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Peer reviewedMuir, J. Cameron; Krammer, Lisa M.; von Gunten, Charles F. – Generations, 1999
Describes the elements of a program in hospice and palliative medicine that may serve as a model of an effective system of physician education. Topics for the palliative-care curriculum include hospice medicine, breaking bad news, pain management, the process of dying, and managing personal stress. (JOW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Older Adults, Physicians
Peer reviewedHughes, Ronald C. – Child Welfare, 1993
Suggests that most bioethical decisions concerning children born with catastrophic illnesses should be made by parents with input from physicians and health care workers and guidance from hospital infant ethics committees. The child protective service system should have the final authority to assure that the decisions of caregivers do not…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Bioethics, Child Welfare, Decision Making
