- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Federal Patient Self Determination Act 1990
Description: The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of… Read More
Resources: for families & patients
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
State by State Advanced Directive forms and Instructions
Synopsis: This is a link to an organization called “Caring Connections” which operates under the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Through Caring Connections one… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
# 232 Family Presence During Resuscitation
Source: Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC) Synopsis: Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitations are abrupt and traumatic clinical events that frequently result in a patient’s death or permanent… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
How do-not-resuscitate orders are utilized in cancer patients: timing relative to death and communication-training implications.
Synopsis: Abstract: Objectives: End-of-life communication is crucial because most U.S. hospitals implement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the absence of do-not-resuscitate directives (DNRs). Despite this, there… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
NPR Audio Podcast: Why This Wisconsin City Is The Best Place To Die
Description: This audio podcast from NPR’s All Things Considered on November 17, 2009 is about the quality of dying at the Lutheran Hospital in… Read More