TY - JOUR T1 - Introducing Palliative Care 5th Edition JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm SP - 131 LP - 131 DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-001152 VL - 24 IS - 2 AU - Piera Polidori AU - Carlo Polidori Y1 - 2017/03/01 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/24/2/131.abstract N2 - Editors-in-Chief: Robert Twycross and Andrew Wilcock. Publisher: palliativedrugs.com 416 pages. ISBN: 978-0-992-84672-5The new fifth edition of ‘Introducing Palliative Care’, published by UK-based palliativedrugs.com, is a collaborative project between the palliativedrugs.com editorial team and eight new authors, unlike previous editions which were produced by a single author. The book has been used for over two decades in medical and nursing schools as well as in a variety of hospice and hospital settings in many countries. This updated edition offers interesting new sections on ethics, law, and paediatric symptom management, as well as an ‘Essential Palliative Care Formulary’.This 416-page text covers key topics of importance for improving care for … ER -