The Conversation
A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-life Care
New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question 'How do you want to live?' must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless medical interventions that are often of little benefit--then patients can tell doctors how they wish to spend the remainder of their lives"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Advance directives (Medical care)
Patient advocacy.
Palliative treatment.
Terminal care.
Right to die.
Physician and patient.
Advance directives (Medical care)
Patient advocacy.
Palliative treatment.
Terminal care.
Right to die.
Physician and patient.
ISBN:
9781620408544 (hbk.)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH End of Life Vol | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HEALTH End of Life Vol | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HEALTH End of Life Vol | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.