Advance care planning in COPD: guidance development for healthcare professionals.

Elaine M MeehanCatherine SweeneyTony FoleyElaine LehaneArt Burgess KelleherRuth M HallyDeirdre ShanagherBettina KornMary RabbitteKaren Margaret DeteringNicola Cornally

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2019)

Targeted education to improve general knowledge and confidence levels among healthcare professionals, together with initiatives to increase public awareness of ACP so that patients themselves might be more inclined to start the discussion, may help increase the uptake of ACP for this patient group.

Keyphrases

healthcare
advance care planning
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
quality improvement
prognostic factors
mental health
emergency department
case report
lung function
patient reported outcomes
cancer therapy
air pollution
drug induced