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Resolving end-of-life ethical concerns : important palliative care practice development issues for acute medicine in Australia
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Pamela McgrathPamela Mcgrath, David HendersonDavid HendersonHistorically palliative care research has focused on issues associated within the hospice and palliative care system. The findings presented inthis manuscript reverse this assumption to argue that significant palliative care issues can only be understood if the focus is on the acute care system. Although a major proportion of deaths happen in the acute hospital setting, the acute care clinicians are the gate keepers to the palliative system. In short, understanding the ethical decision making of acute care professionals in relation to end-of-life care can illuminate many important palliative care practice development issues. The findings indicate that all professional groups in this study of an acute medical ward find end-of-life issues the most challenging of all the ethical challenges.
Funding
Category 3 - Industry and Other Research Income
History
Volume
25Issue
3Start Page
215End Page
222Number of Pages
8ISSN
1049-9091Location
USAPublisher
SageFull Text URL
Language
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Not affiliated to a Research Institute; Redland Hospital;Era Eligible
- Yes