title: Communicating with patients and their families about advance care planning and end-of-life care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. jrc@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*