OP74 Advance care planning by proxy: an analysis of the ethico-legal foundation

• Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care Vol. 9; no. Suppl 2; p. A25
• Main Author: Jox, RJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Advance directives; Palliative care

BackgroundAdvance care planning (ACP) in practice often includes conversations with family caregivers of those patientes who have already lost decision-making capacity. This approach has been defined as ACP by proxy and rightly been pointed out as a distict activity, but it blatantly lacks an ethico...