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Bereaved Families Face ‘Devastating’ Impacts of Hospice Fraud

Hospice News

Family caregivers are among those with some of the greatest unmet bereavement needs, according to a study published in the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. Was informed consent given? Was their loved one appropriate for hospice? It’s untangling all of that.”

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Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly

GeriPal

Emily: Looks like informed decision making around family involvement. And when you reframe the family involvement as a medical decision or a medical intervention, then the informed consent or informed refusal makes a lot of sense as a framing for that. Eric: Yeah. I love the idea of both the context. Why is it important?

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“Such insight into research” Undergraduate BSc Hons Nursing Research Internship

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

They have acquired a practical insight into each stage of the research process; key aspects such as the gaining of informed consent have prompted much discussion in our reflective meetings, with students exploring some of the ethical issues involved.

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