The Algorithm Book
Integrative Symptom Management in Palliative Care
Discover an invaluable guide tailored for those navigating the journey of palliative care for cancer patients. This comprehensive book offers concise yet thorough algorithms designed to address the 26 most common symptoms encountered in palliative care. Whether you’re a healthcare professional or part of a palliative care team, this resource provides a clear, step-by-step approach to assessing and managing symptoms often associated with serious illnesses. Dive into practical strategies that empower you to provide the best integrative care for your patients, ensuring the best possible quality of life every step of the way.
The Algorithm Book
The book is available as hardcover and as an eBook as part of the Advanced Integrative Oncology Palliative Care course.Â
About
Until now, there’s been a missing piece in the healthcare puzzle – specialized training in the field of Integrative Oncology (IO). At the Integrative Oncology Institute, we’re changing that. Led by Dr. Gurdev Parmar, we’re here to provide the education and training that oncology providers need to confidently navigate the world of IO.Â
Whether you’re an oncologist, nurse, pharmacist, or part of any other allied health profession, our programs are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to better serve your patients. Join us in bridging the gap in IO education and making a difference in the lives of cancer patients across North America and around the world.Â
The Integrative Oncology Institute has an incredible faculty of medical, radiation and naturopathic oncologists, as well as palliative care physicians. Our experienced faculty help students distinguish evidence-based IO therapies from those lacking sufficient evidence to substantiate their efficacy in enhancing various aspects of cancer care.Â
This Advanced Integrative Oncology Palliative Care course provides essential tools for the best integrative management of your cancer patients, Dr. Parmar is proud to announce the launch of this exciting and revolutionary program aimed at helping healthcare providers in oncology deliver optimal outcomes for their patients. This invaluable course companion book consists of complete algorithms for the integrative management of the 26 most common symptoms in palliative care.
Symptoms covered
- Alopecia
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Cachexia
- Cardiotoxicity
- Constipation
- Dehydration
- Depression & Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Dysgeusia
- Dysphagia
- Fatigue
- Hand-Foot
- Hot Flashes
- Insomnia
- Mouth Sores
- Nausea & Vomiting
- Nephrotoxicity
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Ototoxicity
- Pain
- Radiation
- Skin Conditions
- Thrombocytopenia
- Xerostomia
Lead Author & Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Gurdev Parmar is co-founder and medical director of the largest naturopathic health care facility in Canada, the Integrated Health Clinic (IHC). He is licensed in both British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA. IHC was chosen as one of seven original clinics to participate in the Canadian and U.S. Integrative Oncology Study (CUSIOS), an ongoing, multi-clinic, prospective trial. Dr. Parmar has also completed an eight-year retrospective study on his treatment approach, which has been presented internationally, and has recently been published by Cambridge Scholars.
Dr. Parmar is residency director and primary teaching supervisor of a naturopathic oncology residency at IHC, a CNME-approved post-doctoral training facility for Bastyr University. Dr. Parmar established locoregional hyperthermia
treatment in Canada in 2009, and in 2018, he was nominated President of the International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS). He has served on numerous boards over the years, including an appointment to the OncANP Delphi Panel which has begun building consensus statements for the naturopathic oncology field, the first of which was published in Integrative Cancer Therapies.
Dr. Parmar writes and lectures internationally on a wide variety of topics, including clinical hyperthermia, the tumour microenvironment, and integrative cancer care. He serves on the editorial board of several medical journals and is the Lead Author and Editor-in-Chief of the Textbook of Naturopathic Oncology: A Desktop Guide to Integrative Oncology and The Algorithm Book.
Gurdev Parmar, ND, FABNO(USA)
Publication Information
ISBN (hardcover) : 978-1-7770367-3-7
ISBN (ebook) : 978-1-7770367-4-4
Textbook: 244 pages
Published: May 2024
Available in: English
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Medicatrix Holdings Ltd.