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Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Full Book Set)
Essentials of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nine‑Book Series
A comprehensive, evidence-based compendium for compassionate, goal-concordant care
The Essentials of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nine-Book Series is a comprehensive, practice-ready resource designed for clinicians delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across the spectrum of serious illness.
This authoritative collection translates the latest evidence, evolving care models, and real-world interdisciplinary challenges into clear, actionable guidance you can apply with confidence at the bedside.
Whether you are building a hospice or palliative care program, training clinicians, or expanding interdisciplinary expertise, the full series delivers unmatched depth and breadth in one coordinated collection.
What the Complete Series Covers
Across nine books, the series addresses the core domains of hospice and palliative medicine, including:
- Foundations of hospice and palliative care practice
- Pain and non‑pain symptom management
- Psychiatric, psychological, and spiritual care
- Communication, teamwork, and serious illness conversations
- Ethical and legal decision making
- Oncology, organ failure, and complex chronic illness
- HIV, dementia, and neurologic disease
- Care across diverse settings, populations, and care models
Each book stands on its own as a valuable resource, and together, they form a unified, comprehensive reference aligned with contemporary clinical practice.
Designed for bedside care, interdisciplinary teams, and training environments, the full series provides a consistent framework that supports both immediate application and long-term professional development.
How This Series Strengthens Your Clinical Practice
- Deliver confident, real-time care with clear, actionable guidance for bedside decision-making.
- Make goal‑concordant decisions by integrating symptom management, prognostication, ethics, and communication.
- Navigate complex, clinical scenarios including multimorbidity, neurocognitive decline, and end‑of‑life transitions.
- Enhance team-based care with a shared structure and language that aligns to ensure interdisciplinary care plans.
- Address equity and whole-person needs by integrating psychosocial, spiritual, and caregiver considerations.
- Stay current with evolving evidence, frameworks, and standards in hospice and palliative medicine.
To Learn More About the Books Included in This Series
- Essentials Book 1: Medical Care of People with Serious Illness
- Essentials Book 2: Psychiatric, Psychological, and Spiritual Care
- Essentials Book 3: Pain Assessment and Management
- Essentials Book 4: Non-pain Symptom Management
- Essentials Book 5: Communication and Teamwork
- Essentials Book 6: Ethical and Legal Practice
- Essentials Book 7: Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice
- Essentials Book 8: COPD, Heart Failure, Renal Disease, and Liver Disease
- Essentials Book 9: HIV, Dementia, and Neurological Conditions
Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
Series Editors
Stacie Levine, MD CMD AGSF FAAHPM
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Joseph W. Shega, MD
Vitas Healthcare
University of Central Florida
Gotha, FL
Book 1: Medical Care of People with Serious Illness
Editors:
Constance Dahlin, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN FAAN
MGB Salem Hospital
Salem MA
Elizabeth Glazier, MD MPH FACP FAAHPM
WellMed Medical Group
San Antonio, TX
Authors:
Constance Dahlin, MSN ANP-BC ACHPN FPCN FAAN
MGB Salem Hospital
Salem MA
Elizabeth Glazier, MD MPH FACP FAAHPM
WellMed Medical Group
San Antonio, TX
Andy Arwari, MD MS FACP SFHM FAAHPM HMDC
VITAS Healthcare
Miami, FL
Leigh Fredholm, MD FAAHPM
WellMed Medical Group
Georgetown, TX
Sally Kelley, MD HMDC
WellMed Medical Group
Harlingen, TX
Sandra Liliana Oakes, MD AGSF AAFPF
WellMed Medical Management
San Antonio, TX
Ronald D. Stephens, MD
WellMed Medical Group
Corpus Christi, TX
Reviewers:
Andrew E. Esch, MD MBA
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Brett M. Prestia, DO HMDC
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Book 2: Psychiatric, Psychological, and Spiritual Care
Editors:
Paul Riordan, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
David Buxton, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Authors:
Paul Riordan, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Christie Kahlon, PharmD MBA BCPP BCGP
Durham, NC
Craig Libman, PhD
Durham VA Health Care System
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC
Keri Brenner, MD MPA
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Danielle Chammas, MD FAAHPM
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
J. Janet Ho, MD MPH FAAHPM FASAM
University of California, San Francisco
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
San Francisco, CA
Daniel Shalev, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Diana Treu, MD
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Orlando VA Healthcare System
Orlando, FL
Brianna Williamson, MD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
David Buxton, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Reviewers:
Allison E. Jordan, MD CCMS DipABLM NBC-HWC FAAHPM
Veterans Health Administration
St. Louis, MO
Erin K. Zahradnik, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Maximillian H. Stevenson, PharmD MA BCPS
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Book 3: Pain Assessment and Management
Editor:
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD BCPS FAAHPM
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Authors:
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD PhD BCPS FAAHPM
