ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024
Simplifying Serious Illness Communication: Preparing or Deciding.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Attitudes of physicians, nurses, and the general public toward End-of-Life (EoL) decisions in European countries: an umbrella review.BMC medical ethics · 2025Pooled it
- Talking about the hypothetical future: Serious illness communication for residents living with dementia in long-term care homes - An integrative review.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Review
- Patient- and caregiver-reported outcome and experience measures for evaluating serious illness communication: An environmental scan.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Review
- All providers Better Communication Skills (ABCs) program: protocol for a randomized controlled trial assessing communication training effectiveness with interprofessional clinicians.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Perspectives of family medicine residents on artificial intelligence for survival estimation in patients with serious illness.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Clinicians have a sincere desire to ensure that the decision-making processes of seriously ill patients are well informed throughout illness trajectories. A quagmire of variable terminology (e.g., advance care planning, serious illness conversations, goals-of-care discussions, etc.), however, currently predominates the field of serious illness communication. This creates uncertainty among clinicians as to the overall purpose, tasks, and specific outcomes of conversations that address serious illness. The
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