Productivity Perspectives, PhilipMcCann and TimVorley, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2020. 392 pp. ISBN 978 1 78897 881 1

After Chapter 2, which discusses productivity trends in the UK and other regions in past decades, each chapter provides its own brief summary of productivity trends before its own in-depth discussion of its topic. Sequentially, the book begins with two chapters from McCann and Vorley that summarize the state of productivity in the UK, hinting at why a reader should consider productivity growth slowing as important. I Productivity Perspectives i is an ambitious book that pulls together the significant body of literature on productivity to assess what is known on the topic and, more importantly, where gaps in understanding exist. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Growth & Change is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Palliative care provision at a tertiary cancer center during a global pandemic.

COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019; it rapidly spread around the world and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The palliative care program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada, provides comprehensive care to patients with advanced cancer and their families, through services including an acute palliative care unit, an inpatient consultation service, and an ambulatory palliative care clinic. In the face of a global pandemic, palliative care teams are uniquely placed to support patients with cancer who also have COVID-19. This may include managing severe symptoms such as dyspnea and agitation, as well as guiding advance care planning and goals of care conversations. In tandem, there is a need for palliative care teams to continue to provide care to patients with advanced cancer who are COVID-negative but who are at higher risk of infection and adverse outcomes related to COVID-19. This paper highlights the unique challenges faced by a palliative care team in terms of scaling up services in response to a global pandemic while simultaneously providing ongoing support to their patients with advanced cancer at a tertiary cancer center.