The COVID-19 pandemic: A tipping point for advance care planning? Experiences of general practitioners.

Janneke DujardinJaap SchuurmansDieke WesterduinAnne B Wichmann Yvonne Engels

Published in: Palliative medicine (2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic brought advance care planning into a new light, GPs were more experienced with discussing it and patients were more aware of their frailty. Because of the nearing 'grey wave', advance care planning should remain top priority. Therefore, it should be central in GP and post-academic training.

Keyphrases

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