1st Edition
The Hospice Heritage Celebrating Our Future
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through The Hospice Heritage: Celebrating Our Future, physicians, nurses, social workers, and clergy will find unique examples to give patients the attention, care, and understanding they need at that time in their life. Since 80 of people who die do so without the support of a hospice program, this important book offers approaches designed to expand access to hospice and provide a solid... Read more
Contents
- About the Contributors
- Preface (Inge B. Corless and Zelda Foster)
- Foundations Origins: International Perspectives, Then and Now (Dame Cicely Sounders) Origins: An American Perspective (Zelda Foster and Inge B. Corless) History of the National Hospice Organization (Larry Beresford and Stephen R. Connor)
- Issues Symptom Control in Hospice --State of the Art (J. Cameron Muir, Lisa M. Krammer, Jacqueline R. Cameron, and Charles F. von Guten) Spirituality (Emily Chandler) Access to Care (Constance M. Dahlin) End of Life Care and Decision Making: How Far We Have Come, How Far We Have to Go (Connie Zuckerman and David Wollner)
- Current Efforts End of Life Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Health Care Professionals (Deborah Witt Sherman) Hospice vs. Palliative Care (Patrice O’ Connor) The NHO Medical Guidelines for Non-Cancer Disease and Local Medical Review Policy: Hospice Access for Patients with Diseases Other Than Cancer (Brad Stuart) Hospice Care and Palliative Care: A Perspective From Experience (Paul R. Brenner) Putting Patient and Family Voice Back into Measuring Quality of Care for the Dying (Joan M. Teno) Documenting the Impact of Hospice (Melanie P. Merriman) New Initiatives Transforming Hospice Care (Stephen R. Connor)
- Reflections and Reminiscences Reflections on Death in America (George Soros) Personal Reflections (Claire B. Tehan) Reflections on the History of Occupational Stress in Hospice/Palliative Care (Mary L. S. Vachon) Hospice Reminiscences and Reflections --A 18 Year Personal and Professional Love Affair (Ann MacGregor) The Moment of Death: Is Hospice Making a Difference? (Robert Kastenbaum)
- Index
Biography
Inge B. Corless (Author) , Zelda Foster (Author)
