A field manual for palliative care in humanitarian crises / edited by Elisha Waldman and Marcia Glass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

School of Medicine Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminal care.

Palliative treatment.

Humanitarian assistance.

Terminal Care.

Palliative Care.

Medical Subjects:

Terminal Care.

Palliative Care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[New York, NY] : Oxford University Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Introduction: Why Palliative Care? p. 1 / Elisha Waldman and Maraa Glass

2 Palliative Care Needs of People Affected by Natural Hazards, Political or Ethnic Conflict, Epidemics of Life-Threatening Infections, and Other Humanitarian Crises p. 4 / Eric L. Krakauer and Bethany-Rose Daubman and Tammam Aloudat and Nahid Bhadelia and Lynn Black and Sanja Janjanin and Farzana Khan

3 Practical Tips on Integrating Palliative Care p. 14 / Brett Sutton and Joan Marston

4 Pain Management p. 19 / Elisha Waldman and Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf

5 Dyspnea p. 30 / Meaghann S. Weaver

6 Gastrointestinal Symptom Management p. 33 / Gary Hsin

7 Delirium and Acute Anxiety p. 46 / Kevin Bezanson and Stephanie Rogers

8 Skin Conditions in Crisis Areas p. 53 / Marcia Glass and Carrie Kovarik and Mara Haseltine and Sandra L. Freiwald and Susan Barbour

9 Care of the Dying Patient p. 62 / Megan Doherty and Joshua Hauser

10 Noncommunicable Diseases in Crisis Regions p. 76 / Sujatha Sankaran and Sriram Shamasunder and Marcia Glass and Mhoira E.F. Leng

11 Palliative Care Emergencies in Humanitarian Crises p. 83 / David M. Williscroft

12 Pediatric Palliative Care in the Context of Humanitarian Crises p. 89 / Elisha Waldman and Justin N. Baker

13 Essential Medicines p. 94 / Catherine Habashy and Sarah L. Comolli and Justin N. Baker

14 Communicating Bad News p. 114 / Meaghann S. Weaver and Michaela Ibach

15 Law and Ethics of End-of-Life Care in Humanitarian Crises p. 118 / Natasha Yacoub and Lisa Schwartz and Kevin Bezanson

16 Cultural, Psychological, and Spiritual Dimensions of Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises p. 127 / Peter Yuichi Clark and Denah M. Joseph and Jessi Humphreys

17 A Trauma-Informed Response to Working in Humanitarian Crises: Focus on Providers p. 133 / Jessi Humphreys and Denoh M. Joseph.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from resource web page (viewed December 02, 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the School of Medicine Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780190066536

0190066539

9780190066550

0190066555

9780190066543

0190066547

Publisher Number:

99983288243

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.