An ethical decision-making tool. Training for decision-making in crisis or end-of-life situations
Gomas, J.M.
Presse Medicale 30(19): 973-975
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 11433733 Document Number: 538568
We developed a patient-centered decision making tool to help healthcare teams make ethical decisions in crisis or end-of-life situations. This tool is the fruit of 15 years of healthcare experience and discussions on ethical issues with patients suffering from cancer, severe handicaps or terminal disease. It has been enriched by experience acquired since the publication of earlier work in the nineties. A three-step decision-making process is proposed providing a methodic aid for management decisions which remain unique for each individual patient.