Meeting
Abstract Number: 199
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Problem Definition: Inadequate Advance Care Planning conversations and documentation remain a persistent gap in healthcare delivery. Admitting patients to the inpatient service without explicitly exploring the ‘goals of care’ and ‘code status’ results in stressful moments for the patients, their families, and providers if the condition deteriorates and may result in providing care that […]
Abstract Number: 777
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We present 2 amalgamated, anonymized patient cases, based on 5 ethics consults requested at a single tertiary care hospital over the past 4 years. In the first case, Ms. M, an 89 year old woman with a past history of severe COPD, debilitating chronic back pain, and recent imaging findings suggestive of a […]