Author Declan Walsh Honored With National Leade...

PHILADELPHIA, May 7 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Dr. Walsh is the Primary Editor of Palliative Medicine, a new Clinical 
Reference Published by Elsevier



    Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific,
technical, and medical information products and services, congratulates
Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin) on receiving the American Academy of
Hospice and Palliative Medicine's 2009 Project on Death in America (PDIA)
Palliative Medicine National Leadership Award 
(http://www.aahpm.org/membership/awards.html) at the AAHPM 2009 Annual
Assembly on March 26.



    This award recognizes a physician leader who has advanced the
field of palliative care by the education of the next generation of
palliative care leaders. The award program promotes the visibility and
prestige of physicians in both academic and clinical settings who are
committed to mentoring future leaders and serving as role models for other
health professionals engaged in improving the care of the dying. The award
was bestowed upon Dr. Walsh in recognition of his significant lifetime
contribution to the field of palliative medicine.



    Dr. Walsh established the Palliative Medicine program at the
Cleveland Clinic in 1988 - the first such program in the United States. It
still remains one of the few fully integrated programs in the U.S., and in
1991 it was designated a national and international demonstration project by
the World Health Organization. In 1989, the first fellowship program in
Palliative Medicine in the United States was established under Dr. Walsh with
support of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In 1996 an endowed Chair of
Palliative Medicine was created at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Walsh as the
first incumbent - the first such endowed Chair in the United States. Dr.
Walsh is a founding member of both the European Association of Palliative
Care and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.



    Dr. Walsh is also the primary editor of Palliative Medicine
(http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/isbn/9780323040211/Palliative-Medicine), a
new clinical reference published by Elsevier that is designed to help
physicians provide effective palliative care to patients. Dr. Walsh said, "In
2008 palliative medicine was recognized for the first time as an official
specialty in the United States. It is a fast-growing, rewarding, and
challenging field, which is also developing rapidly internationally.
Practitioners in this field need specific, useful resources to treat their
patients effectively."



Notes to Editors:

    Dr. Declan Walsh is available for interviews by contacting Tom
Reller at [e-mail]. Palliative Medicine (ISBN: 9780323056748)
(http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/isbn/9780323056748/Palliative-Medicine) is
1520 pages, with approximately 700 illustrations, and includes full-text
online access. The Premium Edition (ISBN: 9780323040211) 
(http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/isbn/9780323040211/Palliative-Medicine)
includes regular online updates as well as additional bonus features. Both
are available at http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com. For review copies, please
contact Helena Mutak at [e-mail] or at [phone].



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