Utility of morbidity and mortality conference in end-of-life education in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 375-380

  Carter, Brian Scott ^a   Guthrie, Scott Osborn ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; NEONATOLOGY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TENNESSEE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34248396715     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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