"Help, They Want Everything" - Futility at the American Geriatrics Society

At the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society in Washington DC in May 2011:

HELP, THEY WANT EVERYTHING!
Developed by the Ethics Committee and sponsored by the Ethnogeriatrics Committee.
Moderator: Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Learning Objectives: (1) identify factors that contribute to patients and their family members requesting 'everything' be done; (2) review and practice strategies for communicating with patients and families who want 'everything'; and (3) reflect on how beliefs and values may influence how clinicians respond to certain cases.

Reasons for Wanting 'Everything'
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH

Case Discussion - Disagreement among Family Members
Karen S. Feldt, PhD, ARNP, GNP

Case Discussion - Ethnic/Cultural Influences
Fred Kobylarz, MD, MPH and Ramona Rhodes, MD, MPH

Case Discussion - Futility
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD, AGSF

Case Discussion - Family Wants 'Everything' Done while They Wait for a Miracle
Joseph W. Shega, MD

Case Discussion - Disagreement between Family Members
Caroline A. Vitale, MD

Source: http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/2011/01/help-they-want-everything-futility-at.html

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