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Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... withdrawing life-sustaining therapy[ 1,2 ] suggest people may be confused about their right to make life-determining ... can help make the individual feel heard and supported. A 2012 systematic review and meta-ethnography of the underlying ... The author is currently guest editing a theme issue on palliative care that she hopes to publish in the  ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Will Offley, RN December 2016
... criteria indicates the need to reconsider the policy.  In 2012 British Columbia instituted a mandatory vaccinate or ... are not the same thing. There are many ways an individual may be infected with influenza despite having had the annual ... and in the absence of an outbreak.”[ 12 ] Also at issue is the practical matter of wearing masks. It appears ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2016
... reluctant to self-identify as requiring palliative care may become even more reluctant if the range of services is ... of Oncology released a provisional clinical opinion in 2012 recommending combined palliative care with oncologic ... therapy. Informed consent is only truly informed when this issue has been discussed openly. A palliative approach is ...