The Pursuit of Life - The Promise and Challenge of Palliative Care

Examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies.

About the author

Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, is the Director of Clinical Ethics and Supportive Palliative Care at Baylor Scott and White Health. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, teaches, and publishes widely in ethics and palliative care with a particular focus on medical futility.Jack Levison, PhD, holds the W. J. A. Power Chair of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is the author of many books, including most recently A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament and The Holy Spirit Before Christianity.

Summary

Examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Fine
• Assisted by: Robert Fine (Editor), Jack Levison (Editor), Levison Jack (Editor), Meier Diane (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2022
• EAN: 9780271094403
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09440-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Assisted by: Kelsey Spinnato
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Schaubilder
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Ethics, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, MEDICAL / Nursing / Palliative Care, MEDICAL / Caregiving, Terminal care nursing, Palliative Medicine, Medical ethics & professional conduct, RELIGION / Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Nursing specialties, Christian ministry & pastoral activity