Search results for "End of Life"
Guideline updates recommendations on management of lower-limb PAD
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association updated their peripheral artery disease (PAD) guideline to offer more evidence-based management options, including a recommendation in support of using rivaroxaban combined with low-dose aspirin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/21/1.htm
21 May 2024
Pandemic provides impetus for POLSTs
ACP Advance: COVID-19 Recovery Program helps practices use team-based quality improvement to improve systems of care for patients with or at risk for COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/pandemic-provides-impetus-for-polsts.htm
1 Jan 2022
Nearly one-third of older adults need end-of-life decisions made but lack ability
Nearly one-third of older adults need end-of-life decisions made but lack ability
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/06/6.htm
6 Apr 2010
Decision support intervention for clinicians helped decrease low-value care
A tool to increase clinicians' attention to the possible harms of overtreatment among older adults, among other aims, was associated with a greater decline in prostate-specific antigen testing, unspecified urine testing, and diabetes overtreatment compared with an education-only approach.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/02/06/4.htm
6 Feb 2024
Our words matter
Difficult conversations offer moments when physicians can be true healers and provide empathy, compassion, and comfort through something as simple as their words.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/our-words-matter.htm
1 Mar 2023
New ACP toolkit offers resources on delivering patient-centered end-of-life care
The toolkit is exclusive to ACP members and requires a login for access.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/18/5.htm
18 Jun 2019
Rethinking advance care planning
While more physicians are reporting having conversations about advance care planning with their patients, it's still far from common.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/rethinking-advance-care-planning.htm
1 May 2022
Updated ACP Ethics Manual addresses genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care
The seventh edition of the ACP Ethics Manual reaffirms ethical tenets of medicine and reexamines their application in changing circumstances.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2019
What to say when sharing serious news
When delivering bad news to patients, physicians should avoid wordiness and instead follow some other tactics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/what-to-say-when-sharing-serious-news.htm
1 Jun 2023
Dementia care poses ethical quagmires
Dementia presents unique ethical challenges for physicians because it is a “disease of autonomy.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/dementia-care-poses-ethical-quagmires.htm
1 May 2020