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Timing of discussion |
86kb pdf |
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Preparation for the discussion |
80kb pdf |
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Physical and social setting |
117kb pdf |
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How to discuss prognosis and end-of-life issues |
145kb pdf |
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General strategies to facilitate hope and coping during prognostic and end-of-life discussions |
132kb pdf |
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Commencing or changing disease-specific treatments |
115kb pdf |
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Cessation of disease-specific treatments |
112kb pdf |
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Introducing specialist palliative care services |
120kb pdf |
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Discussing life expectancy |
126kb pdf |
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Discussing future symptoms and symptom management |
118kb pdf |
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Advance care planning |
127kb pdf |
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Discussing the process of death and dying |
130kb pdf |
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Requests by family members to withhold prognostic or end-of-life information from the patient |
115kb pdf |
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Dealing with conflicts (eg, differing family opinions, conflicts between doctor and patient or doctor,
patient and caregiver |
110kb pdf |
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Dealing with denial or expectations that are not consistent with clinical evidence (eg, requests for
medically futile treatments) |
115kb pdf |