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.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Lessons from Seville: Identifying & Reducing Inappropriate End-of-Life Treatment in New Jersey

I am editing my Grand Rounds presentation for the University Medical Center at Princeton:  "Lessons from Seville: Identifying & Reducing Inappropriate End-of-Life Treatment in New Jersey."  I am excited about this one.  I go beyond the classic medical futility dispute to examine a far broader context.  I group the root causes of inappropriate end-of-life treatment into four categories and identify several solutions within each category.  

2 comments:

woolywilds said...

Good luck! Would love to hear how it goes, and what sort of reception/feedback you get. :-)

Kathy Taylor said...

Looking forward to it!

Kathy