TY - BOOK AU - Connor,Stephen R. AU - Connor,Stephen R. TI - Hospice and palliative care: the essential guide SN - 9780415993562 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - R726.8 .C686 2009 U1 - 362.17/5 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, [Alexandria, Va.] PB - Routledge, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization KW - Hospice care N1 - Rev. ed. of: Hospice / by Stephen R. Connor. c1998; Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index; What are hospice and palliative care? -- The interdisciplinary team -- Symptom management and physical care -- Psychosocial and spiritual care -- Grief and bereavement -- Community education -- Managing hospice and palliative care -- Hospice and palliative care in the U.S. health care system -- Society and denial -- A right to die? -- How palliative care is unique in the health care system -- How good are hospice and palliative care? -- Hospice and palliative care around the world -- The future of hospice and palliative care ER -