Product Description: This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is devoted to Palliative Care.  Guest Editors Thomas Smith, MD and Madeline Leong, MD have assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Palliative Care in the Era of Healthcare Redesign; Communications to Patients; Communications by Professionals; International Palliative Care; Public Health and Palliative Care; Culturally Relevant Palliative Care; Spirituality, Religion, and Healing in Palliative Care; Alternative, Complementary and Mainstream Therapies in Palliative Care; Symptom Management in the Older Adult; Interaction of Palliative Care and Primary Care; Palliative Care in the Ambulatory Geriatric Practice; Choosing Cancer Therapy Based on Geriatric Assessment; and Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care...read more

Product Description: Whether you’re a retiree interested in protecting  your assets, a business owner  interested in saving taxes or a pre-retiree in need of a sound retirement income plan this book may have the answers you need NOW!  The ultimate guide to protecting your nest egg from predatory estate and income taxes, volatile and unpredictable financial markets, and a navigational chart to steer your financial ship through these turbulent times to obtain the peace of mind that comes from a worry free retirement...read more

Product Description: This book combines cognitive learning theory, constructivist learning theory, brain-based learning theory with chaos theory to create an entirely new theory of learning. It shows how the four theories share mutual principles that explain many of the gaps in our understanding of the learning process...read more

Product Description: National expenditures for medical care in the months and days preceding death are enormous. But we do not know whether that money is buying good quality care or optimizing the quality of life of those dying, or whether the situation is getting better or worse over time...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)