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Applebaum PS, Grisso T. Assessing patients’ capacities to consent for treatment. N Engl J Med. 1988 Dec 22;319(25):1635-8. PMID: 3200278 ABSTRACT ONLINE

Emanuel LL, von Gunten CF, Ferris FD. Advance care planning. Arch Fam Med. 2000 Nov-Dec;9(10):1181-7. PMID: 11115227 FULL TEXT

Emanuel LL, von Gunten CF, Ferris FD. The education for physicians on end-of-life care (EPEC) curriculum. American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, 1999. FIND ONLINE
     Module 1: Advance Care Planning
     Module 2: Communicating Bad News
     Module 7: Negotiating Goals of Care
     Module 12: Last Hours of Living

Ferris FD. Last Hours of Living. In: Emanuel L (ed). Clin Geriatr Med. 2004 Nov;20(4):641-67. PMID: 15541617 FULL TEXT

Ferris FD, von Gunten CF, Emanuel L. Competency in end-of-life care: last hours of life. J Palliat Med. 2003 Aug;6(4):605-13. PMID: 14516502 FULL TEXT

Huffman JC, Stern TA. Capacity decisions in the general hospital: when can you refuse to follow a person’s wishes. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2003 Aug;5(4):177-181. PMID: 15213780

von Gunten CF, Ferris FD, Emanuel LL. The patient-physician relationship. Ensuring competency in end-of-life care: communication and relational skills. JAMA. 2000 Dec 20;284(23):3051-7. PMID: 11122596 FULL TEXT