and the potential legal ramifications. In Halifax, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science
Centre has instituted a policy that states hospital personnel are not permitted to witness …

1 By way of introduction, my interest in this area began about three and a half years ago
when I took over as medical director of the Bethany Care Centre. Every day I would attend …

Almost every physician intends to make a will before he dies. Yet, it is a common occurrence
for physicians to die without a will. Perhaps this neglect is due to inertia or an aversion to …

A will is a written document in which a person states how he wants his property or wishes to
be distributed, executed, or disposed of after death or ill health. A person who makes a will is …

Legal doctrines clearly place the responsibility of medical decision making on the individual,
but the physician must assume the responsibility for medical care and treatment decisions …

In April, Pennsylvania became one of the last states in the country to statutorily recognize
living wills. In addition, Pennsylvania guardianship statutes have been amended. This article …

Many physicians will encounter the use of durable powers of attorney in their medical
practices as patients become more informed and more prepared for end-of-life decisions. Be …

As a British working party commends the principles upon which American'living will'statutes
are based (1), an American medical ethicist argues in this issue that those very values are in …

Surveys have shown that a substantial proportion of the population has prepared an
advance directive. The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the existence and …

Many patients wait for their physicians to raise the subject to living wills and durable powers
of attorney. How can you initiate the dialogue? What do you need to know to make sure …