title: Increasing consensus with patients and their loved ones.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Edmund G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Howe
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003128:Coma; D003142:Communication; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D032921:Consensus; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000941:ethics; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment / Q000941:ethics*; D017008:Negotiating; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D035502:Trust