Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Guide to Providing High-Quality Care

Develop the skills and competencies needed to provide exceptional care to patients with serious illnesses with the 2nd edition of Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies. Written by renowned experts Drs. Linda L. Emanuel and S. Lawrence Librach, this comprehensive resource covers the clinical, physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of palliative care.

This user-friendly guide provides a broad understanding of the core clinical skills and competencies required to effectively approach patient assessment, care of special populations, symptom control, ethical issues, and more. With its high-yield format and convenient online access, it’s the ultimate guidebook to the burgeoning practice of palliative medicine.

Improve Your Palliative Care Skills

• Enhance your pain management and symptom management skills with a deeper understanding of best practices in palliative care
• Quickly review specific treatment protocols for both malignant and non-malignant illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary disease, and neurodegenerative disease
• Better understand and manage the common and unique challenges associated with delivering palliative care in various social settings, such as the ICU, hospice, and the home, and to diverse populations, such as children, elders, and vulnerable members of society

New Chapters and Expanded Knowledge

This updated edition features new chapters on:

• Veterans and palliative care
• Special populations and their unique needs
• Prognostication and end-of-life care
• Delirium and its impact on palliative care
• Working with families and caregivers
• Wound care and management
• Home care and its challenges
• Dealing with economic hardship and its effects on palliative care

With its templated, high-yield format, you’ll find the information you need quickly and easily. Plus, access a comprehensive drug formulary, billing and coding information, and more online.

Written by leaders in the field, Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies is a practical guide that covers all aspects of the palliative care spectrum, providing you with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver exceptional care to your patients.