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Improving End-of-Life Communication and Decision Making: The Development of a Conceptual Framework and Quality Indicators by Sinuff, Tasnim, MD, PhD, Dodek, Peter, MD, MHSc, You, John J., MD, MSc, FRCPC, Barwich, Doris, MD, CCFP, Tayler, Carolyn, RN, BN, MSA, CON (C), Downar, James, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC, Hartwick, Michael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Frank, Christopher, MD, FCFP, Stelfox, Henry T., MD, FRCPC, PhD, Heyland, Daren K., MD, FRCPC, MSc

“…Abstract Context The goal of end-of-life (EOL) communication and decision making is to create a shared understanding about a person’s values and treatment…”
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Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Intensive Care Unit by Nasser, Abdullah, Hartwick, Michael, Kyeremanteng, Kwadwo, Wheatley-Price, Paul

“…•Usual standard of care for NSCLC patients in the ICU is palliation.•Mucinous NSCLC can present with copious mucoid secretions.•Cytotoxic chemotherapy can…”
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Treating an Established Episode of Delirium in Palliative Care: Expert Opinion and Review of the Current Evidence Base With Recommendations for Future Development by Bush, Shirley H., MBBS, MRCGP, FAChPM, Kanji, Salmaan, BSc Pharm, PharmD, Pereira, José L., MBChB, CCFP, MSc, Davis, Daniel H.J., MBChB, MRCP, Currow, David C., BMed, MPH, FRACP, Meagher, David J., MD, PhD, MRCPsych, Rabheru, Kiran, MD, CCFP, FRCP, DABPN, Wright, David Kenneth, RN, PhD, CHPCN(C), Bruera, Eduardo, MD, Agar, Meera, MBBS, FRACP, Hartwick, Michael, MD, FRCPC, Gagnon, Pierre R., MD, FRCPC, Gagnon, Bruno, MD, MSc, Breitbart, William, MD, FAPM, FAPA, Regnier, Laura, BSc, MSc, MD, CCFP, Lawlor, Peter G., MB, FRCPI, MMedSc

“…Abstract Context Delirium is a highly prevalent complication in patients in palliative care settings, especially in the end-of-life context. Objectives To…”
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An Exploratory Investigation into the Roles of Critical Care Response Teams in End-of-Life Care by Kwong, Adrienne, Chenail, Stephanie, Sarti, Aimee, Thompson, Laura H., Nguyen, Marlena Dang, Kyeremanteng, Kwadwo, Hartwick, Michael

“…Background. Critical Care Response Teams (CCRTs) represent an important interface between end-of-life care (EOLC) and critical care medicine (CCM). The aim of…”
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Ethical Challenges and Solutions Regarding Delirium Studies in Palliative Care by Sweet, Lisa, PhD, CPsych, Adamis, Dimitrios, MSc, GradStat, MD, Meagher, David J., MD, PhD, MRCPsych, MSc, MHSc, Davis, Daniel, MB, ChB, MRCP, Currow, David C., BMed, MPH, FRACP, Bush, Shirley H., MBBS, DRCOG, DCH, MRCGP, Dip Pall Med, FAChPM, Barnes, Christopher, MD, CCFP, Hartwick, Michael, MD, FRCPC, Agar, Meera, FRACP, FAChPM, MPallCare, Simon, Jessica, MB ChB, MRCP(UK), FRCPC, Breitbart, William, MD, FAPA, FAPM, MacDonald, Neil, CM, MD, FRCP(C), FRCP(Edin), Lawlor, Peter G., MB, FRCPI, CCFP, MMedSc

“…Abstract Context Delirium occurs commonly in settings of palliative care (PC), in which patient vulnerability in the unique context of end-of-life care and…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Delirium Management: Potential Application in Palliative Care by Bush, Shirley H., MBBS, MRCGP, FAChPM, Bruera, Eduardo, MD, Lawlor, Peter G., MB, FRCPI, MMedSc, Kanji, Salmaan, BSc Pharm, PharmD, Davis, Daniel H.J., MB ChB, MRCP, Agar, Meera, MBBS, FRACP, Wright, David Kenneth, RN, PhD, CHPCN(C), Hartwick, Michael, MD, FRCPC, Currow, David C., BMed, MPH, FRACP, Gagnon, Bruno, MD, MSc, Simon, Jessica, MD, FRCPC, Pereira, José L., MBChB, CCFP, MSc

“…Abstract Context Delirium occurs in patients across a wide array of health care settings. The extent to which formal management guidelines exist or are…”
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Palliative and end of life care communication as emerging priorities in postgraduate medical education by Roze des Ordons, Amanda, Ajjawi, Rola, Macdonald, John, Sarti, Aimee, Lockyer, Jocelyn, Hartwick, Michael

