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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 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
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 16, 2020
Welcome to the emergency department exclusively for the over 80s
https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m931Sophie Arie hears from specialists in geriatrics about a new unit designed to relieve pressure on emergency departments and provide better care for older patients with […]
March 16, 2020
Assessing Goals of Care to Ensure End-of-Life Care Follows Patients’ Wishes
https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/general-oncology/assessing-goals-of-care-ensure-eol-care-based-on-patients-wishes/Patients’ wishes regarding goals of care should be assessed frequently, similar to assessments for distress, to ensure patients’ wishes are understood and followed at the end […]
March 16, 2020
Effect of an Interactive Website to Engage Patients in Advance Care Planning in Outpatient Settings
http://www.annfammed.org/content/18/2/110.fullOnline programs may help to engage patients in advance care planning in outpatient settings. We sought to implement an online advance care planning program, PREPARE (Prepare […]