Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants

Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care: Structure and Processes Chapter 1 The Physician Assistant's Role in Palliative Care Medicine Ruth Ballweg, Tonda Anderson, and Michael L. Powe Chapter 2 Palliative Models of Care Delivery Britni Lookabaugh and Charles von Gunten Chapter 3 Evolution of the Palliative Team Britni Lookabaugh and Charles von Gunten Chapter 4 Whole-Person Assessment of the Patient Betty Ferrell, Vanessa Battista and Ellen T. Friedmann Chapter 5 Enhanced Communication Skills Myra Glajchen and Christine Wilkins Chapter 6 Decision-Making Toolkit Jeffrey D. Myers Section 2: Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of Care Chapter 7 Clinical Interprofessional Model of Spiritual Care: Assessing for and Treating Spiritual Distress Christina M. Puchalski Chapter 8 Foundational Guidance in Grief and Bereavement Jamie Beachy Chapter 9 Caring for the Palliative Care Clinician: Fostering Resilience Jamie Beachy, Maureen J. Shelton, and Timothy Harrison Section 3: Illness Burden and Its Management: Physical Aspects of Care Chapter 10 Constitutional Lara Desanti-Siska, Shawn Fellows, and Nicholas Polito Chapter 11 Gastrointestinal Kimberly Angelia Curseen, Denise Rizzolo, and Mark Deutchman Chapter 12 Cardiopulmonary Kimberly Angelia Curseen and Jabeen Taj Chapter 13 Genitourinary Issues in Palliative Care Min Ji Kim and Kimberson Tanco Chapter 14 Assessment and Management of Pain Russell K. Portenoy, Ebtesam Ahmed, and Calvin Krom Chapter 15 Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care Scott A. Irwin, Jeremy Hirst, Manuel Trachsel, Chase Samsel, Joshua Briscoe, and Nicole Bates Section 4: Special Populations and Communities Chapter 16 Pediatric Population Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Farah Khalid, and Noelle Noah Chapter 17 Older Adult Population Harry Strothers and Dipenkumar Patel Chapter 18 LGBTQ Community Diane Bruessow Chapter 19 Patients With Substance Use Disorder Hunter Woodall Chapter 20 Veteran Population Holly Pilewski Chapter 21 Prisoners' and Ex-Offenders' Community Catherine R. Judd and Marguerite R. Poreda Section 5: Care Transitions Including End of Life Chapter 22 Withdrawal of Life Support Richard Ackermann Chapter 23 Last Days and Hours of Life Richard Ackermann Chapter 24 Transitions in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Karl Steinberg and Michael Fratkin Section 6: Social, Cultural, and Legal Aspects of Care Chapter 25 Family Stress: Including Cultural Context Denis Snow and Mary Ellen Lasala Chapter 26 Ethical and Legal Issues: Evaluation and Management Bonnie K. Cole-Gifford and Kathlyn F. Wohlrabe