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Family Meetings on Behalf of Patients with Serious Illness

Eric Widera, Wendy G. Anderson, Lekshmi Santhosh, Kanako Y. McKee, Alexander K. Smith, James A. Frank

2020New England Journal of Medicine36 citationsDOI

Abstract

Family Meetings on Behalf of Patients with Serious Illness Effective family meetings build rapport and offer support, provide updates about a patient’s medical status and prognosis, and ensure trea...

Topics & Concepts

MedicineFamily medicineMedical emergencyPsychologyPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life