October 5, 2020
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200930110120.htmA new analysis, using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has shown that delirium — a […]
October 5, 2020
Fostering End-of-Life Planning among Older LGBT Adults: The development of the British Columbia LGBT End-of-Life Resource Inventory
https://www.virtualhospice.ca/default.aspx?goto=en_US-Main+Site+Navigation-Home-For+Professionals-For+Professionals-The+Exchange-Current-Fostering+End_of_Life+Planning+among+Older+LGBT+Adults_+The+development+of+the+British+Columbia+LGBT+End_of_Life+Resource+Inventory&utm_source=Canadian+Virtual+Hospice+%7C+Portail+canadien+en+soins+palliatifs&utm_campaign=ca3fcc3dbb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8030ddb8bb-ca3fcc3dbb-412546373Why should we consider Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) end-of-life conversations and health planning distinct from the general population?
September 22, 2020
Ethical considerations in the use of AI mortality predictions in the care of people with serious illness
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200911.401376/full/Predicting prognosis is as old as medicine itself. Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have led to algorithms that promise to answer one […]
September 22, 2020
The feasibility and acceptability of an intergenerational, web-based intervention to enhance later-life family care planning
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32946554/Adult children collaborate with older parents on care needs, yet later-life families are often uncertain about how to approach these conversations. Using the McMaster Model of […]