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Competency framework of palliative medicine for geriatricians
Dias,Laiane Moraes; Arantes,Alexandra Mendes Barreto; Bezerra,Mirella Rebello; Santos,Gisele dos; Santos,André Filipe Junqueira dos<p><b>INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:</b> Despite a great interface between palliative care (PC) and geriatrics, there are currently no curriculum proposals of palliative medicine (PM) competencies for geriatricians in Brazil. Thus, the aim was to develop a competency framework of palliative medicine for geriatricians (CFPMG), especially for those under training.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> The first phase consisted of prep...
The application of advance directives and living will in persons with dementia
Burlá,Cláudia; Nunes,Rui Manuel Lopes<p>The growth in world ageing is associated with an increase in life expectancy particularly in persons of more advanced ages, which expands the number of older persons with chronic-degenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s disease in particular. Such individuals require specialized treatment and care. They challenge medical practice because they present multidimensional health conditions, notably cognitive impairment...