Catholic Health East: Ethics Topics

Topics:

Futility

Church Teaching
	Directive 56 (24K) Explains "proportionate means"
	Directive 57 (24K) Explains "disproportionate means"
	Directive 59 (24K) Requests to use or withdraw life-sustaining procedures; Catholic moral teaching
Article/Commentary
	Module 10 Time for a Formalized Policy
	Module 10 Talking about 'Futility' to Families of Dying Patients Talking about 'Futility' to Families of Dying Patients: The Scope & Limits of Medical Judgement
	Pendulum Swings in Life-Saving Efforts Futility is the issue as daughter fights hospital and physicians, insisting they offer her elderly mother all possible treatment. McCall.com
	Tips to talk to patients about end-of-life care Tips to help steer families and colleagues clear of futile care.
Law/Policy
	Module 10 Gilgunn v. Massachusetts Keywords: Legal, Case
Case
	Baby Wyatts (29K) Termination of treatment for infant Keywords: pediatric, case
	Futility Policies (144K) What should an ethics committee consider when developing policies that allocate resources? Keywords: Allocation, Resources
	Module 14 Suing to Stay on Life Support Article discussing English court case in which a competent patient preemptively sought a legal ruling to prevent the withdrawl of hydration. Keywords: hydration, withdrawal, law

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