Wild Swings of the Pendulum: The Estranged Surrogate Decision Maker in the ICU

1. Gain an understanding of substituted judgment and its historical context in American healthcare.2. Learn effective strategies for eliciting substituted judgment from surrogate decision-makers and develop insights into the dynamics of estrangement and recommended clinician responses when dealing with estranged families in medical decision-making.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research