BACKGROUND: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized across Canada in June
2016. Some have expressed concern that patient requests for MAiD might be driven by poor …

BACKGROUND: The surprise question — “Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next
12 months?” — has been used to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit …

Background: The guideline-recommended elements to include in discussions about goals
of care with patients with serious illness are mostly based on expert opinion. We sought to …

In the event of an overwhelming influenza pandemic, many health care systems will implement
a triage system that would potentially deny critical care treatment to some seriously ill …

Importance Seriously ill hospitalized patients have identified communication and decision
making about goals of care as high priorities for quality improvement in end-of-life care. …

CoV-2) pandemic will likely strain our health care system beyond capacity, and palliative care
services will be needed across many different care settings, including intensive care units, …

Context The goal of end-of-life (EOL) communication and decision making is to create a shared
understanding about a person’s values and treatment preferences that will lead to a plan …

2 Public Health England. Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant. 2020 https://assets.
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Public health emergencies have the potential to place enormous strain on health systems.
The current pandemic of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease has required hospitals in …

Background Withdrawal of life-sustaining measures is a common event in the intensive care
unit yet it involves a complex balance of medical, legal and ethical considerations. Very few …