Palliative Care Perspectives [Paperback]

James L. Hallenbeck (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195165780 | ISBN-13: 978-0195165784 | Publication Date: July 3, 2003 | Edition: 1

Drawing from his extensive clinical experience and many years of teaching, Dr. Hallenbeck has written a guide to palliative care for clinicians. Topics addressed range from an overview of death and dying to specific approaches to symptom management.

As an introduction to both the art and science of palliative care, this book reflects the perspectives of one physician who has dedicated his career to this rapidly evolving field. the book links real stories of illness with practical advice, thereby delineating clinical practice in a way that reflects the daily concerns of clinicians.

Editorial Reviews

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"Although brief in length, this compassionate guide to core topics in palliative care presents an abundance of useful material that will be appreciated by both physicians and non-physicians...Written with the finely tuned phrasing of a poet who can capture the most complicated and multilayered concepts in the briefest of sentences...'There is a time in this process when words do no justice, I think of this as the "sacred silence." This silence opens a space in which the living join the dead, together in the mystery of life and death, becoming and unbecoming.'(p.186)"--Elizabeth Balsam Hart, M.D., Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Journal of Palliative Medicine

About the Author

James L. Hallenbeck is at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (July 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195165780
• ISBN-13: 978-0195165784
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Death & Grief > Hospice Care

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, compassionate and very pertinent, October 19, 2003

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Reading this book is like having Dr. Hallenbeck at your side coaching the reader to think critically about the evolving discipline of palliative care. Dr. Hallenbeck's voice is compassionate, articulate and strong throughout the book. I have placed Palliative Care Perspectives alongside some of my other references as I struggle to learn to care for patients at the end of life. I highly recommend this book to careproviders (physicians, nurses, PAs, nurse practitioners, socialworkers, chaplains etc) who have patients who are near the end of their lives. I have met Dr Hallenbeck and been privileged to work with him; if you are unable to work with him or to hear him speak, this treatise is like having him at your elbow when you need help. It is an intimate and thoughtful book that should be required reading for professionals in training.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, August 7, 2005

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Frank Bellistri (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Palliative Care Perspectives (Paperback)

Dr. Hallenbecks book should be part of your core library if you have any interest in Palliative Care. Not only have I found it an excellent clinical reference, I've found it an accessible, easily readable entree to the subtleties of good palliative care practice. Highly recommended reading for all disciplines.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for even a layperson, May 29, 2007

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Robin Galvin (Cincinnati, OH, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Palliative Care Perspectives (Paperback)

As my friend was dying of metasticized soft tissue sarcoma, I ordered this book to be better prepared for the hospice experience and his certain death. This book was just unbelievably helpful. Dr. Hallenbeck is to be congratulated for so clearly explaining and championing this increasingly important specialty - palliative care.