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Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

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There are many potential benefits of advancing palliative care in the emergency department (ED) and the intensive care unit (ICU). Both settings involve high-stakes situations and significant stress for the patients, family members, and clinicians. By incorporating the principles of palliative care into daily practice in the ED and ICU, clinicians can facilitate patient- and family-centered care. Training and education in communication about values, goals of care, and treatment preferences are essential for all clinicians in the ED and ICU, and an appreciation for the role of specialty palliative care is key. Utilizing objective triggers to identify palliative needs can curb undesired variability in practice patterns and help prevent missed opportunities to provide high-quality care.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Ann L. Jennerich

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

    Susanne Jöbges

  3. Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Susanne Jöbges

  4. Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada

    Marietjie Slabbert

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    Andrej Michalsen

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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Jennerich, A.L., Jöbges, S., Slabbert, M. (2020). Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. In: Michalsen, A., Sadovnikoff, N. (eds) Compelling Ethical Challenges in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43127-3_12

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