On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Six Great New "Fast Facts" on End-of-Life Communication

One significant value of the EPERC site (a RWJF project that shares educational resource material among the community of health professional educators involved in palliative care education) is the Fast Facts and Concepts bulletin edited by Drew A. Rosielle MD.  


Six new fast facts are now available, all by David E. Weissman, MD, Timorthy E. Quill, MD, and Robert M. Arnold, MD:
  • #227 The Family Meeting: End of Life Goal Setting ...
  • #226 Helping Surrogates Make Decisions
  • #225 The Family Meeting: Causes of Conflict
  • #224 Responding to Emotions in Family Meetings
  • #223 The Family Meeting: Starting the Conversation...
  • #222 Preparing for the Family Meeting

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