Title The conversation : a revolutionary plan for end-of-life care / Angelo E. Volandes, M.D.

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Location	Call No.	Public Note	Status
Davis Adult Nonfiction	616.029 VOL		CHECK SHELVES

Edition	First U.S. edition.
Description	220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type	text rdacontent
Format	volume rdacarrier
Summary	"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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
Subject	Advance directives (Medical care)
	Patient advocacy.
	Palliative treatment.
	Terminal care.
	Right to die.
	Physician and patient.
	Advance Care Planning.
	Advance Directives.
	Palliative Care -- methods.
	Physician-Patient Relations.
	Terminal Care -- methods.
ISBN	9781620408544
	1620408546