Handbook of Palliative Care

This handbook offers a practical, thorough approach to the clinical practice of palliative care. Adding North American authors to its roster of UK contributors, the third edition of this award-winning book addresses important changes in the evidence base of palliative care, as well as an emphasis on end-of-life community-based care. It features new chapters on dementia and advance care planning, a simplified lymphoedema discussion, and an ongoing commitment to providing essential guidance for physicians, nurses, and all primary care providers involved in palliative care in hospital, hospice, and community settings.

Dr. Christina Faull, MBBS, BMedSci, MD, FRCP, Dip Clin Hyp, PGCert Med Ed. (Principle editor of first 2 editions), Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering (LOROS), The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom Sharon DeCastecker, RGN, MA, Head of Education, Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering (LOROS), The Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom Dr Alex Nicholson, MD, FRCP, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Lead Clinician for Palliative Care, North of England Cancer Network, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Dr. Fraser Black, MD, Victoria Hospice, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada