Resources for Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Guidelines for the Use of this List 1 These Web sites have been visited, and information on them may be appropriate for patients, their families, and care providers. 2 Before…
Medication Tables
Box App-1-1 Important 1 The list of dosage forms may not be complete and may change over time. 2 Not all drugs and dosage forms are available in each country….
The Therapeutic Implications of Dignity in Palliative Care
Defining Dignity The term dignity is widely used when discussing and debating various and sometimes contentious issues in end-of-life care. Dying with dignity has powerful and provocative connotations and yet,…
Palliative Care in Developing Countries
except the United States, developed countries registered either a decline or no change in population during the last decade, whereas 99% of worldwide population growth took place in developing countries….
Addressing the Social Suffering Associated with Illness: A Focus on Household Economic Resilience
* Also contributing for the Kellogg-Feinberg Economics and Illness Study Group listed at the chapter’s end. ** While carrying out this research, Tapas Kundu has been associated with the Centre…
The Economic Burden of End-of-Life Illness
The economic domain is not often a priority topic for clinicians; however, economic issues permeate the health care experience of clinicians, patients, and their families and caregivers. For example, reimbursement…
The Role of the Physician in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
In ancient cultures, physicians did not have central roles in caring for the dying. Physician skills were focused on caring for those for whom a cure was possible. From medieval…
Palliative Care Services and Programs
In this chapter, we discuss the types of palliative care services that are available in the United States and Canada. Palliative care services are most often provided in one of…
Integrating Palliative Care Guidelines into Clinical Practice
This chapter provides an overview of guidelines, their purpose, characteristics, and steps to successfully disseminate and implement them in everyday practice. The goal of this chapter is to encourage the…
Home Palliative Care
Survey results of different populations vary considerably with regard to preference for home as the location of death. A 2000 systematic review of studies found that, overall, the majority of…
