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The active identification and management of chronic refractory breathlessness is a human right by Currow, David C, Abernethy, Amy P, Ko, Danielle N

“…Chronic refractory breathlessness is defined as breathlessness at rest or on minimal exertion that will persist chronically despite optimal treatment of the…”
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Anticipated impacts of voluntary assisted dying legislation on nursing practice by Snir, Jessica T, Ko, Danielle N, Pratt, Bridget, McDougall, Rosalind

“…Background: The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 passed into law in Victoria, Australia, on the 29 November 2017. Internationally, nurses have been shown to…”
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Introducing Voluntary Assisted Dying: Staff Perspectives in an Acute Hospital by Digby, Robin, McDougall, Rosalind, Gold, Michelle, Ko, Danielle, O'Driscoll, Lisa, Bucknall, Tracey

“…Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) was legalised in Victoria, Australia in June 2019. Physicians can now assist patients to end their lives by providing drugs for…”
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Informed consent in palliative care clinical trials: challenging but possible by Agar, Meera, Ko, Danielle N, Sheehan, Caitlin, Chapman, Michael, Currow, David C

“…Obtaining informed consent is a key protection that should be afforded universally to people using health services and the basis around which any participation…”
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A Practical Guide to Making Decisions to Withhold and/or Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment: Walking the Walk, Teaching the Talk (TH315) by Ko, Danielle, MD, Blinderman, Craig, MD MA

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Improving access to palliative care through an innovative quality improvement initiative: an opportunity for pay-for-performance by Bernacki, Rachelle E, Ko, Danielle N, Higgins, Philip, Whitlock, Sandra N, Cullinan, Amelia, Wilson, Robin, Jackson, Vicki, Dahlin, Constance, Abrahm, Janet, Mort, Elizabeth, Scheer, Kenneth N, Block, Susan, Billings, J Andrew

“…Improving access to palliative care is an important priority for hospitals as they strive to provide the best care and quality of life for their patients. Even…”
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Medications for Comorbidities in Hospice and Palliative Care—Survey of Current Practice Using Statins as a Test Case (310-C) by Ko, Danielle, MD, Blatchford, Patrick, PhD, Kutner, Jean, MD MSPH, Abernethy, Amy, MD

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An Innovative Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Palliative Care Consultation by Bernacki, Rachelle, MD MS, Ko, Danielle, MD JD

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Ethical Issues in Palliative Care by Ko, Danielle N., MBBS, LLB, Perez-Cruz, Pedro, MD, Blinderman, Craig D., MD, MA

“…Ethical problems in medicine are common, especially when caring for patients at the end of life. However, many of these issues are not adequately identified in…”
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Medical ethics in the era of COVID‐19: Now and the future by Chew, Christopher, Ko, Danielle

“…See related Commentary…”
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Practical ethical challenges and moral distress among staff in a hospital COVID‐19 screening service by Drewett, George P, Gibney, Grace, Ko, Danielle

“…The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to unprecedented disruptions to established models of healthcare and healthcare delivery, creating a host of new ethical…”
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Challenges in advance care planning: the interface between explicit instructional directives and palliative care by Eastman, Peter, Ko, Danielle, Le, Brian H

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Visitor restrictions in hospitals during infectious disease outbreaks: An ethical approach to policy development and requests for exemptions by McDougall, Rosalind, Warton, Chanelle, Chew, Christopher, Delany, Clare, Ko, Danielle, Massie, John

“…In this paper, we explore the ethics of restricting visitation to hospitals during an infectious disease outbreak. We aim to answer three questions: What are…”
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'This is uncharted water for all of us': challenges anticipated by hospital clinicians when voluntary assisted dying becomes legal in Victoria by McDougall, Rosalind, Hayes, Barbara, Sellars, Marcus, Pratt, Bridget, Hutchinson, Anastasia, Tacey, Mark, Detering, Karen, Shadbolt, Cade, Ko, Danielle

“…Objective The aim of this study was to identify the challenges anticipated by clinical staff in two Melbourne health services in relation to the legalisation…”
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Support for and willingness to be involved in voluntary assisted dying: a multisite, cross‐sectional survey study of clinicians in Victoria, Australia by Sellars, Marcus, Tacey, Mark, McDougall, Rosalind, Hayes, Barbara, Pratt, Bridget, Hempton, Courtney, Detering, Karen, Aldrich, Rosemary, Benson, Melanie, Kirwan, Jeffrey, Gold, Michelle, O'Driscoll, Lisa, Ko, Danielle

“…Background In the Australian state of Victoria, specialist doctors are central to the operation of voluntary assisted dying (VAD). However, a broad range of…”
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Junior doctors voice strong desire for clinical ethics teaching by Schnall, Jesse A., Drewett, George, Heynemann, Sarah, McDougall, Rosalind, Ko, Danielle

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Supporting cancer care clinicians to ‘hold’ their patients during and beyond the COVID‐19 pandemic: a role for reflective ethics discussions by Delany, Clare, Benhamu, Joanne, McDougall, Rosalind, Ko, Danielle, Jones, Hayley, Mileshkin, Linda, Largey, Geraldine, Clinch, Alex, Heynemann, Sarah

“…The COVID‐19 pandemic has placed an overwhelming burden on healthcare delivery globally. This paper examines how COVID‐19 has affected cancer care clinicians'…”
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A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group by Abernethy, Amy P, Aziz, Noreen M, Basch, Ethan, Bull, Janet, Cleeland, Charles S, Currow, David C, Fairclough, Diane, Hanson, Laura, Hauser, Joshua, Ko, Danielle, Lloyd, Linda, Morrison, R Sean, Otis-Green, Shirley, Pantilat, Steve, Portenoy, Russell K, Ritchie, Christine, Rocker, Graeme, Wheeler, Jane L, Zafar, S Yousuf, Kutner, Jean S

“…Palliative medicine has made rapid progress in establishing its scientific and clinical legitimacy, yet the evidence base to support clinical practice remains…”
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Off-label prescribing in palliative care – a cross-sectional national survey of Palliative Medicine doctors by To, Timothy HM, Agar, Meera, Shelby-James, Tania, Abernethy, Amy P, Doogue, Matthew, Rowett, Debra, Ko, Danielle, Currow, David C

“…Background: Regulatory bodies including the European Medicines Agency register medications (formulation, route of administration) for specific clinical…”
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Developing the evidence base for palliative care: formation of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative and its first trial by LeBlanc, Thomas W, Kutner, Jean S, Ko, Danielle, Wheeler, Jane L, Bull, Janet, Abernethy, Amy P

“…The field of palliative care and hospice has gained accreditation, with a growing cadre of specialists being trained, but there is a dearth of robust research…”
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