Supportive Care for the Renal Patient Second Edition provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the nephrology patient. An international group of contributors emphasise the continuum of palliative care from the time of diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding withdrawal of dialysis. The book addresses the psychological impact of the disease, the importance of involving the patient in making decisions about their care, ethical considerations, the role of the family and the multidisciplinary team.
This new edition includes two new chapters on conservative management of advanced kidney disease (AKD) and dialysis in the very elderly. The chapters covering non pain symptoms, advance care planning, quality of life, psychological and psychiatric consideration and end-of-life care have also be completely revised to include new evidence and current thinking.
This book will be of particular interest to palliative care practitioners; nephrologists, who increasingly need to know more about palliative care; nurse practitioners, dialysis nurses, social workers, dieticians, and psychiatric consultants.
ABOUT THE SUPPORTIVE CARE SERIES
Supportive care is the multidisciplinary holistic care of patients with chronic and life-limiting illnesses and their families - from the time around diagnosis, through treatments aimed at cure or prolonging life, and into the phase currently acknowledged as palliative care. It involves recognising and caring for the side-effects of active therapies as well as patients' symptoms, co-morbidities, psychological, social and spiritual concerns. It also values the role of family carers and helps them in supporting the patient, as well as attending to their own special needs.
Unlike traditional palliative care, which grew from the terminal care of cancer patients, supportive care is not restricted to dying patients nor to cancer. This series covers the support of patients with a variety of long-term conditions, who are currently largely managed by specialist medical teams in hospital and by primary care teams in community settings. Each volume therefore provides a practical guide to the supportive care of patients at all stages of illness.
Series Editor: Sam H. Ahmedzai
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The editors are well renowed experts in the field and have brought together a very knowledgeable and experienced group of chapter authors. * Journal of Renal Nursing *
E. Joanna Chambers, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK, Edwina Brown, Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK, and Michael Germain, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA
Contributors:
Dr David Ansell, UK Renal Registry, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Dr Edwina Brown, Consultant Nephrologist, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Ira Byock, Professor of Anesthesiology and Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, USA
Fergus Caskey, Consultant Nephrologist, UK Renal Registry, Southmead Hosptial, Bristol, UK E. Joanna Chambers, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust, Bristol, UK
Lewis M. Cohen, Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University, School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, USA
Daniel Cukor, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director, Anxiety Disorders Clini, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, USA
Maria Da Silva-Gane, Counsellor, Renal Unit, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Chris Davies, Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care, North Bristol and the University Hospitals, Bristol NHS Trusts, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Sara Davison, Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Edmonton, Canada
Celia Eggeling, Lead for Psychosocial Care, South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit, St Helier Hospital, Surrey, UK
Eileen M. Farrell, MA
Dr Ken Farrington, Consultant Nephrologist, Department of Nephrology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Terry Feest, Peofessor of Clinical Nephrology, Department of Renal Medicine, Southmead Hospital, bristol, UK Charles J. Ferro, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
Fredric O. Finkelstein, Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University, Renal Research Institute, New Haven, USA
Susan H. Finkelstein, Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University, Renal Research Institute, New Haven, USA
Michael Germain, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University, USA
Jean L. Holley, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University if Illinois, Urbana-campaign, USA Alastair Hutchison, Consultant Nephrologist, Manchester Institute of Nephrology & Transplantation, The Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Helen Hurst. Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse Specialist, Manchester Institute of Nephrology & Transplantation, The Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
Lina Johansson, Imperial College, London, UK
Paul L. Kimmel MD, Senior Advisor Division of Kidney and Urologic and Hametologic Dieases, National Istitute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Istitutes of health, Bethesda, MD; Department of Medicine, George Washington University, USA
Lionel U. Mailloux, Clinical Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; American Society of Hypertension - Specialist in Clinical Hypertension; Senior Attending in Medicine - Nephrology, North Shore University Hospital, Port Washington, USA
Alvin Moss, Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for Health Ethics and Law, Section of Nephrology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, USA
Fliss Murtagh, King's College London, Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Weston Education Centre, London, UK
S. Risdale, UK Renal Registry, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Tom Sensky, Professor of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College London, Claybrook Centre, London, UK
Jane Seymour, Sue Ryder Care Professor of Palliative and End of Life Studies, University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Dr Neil Sheerin, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Dr Steven D. Weisbord, Professor of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
Herausgeber*in
, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Richard Bright Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
, Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA
