Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

Edited by Max Watson, Director Project ECHO Hospice UK, London; Consultantin in Palliative Medicine, Western Trust, Enniskillen; Visiting Professor, University of Ulster, Belfast, UK, Stephen Ward, Teacher Practitioner Pharmacist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nandini Vallath, Academic Consultant, Palliative Care Training Program Coordinator for India, Indo-American Cancer Association, Houston, USA, Jo Wells, Nurse Consultant (Triage), Southern Adelaide Palliative Service, Australia, and Rachel Campbell, ADEPT Clinical Leadership Fellow and Speciality Trainee in Palliative Medicine, Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Northern Ireland, UK

Max Watson is Director of Project ECHO at Hospice UK in London, former Medical Director of Northern Ireland Hospice, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queens University Belfast. Max is an author and editor with OUP including the End of Life Care series. His research interests include generalist palliative care education, cancer cachexia, dementia care at the end of life, and the use of bedside ultrasound. Trained in theology and medicine, Max worked in Nepal as a GP before palliative training in London and Belfast. He has developed a range of teaching programmes for generalists, including the European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care, used in the UK, India, Malta, Nepal and Kyrgystan. Since 2014 he has been pioneering Project ECHO methodology as a means of democratising medical knowledge, tele-mentoring and building communities of practice. Clinically, Max currently provides a Palliative Medicine Liaison service to acute hospitals in the Western Trust in Northern Ireland.

Rachel Campbell is a speciality trainee in palliative medicine at the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA), and was formerly was an ADEPT Fellow on the Clinical Leadership Fellow's Program.

Nandini Vallath is a clinical consultant and director of projects at the Trivandum Institute of Palliative Sciences in India. She was awarded the 2015 Cancer Aid Society Palliative Care Award for Excellence and Leadership in the SAARC region. Nandini collaborates with NGOs and government officials to develop policies to improve palliative care, and has helped develop modules for palliative care at undergratudate and professional levels.

Stephen Ward is a Teacher Practitioner Pharmacist in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. In addition to providing a clinical pharmacy service in the Royal Victoria Hospital, he has also developed a medication safety programme for final year medical students. Stephen studied pharmacy in Queen's University Belfast before working as a hospital pharmacist in Uganda. Following this, he worked as a clinical pharmacist in the Belfast Trust and Northern Ireland Hospice. His research interests include medical education, palliative care and respiratory medicine.

Jo Wells is a Nurse Consultant at the Southern Adelaide Palliative Service in Australia, and was formerly a Support Services Co-ordinator at The Leukaemia Foundation, South Australia.

Peter Allcroft
21: Palliative care in non-malignant neurological disease
Director, Mycroft Sleep Diagnostics, Adelaide, Australia

Gabriela Piriz Alvarez
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Co-ordinator of the Palliative Health Teaching and Care Unit at the School of Medicine, University of the Republic, and Head of the Palliative Care Department of the Maciel Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay

Lucy Balding
8: Pain management
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services, Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin

Kathy Birch
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Therapies and Day Hospice Manager, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, UK

Michael Briffa
2: Communication: breaking bad news
Medical Lead, Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service Repatriation Hospital, Australia

Carlos Centeno Cortes
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Lead Investigator, Instituto Cultura y Sociedad (ICS) de la Universidad de Navarra, Spain

Sarah Cox
19: HIV and palliative care
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Medical Day Unit, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

David Currow
10: Respiratory symptoms
Professor in the Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia

Matthew Doré
20: Dementia and frailty
Specialist Trainee in Palliative Care, Severn Hospice, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Craig Gannon
1: Ethical issues and the person in the patient
Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Medical Director, Princess Alice Hospice, Esther, UK

Rajesh Gongal
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Founding Chair, Hospice Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Charlotte Griffiths
6. Oncology and palliative care
Medical Oncologist and Palliative Medicine Consultant, Adelaide Oncology and Haematology, Australia

Gerard G. Hanna
6. Oncology and palliative care
Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University of Belfast

Conn Haughey
1: Ethical issues and the person in the patient
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Western Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK

Satbir Singh Jassal
16: Paediatrics
Medical Director, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young Adults, Loughborough, UK

Kathleen Jurgens
31: Bereavement
Bereavement Lead, Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service Repatriation Hospital, Australia

Kiran Kaur
30: Terminal phase
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Belfast Trust (Royal Hospitals) and Northern Ireland Hospice, Northern Ireland, UK

