The Reframing of Advance Care Planning: How Coronavirus Disease 2019 has Encouraged Us to Reflect More on our Values

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  • Andrew Saunderson

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https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-6-136

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has contributed to some unintended, yet valuable, reframing of advance care planning (ACP). Rather than perceiving ACP as merely being about death and dying, many healthcare providers and community members now acknowledge the need to plan in advance for healthcare decisions, especially if we are unable to communicate and consent for ourselves.

References

Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JY, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Panti-lat SZ, et al. Defining Advance care planning for adults: A con-sensus definition from a multidisciplinary Delphi panel. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017; 53(5): 821-832.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsym-man.2016.12.331

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Published

2020-09-10

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Andrew Saunderson. (2020). The Reframing of Advance Care Planning: How Coronavirus Disease 2019 has Encouraged Us to Reflect More on our Values. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 6(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-6-136

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020): Volume 6 Issue 1 2020

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