[HTML][HTML] Why many doctors still find it difficult to talk about dying with patients

S Brown - CMAJ, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
Death is the ultimate inconvenient truth, its inevitability a conversation that far too many
doctors still go out of their way to avoid, according to a recent report by Britain's Royal …

[HTML][HTML] Until my “time of death”

J Lapum - CMAJ, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Many of us can intuitively feel death drawing near in a patient. Whether it is something the
patient says before they fall to sleep, the colour of the skin, the shutting down of the kidneys …

[HTML][HTML] What people want at the end of life

D Kuhl, MB Stanbrook, PC Hébert - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Through misplaced words and actions, health professionals can unwittingly inflict pain at
such a vulnerable time—not only onto patients, but also onto friends and families, ultimately …

Restricting conversations about voluntary assisted dying: implications for clinical practice

L Willmott, B White, D Ko, J Downar… - BMJ supportive & …, 2020 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives On 19 June 2019, assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the second most
populous state in Australia. Section 8 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act is a legislative …

Irish views on death and dying: a national survey

J McCarthy, J Weafer, M Loughrey - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2010 - jme.bmj.com
Objective To determine the public's understanding of and views about a range of ethical
issues in relation to death and dying. Design Random, digit-dialling, telephone interview …

Talking openly about death

B Nyatanga - International journal of palliative nursing, 2010 - magonlinelibrary.com
Although around half a million people die in England each year, most deaths occur away
from their homes and in institutions with 'strangers' caring for them. Admittedly, a few die in …

The dying patient: The right to know versus the duty to be aware

S Pery, S Wein - Palliative & supportive care, 2008 - cambridge.org
The dying patient: The right to know versus the duty to be aware Page 1 ESSAY/PERSONAL
REFLECTIONS The dying patient: The right to know versus the duty to be aware SHLOMIT …

Why I decided to provide assisted dying: it is truly patient centred care

S Buchman - BMJ, 2019 - bmj.com
As the Royal College of Physicians polls its members in the UK this February, Sandy
Buchman, the Canadian Medical Association9s president elect, explains how accepting …

Death of outrage over talking about dying

NA Bhavsar, S Constand, M Harker… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2019 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives We examined public reaction to the proposed Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services rule reimbursing physicians for advanced care planning (ACP) discussions with …

Lessons learnt about end of life care

R Campbell - BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2017 - JSTOR
How to talk about death and deal w ith the challenges of end of life care are not w idely
taught at medical school, and many doctors feel unprepared w hen faced w ith the clinical …