Varje kapitel innehåller fallbesk...

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Palliativ vård ur ett tvärprofessionellt perspektiv beskriver den palliativa vårdens fyra hörnstenar, dvs. behandling av symtom, kommunikation, teamsamverkan och närståendestöd. Utöver dessa har boken bland annat ett kapitel om de etiska konflikte...

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Människor som blir obotligt sjuka upplever oftast en existentiell kris. Som personal i vården kan det då vara svårt att veta hur man bäst kan ge stöd åt dessa patienter. När döden utmanar livet ger ...

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Döden är i högsta grad en naturlig del av livet och angår oss alla, ändå är döden och döendet ett känsligt och svårt ämne, något oundvikligt som man gärna undviker ... Att Möta Döden med Tillit och Hopp - Forskning i Medvetandets Gränsland - den s...

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The philosophy of palliative care has long remained undisputed by health care professionals and philosophers. This unique book reviews the ethical problems inherent within care of the terminally ill. It suggests a new philosophy statement that cou...

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What if we didnt consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced end-of-life care and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance? In this empathetic and knowledgeable guide, TikTok star Julie M...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset Sunday Times Illuminating and beautiful Cathy Rentzenbrink What if everything you thought you knew about death was wrong? How should we prepare for the facts of d...

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Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it...

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A new edition of this practical guide for clinicians and researchers who wish to develop tools to measure subjective states, attitudes, or non-tangible outcomes in their patients, ideal for those who have no knowledge of statistics.

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As an essential and emerging practice, Pediatric palliative care seeks to prevent and relieve suffering for children with life-threatening conditions. Palliative care teams are composed of providers of various disciplines, including social workers...

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The purpose of this open access book is threefold. The first is to shed light on patient participation and health literacy for Good Health and Well-being, which is one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Health literacy is considered a...

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The practice of palliative care and hospice is filled with overt and sometimes covert ethical challenges. These challenges are addressed by leading international palliative care and hospice scholars under three main domains: care delivery systems;...

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Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, meaning and grace. They reveal that there is hope beyond cure as they transition to focus on personal ...

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The Oxford Handbook of Neurology is a practical and concise guide for use on the ward and in clinical settings. It covers the entire breadth of neurology, including sections on neuroanatomy, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and neurophysiology. It als...

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This new revised edition is a seminal textbook for advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. This comprehensive work addresses all aspects of palliative care, bringing to the forefront current issues of health equity, managing...

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Challenging Cases in Palliative Care is unique, as it uses examples of real-world cases from palliative care practices. It also includes expert commentary to support modern clinicians in managing the 'messiness' of clinical care, as well as the in...

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This compact volume offers a brief overview of pediatric palliative care and emerging ways to expand and provide palliative care to children. Pediatric palliative care is a new specialty that is rapidly expanding across the United States. The spec...

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The Primary FRCA is a marathon exam that requires candidates to concentrate on solving MCQs first and then prepare for the OSCE and SOE viva. The EDAIC Part 1 involves MCQs, and Part 2 uses viva to test candidates. All these exams demand a strong ...

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In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

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Unique among medical texts, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a complete and concise guide to the core areas of medicine that also encourages thinking about the world from the patient's perspective, offering a holistic, patient-centred a...

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"I wish I'd had this book when I needed it. Death and dying are not subjects that many people are comfortable talking about, but it's hugely important to be as prepared as you can be - emotionally, physically, practically, financial...

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The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy is a powerful account of love and death within a psychotherapeutic relationship. The narrative traces one mans journey in psychotherapy and that of the analyst who accompanies him. The full-length description of ...

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Written by an established, comprehensive, multidisciplinary focused, internationally-recognized team, the sixth edition has been fully revised and brought up to date with the inclusion of recent developments in the speciality, to ensure that it re...

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This book has been written for those who must work with and give care to the dying. Our discussion is not simple narrative or description; it is a "rendition of reality," informed by a rather densely woven and fairly abstract theoretical...

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The first few months as a trainee anaesthetist are a daunting prospect, filled with new information, skills and terminology. This concise reference, now in its fifth edition, provides doctors with a clear introduction to the practice. Fully update...

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In January 2020, Amy Bloom travelled with her husband Brian to Switzerland, where he was helped by Dignitas to end his life while Amy sat with him and held his hand. Brian was terminally ill and for the last year of his life Amy had struggled to f...

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Education of healthcare professionals is the cornerstone of specialist palliative services. This book is a practical toolbox of teaching techniques. Accessible, practical and easy to use it will encourage busy clinicians to teach by increasing the...

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