Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants

Dr. Nadya Dimitrov is a Clinical Associate Professor at Stony Brook University (SBU) PA Program, NY, and an Affiliate Faculty at Shiley CSU Institute for Palliative Care at San Marcos CA. At Stony Brook University, she is a member of the Telehealth Board and Ethics Committees. Ms. Kathy Kemle has been an Assistant Professor at the Mercer University School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine since 1994. While there, she assisted Dr. Richard Ackermann in establishing a geriatric fellowship program and a Palliative Medicine fellowship for the same department.

• Section 1: Essential Aspects of Serious Illness Patient Care: Structure and ProcessesChapter 1 The Physician Assistant's Role in Palliative Care MedicineRuth Ballweg, Tonda Anderson, and Michael L. PoweChapter 2 Palliative Models of Care DeliveryBritni Lookabaugh and Charles von GuntenChapter 3 Evolution of the Palliative TeamBritni Lookabaugh and Charles von GuntenChapter 4 Whole-Person Assessment of the PatientBetty Ferrell, Vanessa Battista and Ellen T. FriedmannChapter 5 Enhanced Communication SkillsMyra Glajchen and Christine WilkinsChapter 6 Decision-Making ToolkitJeffrey D. Myers Section 2: Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of CareChapter 7 Clinical Interprofessional Model of Spiritual Care: Assessing for and Treating Spiritual Distress Christina M. PuchalskiChapter 8 Foundational Guidance in Grief and BereavementJamie BeachyChapter 9 Caring for the Palliative Care Clinician: Fostering ResilienceJamie Beachy, Maureen J. Shelton, and Timothy Harrison Section 3: Illness Burden and Its Management: Physical Aspects of CareChapter 10 ConstitutionalLara Desanti-Siska, Shawn Fellows, and Nicholas PolitoChapter 11 GastrointestinalKimberly Angelia Curseen, Denise Rizzolo, and Mark DeutchmanChapter 12 CardiopulmonaryKimberly Angelia Curseen and Jabeen TajChapter 13 Genitourinary Issues in Palliative CareMin Ji Kim and Kimberson TancoChapter 14 Assessment and Management of PainRussell K. Portenoy, Ebtesam Ahmed, and Calvin KromChapter 15 Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of CareScott A. Irwin, Jeremy Hirst, Manuel Trachsel, Chase Samsel, Joshua Briscoe, and Nicole Bates Section 4: Special Populations and CommunitiesChapter 16 Pediatric PopulationStefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Farah Khalid, and Noelle NoahChapter 17 Older Adult PopulationHarry Strothers and Dipenkumar PatelChapter 18 LGBTQ CommunityDiane BruessowChapter 19 Patients With Substance Use DisorderHunter WoodallChapter 20 Veteran PopulationHolly PilewskiChapter 21 Prisoners' and Ex-Offenders' CommunityCatherine R. Judd and Marguerite R. Poreda Section 5: Care Transitions Including End of LifeChapter 22 Withdrawal of Life SupportRichard AckermannChapter 23 Last Days and Hours of LifeRichard AckermannChapter 24 Transitions in Palliative and End-of-Life CareKarl Steinberg and Michael Fratkin Section 6: Social, Cultural, and Legal Aspects of CareChapter 25 Family Stress: Including Cultural ContextDenis Snow and Mary Ellen LasalaChapter 26 Ethical and Legal Issues: Evaluation and ManagementBonnie K. Cole-Gifford and Kathlyn F. Wohlrabe

This volume fills an important information need in physician assistant (PA) practice, addressing the participation of PAs in palliative care and management of serious illness.