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Short Takes Ethical Issues: Tools to Support Your Practice Twenty-seven of your peers and colleagues serve on the NHPCO Ethics Committee and, together, perform a key role in identifying ethical issues in hospice practice that need to be addressed at the national level. Much of the Committee’s work has resulted in materials that support the provider’s day-today practice. A recent example was the group’s development of a position statement and accompanying PowerPoint Presentation on Ethical Marketing Practices. List below is a complete summary of the materials developed by the Committee as well as some new projects now under way. • Use of Palliative Sedation in Imminently Dying Terminally Ill Patients (May 2010) • Access to Palliative Care in Critical Care Settings (Sept 2008) • The Care of Hospice Patients with Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (May 2008) • Physician-Assisted Suicide (Sept 2005) (Revisions to this document are being made in collaboration with the NHPCO Regulatory Committee.) Futile Care Futile care is often misunderstood because of the way it is framed. Futile care policies are similar to DNR policies in that both should be the starting point of a collaborative discussion. Determining what care is futile is about knowing and understanding the goals of the patient and family, professional caregivers, and the healthcare organization, and clearly communicating that information between all parties. This Workgroup will focus on developing case studies, with supporting educational materials to assist staff in working through the many issues of this topic. Aid-in-Dying As more and more states are considering Death with Dignity Acts and other similar initiatives, hospices should be as clear as possible as to how they understand their professional caring relationship with patients and families. This Workgroup is exploring the role of hospice care New Projects Under Way The Ethics Committee has formed Workgroups to focus on the following five topics: Discontinuation of Hospice Care: Ethical Principles for Policy and Practice This Workgroup is revising and updating NHPCO’S 2004 publication by the same title, adding case studies to reflect current dilemmas facing hospices. The section on “Discharge Protocol and Forms” is being reviewed and edited to reflect not only general ethical considerations, but also the letter and spirit of the current Hospice Conditions of Participation. Now Available Technical Publications: • Ethical Principles • Starting an Ethics Committee Position Statements: • Hospice and Palliative Care: Ethical Marketing Practices (June 2011) • Artificial Nutrition and Hydration (Sept 2010) 28 NewsLine http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/JPSM/NHPCO_Pall-Sedation-Ther_JPSM_May2010.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/JPSM/NHPCO_Pall-Sedation-Ther_JPSM_May2010.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/JPSM/NHPCO_Pall-Sedation-Ther_JPSM_May2010.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_PC-in-ICU_statement_Sept08.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_PC-in-ICU_statement_Sept08.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_ICD_position_statement_May08.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_ICD_position_statement_May08.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_ICD_position_statement_May08.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/PAS_Resolution_Commentary.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4673 http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4673 http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=6659 http://iweb.nhpco.org/iweb/Purchase/CatalogSearchResults.aspx?Option=1&ProductTypeText=All&ProductTypeValue=All&Title=Starting+an+Ethics+Committee&Author=&ProductDesc=&TitleText=Title+contains&AuthorText=Item+Number&ProductDescText=Product+description+contains&ReturnPage http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_Ethical_Marketing_Statement_June11.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/NHPCO_Ethical_Marketing_Statement_June11.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/ANH_Statement_Commentary.pdf http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/ANH_Statement_Commentary.pdf

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - July 2012

Improving Physician Narratives
A Message From Don
NHPCO Resources for Physicians
When Life Gets Serious…Glatfelter Healthcare Practice (display ad)
Simione: Solving Your Hospice Challenges (display ad)
A Study in Green Building
The Steward Center for Palliative Care
The Voice of NCHPP
The Changing Role of CT
My.NHPCO—a Great Resource for Allied Therapists
Physician Guide to Hospice Care (display ad)
Ethical Issues: Tools to Support Your Practice
Results From 2012 NHDD
2013 Circle of Life Award Nominations
New (and Free) Resources From WHV
Exploring PC Support in Our Schools
Hospice in the Media
Member News and Notes
Compliance Tip of the Month
2012 CTC (display ad)
Resource Links to Bookmark
Videos Worth Watching

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