Just as for any medical procedure, conducting a meeting with families of seriously ill patients requires training and practice. Practitioners must develop skills in structuring serious-illness conversations and responding with empathy in emotionally fraught situations.
Timely, well-conducted conversations about goals of care in serious illness are associated with improved outcomes, including care aligned with the ill person’s values, less unwanted (and often expensive) care, improved satisfaction with care, and fewer mental health consequences for patients and families.
What is the highest good and who decides? Here are some reflections on that question from Lamar Hankins.
Say hello to Althea Halchuck, FEN’s new surrogate consultant.
More FEN members share why they care about the right to die in general, and why they joined FEN in particular.
Has anyone ever told you that suicide (by whatever name) interferes with the will of God? It doesn’t, if you really know what the Bible says.
Did you catch the virtual Beautiful Dying Expo? Here’s a recap with some personal reflection.
Lamar Hankins, who was partly disabled for much of his adult life and whose father was severely disabled before dying from complications of Alzheimer’s, shares why he supports the right to die even for the disabled.
