Palliative Care

Abstract

The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort. This is especially so when you feel under confident in your abilities to provide a high quality of symptom management and relief from distress and to communicate appropriately with patients. Patients with advanced disease present some of the most challenging ethical, physical, psychological and social issues toclinicians and indeed to society.Patients need us to be knowledgeable, skilful and understanding. The fully revised and updated new editi