End of Life and Palliative Care Information Document List

End-of-Life - Palliative Care Publications - (40 Articles)

• Proposed Changes to Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation : Canadian Government
  Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal issue. Article outlines reintroduced proposed changes to Canada's Criminal Code provisions on MAID.
  Author: Department of Justice Canada
  Publish Date: 2020-10-07

• Palliative Care Findings on Caregiver Depression, LGBT Partners, Moral Distress
  Major findings from the latest research on hospital palliative care according to study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
  Author: Loyola University Health System
  Publish Date: 2018-02-20

• Defining the Changing Nature of Wisdom at the End of Life
  Researchers create consensus definition of wisdom as a complex trait with several inter-related components, such as compassion, emotional regulation, spirituality and tolerance.
  Author: University of California - San Diego
  Publish Date: 2018-01-25

• Blood Pressure Begins to Decline 14-18 Yrs Before Death
  Research shows blood pressure in seniors gradually begins to decrease about 14 or so years before death.
  Author: University of Connecticut
  Publish Date: 2017-12-05 - Updated: 2017-12-15

• How Do Doctors Make Decisions When Managing Care for Critically & Terminally Ill Patients?
  Study examined intubation decision-making process for 73 hospital-based doctors from 3 academic medical centers.
  Author: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
  Publish Date: 2017-12-05 - Updated: 2017-12-15

• End-of-life Care for Seniors in Nursing Homes - Call to Action
  IOM gathered experts in care of older adults to put together a framework and principles for improving end-of-life care.
  Author: Indiana University
  Publish Date: 2015-02-19 - Updated: 2017-06-28

• Bill to Charge Doctors with Homicide for Providing Aid in Dying Defeated
  Bipartisan group of legislators voted 51 to 49 to reject bill HB328, which opponents call The Physician Imprisonment Act.
  Author: Compassion & Choices
  Publish Date: 2015-02-18

• Disability Advocates Preparing to Oppose Assisted Suicide Bills
  Disability advocates prepared to oppose flurry of state assisted suicide bills being introduced in 2015.
  Author: Not Dead Yet
  Publish Date: 2015-01-15

• City of West Hollywood Passes Death with Dignity Resolution
  West Hollywood city council voted unanimously on resolution urging Los Angeles county district attorney to de-prioritize death with dignity prosecutions.
  Author: City of West Hollywood
  Publish Date: 2014-11-21

• US Health System Not Designed to Meet Patients Nearing End of Life Needs
  U.S. health care system not designed to meet needs of patients nearing end of life and those of their families - major changes to the system are necessary.
  Author: National Academy of Sciences
  Publish Date: 2014-09-18 - Updated: 2021-05-18

• Questions to Discuss with Parents About Their End-of-Life Care
  Article suggests topics that can be discussed with aging parents in regards to end of life care and their final wishes.
  Author: Hospice Foundation of America
  Publish Date: 2014-07-22

• Psychiatric Advance Directives (PAD)
  Information and facts regarding psychiatric advance directive law for people with psychiatric illness or any other form of medical condition.
  Author: Thomas C. Weiss
  Publish Date: 2014-03-05 - Updated: 2021-08-30

• Hospice Workers and Physician Assisted Death Laws
  Hospice workers who provide end of life care often struggle with beliefs and actions when dealing with a concept they traditionally oppose.
  Author: Disabled World
  Publish Date: 2013-07-22 - Updated: 2022-01-23

• Vermont Death-with-Dignity Law
  New Vermont law will let dying and mentally competent people determine when they have endured enough suffering and empowers them to end their lives with dignity.
  Author: Disabled World
  Publish Date: 2013-05-20 - Updated: 2022-02-10

• Nursing Home Sued for Violating End-of-Life Directive
  A woman is suing a Lakeland hospital and nursing home, claiming her frail, 91-year-old mother's wishes were violated when aggressive, traumatic Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was imposed upon her despite a Do Not Resuscitate order.
  Author: Compassion & Choices
  Publish Date: 2013-05-15 - Updated: 2021-11-18

• Meeting Standards for Good Care Near the End of Life
  The book separates fact from fiction, clarifying mis-perceptions that can lead to problems or conflict.
  Author: Hastings Center, Inc.
  Publish Date: 2013-05-09

• Loss of Faith and Family Struggles when Relative Dying
  Examining family struggles with anger and forgiveness when relative is dying including relationships with God and faith.
  Author: Case Western Reserve University
  Publish Date: 2013-02-18 - Updated: 2022-02-13

• Early End of Life Care Discussion Equals Less Aggressive Care Later
  Study reports earlier discussions about EOL care preferences strongly associated with less aggressive care and increased use of hospice care for patients with advanced cancer.
  Author: American Society of Clinical Oncology
  Publish Date: 2012-11-15 - Updated: 2022-01-14

• Facebook Organ and Tissue Donation Feature
  Facebook introduces feature that lets people state their wishes to become donors in an attempt to reduce long waiting lists for organs and tissue.
  Author: The Hastings Center
  Publish Date: 2012-09-12 - Updated: 2021-11-08

