The opinions of healthcare workers around futile and disproportionate interventions in palliative care

A qualitative study exploring the views of healthcare professionals (HCPs) on interventions considered futile in end-of-life care; ethical issues around their recommendation and potential solutions to dilemmas around implementation.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

The article aims to explore the opinion of HCPs involved in end-of-life patient care on interventions considered disproportionate and futile at this stage of care, the causes and factors of pressure leading to such situations, and possible solutions to reduce the phenomenon.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The definition of therapeutic obstinacy and therapies that may be considered disproportionate or futile in end-of-life care.
2. The dilemmas and/or conflicts that can arise when making treatment decisions in end-of-life care.
3. Potential solutions to common ethical dilemmas and conflicts in this area of practice

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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