Social Science & Medicine : End of Life Care Policies: Do they make a difference in practice? (analysis - Saskatchewan, Canada)

"The findings of this study demonstrate a significant gap between institutional End of Life care policies and practice..."

Blog: Preempting End-of-Life Decisions

"I do not want my life to be prolonged if, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, my situation is hopeless."
"I want my life to be prolonged as long as possible within the limits of generally accepted medical standards, even if this means that I might be kept alive on machines for years."

"Check one. That's one of the places where I'm stalled on making my advance medical directive."

Reclaiming the Patients Voice and Spirit in Dying: an Insight from Israel - Bioethics

End of LIfe Care in the 21st Century: Advanced Directives in Universal Rights Discourse

....legally binding international convention that would outlaw human rights violations in end-of-life decision-making.

10 Years Later: A Progress Report on the Blueprint for Action – Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC)

Palliating delirium in patients with cancer

JS1471E_Caraceni_tcm8-184134.pdf (application/pdf Object)