Hear Professor Peter Ravenscroft
Topics:
Principles of palliative care
Emotional care of the provider of palliative care
Ethical issues
Communicating with and supporting the patient
Loss, grief and bereavement
Community care
Pertinent practical points
Getting to know your drugs
Paediatric principles and practice
Principles of symptom control
Emergencies
Intercurrent illnesses
Pain
Fatigue
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Respiratory symptoms
Neurological and neuromuscular symptoms
Psychiatric symptoms
Dermatological symptoms
Haematological problems
Genitourinary symptoms
Paraneoplastic syndromes
Life-limiting illnesses other than cancer
HIV/AIDS in palliative care patients
Terminal care
Drug administration
Patient assessment tools
Resources
Suggested citation
Palliative Care Expert Group. Therapeutic guidelines: palliative care. Version 3.
Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2010.
ISBN
9780980476460
Electronic version
Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care is available in electronic format as part of eTG complete and miniTG.