On 16 October 2025, at 3 p.m., the presentation of the new reference book ‘Nutrition in Palliative Care’ will take place at the Hotel Stanislawiw in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Nutrition is a key issue when it comes to caring for the critically ill and those suffering from increasing frailty. Many things can change during the course of the illness: appetite, enjoyment of flavours, the amount of food eaten, certain eating habits, etc. Uncertainties arise when choosing food.

The book deals with those topics that are important for a professionally sound palliative nutritional practice that is orientated towards the needs of the patient. It contains a wealth of specific tips and recommendations and provides a large number of examples. It also sets out those aspects of theory that are necessary for a deeper understanding. It contains a new topic for the Ukrainian readership, namely the „eating biography“.

The book is aimed at all professionals working in general and specialised palliative care, especially dietitians. It will also be useful for relatives of patients and all those who wish to devote themselves to this important topic. The book can be used as a textbook for teaching at medical colleges and universities.

The volume is published under the editorship of Maria Bullermann-Benend, Andreas Stähli and Halyna Lejzjus, who also translated it from German into Ukrainian. Dr oec. troph. Maria Bullermann-Benend is an oecotrophologist and nutritionist with her own practice for nutritional therapy (specialising in oncology and palliative care). She is a member of the Nutrition Section of the German Society for Palliative Medicine.

BOOK SERIES

In 2021, a series of publications on important topics in the field of palliative care began to be released in Ukrainian. To date, the first four volumes have been published and are available for purchase.