Juliet Lawson
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Speech & Language Therapist, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, UK

Sarah Lawton
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Social Worker, Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service Repatriation Hospital, Australia

Clare Lenaghan
5: Principles of drug use in palliative care and 24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Palliative care pharmacist, Northern Ireland Hospice, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK

Michael Lucey
8: Pain management
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Milford Hospice, Castletroy, and HSE Mid-West, Limerick, Ireland

Peter Martin
9: Gastrointestinal symptoms
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

Lulu Matthews
30: Terminal phase
Medical Officer, Arogyakeralam, PPCS, Medical College, Kozhikode, India

Martha Maurer
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Associate Scientist/Policy Program Manager and Researcher, Pain and Policy Studies Group, Carbone Cancer Centre, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, USA

MaryAnne McCann
9: Gastrointestinal symptoms
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Northern Trust, Antrim, UK

Dorry McLaughlin
28: Palliative care for people with learning disabilities
Lecturer in Palliative Care and Chronic Illness, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

Sarah McLean
8: Pain management
Specialist in Palliative Medicine, and Clinical Researcher, Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

Sophie Miller
12: Skin problems in palliative care
Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine, London Deanery, UK

Karin Myhill
22: Psychiatric symptoms in palliative care
Senior Consultant, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, South Australia, Australia

Steve Nolan
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Chaplain, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, UK

Victor Pace
14: Palliation of head and neck cancer
Senior Consultant, St. Christopher's Hospice, London, UK

Gayatri Palat
29: Emergencies
Director, PAX Asia Program, Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration- INCTR Canada Consultant, MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad, India

Gemma Pengelly-Marshall
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Specialist Dietitian, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, UK

Sharon Picot
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

M. R. Rajagopal
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Director, W.H.O Collaborating Center for Policy and Training on Access to Pain Relief, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences, Pallium India, Kerala, India

Karen Ryan
8: Pain management
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Francis Hospice and Mater Hospital and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University College Dublin, Ireland

Gabriel Sehabiaga
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Specialist in Palliative Medicine, Maciel Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay

Jane Smeet
24: The contribution to palliative care of allied health professions
Art Therapist, Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service Repatriation Hospital, Australia

Ros Taylor
1: Ethical issues and the person in the patient
Palliative physician, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK

Mark Thomas
23: Spiritual care
Revd Prebendary, Development Director of The Gold Standards Framework Centre for End of Life Care, Shrewsbury, UK

Keri Thomas
26: Population based end of life care
National Clinical Lead, GSF Centre CIC for End of Life Care, and Honorary Professor, End of Life Care, University of Birmingham, UK

Margie Thomson
25: Complementary and alternative medicine
Southern Adelaide Palliative Care Service Repatriation Hospital, Australia

Victoria Tittle
19: HIV and palliative care
HIV Specialist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Timothy To
20: Dementia and frailty
Department of Rehabilitation & Aged Care, Repatriation General Hospital, Australia

Kay de Vries
32: Self-care for health professionals
Deputy Head, the School of Health Sciences, and Head of Centre for Health Research, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

John Weru
33: Access to palliative care - international perspectives
Senior Instructor and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

"A good, affordable, pocket-sized, reference providing a reasonable coverage of palliative care." - Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Newsletter

"this is a superb update to an already excellent book and especially for primary care, this is a great support for helping to manage a particular patient ... This book is full of gems and offers excellent clinical support for a health care professional involved in providing direct patient palliative care." - Dr Harry Brown,MBChB, Glycosmedia

"Review from previous edition This is more than just a reference book: it is full of information on both the theoretical background of palliative care and the practical aspects of prescribing, symptom control and other aspects of managing this sometimes complex group of patients...It also includes useful chapters on palliation of non-malignant disease, an area that is often overlooked." - BMA Medical Book Competition 2010

"...a remarkable book that will be useful for hospice and pallative care professionals as well as other readers." - Doody's Notes

"With a broadened remit to be accessible to non-medical readers this book is a resource for allied healthcare professionals as well as those from non-palliative care backgrounds. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of holistic palliative care and a comprehensive summary of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to symptom management. The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care 2nd edition provides an easy, accessible and applicable reference guide for healthcare professionals. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of holistic palliative care." - uropean Journal of Palliative Care Medicine