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    End-of-Life Care

    This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on end-of-life care and related issues, including advance directives, hospice care, legal and ethical issues, nursing home care, palliative care, and terminal illness. New research may affect the interpretation and application of this material. Clinical judgment is advised. Note that AFP content published within the past two years is accessible to AAFP members and paid subscribers only.
    Categories
    Hospice Care
    Mar 01, 2018 Life Expectancy with Hospice Care [FPIN's Help Desk Answers]
    May 01, 2014 The Hospice Referral [Curbside Consultation]
    Dec 01, 2012 Hospice: A Mother's Story [Close-ups]
    Mar 15, 2008 The Role of the Family Physician in the Referral and Management of Hospice Patients   PtEd
    Oct 01, 2000 Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment   PtEd
    Feb 01, 1998 Hospice Care in the Nursing Home   PtEd
    Editorials and Letters
    Nov 15, 2022 Encouraging Family Physicians to Fill the Gaps in Hospice and Palliative Care for Children [Editorials]   FREE
    Oct 15, 2021 Racial Disparities at the End of Life [Editorials]
    Mar 01, 2019 Preparing for Serious Illness: A Model for Better Conversations over the Continuum of Care [Editorials]
    Mar 01, 2019 To Prepare Patients Better: Reimagining Advance Care Planning [Editorials]
    Jul 01, 2014 Beyond Analgesia in Palliative Care and End-of-Life Interventions [Editorials]
    Dec 15, 2013 Palliative Care: Benefits, Barriers, and Best Practices [Editorials]
    Sep 15, 2013 Frailty as a Terminal Illness [Editorials]
    Aug 01, 2012 Differentiating Grief and Depression in Patients Who Are Seriously Ill [Editorials]
    Nov 15, 2010 Use of Hospice Care for Patients Without Cancer [Editorials]
    Symptom Management
    Sep 01, 2020 Palliative Care During Public Health Emergencies: Examples from the COVID-19 Pandemic [Curbside Consultation]   Alg
    May 01, 2020 Megestrol for Palliative Care in Patients with Cancer [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
    Mar 15, 2017 End-of-Life Care: Managing Common Symptoms   PtEd
    Jul 01, 2014 Pharmacologic Management of Pain at the End of Life   PtEd
    Jan 15, 2014 Methylphenidate for Management of Fatigue in the Palliative Care Setting [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries]
    Aug 01, 2012 Managing Grief and Depression at the End of Life   PtEd
    Dec 01, 2011 Management of Constipation in Patients Receiving Palliative Care [Cochrane for Clinicians]
    May 15, 2010 Delirium at the End of Life [Clinical Evidence Handbook]
    Jun 15, 2009 Pharmacologic Pearls for End-of-Life Care   PtEd
    Nov 01, 2008 ACP Releases Recommendations for Palliative Care at the End of Life [Practice Guidelines]
    Mar 15, 2006 Guidelines for Delivering Quality Palliative Care [Practice Guidelines]
    Overview
    Apr 01, 2019 Will a Feeding Tube Help? Deciding for a Father at the End of Life [Close-ups]
    Jul 15, 2018 Delivering Bad or Life-Altering News   POC
    Aug 01, 2017 Patients with Disabilities: Avoiding Unconscious Bias When Discussing Goals of Care [Curbside Consultation]
    Jan 15, 2008 End-of-Life Care: Guidelines for Patient-Centered Communication   Alg
    Feb 01, 2005 Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians
    Other AFP Content
    Mar 01, 2018 Medical Aid in Dying [Curbside Consultation]
    May 01, 2011 Palliative Sedation for a Patient with Terminal Illness [Curbside Consultation]
    Aug 01, 2008 Ethical Considerations of Patients with Pacemakers [Curbside Consultation]
    Aug 15, 2005 Determining Prognosis for Patients with Terminal Cancer [Point-of-Care Guides]   POC
    Nov 01, 2004 Completing and Signing the Death Certificate [Curbside Consultation]
    May 01, 2003 Do I Have to Resuscitate This Patient Against Her Wishes? [Curbside Consultation]
    Dec 01, 2000 A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father [Curbside Consultation]
    Advanced Directives
    Apr 01, 2015 Advance Directives: Navigating Conflicts Between Expressed Wishes and Best Interests [Curbside Consultation]
    Mar 01, 2012 Implementing Advance Directives in Office Practice   PtEd
    Oct 01, 2005 Respecting End-of-Life Treatment Preferences   PtEd
    Patient Education, Self-Care
    Jul 01, 2014 Managing Pain at the End of Life [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd
    Aug 01, 2012 Treatment of Grief and Depression at the End of Life [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd
    Mar 15, 2008 Hospice: What You Should Know [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd
    Oct 01, 2005 Advance Directives [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd
    Aug 15, 2004 End-Of-Life Choices for Families [Information from Your Family Doctor]
    Mar 01, 2002 Dying and Preparatory Grief [Information from Your Family Doctor]
    Oct 01, 2000 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd
    Oct 01, 2000 Artificial Fluids and Nutrition [Information from Your Family Doctor]   PtEd

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