Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolution of palliative nursing : art, science, and collaboration / Constance Dahlin -- The challenge of bringing palliative medicine and person-centered care to large hospitals and universities / Eduardo Bruera -- The evolutionary relationship of oncology and palliative care : a personal journey / Neil MacDonald -- Palliative medicine : a personal journey / Declan Walsh -- Time to death : Chronos, Kairos, and the "longest distance between two poles" / Joseph J. Fins -- Teaching clinicians to read : how narrative medicine prepares clinicians for palliative care / Kathryn B. Kirkland -- Sophocles, hospice, and the call of the body / Joseph Calandrino -- What is autonomy and what is it good for? / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Human flourishing and palliative care : autonomy, mortality, and rationality / Robin W. Lovin -- The Robin Hood of opoids : palliative care and the underdeveloped world / James Cleary -- Overcoming the devastation caused by cultivated ignorance about pain and opoid addiction / Constantino Benedetti -- Artificial intelligence in palliative care : an integral look into the future of our end / Dominique J. Monlezun -- A spiritual environment of caring / Courtenay R. Bruce, Stacy L. Auld, and Charles R. Millikan -- Preparing spiritual caregivers : personal reflections, practical advice, and helpful programs / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- Palliative care : a chaplain's perspective / Bettie Jo Tennon Hightower -- Lucia's dream : a holistic approach to adolescents with cancer / Tullio Proserpio, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Giovanna Sironi, and Andrea Ferrari.

"Examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies"-- Provided by publisher.