Open AccessEthics and care for older people approaching the end of life – symptoms, choices and dilemmas
Author(s) -
Gordon W. Duncan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh/the journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2042-8189
pISSN - 1478-2715
DOI - 10.4997/jrcpe.2014.311
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , older people , health care , quality of life (healthcare) , end of life care , psychology , nursing , control (management) , medicine , gerontology , palliative care , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
The provision of high quality care to older people with complex healthcare needs brings a unique set of clinical and ethical issues. This symposium explored a range of challenging topics which often confront clinicians. It aimed to increase knowledge of symptom control in complex conditions, improve confidence in decision-making regarding difficult ethical situations, and to provide a better understanding of how to organise and support end of life care both in the hospital and in the community.