Description: At Peace by Samuel Harrington, Dr Samuel Harrington, MD Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The authoritative, informative, and practical follow up to BEING MORTAL, on end of life care Publisher Description The authoritative, informative, and practical follow up to BEING MORTAL, on end-of-life care for patients over the age of 65.Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility, results in the majority of elderly patients misguidedly dying in institutions while undergoing painful procedures, instead of having the better and more peaceful death they desired.At Peace outlines specific active and passive steps that older patients and their health care proxies can take to insure loved ones pass their last days comfortably at home and/or in hospice, when further aggressive care is inappropriate.Through Dr. Harringtons own experience with his parents and patients, he describes the terminal patterns of the six most common chronic diseases; how to recognize a terminal diagnosis even when the doctor is not clear about it; how to have the hard conversation about end-of-life wishes; how to minimize painful treatments; when to seek hospice care; and how to deal with dementia and other special issues.Informed by more than thirty years of clinical practice, Dr. Harrington came to understand that the American health care system wasnt designed to treat the aging population with care and compassion. His work as a hospice trustee and later as a hospital trustee informed his passion for helping patients make appropriate end-of-life decisions. Author Biography Samuel Harrington, MD, an honors graduate of Harvard College and the University of Wisconsin Medical School, concentrated his practice at Sibley Memorial Hospital. His work as Sibleys patient safety officer representative to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board of Trustees and his service on the board of trustees of a nonprofit hospice in Washington D.C. has brought Dr. Harrington into the discussion of end of life medical care. Details ISBN 1478917415 ISBN-13 9781478917410 Title At Peace Author Samuel Harrington, Dr Samuel Harrington, MD Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 256 Publisher Little, Brown & Company GE_Item_ID:140299557; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781478917410
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Book Title: At Peace : Choosing a Good Death after a Long Life
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Gerontology, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Aging, Terminal Care, Geriatrics
Genre: Social Science, Self-Help, Medical
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Samuel Harrington
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover