Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

5/18/2017

in an end of life scenario, 38% of respondents in one study said that obtaining desired or avoiding unwanted … of end of life treatment such as comfort care, life sustaining (saving) treatment, and life prolonging … end of life care cases, they weigh the following four factors:  the state’s interest …

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Historical Context Around End of Life Care

5/18/2017

Historical Context Around End of Life Care … the woman’s likelihood of recovery, which led to a very public fight about her end of life care.  The courts … said that they willing and able to make decisions on end of life care when family members cannot agree …

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Incompetent Patients

5/18/2017

rights and decision-making options that are available regarding end of life care as the rest of society … and Family Court." Other states have similar policies, and similar procedures for determining how end of life … to different legal standards for making end of life care decisions. In the circumstance where a patient …

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Ethical Considerations

5/18/2017

of the following subjective factors:  values the patient has built in his/her life, the patient’s character … and general attitude towards life, quality of care the patient is receiving, environmental support … for their own life.  Physicians are not in a position to impose their idea of morality on the patient …

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Competent Patients

5/18/2017

, greater decision-making capacity would be required when making an end of life care decision versus making …

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Testimony In Support of S. 498, an Act Relative to Communications Between Health Insurers and Patients, before the Joint Committee on Financial Services

5/16/2017

on their end of life choices, for example, by insurers and others with similar incentives, that treating … engage patients in discussions regarding end of life care, including health care proxies, the MOLST …

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Testimony In Support of S. 498, an Act Relative to Communications Between Health Insurers and Patients, before the Joint Committee on Financial Services

5/16/2017

on their end of life choices, for example, by insurers and others with similar incentives, that treating … engage patients in discussions regarding end of life care, including health care proxies, the MOLST …

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Case 1

5/11/2017

to “run away” or “end it all”.  Dr. Meyer thinks Sarah might be suffering from an anxiety disorder, which … whether Sarah has a plan or the means to take her life.  Next, Dr. Meyer should inquire whether Sarah …

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Medical Education Core Competencies for the Prevention and Management of Prescription Drug Misuse and Suggested Education Modules

5/4/2017

of this life threatening disease. To this end, The Massachusetts Medical Education Working Group …

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2017 Annual Meeting Special Edition

5/2/2017

, end of life care, the Affordable Care Act, physician wellness, and more. Read the President’s Report … life opportunities and social integration in preventing drug abuse Gabor Maté, M.D., advocated …

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