End of Life Resources

Return to EOL

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. 

You may use the categories below to browse topics and resources or use the "Search EOLR" function on the left sidebar. 

Assessment of Patients' Competence to Consent to Treatment

Synopsis: 

This article from the New England Journal of Medicine presents a case study on the challenging scenario of assessing patients' competence when agreeing to or refusing life prolonging treatments.  

Source: 
New England Journal of Medicine
Vol/Page/Date: 
Volume 357:1834-1840/November 1, 2007/Number 18
Resource Type: 
Journal Article
Author/Source: 
Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.
keywords: 
ethics, consent and competence, new england journal of medicine
Submitter: 
Andy Peters
Date of Resource: 
2009-04-23