Communication in Palliative Care

<p>This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliative care setting – a pivotal aspect of being a palliative care expert that is so difficult to quantify and teach. It uses genuine anecdotes and case studies to bring theory to life and assist in everyday application.</p><p>The revised edition includes sections on the conversation about assisted dying and how it feels to be on the other side of clinical communication as a patient or carer.</p><p><strong>Communication in Palliative Care</strong> is a wide-ranging, invaluable resource to palliative care professionals across all clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Features:</strong></p><ul><li>Offers the lessons learned over a lifetime of care in practice from diagnosis into bereavement</li><li>Addresses the topics of daily concern to palliative care professionals and carers working in oncology or with non-malignant disease and with the elderly across all clinical settings</li><li>Presents a succinct summary of points and lessons from each case study</li></ul>