Choices in Palliative Care : Issues in Health Care Delivery
- Author
- Arthur E. Blank, Sean O'Mahony, Amy Selwyn
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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Keeping up with these statistics means improving on traditional concepts of palliative care to meet growing demands. Choices in Palliative Care brings together 31 leading experts to spotlight core issues in the field, identify ways PC can fill gaps in current care systems, and demonstrate state-of-the-art care that is both cost-effective and clinically appropriate. This far-sighted volume redefines palliative care as interdisciplinary and integrative, providing liaisons between patients, families, and doctors; minimizing loved ones’ care burdens; bridging acute and long-term care to respond to clients’ evolving needs; adaptable to non-fatal (and possibly curable) chronic illnesses.
Keywords: Medicine / Cancer / Dementia / HIV and AIDS / Heart disease / Palliative care / Palliative care programs / Quality management / Rehabilitation / Case management / Disease management / Quality of life
