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When communication fails: resolving end-of-life impasses
Lisa Z Davenport1, Georgeanne Schopp
1Lisa Z. Davenport is an assistant professor at South University in Savannah, Ga. Georgeanne Schopp is a marriage and family therapist in private practice in Savannah, Ga., and Hilton Head, S.C., and a guest lecturer in the South University PA program. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Various protocols and advance directives can prepare physician assistants for difficult conversations with patients about end-of-life care. This case scenario explores the roles and influences that complicated one patient's care and how the situation was resolved.
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