Introduction

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on their lives. Patients may have many questions and concerns about symptoms (such as pain, nausea, dyspnea …, and friends as appropriate. Patients should be advised that their life goals and treatment wishes may change … as their illness progresses and therefore may need to be revisited. The following are two resources for advance …

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Conflict resolution

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Conflict may arise in end-of-life cases despite … liaisons). An ethics consultant can clarify key ethical and legal principles, which in some cases may help … settle disagreement. But when there is a true ethical dilemma, an ethics consultant may not provide any …

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Barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them

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to communicate effectively with terminally ill patients and their families about prognosis. They may be reluctant … of recovery may actually be better than they believe. Tension between the medical team and the family mounts …, and effectively, especially when the patient's prognosis is poor. While these conversations may be difficult …

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References

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/ED-Utilization-High-During-Last-Months-of-Life/. May 7, 2013.   Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment [Internet]. http …://molst-ma.org/. May 14, 2013.       AMA Statement on End-of-Life Care [Internet]. http://www.ama-assn.org …/ama-statement-end-of-life-care.page?#. May 20, 2013.   Lamas D, Rosenbaum L. Freedom from the Tyranny of Choice Teaching …

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2013 Annual Meeting: The Nancy N. Caron Member Art Exhibit and Silent Auction

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The member art exhibit and silent auction from the 2013 Annual Meeting which was held from May 9-11 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston.

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Atrial fibrillation (AF)

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. Despite this data, patient preference, bleeding risk and other factors sometimes may make the use …

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