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An experiment in end-of-life care: tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
The daily email that arrived in physician Samantha Wang’s inbox at 8 a.m., just before morning rounds, contained a list of names and a warning: These […]The Pandemic Should Change the Way We Talk About Dying
My patients and their families are facing the sudden decline that can occur in people with COVID-19, and many are not prepared.Health and Well-Being in the Year Before Death: The Association With Quality of Life and Care at the End-of-Life
We examined whether older adults’ health and well-being during their final year of life predicts end-of-life (EOL) quality of life (QOL) and quality of care (QOC).It’s Time for an End-of-Life Discussion About Nursing Homes
With residents and staff dying by the tens of thousands, the very future of long-term care should be in question.
Research has shown most frail elderly patients want to maintain quality of life rather than prolong it, however the use of invasive life-sustaining technologies in this population has been increasing. iCAN-ACP is a new $2.7 million national study that aims to narrow the gap between the care that frail elderly Canadians want and the care that they receive by testing ways to improve advance care planning conversations between patients, families and health professionals.
iCAN ACP
$2.7 million national study
iCAN-ACP is a new $2.7 million national study that aims to narrow the gap between the care that frail elderly Canadians want and the care that they receive by testing ways to improve advance care planning conversations between patients, families and health professionals. Project team members will engage elderly Canadians and their family members along with clinicians, and health care organizations to implement and evaluate a suite of tools to support advance care planning, a process for reflecting on and communicating wishes for future health care.