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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  ...
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 ...