Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology

SYMPTOMS AND SYNDROMES

Pain:: Cancer Pain:: Principles of Assessment and Syndromes / Difficult Pain Syndromes:: Bone Pain, Visceral Pain, Neuropathic Pain / Opioid Pharmacotherapy / Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics / Non-Pharmacologic Management of Pain / Physiatric Approaches to Pain Management / Neurosurgical Interventional Approaches to Pain

Constitutional Symptoms:: Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue / Fever and Sweats / Hotflashes

Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Syndromes:: Anorexia/Weight Loss / Dysphagia/Speech Rehabilitation / Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting / Chronic Nausea and Vomiting / Diarrhea, Malabsorption, and Constipation / Bowel Obstruction / Diagnosis and Management of Ascites / Hiccups and other Gastrointestinal Symptoms / Oral Manifestations and Complications of Cancer Therapy

Skin:: Pruritus / Treatment of Tumor-Related Skin Disorders / Management of Pressure Ulcers and Fungating Wounds / Lymphedema / Principles of Fistula and Stoma Management

Cardiopulmonary and Vascular Syndromes:: Management of Dyspnea / Hemoptysis / Airway Obstruction, Bronchospasm, and Cough / Management of Advanced Lung Disease Including Pleural and Pericardial Effusions / Management of Advanced Hepatic Disease / Management of Advanced Heart Failure / Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy

Genitourinary Symptoms and Syndromes:: Urologic Issues of Palliative Care / Management of Renal Failure

Metabolic Disorders:: Hypercalcemia / Metabolic Disorders in the Cancer Patient

Selected Neurologic Symptoms and Syndromes:: Headache and Other Neurologic Complications / Management of Spinal Cord and Cauda Equina Compression / Neuromuscular Dysfunction and Palliative Care

Selected Psychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes:: Cognitive Disorders:: Delirium and Dementia / Depression and Anxiety / Substance Abuse Issues in Palliative Care

ISSUES IN PALLIATIVE CARE

Definitions and Models:: Epidemiology and Prognostication in Advanced Cancer / Epidemiology and Prognostication in Non-Cancer Diagnoses / Definitions and Models of Palliative Care / Hospice

Assessment Issues:: Multidimensional Patient Assessment / Cross-Cultural Issues / Communication during Transitions of Care

Therapies with Palliative Intent:: Palliative Radiation Therapy / Palliative Chemotherapy / Palliative Surgery / Palliative Orthopedic Surgery / Palliative Endoscopic and Interventional Radiologic Procedures

Other Issues in Palliative Care:: Psychosocial Consequences of Advanced Cancer / Disorders of Sexuality and Reproduction / Home Care and Caregivers / Management of Symptoms in the Actively Dying Patient / Spirituality / Bereavement Care / Starting a Palliative Care Program / Staff Stress and Burnout

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PALLIATIVE CARE:: Advance Directives and Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity / Withholding and Withdrawing Potentially Life-Sustaining Treatment / Palliative Care and Physician-Assisted Death / Palliative Care:: Ethics and the Law

SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS IN SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE:: Hematologic Support of the Cancer Patient / Nutrition Support / Issues in Nutrition and Hydration / Rehabilitative Medicine / Complementary and Alternative Approaches

SPECIAL POPULATIONS:: Long-Term Survivorship:: Late Effects / Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Survivorship / Palliative Care in Pediatrics / Geriatric Palliative Care and Palliative Care in Long-Term Settings / Palliative Care in HIV/AIDS / Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

RESEARCH ISSUES IN SUPPORTIVE CARE AND PALLIATIVE CARE:: Outcomes Assessment in Palliative Care / Measurement of Quality of Life Outcomes / Research Issues:: Ethics and Study Design