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245 14 a| The conversation :b| a revolutionary plan for end-of-life care /c| Angelo E. Volandes, M.D.;

250 a| First U.S. edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Bloomsbury,c| 2015.;

300 a| 220 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.;

505 0 a| Death in America -- My medical odyssey -- "Do everything" -- "We never kept secrets from each other" -- "Where do we go from here?" -- "If a picture is worth a thousand words ..." -- Coming home -- "No one ever asked me what I wanted" -- Appendices. I, Starting the conversation (for patients) ; II, Taking control and completing your advance directives ; III, Starting the conversation (for families).;

520 a| "There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question 'How do you want to live?' must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless medical interventions that are often of little benefit--then patients can tell doctors how they wish to spend the remainder of their lives"--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Advance directives (Medical care)=| ^A827847;

650 0 a| Patient advocacy.=| ^A4224;

650 0 a| Palliative treatment.=| ^A3271;

650 0 a| Terminal care.=| ^A976;

650 0 a| Right to die.=| ^A7406;

650 0 a| Physician and patient.=| ^A769;

650 12 a| Advance Care Planning.=| ^A939206;

650 12 a| Advance Directives.=| ^A927200;

650 22 a| Physician-Patient Relations.=| ^A918120;

650 22 a| Palliative Carex| methods.=| ^A933072;

650 22 a| Terminal Carex| methods.=| ^A925675;

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The conversation : a revolutionary plan for end-of-life care / Angelo E. Volandes, M.D.

Author/creator	Volandes, Angelo E., 1971- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First U.S. edition.
Publication	New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Description	220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Advance directives (Medical care) Patient advocacy. Palliative treatment. Terminal care. Right to die. Physician and patient. Advance Care Planning. Advance Directives. Physician-Patient Relations. Palliative Care--methods. Terminal Care--methods.

Contents	Death in America -- My medical odyssey -- "Do everything" -- "We never kept secrets from each other" -- "Where do we go from here?" -- "If a picture is worth a thousand words ..." -- Coming home -- "No one ever asked me what I wanted" -- Appendices. I, Starting the conversation (for patients) ; II, Taking control and completing your advance directives ; III, Starting the conversation (for families).
Abstract	"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question 'How do you want to live?' must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless medical interventions that are often of little benefit--then patients can tell doctors how they wish to spend the remainder of their lives"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
LCCN	2014028386
ISBN	9781620408544 (hbk.)
ISBN	1620408546 (hbk.)

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