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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

In 1988, Cruzan’s parents requested that her feeding tube be removed, arguing that she would not want to continue in this state. On the one hand, this was unfortunate, as it meant Nancy Cruzan could not be disconnected from the feeding tube immediately. In 1990 the Supreme Court ruled…for the state of Missouri.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

There is a lively debate going on in academic circles about the value of Advance Care Planning (ACP). And I think social workers, advanced practitioners, nurses, really feel comfortable giving functional prognoses more so than time-based prognoses. Summary Transcript Summary. Delighted to have you on our podcast. Totally agree.

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