[PDF][PDF] Role of family physicians in end-of-life care. Rhetoric, role, and reality.

SL Librach - Canadian Family Physician, 2001 - cfp.ca
In family medicine we talk about providing comprehensive, continuing primary care almost
as a mantra. As family medicine and the health care system change, however, are family …

Factors influencing palliative care. Qualitative study of family physicians' practices.

JB Brown, M Sangster, J Swift - Canadian Family Physician, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To examine factors that influence family physicians' decisions to practise
palliative care. DESIGN: Qualitative method of in-depth interviews. SETTING: Southwestern …

Family caregivers in palliative care

JM Hauser, BJ Kramer - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2004 - geriatric.theclinics.com
The traditional construct of the patient-physician relationship that is so honored in medicine
virtually always occurs in the context of a family. Family conventionally has been …

The family physician and end-of-life care

LJ Schneiderman - Journal of family practice, 1997 - go.gale.com
In the first half of this century, most people in the United States died at home. Since the
1950s, however, the majority of deaths have taken place in hospitals or nursing homes, with …

Palliative care by family physicians in the 1990s. Resilience amid reform.

F Burge, P McIntyre, P Twohig, I Cummings… - Canadian Family …, 2001 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To explore issues family physicians face in providing community-based
palliative care to their patients in the context of a changing health care system. DESIGN …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-focused, family-centered end-of-life medical care: views of the guidelines and bereaved family members

JM Teno, VA Casey, LC Welch… - Journal of pain and …, 2001 - Elsevier
A fundamental barrier to improving the quality of medical care at the end of life is the lack of
measurement tools. The Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of Life Care (TIME) aims to fill …

[HTML][HTML] Discussing end-of-life care with your patients

JL Old - Family Practice Management, 2008 - aafp.org
Discussing End-of-Life Care With Your Patients | AAFP Advertisement search close brand
logo The conversation may not be easy, but your patients will be grateful. JERRY L. OLD, MD …

Family perceptions of clinicians' outstanding practices in end-of-life care

E Cherlin, D Schulman-Green… - … of palliative care, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
RESULTS The outstanding practices described by family caregivers reflect five main
themes: 1. non-abandonment; 2. respect for the patient; 3. care of the family; 4. facilitation of …

The interaction between family physicians and palliative care consultants in the delivery of palliative care: clinical and educational issues

C Brenneis, E Bruera - Journal of palliative care, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Community-based care is an appropriate goal of palliative care (1-5). When the earlier
stages of terminal disease are included, 90% of all palliative care is received in the home …

How family physicians introduce palliative care to patients with chronic illnesses

V Slobogian, C Vig, L Shirt, C Shuman… - Chronic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Increasing numbers of Canadians living with complex, life-limiting conditions
demand high-quality palliative care. Timely access to palliative care can help to reduce …