2nd Edition

The Hospice Development and Administration

Edited By Glen Davidson Copyright 1985
    248 Pages
    by Taylor & Francis

    Explains how to start a hospice, discusses issues concerning their Administration, And Considers Staff Stress, Emotional Support For mourners, ethical problems, and legal concerns.

    Introduction; 1: Starting a Community Hospice; 2: The McGill University Palliative Care Service; 3: Issues in Hospice Administration; 4: Training an Interdisciplinary Team; 5: The Physician's Role in a Hospice; 6: Staff Stress in Hospice Care; 7: An Emotional Support System for Mourners; 8: Spiritual Help for the Bereaved; 9: The Ethics of Hospice Care; 10: Privacy and the Right to Die: Legal Issues in the Care and Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients; 11: Hospice: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography

    Biography

    Glen Davidson