title: End-of-Life Discussions: A Tool for the "Difficult Conversations".
authors.affiliation: Patrice V. Sminkey, RN, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC), the first and largest nationally accredited organization that board-certifies case managers. To date, more than 35,000 professionals have been awarded the Certified Case Manager certification. For more information, please see www.ccmcertification.org.
authors.forename: Patrice V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Sminkey
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D019090:Case Management / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States