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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 […]
March 10, 2020
“Please Keep Mom Alive One More Day”—Clashing Directives of a Dying Patient and Her Surrogate
https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(20)30066-X/fulltextAll medical care providers are legally and ethically bound to respect their patients’ wishes. However, as patients lose decision-making capacity and approach end of life, their […]
March 10, 2020
More screening for loneliness needed in vulnerable end-of-life stage, clinical experts stress
https://www.mcknights.com/news/clinical-news/more-screening-for-loneliness-needed-in-vulnerable-end-of-life-stage-clinical-experts-stress/Clinicians must do more to screen for and intervene in cases of loneliness among older adults at the end-of-life – not only during the dying period, […]
March 10, 2020
Doctors may feel ‘moral distress’ when surrogates make decisions
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/doctors-may-feel-moral-distress-when-surrogates-make-decisionsWhen patients cannot make their own decisions about life-prolonging care, many doctors feel “moral distress” acting on the choices of surrogates like family members, a small […]