See related research article by Sinclair, page 180 experience a real sense of worth,
meaning and purpose in their chosen field of endeavour. The strong impression gained from …

Humane care is an essential component of the doctor's role at the end of life. Over the last
20years, there has been a steady global increase in the extent and variety of medical …

“People don't need to die unsupported and alone,” says Swift, the chief of palliative care and
medical director of the Palliative Care Unit at the Parkwood Hospital in London, Ont. Instead …

VIEWPOINT of anguish, ambivalence and uncertainty”. Callahan is not making excuses for
clinicians, nor is he suggesting a return to the days when death was more predictable simply …

It is more than 30 years since the New England Journal of Medicine published Eric Cassell's
landmark article,“The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine.” 1 He accuses modern …

CMAJ| APRIL 8, 2019| VOLUME 191| ISSUE 14 E381 them to process grief and loss in an
open, supportive, compassionate and nonjudgmental way. Practising compassion is integral …

Background: Empirical studies on healthcare personnel indicate that professionals'
experiences with dying and death become silenced and unutterable within the healthcare …

Athoughtful colleague pointed out that over the past 50 years we have experimented with
many different ways to humanize medicine. Recently, a few of our attempts have included …

Doctors have the privilege of looking after patients from the moment of birth to the moment of
death. Yet, the holistic approach to patients is interfered with by the doctor's role as a warrior …

Background The nature of medical care at the end of life and, in particular, the way in which
caring is learned remain problematic for medical educators and the profession. Recent work …