March 23, 2020
Association between Chinese or South Asian ethnicity and end-of-life care in Ontario, Canada
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/11/E266Ethnicity may be associated with important aspects of end-of-life care, such as what treatments are received, access to palliative care and where people die.
March 23, 2020
The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Web-Based Advance Care Planning Programs: Scoping Review
https://www.jmir.org/2020/3/e15578/ACP is usually conducted through personal conversations between a health care professional, a patient, and—if appropriate—family members. Although Web-based ACP programs have the potential to support […]
March 23, 2020
Unplanned hospitalizations – and coronavirus – must trigger advanced care planning discussions
https://healthydebate.ca/opinions/speak-up-advanced-care-planning-mar-2020Unplanned hospitalization should trigger important discussions between a patient, their family and caregivers, and their healthcare providers about whether they wish to get CPR or receive […]
March 30, 2020
The oldest old: the newest focus in end-of-life care?
https://smw.ch/journalfile/view/article/ezm_smw/en/smw.2020.20206/dae77bb75e4e924a6194fe4212504b79cd352ad9/smw_2020_20206.pdf/rsrc/jf“Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland” examines the differences between the oldest old and younger patients in terms of the frequency of various […]