End of Life Resources

End of Life Resources

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Welcome to the End-of-Life Resources page; a library of information meant to assist physicians, caregivers, and patients find the information they need to better carry out end-of-life care.  Can't find what you're looking for?  Check back in soon becuse we are adding resources daily to continue populating the end-of-life resource categories. 

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"Fighting On" Deciding how and when to continue care at the end of life New England Journal of Medicine
Fighting on gives a real-life account of the challenges that come with end of life care.  Should care be prolonged?...
# 033 Ventilator Withdrawal Protocol, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Introduction:  This is the first part of a three-part series on withdrawing ventilators in patients expected to die....
Discontinuation of mechanical ventilation at end-of-life: the ethical and legal boundaries of physician conduct in termination of life support. Critical Care Clinics
Abstract:  End-of-life care in the ICU generally encompasses both the withholding and withdrawal of life support and...
Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences BMC Palliative Care
Abstract:  Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of discussion about goals of care and a means of setting on record...
NPR Audio Podcast: Why This Wisconsin City Is The Best Place To Die
This audio podcast from NPR's All Things Considered on November 17, 2009 is about the quality of dying at the Lutheran...
StoryCorps Audio Podcast: “The saddest day of my life was the day my father died.”
In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, Tom Morgan talks to his friend Tracy Ross about his father's death and the decision...
Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. Pediatric Clinics of North America
Abstract:  Withdrawing life-sustaining technologies requires all of the resources and concepts that the field of...