Palliative medicine

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an essential part of end of life care in the UK and most developed countries.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an essential part of end of life care in the UK and most developed countries.

Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging.

Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging.

Now in its tenth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine has been fully revised, with five new authors on the writing team bringing content fresh from the bedside.

Heart failure is an important and ever expanding sub-speciality of cardiology.

Palliative medicine was first recognised as a specialist field in 1987.

Palliative medicine was first recognised as a specialist field in 1987.

Participatory research is a relatively new method of researching practice especially within palliative care.

Participatory research is a relatively new method of researching practice especially within palliative care.

Grief is a very individual experience and it can impact all aspects of a person's life.

Grief is a very individual experience and it can impact all aspects of a person's life.

Oxford Case Histories in Oncology contains 30 well-structured cases from clinical practice, giving a comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in oncology.

Oxford Case Histories in Oncology contains 30 well-structured cases from clinical practice, giving a comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in oncology.

Kidney Disease: From advanced disease to bereavement provides guidance to renal and palliative care professionals dealing with patients with advanced kidney disease, who are approaching end of life.

Respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness and cough are common in patients with advancing and incurable disease.

Respiratory symptoms such as breathlessness and cough are common in patients with advancing and incurable disease.

Society has become increasingly diverse; multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide ranging in family structures.

Society has become increasingly diverse; multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide ranging in family structures.

The effective management of pain from cancer is a top priority for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, and has been the subject of extensive research.

Concentrating on techniques rather than pain pathology, Spinal Interventions in Pain Management is focused purely on the spine.

Concentrating on techniques rather than pain pathology, Spinal Interventions in Pain Management is focused purely on the spine.

The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes.

The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes.

Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority.

All long-term illnesses, whatever their diagnosis, have much in common.

All long-term illnesses, whatever their diagnosis, have much in common.

Easeful Death sets out in straightforward terms the main arguments both for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

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.

The Oxford Specialist Handbooks series provides readers with clear, concise information on all that is needed to successfully train in the medical sub-specialties.

Designed for primary care clinicians, this book is about patients who suffer with long term pain.

Teamwork is a complex but essential component of palliative care.

Despite the fact that most palliative care educators are involved in teaching, there is little literature devoted to education specifically within palliative care.

Excellent end of life care for people with heart failure is challenging but possible.

Easeful Death sets out in straightforward terms the main arguments both for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or motor neurone disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that can cause profound suffering for both the patient and their family.

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or motor neurone disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that can cause profound suffering for both the patient and their family.

Clinicians and those in health sciences are frequently called upon to measure subjective states such as attitudes, feelings, quality of life, educational achievement and aptitude, and learning style in their patients.

Clinicians and those in health sciences are frequently called upon to measure subjective states such as attitudes, feelings, quality of life, educational achievement and aptitude, and learning style in their patients.

How do people face life-limiting illness and death?

How do people face life-limiting illness and death?

Fully updated for this second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Neurology is the definitive guide for all those working in neurology and neurosurgery.

The relationship between spirituality and healthcare is historical, intellectual and practical, and it has now emerged as a significant field in health research, healthcare policy and clinical practice and training.

Volunteers have a long been involved in supporting the delivery of palliative care.

Volunteers have a long been involved in supporting the delivery of palliative care.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive and fatal course, with no known medical therapies that can reverse the disease or halt its progression.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive and fatal course, with no known medical therapies that can reverse the disease or halt its progression.

Now fully revised and in its fourth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Oncology has been the essential go-to guide for students and practitioners in oncology for over a decade.

The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care returns for a third edition, maintaining the concise yet comprehensive format suited to the busy practitioner for quick access to key information, and fully updated to reflect changes in the palliative care landscape.

The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care returns for a third edition, maintaining the concise yet comprehensive format suited to the busy practitioner for quick access to key information, and fully updated to reflect changes in the palliative care landscape.