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Chaplaincy in Palliative Care Settings

In Reply To: Ethics

Post Re:Ethics
Author: PCoyne [CAPC/PCLC Faculty]
Date: Oct 4, 2007 2:27 pm
Issues may include capacity,determining benefits vs burdens,disclosure,advanced care planning, decision making capacity especially for marginalized groups;withholding vs withdrawing treatment; stopping vents,tpn pegs feeds, dialysis; double effect, medical futility, sedation at the end of life. Does this help?
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