Levels of Intervention: How Are They Used in Quebec Hospitals?

This study highlights the importance of the LOI in Quebec and the role it is playing in respect for end-of-life preferences as well as in the involvement of patients and families in the decision-making process. Training specific to end-of-life decision-making co nversations would help support the LOI form’s use, as would developing provincial or national guidelines on the use of LOI to standardize organizational policies and practice around end-of-life care.
Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research