Advance Care Planning
"Advance Care Planning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Discussions with patients and/or their representatives about the goals and desired direction of the patient's care, particularly end-of-life care, in the event that the patient is or becomes incompetent to make decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D032722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.624.124
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Care Planning" by people in Profiles.
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Lantos JD. Not practicing what we preach. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Oct; 167(10):899-900.
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Colby WH, Dahlin C, Lantos J, Carney J, Christopher M. The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines Domain 8: ethical and legal aspects of care. HEC Forum. 2010 Jun; 22(2):117-31.