End of Life Care in Neurological Disease

Dr David Oliver is Medical Director and Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at the Wisdom Hospice in Rochester, Kent and Honorary Reader in Palliative Medicine at the Centre for Professional Practice at the University of Kent, where he is Director of Studies for the MSc in Supportive and Palliative Care. He is a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

• 1. End of Life Care.- 2. End of life care in neurological disease.- 3. Communication.- 4. Physical Symptoms – Assessment Management.- 5. Holistic Care – Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects.- 6. Coordination of Care.- 7. Advance Care Planning.- 8. Care at the end of life.- 9. Carers.- 10. Future Developments in Care.- 11. International Aspects of Care: Australia.- 12. International Aspects of Care: Europe.- 13. International Aspects of Care: Africa.- 14. Conclusion.

From the reviews: "This book grew out of the report on a UK meeting of health and social care professionals, together with representative patient organisations, convened to discuss the needs of people with progressive neurological disease. ... This book represents a lot of work and consideration, cataloguing the needs of these patients and their carers and working out how those needs can be best met." (Roger Woodruff, Newsletter IAHPC book reviews, hospicecare.com, Vol. 14 (11), November, 2013)