Category / Advance Care Planning / End of Life Ethics
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Joan Berkley: 2011 Vision to Action Award
Joan Berkley receives the 2011 Vision to Action Award.
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Lee Woodruff – ReMind Us about Returning Vets
Lee and Bob Woodruff are recipients of the 2012 Vision to Action Award.
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Chronic Disease, Aging and End of Life Care
Most Americans will die of complications from a chronic disease.
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Withdrawal of Medicare Provision for End of Life Counseling
The overwhelming majority of Americans will die of complications from a chronic disease.
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The End of Life Scare: Advance Care Planning or Euthanasia?
Does advance care planning promote euthanasia of older adults?
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Palliative Sedation is Not a Panacea
Alexander Kon, MD, responds to the limitations of palliative sedation in bringing patients to a level of comfort.
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Ethics of Care in a Disaster
What is the role of palliative care in a disaster?
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Ethical Considerations in Diagnosing Disorders of Consciousness
Lorell LaBoube interviews Art Caplan and Joe Fins about their article in the America Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience focusing on problems in diagnosing and labeling patients in vegetative vs. minimally conscious states.
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A Progress Report on Palliative Care
Christian Sinclair, associate medical director of Kansas City Hospice, Karin Porter-Williamson
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Terri Schiavo – Five Years Later
Terri Schiavo’s story turned into a national shouting match over life and death and who decides.
