title: Ethics and care for older people approaching the end of life -- symptoms, choices and dilemmas.
abstract: The provision of high quality care to older people with complex healthcare needs brings a unique set of clinical and ethical issues. This symposium explored a range of challenging topics which often confront clinicians. It aimed to increase knowledge of symptom control in complex conditions, improve confidence in decision-making regarding difficult ethical situations, and to provide a better understanding of how to organise and support end of life care both in the hospital and in the community.
authors.affiliation: ST7, Medicine for the Elderly, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*