Practicals · Critical Care Medicine · Communication
End-of-life care discussion and withdrawal of life support
- Type
- Communication / admin
- Curriculum level
- minimum 5 (DrNB log book)
- Also called
- withholding and withdrawing
Videos and resources
- VideoHow to Have an End of Life Discussion13:46
- VideoThe Palliative Approach and End of Life Care2:14
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“End of life care” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 36)
“Withholding and Withdrawing life support: Communication” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 12)
“Discussion of the end of life care with patients and their families/surrogates” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 4)