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“fiona randall”

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  • End of life choices

    Consensus and controversy

    by Fiona Randall, Robin Downie ...
    A book for nurses, doctors and all who provide end of life care, this essential volume guides readers through the ethical complexities of such care, including current policy initiatives, and encourages debate and discussion on their controversial aspects. dived into two parts, it introduces and explains clinical decision making-processes about which there is broad consensus, in line with guidance ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Last Acts

    Discovering Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life

    by David J. Casarett, , M.D. ...
    Palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett considers the medical options terminal patients face at the end of life in this thoughtful and illuminating guide to last acts.What would you do if you had only a few days to live? Or a few weeks or months? What if a loved one were in this situation—how could you help that person decide how to spend the time that remained? Perhaps you lost a family ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine

    by Eric J. Cassell ...
    This is a revised and expanded edtion of a classic in palliative medicine, originally published in 1991. With three added chapters and a new preface summarizing our progress in the area of pain management, this is a must-hve for those in palliative medicine and hospice care. The obligation of physicians to relieve human suffering stretches back into antiquity. But what exactly, is suffering? One ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Modern Death

    How Medicine Changed the End of Life

    by Haider Warraich ...
    "Elegant and poignant . . . [Warraich] succeeds in humanizing a complex topic and gives us remarkable insights about the changing nature of 'modern death'." ―Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times –bestselling author of The Emperor of All MaladiesThere is no more universal truth in life than death but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age.... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Ethics, Aging, and Society

    The Critical Turn

    by Martha B. Holstein, PhD, Mark Waymack, PhD, Jennifer A. Parks, PhD ...
    "Ethics, Aging and Society...is the first major work in ten years to critically address issues and methodologies in aging and ethics...This well-organized volume begins theoretically and offers new ways of thinking about ethics that can handle the complexities and realities of aging in particular social contexts."--Choice"This new research-based book, by experts in the field of ethics, is ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Pain®, 4th edition

    by Donlin M. Long, MD, PhD ...
    Pain can be both physiologically and psychologically debilitating. Furthermore, pain management can be complex. This text guides clinicians in assessing and treating acute and chronic pain. In the 3rd edition of this comprehensive handbook, the author, an international expert in pain management, discusses many different types of pain as well as pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Practical Guide to Palliative Care in Paediatrics

    by Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service – Paediatric Palliative Care Service ...
    This ebook is a practical guide to all of the issues relating to the care of a child or young person with a life limiting condition. It aims to empower clinicians to care for children at home or as close to home as possible. It is a national resource and a major contribution towards supporting dying children and their families to have the best quality of life. Sections include psychosocial ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Clinical Ethics in Anesthesiology

    A Case-Based Textbook

    Edited by Gail A. Van Norman, MD, Stephen Jackson, MD, Stanley H. Rosenbaum, MA MD, Susan K. Palmer ...
    Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. In this clinical ethics textbook, authors from across the USA, Canada and Europe draw on ethical principles and practical knowledge to provide a realistic understanding of ethical anesthetic practice. The result is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives ... Read more

    $90.19 USD

  • Living with Ageing and Dying

    Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People

    Edited by Merryn Gott, Christine Ingleton ...
    Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority. Indeed, there is an urgent need to improve the experiences of older people at the end of life, given that they have been identified as the 'disadvantaged dying'. To date, models of care are underpinned by the ideals of specialist palliative care which were developed to meet the needs of ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Placebo Effects

    Understanding the mechanisms in health and disease

    by Fabrizio Benedetti ...
    The placebo effect is one of the most widely used and familiar terms within science and medicine, yet it is not always clear just what we mean by a placebo effect.Though we might describe a placebo effect as being 'all in the mind', we now know that there is a genuine neurobiological basis to this phenomenon. In recent years our knowledge of the neural bases of the placebo effect has developed ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Headache and Migraine®, 2nd edition

    by Seymour Diamond, MD, Merle L. Diamond, MD ...
    The authors, world-renowned headache practitioners, have written a comprehensive review of the management of headache that will prove useful to both physicians and interested patients. Special attention is given to both pharmacologic therapies and nonpharmacologic treatments including dietary restrictions and relaxation exercises. This useful guide covers the epidemiology, classification, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Assisted Dying

    Who Makes the Final Decision

    Edited by Jo Cartwright, Lesley Mary Close ...
    The latest developments in the arguments for and against assisted dying, with a foreword by Terry PratchettAssisted dying is perhaps one of the most divisive issues of the modern age, generating endless headlines and moral debates. Published in conjunction with the organization Dignity in Dying, this important book provides a forum for expert commentators in a variety of fields, including religion ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus