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1. Introduction to Daniel -- 2. Defining the patient population -- 3. Ethics and the medicalization of death -- 4. Ethics end-of-life cases -- 5. The skills of communicating clearly.

Foreword by Kevin T. FitzGerald; Foreword by Ira Byock; Foreword by Renzo Pegoraro; Foreword by Christian Sinclair; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1: Introduction to Daniel; Reference; 2: Defining the Patient Population; 2.1 Value-Based Concerns; 2.2 Ethics and Communication; 2.3 Results; 2.4 Conclusions; References; 3: Ethics and the Medicalization of Death; 3.1 Principles of Healthcare; 3.1.1 Autonomy and Paternalism...a Balance; 3.1.2 Justice; 3.1.3 Best Interest or Beneficence; 3.1.4 Do No Harm; 3.2 The Details in the Tools and Documents

3.2.1 The Truth About the Advance Directive3.2.2 POLSTs and Other Documents; References; 4: Ethics End-of-Life Cases; 4.1 Case 1: Dean; 4.2 Case 2: Abby; 4.3 Case 3: Melvin; 4.4 Case 4: Lila; 4.5 Case 5: Ashley; 4.6 Case 6: Henry; 4.7 Case 7: Larry; 4.8 Case 8: Sara; 4.9 Case 9: Martin; 4.10 Case 10: Michael; 4.11 Case 11: Tom; 4.12 Case 12: Rosa; 4.13 Case 13: John (called Jack by family); 4.14 Case 14: Maria; 4.15 Case 15: Randy; 4.16 Case 16: Nina; 4.17 Case 17: Evelyn; 4.18 Case 18: Ben; 4.19 Case 19: George; Reference; 5: The Skills of Communicating Clearly

5.1 Clinical Skills and Communication5.2 Developing Communication Skills; 5.2.1 Basic Communication; 5.2.2 Skill 1: Professional to Professional; 5.2.2.1 Case Example; 5.2.3 Skill 2: Starting the Conversation Early; 5.2.3.1 Case Example; 5.2.3.2 Case Example; 5.2.3.3 Case Example; 5.2.4 Skill 3: The Nut Graph of the Conversation; 5.2.5 Skill 4: Compassion Is Learned; 5.2.6 Skill 5: Owning the Discussion; 5.2.7 Skill 6: Recognizing Cultural Barriers; 5.2.7.1 Case Example; 5.2.7.2 Case Example; 5.2.7.3 Case Example; 5.2.8 Skill 7: Defining Privacy Versus the Need to Be Informed

5.2.8.1 Case Example5.2.8.2 Case Example; 5.2.9 Skill 8: Steering Clear of False Hope; 5.2.9.1 Case Example; 5.2.9.2 Case Example; 5.2.10 Skill 9: Recognizing Capacity; 5.2.10.1 Case Example; 5.2.10.2 Case Example; 5.2.11 Skill 10: Bringing Together Everyone Who Matters; 5.2.11.1 Case Example; 5.2.11.2 Case Example; 5.2.11.3 Case Example; 5.2.12 Skill 11: A Note on the Faith-Based Population; 5.2.12.1 Case Example; 5.2.13 Skill 12: Learning the Logistics of Discharge; 5.2.13.1 Case Example; 5.2.13.2 Case Example; 5.2.13.3 Case Example; 5.2.13.4 Case Example; 5.3 Conclusion

With a focus on end-of-life discussion in aging and chronically ill populations, this book offers insight into the skill of communicating in complex and emotionally charged discussions. This text is written for all clinicians and professionals in the fields of healthcare and public health who are faced with questions of ethical deliberation when a patient's illness turns from chronic to terminal. This skill is required to manage care well in an age of advanced technology, and numerous autonomous choices. With a palliative care and ethics focus, the manuscript provides case studies illustrating issues which occur in the acuity and chronicity of end of life. Clear tools for clinicians, such as scripting and "the advance care planning video library" are included. The book focuses on the unique concept of outpatient ethics, including readmission prevention and shortened length of stay through good communication for clinicians who will be required to conduct this discussion with patients. The ethical undertone in this text provides a perfect opening for application in healthcare ethics classes, both in fields of public health and healthcare. Medical scholars and physicians, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants, as well as social workers, both in practice and training, will benefit from this text.