“…Reliance on surveys and qualitative studies of trainees to guide postgraduate education about palliative and end of life (EOL) communication may lead to gaps…”
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Potential pharmacological confounders in the setting of death determined by neurologic criteria: a narrative review by Kanji, Salmaan, Williamson, David, Hartwick, Michael

“…Guidelines for the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) require an absence of confounding factors if clinical examination alone is to be used…”
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Consent for determination of death by neurologic criteria in Canada: an analysis of legal and ethical authorities, and consensus-based working group recommendations by Pope, Thaddeus M., Chandler, Jennifer A., Hartwick, Michael

“…This article addresses the following question: should physicians obtain consent from the patient (through an advance directive) or their surrogate…”
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Impact of a COVID-19 code blue protocol on resuscitation care and CPR quality during in-hospital cardiac arrest by Vaillancourt, Christian, Charette, Manya, Khorsand, Soha, Shligold, Erica, Lanos, Chelsea, Dale-Tam, Jennifer, Tran, Alexandre, Boyle, Loree, Aucoin, Sylvie, Maniate, Jerry, Meggison, Hilary, Hartwick, Michael, Posner, Glenn

“…•The COVID-19 Code Blue protocol introduced delays in resuscitation care processes.•CPR quality measures were maintained and good, but peri-shock pauses…”
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Facteurs qui influent sur le consentement au don d’organes : étude rétrospective basée dans la population by Singh, Jeffrey M., Ball, Ian M., Hartwick, Michael, Malus, Eli, Soliman, Karim, Boyd, John G., Dhanani, Sonny, Healey, Andrew

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Factors associated with consent for organ donation: a retrospective population-based study by Singh, Jeffrey M, Ball, Ian M, Hartwick, Michael, Malus, Eli, Soliman, Karim, Boyd, John G, Dhanani, Sonny, Healey, Andrew

“…Background: Optimizing the approach to and consent of potential organ donors maximizes patient autonomy and the availability of organs for transplants. We set…”
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Balancing values: implications of a brain-based definition of death for pluralism in Canada by Murphy, Nicholas B., Chandler, Jennifer A., Hartwick, Michael, Kanji, Aly, Simpson, Christy, Wilson, Lindsay C., Shaul, Randi Zlotnik

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End-of-life care in patients with a highly transmissible respiratory virus: implications for COVID-19 by Mottiar, Miriam, Hendin, Ariel, Fischer, Lisa, Roze des Ordons, Amanda, Hartwick, Michael

“…Symptom management and end-of-life care are core skills for all physicians, although in ordinary times many anesthesiologists have fewer occasions to use these…”
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Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death by Simpson, Christy, Lee-Ameduri, Katarina, Hartwick, Michael, Shaul, Randi Zlotnik, Kanji, Aly, Healey, Andrew, Murphy, Nicholas B., Pope, Thaddeus M.

“…In this paper, we discuss situations in which disagreement or conflict arises in the critical care setting in relation to the determination of death by…”
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Requests for somatic support after neurologic death determination: Canadian physician experiences by van Beinum, Amanda, Healey, Andrew, Chandler, Jennifer, Dhanani, Sonny, Hartwick, Michael, Lewis, Ariane, Marshall, Calista, Marshall, Jocasta, Shemie, Sam, Singh, Jeffrey M.

“…Purpose Neurologic determination of death (NDD) is legally accepted as death in Canada but remains susceptible to misunderstandings. In some cases, families…”
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A request for directed organ donation in medical assistance in dying (MAID) by Casey, Genevieve M., Kekewich, Michael, Naik, Viren N., Hartwick, Michael, Healey, Andrew

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Rationale for revisions to the definition of death and criteria for its determination in Canada by Murphy, Nicholas B., Hartwick, Michael, Wilson, Lindsay C., Simpson, Christy, Shemie, Sam D., Torrance, Sylvia, Chandler, Jennifer A.

“…Clarity regarding the biomedical definition of death and the criteria for its determination is critical to inform practices in clinical care, medical research,…”
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Improving quality of withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in organ donation: a framework and implementation toolkit by Healey, Andrew, Hartwick, Michael, Downar, James, Keenan, Sean, Lalani, Jehan, Mohr, Jim, Appleby, Amber, Spring, Jenna, Delaney, Jesse W., Wilson, Lindsay C., Shemie, Sam

“…Background Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) is responsible for the largest increase in deceased donation over the past decade. When the…”
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Survey on Barriers to Critical Care and Palliative Care Integration by Kyeremanteng, Kwadwo, Beckerleg, Weiwei, Wan, Cynthia, Vanderspank-Wright, Brandi, D’Egidio, Gianni, Sutherland, Stephanie, Hartwick, Michael, Gratton, Valérie, Sarti, Aimee J.

“…Purpose: It has been shown that integrating palliative care (PC) in intensive care unit (ICU) improves end-of-life care (EOLC), but very few Canadian hospitals…”
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