August 12, 2019
A critical perspective on advance care planning for older people
https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcz092/5545099?redirectedFrom=fulltextHow older people plan ahead for ageing in relation to accommodation, care arrangements, healthcare and medical treatment, and end of life decisions has attracted particular attention […]
August 12, 2019
I’m an ICU nurse. I know I need an end-of-life directive. So why can’t I bring myself to write it?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/im-an-icu-nurse-i-know-i-need-an-end-of-life-directive-so-why-cant-i-bring-myself-to-write-it/2019/08/09/98e65020-9765-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html?noredirect=onI of all people should know how to do this. As an ICU nurse, I see every day how agonizing it is for families to make […]
August 6, 2019
End-of-life care: what to do when physician colleagues disagree
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/end-life-care-what-do-when-physician-colleagues-disagreeRapidly evolving therapies can challenge a physician’s understanding of advanced-stage disease and add complexity to end-of-life decision-making, yielding divergent recommendations from colleagues.
August 6, 2019
New poll shows that most people in Canada think it is important to do advance care planning but only few did (CHPCA poll)
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/new-poll-shows-that-most-people-in-canada-think-it-is-important-to-do-advance-care-planning-but-only-few-did-815842028.htmlA national poll was commissioned by the ‘Speak Up’ Advance Care Planning in Canadainitiative to identify people’s current attitudes and behaviors towards planning for their future health […]