April 27, 2020
Meaningful futility: requests for resuscitation against medical recommendation
https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2020/04/24/medethics-2020-106232‘Futility’ is a contentious term that has eluded clear definition, with proposed descriptions either too strict or too vague to encompass the many facets of medical […]
April 27, 2020
Five-year risk of admission to long-term care home and death for older adults given a new diagnosis of dementia: a population-based retrospective cohort study
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/16/E422After diagnosis of a health condition, information about survival and potential transition from community into institutional care can be helpful for patients and care providers. We […]
April 27, 2020
Advance care plans and hospitalized frail older adults: a systematic review
https://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2020/04/17/bmjspcare-2019-002093Frail older people are known to have low rates of advance care planning (ACP). Many frail patients prefer less aggressive treatment, but these preferences are often […]
April 20, 2020
Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives (co-author J. Downar)
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/15/E400In this article, we review the challenges involved in providing palliative care in a pandemic.