{"product_id":"handbook-of-palliative-care-9781119784364","title":"Handbook of Palliative Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Palliative Care\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive resource utilising up-to-date evidence and guidelines to support non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the success of previous editions, this new edition of the award-winning handbook has a practical focus and provides the user with an approach to clinical challenges while also providing enough information to explain why this approach is suggested. The 4th edition of \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Palliative Care\u003c\/i\u003e supports non-specialists in both hospital and community settings, focusing on holistic care and therapeutic interventions. With several new chapters and significantly updated content to reflect new evidence and practice, the 4th edition also presents up-to-date evidence and guidance in a succinct format, utilising flow charts and figures to enhance information accessibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by four highly accomplished nursing and medical authors with over 100 years’ experience between them in hospital, hospice, care home, and community settings, \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Palliative Care\u003c\/i\u003e provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGuidance from clinicians who are experts in their field.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn acknowledgment of the requirements of healthcare professionals attending to patients with palliative care needs, along with a dedicated chapter addressing this topic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eContemporary guidance on medicine management, symptom control, and managing complications of cancer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePalliative care in heart failure, renal disease, and advanced liver, neurological, and respiratory diseases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn in-depth look at patient and public involvement in palliative care and inequity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSkill development including communication, ethical considerations, and spiritual care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNew chapters including frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity; and palliative care for people living with mental illness and people with intellectual disabilities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 4th edition of \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Palliative Care\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal supporting resource for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with palliative care needs in the UK and beyond. The 1st edition was the winner of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536628596972,"sku":"9781119784364","price":130.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781119784364-handbook-of-palliative-care.jpg?v=1776385100","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/handbook-of-palliative-care-9781119784364","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}