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Enhancing Meaning, Hope, and Dignity Near the End of LifePrimary Author: Innovations in End-of-Life Care The November-December 2002 issue (Vol. 4, No. 6) of the journal Innovations in End-of-Life Care covered the theme of Enhancing Meaning, Hope, and Dignity Near the End of Life. It includes articles by and about Harvey Max Chochinov, William Breitbart, Zbigniew Zylicz, and Janice Mulder.
Date Last Modified 11/01/2002
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Bioethics for clinicians: Protestant bioethicsPrimary Author: Merril Pauls, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Article from the CMAJ (the Canadian Medical Association) that provides an overview of common Protestant beliefs and highlights concepts that are particularly relevant to bioethics. Contains a few example cases.
Date Last Modified 02/05/2002
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Patient Perspectives on Spirituality and the Patient-Physican RelationshipPrimary Author: Randy S. Herbert, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine describing an in-depth study of 22 patients hospitalized with a life-threatening illness. The authors found that all participants stressed the importance of physician empathy, but physician-initiated conversation without a strong patient-physician relationship was viewed as inappropriate.
Date Last Modified 10/16/2001
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Evidence-Based Case Review: Addressing the religious and spiritual needs of dying patientsPrimary Author: Daniel P. Sulmasy, The John J Conley Department of Ethics St Vincent's, Manhattan Article from the Western Journal of Medicine (Volume 175) offering a review of literature about the spiritual needs of a patient at the end of life, with a focus on physician-patient communication.
Date Last Modified 10/01/2001
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Kindness and the end of lifePrimary Author: Paul Rousseau, VA Medical Center, Phoenix Brief article from the Western Journal of Medicine (Volume 174, Issue 4) discussing ways physicians can exhibit kindness to patients at the end of life, even when facing their own sense of failure or fear.
Date Last Modified 04/01/2001
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