Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1421401495 ISBN 13: 9781421401492

Publisher: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2011

Synopsis

There are few things requiring more expertise, delicacy, and compassion than caring for an infant, child, or young adult with a life-limiting condition. Written by leading researchers, clinicians from relevant disciplines, family members, and advocates, this practical guide provides professionals involved in pediatric palliative and end-of-life care with comprehensive information in a single volume.

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this edition includes chapters addressing the unique challenges facing children with HIV/AIDS and their families, care in home and ICU settings, difficult decision-making processes, and the importance of communication with the child and family, as well as completely new chapters on spiritual dimensions of care and educational and advocacy initiatives. Intended for primary care physicians, pediatric practitioners and specialists, home care and hospice personnel, pastoral counselors, and affected families, the book includes useful resource and reference material and practical, hands-on tips.

With contributions from an international group of expert educators, clinicians, and parents, this book takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to pediatric palliative care, presenting best practices, clear instruction, and the latest information and research for anyone involved in pediatric palliative and end-of-life care.

About this title

Review:

"An inspiring and accessible look at what end-of-life care for children should be―it is a text that should grace the shelf of every clinician facing the death of young patients."

(Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

"A great resource and learning tool... well written, well organized, very practical, and user friendly as a reference for all disciplines involved with palliative care."

(American Academy of Pediatrics Newsletter)

"This book is rich with palliative care experts’ knowledge as well as humbling experiences of children and their families undergoing the latest stages of a life-threatening illness, the dying process, the death, and finally bereavement. Every chapter is written with a high degree of expertise and the authors’ compassion is ever present."

(Journal of Palliative Medicine)

Review:

"The voices of parents can be heard throughout, enabling the reader to learn what life is like for them and how we as health professionals can support them."

(Julia Downing International Journal of Nursing Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1421401495
• ISBN 13: 9781421401492
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Carter MD FAAP Brian S., Levetown MD FAAP FAAHPM Marcia, Friebert MD FAAP FAAHPM Sarah E.