Advance care planning conversations in primary care: a quality improvement project using the Serious Illness Care Program

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) conversations are associated with improved end-of-life healthcare outcomes and patients want to engage in ACP with their healthcare providers. Despite this, ACP conversations rarely occur in primary care settings. The objective of this study was to imp...

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Main Authors: Abe Hafid, Michelle Howard, Dale Guenter, Dawn Elston, Shireen Fikree, Erin Gallagher, Samantha Winemaker, Heather Waters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00817-z