Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

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 *

Professor Max Watson is Director of Project ECHO at Hospice UK in London, former Medical Director of Northern Ireland Hospice, Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queens University Belfast, and Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 2024, for services to Palliative Care Medicine.

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 theBelfast 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 medicalstudents. 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.