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Palliative care is now an integral part of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Medical education across the board is adopting a case-based approach. This book uses a series of cases to illustrate critical points in palliative medicine. The case-studies have been carefully chosen to reflect real life clinical practice. The contributors illustrate, through the case studies, the desired skills, attitudes, and knowledge required in this field of medicine. Since publication of the second edition, many approaches to palliative care have been further refined and developed. Ongoing research has led to the improved use of existing medications, and the development of several new treatments. More is ...
This collection of essays presents a variety of perspectives on death and dying by scholars from different countries. The areas covered in the volume include: Conceptual, Cultural, and Gender Approaches to Death and the Deceased; Children and Death; Legal Aspects of Euthanasia and Discussion on Choices at End of Life; Palliative Care and Responsibilities and Challenges of Medical and Family Caregivers; the Aesthetic Experience of Life's End; and Modern Ways of Grieving and Commemorating the Dead.
"This book is for palliative care practitioners, and all health care professionals with an interest in end-of-life care.
Themelios is an international, evangelical, peer-reviewed theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Themelios is published three times a year online at The Gospel Coalition (http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/) and in print by Wipf and Stock. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. Themelios began in 1975 and was operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The editorial team draws participants from across the globe as editors, essayists, and reviewers. General Editor: D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Managing Editor: Brian T...
Higher education today faces challenges from all sides, but college can provide young people with an opportunity to explore what it means to live a meaningful life. Increasingly, undergraduate education encourages students to reflect on their many callings in life, but this does not need to be a purely individual pursuit. This volume provides an argument for helping students to think about the interconnectedness of individual and communal life as they reflect on their various vocations.
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Clinical Practice" that was published in Religions
A devastating secret drove her from the man she loved. Will a deadly secret lead her back to him? Diana Reid is an investigative reporter skilled at uncovering other people's secrets. It's her own secret that she'll go to great lengths to keep buried--a secret that drove her to leave her fiancé and hometown of Diamond, Texas eight years ago. All that's about to change when she receives a letter stating people are dying, and implicating her hometown's largest employer. With no other choice, Diana risks her life and her secrets by returning to Diamond, Texas to uncover the deadly plot. It took Brad Jordan years to put his life back together after Diana walked out on him. Leaving his brother i...
Ruby Martin had moved away from the small Georgia town where she had grown up; in hopes that all of the dark dreams of her childhood would no longer haunt her. She hated her Grandpa, Dr. Neil Hagen and that hate had kept her away for over six years until now. Grandpa's attorney, Marcus Briggs had notified her about Grandpa's death. It seemed that her presence was required at the old doc's funeral and reading of his Will. From the moment Ruby returned; the madness of the old Hagen house seemed to take control of her life. With it the horrors she had tried so hard to forget. In his will Dr. Hagen had placed the family curse onto Ruby' shoulders. If she did not follow his instructions everyone ...