Open AccessImplementation of an advance directive focus in a Chronic Multi-Organ Rare Disease Clinic
Author(s) -
Nancy Elorreaga,
Deanna Allred,
Gloria Ortiz,
Constance McNeill,
Mary Beth Scholand,
Tracy Frech
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2017.08.06
Subject(s) - medicine , directive , intensive care medicine , focus (optics) , disease , chronic disease , medical emergency , pathology , computer science , physics , optics , programming language
Education about an advance directive is frequently not addressed in the outpatient, ambulatory care setting. The objective of this study was to identify patients that do not have an advance directive in a Chronic Multi-Organ Rare Disease Clinic model, and define the role of a social worker in providing advance care planning (ACP).