• Health-care Costs at End of Life Often Exceeds Total Assets
  Researchers find a quarter of Medicare recipients spend more than total value of their assets on out-of-pocket healthcare expenses during the last 5 years of life.
  Author: The Mount Sinai Hospital
  Publish Date: 2012-09-08 - Updated: 2022-02-08

• Pancreatic Cancer - Making Hard Choices
  Examines whether patients should spend a large amount of the time they have left undergoing aggressive treatment for only a brief period of additional life.
  Author: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  Publish Date: 2012-08-25

• Do Not Resuscitate Rights for Developmentally Challenged and Seniors
  Calls to work with societies and advocacy groups for developmentally disabled to develop policies and ensure dignity at time of death for all individuals.
  Author: American Osteopathic Association
  Publish Date: 2012-07-24 - Updated: 2021-08-18

• Disability Activists Urge Georgia Supreme Court to Uphold Prosecution of Final Exit Network
  The activists are urging the state Supreme Court to uphold the prosecution of members of Final Exit Network.
  Author: Not Dead Yet
  Publish Date: 2011-11-07

• End-of-life Discussions Do Not Affect Survival Rate
  Study shows patients who talk with their physicians about end-of-life care have similar survival rates as patients who do not have these discussions.
  Author: Wiley-Blackwell
  Publish Date: 2011-09-29 - Updated: 2018-01-26

• End of Life Discussions for Heart Failure
  Palliative care for advanced heart failure patients and reevaluating when a physician should discuss a patient's goals to determine treatment.
  Author: The Heart Failure Society of America
  Publish Date: 2011-09-20 - Updated: 2022-07-13

• Pacific NW More Supportive of End of Life Care Options
  Support for palliative care options is even stronger, with nearly all Washington and Oregon voters saying it is important to have access to palliative care.
  Author: The Regence Foundation
  Publish Date: 2011-07-07

• Oregon Creation to Help Patients with Advanced Illness
  The POLST program was created to honor the treatment wishes of patients with advanced progressive illness or frailty.
  Author: Oregon Health & Science University
  Publish Date: 2011-06-16

• Two-Thirds of Children in Palliative Care Programs Live Longer than a Year
  The average life span was longer than expected and the study results help emphasize that children receiving palliative care services are living with grave life threatening conditions.
  Author: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Publish Date: 2011-05-10

• Awareness about End-of-Life Care is Essential
  Private Conversations and Public Discourse is a call to action that encourages a national agenda for consumer engagement in end-of-life issues.
  Author: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  Publish Date: 2011-03-31

• End-of-Life Health Care Treatment - Have Your Say
  Countless families have found themselves in similar situations burdened with making difficult end-of-life health care decisions for loved ones of all ages.
  Author: Amedisys
  Publish Date: 2011-03-31

• Idaho Bill Forces Dying Patients to Go Doctor Shopping
  Idahoans and their families may soon have to go doctor shopping from their death beds.
  Author: AARP Idaho
  Publish Date: 2011-03-31

• Veterans and End of Life Care
  The Hospice Foundation of America has released Veterans and End-of-Life Care a free online webinar written by Deborah Grassman.
  Author: Hospice Foundation of America
  Publish Date: 2011-02-13 - Updated: 2011-03-31

• Aging and End-of-Life Challenges in LGBT Community
  The Hospice Foundation of America aging and end-of-life challenges in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.
  Author: Hospice Foundation of America
  Publish Date: 2011-02-09 - Updated: 2022-06-09

• Creating a Living Will and Power of Attorney - Your Final Say
  Examines the benefits of having a living will and granting power of attorney.
  Author: Jari Holland Buck
  Publish Date: 2010-07-16 - Updated: 2014-03-04

• Global Quality of Death Index - USA in 9th Place
  Quality of Death Index ranks countries according to their provision of end-of-life care.
  Author: The Lien Foundation
  Publish Date: 2010-07-14 - Updated: 2011-03-31

• End-of-life Care in Hospital
  Patients admitted to a teaching hospital for an end-of-life illness generally receive high-quality medical care.
  Author: RAND Corporation
  Publish Date: 2010-06-29 - Updated: 2011-03-31

• Right to Die Billboards
  Final Exit Network Right-to-Die Billboards Appear in California New Jersey and Florida.
  Author: Final Exit Network
  Publish Date: 2010-06-16 - Updated: 2016-03-18

• Does the U.S. Need to Ration Costly End-of-Life Care
  Should the government spend less on costly end-of-life procedures and instead use these resources to care for more patients.
  Author: National Press Club
  Publish Date: 2010-03-16 - Updated: 2011-03-31

• End-of-life Care Must Reflect Patient Values and Wishes
  Improved decision-making in the use of feeding tubes for hospitalized nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
  Author: Brown University
  Publish Date: 2010-02-09 - Updated: 2011-03-31

• Doctors Opinions not Always Welcome in Life Support Decisions
  Caregivers of critical care patients prefer doctors to keep their opinions on life support decisions to themselves.
  Author: American Thoracic Society
  Publish Date: 2009-08-10 - Updated: 2015-02-16