title: Whose "best interests" are at stake?
authors.affiliation: Wellmont Health System, Kingsport, TN, USA hospicedoc@charter.net.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
authors.affiliation: Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Rev Karrie
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Oertli
authors.affiliation: Wellmont Health System, Kingsport, TN, USA Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL, USA Ministry Health Care, Rhinelander, WI, USA Wilson Worley PC, Kingsport, TN, USA Medical Director for Palliative Care and Hospice Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolick
authors.affiliation: Wellmont Health System, Kingsport, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCall-Burton
authors.affiliation: Ministry Health Care, Rhinelander, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie Stilin
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Wilson Worley PC, Kingsport, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Russell W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Adkins
authors.affiliation: Medical Director for Palliative Care and Hospice Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Gregg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: VandeKieft
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D019452:Terminally Ill; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*