Physician's Guide to End-of-Life Care [Paperback]

Lois Snyder (Editor), Timothy E. Quill (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1930513283 | ISBN-13: 978-1930513280 | Publication Date: July 31, 2001 | Edition: 1

Patients want better end-of-life care, and physicians want to provide it. But in a society where high-tech interventions are often emphasized, moving from curative treatment to comfort care is sometimes difficult. Often, patients in the last phase of life want both continued aggressive treatments and the benefits of palliative measures. Many physicians have never been trained in palliative measures and end-of-life care. It is a challenging area but one in which clinicians can enhance the quality of life for seriously ill patients. Developed by members of the ACP End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel, Physician's Guide to End-of-Life Care is divided into three sections containing clearly focused, practical information with illustrative cases. Topics include communications, relationship building, the goals of palliative care; evidence-based approaches to pain, depression, and delirium; intractable suffering; and legal, financial, and quality issues. Palliative medicine should be a core clinical skill for all physicians who care for seriously ill patients. Physician's Guide to End-of-Life Care contains the authoritative information that can help

Product Details

• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: American College of Physicians; 1 edition (July 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930513283
• ISBN-13: 978-1930513280
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars HELPING DOCTORS DEAL WITH DEATH, September 16, 2010

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James L. Park "James Leonard Park" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Physician's Guide to End-of-Life Care (Paperback)

Lois Snyder, JD & Timothy E. Quill, MD, editors
Physician's Guide to End-of-Life Care

(Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians, 2001) 267 pages
(ISBN: 1-930513-28-3; paperback)
(Library of Congress call number: R726.8.A46 2001)
(Medical call number: WB310A512p 2001)

This is a collection of articles by 27 doctors, professors, & lawyers
exploring various aspects of terminal care.
They break no new ground, but they do present a good analysis
of the problems facing doctors who care for the dying:
How to communicate better with patients and families?
Dealing with pain, depression, dementia, & grief.
Withdrawing life-supports and other life-ending decisions.
Advance directives and hospice care.
Legal and financial problems in end-of-life care.

This guide should be especially helpful to physicians
who are just beginning their practice
or who are only beginning to think about how to deal with dying patients.

If you would like to see reviews of other books on terminal care,
search the Internet for this exact expression:
"Books on Terminal Care".

James Leonard Park, author of Your Last Year:
Creating Your Own Advance Directive for Medical Care.