title: Advance care planning with your patients.
abstract: Studies have shown that patients want their doctor to talk to them about their advance care plans, and they want that discussion sooner rather than later.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Oncology, Minneapolis, MN; Wiseman Communications, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Dean H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Gesme
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiseman