Best interests at end of life: An updated review of decisions made by the Consent and Capacity Board of Ontario

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-27

  Chidwick, Paula ^a   Sibbald, Robert ^a   Hawryluck, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best interests; Consent and capacity; Decision making; End of life; Legal decisions

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; GOVERNING BOARD; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINAL CARE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84870835996     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.09.005     Document Type: Review

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