2010
Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers
Morrison LJ, Calvin AO, Nora H, Porter Storey C. Managing Cardiac Devices Near the End of Life: A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Providers. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2010, 27: 545-551. PMID: 20713422, DOI: 10.1177/1049909110373363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorEnd of lifeCare providers' attitudesProvider communication skillsPalliative care providersEventual deathSurvey of HospiceProtocols/guidelinesIll patientsInstitutional protocolCardioverter defibrillatorCare providersProvider attitudesTerminal patientsProlong lifeCardiac devicesPatientsPacemakerHospiceVoluntary surveySuch casesLimited involvementCommunication skillsDefibrillatorNurses
2007
Developing Initial Competency-Based Outcomes for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialist Phase I of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Competencies Project
Morrison LJ, Scott JO, Block SD. Developing Initial Competency-Based Outcomes for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialist Phase I of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Competencies Project. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2007, 10: 313-330. PMID: 17472502, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9980.Peer-Reviewed Original Research