The first resource of its kind, Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants provides a fundamental framework for physician assistants and physician associates to incorporate palliative care medicine, including end-of-life care, into their practice. The book focuses on pharmacologic and integrative medical therapeutic modalities, as well as the evaluation and treatment of special populations, which reflects the reality of a physician assistant's day-to-day job. It uses a patient-centered approach to address the comprehensive management of serious illness patients, as well as their designated families, significant others, caregivers, and health care providers. Chapters are organized into six sections that cover the essential aspects of care, symptom management, and transitioning care at the end-of-life. This book is ideal for physician assistant trainers (didactic or clinical), students, and practicing clinicians who seek to enhance their
communication and medical skills in the treatment of all seriously illness patient populations in any specialty, and in the management of their symptoms at any stage of their disease or condition.
Author(s): Nadya Dimitrov, Kathy Kemle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 496
City: Oxford
Cover
Half-Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Section 1. Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care: Structure and Processes
1. The Physician Assistant’s Role in Palliative Care Medicine
2. Palliative Models of Care Delivery
3. Evolution of the Palliative Team
4. Whole-.Person Assessment of the Patient
5. Enhanced Communication Skills
6. Decision-.Making Toolkit
Section 2. Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of Care
7. Clinical Interprofessional Model of Spiritual Care: Assessing for and Treating Spiritual Distress
8. Foundational Guidance in Grief and Bereavement
9. Caring for the Palliative Care Clinician: Fostering Resilience
Section 3. Illness Burden and Its Management: Physical Aspects of Care
10. Constitutional Symptoms
11. Gastrointestinal Symptoms
12. Cardiopulmonary System
13. Genitourinary Issues in Palliative Care
14. Assessment and Management of Pain
15. Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Care
Section 4. Special Populations and Communities
16. Pediatric Population
17. Older Adult Population
18. LGBTQ Community
19. Patients With Substance Use Disorder
20. Veteran Population
21. Prisoners’ and Ex-.Offenders’ Community
Section 5. Care Transitions Including End of Life
22. Withdrawal of Life Support
23. Last Days and Hours of Life
24. Transitions in Palliative and End-.of-.Life Care
Section 6. Social, Cultural, and Legal Aspects of Care
25. Family Stress: Including Cultural Context
26. Ethical and Legal Issues: Evaluation and Management
Index
