List of contributors, vii
Foreword, x
Preface to the Third Edition, xii
Acknowledgements, xv
List of Abbreviations, xvi
1 The context and principles of palliative care, 1
Christina Faull
2 Palliative care in the community, 15
Daniel Munday and Rodger Charlton
3 Public and patient involvement in palliative care, 29
Neil Small
4 Palliative care: choice, equality, and diversity, 42
Liz Grant, Joanna Dunn and Aziz Sheikh
5 Ethical issues in palliative care, 52
Sharon de Caestecker
6 Communication skills in palliative care, 65
Sharon de Caestecker
7 Adapting to death, dying, and bereavement, 81
Christina Faull and Sue Taplin
8 Advance care planning, 93
Richard Wong
9 Pain and its management, 109
Alex Nicholson
10 The management of gastrointestinal symptoms and advanced liver disease, 139
Andrew Chilton, Christina Faull, Wendy Prentice and Monica Compton
11 The management of respiratory symptoms and advanced COPD, 160
Christine Jones
12 Managing complications of cancer, 184
Rachael Barton and Debbie Allanson
13 Palliative care for people with progressive neurological disorders, 207
David Oliver
14 Palliative care for people with HIV infection and AIDS, 218
Surinder Singh and Nick Theobald
15 Palliative care for children, 231
Harold Siden and Camara van Breemen
16 Palliative care for adolescents and young adults, 247
Daniel Kelly, Victoria Lidstone, Jacqueline Edwards and Jo Griffiths
17 Palliative care for people with advanced dementia, 257
Rachael E. Dixon
18 Palliative care in advanced heart disease, 265
Ryan Liebscher and Fraser Black
19 Palliative care in advanced renal disease, 279
Deb Braithwaite
20 Pressure ulcer care and the management of malignant wounds, 289
Mary Walding
21 Terminal care and dying, 295
Christina Faull and Alex Nicholson
22 The syringe driver and medicines management in palliative care, 323
Christine Hirsch and Maria McKenna
23 Complementary approaches to palliative cancer care, 340
Elizabeth Thompson and Catherine Zollman
24 Spirituality in palliative care, 356
Megory Anderson and Christina Faull
Index, 365
