Tag / shared decision making
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A Case of Clinical Ethics Consultation
Goals of care may be in conflict. Assistance requested in complex case of anoxic brain injury patient with unreliable DPOA and potential conflict regarding goals of care.
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The Best Care Possible
The way Americans die in this country is a national disgrace, according to Dr. Ira Byock in his new book, The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care through the End of Life.
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The Cruzan Family 20 Years Later
Twenty years after Nancy Cruzan died following years of litigation and public strife over the right to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, Nancy’s sister Chris Cruzan White and her two daughters, Angie Broaddus and Miranda Lewis, look back and at what lay ahead.
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The End of Life Scare
Health reform must address improving end-of-life care.
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Status of End of Life Policy and Legislation at State and Federal Levels
Charles Sabatino, JD, director of the Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association, discusses his upcoming September 29, 2011, presentation at the 7th Annual Missouri End of Life Coalition Policy Summit
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Removing Kidneys Before Death
Should we remove kidneys from a dying person before they are dead?
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Without Regrets: A Nurse’s Advice about Aging and Dying
Caring for our frail parents, spouses and friends is fraught with choices and decisions.
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Advance Directives and Spending at the End of Life
Causal link between advance care planning, spending and burdens on families.
