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Advance directives covering dementia care: Patient preferences can change over time

Advance directives covering dementia care are complex, according to Rebecca Dresser, JD, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Preclinical detection of Alzheimer’s disease poses some unique ethical concerns

Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimers disease shares some of the same controversies surrounding preclinical states of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes.

Physicians provide high-intensity end-of-life care for patients, but "no code" for themselves

Physicians often provide high-intensity care for patients at the end of life, even when the physicians would not choose this for themselves.

Almost all oncology nurses report barriers to ethical end-of-life care

Almost all (96%) of 173 oncology nurses surveyed reported concerns about system barriers in their efforts to help patients prepare for the end of life, according to a 2014 study.