Search results for "End-of-Life Care"
The ethics of end-of-life care erupt in the ICU
Case study: The ethics of end-of-life care erupt in the ICU. ... But the single most important concern of many patients near the end of life is the well-being of their loved ones and most would not favor a decision-making path
February 2008
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
10, 2019. “Toolkit on Issues in Delivering Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care and Responding to a Request for Physician-Assisted Suicide” was developed for ACP members and includes links to ... information on advance care planning, team-based care at
September 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP recognizes the importance of the performance measurement field in the changing health care environment. ... The College's goal is to encourage the use of high-quality, evidence-based performance measures to optimally guide the improvement of the
February 2019
Rethinking advance care planning
8, 2021, JAMA Viewpoint article questioning the impact of advance care planning on the quality of end-of-life care. ... quality-of-life and care wishes.
May 2022
Pandemic provides impetus for POLSTs
To improve documentation of end-of-life care preferences for patients at high COVID-19 risk, one practice increased its use of POLST forms. ... First, they launched a training program for clinicians to review POLST principles and complete online modules
January 2022
Advance directives are the beginning of care, not the end
One of the most difficult decisions that patients, families and physicians face involves end-of-life care. ... This change in preferences around end-of-life care is not unusual. A study led by Terri Fried, MD, of Yale University, an expert in end-of-life
July 2012
College's new end-of-life guidelines fill gaps in patient care
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine identified end-of-life care as a “priority” health care area for improvement. ... Dr. Casey. While guidelines have been written in the past to address certain aspects of end-of-life care, such as the assessment and
March 2008
Physicians pushing back on burnout
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/11/editors.htm. This issue covers such topics as making systemic changes to fight physician burnout, planning for end-of-life care, and addressing e-cigarettes ... Do you discuss end-of-life care with every patient?
November 2016
Advance care planning should be a standard
appropriate end-of-life care, noting that this can help convince patients who are hesitant to have these conversations. ... Improving Your End-of-Life Care Practice,” from ACP, includes 12 tips to help physicians talk to patients with serious chronic
November 2016
Quality and cost of care at the end of life
and cost control, then recent momentum leading to improvements in end-of-life care could face a serious setback. ... With this I wholeheartedly agree. Success in end-of-life care begins with how effectively we communicate with patients and their loved
March 2015