Palliative care and other physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practice relating to the law on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: Survey results | Zendy

Colleen Cartwright | Zendy; Ben White | Zendy; Lindy Willmott | Zendy; Gail Williams | Zendy; Malcolm Parker | Zendy

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Palliative care and other physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practice relating to the law on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: Survey results

Author(s) -

Colleen Cartwright,

Ben White,

Lindy Willmott,

Gail Williams,

Malcolm Parker

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.989

H-Index - 106

eISSN - 1477-030X

pISSN - 0269-2163

DOI - 10.1177/0269216315587996

Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , terminally ill , nursing , family medicine , life support care , medline , law , political science

To effectively care for people who are terminally ill, including those without decision-making capacity, palliative care physicians must know and understand the legal standing of Advance Care Planning in their jurisdiction of practice. This includes the use of advance directives/living wills and substitute decision-makers who can legally consent to or refuse treatment if there is no valid advance directive.

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