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Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis David Oliver (Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, and Honorary Reader, University of Kent, UK)

Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis By David Oliver (Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, and Honorary Reader, University of Kent, UK)

Summary

ALS (motor neurone disease) is a progressive disease that can have profound effects on the person, carers and their family. This book is for all health and social care professionals involved in the care of people with ALS. It enables the standard of care and the quality of life of all those involved to be maintained.

Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Summary

Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: From Diagnosis to Bereavement by David Oliver (Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, and Honorary Reader, University of Kent, UK)

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 progression. Palliative care must therefore be integral to the clinical approach to the disease. Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: From diagnosis to bereavement reflects the wide scope of this care; it must cover not just the terminal phase, but support the patient and their family from the onset of the disease. Both the multidisciplinary palliative care team and the neurology team are essential in providing a high standard of care and allowing quality of life (both patient and carer) to be maintained. Clear guidelines are provided to address care throughout the disease process. Control of symptoms is covered alongside the psychosocial care of patients and their families. Case studies are used to emphasise the complexity of the care needs and involvement of the patient and family, culminating in discussion of bereavement. Different models of care are explored, and this new edition utilizes the increase in both the evidence-base and available literature on the subject. New topics discussed include complementary therapies, personal and family experiences of ALS, new genetics research, and updated guidelines for patient care, to ensure this new edition remains the essential guide to palliative care in ALS.

Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Reviews

Very good. . . I would want to have it if I was responsible for looking after patients with ALS. * Dr. Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Book Reviews *
Overall, this is a well researched and thorough book which I think is, in many ways, also applicable to the wider palliative care patient population, not just those with ALS. * Charlotte Adams European Journal of Palliative Care *

About David Oliver (Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, and Honorary Reader, University of Kent, UK)

David Oliver is Medical Director and Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at the Wisdom Hospice, Rochester and Honorary Reader at the Centre for Professional Practice at the University of Kent. He is Visiting Professor at the Medical Faculty at the University of Zagreb, Croatia and Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Perth. He qualified at University College Hospital, London and then trained as a GP. He was Registrar and Senior Registrar at St Christopher's Hospice London and was appointed to his present post in 1984. He has lectured and published widely on neurological palliative care, particularly on the care of people with motor neurone disease, including as principal editor of "Palliative care in ALS - from diagnosis to treatment ". He is chair of the European Association for Palliative Care Taskforce on Neurology and Palliative Care and was Clinical Lead for "End of life care in long term neurological conditions - a framework for implementation ".

Table of Contents

APPENDIX: LIST OF USEFUL WEBSITES FOR ALS PATIENTS

Additional information

NPB9780199686025
9780199686025
0199686025
Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: From Diagnosis to Bereavement by David Oliver (Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine, Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, and Honorary Reader, University of Kent, UK)
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Oxford University Press
2014-03-20
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