GLOBAL HANDBOOK OF
CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE
A Resource for Frontline Care Providers
Managing Editor: Dr. Megan Doherty
240 pages . 145 x 105 mm
ISBN 978-1-917290-02-9
NEW SERIES
Palliative care is a cornerstone of people-centred healthcare. Beyond managing symptoms, palliative care involves the holistic needs of patients, focusing on improving their quality of life physically, emotionally, and spiritually, providing dignity and comfort.
The handbook focuses on the needs of children and young people with serious health-related suffering, those living with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses, including cancer, but also other serious illnesses including severe respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, neurological, infectious, and metabolic conditions.
The Handbook can be downloaded for free on this site and is also available to purchase as a compact, spiral-bound, hard-wearing pocket book.
The Global Handbook for Children’s Palliative Care: Free Access Online Edition
Foreword
The Philosophy of Palliative Care
Assessment
Palliative Care for Children
Balanced Care
List of Abbreviations and Terms
Physical Sympton Care
Anorexia and Cachexia
Ascites
Bleeding
Constipation
Cough
Delirium
Dyspnoea
End of Life Care
Hiccups
Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Nausea and Vomiting
Pain
Pleural Effusion
Pruritus
Respiratory Secretions
Seizures
Skin Wound Care
Spinal Cord Compression (SCC)
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Psychosocial and Spiritual Care
Pyschosocial and Spiritual Care
Communication
Communication Skills and Practices
Appendices and Suggested Further Reading
Appendix 1: Breakthrough or Rescue Doses of Morphine
Appendix 2: WHO Pain Ladder
Appendix 3: Opioid Conversion Tables
Appendix 4: Use of Naloxone in Respiratory Depression due to Opioid Overdose
Appendix 5: Medications Which Can Be Given by SUBQ Route
Appendix 6: The Use of Blood Products in Palliative Care
Appendix 7: Lansky Play- Performance Scale (PPS)
Suggested Further Reading
Medications
Complete list here
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