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Some Notes for Physicians Contemplating a Career in Palliative and Person-Centered Care
Eduardo Bruera, MD is Professor and Chair of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Fueled by his passion for the assessment, management, and care for the physical and psychosocial distress of patients with advanced cancer and the support of their families, Dr. Bruera has made a significant impact on the field of Palliative and Supportive Care. This is demonstrated by his numerous publications, invited lectures, and grant awards, along with his establishment of one of the first academic palliative care fellowships in the United States. To celebrate his 40th anniversary after medical school graduation, Dr. Bruera wrote about the many learnings and experiences thus far in his palliative medicine career. This short book is intended to provide insights and guidance to junior physicians entering the field of palliative medicine, but could also be helpful to any physician focused on person-centered care.
Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care
This new edition provides the essential clinical guidance both for those embarking upon a career in palliative medicine and for those already established in the field. A team of international experts here distil what every practitioner needs to know into a practical and reliable resource.
Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy
The Seventh Edition of this pocket reference is a practical, disease-focused guide to the best current medical practice in cancer chemotherapy. In easy-to-follow outline format, the book provides complete coverage of the principles of rational chemotherapy, the chemotherapeutic and biotherapeutic agents available, the treatment of specific cancers, and selected aspects of supportive care. Emphasis is on the indications, dosage/schedule, potential toxicities, and safe administration of the drugs and their use in treating specific malignancies. This edition describes seventeen new chemotherapeutic agents, with particular attention to molecular targeted agents. Updated chapters on individual cancers and supportive care provide state-of-the-art treatment recommendations.
Cancer Pain
This is the second edition of the widely praised book by Drs Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy on all aspects of cancer pain.
The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook
At its core, Supportive Care and Palliative Care is designed to minimize suffering in patients due to their illness or the treatment of their illness. This suffering can manifest in the physical, psychological, and spiritual realms. Additionally, most cancer patients have pre-existing co-morbidities that can exacerbate and complicate the treatment of their sources of suffering.Children require different assessment and communication strategies and strong participation by parents and primary clinicians in their care. Much has changed since the last edition of the Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook. Like cancer, COVID's devastating effects did not just impact those individuals who became i...
50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of palliative medicine. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: palliative care, symptom assessment and management, psychosocial aspects of care and communication, and end-of-life care. This book is a must-read for health care professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.
Internal Medicine Issues in Palliative Cancer Care
This text reviews the management of the main internal medicine issues as palliative care and hospice teams progressively become primary care providers. Through a prognosis-based framework, the book provides a practical approach to maximizing comfort and quality of life while minimizing aggressive investigations and therapies for patients with life-limiting disease
Nutrition and the Cancer Patient
This comprehensive reference book provides both background information and practical, clinical advice on all areas of nutrition for the cancer patient at all stages of their disease trajectory.
Research methods in palliative care
Palliative and end of life care are concerned with the physical, social, psychological and spiritual care of people with advanced disease. It currently has a poorly developed research base, but the need to improve this is increasingly recognised. One of the reasons for the lack of research - and the variable quality of the research that is undertaken - is the difficulty of conducting research with very ill and bereaved people. Standard and well-established research methods may need to be adapted to work in this context. This means that existing research methods textbooks may be of limited use to palliative care practitioners seeking to do research for the first time, or to more experienced r...
