Pharmacists are practicing palliative care in a number of settings that include hospice, home care, out-patient treatment centers and hospitals. Palliative care is making inroads as a treatment model into other disease states not normally associated with a terminal diagnosis, such as chronic heart failure. Through the application of the principles of palliative care to these patients, therapy compliance and outcomes are improved.

This book is both as an aid to practitioners and a teaching text. It provides:

• A solid foundation for the history and principles of palliative care as well as more advanced sections on specific treatment issues such as cancer and pediatrics.
• Symptom-management overviews for specific diseases and general health problems related to terminal illness.
• Pain management guidelines.
• A model for setting up palliative care services.
• Each chapter also contains case studies with questions, key points, and clinical pearls.