The new Palliative Outreach Resource Team (PORT) brings compassionate medical care and support to people living in poverty at end-of-life.
September 30, 2019
Primary care clinicians’ confidence, willingness participation and perceptions of roles in advance care planning discussions with patients: a multi-site survey
People who engage in advance care planning (ACP) are more likely to receive health care that is concordant with their goals at the end of life. […]
September 23, 2019
“My Family Wants Something Different”: Discordance in Perceived Personal and Family Treatment Preference and Its Association With Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Placement
Patients make treatment decisions based not only on what they want, but what they think their families want. Discordance in such perceived preferences may therefore pose […]
September 23, 2019
Silent illumination: a case study exploring the spiritual needs of a transgender-identified elder receiving hospice care
With a growing population of transgender-identified elders in the United States, their unique spiritual end-of-life needs are coming to light. This article presents a case study […]