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Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook
Brian Et Al Carter
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Description for Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Carter, Brian S.; Levetown, Marcia; Friebert, Sarah E. Num Pages: 560 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBP; MJW; MMC; MQCL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 756.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
750g
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421401492
SKU
V9781421401492
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99-50
About Brian Et Al Carter
Brian S. Carter, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Marcia Levetown, M.D., is Principal, HealthCare Communication Associates in Houston, past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and a Soros Faculty Scholar Alumna of the Project on Death in America. Sarah E. Friebert, ... Read more
Reviews for Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook
"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)"