title: The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines Domain 8: ethical and legal aspects of care.
abstract: In 2001, leaders with palliative care convened to discuss the standardization of palliative care and formed the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. In 2004, the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care produced the first edition of Clinical Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care. The Guidelines were developed by leaders in the field who examined other national and international standards with the intent to promote consistent, accessible, comprehensive, optimal palliative care through the health care spectrum. Within the guidelines there are eight domains to the provision of palliative care. This article focuses on the last, but very significant Domain 8--Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care.
authors.affiliation: Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. NBeltramo@practicalbioethics.org
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dahlin
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lantos
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: Myra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christopher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000266:history; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033242:Minors; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States