Medical Ethics Advisor – August 1, 1997

August 1, 1997

• Supreme Court decision is only the first step to better care for the dying

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• Advocacy needed to improve care

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• Honoring the wishes of 'forgotten patients'

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• Making care decisions for patients who can't

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• Tell patients they have permission to die

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• Half of dying patients refuse to talk about it

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• Volunteers help patients prepare for death

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• Critical care pathway guides decisions, actions

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• Cutting the red tape surrounding pain control

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• Ira Byock joins MEA editorial advisory board

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