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Zusatztext This book should be compulsory reading for any nephrologist or trainee nephrologist and would be a useful reference for palliative care physicians and their trainees. And it will be a useful resource for any and all members of the multidisciplinary nephrology team. Informationen zum Autor Alvin H. Moss, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Health Ethics and Law at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.Dale E. Lupu, MPH, PhD, is Senior Strategic Advisor of the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients and Lead Consultant and founder of Daleview Associates in Maryland.Nancy C. Armistead, MPA, is Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition in Richmond, VA.Louis Diamond, MBChB, FCP, (SA), FACP, FHIMSS, is Member of the Executive Committee for the Coalition for Supportive Care for Kidney Disease Patients. Klappentext Part of the Integrating Palliative Care series, this volume on palliative care in nephrology guides readers through the core palliative knowledge and skills needed to deliver high value, high quality care for seriously ill patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease. Chapters are written by a team of international leaders in kidney palliative care and are organized into sections exploring unmet supportive care needs, palliative care capacity, patient-centered care, enhanced support at the end of life, and more. Palliative Care in Nephrology is an ideal resource for nephrologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, primary care clinicians, and other practitioners who wish to learn more about integrating individualized, patient-centered palliative care into treatment of their patients with kidney disease. Zusammenfassung Palliative care has become increasingly important across the spectrum of healthcare, and with it, the need for education and training of a broad range of medical practitioners not previously associated with this field of care. As part of the Integrating Palliative Care series, this volume on palliative care in nephrology guides readers through the core palliative knowledge and skills needed to deliver high value, high quality care for seriously ill patients with chronic and end-stage kidney disease. Chapters are written by a team of international leaders in kidney palliative care and are organized into sections exploring unmet supportive care needs, palliative care capacity, patient-centered care, enhanced support at the end of life, and more. Chapter topics are based on the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients Pathways Project change package of 14 evidence-based best practices to improve the delivery of palliative care to patients with kidney disease. An overview of the future of palliative care nephrology with attention to needed policy changes rounds out the text. Palliative Care in Nephrology is an ideal resource for nephrologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, primary care clinicians, and other practitioners who wish to learn more about integrating individualized, patient-centered palliative care into treatment of their patients with kidney disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Overview Section I Why We Need This Book: Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Patients with Kidney Disease Chapter 2 Birth of a Benefit: Brief History of the ESRD Program Nancy Armistead and Jeffrey A. Perlmutter Chapter 3 Unmet Palliative Care Needs of Patients with Kidney Disease and Consequences Kate Schueller and Dale Lupu Chapter 4 Models for Operationalizing Supportive Care in Kidney Care Dale Lupu and Emma Murphy Section II Supportive Care Capacity-Creating the Infrastructure to Provide Kidney Supportive Care Chapter 5 Assessing Patients' Unmet Palliative Care Needs with Tools for Assessment Dr. Chandra Thomas and Amanda Halpin Chapter 6 Primary Palliative Care Education...
