10,712円 Patients today are more empowered and knowledgeable than they have ever been. By law, they must be told about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments and give informed consent before treatment is initiated. Through the democratization of medical information, they have access to peer-reviewe...

0円 The COVID-19 pandemic started more than a year ago, but until today, we did not have a definitive cure for this disease. The SARS-CoV-2 virus constantly mutated over time, infecting more people and causing tremendous stress on the existing scarcity of healthcare resources all around the world. He...

3,241円 Every day, thousands of people are diagnosed with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. Despite the best of intentions, it is not always easy to communicate well under these circumstances or find deep empathy for something one has never experienced. When is it best to speak, and when to be ...

5,214円 Nell M. came to her therapist with an unusual problem. She was disappointed that her metastatic breast cancer was not progressing as predicted. She had hoped breast cancer would lead to death, preventing her from witnessing her spouse's mental deterioration from Alzheimer's disease. This is how N...

3,958円 Este título viene a complementar el título Manual de atención paliativa en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas: Aspectos generales coordinado también por el Dr. Xavier Gómez Batiste, director del Observatorio Qualy. Centro Colaborador de la OMS para Programas Públicos de Cuidados Paliativos. - Se...

12,154円 This book analyzes the main topics of Palliative Care in Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICU), from the changing epidemiology of patients admitted to the ICU, to the main clinical and ethical issues. The changing epidemiology of patients has led to new and emerging patient needs at the end of life...

1,477円 In a heartbeat, you or someone you love may be rapidly transformed from a life of health and wellness to one of critical illness. Over the past four decades, Ronald Kotler, M.D., has treated patients who have become critically ill. He has seen patients recover and go on to lead long, healthy live...

0円 Fruto de um trabalho etnográfico, o livro Em Busca da Boa Morte, de Rachel Aisengart Menezes, aborda o novo ideário, conhecido como paliativista, que coloca em questão a morte fria e desprotegida no hospital – desse modo, o que se procura aqui é refletir acerca de um processo de mudança cultural,...

10,079円 A internação em UTI causa um impacto enorme aos pacientes, familiares e equipes de trabalho. A família se depara com situações difíceis, tanto pela aceitação de ter um familiar doente e, a partir disso, ter sua família desestruturada com as interrupções do cotidiano, quanto pelo fato de estar dia...

4,637円 Refusal, delay or limitation of traditional medical treatments, including vaccines, is an increasing phenomenon. With the desire to apply one’s religion, culture or philosophy, treatment refusals are on the rise. Professionals working in social sciences, medicine, pharmacy, ancillary services as ...

1,076円 “You people are angels!” This is how many respond to those who work in palliative care. How hospice care professionals manage the emotional tension of being surrounded by sick, dying, and grief-stricken people is unfathomable. Over her 20 years of work as a hospice counsellor, author Dr. Breiddal...

4,791円 Palliative medicine is the medical care provided for people who have a life limiting illness or condition. It encompasses both the physical symptoms a person may experience but also the psychosocial, emotional, and ethical issues that may arise. Now in its fourth edition, Palliative Medicine: A C...