Palliative care

Serious illness conversations and capturing advance care planning

Serious illness conversations and capturing advance care planning

By Drs. Charlie Chen and Hayden Rubensohn on April 12, 2017

What is the patient willing to consent to as treatment if his/her condition were to seriously deteriorate? The Serious Illness Conversation Guide developed by Ariadne Labs provides a framework for physicians to engage in care planning with patients in a manner acceptable to the patient.

Advance care plan (ACP) for patients with multiple co-morbidities

Advance care plan (ACP) for patients with multiple co-morbidities

By Dr. Catherine Clelland on March 20, 2012

The GP Services Committee developed the Complex Care Planning fee (14033) to encourage Family Physicians to spend time with patients with multiple co-morbidities and develop a plan for their management.

Improving end-of-life care for patients with advanced cancer

Improving end-of-life care for patients with advanced cancer

By Dr. Sharlene Gill on October 11, 2011

In a recent randomized trial patients with advanced lung cancer who received both chemotherapy and also received care and support from a palliative care team immediately after their diagnosis lived almost three months longer than those who received chemotherapy alone.

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