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In the Nick of Time: Advance Care Planning in the ICU

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I made a copy of it and gave it to the ICU social worker to scan for the patient’s electronic chart. Because it was the ICU, there were people to witness the form, plus a social worker to make sure it was scanned into the EMR. She was very thorough in completing it all and we had a profound conversation.

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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

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And we can promote access to palliative care and advance care planning and to supports like social workers and chaplains if we see those would be helpful—and to hospice when that’s appropriate. If older people with cancer are fully informed and want to come to the ED, the hospital, the ICU, I’m a fierce advocate for that.