Public Policy in ALS/MND Care: An International Perspective

Blank, Robert H.; Kurent, Jerome E.; Oliver, David

This book focuses on the public policy and political/ethical dimensions of ALS/MND across a wide selection of countries and argues for the need of a multidisciplinary and international approach. Policy issues addressed include adequacy of funding for research and care, payment policy and regulatory functions of public and private insurers, long-term services and caregiver support, public health and prevention efforts, access to genetic testing and assisted technologies, ensuring a competent and adequate workforce especially for hands-on caregivers, and the challenging issues of providing palliative and hospice care for ALS/MND patients, advance directives and assisted suicide that face policy makers in all political jurisdictions. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2020-11-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811558399

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5840-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 347