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Philip Chang, DO
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD ACHPN CARN-AP
VA Boston Healthcare System
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Kasey L. Malotte, PharmD APh BCPS BCPMP
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Kyle Neale, DO FAAHPM
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Judith A. Paice, PhD RN FAAN FASCO
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Reviewers:
Dmitry Kozhevnikov, DO FACP
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Priya Pinto MD FAAHPM
NYU Langone Health/Grossman School of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY
Book 4: Non-pain Symptom Management
Editors:
Michael Huber, MD MS HEC-C
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Gina Piscitello, MD MS FAAHPM
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Authors:
Michael Huber, MD MS HEC-C
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Patricia Maani Fogelman, DNP FAAHPM
Mount Nittany Health
State College, PA
Diana Treu, MD
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Orlando VA Healthcare System
Orlando, FL
Nasreen Bagwan Malik, MD FACP
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale New Haven Health
Trumbull, CT
Katherine Aragon, MD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Gina Piscitello, MD MS FAAHPM
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Reviewers:
Eric R. Goodlev, MD FAAHPM
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Temple Health
Philadelphia, PA
Ahashta Johnson, MD
Jefferson Health
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Philadelphia, PA
James B. Ray, PharmD FPPCP
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Iowa City, IA
Book 5: Communication and Teamwork
Editor:
Katie H. Stowers, DO FAAHPM
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Authors:
Sarah Lowry, DNP ACNP-BC AOCNP ACHPN
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Eriko Onishi, MD PhD MCR
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Aziz Ansari, DO SFHM FACP FAAHPM
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Katie H. Stowers, DO FAAHPM
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Reviewers:
Kelly Klein, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
Victoria Leff, MSW LCSW APHSW-C
Palliative Care Consultant
Cary, NC
Book 6: Ethical and Legal Practice
Editor:
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD MPH
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Authors:
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD MPH
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Adam Marks, MD MPH FAAHPM HEC-C
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Thomas Pathiyil, DO
Endeavor Health–Northwest Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
Christina L. Bell, MD PhD
Hawai'i Permanente Medical Group
University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine
Honolulu, HI
Reviewers:
Eric F. Moss, MD MBA HEC-C
Intermountain Health
Provo, UT
Thomas Pathiyil, DO
Endeavor Health–Northwest Community Hospital
Chicago, IL
Book 7: Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice
Editors:
Michael D. Barnett, MD MS FACP FAAP FAAHPM
Four Seasons Hospice
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bryson City, NC
Megan Thorvilson, MD MDiv
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Authors:
Michael D. Barnett, MD MS FACP FAAP FAAHPM
Four Seasons Hospice
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bryson City, NC
Megan Thorvilson, MD MDiv
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Vanessa Battista, DNP MBA CPNP-PC CHPPN FPCN FAAN
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Preeya L. Desh, MD
VITAS/Broward Health North
West Palm Beach, FL
Emily S. Hahn, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Christina Ullrich, MD MPH FAAHPM
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Reviewers:
Gabrielle Langmann, MD MS
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Jennifer N. Fan, MD MPH FAAFP
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Temple
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, TX
Maximillian H. Stevenson, PharmD MA BCPS
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Book 8: COPD, Heart Failure, Renal Disease, and Liver Disease
Editor:
Mary K. Buss, MD, MPH
University of Connecticut
UConn Health
Farmington, CT
Authors:
Mary K. Buss, MD, MPH
University of Connecticut
UConn Health
Farmington, CT
Kirsten G. Engel, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston MA
Sarah Godfrey MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Emily Lu, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Nancy M. Mason, CNP ACHPN
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Karen A. O’Brien, MD HMDC
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Kathleen M. Waybill, MD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Reviewers:
Alia Berlin, MSN FNP-BC PMGT-BC ACHPN
MarinHealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Margaret Putman, DO
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Marissa Brakefield, PharmD
VA Illiana Health Care System
Danville, IL
Book 9: HIV, Dementia, and Neurological Conditions
Editor:
Jessica McFarlin, MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Authors:
Jessica McFarlin, MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Obinna N. Nnedu, MD MPH
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Hesham Hassan, MD MPH MSc
Birmingham, AL
Rebecca Lazarus, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY
Heather E. Leeper, MD MS
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Reviewers:
Christopher M. Blais, MD
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Pin-Wen Chen, MD
St. Louis, MO
Kelsey Noble, DO MS
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE