Advance care directives frequently written by someone other than the patient
About 18% of the directives had been completed by someone else, survey shows.
Tag: Palliative care
‘I was filled with dread’ – AusDoc’s best-read story of 2019
Dr Catriona Arnold-Nott wants to encourage other doctors caught up in the complaint system to reach out for support.
Granting end-of-life wishes in ICU helps families cope
Wishes included going outdoors, renewing wedding vows and a tasting favourite meal, study reveals.
1 in 3 parents think their terminally ill child will be cured
US research into neuroblastoma may be relevant to other life-threatening illnesses, authors say.
Surviving a formal complaint – a GP tells her story
Dr Catriona Arnold-Nott wants to encourage other doctors caught up in the complaint system to reach out for support.
Do doctors often attend patients’ funerals?
A study reveals GPs often do, while oncologists are the least likely to show up at a service.
Can it be better for carers if their sick spouse dies?
Study suggests more support is needed for people with high care-giving burden.
Palliative Care Australia clarifies stance on assisted dying
After a 'long journey', CEO Rohan Greenland says it won't argue for or against.
Doctors more likely to end up in ICU, and die there
Findings reveal doctors' views of end-of-life care are more 'nuanced' than previously thought.
Paramedics’ kindness inspires ‘dying wish’ ambulance
Terminally ill Queenslanders can take one last journey.
