Monthly Archive for: "November, 2017"

CONTEXT: Advance care planning (ACP) is an important process that involves discussing and documenting one’s values and preferences for medical care, particularly end-of-life treatments. [...]
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Background: Advance care planning (ACP) involves several behaviors that individuals undertake to prepare for future medical care should they lose decision-making capacity. The goal of this study [...]
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OBJECTIVE: Advance care planning (ACP) allows individuals to express their preferences for medical treatment in the event that they become incapable of making their own decisions. This study [...]
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CONTEXT: Discussing end-of-life issues with patients is an essential role for chaplains. Few tools are available to help chaplains-in-training develop end-of-life communication skills. OBJECTIVE: [...]
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