January 13, 2020
Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients and families in hospice and palliative care: perspectives of the palliative care team
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jpm.2019.0542Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients fear being open about their identities, not receiving equal or safe treatment, and having their family and surrogates disrespected […]
January 13, 2020
Influence of clinical context on interpretation and use of an advance care planning policy: a qualitative study
http://cmajopen.ca/content/8/1/E9.fullThe objective of this study was to explore perspectives from patients and clinicians in 4 clinical settings to understand how context influences interpretation and application of […]
January 6, 2020
The role of geriatric palliative care in hospitalized older adults
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21548331.2019.1703707Geriatric palliative care requires integrating the disciplines of hospital medicine and palliative care in pursuit of delivering comprehensive, whole-person care to aging patients with serious illnesses.
January 6, 2020
Who Am I to Decide How Long My Ninetysomething Mother Lives?
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/04/13/end-of-life-care-ninetysomething/One Philadelphian’s deeply personal struggle with an aging parent’s end-of-life care.