Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

late referral, family members reported that physicians were a barrier to earlier hospice
referral. 19 It can be difficult to determine when to transition from nonhospice palliative care …

This book is a resource that can stand on its own as a primary text for undergraduate and
graduate courses in death, dying, and bereavement, and can be used to good effect as a …

Background Providing palliative care is a growing priority for health service administrators
worldwide as the populations of many nations continue to age rapidly. In many countries …

All individuals deserve to have access to quality end-of-life care. In rural communities within
the United States, significant barriers limit access to hospice and palliative care. They …

In'Dying in Full Detail'Jennifer Malkowski explores digital media's impact on one of
documentary film's greatest taboos: the recording of death. Despite technological advances …

Dieses Buch stellt ein umfassendes Kompendium relevanter Aspekte in der Arbeit mit
älteren Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung dar. Vor dem Hintergrund der Zunahme dieser …

Abstract Hospice and Palliative Care One solution to end-of-life care, the hospice
movement, has seen incredible growth in the United States over the past several decades …

ABSTRACT Take-Away Points: 1. Geriatric palliative care requires integrating the disciplines
of hospital medicine and palliative care in pursuit of delivering comprehensive, whole …

As life expectancy of people with intellectual disability (ID) has increased, there has been a
concurrent increase in age-related illnesses and conditions similar to that of the general …