5,339円 Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like...

117円 A doctor asked on Twitter, "What's one thing you wished you knew when you had to look after one of your own family members?" I needed over 1000 words to respond, although my 140 character-answer is this: I wish I'd known better how to just sit still, or at least act normally, with my father after...

848円 Le cure palliative sono cure attive e globali di un paziente la cui malattia non risponde ai trattamenti che mirano alla guarigione. Il controllo del dolore, degli altri sintomi e dei problemi psicologici, sociali e spirituali è prioritario. “Il traguardo delle cure palliative è lo sviluppo della...

4,983円 Good counselling skills are often not taught to the professionals who need them most. Compassionate and tactful communication skills can make the difference between an awkward encounter with a dying patient, and an engaging, empathic bond between two people. Louis Heyse-Moore draws on his wealth ...

196円 Since the period when Humoral Pathology fell into merited disrepute, comparatively few attempts have been made, to define with any degree of accuracy, the conditions under which morbid secretions may find their way into the circulation. The diseases produced by the presence of vitiated fluids in ...

2,015円 In this "enlightening" (Jane Brody, New York Times) book, Harvard Medical School physician Angelo E. Volandes offers a solution to traumatic end-of-life care: talking, medicine's oldest tool. There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at any price. Two thirds of A...

1,243円 **A brilliant transplant surgeon brings compassion and narrative drama to the fearful reality that every doctor must face: the inevitability of mortality. “Uncommonly moving ... A revealing and heartfelt book." ーAtul Gawande, #1 New York bestselling author of Being Mortal** When Pauline Chen beg...

7,893円 Patients with advanced cancer may develop a number of clinical complications related to tumor progression or a variety of aggressive treatments. The majority of these patients are elderly, often with multiple co-morbidities that require appropriate assessment and management. In the palliative sta...

15,362円 Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or motor neurone disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that can cause profound suffering for both the patient and their family. Whilst new treatments for ALS are being developed, these are not curative and offer only the potential to slow its progre...

8,456円 Society has become increasingly diverse; multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide ranging in family structures. The wealthier are healthier and social inequalities are more pronounced. Respecting and working with the range of 'differences' among service users, families and communities in health and s...

5,339円 Use of the arts in palliative care settings is a powerful and effective way of addressing the practical, psychological, social and spiritual issues faced by service users in end-of-life care. The Creative Arts in Palliative Care uncovers the possibilities for using the creative arts and provides ...

1,050円 Comment réagir face à la maladie d'Alzheimer ? Un témoignage poignant. Pourquoi lire ce témoignage qui relate la présence d'une femme auprès de sa vieille maman incurable ? Parce que la narratrice a vécu profondément cette présence au quotidien. Par l'accueil dans l'intime de ce que vivait sa mèr...